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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Rosamond Gilder
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gilder65
- Creators:
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Gilder, RosamondPhillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 Apr. 1
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording7 in.34 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Rosamond Gilder conducted by Harlan Phillips on 1965 Apr. 1 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Gilder speaks of the WPA Federal Theater Project, its success, and her opinions of federal support for theater. She recalls Hallie Flanagan and Madalyn O'Shay.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Drama critic; New York, N.Y. Born in 1896. Died in 1986.
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.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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More Information
General
General
An interview of Henry La Farge conducted by H. Phillips is also on this tape.
Keywords
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Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Theater critics -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Flanagan, Hallie, 1890-1969 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
O'Shay, Madalyn | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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