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  • Paul Robeson

    Gathering of friends discussing Paul Robeson

    May. 8, 1970

    Recorded live on Chicago's South Side. Robeson is ill at the time of recording. Speakers: Earl Dickerson, Etta Moten Barnett, Judge Sidney Jones, J. Mayo "Ink" Williams, Joan Brown (possibly Abena Joan Brown), Charles Hamilton, Margaret Burroughs, [John Gray's sister], [Stevens?]

  • Florence Scala and Studs Terkel on the site of Hull House as it is dismantled ; part 2

    Jul. 9, 1963

    The tour continues on Maxell and Halsted Streets. Anita is sad to be leaving a place where she was born & raised. Mrs. Belmont said the mayor promised housing but they're currently living in a hotel. A 17-year resident of Hull House, Mrs. Morales says there will never be another place like it. The general feeling from everyone was that of sadness in having to leave their homes and businesses.

  • Florence Scala and Studs Terkel on the site of Hull House as it is dismantled ; part 1

    Jul. 9, 1963

    Florence Scala gives Studs Terkel a guided tour of the area around Hull House. Terkel talks to people in the neighborhood. Mr. Briata spoke of how he would go to Hull House once a week to take a bath. Mrs. Picardi liked the area because it had good schools for her kids. Together they visit Scala's favorite butcher, who will have to relocate his business after 40 years.

  • Alvar Aalto

    Elissa Aalto and Paul Dukas reflect on architect Alvar Aalto's life

    Jun. 17, 1982

    Elissa Aalto, architect and widow of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (first 47 minutes) and architect Paul Dukas (final 6 minutes) discuss architect Alvar Aalto. Aalto believed that architecture could provide society harmony through nature. He was often compared to Frank Lloyd Wright. He was bound with a passion to help mankind.

  • Discussing the history of Maxwell Street with University of Illinois at Chicago historian Bill Adelman, Roosevelt University professor of Sociology and Anthropology Carolyn Eastwood, and Chicago Blues Festival director Barry Dolins

    May. 13, 1993
  • Discussing the books "Not In My Back Yard: The Handbook" and "Deeper Shades of Green: The Rise of Blue Collar and Minority Environmentalism in America" with their respective authors; Jane Morris and James Schwab

    Jan. 12, 1995
  • Discussing the book "William Henry Jackson and the Transformation of the American Landscape" with author, art historian Peter Hales

    Aug. 18, 1988
  • Discussing the book "Pride of Place: Building the American Dream" with the author, architect Robert A. M. Stern

    Apr. 7, 1995
  • Discussing the book "Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright" with author and architectural preservationist Brendan Gill

    Dec. 3, 1987
  • Discussing the book "Lewis Mumford, a Life" with Donald L. Miller

    Aug. 7, 1989
  • Ross Miller

    Discussing the book "Here's the Deal: The Buying and Selling of a Great American City" with Ross Miller

    Mar. 12, 1996
  • Discussing the book "Cities & People: A Social and Architectural History" with the author and architectural historian Mark Girouard

    Feb. 13, 1986
  • Discussing the book "China Born: Adventures of a Maverick Bookman" with Henry Noyes

    Nov. 3, 1989
  • Discussing the book "Barcelona" with the author, art critic, and documentary filmmaker Robert Hughes

    Mar. 3, 1992
  • Discussing the book "American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America" with the author, art critic, and documentary filmmaker Robert Hughes

    May. 5, 1997
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