| Title: |
William Keck
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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: |
William serves as spokesman for George Fred and the firm of Keck & Keck. He speaks about George Fred's early jobs; George Fred's partnership with Vale Faro; the Miralago Ballroom in Wilmette, Illinois; the House of Tomorrow and the Crystal House at the Century of Progress Exhibition, 1933-34; early modern residences; the Chicago Workshop and Marianne Willisch; solar housing; the Chicago Bauhaus; CIAM; Mies van der Rohe and European influences; other Keck-designed houses; history of the Keck firm.
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| Extent: |
302 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/keck.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1990 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Keck, William, 1908-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1908
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Watertown, WI; Wisconsin; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Age at speaking: |
82
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| Document location: |
Chicago, IL
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| Document date: |
21-Aug-1990
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| Interviewer: |
Blum, Betty J.
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Architects; Architectural design; Architectural firms; Architecture; Chicago, IL; Illinois; North America; Oral history; United States; Work; Work environment
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025540-27402
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