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1. Interview of Robert Farrell

Topic:
African American History
Politics and Government
Biographical Note:

Member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1974 to 1991.

Length:
14 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Description:

The interview was conducted by Sean Greene, doctoral candidate, University of Pennsylvania.

Series Statement:

This series includes interviews with African Americans who were involved in Los Angeles politics ...

2. Interview of Lillie Davis

Topic:
African American History
Biographical Note:

Ordained Dean at Westminster Presbyterian and civic activist with the Harvard Heights Block Club,...

Language:
English
Audio:
Description:

The interview was conducted by Alva Moore Stevenson, Interviewer and Program Representative, UCLA...

Series Statement:

This series documents black women’s activism in Los Angeles from 1950 to the present, showing how...

3. Interview of William Pajaud

Topic:
African American History
Art
Biographical Note:

African American artist.

Length:
6.2 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Description:

The interview was conducted by Karen Mason; B.A., English, Simmons College; M.A., Art History, UCLA.

Series Statement:

Interviews in this series document significant African American Artists and others in the Los Ang...

4. Interview of Fayard Nicholas

Topic:
African American History
Film and Television
Biographical Note:

Choreographer, dancer, and actor. Member, with younger brother Harold Nicholas, of the Nicolas Br...

Length:
60 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Description:

The interview was conducted by Theresa Renée White; B.A., Journalism/Communication, University of...

Series Statement:

This project is designed to document African Americans in television, radio, theater and film and...

5. Interview of Putter Smith

Topic:
African American History
Music
Biographical Note:

Jazz bass player.

Length:
12.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Description:

The interview was conducted by Alex Cline, series coordinator, UCLA Oral History Program; musicia...

Series Statement:

Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series a...

6. Interview of Lester O. Bankhead

Topic:
African American History
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Design
Biographical Note:

African American architect who designed homes and churches in Los Angeles, including Chapel of Fa...

Language:
English
Audio:
Description:

The interview was conducted by Wesley Henderson, B.S., Art & Design, Massachusetts Institute of T...

Series Statement:

This project documents the work of selected African American architects who have enhanced the bui...

7. Interview of Larry McCormick

Topic:
African American History
Film and Television
Biographical Note:

Television and music news reporter, news anchor, and actor. Anchor for Los Angeles local news sta...

Length:
21 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Description:

The interview was conducted by Theresa Renee White; B.A., Journalism/Communication, University of...

Series Statement:

This project is designed to document African Americans in television, radio, theater and film and...

8. Interview of Don Lee White

Topic:
African American History
Music
Biographical Note:

Prairie View A. & M and California State University, Los Angeles professor of music. Organist of ...

Length:
7.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Description:

The interview was conducted by Karin Patterson, UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology; B.A., Ethnomu...

Series Statement:

These interviews with African American musicians provide details about the narrators' background,...

9. Interview of William Ernest Green

Topic:
African American History
Music
Biographical Note:

Jazz saxophone, clarinet, and flute player. Music educator at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Mus...

Length:
1.8 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Description:

The interview was conducted by Steven L. Isoardi, UCLA Oral History Program; B.A., Government, Un...

Series Statement:

Interviews in this series preserve the spoken memories of individuals, mainly musicians, who were...

10. Interview of Vinny Golia

Topic:
African American History
Music
Biographical Note:

Woodwind player and composer.

Language:
English
Audio:
Description:

The interview was conducted by Stephen L. Isoardi, UCLA Oral History Program; B.A., government, U...

Series Statement:

Interviews in this series extend the UCLA Oral History Program's "Central Avenue Sounds" series a...