Oral Histories

Limit your search

more Topic »

Search

Search Results

1. Interview of William J. Fox

Topic:
Politics and Government
Urban Planning and Land Use
Urban Planning
Length:
4.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series were initiated by the Los Angeles Regional Planning History Group to ensure the preservation of recollections of pioneer planners in both the public and private sectors in the Los Angeles region.
Biographical Note:
Chief engineer of the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission.

2. Interview of Ivan N. Mensh

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Length:
4.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series was made possible by support from the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital and documents the history of that institution.
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of psychiatry and bio-behavioral sciences. Psychologist at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute.

3. Interview of Frank Wilkinson

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Length:
58.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Civil liberties activist. Executive director of the National Committee Against Repressive Legislation and the First Amendment Foundation.

4. Interview of John S. Galbraith

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of history and chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.

5. Interview of Edwin Lester

Topic:
Music
Theater
Length:
30 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Founder and general director of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera.

6. Interview of Paul Ziffren

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
7 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lawyer and California Democratic National Committee member.

7. Interview of Fred K. Klebingat

Topic:
Community History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Sailor and advocate for the preservation of the ship Falls of Clyde.

8. Interview of Garth Young

Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Since its inception the Oral History Program has received a number of donated interviews. In some instances these interviews, which in the aggregate form Collection 2113 in the Department of Special Collections, have been transcribed but not edited; in other cases they remain as audiotape recordi...

9. Interview of Ann Sumner (1982)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Chief publicist for University Extension and active UCLA alumna.

10. Interview of Rosalind K. Loring

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the University of Southern California College of Continuing Education and coordinator of special programs at UCLA Extension.

11. Interview of James L. Daugherty

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Length:
13.3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Union organizer and president of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) Local 1414. President of the California Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and member of the Communist Party.

12. Interview of James M. Klain

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Performing Arts Staff
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Director of the UCLA Campus Activities Service Office and manager of the UCLA Royce Hall auditorium.

13. Interview of Andrew H. Horn

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA university archivist. Founder and dean of UCLA’s Graduate School of Library Services.

14. Interview of Lilly Toch

Topic:
German Émigrés
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
German émigré. Wife of Ernst Toch, composer and film scorer.

15. Interview of Peter Voulkos

Topic:
Art
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Ceramics artist. Founder of the ceramics program at UC Berkeley and the art ceramics department at the Otis College of Art and Design.

16. Interview of Steven E. McNichols (1964)

Topic:
Social Movements
African American History
Civil Rights Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Participant in the Freedom Rides sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to desegregate southern transportation facilities.

17. Interview of William W. Melnitz

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from Germany and dean of the UCLA College of Fine Arts.

18. Interview of Jean Trapnell

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA University Elementary School
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the Family School Alliance of the UCLA University Elementary School (UES).

19. Interview of William C. Oxley

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
President of the United Automobile Workers, Local 506 and president of the San Diego Industrial Union Council.

20. Interview of Frank Spector

Topic:
Social Movements
Communist Party
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Chair of the Southern California chapter of the Communist Party.

21. Interview of Joseph L. Wyatt

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lawyer and president of the California Democratic Council (CDC). Director of the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce.

22. Interview of Willard F. Libby

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Length:
5.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of chemistry and director of the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission.

23. Interview of Henry H. Work

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Length:
5.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series was made possible by support from the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital and documents the history of that institution.
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of psychiatry and bio-behavioral sciences. Head of the UCLA Department of Psychology’s Division of Child Psychiatry, a division of the Neuropsychiatric Institute.

24. Interview of William Douglass

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
5.85 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz drummer.

25. Interview of Hong Sun

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series, sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts, document the research of "outstanding scientists from quality institutions" chosen by the Pew Scholars Program to receive four-year stipends.

26. Interview of Reed Scott

Topic:
Business
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
President of Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Company.

27. Interview of Bertha B. Unger

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Length:
2.9 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series was made possible by support from the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital and documents the history of that institution.
Biographical Note:
Director of nursing at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute.

