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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Samuel Franklin Hershey
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hershe81
- Creators:
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Hershey, Samuel Franklin, 1904-1987Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1981 Nov. 18-1984 Mar. 15
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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5 Sound cassettesSound recording
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Samuel Hershey conducted 1981 Nov.18-1984 Mar. 15, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Samuel F. Hershey (1904-1987) was a designer and instructor of design at Harvard University during the 1940s, an administrator at the Rhode Island School of Design during the 1950s and 1960s, and the Acting Chairman of the Department of Design in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley, during the 1970s.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Digital Content
Keywords
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| Art, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Design -- Study and teaching | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arts administrators -- United States -- Interviews | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Educators -- United States -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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