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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Olga Burroughs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.burrou64
- Creators:
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Burroughs, OlgaMcChesney, Mary FullerNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964 October 25
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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10 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Olga Burroughs conducted 1964 October 25, by Mary McChesney.
Scope and Contents
Burroughs speaks of the founding of the Sacramento Art Center; the government's support for the Center; and artists who were affiliated with it, including Dong Kingman, Otis Oldfield and Beniamino Bufano.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Olga Burroughs was an art administrator in Sacramento, California.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3418 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 30 min.
Keywords
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