Oral history interview with Elton C. Fax, 1976.

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Oral history interview with Elton C. Fax, 1976.

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Family background, childhood in Baltimore; Syracuse University, 1927-31; New York City in 1936: illustrating, Works Progress Administration teaching at Harlem Cultural Center; work with children; life in Morelia, Mexico to 1956; trips for State Department, cultural exchange program; lecture circuit; books published.

Transcript: 161 leaves.Tape: 1 reel, 2 cassettes.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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