Repository

ULS Archives & Special Collections

Title

Pittsburgh Renaissance Project: The Stanton Belfour Oral History Collection

Creator

University of Pittsburgh. Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

Collection Number

AIS.1973.24

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (plus 110 cassette tapes)

Date

1971-1973

Abstract

The Pittsburgh Renaissance Project (The Stanton Belfour Oral History Collection) was initiated and carried out by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs in 1971-1973 with funds from the Buhl Foundation. The purpose of the collection, as outlined in the funding proposal, was the "...creating [of] a new research source a living record of the Pittsburgh Renaissance obtained from the oral reminiscences of Pittsburghers' own lives and activities which would supplement documentary files and provide for the qualitative enrichment of the written record." The collection consists of 110 cassette tapes and accompanying transcripts.

Language

English .

Author

Archives Service Center staff.

Sponsor

Funding for the digitization and transcriptions of a portion of these oral histories was provided by the Recordings At Risk Program of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), in 2022-2023.

Publisher

ULS Archives & Special Collections

Address

University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Business Number: 412-648-3232 (Thomas) | 412-648-8190 (Hillman)
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Scope and Content Notes

The Pittsburgh Renaissance Project (The Stanton Belfour Oral History Collection) was initiated and carried out by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs in 1971-1973 with funds from the Buhl Foundation. The purpose of the collection, as outlined in the funding proposal, was the "...creating [of] a new research source a living record of the Pittsburgh Renaissance obtained from the oral reminiscences of Pittsburghers' own lives and activities which would supplement documentary files and provide for the qualitative enrichment of the written record." The collection consists of 110 cassette tapes and accompanying transcripts.

Acquisition Information

Tapes and transcripts were deposited in the Archives of Industrial Society by Mrs. Dorothea Carpenter of GSPIA at various times between 1973-1975.

Previous Citation

Pittsburgh Renaissance Project: The Stanton Belfour Oral History Collection, 1971-1973, AIS.1973.24, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation

Pittsburgh Renaissance Project: The Stanton Belfour Oral History Collection, 1971-1973, AIS.1973.24, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Related Materials

Availability of electronic audio recordings

Interviews with Selma Burke, Homer S. Brown, Robert R. Lavelle, Dr. Leroy Patrick, and Frankie Pace are available online:

https://historicpittsburgh.org/collection/pittsburgh-renaissance-project

https://digital.library.pitt.edu/collection/pittsburgh-renaissance-project

Subjects

Genres

• Audiocassettes
• Interviews
• Transcripts
• Oral histories (Document genres)

Other Subjects

• Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century
• Interviews -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
• Oral history
• City planning -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
• Business and Industry
• Urban renewal -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
• Politics
• Environment

Container List

Series I. Interview Transcripts

Arensberg, Charles C., 8/19/76

Containers

box 1, volume A-B

Barbour, David, 5/22/73

Barr, Joseph, 7/14/72

Block, William, 4/24/71

Bovard, James, 5/10/73

Brandon, Albert, 7/31/72

Braun, Arthur E., 9/08/72

Brosnahan, Patrick, 9/06/72

Brown, Homer S., 10/25/72

Brown, James P. & Sullivan, Paul G., 8/08/75

Burgwin, George, 5/09/73

Cheever, F. Sargent, 3/17/71

Containers

box 1, volume C-F

Colautti, Aldo, 12/15/71

Coles, Floyd, 9/11/73

Craig, David, 11/16/71

Cunningham, James, 3/15/73

Denton, Frank, 9/26/72

Farkas, William, 5/08/73

Fleming, Sen. Robert, 8/10/72

Froehlich, William, 9/20/72

Giesey, Walter, 12/20/72

Containers

box 1, volume Gi-Haz

Gow, J. Steele, 6/04/71

Grove, John J.

Haas, Robert, 6/07/73

Hanley, Edward J., 10/26/72

Hawkins, Frank, 5/25/71

Hays, Samuel, 10/25/72

Hazard, Leland, 11/29/72

Hazlett, Theodore, 11/22/71

Heintzleman, Walter, 4/03/73

Containers

box 2, volume He-Love

Heinz, Mrs. Clifford, 7/07/72

Hickman, Leon, 3/02/70

Highlands, Delbert, 4/18/73

Hughes, Joseph D., 6/24/71

Illson, Erwin, 9/19/73

Jacobs, Allan B., 3/23/73

Kurtzman, Dr. David H., 11/10/71

Lavelle, Robert R., 3/26/73

Leuba, WalterLawrence Howard, 7/27/73

Levey, Charles C., 3/15/73

Lippincott, Samuel, 12/20/72

Loshbough, Bernard, 12/07/72

Love, Gilbert, 12/19/72

McClain, James, 7/25/72

Containers

box 2, volume Mc-O

McClelland, William, 11/18/71

McKee, John J., 3/20/70

Magee, Frank, 9/07/72

Martin, Park, 11/17/71

Mauro, John, 6/17/70

Montgomerv. Edison, 2/08/71

Nama, George, 7/23/73

Oliver, William R., 2/01/74

Onque, Earl, 2/13/74

Optekar, Edward I., 6/29/73

Pace, Mrs. Frankie, 4/08/73

Containers

box 2, volume P-Re

Patrick, Leroy, 12/03/73

Pease, Robert, 4/26/73

Pease, Robert, 6/23/71

Price, Gwilym A., 9/18/72

Purnell, J. Stanley, 10/05/72

Rea, William H., 11/21/72

Robin, John P, 9/20/72

Containers

box 3, volume Ro-Ry

Rubinstein, Irving, 3/27/73

Rush, Helen P., February 1971

Ryan, Robert, 7/13/71

Santicola, Henry, 4/11/73

Containers

box 3, volume S-V

Schmidt, Adolph, 10/09/72

Sedlak, Emery, 10/20/71

Smuts, Edward E., 9/12/72

Starrett, C.V. & Agnes, 5/10/72

Stewart, Howard B., 10/20/71

Sullivan, Paul G. (See: Brown, James P.)

