Reminiscences of Adolf K. Placzek: oral history, 1985.

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Reminiscences of Adolf K. Placzek: oral history, 1985.

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Childhood in Vienna; switch from medical studies to art hisotry, University of Vienna; escape from Nazis to England, 1939-1940; M.L.A., Columbia University School of Library Service, 1942; enlistment in United States Army, 1942-46; assistant librarian, Avery Architectural Library, Columbia University, 1949-59, Acting Librarian, 1959: collection of famous trade catalogues drawings, development of Avery Periodical Index; Professor of Art History, Columbia, 1972-80, Professor Emeritus, 1980- ; general editor, architectural books, DaCapo Press; contributions to McMillan Encyclopedia of Architects.

Transcript: 53 leaves.Tape: 3 cassettes.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University. Dept. of Art History.

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Librarian, Art historian. From the description of Reminiscences of Adolf K. Placzek: oral history, 1985. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86100486 ...

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Stein, Rosemarie

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Librarian. From the description of Reminiscences of Rose Stein : oral history, 1990. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122609078 ...