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801. 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.

802. 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.

803. 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.

804. 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.

805. 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.

806. 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.

807. Interview of Robert North

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

809. 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.

810. 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.

811. 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.

812. 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.

813. 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.

814. 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.

815. 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.

816. 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.

817. Interview of Leo Branton

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

818. Interview of Hale Sparks

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

819. Interview of Alice McGrath (1984-85)

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Sleepy Lagoon Case
Civil Liberties
Length:
16.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Activist. Executive secretary for the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee and volunteer for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).

820. 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.

821. Interview of Albert Carey Martin Jr.

Topic:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Length:
10.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Architect for the family-owned firm AC Martin Partners.

822. 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.

823. Interview of Willard E. Goodwin

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Surgeon and head of the UCLA Division of Urology.

824. Interview of William P. Longmire

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

825. Interview of Flora M. Scott

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of botany and assistant director of the UCLA Botanical Gardens. Founder and president of the UCLA Association of Academic Women.

826. 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.

827. Interview of Paul A. Dodd

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Administration
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA College of Letters and Science and UCLA professor of economics. Director of the UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations and chair of the President's Emergency Railway Labor Board.

828. 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.

829. 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.

830. Interview of George B. Allison

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

831. Interview of S. Charles Lee (1979)

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

832. Interview of Ruth J. Temple

Topic:
African American History
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Physician and co-founder of the Temple Health Institute, a community-based health clinic.

834. Interview of Stafford L. Warren (1983)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of the UCLA School of Medicine and UCLA vice-chancellor of health services. Chief of the Medical Section of the Manhattan Engineering District. Chief of the Radiological Safety Section of the Joint Task Force for Operation Crossroads.

835. Interview of Harold E. Verrall

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

836. 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.

837. Interview of Arthur Gould

Topic:
Education
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Deputy superintendent of the Los Angeles City School District.

838. 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.

839. 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.

840. Interview of Charles Seeger

Topic:
Music
Length:
17 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Musicologist, composer, and folklorist. Research professor at the UCLA Institute of Ethnomusicology and founding member of the American Society for Comparative Musicology

841. Interview of Larry Gelbart

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
10 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Television writer, playwright, screenwriter, director, producer, and radio show host. Known for the TV show, M*A*S*H.

842. Interview of Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Music
Length:
14 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Founding chair of the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology.

843. Interview of Carolyn See

Topic:
Literature
Length:
14 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Author who writes books based in west Los Angeles.

844. Interview of Mary Heebner

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
12 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Book artist and owner of simplemente maria press, which produces artists books of Heebner’s work.

845. Interview of Anthony Seeger

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Music
Length:
8 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA distinguished professor of ethnomusicology. Director of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

846. Interview of Miriam Dudley

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Librarians
Length:
5.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA Library bibliographic checker and reference librarian.

847. Interview of Edward Asner

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Actor and social activist. Active in protesting the involvement of the United States in Central America in the 1980s.

848. Interview of Jay Ruby

Topic:
Community History
Literature
Length:
4.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Temple University professor of anthropology. Founding member of the Society for the Anthropology of Visual Communication. Interviewed because of connection to Coffee House Positano: A Bohemian Oasis in Malibu.

850. Interview of Werner Hirsch

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Length:
12 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of economics. Founding director of UCLA’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs.

851. Interview of Ernest Fleischmann (1999-2000)

Topic:
Music
Length:
26.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and general director of the Hollywood Bowl.

852. Interview of Richard Koshalek

Topic:
Art
Length:
10.6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles and president of the Art Center College of Design.

853. 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.

854. Interview of Victoria A. Fromkin

Topic:
Social Movements
UCLA and University of California History
Communist Party
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Administration
Length:
13.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA vice chancellor of graduate programs and professor of linguistics. Activist and member of the Communist Party.

855. Interview of Leonard Freedman

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Administration
UCLA Faculty
Length:
16.4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Dean of UCLA Extension and professor of political science.

857. Interview of Jerry Moss

Topic:
Music
Length:
11.4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Co-founder of A&M Records.

858. Interview of Don Nakanishi

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Asian American History
UCLA Faculty
Length:
12.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of Asian American studies and education. Director of the Asian American Studies Center.

859. Interview of Harold W. Horowitz

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Administration
Length:
6.9 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA vice-chancellor of faculty relations and professor of law. Deputy general counsel for the McCone Commission, which investigated the causes of the 1965 Watts riot in Los Angeles, and founding member of the Western Center on Law and Poverty.

861. Interview of William D. Warren

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Length:
12.67 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA dean of the School of Law.

862. Interview of Joyce O. Appleby

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

863. Interview of Robert M. Williams

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Length:
9.85 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of economics. Founder of UCLA’s Business Forecasting Project.

864. Interview of Kenneth L. Karst

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Length:
10. 5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of law.

866. Interview of Lupita Tovar Kohner

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Mexican-American actress in the 1931 Spanish-language film Dracula and the 1932 film Santa, one of Mexico’s first narrative sound films.

867. Interview of Stanley K. Sheinbaum

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Liberties
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Human rights activist and member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) National Advisory Council. Organizer of the Daniel Ellsberg Pentagon Papers defense team and president of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners.

