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  • Interviewing Elizabeth Wood ; part 2

    Feb. 6, 1964

    Wood, the first (ca. 1950s) Executive Secretary of the Chicago Housing Authority, about her experiences as a social worker in the United States and at international programs funded by the Ford Foundation, and about public housing.

  • Chicago Housing Authority

    Interviewing Elizabeth Wood ; part 1

    Feb. 6, 1964

    Wood, the first (ca. 1950s) Executive Secretary of the Chicago Housing Authority, about her experiences as a social worker in the United States and at international programs funded by the Ford Foundation, and about public housing.

  • Interviewing architect John Vinci

    Feb. 28, 1996
  • Interviewing architect George Nelson

    Oct. 1, 1963
  • Interviewing architect and industrial designer George Nelson ; part 4

    1960
  • Interviewing architect and industrial designer George Nelson ; part 3

    1960
  • Interviewing architect and industrial designer George Nelson ; part 2

    1960
  • Interviewing architect and industrial designer George Nelson ; part 1

    1960
  • Interview with Lee Botts and Dr. Orie Loucks

    Feb. 5, 1988

    Discussing "Silent Spring," by Rachel Carson with environmental activist Lee Botts and botanist Dr. Orie Loucks.

  • Interview with Larry and Bob Jakus about their album "Prairie House"

    Dec. 22, 1988

    Discussing their album "Prairie House" with two members of The Wright Street Band; Larry Jakus (drums) and architecture buff Bob Jakus (lyricist, composer). All of The Wright Street Band's songs are based on architect Frank Lloyd Wright's life and work.

  • George Nelson discusses industrial design and the effects on people; part 4

    Jan. 16, 1962

    George Nelson discusses the importance of education, teachers, and how we learn as society changes.

  • George Nelson discusses industrial design and the effects on people; part 3

    Jan. 16, 1962

    George Nelson discusses what this generation will leave behind, the role of the individual in society, and the belief in things.

  • George Nelson discusses industrial design and the effects on people; part 2

    Jan. 16, 1962

    George Nelson discusses consumerism, business in war and peacetime, destruction leading to creation, and what culture looks like.

  • George Nelson discusses industrial design and the effects on people; part 1

    Jan. 16, 1962

    George Nelson discusses his impression of industrial design in Brasilia ,Russia, and American Main Street and how business is prioritized over what is better for people.

  • George Nakashima discusses architecture and design

    Oct. 4, 1977

    Interviewing designer-architect George Nakashima.

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