Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Lawrence W. Morris

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.morris64sep
Creators:
Morris, Lawrence W., 1904-1972
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Sept. 24-Oct. 7
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
113 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Lawrence W. Morris conducted 1964 Sept. 24-Oct. 7, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Lawrence W. Morris (1904-1972) was an art administrator in New York, N.Y.

Administration

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.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 10 min.
General
Sound quality is poor.
General
Partially transferred from acetate tape reels.


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