Tony Callaway Oral History
Object number2016.001.0009
Date01/20/2016
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Tony Callaway
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 60 Minutes
Terms
- Oral histories
- Vietnam
- Architects
- Adams, Lindalyn
- Hunt, Conover
- Hendricks, James (Jim) L.
- Hendricks, James (Jim) L.
- The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
- Dallas County Historical Foundation
- Texas School Book Depository
- Dallas
- History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)
- Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
- Vietnam (OHC)
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Tony Callaway. A native of Oklahoma, Callaway served in the Vietnam War. Years later, as a Dallas architect, he worked with his partner, Jim Hendricks, on the design of The Sixth Floor Museum’s original Visitors Center and elevator tower.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 20, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour long.
Curatorial CommentaryTony Callaway's former partner, the late James Hendricks, recorded a lengthy oral history with the Museum in 2008, which may be viewed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/26503. Also referenced in this oral history was Rodger Burson, who was Hendricks' architectural partner prior to Callaway. Burson recorded an oral history with the Museum in 2002: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/21464. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Leonard Bernstein
1970 - 1981