California Audiovisual Preservation Project
PRA Archive # |
Title | Description | Genre | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ0049 | The Oakland general strike of 1946 / produced by the New American Movement and the Oakland Study Group. |
At 5:00 a.m. on December 3, 1946, over 100,000 workers in Oakland, California went out on strike... |
KPFA, Nov. 29, 1976. | |
| AZ0139 | Best of the Cockettes / Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn. |
Kevin Burke from People's Theatre at KPFA interviews Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn... |
KPFA, 1977? | |
| AZ0279 | The International Hotel |
For over fifteen years tenants of the International Hotel, primarily elderly Filipinos,... |
KPFA, Mar. 1979. | |
| AZ0453 | Lowriders / produced by Buster Gonzales. |
History of lowriding, focusing on police-lowrider relations and current trends. |
KPFA, Mar. 25, 1980. | |
| AZ0727 | Jarvis-Gann alert |
KPFA's Helen Mickiewicz produced this news program examining the bill cutting property... |
KPFA, 3 July 1978. | |
| AZ0733A | From the Mission to Mill Valley: the history of the Irish in San Francisco (Part 1 of 2) |
Documentary on the history of Irish immigration and assimilation in San Francisco. Part 1... ,... |
KPFA, 17 May 1983. | |
| AZ0733B | From the Mission to Mill Valley: the history of the Irish in San Francisco (Part 2 of 2) |
Documentary on the history of Irish immigration and assimilation in San Francisco. Part 2... ,... |
KPFA, 17 May 1983. | |
| BB0164 | 210,000 children |
210,000 children every year receive help through the Aid to Needy Children (ANC) program. This... |
KPFA, 29 Mar. 1961. | |
| BB0312 | Polaris into ploughshares |
Reports on a demonstration at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. Burton... ,... |
KPFA, 27 Oct. 1962. | |
| BB0315 | The biologist and the utility |
Elsa Knight Thompson and Joan McIntyre interview John Brian "Joe" Neilands, professor... |
KPFA, 6 Jan. 1963. | |
| BB0493 | The Sheraton Palace Hotel demonstrations |
Report on the Ad Hoc Committee Against Discrimination's demonstration against racist hiring... |
KPFA, 7 Mar. 1964. | |
| BB0518 | Tune-in on Sacramento: crisis in the state colleges |
A panel discussion on the past, present and future of the California State College system in... |
KPFA, 7 May 1965. | |
| BB0519 | Tune-in on Contra Costa West: downtown redevelopment in Richmond |
Program that includes interviews with merchants and householders about the redevelopment of... |
KPFA, 11 Mar. 1965. | |
| BB1196 | Turn on, tune in, drop out / Timothy Leary ; interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson. |
Discussion of of the faulty notion of LSD as a means to achieve easy religion. |
KPFA, 24 Jan. 1967. | |
| BB1216 | A groovy rebellion |
A conversation with members and organizers of The Mission Rebels, Inc., a neighborhood club... ,... |
KPFA, 13 Dec. 1966. | |
| BB1312 | The Straight theater |
Bill and Hillel Resner and Luther Greene talk with Ralph J. Gleason, noted columnist and jazz... ,... |
KPFA, 25 Aug. 1967. | |
| BB1394 | Panel discussion on San Francisco freeway controversy |
Fred Martin, Urban Affairs representative of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; C.F. '... ,... |
KPFA, 19 Mar. 1966. | |
| BB1440 | The Japanese in California / produced by Marshall Windmiller. |
Documentary produced from interviews with Japanese-Americans. |
KPFA, 27 May 1959. | |
| BB1500.01 | What it's like to be on general assistance (Episode 1 of 2) |
Testimony from welfare recipients and others with personal knowledge of welfare in Alameda... |
KPFA, 30 Oct. 1967. | |
| BB1500.02 | What it's like to be on general assistance (Episode 2 of 2) |
The second program includes talks by State Senator Nicholas Petris, Berkeley City Councilman... |
KPFA, Nov. 1967. | |
| BB1631 | Dr. Benjamin Spock in Berkeley / introduced by James Forman. |
Talk on the charges against Spock for conspiring to aid, abet, and counsel young men to resist... |
KPFA, 11 Feb. 1968. | |
| BB1641 | The Oakland Seven and the law. |
Robert Treuhaft, Benjamin Dreyfus, Frank Bardacke, and Bob Mandel discuss the conspiracy... |
KPFA, 22 Feb. 1968. | |
| BB1794 | Huckleberry's for runaways |
