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titleThe life cycle of a personal foundation, 1958-1988 : oral history transcript / 1991.
repositoryUniversity of California, Berkeley
descriptionChildhood in Utah, Mormonism; marriage to Paul Wattis and raising a family; Utah Construction and Mining (Utah International); exposure to and collection of contemporary art; the Paul L. and Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, 1958-1988; merger of Utah International and General Electric; cultural life in San Francisco; reflections on the running of a foundation, and personal philanthropy.

Notes:
Introduction by George Lindsay, Former Director, California Academy of Sciences.

Interviewed 1990 by Caroline Crawford.

Corp Author(s):
Bancroft Library.; Regional Oral History Office.

Other Titles:
History of Bay Area philanthropy series.

Notes:
Audio tape recording of the interview also available. (Classified as: Phonotape 2640 C:1-9). Interviewed for the History of Bay Area Philanthropy oral history series.
extent130 pgs.
formatsInterview Transcript
accessThe manuscript is made available for research purposes. All literary rights in the manuscript, including the right to publish, are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. No part of the manuscript may be quoted for publication without the written permission of the Director of The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, 486 Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720
record linkhttp://www.archive.org/details/cyclepersonalfoun00wattrich
record sourcehttp://www.oac.cdlib.org
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