John W. Cook interviews with architects

Collection

Call Number: MS 1873

Scope and Contents

The John W. Cook Interviews with Architects consist of recorded interviews conducted with American architects prominent in the mid-to-late 20th century. These interviews were recorded by Cook and Heinrich Klotz in 1969-1970 and largely transcribed in their 1973 book Conversations with Architects, published by Praeger Publishers, New York. The full interview with Louis Kahn was transcribed more recently in Louis I. Kahn in Conversation, edited by Jules David Prown and Karen E. Denavit and published by Yale University Press in 2015.

Dates

1969-1970

Creator

Cook, John Wesley, 1933-

Language of Materials

The interviews are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist, must pay for a use copy, which is retained by the repository. Researchers wishing to obtain an additional copy for their personal use should consult Copying Services information on the Manuscripts and Archives website.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright to interviews is owned individually by the interviewer and the interviewees. Copyright owned by John W. Cook (interviewer) has been transferred to Yale University. Copyright status for interviewee statements is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.