Reverend Larry Beggs, director of Huckleberry's for Runaways, talks with Elsa Knight... |
KPFA, 23 June 1968. | |
| BB1893 | Allen Ginsberg reads his poetry / Allen Ginsberg. |
Renown beat powet reads selections of his works, including a portion of Howl.|ALLEN GINSBERG... |
KPFA, 26 Aug. 1961. | |
| BB2274 | A new kind of museum: the Exploratorium |
Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, director of the new Exploratorium of the Palace of Arts and Science,... |
KPFA, 4 Nov. 1969. | |
| BB2309 | Alcatraz panel with Indians from various tribes / moderated by John Trudell and John Adair. |
Indians discuss their occupation of Alcatraz.|ALCATRAZ PANEL WITH INDAINS FROM VARIOUS TRIBES /... |
KPFA, 23 Dec. 1969. | |
| BB2319 | An informal discussion of radical Bay Area politics |
Tom Hayden (1939-), author, lecturer, and a founder of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS),... ,... |
KPFA, 4 Sept. 1969. | |
| BB2422.01 | The battle for People's Park: round one (Episode 1 of 8) |
A documentary of Bloody Thursday, May 15, 1969, in Berkeley when the University of California... ,... |
KPFA, 15 May 1970. | |
| BB2422.02 | Strategy for People's Park (Episode 2 of 8) |
Excerpts from a mass meeting about the battle for People's Park held at Merritt College in... ,... |
KPFA, 16 May 1970. | |
| BB2422.03 | Military gas (Episode 3 of 8) |
As the battle for People's Park continued, the California National Guard was called to... ,... |
KPFA, 20 May 1970. | |
| BB2422.04 | Mass arrests (Episode 4 of 8) |
On May 22, 1969, supporters of People's Park marched on Shattuck Avenue in downtown... ,... |
KPFA, 22 May 1970. | |
| BB2422.05 | Memorial service for James Rector (Episode 5 of 8) |
James Rector, the man who was fatally wounded on May 15, 1969, died of his wounds on the 19th... ,... |
KPFA, 26 May 1969; 25 May 1970. | |
| BB2422.06 | The big four state their cases (Episode 6 of 8) |
City officials and protest organizers speak about the violent battle to maintain People's... ,... |
KPFA, 26 May 1969; 26 May 1970. | |
| BB2422.07A | Teach-in on the implications of People's Park (Episode 7 of 8, Part 1 of 2) |
On May 28, 1969, two weeks after the first street fighting in connection with People's Park... |
KPFA, 28 May 1970. | |
| BB2422.07B | Teach-in on the implications of People's Park (Episode 7 of 8, Part 2 of 2) |
On May 28, 1969, two weeks after the first street fighting in connection with People's Park... |
KPFA, 28 May 1970. | |
| BB2422.08A | The battle for People's Park revisited (Episode 8 of 8, Part 1 of 2) |
On May 30, 1969 there was a massive, peaceful march through Berkeley in which people from all... ,... |
KPFA, 30 May 1970. | |
| BB2422.08B | The battle for People's Park revisited (Episode 8 of 8, Part 2 of 2) |
On May 30, 1969 there was a massive, peaceful march through Berkeley in which people from all... ,... |
KPFA, 30 May 1970. | |
| BB2501 | Righteous but compassionate |
An interview with Steve Stacey and Ron Landberg of the Good Earth Commune in the Haight-Ashbury... |
KPFA, 25 June 1970. | |
| BB2509 | Mexican self-help project for better education |
Three Mexican-American citizens from the Geyserville area talk with Denny Smithson of KPFA about... |
KPFA, 18 June 1970. | |
| BB4199A | The moving center : Isla Vista (Part 1 of 2) |
A documentary about the riots in Isla Vista, California, near the University of California,... |
4 Apr. 1970 | |
| BB4199B | The moving center : Isla Vista (Part 2 of 2) |
A documentary about the riots in Isla Vista, California, near the University of California,... |
4 Apr. 1970 | |
| BB4206 | John Abt speaks in Los Angeles. |
John Jacob Abt (May 1, 1904– August 10, 1991) was an American attorney and politician and chief... |
KPFK, 21 Dec. 1970. | |
| BB4212.01 | Problems of youth (Episode 1 of 3) |
First of a three-part series dealing with Chicano adolescents in a depressed East Los Angeles... |
KPFK, 22 Sept. 1963. | |
| BB4212.02 | Bobby and the classics (Episode 2 of 3) |
The Chicano rock n' roll group Bobby and the Classics, consisting of Bobby Jaramillo, Joe... |
KPFK, 22 Sept. 1963. | |
| BB4212.03 | Gang worker (Episode 3 of 3) |
Mike Tigar interviews Tony Serrato, Senior Deputy Probation Officer in the Group Guidance... |
