Name
Starr, Roger (Interviewee)
Zane, Sharon (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Roger Starr, 1986
Abstract
Education: Lawrenceville School, Yale 1939; experience in army; career: Citizens Housing and Planning Council, Professorship, commissioner of Housing and Development Administration; public housing in Manhattan, Municipal Loan scandal, construction and financing of Manhattan Plaza, Section 8, objections to the project, contracting issues, marketing and populating Manhattan Plaza, reflection on the present
Collection Name
Manhattan Plaza oral history collection
Subjects
High-rise apartment buildings--New York (State); Starr, Roger
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1986
Note (Biographical)
Occupation
Note
Interviewed by Sharon Zane on July 9, 1986
Note (Provenance)
Manhattan Plaza, Gift, circa 1990
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
15296130
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-fvbx-dv89
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.