Politics, Law, and the University of California : oral history transcript / John Francis Neylan ; tape recorded interviews conducted by Walton E. Bean and Corinne L. Gilb in April-October, 1954. Regional Cultural History Project, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1961 : and related materia

Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951

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William Randolph Hearst Sr. (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his ...

Regional Cultural History Project (University of California, Berkeley)

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League of Nations

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Whitney, Anita, 1867-1955

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Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945

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Hiram Johnson was the governor of California, 1911-1917, a United States Senator from California, 1917-1945, and a leader in the Progressive Party. From the description of Hiram Johnson papers, 1895-1945. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 82192663 Hiram Johnson served as governor of Calif. (1911-1917), Progressive candidate for Vice President of the U.S. (1912), and U.S. Senator from Calif. (1917-1945). From the description of Hiram Johnso...

Gilb, Corinne Lathrop, 1925-....

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Dr. Corinne Lathrop Gilb was born in Lethbridge, Alberta to American parents. She moved with her family to Washington State at the age of eight, and received a B.A. from the University of Washington, and a Ph.D. at Radcliffe College. She married Tyrell Gilb in 1945. After teaching at university level for 37 years, she retired as Professor Emeritus from Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., in 1994. She served as the first director of UC Berkeley's Regional Cultural (Oral) History Project, Plan...

Bean, Walton.

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Bean was a Professor of history, UCB. From the description of Walton Bean papers, ca. 1946-1976. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 25750900 ...

Neylan, John Francis, 1885-1960

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Biographical Information John Francis Neylan, lawyer, journalist, political and educational figure, was born in New York City on November 6, 1885. After graduation from Seton Hall College in New Jersey in 1903, he came West. California was his destination, but he stopped off in Arizona and worked there for several years as a teamster, bank teller and reporter. The desire for a newspaper career brought him to San Francisco and, eventually, a j...

University of California (System). Regents

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A rapidly growing California population in the late 1950s prompted the Regents of the University of California to explore the possibility of adding new campuses in an attempt to meet the state's escalating need for higher education. Enrollment projections suggested that the University would require three new campuses by 1970 to meet the rising demand. After selecting Santa Cruz and San Diego as new outposts for the University, the Regents undertook a search to discover a campus site in the South...