History

Prytanean Oral Histories

Here is a list of transcripts of oral interviews of Cal Prytanean members. The
transcripts are part of the general holdings of the UC Berkeley Oral History
collection. They are full-text searchable.

Willa K. Baum

Willa K. Baum: Conversations with Willa Baum, Director of the Regional Oral History Office, UC Berkeley, 1958 – 2000

Willa K. Baum: Conversations with Willa Baum, Director of the Regional Oral History Office, UC Berkeley, 1958-2000

Grace V. Bird

Grace V. Bird Volume I Leader in Junior College Education at Bakersfield and the University of California

Grace V. Bird: Volume I: Leader in Junior College Education at Bakersfield and the University of California (berkeley.edu)

Grace V. Bird Volume II: Bakersfield Remembers Grace V. Bird

Grace V. Bird: Volume II: Bakersfield Remembers Grace V. Bird (berkeley.edu)

Ursula Bingham

Ursula Bingham: A Lay’s Life; New England, Berkeley, China

Ursula Bingham: A Lady’s Life: New England, Berkeley, China

Ruth Clause Chance

Ruth Clause Chance: Bay Area Foundation History, Volume II At the Heart of Grants for Youth

Ruth Clause Chance: Bay Area Foundation History, Volume II: At the Heart of Grants for Youth (berkeley.edu)

Dorothy Wormser Coblentz

Julia Morgan History Volume II

Julia Morgan Volume 2: Her Office and a House (berkeley.edu)

Natalie Cohen

Robert Gordon Sproul Oral History Project Volume II

Robert Gordon Sproul Oral History Project Volume II (berkeley.edu)

Mary Blossom Davidson

Mary Blossom Davidson The Dean of Women and the Importance of Students

Mary Blossom Davidson: The Dean of Woman and the Importance of Students (berkeley.edu)

Marian Diamond

Women’s Faculty Club History of the University of California Berkeley 1919 – 1982

Women’s Faculty Club History of the University of California Berkeley, 1919-1982 

Ruth Norton Donnelly

Ruth Norton Donnelly: The University’s Role in Housing Services

Ruth Norton Donnelly: The University’s Role in Housing Services (berkeley.edu)

Marjorie Bridge Farquhar

Marjorie Bridge Farquhar: Pioneer Sierra Climber Conservationist and Photographer

Marjorie Bridge Farquhar: Pioneer Sierra Climber, Conservationist and Photographer (berkeley.edu)

Sierra Club Women I and II 

Sierra Club Women I and II (berkeley.edu)

Jewelle Taylor Gibbs

African American Faculty and Senior Staff

Jewelle Taylor Gibbs (berkeley.edu)

Marion Sproul Goodin

Robert Gordon Sproul Oral History Project Volume I

Robert Gordon Sproul Oral History Project Volume I (berkeley.edu)

Ella Barrows Hagar

Ella Barrows Hagar: Continuing Memoirs: Family, Community University

Ella Barrows Hagar: Continuing Memoirs: Family, Community, University (berkeley.edu)

Ella Barrows Hagar: Mediterranean Style in the Berkeley Hills

Ella Barrows Hagar: Mediterranean Style in the Berkeley Hills

Marguerite Kulp Johnston

Student Housing, Welfare and the ASUC

Student Housing, Welfare and the ASUC (berkeley.edu)

Michele Woods Jones

An Oral History with Michele Woods Jones

An Oral History with Michele Woods Jones (berkeley.edu)

Herma Hill Kay

Herma Hill Kay Professor, 1960 – Present, and Dean 1992 – 2000, Boalt Hall School of Law UC Berkeley

Herma Hill Kay: Professor, 1960-Present, and Dean, 1992-2000, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley

Catherine Kerr

Save San Francisco Bay Association 1961 – 1986

Save San Francisco Bay Association, 1961-1986 (berkeley.edu)

Ruth W. Kingman

Japanese-American Relocation Reviewee; Volume II: The Internment

Japanese-American Relocation Reviewed, Volume II: The Internment (berkeley.edu)

Janice Rivers Kittredge

Janice Rivers Kittredge: Volunteers & Employment Careers: University of California, Berkeley: Save the SF Bay Association, 1964 – 1998

Janice Rivers Kittredge: Volunteer & Employment Careers: University of California, Berkeley: Save the SF Bay Association, 1964-1998

Jane Biedenbach Koll

Michael Koll: Lair of the Bear and the Alumni Association

Michael Koll: Lair Of the Bear and the Alumni Association (berkeley.edu)

Catherine Preston Koshland

Catherine Koshland: Daniel Koshland, Jr. Retrospective Oral History Project

Catherine Koshland: Daniel Koshland, Jr. Retrospective Oral History Project (berkeley.edu)

Helen M. Le Conte

Sierra Club Women I and II

Sierra Club Women I and II (berkeley.edu)

