Oral history interview with Authella Hersh, 1986 July 15.

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Oral history interview with Authella Hersh, 1986 July 15.

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Interview with Authella Hersh, copper craftswoman, concerning reminiscences and childhood memories of her brothers, the architect O'Neil Ford, and the cabinetmaker Lynn Ford. Childhood games and construction projects; amateur theatrical presentations; design and construction of the Little Chapel in the Woods, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, by the National Youth Administration under the direction of O'Neil and Lynn Ford; O'Neil's student days at North Texas State Normal College, Denton, Texas, 1923-24; O'Neil's funeral, 1982.

37 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Texas Community History Oral History Project.

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Ford, Lynn, 1908-1978

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Hersh, Authella, 1907-

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Ford, O'Neil, 1905-1982

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O'Neil Ford (1905-1982) was a prominent architect in the southwestern United States whose work, dedicated to native architectural forms and hand craftwork, historic preservation, and innovative design, also extended nationally and internationally. Born in Pink Hill, Tex., Otha Neil Ford's early education and employment was informed by the arts-and-crafts movement. When Ford was twelve years old he began to help support his family after his father's death in a railroad ac...

Martin, Adelene L.

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