Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Louis Clark Jones

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.jones84
Creators:
Jones, Louis C. (Louis Clark), 1908-1990
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1984 Aug. 17
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Items
sound files Sound recording
digital, wav file
32 Pages
Transcript
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.

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