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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

Al Davis Interview digital audio recordings

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: RITArc-0635
Overview

Digital audio recording of an interview with Al Davis. Al Davis was known as "Mr. RIT" for his devotion to the Institute. He served as vice president in the 1960s and 1970s and played a key role in shaping RIT's future by helping to raise the funds to build a new campus in Henrietta. The collection includes parts three and four of the interview. Parts one and two of the interview are currently missing.

Dates: 1997-1997

Alice Woodward Interview digital audio recording

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: RITArc-0625
Overview

Recording of an interview with Alice Woodward conducted by Gladys Taylor on July 30, 1985.

Dates: 1985-1985

Collection on Spirit (Tiger)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITArc-0035
Overview

Materials related to Spirit the Tiger, a live tiger cub that served as the Rochester Institute of Technology's mascot from 1963-1964. The collection includes correspondence, administrative and financial documents, ephemera, and clippings. Also included is a transcript of an oral history interview given by RIT students who were members of the original Tiger Committee in 2005.

Dates: 1963-1993

Craft Aesthetics Seminar slides and digital audio recordings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITArc-0614
Overview

Slides and audio recordings of the Craft Aesthetics Seminar held at RIT in 1979.

Dates: 1979

Dr. William Castle NTID An Historical Perspective digital audio recording

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: RITArc-0623
Overview

Audio recording of a talk given by William Castle on the history of NTID. NTID was established in 1966 and Robert Frisina became its first director in 1967. Exact date of the recording is unknown.

Dates: circa 1983

Eisenhart Awards and Eisenhart Memorial Scholarship records and related material

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITArc-0160
Overview

Materials related to the Eisenhart Awards and the Eisenhart Memorial Scholarship such as recipient lists, programs, photographs, and other administrative documents. The collection also includes items related to Richard H. Eisenhart, a former trustee of the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Dates: 1974-2009

Gregory Heisler Reedy Memorial Lecture digital audio recording

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: RITArc-0636
Overview

Material related to Gregory Heisler's talk for the Reedy Memorial Lecture.

Dates: 1987-1987

Hans Barschel interview on the "Creative Forties" digital audio recording

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: RITArc-0616
Overview

Audio recording of informal interview with Hans Barschel for an upcoming television interview.

Dates: 8/11/1972

Hans Christensen digital audio recordings

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: RITArc-0637
Overview

Digital audio recordings of two interviews with Hans Christensen. Christensen was a world renowned silver smith who taught at RIT for 29 years.

Dates: 1982-1982

Harold Brennan Art and Industry digital audio recording

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: RITArc-0626
Overview

Audio recordings related to Harold Brennan's discussion of art and industry in the United States.

Dates: 1964