J. Fred MacDonald, Ph.D. ’69

J. Fred MacDonald, Ph.D. ’69 passed away on April 9, 2015. A professor of history, MacDonald was influential in promoting the study of pop culture across college campuses. He also built a large, diverse film archive, considered one of the largest collections amassed by an individual. The Library of Congress bought his collection in 2010 which contained close to 40,000 reels of film. He is survived by his wife and brother.

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