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Oral histories (document genres)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Works that record interviews conducted to preserve the recollections of persons whose experience or memories are representative or are of special historical or social significance.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Parsons School of Design Centenary oral history project

 Collection
Identifier: PC-07-01-01
Abstract

The Parsons School of Design Centenary Oral History Project consists of recorded sound interviews with twelve individuals as well as two audio monologues by the project's manager, Martica Sawin. The interviews, recorded in 1994, cover the history of different academic departments and design disciplines over the course of the twentieth century as experienced by former and then-current instructors and administrators. Recordings are all in English.

Dates: 1994

Parsons School of Design oral history program

 Collection
Identifier: PC-07-01-02
Abstract

This ongoing oral history program documents the lives and work of designers, artists, and others active in the fields of art and design. Interviewees include Parsons School of Design alumni, faculty, and professionals without a direct Parsons connection.

Dates: 1994; Majority of material found within 2010 - 2019