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401. Interview of Richard Rudolph

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of Chinese literature and archaeology.

402. 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.

403. Interview of Jere Hazlett

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Landscape architect known for designing UCLA’s inverted fountain.

404. Interview of Raymond E. Page

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Southern California landscape architect.

405. Interview of Edmond DePatie

Topic:
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Vice president and general manager of Warner Bros. President of the Motion Picture Relief Fund.

406. 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.

407. Interview of Michael Gaszynski

Topic:
Theater
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Painter, translator, and restaurant owner. Director of the Huntington Hartford Foundation.

408. Interview of Grant Dahlstrom

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Typographer and founding member of the Rounce & Coffin Club.

409. Interview of Friedrich A. Von Hayek

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
15.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Economist known for his criticisms of Keynesian economics and advocacy of free-markets.

410. Interview of Mrs. Edward Huntsman-Trout

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Wife of landscape architect, Edward Huntsman-Trout.

414. Interview of Norris Poulson

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Mayor of Los Angeles, 56th district California State Assembly member from 1939 to 1943, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

415. Interview of Dorothy Warenskjold

Topic:
Music
Length:
10.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Singer with the San Francisco Opera. UCLA adjunct professor in the School of Art.

416. Interview of Lynton Kistler

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
12.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lithographer known for work with twentieth-century artists.

417. 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.

418. Interview of Patricia Altman

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Museum Staff
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Co-owner of Altman Antiques and curator of the UCLA Fowler Museum.

420. 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.

423. Interview of Joanna Graudan

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

424. Interview of Helen Manz Moede

Topic:
Education
Politics and Government
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Councilor and director of the girls’ department at Los Angeles Juvenile Hall.

425. Interview of Joseph J. Kaufman

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of urology.

426. 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.

427. Interview of Page Ackerman

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

428. 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.

429. Interview of Clifford H. Prator Jr.

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of English. Founder of the UCLA English as a Second Language (ESL) Program for foreign students.

430. Interview of Wyndham Mortimer

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Vice-president of the United Automobile Workers union and member of the Communist Party.

431. Interview of Reuben W. Borough

Topic:
Politics and Government
Social Movements
Journalism
Length:
15.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the Socialist Party and active in the Populist movement. Reporter for the Los Angeles Record, editor of EPIC News, and a commissioner on the Los Angeles Board of Public Works.

432. 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.

433. Interview of Robert W. Kenny

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Attorney general of California from 1943 to 1947 and California senator from 1939 to 1943.

435. 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.

436. 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.

437. 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.

438. Interview of Hansena Frederickson (1969)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA executive secretary to the chancellor.

439. Interview of Harold E. Verrall

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

440. Interview of Edmund Hall North

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Screenwriter known for writing Patton and The Day the Earth Stood Still.

441. 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.

442. Interview of Roy Harris

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Music
Length:
24 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Composer and educator.

443. 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.

444. Interview of John Allard

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Union organizer and president of United Automobile Works (UAW) Local 230.

445. Interview of Lloyd Wright

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Southern California architect and son of Frank Lloyd Wright.

446. Interview of Ernest Gruening

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Journalist, governor of Alaska, and U.S. senator.

447. Interview of Arthur E. Briggs

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA School of Law. 5th District Los Angeles City Council member from 1939 to 1943.

448. Interview of James F. Bridges

Topic:
Community History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Movie producer, director, and screenwriter.

451. 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.

452. 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.

453. Interview of Gordon Wagner

Topic:
Art
Length:
17.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Assemblage artist and painter.

454. Interview of Arnold B. Larson

Topic:
Journalism
Length:
11 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Reporter and publicist. Publicity director for the United Seamen's Service.

455. Interview of Peter Yates

Topic:
Music
Length:
6.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Creator of the chamber music series “Evenings on the Roof.” Music critic for Arts and Architecture.

456. 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.

457. Interview of Claude H. Hudson

Topic:
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Civil rights activist and president of branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Louisiana and Los Angeles.

458. Interview of Leo Branton

Topic:
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lawyer and civil rights activist.

461. Interview of Ellis E. Patterson

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lieutenant governor of California from 1939 to 1943 and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947.

462. Interview of Sam Rosenwein

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lawyer, educator, and executive secretary of the National Lawyers Guild.

463. Interview of Charles G. Gant

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the Democratic County Central Committee of Orange County, president of the Santa Ana Democratic Club, and director of the California Democratic Council for the Thirty-fifth Congressional District.

464. Interview of Andrew J. Hamilton (1966)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA public information manager and public affairs officer.

465. Interview of Roy Brewer

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Trade union leader and international representative for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). President of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals and vice-chairman of the Council Against Communist Aggression.

466. 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.

468. 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.

470. Interview of Harry E. Barnes

Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Sociologist and historian of 20th century Germany known for ideas of historical revisionism.

471. Interview of Louis Kaufman

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

472. 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.

473. Interview of Arthur James McFadden

Topic:
Agriculture
Business
Urban Planning and Land Use
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Director of the Irvine Company and member of the University of California Regents.

474. 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.

475. 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.

476. 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.

477. Interview of Frances Clarke Sayers

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Librarians
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Children's librarian, author of children's books, and senior lecturer in the UCLA Department of English.

478. Interview of Robert North

Topic:
Film and Television
Theater
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Vaudeville performer, comedian, and film producer.

479. Interview of Hale Sparks

Topic:
Education
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Head of broadcasting for the University of California.

480. 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.

481. 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.

482. Interview of Robert Field Jr.

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Architect and co-owner of the architectural firm, Austin, Field, & Fry.

483. Interview of Norman P. Miller (1988)

Topic:
Sports
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA’s first vice chancellor of student and campus affairs and coordinator of UCLA’s involvement in the 1984 Olympic Games.

484. 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.

485. Interview of Frances Williams

Topic:
African American History
Theater
Length:
9.85 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Actor, producer, and activist. Co-founder of the Art Against Apartheid Movement, the Negro Arts Theatre, and the Los Angeles Paul Robeson Community Center.

486. Interview of Ralph Palmer Merritt

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UC Regents
UC Regents
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the University of California Regents and project director at Manzanar during World War II.

487. 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).

489. Interview of John Robertson Quinn

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1933 to 1935 and Los Angeles County assessor.

490. Interview of Dione Neutra

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
14 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Wife of architect Richard Nuestra.

491. Interview of Kenneth Donahue

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

492. Interview of Ralph D. Cornell

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
10 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Southern California landscape architect.

493. Interview of Nicolas Slonimsky

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

494. Interview of Irving Blum

Topic:
Art
Length:
6.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Owner of the Ferus Gallery and the Irving Blum Gallery.

495. Interview of Vance Gerry

Topic:
Film and Television
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
6.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Animator for Walt Disney Studios and owner of Weather Bird Press, a printing company.

496. Interview of Samuel Lunden

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

497. Interview of John Lautner (1982)

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
6.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Mid-century modern Southern California-based architect.

498. Interview of Franklin D. Murphy (1976)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Length:
8.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA chancellor.

499. Interview of Fred Meiers

Topic:
Art
Length:
13.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Art collector of Mexican folk art. Donor to the UCLA Museum of Cultural History and the Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art.

500. 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.