| Title: |
John A. Holabird
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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: |
Holabird speaks about his family and early years; Saturdays at the Tavern Club; the office of Holabird and Root; at the Century of Progress International Exhibition; the Depression; studying architecture at Harvard University; his interest in stage design; teaching; Helmuth Bartsch; clients; cultural and civic activities; the Holabird and Root collection at the Chicago Historical Society.
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| Extent: |
207 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/holabird.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1992 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Holabird, John Augur, 1920-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1920
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Architect; Military personnel
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| Age at speaking: |
72
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| Document location: |
Chicago, IL
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| Document date: |
29-Oct-1992
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| Interviewer: |
Benjamin, Susan
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| Historical events discussed: |
Battle of the Bulge, December 16, 1944-January 16, 1945; 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; Battle of the Bulge, December 16, 1944-January 16, 1945; Chicago, IL; Education; Family--History; Illinois; North America; Oral history; United States; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025538-27400
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