Oral history interview with Theodor Jung

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Oral history interview with Theodor Jung

1965 Jan. 19

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An interview of Theodor Jung conducted 1965 Jan. 19, by Richard Doud, for the Archives of American Art. Jung speaks of his first camera and the development of his interest in photography; subject matter that interested him early; poverty and other social problems that moved him; his European travels; starting out with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as a draftsman and later as a photographer; working with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) photography project; how work was assigned in the FSA; subjects' responses to the photographers; propagandistic aspects of the project; public reaction to the project; his post-FSA career; and uses for the photographs.

Sound recordings: 1 sound tape reel (1 hour 15 min.) ; 7 in.Transcript: 25 p.

Archives of American Art

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SNAC Resource ID: 7526140

Archives of American Art

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United States. Farm Security Administration. Historical Section

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Jung, Theodor, 1906-

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United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration

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