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The Invisible Man, or Public Ceremonies Chairman at Berkeley for Thirty-five Years : oral history transcript / and related material, 1980-1981.
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Title:

The Invisible Man, or Public Ceremonies Chairman at Berkeley for Thirty-five Years : oral history transcript: and related material, 1980-1981

Creator/Contributor:

Wilson, Garff B., creator, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Bowker, Albert Hosmer, 1919-

Creator/Contributor:

Riess, Suzanne B., interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.

Abstract:

Comments on student days at University of California, Berkeley, class of '31; teaching at Berkeley in Dept. of Speech; World War II service; work as chairman of Public Ceremonies Committee; on-and-off-campus theatrical activities; presidents, chancellors and their wives; student unrest; ceremonies, dedications and cultural events; famous people appearing on campus; etc. Appended: bibliographical information and reprint of an article; copy of his report on the university's centennial celebration; his recollections of Robert Frost.

Date:

1980 (issued)

Subject:

University of California (1868-1952) -- Class of 1931
University of California, Berkeley. -- Department of Speech.
University of California, Berkeley. -- Committee on public ceremonies.
University of California (1868-1952)
Wilson, Garff B -- Interviews
Frost, Robert -- 1874-1963
Wilson, Garff B
Frost, Robert -- 1874-1963
United States -- California -- Berkeley

Note:

Garff Bell Wilson ; tape recorded interview conducted by Suzanne B. Riess in 1980. Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1981 :
Phonotape also available.
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Also available online.
Copyright by The Regents of the University of California. This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

oral histories (literary works)
Oral histories.
Interviews.
Oral histories.
Histoires orales.

Physical Description:

print
[18], vi, 442 pages ; 28 cm + related material

Language:

English

Identifier:

http://nma.berkeley.edu/ark:/28722/bk0005z2840

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Copyright by The Regents of the University of California. This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Related Item:

Invisible Man, or Public Ceremonies Chairman at Berkeley for Thirty-five Years : oral history transcript / 1980-1981 : Wilson, Garff B. : (OCoLC)1085935727
http://nma.berkeley.edu/ark:/28722/bk0005z2840