Taylor, Robert, January 1973

Tronzo, Alfred, 8/19/74

Unkovlc, Nicholas, 4/17/73

Van Buskirk, Arthur, 10/28/71

Van Dusen, A. C., February 1971

Walker, John

Containers

box 3, volume W

Wallace, Bryce, 7/23/73

Weidlein, Edward R., 9/14/72

Weisberg, Saul, 11/24/71

Whitehill, Robert, 5/31/73

Willis, William, 4/16/73

Wolk, Judge A. L., 4/26/73

Wood, Mary E., 6/28/73

Series II. Transcripts of Lectures

Series III. Cassette Tapes

Subseries 1. Interviews

Scope and Content Notes

Arensberg, Charles C.; Barbour, David; Barr, Joseph; Block, William; Bovard, James; Brandon, Al; Braun, Arthur; Brosnahan, Patrick; Brown, Homer; Burgwin, George C.; Burke, Selma; Colautti, Aldo; Coles, Floyd; Craig, David; Cunningham, James; Denton, Frank; Farkas, William; Finch, L.; Fleming, Robert; Froehlich, William; Giesey, Walt; Gow, J. Steele; Grove, John J.; Haas, Robert; Hanley, Ed; Hazard, Leland; Hazlett, Theodore; Heintzleman, Walter; Heinz, Mrs. Clifford; Highland, Delbert; Hughes, Joseph; Illson, Erwin (See: Tape 1, Onque, E.); Jacobs, Allan B.; Kurtzman, Dr. David A.; Leuba, Walter; Levey, Charles C.; Linden, Edward; Lippincott, Samuel & McClain, James (a simultaneous interview); Loshbough, Bernie; McClelland, William; Mackay (See: Renaissance meeting 5/22/73, Barbour); Magee, Frank; Martin, Park; Mauro, John; Montgomery, Edison; Netting, Graham; Nama, George; Oliver, William; Onque, Earle (Tape 1 also contains Illson, E.); Optekar, Edward; Pace, Mrs. Frankie; Patrick, Dr. Leroy; Robin, J.P.; Pease, Robert; Pease, Robert; Price, Gwilym A.; Purnell, J. Stanley; Rea, William; Rubenstein, Irving; Santicola, Henry; Schmidt, Adolph; Sedlak, Emery (See: Tape 1, Stewart, H. B.); Stewart, Howard B. (Also contains: Sedlak, E.); Smuts, Edward E.; Starrett, C. V. & Agnes; Tronzo, Alfred (See also: Seminars Kurtzman, Side 2); Unkovic, Nicholas; Van Buskirk, Arthur; Walker, John; Wallace, Bryce (Tape also contains: Whitehill, R.); Whitehill, Robert (On tape with Wallace, B.); Weidlein, Edward R.; Weisberg, Saul; Willis, William; and Wolk, Abraham.

Subseries 2. Seminars

Scope and Content Notes

Kurtzman, Dr. David H.; 9/11/72 1 9/25/72 (Side 2 contains interview 1 with Alfred Tronzo by D. Carpenter, 8/19/74) 10/02/72 W. Froehlich 1 10/16/72 1 10/16/72 J. Grove 1 10/23/72 2 11/06/72 P. Cusick 2 11/13/72 J. Robin 1 11/27/72 T. Hazlett 1 12/04/72 1 12/11/72 R. Ryan 1

*Originally on 3 tapes; tape 1 apparently jammed and was rtd. to BASF. AIS never received.

Subseries 3. Lectures with Cutler Andrews and Befour Stanton, 1971

Unplanned growth in Pittsburgh (1865-1910)., 9/28/71

Containers

box 3

Pittsburgh, 10/05/71

Pittsburgh large and small (Side 1, Andrews lecture; Side 2 contains scrapbook of major events and dates of the Pgh. Renaissance. Source: Pittsburgh Renaissance Scrapbook (v. 1) compiled by the staff of Pa. Division, Carnegie Public Library., 10/12/71

(Side 1 contains Workshop; Oral History Colloquium; Side 2, Andrews lecture), 10/12/71

Planned growth of Pittsburgh since 1910 and The Pgh. Renaissance, 10/19/71

History of the labor movement in Pittsburgh; History of Culture during the last 100 years, 10/26/71

Subseries 4. Discussion

Shiloh, Ailon, 1/17/73

Selevan, Ida, 1/17/73

Linder, Edward, 5/18/73

Linder, Sally, 5/18/73

Howard, Dr. Larry, 5/18/73

Carpenter, Dodie, 5/18/73

Walters, Gary, 5/18/73

Walters, Barbara, 5/18/73

Meyer, Lewis, 5/18/73

Subseries 5. Renaissance Meeting

Burgwin, G. C., 5/09/73

Linden, Edward, 5/16/73

End of Mackay; Barbour, David, 5/22/73