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601. Interview of Edwin Lester

Topic:
Music
Theater
Length:
30 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Founder and general director of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera.

602. Interview of Pia Gilbert

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

603. Interview of Jan Popper

Topic:
Music
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of music and director of the UCLA Opera Theater. Founder of the UCLA Opera Workshop.

604. Interview of Willard F. Libby

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Length:
5.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of chemistry and director of the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission.

605. Interview of Gustave O. Arlt (1978)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of German literature and language, founder of the UCLA Department of Theater Arts, and dean of the UCLA Graduate Division.

606. Interview of Henry J. Bruman

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of geography and director of the University of California Study Center at the Georg-August Universität, Göttingen.

607. Interview of Ann Sumner (1982)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Chief publicist for University Extension and active UCLA alumna.

608. 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.

610. Interview of A. E. Van Vogt

Topic:
Literature
Length:
359 leaves : index.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Science fiction author.

612. Interview of Alice Ehlers

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

613. 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.

614. 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.

616. 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.

619. Interview of Reed Scott

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

621. Interview of Paul Ziffren

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
7 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lawyer and California Democratic National Committee member.

622. 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).

623. Interview of Margaret H. Jones-Kanaar

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of pediatrics. Founder of the UCLA/Orthopedic Hospital Center for Cerebral Palsy.

624. 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.

625. 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.

626. Interview of Frances McQuade

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Assistant dean of the UCLA School of Law.

627. 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.

628. Interview of Oscar Lawler

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

629. 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.

630. Interview of Raymond Kappe

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
11.4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Architect; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona professor of architecture; and director of the Southern California Institute of Architecture.

631. Interview of Roger Wagner

Topic:
Music
Length:
7 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Choral director and educator. Founder of the Roger Wagner Chorale.

632. Interview of Elvin C. Drake

Topic:
Sports
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Intercollegiate Athletics Staff
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA track and field coach.

633. Interview of Steven E. McNichols (1964)

Topic:
Social Movements
African American History
Civil Rights Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Participant in the Freedom Rides sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to desegregate southern transportation facilities.

634. 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.

635. Interview of Rosalind K. Loring

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the University of Southern California College of Continuing Education and coordinator of special programs at UCLA Extension.

636. Interview of Byron H. Atkinson (1975)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA dean of students and athletic director.

637. Interview of Earl J. Miller (1975)

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

638. Interview of Louis Epstein

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
19.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Founder and owner of Louis Epstein's Bookshops, Argonaut Bookshop, and the Pickwick.

639. Interview of Martha Deane

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Dance
UCLA Faculty
Length:
8 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of physical education and director of the women's division of the Department of Physical Education.

640. Interview of Wilbur J. Smith

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Books and Fine Printing
UCLA Librarians
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Head of the UCLA Library's Department of Special Collections.

641. Interview of Samuel W. Yorty

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Mayor of Los Angeles from 1961 to 1973 and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1951 to 1955.

642. Interview of E. Maurice Bloch

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Art
UCLA Faculty
Length:
24.4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of art history. Head of UCLA's Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts.

643. Interview of William J. Fadiman

Topic:
Social Movements
Communist Party
Film and Television
Length:
1.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Story editor and producer.

644. Interview of Waldemar Westergaard

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

645. Interview of Walter Millsap

Topic:
Social Movements
Llano Cooperative Colony
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Member of the socialist community the Llano Del Rio colony. Head of the Llano Co-Operative Association and founder of United Cooperative Industries.

646. Interview of George Gregory

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

647. Interview of Norman Cousins

Topic:
Journalism
Peace Movement
Length:
21 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor in the School of Medicine and journalist with the New York Post.

648. Interview of Gifford Phillips

Topic:
Art
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Magazine publisher, real estate developer, and patron of the arts.

649. Interview of Dorothy Huttenback

Topic:
Music
Length:
3 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Piano prodigy and director of the Los Angeles Music Guild.

650. Interview of Guy Endore

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Communist Party
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Literature
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Novelist, screenwriter, and activist. Member of the Communist Party.

651. Interview of David S. Saxon (1994)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of physics and president of the University of California.

652. Interview of Lynn T. White Jr.

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of history. Co-founder and president of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT).

654. 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.

655. Interview of Ben Margolis

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Length:
24 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:

656. 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.

657. 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.

658. 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.

659. 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.

660. 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.

661. 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.

662. 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.

663. 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.

664. 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).

668. 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.

669. 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.

670. 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).

671. 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.

672. Interview of David Frisina

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

673. Interview of Mary Bran

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

675. 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.

676. 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.

677. 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.

678. Interview of Jack B. Tenney

Topic:
Politics and Government
Social Movements
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
U.S. senator from 1943 to 1955 and 38th district California State Assembly member from 1936 to 1942. Head of the California Senate Factfinding Subcommittee on Un-American Activities ("Tenney Committee") and leader of anti-communist investigations.

679. 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.

680. 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.

681. 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.

682. 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.

684. Interview of Johana Harris

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Concert pianist and composer. UCLA professor of music.

685. Interview of Paul Tanner

Topic:
Music
Length:
4.65 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Trombonist and member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Inventor of the electro-theremin and UCLA lecturer of music.

686. Interview of Sherman M. Mellinkoff

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA School of Medicine.

687. Interview of James V. Mink

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Librarians
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA university archivist, director of the UCLA Oral History Program, and head of the UCLA Department of Special Collections. First president of the Society of California Archivists.

688. Interview of Seniel Ostrow

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Length:
14 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Civil rights activist and owner of the Sealy Mattress Company.

689. Interview of Mel Powell

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Composer and jazz pianist. California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) provost and dean of the School of Music.

690. Interview of Ruth St. Denis

Topic:
Dance
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dancer and co-founder of the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts.

691. Interview of Sheila O'Brien

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

693. Interview of Samuel Butler

Topic:
Community History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Early resident of Southern California and carpenter on Catalina Island.

694. 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.

695. Interview of William C. Aston

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Length:
7.1 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Machine shop worker and chair of the United Automobile Workers, Local 887.

696. Interview of Paul A. Hatfield

Topic:
Community History
Length:
5.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Operator of a cloud seeding and artificial rain business.

697. Interview of William B. Elconin

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Social worker and union organizer for the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE).

698. Interview of Barbara Nestor

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

699. Interview of Paul Russo

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Union organizer for United Automobile Workers Local 72.