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2. Interview of Arthur Gould

Topic:
Education
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Deputy superintendent of the Los Angeles City School District.

3. Interview of Walter F. Starkie

Topic:
Education
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor-in-residence in the departments of English, folklore-mythology, Italian, music, Spanish-Portuguese, and theater.

7. Interview of Hale Sparks

Topic:
Education
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Head of broadcasting for the University of California.

9. Interview of Helen Manz Moede

Topic:
Education
Politics and Government
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Councilor and director of the girls’ department at Los Angeles Juvenile Hall.

10. Interview of Sidney Thompson

Topic:
African American History
Education
Length:
9.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents efforts to secure quality education for Black students in the Los Angeles area in the years 1950-2000. This includes the issues of integration/desegregation, increasing the numbers of Black teachers and administrators and the struggle against discriminatory hiring practice...
Biographical Note:
First African-American superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. University of California, Los Angeles coordinator of education-related research.