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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Louis Clark Jones
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jones84
- Creators:
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Jones, Louis C. (Louis Clark), 1908-1990Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1984 Aug. 17
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3 Itemssound files Sound recordingdigital, wav file32 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Louis Clark Jones conducted 1984 Aug. 17, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Jones discusses the development of the graduate program and administration of the New York State Historical Association and the Farmers Museum at Cooperstown, a survey carried out with his wife on folk art in the United States and Canada, and approaches to the study of folk culture, including conflict among scholars.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Louis Clark Jones (1908-1990) was a museum director from Cooperstown, N.Y.
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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
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
Using the Collection
System Details
Originally recorded on 2 cassettes.
Keywords
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