149 leaves (1 v.)

1 sound tape reel : 7 in

Interviews conducted l960 by Amelia R. Fry for the Regional Cultural History Project, University of California Library, Berkeley. Part of a series on University history. Photographs inserted. Comments on his grandfather, James Sinclair of Hudson's Bay Company fame and his father, Hugh Foster, an l850 California settler; pre-earthquake San Francisco; college days at Berkeley, l902-l906; engineering faculty; work as engineer with various water supply companies; association with University in Engineer's Office; Ralph P. Merritt and Robert G. Sproul; surveying work and real estate transactions for new campuses. Appendix A: The History of the Big "C" at Berkeley, with related clippings (20 leaves); Appendix B: The Story of the Development of the Athletic Facilities at Berkeley (96 leaves), with a blueprint of Edwards Track Field, designed by Hugh Foster

Included in: History of Science and Technology Collection

Phonotape also available. Track 1: 623 ft., track 2: 630 ft

Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles

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