Digital files TCCA007_Magden

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Digital copy of original 16mm film with no audio, which accompanies Magden's interview with Ford and Giaudrone. Film shows initial construction, first students and other topics discussed in the interview.

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Ron Magden interviewing Thornton (Tom) Ford and Angelo Giaudrone about the founding and initial creation of TCC, covering construction and architecture, course planning and first classes. Includes list of first graduating class. It is possible this is a portion of the raw audio generated while watching Ron's film "TCC Somewhere," which was later used in the final version of the film. In two parts.

Scope and Contents Interview between Ron Magden and John N. Terry, first dean of instruction. Interview discusses the initial legislature that led to the school, the first days of class, the planning and creation of the library. Includes a brief bio of Pearl Wanamaker. Also covers the problems of photographing the campus and Mt. Rainier, the selection of faculty including Frank Garatt, the types of students who first attended TCC, and reviews the Cuban Missile Crisis. Two parts, sounds like it was a soundtrack...

Scope and Contents Bob Evans was a member of the School Building and Design Commitee. In part one of an informal interview over lunch with Ron Magden and an unidentified woman, Evans discusses the planning and failings of the architecture of TCC, including weather considerations, building energy usage. Evans goes over some of the decisions made in the building of the college and some of the current elements of the campus. In part two, Evans discusses the building and design of the TCC campus, particularly the...

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A brief collection of audio clips from Magden's interviews with John N. Terry and Thornton Ford/Angelo Giaudrone, possibly generated to accompany the "TCC Somewhere" film. Original file received is an MOV video file but there is only audio.

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Informal interview with Tom Ford at a group screening of a film documenting TCC. Magden is providing commentary on the film in the background. It is unclear who is narrating this recording, most likely Tom Ford.