KPFK, 18 Nov. 1963. | |
| BB4316 | Timothy Leary in Algiers |
Dr. Timothy Leary calls into WBAI-FM from La Madrague, Algeria, where he was living in exile... |
WBAI, 13 Nov. 1970. | |
| BB4534 | A case in point |
A documentary study of de facto segregation in Los Angeles, produced by Jim Osborn of KPFK. The... |
KPFK, 28 Oct. 1963. | |
| BB4680 | Panther raid. |
Special report on the early morning raid on the Black Panther headquarters,[ Los Angeles?,... |
KPFK, 8 Dec. 1969. | |
| BB4809A | National peace action coalition rally in Los Angeles (Part 1 of 4) |
Actuality of a National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC) rally held at the First Unitarian... |
KPFK, circa Apr. 1971. | |
| BB4809B | National peace action coalition rally in Los Angeles (Part 2 of 4) |
Actuality of a National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC) rally held at the First Unitarian... |
KPFK, Apr. 1971. | |
| BB4809C | National peace action coalition rally in Los Angeles (Part 3 of 4) |
Actuality of a National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC) rally held at the First Unitarian... |
KPFK, circa Apr. 1971. | |
| BB4809D | National peace action coalition rally in Los Angeles (Part 4 of 4) |
Actuality of a National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC) rally held at the First Unitarian... |
KPFK, Apr. 1971. | |
| BB4908A | Freedom summer in Los Angeles (Part 1 of 2) |
An audio mosaic of people and sounds which tells the events of the integration struggles of the... ,... |
KPFK, 16 Feb. 1964. | |
| BB4908B | Freedom summer in Los Angeles (Part 2 of 2) |
An audio mosaic of people and sounds which tells the events of the integration struggles of the... ,... |
KPFK, 16 Feb. 1964. | |
| BB5495.01 | Leways and the establishment in Chinatown (Episode 1 of 2) |
Statements about the alleged police harassment of Leways, a non-profit, self-help youth... ,... |
KPFA, 11 Feb. 1971; 12 Feb. 1971. | |
| BB5495.02 | Over a matter of eight little islands (Episode 2 of 2) |
Documentary on a rally against Japanese colonization of the Tiao-Yu Tai islands off of the coast... ,... |
KPFA, 11 Feb. 1971; 12 Feb. 1971. | |
| BC0037 | Warren Widener, mayor-elect of Berkeley |
The city of Berkeley's first Black mayor, Warren Widener (1938-2013) discusses how he hopes... ,... |
KPFA, 26 Apr. 1971. | |
| BC0080 | The Chicano moratorium |
On August 29, 1970, over 20,000 protesters, mostly Mexican Americans or Chicanos, gathered in... |
KPFA, 1970-11-05 | |
| BC0127 | Five of Los Siete |
Five members of Los Siete de la Raza discuss their imprisonment for the killing of San Francisco... ,... |
KPFA, 2 Nov. 1970. | |
| BC0166 | The Wennesland collection |
KPFA's Bob Sitton interviews Dr. Reidar Wennesland, one of the foremost patrons and... ,... |
KPFA, 11 Apr. 1971; 26 June 1971 | |
| BC0231 | Live animal room / produced by Erik Bauersfeld and Clay Grillo. |
A visit to the Josephine D. Randall Junior Museum in San Francisco. The children play tree to a... |
KPFA, 10 July 1971. | |
| BC0242 | Report on the deaths at San Quentin : 21 August, 1971. |
A report on the events from August 27, 1971 through August 31, 1971 related to the death of... |
8 Sept. 1971. | |
| BC0326 | The wall (Episode 4 of 5) |
In 1964, Leonard Brown and a team of volunteers created this five-part "audiomosaic"... ,Previously Tape A (25:45) and Tape B (29:15). The two were joined into one tape in 1997. |
KPFK, 1964-10-30. | |
| BC0352 | The battle of Santa Barbara |
The small suburb of Isla Vista that borders the University of California, Santa Barbara was the... ,... |
KPFA, 17 May 1970. | |
| BC0451 | Brecht in Hollywood / produced by David Ossman. |
Biography of Bertolt Brecht from 1941-1947. Includes statements by Elsa Lanchester and John... |
KPFK, 1963. | |
| BC0518 | Christopher Columbus meets the Indians |
On the occasion of the Columbus Day festivities being held in San Francisco's Aquatic Park... |
KPFK, 11 Dec. 1971. | |
| BC0673 | Will we kill San Francisco Bay? |
KPFA's Bill Schechner interviews marine biologist Fred Tarp of Contra Costa College about... |
KPFA, 20 Jul. 1972. | |
| BC0723 | Relax, you're going to enjoy this |
