Series II: Talks and Lectures

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The Series is divided into two sub-series. Subseries 1: Fellowship talks (transcripts) includes transcriptions of recorded audio material delivered by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright to members of the Taliesin Fellowship nearly each week, usually on Sundays organized chronologically from 1952-1984. These talks continued a tradition begun by Frank Lloyd Wright; they similarly cover a range of topics from Frank Lloyd Wright's Organic Architecture (often read from transcriptions of his Fellowship talks) to the daily activities of the Fellows including admonishing their behavior. Many include her reading from poetry and philosophy and her own theories on moral character and the ethics of hard work. Subseries 2: Public lectures (transcriptions) consists of public lectures delivered by Wright from 1958-1982 are organized chronologically. These include dedications of buildings like the Marin County Administrative Building and the Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium, as well as lectures delivered to civic and arts organizations.

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