Oral History with Thomas Newkirk, Professor Emeritus of English

Authors

• Kai Uchida, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
• Thomas Newkirk, University of New Hampshire, Durham

Date

7-1-2025

Description

This interview is with Thomas (Tom) Newkirk, Professor Emeritus of English in the College of Liberal Arts. Professor Newkirk taught and wrote about the study of composition for 38 years and founded the New Hampshire Literacy Institutes, the Learning Through Teaching Program, and the Writer’s Academy. In this interview, we discuss his life, his work, his teaching, and his experiences as a faculty member at UNH.

Interview Subject

Subject

Newkirk, Thomas, composition, writing, English department

Language

eng

Access Rights

These materials may be used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, contact Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library for permission.

Rights Holder

University of New Hampshire

Medium

oral histories

Source

The original born-digital collection resides with Milne Special Collections and Archives at the University of New Hampshire.

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

File Format

.mp3 [with jpeg photo, pdf of transcript]

Document Type

Video

Recommended Citation

“Oral History with Thomas Newkirk, Professor Emeritus of English.” Interview by Kai Uchida and Morgan Wilson. 1 July 2025. OH# 006. Oral History Program, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire.