Citizenship in a democracy
Subtitle: and related material
By: Harry L. Kingman; tape recorded interview conducted by Rosemary Levenson in 1971-1972. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1973 :
Contributors: Kingman, Ruth W. 1900-; Koshland, Daniel Edward, 1892-; Koshland, Lucile Wolf Heming.; Levenson, Rosemary.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Published: 1971
Subjects: Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963.; Young Men's Christian Associations. University of California.; Young Men's Christian Associations of China.; Stiles Hall (Berkeley, Calif.); United States. Committee on Fair Employment Practice.; Citizens' Lobby for Freedom and Fair Play (Washington, D.C.); Loyalty oaths -- California -- Berkeley.; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.; Civil rights -- United States.; United States -- Politics and government.
Description: Comments on long association with Stiles Hall, the University of California YMCA in Berkeley; service in China with the International YMCA, 1921-27; loyalty oath controversy at the University; interest in helping the Japanese-American evacuees during World War II; service as director of west coast regional office of the wartime FEPC; establishment of The Citizens' Lobby in Wash., D.C. after retirement from Stiles Hall in 1957, with special interest in civil rights legislation; volunteer work in John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. Photographs inserted. Copies of documentary material appended.
Table of contents: value: Reel 1: June 14, 1971. Track 1: 981 ft., track 2: 1033 ft.; value: Reel 2: June 24, 1971. Track 1: 984 ft., track 2: 745 ft.; value: Reel 3: Oct. 25, 1971. Track 1: 1062 ft., track 2: 342 ft.; value: Reel 4: Nov. 29, 1971. Track 1: 1064 ft., track 2: 631 ft.; value: Reel 5: Dec. 20, 1971. Track 1: 1076 ft., track 2: 1074 ft.; value: Reel 6: Dec. 20, 1971. Track 1: 440 ft., track 2: blank; value: Reel 7: Jan. 27, 1972. Track 1: 1079 ft., track 2: 131 ft.; value: Reel 8: Feb. 7, 1972. Track 1: 1007 ft., track 2: 1074 ft.; value: Reel 9: Feb. 17, 1972. Track 1: 844 ft. track 2: blank.; value: Reel 10: Mar. 13, 1972. Track 1: 762 ft., track 2: 492 ft.; value: Reel 11: Mar. 27, 1972. Track 1: 899 ft., track 2: 1080 ft.; value: Phonotapes :