| Title: |
Benjamin H. Weese
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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: |
Weese speaks about his early influences and exposure to architecture through his brother Harry; education at Harvard and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts; conscientious objector service in Europe; returning to work in Chicago; designing housing in Hyde Park and Kenwood; saving the Glessner house and establishing the Chicago Architecture Foundation; opening his own office; activities with the Chicago Seven, including the "Chicago Seven," "Exquisite Corpse," Townhouses, and "Late Entries to the Chicago Tribune" exhibitions;" and the revival of the Chicago Architectural Club.
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| Extent: |
1446 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/weeseben.pdf
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1998 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Weese, Benjamin Horace, 1929-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1929
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Evanston, IL; Illinois; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Architect
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| Age at speaking: |
69
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| Document location: |
Chicago, IL
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| Document date: |
28-Apr-1998
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| Interviewer: |
von Roessel, Annemarie
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Europe; Illinois; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Architects; Architects and housing developers; Architectural design; Architectural firms; Architecture; Architecture--Chicago (Ill.); Chicago, IL; Europe; Housing; Illinois; North America; Oral history; United States; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Conscientious objectors
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Chicago Architectural Club; Chicago Seven
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025560-27424
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