| Title: |
James D. Ferris
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Art Institute of Chicago. Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
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| Collection: |
Chicago Architects Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Ferris speaks about his early background and service in the military during WWII, his friendship with Golo Mann, studying at the Pratt Institute and working for Philip Johnson, graduate study at the Illinois Institute of Technology with Mies van der Rohe, studying in Rome with Myron Goldsmith and Pier Luigi Nervi, working for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, designing the CNA addition in Chicago, working at Naess & Murphy, working on the Northern Trust Bank addition, opening his own office, and designing the Briggs & Stratton facility.
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| Extent: |
142 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/ferris.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 2000 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Ferris, James D., 1925-2002
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1925
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Passaic, NJ; New Jersey; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Architect; Professor
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| Age at speaking: |
75
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| Document location: |
Michigan City, IN
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| Document date: |
29-Nov-2000
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| Interviewer: |
Manny, Carter H., 1918-
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Architects; Architectural design; Architecture; Architecture--Study and teaching; Chicago, IL; Illinois; North America; Oral history; United States; United States--Armed Forces; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025528-27388
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