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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.

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Title
Garff Wilson, The Invisible Man, or Public Ceremonies Chairman at Berkeley for Thirty-five Years; tape recorded interview conducted by Suzanne B. Riess in 1980
Creator
interviewee., Wilson, Garff B.,
Bowker, Albert Hosmer, 1919-
interviewer., Riess, Suzanne B.,
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
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Full Collection Name
California Audiovisual Preservation Project
Other Identifiers
cabeuroh_000296
Subject (Person)
Wilson, Garff B. Interviews.
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.
Subject (Corporate)
University of California (1868-1952) Class of 1931.
University of California, Berkeley. Department of Speech.
University of California, Berkeley. Committee on public ceremonies.
Geographic Coverage
United States -- California -- Berkeley.
Type
Audio
Format
oral histories (literary works)
Oral histories.
Histoires orales.
Archive
The Library
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