Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Rexford Tugwell

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.tugwel65
Creators:
Tugwell, Rexford G. (Rexford Guy), 1891-1979
Doud, Richard Keith
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 January 21
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
28 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Rexford Tugwell conducted 1965 January 21, by Richard Doud, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Rexford G. Tugwell (1891-1979) was an governmental administrator and professor, as well as Governor of Puerto Rico. Tugwell was an administrator for the Resettlement Administration which later became the Farm Security Administration. Worked with Roy Stryker who oversaw the Photography Project of the FSA.

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.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line.
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


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 59 min.


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