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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Jasper Deeter
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.deeter64
- Creators:
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Deeter, Jasper, -1972Doud, Richard KeithNew Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1964
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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22 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Jasper Deeter conducted by Richard Doud in 1964 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Discusses theater experience in Greenwich Village and Provincetown; Depression-era theater in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and comments on contemporary theater.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Jasper Deeter (died 1972) was a producer, actor, teacher, and Federal Theater Project director in Media, Pennsylvania. Named director of FTP in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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., 34 min.
Keywords
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