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  • James Graham-Lujan discusses the works of Federico Garcia Lorca; part 2

    1964

    James Graham-Lujan concludes by talking about Garcia Lorca's most celebrated plays, Blood Wedding, Yerma, and The House of Bernarda Alba. Tragedy is brought about due to the passion of a woman in each of the plays.

  • James Clement, Mrs. Barry Norton, and Pearl Shaw discuss Chicago schools ; part 1

    1965

    Discussing the "Chicago Schools Challenge " and interviewing James Clement, Mrs. Barry Norton, and Pearl Shaw.

  • Jaime Escalante discusses his career as a mathematics teacher

    Aug. 5, 1988

    Studs interviews educator Jaime Escalante about his successful work as a mathematics teacher at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, which is represented in the film “Stand and Deliver.” Includes an interview with Edward James Olmos.

  • Ira B. Harkey

    Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career ; part 2

    1966

    Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career. Includes Ira Harkey reading from his newspaper the Mississippi "Chronicle-Star".

  • Ira B. Harkey

    Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career ; part 1

    1966

    Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career. Includes Ira Harkey reading his writing from his newspaper the Mississippi "Chronicle-Star."

  • 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 the founder of the Dance Center of Columbia College, Shirley Mordine ; part 1 and Bill Russo ; part 2

    May. 18, 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 State Representative Susan Catania and Professor June Sochen

    Jan. 31, 1989
  • Interviewing psychologist Dr. Matina Horner, President of Radcliffe College

    Dec. 1, 1977
  • Interviewing members of the Northwestern University Political Science Professors John Simpson, Leonard Rieser, and Bruce Cummings

    Dec. 8, 1995
  • Interviewing Kohl Education Foundation Award recipients Carmel Heaney and Norman Richardson

    Apr. 26, 1989

    Both of the recipients are educators from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Heaney is a Catholic and Richardson is a Protestant.

  • Interviewing Jewel high school scholarship winners

    May. 28, 1964
  • Interviewing Janos Starker

    Jan. 27, 1963

    The Hungarian-American cellist discusses his career, his travels, and his work with pianist Gyorgy Sebok.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

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