A documentary about massage parlors in the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes interviews with... |
KPFA, 10 Apr. 1972. | |
| BC0862 | Topanga: hideout or alternative? |
Members of the Topanga Association for a Scenic Community (TASC) describe their fight with land... ,... |
KPFK, 24 Apr. 1972; 10 June 1972. | |
| BC1797 | Black reporters question the police version of the S.L.A. shootout / produced by Earl Ofari. |
Repoters challenge the police about their discription of the killing of several Symbionese... |
KPFK, 23 May 1974. | |
| BC1968 | No appointment necessary |
On this episode of No Appointment Necessary, lawyer David Finkel interviews California Superior... |
KPFK, 3 June 1974. | |
| BC2015 | The search of KPFK by the Los Angeles police department |
The New World Liberation Front was a radical urban guerrilla collective known for a series of... ,... |
KPFK 10 Oct. 1974; 8 Oct. 1976. | |
| BC2064 | Turn on turn in cop out : the real dope on Leary? / produced by Adi Gevins and Kris Welch. |
Discussion of the actions of Timothy Leary by Allen Ginsberg, Jerry Rubin, Eldridge Cleaver, Ken... |
KPFA, 197-. | |
| BC2270 | The gray depression |
This program examines how current economic crises are affecting the elderly in Southern... |
KPFK, 25 Mar. 1975. | |
| BC2483 | The Christo kid |
Marilyn Hagberg interviews the controversial artist Christo (1935 - ) on the occasion of his... |
KPFA, 12 Sep. 1975. | |
| BC2486A | The San Francisco mime troupe (Part 1 of 2) |
The first of two programs presenting the history of the San Francisco Mime Troupe during its... |
KPFA, 20 July 1975. | |
| BC2486B | The San Francisco mime troupe (Part 2 of 2) |
The first of two programs presenting the history of the San Francisco Mime Troupe during its... |
KPFA, 20 July 1975. | |
| BC2943 | Gays in the joint |
A disturbingly frank documentary on the vindictive treatment of gay men in California's... ,... |
KPFA, 26 Feb. 1975. | |
| KZ0005.01 | Rapid transit : when, where, and how? (Episode 1 of 2) |
Barry Siegel, Los Angeles Urban Coalition Transportation Consultant; Margot Feuer, member of the... |
KPFK, Sept. 1, 1976. | |
| KZ0005.02 | Rapid transit : when, where, and how? (Episode 2 of 2) |
Barry Siegel, Los Angeles Urban Coalition Transportation Consultant; Margot Feuer, member of the... |
KPFK, Sept. 2, 1976. | |
| KZ0116A | Garment workers in Los Angeles (Part 1 of 2) |
This documentary examines working conditions, alleged abuses, the role of the unions, the plight... ,... |
KPFK, 14 Feb. 1977. | |
| KZ0116B | Garment workers in Los Angeles (Part 2 of 2) |
This documentary examines working conditions, alleged abuses, the role of the unions, the plight... ,... |
KPFK, 14 Feb. 1977. | |
| KZ0120 | Los Angeles integration rally |
Highlights from the February 12th, 1977 March and Rally for Integration from Downtown Los... |
KPFK, 25 Feb. 1977. | |
| KZ0174 | A Southern California communist : Dorothy Healey. |
Her life and goals. |
KPFK, July 18, 1962. | |
| KZ0336 | Growing old Chicano |
Aurelia Morris visits the Maravilla old people's home in East Los Angeles for this... |
KPFK, July 21, 1977. | |
| KZ0748 | Who's running down the property values...? |
Using Inglewood, California as a case study, this documentary examines the problems of racial... |
KPFK, Sept. 20, 1979. | |
| KZ0984 | Friends of Leslie |
Sue Talbot, Jerry Gumbleton, and the Reverend Dwight Blackstock, three members of Friends for... |
American Women -- Activists | KPFK, 25 Nov. 1980. |
| KZ1102 | The mis-education of the black student |
While the public education that Black students receive in the United States is not as overtly... |
KPFK, June 1, 1981. | |
| KZ1331 | The Rose lot evictions / produced by Tony Wilde. |
Documentary report on Los Angeles City plans to clear out 30,000 indigents from the city before... |
KPFK, 13 Oct. 1983. | |
| KZ1359 | The writing on the wall: the great wall of Los Angeles |
The Great Wall of Los Angeles is a mural designed by Judith Baca located in Los Angeles'... |
KPFK, 1984. | |
| KZ1702 | Do or die: gang life in South-Central Los Angeles |
Leon Bing, former model and writer on gang life for the L.A. Weekly and Harper's Magazine,... |
1991-10-16 |
