Oral history interview with Leo Holub

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Oral history interview with Leo Holub

1997 July 3

An interview of Leo Holub conducted 1997 July 3, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art, in San Francisco, Calif.

Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes (90 min.) : analog.Transcript: 34 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8207294

Archives of American Art

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