Luella Lilly

Luella Lilly: Oral Histories on the Management of Intercollegiate Athletics of UC Berkeley 1960 – 2014

Luella Lilly: Oral Histories on the Management of Intercollegiate Athletics at UC Berkeley: 1960 – 2014

Phyllis Lyon

Phyllis Lyon: Minority Politics in San Francisco, 1964 – 1996

Phyllis Lyon: Minority Politics in San Francisco, 1964-1996 (berkeley.edu)

Bernice Hubbard May

Bernice Hubbard May A Native Daughter’s Leadership in Public Affairs Volume I and Volume II

Bernice Hubbard May: A Native Daughter’s Leadership in Public Affairs, Volume I (berkeley.edu)

Bernice Hubbard May: A Native Daughter’s Leadership in Public Affairs Volume II (berkeley.edu)

Emma Moffatt McLaughlin

Emma Moffatt McLaughlin: A Life in Community Service

Emma Moffatt McLaughlin: A Life in Community Service (berkeley.edu)

Sylvia McLaughlin

Sylvia McLaughlin: Citizen Activist for the Environment: Saving San Francisco Bay, Promoting Shoreline Parks and Natural Values in Urban Campus Planning

Sylvia McLaughlin: Citizen Activist for the Environment: Saving San Francisco Bay, Promoting Shoreline Parks and Natural Values in Urban and Campus Planning. (berkeley.edu)

Save San Francisco Bay Association 1961 – 1986

Save San Francisco Bay Association, 1961-1986 (berkeley.edu)

Lucy Sprague Mitchell

Lucy Sprague Mitchell: Pioneering in Education

Lucy Sprague Mitchell: Pioneering in Education (berkeley.edu)

Margaret E. Murdock

Margaret E. Murdock: Belle of the Sather Tower Bells

Margaret E. Murdock: Belle of the Sather Tower Bells (berkeley.edu)

Women’s Faculty Club History of the University of California Berkeley, 1919-1982

Women’s Faculty Club History of the University of California Berkeley, 1919-1982

Betty Neely

University Administrators Recall Origin of Physically Disabled Students; Resident Program

University Administrators Recall Origin of Physically Disabled Students’ Residence Program (berkeley.edu)

Roberta Park

Oral Histories on the Management of Intercollegiate Athletics at UC Berkeley 1960 -2014

Roberta Park: Oral Histories on the Management of Intercollegiate Athletics at UC Berkeley: 1960 – 2014

Ruth E. Prager

Sierra Club Women I and II

Sierra Club Women I and II (berkeley.edu)

Agnes Roddy Robb

Agnes Roddy Robb: Robert Gordon Sproul and the University of California

Agnes Roddy Robb: Robert Gordon Sproul and the University of California (berkeley.edu)

Carol Rhodes Sibley

Carol Rhodes Sibley: Building Community Trust Berkeley School Integration and Other Civic Endeavors, 1943 – 1978

Carol Rhodes Sibley: Building Community Trust: Berkeley School Integration and Other Civic Endeavors, 1943-1978

Ida Amelia Sproul

Ida Amelia Sproul: The President’s Wife

Ida Amelia Sproul: The President’s Wife (berkeley.edu)

Jessie Harris Stewart

Jessie Harris Stewart: Memories of Girlhood and the University

Jessie Harris Stewart: Memories of Girlhood and the University (berkeley.edu)

Sylvia L. Stone

Sylvia L. Stone: Lifelong Volunteer in San Francisco

Sylvia L. Stone: Lifelong Volunteer in San Francisco (berkeley.edu)

Di-Hwa Tien

Four Decades of Distinguished Service: UC Berkeley Chancellor 1990 – 1997 Vice Chancellor for Research, etc.

Four Decades of Distinguished Service: UC Berkeley Chancellor 1990-1997, Vice Chancellor for Research, etc.

Katherine A. Towle

Katherine A. Towle: Administration and Leadership

Katherine A. Towle: Administration and Leadership (berkeley.edu)

Margaret Wilkerson

Margaret Wilkerson: A Life in Theater and Higher Education

Margaret Wilkerson: A Life in Theater and Higher Education (berkeley.edu)

Alumni News

Cal Culture

Valuing Family and Social Impact Launched Kevin Lee into Entrepreneurship

immi co-founder Kevin Lee ’12 practiced his business skills and learned about the social sector at UC Berkeley.

Cal Culture

Caffè Strada: Where Espresso and Community Meet

Daryl Ross ’85 made Caffè Strada into more than just a coffee shop by drawing inspiration from the concept of the third place. Thirty-five years after opening to the public, Strada carries a legacy as a Berkeley community landmark.

Lair of the Golden Bear

Service Interruption on Lair Reservations Site

Our Lair reservations website is currently experiencing an unexpected issue. Please call us at (510) 900-8225 or email lair@alumni.berkeley.edu.