Dr. Carlos Morton Oral History

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Dr. Carlos Morton Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Dr. Carlos Morton. A professor of theater and dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Morton was living in Panama during the Cuban missile crisis. On November 22, 1963, he was preparing for a high school play, which was delayed one week because of the assassination. Interview conducted via telephone on August 16, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Dr. Carlos Morton Oral History

Date:

08/16/2013

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 26 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0169

Curatorial Note:

During this oral history, Dr. Morton mentions that he is currently co-writing a play about the 1973 murder of twelve-year-old Santos Rodriguez by a Dallas police officer. That play, titled "Santos: A Wandering Soul," ran October-November 2013 at Teatro Dallas and commemorated the fortieth anniversary of the tragedy. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Dr. Carlos Morton Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Dr. Carlos Morton. A professor of theater and dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Morton was living in Panama during the Cuban missile crisis. On November 22, 1963, he was preparing for a high school play, which was delayed one week because of the assassination. Interview conducted via telephone on August 16, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Dr. Carlos Morton Oral History

Date:

08/16/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Cuba

Cuban Missile Crisis

Student

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Cuba (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 26 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0169

Curatorial Note:

During this oral history, Dr. Morton mentions that he is currently co-writing a play about the 1973 murder of twelve-year-old Santos Rodriguez by a Dallas police officer. That play, titled "Santos: A Wandering Soul," ran October-November 2013 at Teatro Dallas and commemorated the fortieth anniversary of the tragedy. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator