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151. Interview of James Byrnes

Topic:
Art
Length:
18 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series includes interviews with prominent Los Angeles-based visual artists and other members of the art establishment whose careers span the period from the 1920s through the 1970s. It documents the art community of the pre-World War II period and the rise of Los Angeles as a nationally rec...
Biographical Note:
First curator of modern and contemporary art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Director of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and the Isaac Delgado Museum of Art.

152. Interview of Andrew Camilli

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Length:
7 hrs.
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.

153. Interview of Blanche Campbell

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
xvii, 424 leaves : portraits, index.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series was conducted and funded by Gold Shield Alumnae of UCLA. Its interviews with business owners, members of the Westwood community, and early UCLA campus leaders tell the story of UCLA’s move to Westwood in 1929 and describe the early history of Westwood Village.

154. Interview of Robert Campbell

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series was conducted and funded by Gold Shield Alumnae of UCLA. Its interviews with business owners, members of the Westwood community, and early UCLA campus leaders tell the story of UCLA’s move to Westwood in 1929 and describe the early history of Westwood Village.

155. Interview of Howard A. Campion

Topic:
Education
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Describes the establishment of Clarence W. Pierce School of Agriculture in San Fernando Valley and its evolution to Los Angeles Pierce Junior College.

156. Interview of John E. Canaday

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

157. Interview of Reuben Cannon

Topic:
African American History
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in the series African Americans in Entertainment and Media are designed to document African Americans in television, radio, theater and film and aims to better understand how they overcame bias and discrimination and were trailblazers who opened doors for other African Americans in...

158. Interview of Virginia B. Carew (1972)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA History: Events and Projects
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
These interviews discuss the research and writing of UCLA on the Move, the fiftieth anniversary history of UCLA and the planning of the fiftieth anniversary celebrations in 1969.

159. Interview of C. E. Carle

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
6.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
These interviews with prominent individuals in the motion picture industry were completed under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Film Institute to the UCLA Department of Theater Arts. The project was directed by Howard Suber, UCLA Department of Theater Arts....
Biographical Note:
Public relations executive affiliated with Paramount, MGM, and Twentieth Century-Fox.

160. Interview of Edwin H. Carpenter

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
7.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Western American bibliographer at the Huntington Library. Collector of hand presses of California and the western United States.

161. Interview of Howard Carpenter

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).

162. 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.

163. Interview of Ben Carre

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
These interviews with prominent individuals in the motion picture industry were completed under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Film Institute to the UCLA Department of Theater Arts. The project was directed by Howard Suber, UCLA Department of Theater Arts....
Biographical Note:
French art director and background painter.

164. Interview of Richard A. Carthew

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Length:
7.3 hrs.
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.

165. Interview of Tom B. Carvey

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
These interviews document the California Democratic Council, a statewide federation of local Democratic clubs.

166. 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.

167. Interview of Michael A. Caudy

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Length:
6.7 hrs.
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.

168. Interview of John W. Caughey

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of history. Civil rights activist involved with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

169. 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.

170. Interview of Duane Champagne

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
American Indian History
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Length:
1.43 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviewees in this series were actively involved in American Indian studies from the late sixties to the present time. The series is designed to document the development of American Indian studies, the American Indian Studies Center, and the American Indian Studies Interdepartmental Program at ...
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of sociology and director of the American Indian Studies Center.

171. Interview of Andrew C. Chan

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Length:
6.35 hrs.
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.

172. 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.

173. Interview of Edwin R. Chapman

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.

174. Interview of Maureen J. Charron

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.

175. 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.

176. Interview of Lucie Cheng

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Asian American History
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Interviews is this series are designed to preserve the spoken memories of individuals who were instrumental in developing the UCLA Women's Studies Program, established in 1975.
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of sociology and director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. Involved in the founding of the UCLA Women’s Studies Program.

177. Interview of Cheng-Ming Chiang

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.

178. 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.

179. Interview of Marjorie Wilkie Chilstorm

Topic:
Community History
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series was conducted and funded by Gold Shield Alumnae of UCLA. Its interviews with business owners, members of the Westwood community, and early UCLA campus leaders tell the story of UCLA’s move to Westwood in 1929 and describe the early history of Westwood Village.

180. Interview of Leroy Chitwood

Topic:
Education
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Describes the establishment of Clarence W. Pierce School of Agriculture in San Fernando Valley and its evolution to Los Angeles Pierce Junior College.

181. Interview of Ken K. Y. Cho

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Length:
4.6 hrs.
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.

182. Interview of Louise Chrimes

Topic:
Education
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series includes interviews who founded or served on the staff of college preparatory schools in Southern California in the middle decades of the twentieth century.
Biographical Note:
Housekeeper at Midland School in Los Olivos, California.

183. 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.

184. 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.

185. 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.

186. Interview of Alvin Cleveland

Topic:
Education
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Describes the establishment of Clarence W. Pierce School of Agriculture in San Fernando Valley and its evolution to Los Angeles Pierce Junior College.

187. Interview of Elise Clifford

Topic:
Education
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Describes the establishment of Clarence W. Pierce School of Agriculture in San Fernando Valley and its evolution to Los Angeles Pierce Junior College.

188. Interview of L. Dale Coffman

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UC Regents
UC Regents
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series contains reminiscences of individuals who knew University of California Regent Edward A. Dickson.
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA School of Law. Interviewed because of connection to UCLA Regent Edward A. Dickson.

189. Interview of Danny Cohen

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
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.

190. Interview of John Eliot Coit

Topic:
Urban Planning and Land Use
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Agriculture
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
University of California, Berkeley professor of citriculture and superintendent of the Citrus Experiment Station. Founder of Coit Agricultural Service.

191. Interview of Bettye Coleman

Topic:
Community History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews looks back on Synanon, the first self-help residential community for drug rehabilitation in the United States, which was founded in Venice, California in 1959 and continued through the early 1990s. In the interviews the former residents speak from their own experience in...
Biographical Note:
Associated with Synanon drug rehabilitation program.

193. Interview of James A. Collins

Topic:
Business
Length:
4.85 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series is a cooperative venture between the Oral History Program and the MBA Program in UCLA's John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management and has been further supported by the Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Biographical Note:
Owner of Hamburger Hangout. CEO and Southern California representative of Kentucky Fried Chicken. CEO of Sizzler Family Steak House and Sizzler International.

194. Interview of Kathleen L. Collins

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.

195. Interview of Manuel Compinsky

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Violinist, film composer, and conductor of the Los Angeles Pops Orchestra.

196. Interview of Ethel G. H. Conant

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Secretary for Katherine Duer Mackay, founder of the Equal Franchise Society, a woman’s suffrage organization. Wife of Harry Hopkins, member of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration.

197. Interview of Harold Conkling

Topic:
Urban Planning and Land Use
Water Resources
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series had its origin in a grant from the University of California Water resources Center in 1965. The project was a joint effort by the UCLA Oral History Program and the Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley. For some years after the close of the grant period, l...
Biographical Note:
Hydraulic engineer and chief for the California State Division of Water Rights.

198. Interview of Charles E. Connor

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.

199. Interview of Eugene P. Conser

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).

200. Interview of Kinshasha Holman Conwill

Topic:
African American History
Art
Length:
2.65 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in the series African American Artists of Los Angeles document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Angeles metropolitan area who have worked to expand exhibition opportunities and public support for African American visual culture. The series was made possibl...
Biographical Note:
African American artist. Director of the Studio Museum in Harlem.