| Title: |
Reminiscences of August Heckscher
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A74
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Childhood, education: St. Paul's, Yale, Harvard; editor CITIZEN ADVERTISER, Auburn, New York; chief editorial writer, HERALD TRIBUNE, 1948-56; executive head, Twentieth Century Fund, 1956-67; Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, New York, N.Y., 1966-73; philosophy of park use; impressions of John Lindsay and his mayoralty.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 78 leaves, Tape: 2 reels
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1984. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part V, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1978 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Heckscher, August, 1913-
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1913
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| Speaker occupation: |
City official; Journalist
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| Age at speaking: |
65
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| Document date: |
1978
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| Interviewer: |
Giordano, Richard W.
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations; Journalism; Journalists; Municipal officials and employees
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Heckscher, August, 1913-; Lindsay, John V., 1921-; New York(NY)--Recreational facilities; Twentieth Century Fund
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0020314-15756
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