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1. Interview of James R. Wrightson

Topic:
Politics and Government
Journalism
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series were undertaken by the UCLA Oral History Program under the auspices of the California State Archives and in conjunction with the California State University, Fullerton, Oral History Program; California State University, Sacramento, Center for California Studies Oral Hist...
Biographical Note:
Journalist from 1950 to 1985 with a focus on politics in California at local and state levels.

2. Interview of Lester Rodney

Topic:
Social Movements
Journalism
Communist Party
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Sports journalist and editor for the Daily Worker. Member of the Communist Party.

4. Interview of Len De Caux

Topic:
Social Movements
Journalism
Labor Movement
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Labor activist and publicity director for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).

5. Interview of Reuben W. Borough

Topic:
Politics and Government
Social Movements
Journalism
Length:
15.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the Socialist Party and active in the Populist movement. Reporter for the Los Angeles Record, editor of EPIC News, and a commissioner on the Los Angeles Board of Public Works.

6. Interview of Arnold B. Larson

Topic:
Journalism
Length:
11 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Reporter and publicist. Publicity director for the United Seamen's Service.

9. Interview of Lawrence Lipton

Topic:
Journalism
Literature
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Journalist, mystery novel writer, and beat poet.

10. Interview of Philip P. Kerby

Topic:
Journalism
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Reporter, editorial writer, and editor for the Los Angeles Times. Founder of the political journal Frontier and Pulitzer Prize winner for editorials against government secrecy and judicial censorship.