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951. Interview of Zelma Wilson

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
11.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Architect and owner of the firm Zelma Wilson and Associates.

952. Interview of Mel Powell

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Composer and jazz pianist. California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) provost and dean of the School of Music.

953. Interview of Bernadine Fritz

Topic:
Community History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Reporter for the Chicago Evening Post and New York Daily News. Hosted Hollywood salon that brought together literary and artistic personalities, including many American expatriates.

954. Interview of William Gould Young

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA vice-chancellor for planning, professor of chemistry, and dean of the UCLA College of Physical Sciences.

955. Interview of Bennet Mills Allen

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Chair of the UCLA Department of Zoology.

956. Interview of Mimi Perloff

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Performing Arts Staff
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Co-founder of the UCLA educational outreach program Design for Sharing and staff member at the UCLA Center for Performing Arts.

957. Interview of James V. Mink

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Librarians
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA university archivist, director of the UCLA Oral History Program, and head of the UCLA Department of Special Collections. First president of the Society of California Archivists.

958. Interview of Donald E. Hartsock

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA’s first ombudsman and university pastor.

959. Interview of Harold H. Story

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Secretary to Mayor Frank Shaw and member of the Socialist Party.

960. Interview of Bella Lewitzky

Topic:
Dance
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Founder of the Lewitzky Dance Company. Founding dean of the dance program at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).

962. Interview of Edgar A. Jones Jr.

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

963. Interview of Louis Kaufman

Topic:
Music
Length:
9.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Film score and concert violinist.

964. Interview of Paul Tanner

Topic:
Music
Length:
4.65 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Trombonist and member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Inventor of the electro-theremin and UCLA lecturer of music.

970. Interview of William H. Chandler

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Urban Planning and Land Use
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Agriculture
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA Department of Agriculture.

971. Interview of Don Winter

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
General manager of Los Angeles Type Founders, Inc., a type printing shop.

972. Interview of Joanna Graudan

Topic:
Music
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Concert pianist and University of Southern California professor of piano.

973. Interview of Caroline Liebig

Topic:
Art
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Donor and member of the board of trustees of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

974. Interview of Catherine Dace

Topic:
Community History
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Granddaughter of Senator Charles McClay and daughter to Henry Cutler Hubbard, a pioneer rancher in the San Fernando Valley.

975. Interview of Margaret G. Kivelson

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

976. Interview of Norah Jones

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Librarians
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Head of the UCLA College Library and head of the UCLA Library technical services department.

977. Interview of John Anson Ford

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1934 to 1958.

978. Interview of Henry James Forman

Topic:
Literature
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Author and editor for the New York Sun, Literary Digest, North American Review, and Collier’s.

982. Interview of David Frisina

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Studio musician and concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.

983. Interview of Neil H. Jacoby (1970)

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

984. Interview of Gilbert Lindsay

Topic:
Politics and Government
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
9th district Los Angeles City Council member from 1962 to 1990.

985. Interview of Patrick J. Hillings

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1951 to 1959.

986. Interview of Lawrence Morton

Topic:
Music
Length:
17 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Musician, orchestrator, and music critic. Director of the Monday Evening Concerts and artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival.

989. Interview of Madeline Hunter

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

990. Interview of Jack B. Tenney

Topic:
Politics and Government
Social Movements
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
U.S. senator from 1943 to 1955 and 38th district California State Assembly member from 1936 to 1942. Head of the California Senate Factfinding Subcommittee on Un-American Activities ("Tenney Committee") and leader of anti-communist investigations.

991. 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.

992. Interview of Alfred Ligon

Topic:
African American History
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
3.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Co-founder and owner of the Aquarian Spiritual Center and the Aquarian Bookshop, a black-owned bookstore specializing in materials relevant to African American politics and life.

993. Interview of Sidney Forrester Mashbir

Topic:
Military History
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Senior officer in the United States Army involved in military intelligence. Founder of the Washington Institute of Technology, a research group specializing in radio aids to aerial navigation.

994. Interview of W. W. Hodkinson

Topic:
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
President of Paramount Pictures and founder of the W. W. Hodkinson Corporation. Founder of the airplane manufacturing businesses Hodkinson Aviation Corporation and Central American Aviation Corporation/Companía Nacional de Aviación.

996. Interview of Robert R. Gitt

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Film and Television
UCLA Librarians
Length:
6.85 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Film preservation officer for the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

997. Interview of Foster H. Sherwood

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA vice chancellor of academic affairs and special assistant to the University of California president.

998. Interview of John Vincent

Topic:
Music
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Composer and UCLA professor of music.

999. Interview of Margarete Clark

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the Los Angeles City Board of Education and president of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Los Angeles.

1000. Interview of Sherman Savage

Topic:
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
California State College, Los Angeles professor of history. The first black graduate of the University of Oregon and the first black individual to receive a doctorate from Ohio State University.