Oral history interview with Ray Eames

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Oral history interview with Ray Eames

1980 July 28-August 20

An interview of Ray Kaiser Eames conducted 1980 July 28-1980 August 20, by Ruth Bowman, for the Archives of American Art, in Venice, California.

Sound recording: 4 sound cassettes (ca. 4 hr.)Transcript: 89 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8245337

Archives of American Art

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