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401. 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.

402. 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.

403. 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.

405. 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.

406. 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.

408. 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.

409. Interview of George W. Robbins

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Length:
10.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA College of Business Administration. Head of management training for the UCLA Engineering, Science, and Management War Training Program.

413. Interview of Sheila O'Brien

Topic:
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Costume designer and seamstress for Paramount Pictures and MGM.

414. Interview of Dorothy Healey (1972)

Topic:
Social Movements
Communist Party
Length:
42 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Chair of the Southern California chapter of the Communist Party.

415. Interview of Robert E. Alexander

Topic:
Urban Planning and Land Use
Urban Planning
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
25.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Architect and co-owner of the firm R. J. Neutra and R. E. Alexander. President of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission.

418. 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.

419. 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.

420. Interview of Evelle J. Younger

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
California attorney general from 1971 to 1979 and Los Angeles County district attorney from 1964 to 1971.

421. Interview of George Hoyningen-Huene

Topic:
Photography
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Fashion photographer for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. Portrait photographer for Hollywood celebrities and motion picture color coordinator.

422. Interview of Van Griffith

Topic:
Politics and Government
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Son of Griffith park founder Griffith Jenkins Griffith. President of the Los Angeles Park Board and was manager of the Griffith Park Transportation Company. Member of the Los Angeles Police Commission.

424. Interview of David Frisina

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

425. 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.

426. 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.

427. 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.

428. 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.

429. 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.

430. 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.

431. 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.

432. Interview of Robert North

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

433. 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.

434. Interview of Leo Branton

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

435. Interview of Hale Sparks

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

436. Interview of Lester Rodney

Topic:
Social Movements
Journalism
Communist Party
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Sports journalist and editor for the Daily Worker. Member of the Communist Party.

437. Interview of John Vincent

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

438. Interview of John C. Cuneo

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
California state director for the Townsend Plan, a state-sponsored pension plan proposal. Appointee to the California State Social Welfare Board.

439. Interview of John R. Sandbrook

Topic:
Sports
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA executive officer to the administrative vice chancellor. Organizer of the 1984 Olympic games.

440. Interview of Marva Shearer

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Museum Staff
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the UCLA Art Council and docent at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

441. 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.

442. Interview of Lloyd Wright

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

443. Interview of Ernest Gruening

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

444. 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.

445. 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.

446. Interview of Barbara Morgan

Topic:
Photography
Length:
459 pages
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Photographer and co-founder of Aperture, a photography magazine

447. Interview of James F. Bridges

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

448. Interview of Philip Kaghan

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Soloist and first chair violist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Film studio musician and orchestral manager.

449. Interview of Louis B. Slichter

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of geophysics and director of the Institute of Geophysics.

450. 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.

451. Interview of Mehli Mehta

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from India, conductor, and violinist.

452. Interview of Paul H. Sheats

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:

453. 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.

454. 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.

455. Interview of Jere Hazlett

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

456. Interview of Raymond E. Page

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

457. 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.

458. Interview of William Rosenthal

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Los Angeles Superior Court judge from 1961 to 1977 and 40th district California State Assembly member from 1943 to 1953.

459. Interview of Manuel Compinsky

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

460. Interview of Mrs. Edward Huntsman-Trout

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

462. Interview of Michael Gaszynski

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

464. Interview of Alice Ehlers

Topic:
Music
Length:
13.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
University of Southern California professor of harpsicord.

465. 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.

466. Interview of Judith R. Holland

Topic:
Sports
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Intercollegiate Athletics Staff
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA director of women's athletics and president of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).

467. 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.

468. 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).

471. Interview of Paul Soldner

Topic:
Art
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Ceramics artist known for a Japanese-influenced American raku style.

472. 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.

473. 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.

474. 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.

475. 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.

476. 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.

477. 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.

482. Interview of Pia Gilbert

Topic:
Dance
Music
Length:
24.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
German émigré and UCLA professor of dance.

483. Interview of Ralph Freud

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Theater
UCLA Faculty
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of theater and director of the Pasadena Playhouse.

484. Interview of James E. LuValle

Topic:
UCLA Student Leaders
African American History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Olympic medal winner and chemist. Founder of the UCLA Graduate Student Association.

485. Interview of S. Charles Lee (1987)

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Architect known primarily for designing motion picture theaters.

486. Interview of Stephen S. Kayser

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from Germany and art historian. UCLA lecturer in art history.

488. Interview of Mary Bran

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Music manager and concert promoter.

490. Interview of Michael Gordon

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
24.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Play, film, and television director. UCLA professor of theater.

491. Interview of Robert F. Heinecken

Topic:
Photography
Length:
15.8 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Photographer and UCLA professor of art.

492. Interview of Rosemary Park

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

493. Interview of William W. Melnitz

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from Germany and dean of the UCLA College of Fine Arts.

494. 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.

495. 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.

496. Interview of Anthony C. Beilenson (1982)

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
59th District California State Assembly member from 1963 to 1967. California senator from 1967 to 1976. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1997.

497. 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.

498. 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).

499. Interview of Abraham L. Wirin

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California.

500. 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.