Interview with Sally Kinney Wenzlau : Alumni Stories

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Abstract: Sally Kinney Wenzlau (AB International Relations, 1952) describes her time at Stanford as a one filled with only the best memories. She shares stories of a women’s freshman versus sophomore football game, playing tennis, and hanging out at Rossotti’s with friends. As for academics, she states that Professor Claude Buss inspired her to become an International Relations major. Wenzlau recalls that the classes she took at Stanford helped immensely in her careers afterward, such as working at a Time & Life Magazines and Lux Radio Theatre, an early television studio.

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical, text
Extent	1 audio file; 1 text file
Place	Stanford (Calif.)
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society
Date created	November 8, 2022 -
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital

Interviewee	Wenzlau, Sally Kinney
Creator	Wenzlau, Sally Kinney
Interviewer	Marine-Street, Natalie J.
Publisher	Stanford Historical Society

Subject	Stanford University. Students > 1940s
Subject	Universities and colleges
Subject	College students
Genre	Interview

Biographical Profile	Sally Kinney Wenzlau was born in 1931 in Los Angeles to Wendell H. and Sylvia Lewis Kinney. Her paternal grandparents settled in Los Angeles in 1886. Her maternal grandfather was the first territorial judge in the state of Arizona. She was a graduate of Marlborough School and Stanford University (Class of 1952) where she was a recipient of Stanford University’s Block S Award. Following her graduation, she took the train to New York City and found a job with Time Inc. After her return to Los Angeles, she worked as a script editor for television’s new Lux Video Theater. She married William Davis Wenzlau of Toledo, Ohio in 1955. They made their home in Pasadena and later in San Marino. She was a member of the Junior League of Pasadena and served on the Board of the South Pasadena-San Marino YMCA. An avid gardener, she was a member of the Diggers Garden Club. Her passions were travelling, photography, and her French class. She had volunteered at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino since 1960 and was elected to its Board of Governors in 1991. Her father, son, and granddaughter were graduates of Stanford.
Transcript	Title Transcript
Finding Aid	Title Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/wc580qz9915
Location	SC0932
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022

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