Title	Mahan, Rev. George S., S.J. - Oral History (video interview) - Part 2
Originating Office	Fairfield University Media Center
Date	August 13 1991
Description	The Fairfield University Oral History Collection consist of interviews with the founders, professors, administrators, and many others who play a key role in the history and development of Fairfield University.
Notes	Father Mahan was appointed Assistant Principal of Fairfield College Preparatory School in 1950. In 1951, he was appointed the Assistant Dean and the first Director of Admissions at the Fairfield University, posts he held until 1961. In 1961, he was appointed Executive Assistant to the President, an office he held for four consecutive administrations until 1980. Upon his retirement in 1980, Father Mahan was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of his service to the University, the Prep and the community. Coincidentally, Father Mahan also received a watch as a gift from the New York Football Giants team, as he had been the liaison between Fairfield University and the Giants when they conducted their pre-season training on the campus for eight years during the 1960s.
Type of Resource	Video Interview Oral History
Running time	00:34:47
Original Format	¾ inch Umatic videocassette; also ½ inch videocassette (VHS).
Digital Specifications	These interviews were re-filmed or transferred to DVDs and .mp4 digital files from the original ¾ inch Umatic masters or from surviving ½ inch videotape. They were compressed for online viewing with the following codec information: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (Part 10) (Video) and MPEG AAC (Audio).
Date Digital	2014
Publisher	Fairfield University
Place of Publication	Fairfield, Conn.
Source	Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections
Copyright Information	Fairfield University reserves all rights to this resource which is provided here for educational and/or non-commercial purposes only.
Identifier	OH-Mahan-vid-p2