Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Mary Van Meter

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Mary Van Meter, 1971 November 9, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.vanmet71
Creators:
Van Meter, Mary (1923-2012)
Tyler, Joyce
Dates:
1971 November 9
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
sound file
digital, wav file
7 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with Mary Van Meter conducted 1971 November 9, by Joyce Tyler, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Van Meter discusses the Boston Center for the Arts, including the history of its buildings and its development as an institution.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Mary Van Meter (1923-2012) served as historical consultant for the Boston Center for the Arts.

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 is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives' 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

(Electronic Resource)

Oral history interview with Mary Van Meter, 1971 November 9, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral history interview with Mary Van Meter, 1971 November 9, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 28 min.

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