UCLA administration, 1936-1966 : oral history transcript / [interview conducted by James V. Mink] ; completed under the auspices of the Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles ; 1969.

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UCLA administration, 1936-1966 : oral history transcript / [interview conducted by James V. Mink] ; completed under the auspices of the Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles ; 1969.

Discusses her long working relationship with UCLA, as secretary to thirteen different chief campus officers. Her recollections stand as a capsule administrative history, discussing the problems and personalities of its administration during the formative decades. She also discusses her family background, education, travel, and civic issues.

1 vol. : front.

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