868. Interview of J. H. Kwabena Nketia

Topic:
Music
Length:
12.7 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Ethnomusicologist and composer of Ghanaese music. UCLA professor of music. Director of the University of Ghana International Centre for African Music and Dance (ICAMD).

869. Interview of Miriam Matthews

Topic:
African American History
Length:
9.85 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Los Angeles Public Library librarian. The first black librarian hired in California. Collector of African American material.

870. Interview of Jorge Preloran

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
10 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Filmmaker and producer of educational films and films on Argentine folklife.

871. Interview of Pat O'Neill

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
8 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Experimental filmmaker. California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) founding faculty member and associate dean.

872. Interview of Elinor Glenn

Topic:
Social Movements
Labor Movement
Length:
6.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Co-founding officer of the Coalition of Labor Union Women and president of the United Public Workers Local 246. General manager for GM at Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 434.

873. Interview of Hans Rogger

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of history. Director of UCLA’s Center for Russian and East European Studies and co-director of the Rand/UCLA Center for Soviet Studies.

874. Interview of Ruth Roemer

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

875. Interview of Gloria Werner

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

876. Interview of Robert Hurwitz

Topic:
Music
Length:
8.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
President of Nonesuch Records.

877. Interview of Ernest Fleischmann (2009)

Topic:
Music
Length:
1.25 hrs
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and general director of the Hollywood Bowl.

878. Interview of Kitty Maryatt

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
7.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Book artist and owner of Two Hands Press.

879. Interview of José Quiroga

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Central Americans in Southern California
Length:
6.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Physician to Chilean president Salvador Allende. Volunteer at Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles, treating torture victims. Faculty at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

880. Interview of Harold M. Bernson

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Los Angeles City Council member for the12th District from 1979 to 2002.

881. Interview of Tobey Moss

Topic:
Art
Length:
4.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Owner of the Tobey C. Moss Gallery.

882. Interview of Mel Weisburd

Topic:
Literature
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Poet and essayist. Co-founder and editor of the literary journal Coastlines.

883. Interview of Cheryl Noralez

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Central Americans in Southern California
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from Belize. Activist, writer, and leader in the Garifuna community. Founding member of the Garifuna American Heritage Foundation, a cultural center that offers classes and public programs that help maintain the Garifuna culture in Los Angeles.

884. Interview of Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
African American History
Music
UCLA Faculty
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of ethnomusicology. Director of UCLA’s Ethnomusicology Archive.

885. Interview of Donald P. Murray

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
2 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Actor, writer, and humanitarian. Co-founder of the Homeless European Land Program (HELP) community for refugee resettlement in Sardinia, Italy.

886. Interview of William Mohr

Topic:
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
11.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Poet, publisher of Momentum Press. University of California, Long Beach, professor of English.

887. Interview of Michael K. Woo

Topic:
Politics and Government
Asian American History
Length:
12 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Los Angeles City Council member for the 13th district from 1985 to 1993. Member, Los Angeles City Planning Commission. Dean, College of Environmental Design, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

889. Interview of Sid Caesar

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Television comedian most well-known for Your Show of Shows and Caesar’s Hour.

890. Interview of Leon Knopoff

Topic:
Science, Medicine, and Technology
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Faculty
Length:
9 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA faculty member in geophysics and research musicologist.

891. Interview of Mike Hernandez

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Politics and Government
Length:
8.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Political activist and 1st District Los Angeles City Council member from 1991 to 2001.

892. Interview of Peter Plagens

Topic:
Art
Length:
12 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Painter. Art critic for Newsweek and contributor to Artforum, Art in America, and other publications.

893. Interview of Thomas J. LaBonge

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
10.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
4th District Los Angeles City Council member from 2001 to 2015.

894. Interview of Deena Metzger

Topic:
Literature
Length:
13.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Novelist, poet, essayist, and teacher.

895. Interview of Jean Milant

Topic:
Art
Length:
10.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Art dealer and publisher. Founder of Cirrus Gallery & Cirrus Editions Ltd.

896. Interview of Nathaniel N. Holden

Topic:
Politics and Government
Length:
18 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
President of the California Democratic Council; Assistant Chief Deputy to Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, 1969-1973 and 1978-1987; California State Senator, 30th District, 1974-1978; Los Angeles City Council member, 10th District, 1987-2003.

897. Interview of Luis "Louie" Durán

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Labor Movement
Length:
8 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Union activist with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 member.

898. Interview of Halvor Miller, Jr.

Topic:
African American History
Length:
7 hrs
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Lawyer. Nephew of noted Los Angeles African American lawyer Loren Miller.

899. Interview of Eric Mann

Topic:
Social Movements
Civil Rights Movement
Length:
15.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Activist and organizer. Work with the Congress of Racial Equality, Newark Community Union Project, Students for a Democratic Society, as well as its Weathermen faction. Other work includes labor organizing and work in environmental justice. Currently director of the Labor/Community Strategy Cen...

900. Interview of Tom Reed

Topic:
African American History
Music
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Los Angeles disc jockey on soul radio stations during the 1960s and 1970s who was known as “the Master Blaster.” Producer and host of "For Members Only," a Los Angeles news and entertainment program directed at African Americans.