DS Legacy

Letters From Pakistan, 1973 Richard A. Stanford During the summer of 1973 I was a participant in a seven-week Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad that was sponsored by the South Atlantic States Association for South Asian Studies (SASASAS). The project, focused on rural development in Pakistan, entailed travel and intense study in Pakistan by a dozen faculty members from several universities. The seven-week journey, directed by Professor Charles Ratliff of Davidson College, was the most demanding period of my life. During the journey I wrote 30 letters to my wife Louise and our two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. Louise was expecting a third child at the time. <Blog Post Essays>   <This Computer Essays> Itinerary:    LETTERS: 10:30 PM, Tuesday, June 26, 1973 Macka Oteli, Room 205 Istanbul, Turkey We finally set down at Istanbul about 3 PM (8 AM your time) this afternoon. Customs gave us no trouble at all, didn't even look in...

Letters From India, 1971 Richard A. Stanford During the summer of 1971 I was a participant in a seven-week study abroad seminar for a dozen Davidson College faculty and four members of faculties of neighboring colleges and universities. I was the fortunate Furman faculty member to be selected to participate in the seminar. The project, focused on culture in the South Asian subcontinent, entailed travel and intense study in India and Nepal. The seven-week journey was organized and directed by Professor Frederick H. Gaige of Davidson College. During the journey I may have written 30 or more letters to my wife Louise and our daughter, Mary Louise. In the following transcriptions, greetings. conclusions, and personal matter have been redacted. Photographs taken during the journey have been inserted in the redacted letters where appropriate, and photographs depicting visits to sites made after the first 20 letters have been added.  <Blog Post Essays>   <Thi...