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Survival crisis transcripts, 1977

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

Contains typed draft transcripts of interviews conducted by David C. Levy with New School dean Allen Austill (d. 2016); Parsons president Sterling Callisen (1899-1988); New School president John Everett (d. 1992); New School public relations director Albert Landa (1927-2008); Orin Lehman (1920-2008) of The New School Board of Trustees; Parsons School of Design Board of Trustees Chairman Richard Paget (d. 1991), Parsons president Francis A. Ruzicka (1924-2003); and Jack Shea. Also includes a synopsis of a conversation with New School treasurer Issai Hosiosky (1906-1998) and a letter from former Parsons School of Design Board of Trustees chairman Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. (1906-1990), outlining his relationship to the school. This file was originally located in another collection and added to this collection during processing.

Dates

  • 1977