Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Maulina (Molly) Dennett Pendergast

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.pender64
Creators:
Pendergast, Maulina Dennett, 1905-2002
McChesney, Mary Fuller
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Oct. 25
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
29 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Maulina Dennett Pendergast conducted 1964 Oct. 25, by Mary McChesney, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Maulina Dennett Pendergast (1905-2002) was an artist in Sacramento, Calif. Also known as Molly Dennett Pendergast.

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 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 4 min.

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