Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Wallace Kirkman Harrison, 1978.
Creator: | Harrison, Wallace K. 1895-1981 | Project: | Individual interviews oral history collection. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 412 pages Sound recording 8 reels | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteArchitect; interviewee d. 1981
Scope and ContentsChildhood, Worcester, Mass.; education; work with McKim, Mead & White, New York, N.Y.; experiences with Navy, World War I; architectural studies in France; Penn Power & Light design project; design for 1939 World's Fair; evaluation of atelier system of architectural education; teaching experiences at Columbia University; architectural design work on Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center complex, Metropolitan Opera, United Nations facilities
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1990
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