Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, 1964 Dec. 3, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.meem64
Creators:
Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983
Loomis, Sylvia Glidden
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Dec. 3
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
13 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of John Gaw Meem conducted 1964 Dec. 3, by Sylvia Loomis for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Gaw speaks of his background; moving to New Mexico; deciding to become an architect; architectural commissions he worked on; becoming involved with the Public Works of Art Project; his architectural philosophy; and his appointment to historic committees.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
John Gaw Meem (1894-1983) was an arts administrator in the Public Works of Art Project from Santa Fe, N.M.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/meem64.htm
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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 John Gaw Meem, 1964 Dec. 3, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, 1964 Dec. 3, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 3 min.

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