A half-century of landscape architecture : oral history transcript / John William Gregg ; tape recorded interview conducted by Suzanne B. Riess. Regional Cultural History Project, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1965 : and related material, 1965.

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A half-century of landscape architecture : oral history transcript / John William Gregg ; tape recorded interview conducted by Suzanne B. Riess. Regional Cultural History Project, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1965 : and related material, 1965.

Mainly concerning his career at the University of California in the Department of Landscape Architecture from 1913 until his retirement in 1946; the development of the field and the curriculum; and planning the Berkeley campus. Appendices include copy of a scroll signed by his students and copies of letters; and photographs inserted.

Transcript : [11], 183 leaves ; 28 cm. + related material.Original interview: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in.Copy of transcrpt : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 685:5) and positive.Copy of original interview: 1 sound disc ; 4 3/4 in.

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Gregg, John William, 1880-1969

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John W. Gregg (1880-1969) was the first full professor and the director of UC Berkeley's Division of Landscape Gardening and Floriculture upon its establishment in 1913. He served as director of the school and primarily taught design and planning courses until his retirement in 1947. His activities outside of teaching included consulting Landscape Architect for the UC Berkeley campus in 1926, for UCLA in 1930, and for the Bureau of Reclamation on the "All American Canal" project in Imperial Vall...

Regional Cultural History Project (University of California, Berkeley)

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Reiss, Suzanne B.,

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University of California, Berkeley. Department of Landscape Architecture

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