Publication Date

4-6-2016

Comments

An abstract of this interview is available below. A time-annotated index is linked above and to the right. A transcription will be posted as soon as it becomes available. An essay summarizing themes that emerged from interviews conducted about Myers in 2016 is available: Portrait of a Collector: Reflections on an Influential Bibliophile.

This interview subject is affiliated with IWU and/or President Myers in the following ways: Associate Provost and Professor of Psychology, 1969-2010.

Abstract

Schnaitter is a collector of focused, discrete artifacts. He did not talk to Myers about his collecting habits but witnessed some of Myers' collecting activities and expresses opinions about them. Schnaitter describes some of Myers' personal and leadership characteristics and his influences on buying pianos and harpsichords for the School of Music. On reflection, Schnaitter believes Myers' interests in collecting influenced his own and he describes Myers' collecting methods compared to his own.

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Duration

03:49:37

Keywords

books, musical instruments, personal characteristics, leadership, management, library, meteorites, coins, music scores, trains, baseball cards, collector, auction, Portrait of a Collector, Faculty

Disciplines

United States History

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