Reminiscences of Houston Peterson, 1967

Biographical Note

Educator; interviewee d. 1981

Scope and Contents

Account of lecture programs at Cooper Union Forum, 1938-46, with vignettes of speakers and analysis of audience reaction; brief history of Cooper Union; experiences as writer and teacher

Subjects

• Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
• Interviews.
• Lecturers--Interviews.
• Lectures and lecturing.
• Mason, John T., 1909-1998, interviewer.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Peterson, Houston, 1897-1981--Interviews.
• Schools--New York (State)--New York.
• Teachers--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1984