Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Amelie Kneass

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Amelie Kneass, 1965 Mar. 28, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.kneass65
Creators:
Kneass, Amelie
McChesney, Mary Fuller
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 Mar. 28
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
Sound recordings: 1 sound file (30 min.)
digital, wav file
15 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Amelie Kneass conducted 1965 Mar. 28, by Mary McChesney, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project. Kneass discusses her involvement in FAP.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Amelie Kneass was the administrator for Federal Art Project, California.

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

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Amelie Kneass, 1965 Mar. 28, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Amelie Kneass, 1965 Mar. 28, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

Using the Collection

System Details
Originally recorded on 1 tape reel (5 in.).

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