Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Margaret Merwin Patch

Summary

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Margaret Merwin Patch, 1980 Oct. 16-1984 Sept. 25, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)
Collection ID:
AAA.patch80
Creators:
Patch, Margaret Merwin
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1980 Oct. 16-1984 Sept. 25
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
149 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Margaret Merwin Patch conducted 1980 Oct. 16-1984 Sept. 25, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Patch discusses her childhood and education in Ill.; her career as an economist; training in art at Cranbrook Academy; development of community art center and craft organizations in Mass.; work with Aileen Osborn Webb on American Crafts Council and in co-founding World Crafts Council; and involvement with art organizations in Florida.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Margaret Merwin Patch (1894-1987) was a crafts administrator of Shelburne Falls, Mass.

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
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

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Margaret Merwin Patch, 1980 Oct. 16-1984 Sept. 25, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

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More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 tape reel and 4 cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hrs., 50 min.

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