Oral history interview with Bernarda Bryson Shahn

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Oral history interview with Bernarda Bryson Shahn

1995 July 3

An interview of Bernarda Bryson Shahn conducted 1995 July 3, by Pamela J. Meecham, for the Archives of American Art.

Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes (100 min.) : analog.Transcript: 39 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6783775

Archives of American Art

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