Rodger Burson Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Rodger Burson. A fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Rodger Burson worked on the first phase of the adaptive reuse of the Texas School Book Depository building after it was purchased by Dallas County in 1977. He was also part of early efforts to get state and national historical recognition for the Depository building. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 13, 2002 by Arlinda Abbott and Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-eight minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Rodger Burson Oral History

Date:

02/13/2002

Terms:

Oral histories

Adams, Lindalyn

Hunt, Conover

Shook, C. Judson

Burson, Roger

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas

History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

48 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2002.001.0005

Curatorial Note:

This oral history with Rodger Burson concluded with a video walkthrough of the former Texas School Book Depository, including the two-story Dallas County Commissioners Courtroom that Burson designed in the late 1970s. In addition to this interview, Mr. Burson, joined by his wife Carolyn, participated in a follow-up oral history recorded on April 18, 2014. -- Stephen Fagin