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Dr. Pazel G. Jackson, Full Interview

Collection: Queens Museum Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Dr. Pazel G. Jackson
Date: Time Period: 1962 - 1965; 2014-08-29; Interview recorded: Aug 29, 2014 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Audition. Dimension: Total running time: 0:17:18
Creator: Pazel Jackson interviewed by Abigail Banks Identifier: aql:18430 jackson_pazel_full

Description: Dr. Pazel Jackson was the Assistant Chief of Planning for the 1964-1965 World's Fair. He explains the work that he did for the Fair and shares some of the stories he remembers from the construction and demolition of the Fair's exhibits. He talks about Robert Moses' original vision for Flushing Meadows Park as well as some of the construction issues the World's Fair Corporation faced. Only edited excerpts from oral history interviews are available online. For access to full interviews, contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18354

Creator : Pazel Jackson interviewed by Abigail Banks

Date : Time Period: 1962 - 1965; 2014-08-29; Interview recorded: Aug 29, 2014

Summary/Description : Dr. Pazel Jackson was the Assistant Chief of Planning for the 1964-1965 World's Fair. He explains the work that he did for the Fair and shares some of the stories he remembers from the construction and demolition of the Fair's exhibits. He talks about Robert Moses' original vision for Flushing Meadows Park as well as some of the construction issues the World's Fair Corporation faced. Only edited excerpts from oral history interviews are available online. For access to full interviews, contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org

Subject : New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Audition.; Total running time: 0:17:18

Identifier : aql:18430 jackson_pazel_full

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New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation

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