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1051. Interview of Ruth Roemer

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of health services and lawyer.

1052. Interview of Nicolas Slonimsky

Topic:
Music
Length:
13 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from Russia. Conductor, author, pianist, and composer.

1053. Interview of LaRee Caughey

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Publisher of works about racially segregated education in Los Angeles with husband John Caughey.

1054. Interview of Oscar Lawler

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Assistant United States attorney general.

1055. Interview of Lawrence Lipton

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

1056. Interview of Joseph Costa

Topic:
Photography
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Newspaper photographer and founder of the National Press Photographers Association.

1057. Interview of Leon Levitch

Topic:
Music
Length:
10 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from Belgrade and World War II concentration camp survivor. Composer and pianist.

1059. Interview of Earl J. Miller (1975)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of economics.

1060. Interview of Kenneth L. Karst

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Length:
10. 5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of law.

1061. Interview of Kenneth Donahue

Topic:
Art
Length:
13 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

1063. Interview of Dorothy Kirsten

Topic:
Music
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Singer with the Metropolitan Opera.

1064. Interview of Lawrence Clark Powell (1963)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Librarians
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Librarian, author, and bibliographer. UCLA university librarian and dean of the UCLA School of Library Service.

1065. Interview of Diana Anderson

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

1066. Interview of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke

Topic:
Politics and Government
African American History
Length:
1.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979. Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1979 to 1980 and 1992 to 2008.

1067. Interview of Victoria A. Fromkin

Topic:
Social Movements
UCLA and University of California History
Communist Party
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Administration
Length:
13.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA vice chancellor of graduate programs and professor of linguistics. Activist and member of the Communist Party.

1069. Interview of Paul Laszlo

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
9 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Architect and interior designer.

1070. Interview of William M. Cheney

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Printer and printing press owner. Member of the Rounce & Coffin Club.

1071. Interview of Richard J. Hoffman

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the Rounce and Coffin Club, a group of hobby printers and librarians. Los Angeles City College professor in journalism and graphic arts and Los Angeles State College professor in applied arts and sciences.

1072. Interview of Rosemary Park

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA vice-chancellor.

1073. Interview of Everett T. Moore

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Librarians
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Head of the UCLA library reference department. Known for his involvement in the case Moore v. Younger, which challenged issues of censorship and intellectual freedom in libraries.

1074. Interview of Philip E. Watson

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
12.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Los Angeles County assessor who played an important role in promoting and popularizing the issue of property tax limitation in California.

1075. Interview of Benjamin Aaron

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Labor attorney and director of the UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations.

1076. Interview of Beatrice Gersh

Topic:
Art
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Art collector and wife of Gersh agency founder Phil Gersh. Trustee and advocate for the creation of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.

1077. Interview of Michael Wilson

Topic:
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Screenwriter and member of the Communist Party. Blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) for communist affiliations.

1078. Interview of Lilly Toch

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

1079. Interview of William Jarvis Carr

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
California senator from 1913 to 1923 and city attorney for Pasadena.

1080. 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.

1081. Interview of Robert M. Williams

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Length:
9.85 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of economics. Founder of UCLA’s Business Forecasting Project.

1082. Interview of Alma Hawkins

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Dance
UCLA Faculty
Length:
8.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Founder UCLA Department of Dance, the nation’s first dance department.

1083. 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).

1084. Interview of Jean Kidwell Pestana

Topic:
African American History
Social Movements
Civil Rights Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Civil rights activist and attorney. Participated in the 1961 Freedom Rides.

1086. Interview of George Groves

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Director of sound at Warner Bros. Member of the Bell Laboratories research team that developed sound recording technology for film.

1088. Interview of Steve Crocker

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the ARPANET project, which developed an experimental computer network, a precursor to the internet.

1089. Vignette: From Arpanet to Internet

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

1090. Interview of John B. Jackson (1984)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Student Leaders
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Manager of UCLA Publications Service and executive director of the UCLA Alumni Association.

1091. Interview of Rosalind F. Cassidy

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Dance
UCLA Faculty
Length:
11 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of physical education.

1092. 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.

1094. Interview of Frances Inglis

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Performing Arts Staff
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Director of the UCLA Committee on Fine Arts Production.

1096. Interview of Herbert Knott Sorrell

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Union organizer. Head of the Conference of Studio Unions (CSU) and business manager of the Motion Picture Painters union, Local 644.

1097. 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.

1099. 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.

1100. Interview of Harry L. Lewis

Topic:
Business
Community History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Oil speculator, periodicals publisher, sports agent, boxing promoter, horse racing organizer and manager, and real estate developer.