Saw a posting from another list, about this, which reminded me to let others know about these talks, that were recored at the Bancroft Library, earlier this spring. They are as follows: THURSDAY , AUGUST 7, 2003 - 8:00p.m.; CALIFORNIA'S GREAT THIRST: A Glance at the Contentious History of California's's Water James J. Rawls, Author & Historian Describing California's massive construction projects to deliver water for its urban and agricultural growth. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2003- 8:00 p.m.; AN ENTREPRENEURIAL GENIUS: Henry J. Kaiser J.S. Holliday, Author & Historian Recounting the career of Henry J. Kaiser as an outstanding example of California's culture of risk-taking and innovation. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2003 - 8:00 p.m.; KICK OUT THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC James J. Rawls, Author & Historian Recounting Hiram Johnson's campaign for Governor and the long term impact of reforms achieved under his leadership THURSDAYS AUGUST 28, 2003 - 8:00 p.m: A LIBRARY FOR Californian> J.S. Holliday, Author & Historian Describing The Bancroft Library from its origins with Hubert Howe Bancroft to the present You might want to check out KQED Radio at this site http://www.kqed.org for it looks like you can listen to them on the web. I was at the talk on Water and the Bancroft Library, I can tell you that they were very interesting. George --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software