28. Interview of Webster E. Moore

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA History: Events and Projects
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in the series the Angela Davis Case were conducted in an effort to document the history of the lawsuit brought against the Board of Regents of the University of California on behalf of Angela Y. Davis.

29. Interview of Henry J. Bruman

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of geography and director of the University of California Study Center at the Georg-August Universität, Göttingen.

30. Interview of Florence Blackman Wittenburg

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Student Leaders
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series document the experiences and activities of student leaders at UCLA beginning in 1919, when the institution was named University of California, Southern Branch, and moving forward into the 1930s. This series was funded in part by Associated Students UCLA (ASUCLA).

31. Interview of John E. Canaday

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UC Regents
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the University of California Board of Regents.

32. Interview of John Gee Clark

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Superior court judge and California state chair for the Democratic Central Committee. Chair of the Board of Prison Terms and Paroles and director of penology.

33. Interview of A. E. Van Vogt

Topic:
Literature
Length:
359 leaves : index.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Science fiction author.

34. Interview of George W. Robbins

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Length:
10.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA College of Business Administration. Head of management training for the UCLA Engineering, Science, and Management War Training Program.

35. Interview of Elvin C. Drake

Topic:
Sports
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Intercollegiate Athletics Staff
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA track and field coach.

36. Interview of Corinne A. Seeds

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA University Elementary School
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Principal of the UCLA University Elementary School (UES).

37. Interview of Dean E. McHenry

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Student Leaders
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series document the experiences and activities of student leaders at UCLA beginning in 1919, when the institution was named University of California, Southern Branch, and moving forward into the 1930s. This series was funded in part by Associated Students UCLA (ASUCLA).

38. Interview of Wayland D. Hand

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of folklore and director of the UCLA Center for the Study of Comparative Folklore and Mythology.

39. Interview of Gloria Werner

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Librarians
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA university librarian.

40. Interview of Clora Bryant

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were raised near and/or performed on Los Angeles's Central Avenue from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s.
Biographical Note:
Jazz trumpet player.

41. Interview of Monica L. Vetter

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series, sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts, document the research of "outstanding scientists from quality institutions" chosen by the Pew Scholars Program to receive four-year stipends.

42. Interview of Thomas J. O'Dell

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series, sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts, document the research of "outstanding scientists from quality institutions" chosen by the Pew Scholars Program to receive four-year stipends.

43. Interview of Milton Breivogel

Topic:
Urban Planning and Land Use
Urban Planning
Politics and Government
Length:
7 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series were initiated by the Los Angeles Regional Planning History Group to ensure the preservation of recollections of pioneer planners in both the public and private sectors in the Los Angeles region.
Biographical Note:
Director of planning for the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission.

44. Interview of Calvin S. Hamilton

Topic:
Politics and Government
Urban Planning and Land Use
Urban Planning
Length:
12.6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series were initiated by the Los Angeles Regional Planning History Group to ensure the preservation of recollections of pioneer planners in both the public and private sectors in the Los Angeles region.
Biographical Note:
Director of planning for the City of Los Angeles.

45. Interview of Mildred E. Mathias

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of botany and director of the UCLA botanical garden.

46. Interview of Jan Popper

Topic:
Music
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of music and director of the UCLA Opera Theater. Founder of the UCLA Opera Workshop.

47. Interview of Roger Wagner

Topic:
Music
Length:
7 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Choral director and educator. Founder of the Roger Wagner Chorale.

48. Interview of Anthony C. Beilenson (1982)

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
59th District California State Assembly member from 1963 to 1967. California senator from 1967 to 1976. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1997.

49. Interview of Stanley K. Sheinbaum

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Human rights activist and member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) National Advisory Council. Organizer of the Daniel Ellsberg Pentagon Papers defense team and president of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners.

50. Interview of Margaret H. Jones-Kanaar

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of pediatrics. Founder of the UCLA/Orthopedic Hospital Center for Cerebral Palsy.