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851. Interview of Clara M. Szego

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of molecular, developmental, and cellular biology.

853. Interview of Frederick S. Wight

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Museum Staff
Art
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Painter. UCLA professor of art and director what became the Wight Art Gallery.

854. Interview of Richard C. Maxwell

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA School of Law.

856. Interview of Paul A. Dodd

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA College of Letters and Science and UCLA professor of economics. Director of the UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations and chair of the President's Emergency Railway Labor Board.

857. Interview of Stephen S. Kayser

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from Germany and art historian. UCLA lecturer in art history.

858. Interview of W. W. Robinson

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
27 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Vice-president of Title Guarantee and Trust Company. Author of works on Southern California history.

859. Interview of Judy Chicago

Topic:
Art
Length:
1.8 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Artist and co-founder of the Feminist Art Program at the California Institute of the Arts.

860. Interview of S. Charles Lee (1979)

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Architect known primarily for designing motion picture theaters.

861. Interview of J. H. Kwabena Nketia

Topic:
Music
Length:
12.7 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Ethnomusicologist and composer of Ghanaese music. UCLA professor of music. Director of the University of Ghana International Centre for African Music and Dance (ICAMD).

862. Interview of Neil H. Jacoby (1974)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Administration
Length:
10.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Management and member of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisors.

863. Interview of Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
African American History
Music
UCLA Faculty
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of ethnomusicology. Director of UCLA’s Ethnomusicology Archive.

864. Interview of Dave Clark

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Researcher for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) an agency of the government that develops technology for the military.

865. Interview of Sven Reher

Topic:
Music
Length:
15 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Viola player, composer, and member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

866. Interview of Mary Bran

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Music manager and concert promoter.

867. Interview of Sidney Roberts

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of biological chemistry.

868. Interview of Hyman R. Faine

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Labor lawyer and national executive secretary of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). Helped found the UCLA Management in the Arts program.

869. Interview of Robert G. Vosper

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Librarians
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA library director and director of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.

870. Interview of Eason Monroe

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Length:
12 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Chair of San Francisco State College’s Department of Education.

871. Interview of Delbert Ausmus

Topic:
Military History
Length:
41. 5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Colonel in the Coast Artillery Corps.

873. Interview of Huntington Hartford

Topic:
Theater
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Businessman, director, and art collector. Founder and owner of Huntington Hartford Productions and the Huntington Hartford Theater.

874. Interview of Thomas Bradley (1984)

Topic:
Politics and Government
African American History
Length:
9.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993.

875. Interview of Elmer Belt

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of urology and collector of materials related to Leonardo da Vinci.

876. Interview of Lynn T. White Jr.

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of history. Co-founder and president of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT).

877. Interview of Charles Farwell Edson Jr.

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of history. Son of social activist and feminist Katherine Philips Edson.

878. Interview of Feri Roth

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of music and founder of the Roth String Quartet.

879. Interview of Robert A. Rogers

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Length:
13.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA chief accounting officer.

880. Vignette: Motivations and Passions

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Language:
English
Audio:

881. Interview of Ward Ritchie

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
31.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Printer, book collector, and writer. Co-founder of the Rounce & Coffin Club.

882. Interview of Pratapaditya Pal

Topic:
Art
Length:
15.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from India and senior curator at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Acting director and curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

883. Interview of Frances Lasker Brody

Topic:
Art
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Arts advocate and collector. Benefactor of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Huntington Library.

884. 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.

885. Interview of Henry W. Fiering

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Length:
12.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Union organizer for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union, and Federation of Retired Union Members (FORUM).

886. Interview of Ruth J. Temple

Topic:
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Physician and co-founder of the Temple Health Institute, a community-based health clinic.

888. Interview of Henry T. Hopkins

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Museum Staff
Art
UCLA Faculty
Length:
20 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of art. Director of the UCLA Wight Art Gallery and the Hammer Museum.

889. Interview of Ernest Fleischmann (1999-2000)

Topic:
Music
Length:
26.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and general director of the Hollywood Bowl.

890. Interview of Verne Dyson

Topic:
Journalism
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Author, manager of the Pasadena news bureau, and editor for the Los Angeles Times. Founder of the Brentwood, New York Bulletin, and the Walt Whitman Quarterly.

891. Interview of Annita Delano

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Art
UCLA Faculty
Length:
17 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of art.

892. Interview of Robert Irwin (1977)

Topic:
Art
Length:
20.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Light-and-space artist and creator of site-specific works.

893. Interview of John F. Aiso

Topic:
Asian American History
Politics and Government
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lawyer and judge. Director and head instructor of the Military Intelligence Service Language School. Justice of the 2nd District Court of Appeals.

894. Interview of Alice McGrath (1984-85)

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Civil Liberties
Length:
16.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Activist. Executive secretary for the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee and volunteer for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).

895. Interview of Arthur Gould

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

896. Interview of Albert Carey Martin Jr.

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
10.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Architect for the family-owned firm AC Martin Partners.

897. Interview of Jake Zeitlin (1973)

Topic:
Photography
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Rare book seller, publisher, and collector. Co-founder of the Rounce & Coffin Club, a group of hobby printers and librarians.

898. Interview of Ernest H. Brooks Sr.

Topic:
Photography
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Pioneer in color photography and educator on underwater still and video photography. Founder and president of the Brooks Institute of Photography.