Phil Freelon oral history, 8 May 2017
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Item information
- Title:
- Phil Freelon oral history, 8 May 2017
- Description:
- This interview was conducted at the office of Phil Freelon in Durham, North Carolina, on May 8, 2017. In the interview, Freelon discusses: his family and growing up in Philadelphia during the Civil Rights Movement; the influence of the arts by his grandfather, a painter in the Harlem Renaissance; his education at Central High School; the mentorship of both John Spencer at Hampton University and Roger Clark at North Carolina State University; discrimination and diversity in the field of architectural education; the architectural profession on the national stage; acquiring projects within the public arena; his work on museums, specifically the Association of African American Museums; and cultivating talent in a design firm and his management philosophy. [Preferred citation: Interview with Phil Freelon by Gwynn Thayer, 8 May 2017, MC 00626, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC]
- Topics:
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Architecture
People
University History
- Subjects:
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African American architects
Architects
- Original Format:
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Digital video recording, sound, color
- Item identifier:
- mc00626-oh-freelon-20170518
- Interviewee:
- Freelon, Philip G. more info on Freelon, Philip G.
- Interviewer:
- Thayer, Gwynn more info on Thayer, Gwynn
- Producer:
- North Carolina State University. Libraries more info on North Carolina State University. Libraries
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Interviews
Oral histories (Document genres)
- Names:
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North Carolina State University. College of Design
more info on North Carolina State University. College of Design
North Carolina State University -- Alumni and alumnae more info on North Carolina State University -- Alumni and alumnae
- Location:
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Durham (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Special Collections Research Center Oral Histories
Source information
- Repository:
- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- Phil Freelon Oral History (MC00626) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
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