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2. Interview of Walter Knott

Topic:
Urban Planning and Land Use
Business
Agriculture
Theme Parks
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Berry farmer and creator of Knott’s Berry Farm amusement park.

3. Interview of George Gregory

Topic:
Business
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Chair and CEO of Products Research & Chemical Corporation (PRC).

4. Interview of Hancock Banning Jr.

Topic:
Business
Length:
5.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Son of Hancock Banning, a businessman and land developer who owned Santa Catalina Island.

5. Interview of Arthur James McFadden

Topic:
Agriculture
Business
Urban Planning and Land Use
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Director of the Irvine Company and member of the University of California Regents.

6. Interview of Simon Ramo

Topic:
Business
Length:
12 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series is a cooperative venture between the Oral History Program and the MBA Program in UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management and has been further supported by the Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Biographical Note:
Executive vice-president and co-founder of Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation which specialized in the aerospace and automotive industries.

7. Interview of John E. Parker

Topic:
Business
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series is a cooperative venture between the Oral History Program and the MBA Program in UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management and has been further supported by the Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Biographical Note:
Owner of Parker Industries, an agency that provided advertising, marketing, and public relations services as well as Torrence Nissan and Classic Imports, and KYXY Radio and United Television Broadcasting.

8. Interview of Marc B. Nathanson

Topic:
Business
Length:
3.7 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series is a cooperative venture between the Oral History Program and the MBA Program in UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management and has been further supported by the Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Biographical Note:
Chair and CEO of Falcon Cable TV.

9. Interview of Joseph J. Jacobs

Topic:
Business
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series is a cooperative venture between the Oral History Program and the MBA Program in UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management and has been further supported by the Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Biographical Note:
President, CEO, and chair of Jacobs Engineering Group.

10. Interview of Eugene S. Rosenfeld

Topic:
Business
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series is a cooperative venture between the Oral History Program and the MBA Program in UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management and has been further supported by the Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Biographical Note:
CEO of Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation, a home building company. Managing partner of Highridge Partners, an investment company.