Oral history interview with Herta Loeser

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Oral history interview with Herta Loeser

1989 June 6-15

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An interview of Herta Loeser conducted 1989 June 6-15, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art, in Cambridge, Mass. Loeser speaks of her childhood in England as a German refugee; marrying a refugee schoolmate and rearing a family in Cambridge, Mass.; making jewelry and enamels; running a volunteer agency in Boston; running the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, 1980-1988, and putting it on a solid footing; development of the Society during her administration, including sales, marketing, and education; the Society's current plans for a crafts museum; exhibitions held during her tenure as president of the Society.

Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes.Transcript: 54 p.

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Brown, Robert F.

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Archives of American Art Regional Director of the New England office. From the description of Robert Brown interview, 1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83873055 ...

Loeser, Herta

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Loeser, Herta, President, Society of Art and Crafts of Boston, 1980-1988. From the description of Oral history interview with Herta Loeser, 1989 June 6-15 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79320461 Born in Berlin, Germany, in 1921, Loeser emigrated to England in 1937, where she lived until 1945, serving as secretary and assistant to the headmistress of Stoatley Rough School, a boarding school for refugee children, and as coordinator of youth clubs in London. ...

Society of Arts and Crafts (Boston, Mass.)

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Incorporated 1897, Boston, Masssachusetts. First American arts and crafts organization. Frederic Allen Whiting was director and treasurer until 1912. Humphery J. Emery served as director of the Society in the 1930's. From the description of Society of Arts and Crafts records, 1897-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389937 ...