Blake Estate oral history project : oral pdf

Blake Estate oral history project : oral

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1 v. ;’, ’22 sound cassettes’, “Interviews with family members, architects and landscape architects, gardeners, staff, and two presidents of the University of California to document the history of Blake House, since 1967 the University’s presidential residence, and the Blake Garden, utilized by the University for teaching purposes. Inquiry into life history and personality of Anson Blake, Anita Symmes Blake, and Mabel Symmes; the University and the house, remodelling and use since 1962; the development of the gardens and their use today. Includes extensive appendices. Interviewees are: Igor Robert Blake, George Blake Thacer, Helena Duryea Thacer, Elliot A.P. Evans, Elizabeth Janin Evans, Louis L. Stein, Clark Kerr, Catherine Mary Spaulding Kerr, Janice Kittredge, Norma Willer, Anthony Godwin Hail, Ronald Gene Brocchini, Myra M. Brocchini, Charles Johnston Hitch, Toichi Domoto, Walter G. Vodden, M.K. Arbegast, Gerladine Knight Scott, Florence Holmes, and Linda Haymaker”, ‘Interviews are part of the University History Series’, ‘Dept.

of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library’, ‘Includes supplementary material’, ‘Volume includes index

• Creator/s: Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office, Blake, Igor Robert, 1928-, Thacer, George Blake, 1906-, Thacer, Helena Duryea, 1903-, Evans, Elliot A. P. (Elliot Arthur Powell), 1907-, Evans, Elizabeth Janin, 1909-, Stein, Louis L., 1902-1996, Kerr, Clark, 1911-, Riess, Suzanne B, Kerr, Catherine Mary Spaulding, 1911-, Kittredge, Janice Rivers, 1926-1999, Willer, Norma Florence Pidcock, 1922-, Hail, Anthony Godwin, 1924-, Brocchini, Ronald Gene, 1929-, Brocchini, Myra M., 1932-, Hitch, Charles Johnston, Domoto, Toichi, 1902-, Vodden, Walter G., 1921-, Arbegast, M. K. (Mai Kitazawa), 1922-, Scott, Geraldine Knight, 1904-, Holmes, Florence Louise Chilton, 1911-, Haymaker, Linda, 1951
• Date: c1988
• Book Topics/Themes: Blake, Anson Stiles, 1870-1959, Blake, Anita Day Symmes, 1872-1962, Symmes, Mabel, 1875-1962, Blake House (Berkeley, Calif.), University of California (System), Gardens — California Berkeley, Blake Garden (Berkeley, Calif

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