Name
Heckscher, August, 1913-1997 (Interviewee)
Giordano, Richard W (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of August Heckscher, 1978
Abstract
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
Collection Name
Individual interviews oral history collection
Subjects
Municipal officials and employees; Journalists; Journalism; Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations; Recreation areas--New York (State); Heckscher, August, 1913-1997; Lindsay, John V. (John Vliet), 1917-; Twentieth Century Fund
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1978
Physical Description
78 pages
Note (Biographical)
City official, journalist
Note
Interviewed by Richard W. Giordano
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
15323416
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-bh64-9y35
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.