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2. 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.

3. Interview of Reed Scott

Topic:
Business
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
President of Lockheed Hydraulic Brake Company.

4. 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.

5. Interview of George Gregory

Topic:
Business
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Chair and CEO of Products Research & Chemical Corporation (PRC).

6. 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.

7. Interview of Hancock Banning Jr.

Topic:
Business
Length:
5.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Son of Hancock Banning, a businessman and land developer who owned Santa Catalina Island.

8. Interview of Gregory Dulan

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Second-generation restaurateur and owner of Dulan’s soul food restaurant on Crenshaw Boulevard.

9. Interview of Todd Davenport

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
3.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Third-generation owner of Angelus Funeral Home in Los Angeles.

10. Interview of Lonzia Shay

Topic:
Business
African American History
Length:
1.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents long-term and multigenerational business ownership in the black community through oral history interviews with owners of businesses located in Los Angeles County. The title is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last book, Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community, whic...
Biographical Note:
Second-generation owner of Little Red Hen Coffee Shop in Altadena, California, which was established by Shay’s mother in 1972.