Oral history interview with C. B. (Calvin Benhan) Baldwin

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Oral history interview with C. B. (Calvin Benhan) Baldwin

1965 February 25

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An interview of C.B. Baldwin conducted 1965 February 25, by Richard K. Doud, for the Archives of American Art. Baldwin speaks of his family's influence on his development; working in Washington, D.C. with Rexford Tugwell for the Department of Agriculture; the New Deal projects which led to the formation of the Farm Security Administration; the photography project of the Farm Security Administration; finding photographers for the project; the usefulness of the work produced by the FSA. He recalls Roy Stryker.

Sound recordings: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in.Transcript: 34 p.

Archives of American Art

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SNAC Resource ID: 7526133

Archives of American Art

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New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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