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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview Thaddeus Clapp
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.clapp65
- Creators:
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Clapp, ThaddeusSwift, GeoffreyNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 November 19
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reel7 in.45 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Thaddeus Clapp conducted 1965 November 19, by Geoffrey Swift, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Thaddeus Clapp was an art administrator from Massachusetts. He worked on the Index of American Design for the Federal Art Project.
Administration
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 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 26 min.
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