Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008

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Studs Terkel was born May 16, 1912, and died in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2008.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose searching interviews with ordinary Americans helped establish oral history as a serious genre.

From the description of It's a living, [videorecording], 1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612307109 and the description of Studs Terkel papers and book interviews, ca. 1950-1999. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 713907330

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referencedIn Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990. Jack Conroy papers, 1924-1991. Newberry Library
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Rocking the Boat raw : Bughouse Square #2, [videorecording], 1998 Aug. 1. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn R. Buckminster Fuller Papers Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Guy and Candie Carawan Collection, 1955-2010 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Studs Terkel with Dave Marsh, [videorecording], 1989 Nov. 16. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn Popadić, Mirko,. Studs on a soapbox raw, [videorecording], 2000 Nov. 7. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Letter, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Black, Kerrigan. Papers., 1963-1993 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn New Theatre League records, 1932-1942 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Milton Caniff Collection, 1805-2007, 1910-1988 The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
referencedIn Weinberg, Tom. Watch It! [videorecording] : episode 102-2, ca. 1992. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
creatorOf Schwartz, Stephen. Working : a musical, [1978] / from the book by Studs Terkel ; adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Thurman, Dovie, d. 1997,. Dovie Thurman [videorecording] : a conversation with Studs Terkel, 1997 Mar. 6. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn Clarke Taylor performing arts interviews [sound recording] The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Sabine, Gordon A. Books that made the difference project, 1980-1986. Virginia Tech
referencedIn Paul Goodman papers, 1925-1983. Houghton Library
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Studs Terkel papers and book interviews, ca. 1950-1999. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Sadlowski, Edward. Chicago Slices raw #83 [videorecording], 1993 June 27 and undated. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
creatorOf Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.). [Honorary degrees series] / [Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.]. Knox College, Seymour Library
referencedIn Schomer, Howard, 1915-2001. Papers, 1928-2001. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Studs Terkel with Bill Veeck at Billy Goat Tavern, [videorecording], 1981 Sept. 11. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn Papers of Virginia Foster Durr, 1919-2007 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Kakatsakis, Charles. Division Street: typescript, n.d. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Ira Berkow, papers, undated, 1960-2011 American Jewish Historical Society
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Letters : Chicago, Ill., to Flora Roberts, 1956 May 29-[1957]. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Nelson Algren : an appreciation : typescript, 1973 / [Studs Terkel]. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn STUDS TERKEL INTERVIEW FROM WRVR ON THE SNICC PHILOSOPHY National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Valerie Taylor papers, 1913-1997 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Towle, Charlotte. Papers, 1915-1968 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Smith, Anna Deavere. Author Anna Deavere Smith in conversation with Studs Terkel, [videorecording], 2000. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn Tennessee Williams papers, 1932-1983. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Lopez, Barry Holstun, 1945-. Barry Lopez audio-visual collection, 1964-2007 and undated. Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Amazing grace : a drama in two acts : typescript, 1959 / by Studs Terkel. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Jack Levine papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Stuckey, Elma, 1907-1988. Elma Stuckey papers, 1895-2001 (bulk 1940s-1988). Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Actors' Equity Association. Paul Robeson award ceremonies collection [sound recording], 1978-1996. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Lillian Hellman Papers TXRC05-A10005., 1904-1984 (bulk 1934-1984) Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Records of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, 1981 - 1981 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. It's a living, [videorecording], 1975. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn Stetson Kennedy Collection, 1940-2002, 1992-2002
creatorOf Jack Levine papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Durr, Virginia Foster. Papers, 1904-1991. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Robert C. Schnitzer and Marcella Cisney papers, ca.1890-1989 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf McGinley, Phyllis, 1905-1978. Lillian Hellman Papers, 1904-1984 (bulk 1934-1984). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Grover Sales Collection, 1940-2004 Archive of Recorded Sound
referencedIn STUDS TERKEL INTERVIEWS MARTHA GRAHAM National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Gertrude Abercrombie papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf John Wilde papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Can't Take No More National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Rogers, John C. Letters to John C. Rogers [manuscript] 1970-1976. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008,. Studs Terkel archival interviews, [videorecording], 1960s. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn Records of the President of Radcliffe College, 1972-1989 Radcliffe College Archives, Radcliffe Institute
referencedIn Ronald D. Cohen Collection, 1914-2005, (bulk 1940-2005) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf King, Larry, 1933-. Selected radio programs from The Larry King show [sound recording]. Library of Congress
referencedIn Studs H. Terkel National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Taylor, Valerie, 1913-. Valerie Taylor papers, 1913-1997. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Gertrude Abercrombie papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Bessie, Alvah Cecil, 1904-1985. Papers, 1929-1991. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Studs Terkel office files from WFMT radio station, ca. 1952-1999. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. Studs Terkel with Nelson Algren, [videorecording], 1975. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn STUDS TERKEL INTERVIEWS MARLON BRANDO National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Walliser, Blair. Blair Walliser papers, 1933-1955. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008,. Studs Terkel interview, [videorecording], 1990s. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
