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In part 2 of this interview, Aton asks Walter Harding some questions about how he began his career as a Thoreauvian. Harding describes his feeling of being "home at last" when he finally read Thoreau

In the beginning of this interview with Walter Harding, Jim Aton (a Geneseo student at the time) describes the various works of Harding related to Thoreau. He then goes on to explain the similarities between Harding and Thoreau while introducing the…

Dr, Harding, along with four other professors, is appointed to the position of Faculty Exchange Scholar of the State University of New York, a job that entails traveling to other college campuses to share knowledge.

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GENESEO, Sept. -- Dr. Walter Harding, chairman of the English Department at the state University College at Geneseo, has accepted an invitation from the U.S. State Department to visit Japanese universities Nov. 2-Dec.…

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The 1959-1960 English Department included (from left) Hans Gottschalk, Rosalind Fisher, James Scholes, Lucy Harmon, Walter Harding, Emanuel Mussman, Gerald Smith, Rose Bachem (later Alent), William Orwen, and J. Irene…

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By 1973, the College had three distinguished professors (from left): University Professor Walter Harding (English) and Distinguished Teaching Professors Richard F. Smith (chemistry) and Robert "Duke" Sells (physics).

A school newspaper article discusses Dr. Harding's history as a Thoreau scholar and announces a reception to commemorate his most recent publication and his hard work as a scholar and professor.

A school newspaper article announces that Dr. Harding will be the first SUNY professor to receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.

A school newspaper article announces that at the upcoming graduation ceremony, Dr. Harding will be awarded with an honorary degree.

Dr. Harding is the only SUNY professor to receive a fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies.