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  • Lily (Rose Rigsby) Lowell and two men from St. Timothy's talk with Studs Terkel

    1966

    Discussion of Division Street: America [Continuation of interview at the end of 1925659-3-1]

  • Kelly Swenson and kids discuss the Arts Lab Movement created by Jim Haynes ; part 2

    The Arts Lab Movement was created by Jim Haynes in 182 Drury Lane, London. Studs Terkel interviews Kelly Swenson and the kids.

  • Kelly Swenson and kids discuss the Arts Lab Movement created by Jim Haynes ; part 1

    The Arts Lab Movement was created by Jim Haynes in 182 Drury Lane, London. Studs Terkel interviews Kelly Swenson.

  • Judy Nichol and seniors Jim and Kurt discuss drugs in high school

    May. 8, 1973

    As part of an on-going series, Chicago Sun Times reporter, Judy Nichol and her colleagues went to various high schools in Chicago and the suburbs to talk to students about drugs in the high schools. Lane Tech seniors Jim and Kurt said the reason they got into doing drugs was because of their peers and because they wanted to be a part of the crowd.

  • Johnny shares his thoughts about the neighborhood ; part 1

    1968

    Content Warning: This conversation includes racially and/or culturally derogatory language and/or negative depictions of Black and Indigenous people of color, women, and LGBTQI+ individuals. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. Fourteen year-old Johnny attends Harrison High School. When asked if he were God & what changes he would make, Johnny replied he'd see to it that Black people remain on the their side of town.

  • Jim Grigsby discusses art classes with sound

    Artist Jim Grigsby and other unnamed guests talk about introducing sound into art classes. Includes an unrehearsed production by a woodworking class.

  • James Cameron discusses his experiences as a Brittish Journalist and his political and social beliefs ; part 4

    Jun. 4, 1973

    Studs Terkel interview with James Cameron, Brittish journalist. They discuss a variety of topics with politics and young people's attitudes the majority of the interview. This interview is done in Chicago, while the other three parts were done at Lewis and Clark College.

  • James Cameron discusses his career ; part 1

    Jun. 4, 1973

    James Cameron reflects on his life in journalism and his near death experience in India which led to his heart operation in London. Cameron turned that near death experience into a BBC play called "The Pump". Cameron discusses that with Terkel as well as his autobiography, "Points of Departure". Cameron also discusses the June War or Six Day War with Terkel. Cameron reflects on the role youth play in society whether in Israel or Northern Ireland and how they should understand they possess a greater potential. The interview breaks at 27:18 and continues.

  • Interviews with Dr. Bruno Bettelheim and Marlene Dixon

    Feb. 6, 1969

    Discussing the controversy at U.C. concerning the administration's refusal to renew Mrs. Dixon's contract (she later was reinstated but refused to accept) with Dr. Bruno Bettelheim, University of Chicago psychiatrist and Dr. Marlene Dixon, University of Chicago professor.

  • Interviewing three third-world students

    Aug. 25, 1976

    Interviewing three third-world students: Annan Kumar from India, Juan Luis Moreno from Panama, and Nelson Ndove from Mozambique.

  • Interviewing students Marvin Jackson, David Furey and Debbie Mooney about their upcoming participation in the May 8th peace march in Chicago

    Apr. 25, 1983
  • Interviewing students at Metro High School on the Near North Side of Chicago

    1970

    Metro High School on the Near North Side of Chicago is only one of three high schools in the country that operates without walls and uses the resources of the city for learning. Four students convey how marine biology is taught at the Shed Aquarium, radio production at WIMD, TV production at Dick Barnett studio WMAQ, drafting at architectural firms and blue collar jobs at factories.

  • Interviewing Jewel high school scholarship winners

    May. 28, 1964
  • Interviewing in Girard, Pennsylvania, with Bob Burns and Jim Richardson

    1980

    Burns and Richardson, both high school students, objected to conclusions contained in Terkel's book "Working; People Talk about What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do."

  • Father Basil Von Rensburg and Peter Walshe

    Interviewing children from various different countries who are involved with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

    Dec. 18, 1978
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