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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Florence Kerr
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kerr63
- Creators:
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Kerr, FlorencePhillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1963 Oct. 18-Oct. 31
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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5 ItemsSound recording: 5 sound files (5 hr., 5 min.)digital, wav file207 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Florence Kerr conducted by Harlan Phillips between 1963 Oct. 18-Oct. 31 for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Florence Kerr is an art administrator from Washington, D.C.
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
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.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
System Details
Originally recorded on 3 tape reels (7 in.).
More Information
General
General
An unrelated interview of Olin Dows conducted by H. Phillips is also on reel 1.
General
An unrelated interview of Jay Du Von conducted by H. Phillips is also on reel 1.
General
An unrelated interview of Anthony Merrill conducted by H. Phillips is also on reel 3.
General
An unrelated interview of Geffrey Norman conducted by H. Phillips is also on reel 2.
General
An unrelated interview of Thomas C. Parker conducted by H. Phillips is also on reel 3.
General
An unrelated interview of Harry Hewes conducted by H. Phillips is also on reel 2.
Keywords
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| Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arts administrators -- Washington (D.C.) -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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| New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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