creatorOf White, Harry Anthony, 1908-1982. Papers, 1927-1982. Indiana University
creatorOf Deutch, Stephen. Stephen Deutch papers, ca. 1981-1997. Chicago History Museum
referencedIn TV Satellite File 505 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn John Ciardi Papers, 1910-1997, (bulk 1960-1985) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Harris, L. mss., 1931-1977 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Sadlowski, Edward. Chicago Slices raw [videorecording] : Ed Sadlowski roast #1, 1993 June 27. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn Popadić, Mirko,. Studs on a soapbox raw, [videorecording], 2000 Oct. 25. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn Assignment America: Bill Mauldin and Pat Oliphant: If It's Big, Hit It (Part II) - 1975 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Bughouse Square debates, [videorecording], 2001 July. Media Burn Independent Video Archive
referencedIn Paul Robeson award ceremonies collection [sound recording], 1978-1996 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008. The enterprise of Herbert Bouc, or, a goat's tale : typescript, [196-?]. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Black, Kerrigan. Kerrigan Black papers, 1963-1993. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Shumlin, Herman, 1898-. Papers, 1930-1968. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Schnitzer, Robert C. Robert C. Schnitzer and Marcella Cisney papers, ca. 1890-1989. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Durr, Virginia Foster. Papers: Series II, 1929-1991 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Sullivan, Patricia, 1950-. Progressive Party oral history interviews, 1975-1982. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Barry Lopez Audio-Visual Collection, R14. 1., 1964-2001 and undated Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University
referencedIn Newman, M. W. (Morton William), 1917-2001. M. W. Newman papers, 1917-2002. Newberry Library
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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referencedIn A Celebration of the Life of Studs Terkel Media Burn Independent Video Archive
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associatedWith Blumberg, Skip. person
associatedWith Brando, Marlon person
associatedWith Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958. person
associatedWith Carawan, Candie. person
associatedWith Carawan, Guy. person
associatedWith Challacombe, Paul. person
employeeOf Chicago History Museum corporateBody
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associatedWith Ciardi, John, 1916-1986. person
associatedWith Cohen, Ronald D., 1940- person
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associatedWith Coughlin, John Joseph, 1860-1938. person
associatedWith Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976. person
associatedWith Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938. person
associatedWith Deutch, Stephen. person
associatedWith Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956. person
associatedWith Durr, Virginia Foster. person
associatedWith Dylan, Bob, 1941-.... person
associatedWith Erie Cafe (Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Everleigh Club (Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
employeeOf Federal Writers' Project corporateBody
associatedWith Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983 person
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associatedWith Graham, Martha, 1894-1991 person
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associatedWith Hunt, Richard, 1935- person
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associatedWith Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972. person
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associatedWith Kakatsakis, Charles. person
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associatedWith Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Korsts, Anda. person
associatedWith Leif, Yolanda, 1913-1983, person
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associatedWith McCollum, Kenneth G. person
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associatedWith McGinley, Phyllis, 1905-1978. person
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associatedWith Newman, M. W. (Morton William), 1917-2001. person
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associatedWith Parsons, Lucy E. (Lucy Eldine), 1853-1942. person
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associatedWith Republican National Convention (1860 : Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Riccardo, Rick. person
associatedWith Riccardo's Italian Restaurant (Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Robbins, Margie, person
correspondedWith Roberts, Flora person
associatedWith Rogers, John C. person
associatedWith Rosenthal, Vin, person
associatedWith Sadlowski, Edward. person
associatedWith Sales, Grover, Mr. person
associatedWith Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. person
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associatedWith Sherrod, Theodore Roosevelt, 1915-1991, person
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associatedWith Taylor, Valerie, 1913- person
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associatedWith University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. corporateBody
associatedWith Valerie Taylor, 1913- person
associatedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
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associatedWith Weinberg, Tom. person
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employeeOf WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith White, Harry Anthony, 1908-1982. person
associatedWith Wilde, John, 1919-2006. person
associatedWith Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 person
associatedWith Willis Tower (Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Chicago IL US
New York NY US
Subject
Musicians
United States
United States
United States
United States
African American sculptors
Authors, American
Authors, American
Cardiovascular pharmacology
Chicago (Ill.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Cold War
Colonists
Communication and technology
Forty
Freedom of speech
Gospel music
Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871
Harmonics
Haymarket Square Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1886
Historians
Irish
Labor
Labor movement
Labor unions
Metal sculpture
Music
Nepotism
New Deal, 1933-1939
Novelists
Parks
Pharmacologists
Pizza
Plazas
Political corruption
Potawatomi Indians
Presidential candidates
Presidents
Pyschologists
Pyschotherapy
Radio broadcasting
Skid row
Skyscrapers
Sound
Television
Television broadcasting
Tourism
Tramps
Working class
Working class
Working class
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Occupation
Authors
Historians
Activity

Person

Birth 1912-05-16

Death 2008-10-31

Americans

English

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