Oral history interview with Henry E. Scott

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Oral history interview with Henry E. Scott

1980 May 30-June 23

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An interview with Henry E. Scott conducted 1980 May 30-June 23, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Scott speaks of his childhood; his education at Harvard and in Italy under Edward Waldo Forbes; his teaching positions at Harvard, the University of Pittsburgh, Amherst College, and the University of Kansas; teaching aircraft identification during World War II; and his research on New England architecture.

Sound recording: 4 sound files (3 hr., 10 min.) : digital, wav file.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8117199

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