Reminiscences of August Heckscher : oral history, 1978.

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Reminiscences of August Heckscher : oral history, 1978.

Childhood, education: St. Paul's, Yale, Harvard; editor CITIZEN ADVERTISER, Auburn, New York; chief editorial writer, HERALD TRIBUNE, 1948-56; executive head, Twentieth Century Fund, 1956-67; Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, New York, N.Y., 1966-73; philosophy of park use; impressions of John Lindsay and his mayoralty.

Transcript: 78 leaves.Tape: 2 reels.

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