Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Herman Volz

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.volz64
Creators:
Volz, Herman, 1904-1990
McChesney, Mary Fuller
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 June 27
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
91 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Herman Volz conducted 1964 June 27, by Mary Fuller McChesney for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Herman Volz (1904-1990) was a painter from San Jose, Calif.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/volz64.htm
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 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 41 min.


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