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Esther McCoy papers, circa 1876-1990, bulk 1938-1989

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Series 10: Audio and Video Recordings , 1930-1984
(Boxes 38-40, 47, 52; 2.5 linear feet)

Found here are interview recordings, commercially produced music recordings, and a videocassette of Esther McCoy's 80th birthday party. Interview recordings include taped, untranscribed interviews with architects, people associated with architectural projects, and artists. Recordings were made either on sound tape reels (3 in., 1/4 in. tape) or sound cassettes. All interviews were conducted by Esther McCoy, unless otherwise noted, as part of her research for magazine articles and books, including many interviews from 1964 and 1965 which were used for her article, "Young Architects: The Small Office," published in Arts & Architecture magazine (February/March 1966).
Interview recordings are arranged in rough alphabetical order by interviewee. Where different subjects were taped on the same reel, they are listed together in order to reflect the physical arrangement of the interviews on the reels.
All of the sound tape reels have been digitized by the Archives of American Art for reference use. Some duplicate cassettes have also been created for reference use. All items listed are original recordings unless otherwise indicated in the item heading.
Description Container Select
Interview Recordings
Gregory Ain, interviewed by Kathryn Smith, 1977
(1 sound cassette and 2 duplicate sound cassettes)
38
1
Christopher Alexander, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
1
Donlyn Lyndon, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
2
Francisco Artigas, 1970
(4 sound cassettes and 3 duplicate sound cassettes)
39
3
Francisco Artigas, 1971
(4 sound cassettes and 4 duplicate sound cassettes)
39
4
Gunnar Birkerts, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
39
5
Ray Bradbury, 1972
(1 sound cassette)
39
6
Charles Brewer, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
7
Kevin Roche, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
8
Mario Ciampi, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
39
9
David Crane, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
10
Peter Chermayeff and Paul Dietrich, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
11
J. R. Davidson, 1974
(2 sound tape reels)
39
12
Robert Geddes, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
39
13
Virgil and Minna Geddes, circa 1965
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
14
Gerhard Kallman and Noel McKinnell, circa 1965
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
15
Paul Dietrich, 1965
(3 sides of 2 sound tape reels)
39
16
Peter Chermayeff, 1965
(2 sides of 2 sound tape reels)
39
17
John Harkness, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
18
Iqbal Geoffrey, 1965
(1 sound tape reel)
39
19
Dorothy Grotz, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
20
Konrad Wachsmann, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
39
21
Harwell Hamilton Harris, 1980
(3 sound tape reels and 3 duplicate sound cassettes)
39
22
Bernard Huet, circa 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
39
23
A. Quincy Jones, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
39
24
Robert Jones, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
39
25
Robert and Dorothy Kahan, 1980
(1 sound tape reel)
39
26
Louis Kahn, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
40
1
Keith Kalb, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
40
2
Max and Rita Lawrence, 1977
(2 sound tape reels)
40
3
Leah Lovell, undated
(1 sound tape reel)
40
4
Philip Lovell, interviewed by Kathryn Smith and Esther McCoy, 1977
(1 sound cassette and 1 duplicate sound cassette)
40
5
Cliff May, interviewed by Evelyn Hitchcock, 1983
(1 sound cassette)
40
6
Peter Millard, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
40
7
Charles Brewer, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
40
8
Richard Neutra, 1960s
(1 sound tape reel and 2 duplicate sound cassettes)
(Interview conducted and tape produced by Bethlehem Steel)
40
9
Cesar Pelli, 1969
(1 sound tape reel)
40
10
Cesar Pelli, undated
(1 sound tape reel)
40
11
James Polshek, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
40
12
Martin Price, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
40
13
Jonas Salk, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
40
14
Louis Sauer, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
40
15
Aaron Schreier, undated
(1 sound tape reel)
40
15
Ben Southland, 1969
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
40
17
Edgardo Contini, 1969
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
40
18
Stickney & Hull, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
40
19
Paul Thiry, 1965
(1 sound tape reel)
40
20
Karl Van Leuven and Herman Guttman of Victor Gruen Associates, 1969
(1 sound tape reel)
40
21
Robert Venturi, 1964
(1 sound tape reel)
40
22
Tim Vreeland, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
40
23
Tim Vreeland and Ramaldo Giurgola, 1964
(2 sides of 2 sound tape reels)
40
24
Ramaldo Giurgola, 1964
(1 side of 1 sound tape reel)
40
25
Evans Woollen, undated
(2 sound tape reels)
40
26
Lloyd Wright, 1970
(2 sound cassettes and 1 duplicate sound cassette)
40
27
Lloyd Wright, undated
(2 sound tape reels)
40
28
"Anthem of the U.S.S.R.,", circa 1945
(1 sound disc)
47
1
"Free and Equal Blues,", circa 1945
(1 sound disc)
47
2
"Preludio A Cristobal Colon,", 1930
(1 sound disc)
47
3
"Songs of the Red Army,", 1940
(Album, 3 sound discs)
47
4
Esther McCoy's 80th Birthday Party, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1984
(1 videocassette and 2 duplicate videocassettes)
52
1

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