Carlos Vasquez, Director, UCLA State Government Interview Series, UCLA Oral History Program B.A., UCLA [Political Science] M.A., Stanford University [Political Science] Ph.D. candidate, UCLA [History]
January 15, 1988
Hawkins's office in Los Angeles, California Session of one and one-half hours
December 10, 1988
Hawkins's office in Los Angeles Session of one and three-quarter hours
December 12, 1988
Hawkins's office in Los Angeles Session of one and one-half hours
Vasquez checked the verbatim manuscript of the interview against the original tape recordings, edited for punctuation, paragraphing, and spellings, and with the interviewer verified proper names. Insertions by the editor are bracketed. Dale E. Treleven, director, UCLA Oral History Program, wrote the biographical summary. Alex Cline, editor, prepared the table of contents and interview history. Hawkins reviewed the edited transcript and returned it with only minor corrections.
There exist no private papers which the interviewer was able to consult for this interview. However, prior to the completion of this transcript, the Augustus Hawkins Papers (Collection #1642) had been donated to the UCLA Department of Special Collections.
The original tape recordings of the interview are in the university archives at UCLA along with the records relating to the interview. Master tapes are preserved at the California State Archives.