Gold Shield Oral History Interviews and Grants

Focusing on university history, the following Oral History interviews have been sponsored by Gold Shield:

1974-75 • John Canaday, University of California Regent, Alumni Officer, University Regent

1974-75 • Blanche and Robert Campbell, Westwood booksellers and UCLA boosters, Town and Gown Booksellers.

1977-78 • Elvin (Ducky) Drake, UCLA trainer and athletic coach, Coaching and Training at Home and Abroad.

1978-79 • Thomas Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles, The Impossible Dream.

1979-80 • Blanche Witherspoon, performing arts activist and a co-founder of Design for Sharing, A Dedication to Sharing.

1980-81 • Charles Speroni, Dean of the UCLA College of Fine Arts, Dean, Mentor, Colleague: Bridging Humanities and the Fine Arts at UCLA.

1980-82 • John B. Jackson, former Executive Secretary of the Alumni Association, head of the UCLA Office of Publications, unofficial UCLA historian, Devoted Alumnus: John B. Jackson.

1980-81 • Alma Hawkins, Professor Emeritus of dance and guiding force in creation of the Department of Dance, Creating the UCLA Department of Dance.

1981-82 • Robert A. Rogers, UCLA Vice Chancellor, UCLA’s Accounting Officer.

1982-83 • Lynn T. White, Professor Emeritus of history, Technology, History, Democracy.

1983-84 • Madeline Hunter, educator and principal of University Elementary School, Master Teacher: Applying Science to the Art of Teaching.

1985-86 • Pia Gilbert, Professor Emeritus of dance, Life in Several Keys.

1985-86 • James Lu Valle, first president of the UCLA Graduate Student Association, Founding President of UCLA’s Graduate Student Association.

1985-86 • David Saxon, former Executive Vice Chancellor at UCLA and former President of the University of California, University of California President.

1985-86 • Clara Szego Roberts, Professor Emeritus of biology, Civilian Courage: The Development of a Cell Biologist.

1986-87 • Margaret Kivelson, Professor of space physics. But You Don’t Look Like a Physicist.

1988-89 • Patricia B. Altman, Curator, UCLA Museum of Cultural History, Folk Art and Textile Collections at the Museum of Cultural History.

1991-92 • Mimi Perloff, co-founder of Design for Sharing, You Can Have It All.

1992-93 • Allegra Fuller Snyder, Professor of dance.

1994-95 • Roslyn Alfin-Slater, Professor of public health, A Passion for Nutrition.

1994-95 • Judith Murphy, Chancellor’s Spouse: Judith Murphy.

1995-96 • Rita and Max Lawrence, UCLA history with focus on the arts, A Better World Through Good Design.

1996-97 • Donald Findley, Director of Bruin Woods and the UCLA Arrowhead Conference Center, Merchant of Service, Merchant of Fun.

1997-98 • Leonard Freedman, Professor Emeritus of political science and former Dean, UCLA Extension.

1998-99 • Victoria Fromkin, Professor Emeritus of linguistics and former Vice Chancellor, Graduate Programs, Oral History with Victoria Fromkin.

1999-00 • Annual commitment to Third Edition of the Oral History Catalog.

2000-01 • Joyce Appleby, Professor Emerita of History, Oral History with Joyce O. Appleby.

2001-02 • Susan Prager, Former Law School Dean. (in progress)

2002-02 • Gloria Werner, University Librarian. (in progress)

2002-03 • Leon Knopoff, Professor of Physics, Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics. (in progress)

2003-04 • Professor Ruth Roemer, Professor Emerita of Health Services. (in progress)

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Gold Shield Graduate Intern Interviews

Dustin Miller, 1971-72 • Mantle Hood, ethnomusicologist, and others associated with the Institute of Ethnomusicology, UCLA’s Institute of Ethnomusicology, 1961-1974.

Alan B. Reed, 1972-73 • Irving Bernstein, economist, political scientist, UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations.

Selden S. Deemer, 1973-74 • Wolf Leslau, professor of Hebrew and Semitic languages and Helen A.Dillon, administrative assistant, UCLA Near Eastern Center.

Alan Jutzi, 1973-74 • Wilbur Smith, former head of Special Collections, Collecting Rare Books and Manuscripts for UCLA.

Tina Brouwer Spencer, 1974-75 • Byron H. Atkinson, Dean of Students at UCLA, Expanding Student Services at UCLA.

Bettina Brownstein, 1974-75 • Interviews with five participants in Project India, Project India–The Early Years.

Diane Dillon, 1976-77 • Ralph Beals, anthropologist, Anthropologist and Educator.

Leslie Greer, 1978-79 • Jan Popper, opera producer, teacher, director, Opera Potpourri.

Mark Hodgens, 1979-80 • Franklin P. Rolfe, Dean of Humanities, Undergraduate Education at UCLA.

Harry Tuchmayer, 1980-81 • John S. Galbraith, Chairman of the UCLA History Department and Chancellor of UCSD, Academic Life and Governance in the University of California.

Kenneth D. Klein, 1982-83 • Richard Rudolph, Far Eastern Studies, Creating an Oriental Languages Department and Library.

M. Cecilia Rothschild, 1983-84 • Rosemary Park Anastos, former president of Barnard College and the first female vice chancellor in the UC system, Liberal Arts in the Modern University.

Cathryn A. Gallacher, 1984-85 • Survey of Oral History collections in the southwestern United States.

Barbara Marston, 1986-87 • Diana Anderson, University Elementary School and UCLA teacher.

Rebecca Ziegler, 1988-89 • Vance Gerry, small press printer of fine books.

Barbra Meisenheimer, 1990-91 • Clifford H. Prator, Jr., founder, UCLA English As A Second Language Department. English As A Second Language (UCLA).

Cathy Chambers, 1991-92 • Ellenore Hittelman, EPIC activist.

Janet Shiban, 1992-93 • Norah E. Jones, UCLA Librarian Emerita.

Kim Houghton, 1993-94 • Rosalind K. Loring, Dean Emerita, School of Continuing Education.

Peter Looney, 1994-95 • Robert M. Hayes, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.

Margaret Rowse Michaleson, 1995-96 • Judith Holland, Director of Women’s Athletics, Executive Special Assistant to Vice Chancellor-Student Affairs.

Jennifer Montague Glenn, 1996-97 • Benjamin Aaron, Professor Emeritus, Law.

Danni Bayless-Yeager, 1997-98 • Douglas Martin, Special Assistant to Chancellor/Coordinator of ADA & 504 Compliance.

Aileen Tu, 1998-99 • Jay Frierman, Near Eastern Studies (interview suspended).

Shelby Sennet Labazio, 1999-00 • A film preservationist.

Gold Shield Alumnae Oral History Graduate Research Grants

Ellen Wight, 2006, a doctoral candidate in sociology , who will be interviewing Mexican immigrants to Chicago.

Andrew Deener, 2006, a doctoral candidate in sociology, who will be interviewing residents of Venice, California.

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