Oral history interview with Lilian Swann Saarinen

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Oral history interview with Lilian Swann Saarinen

1979-1981

An interview of Lilian Swann Saarinen conducted in three installments between 1979-1981, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art, in Cambridge, Mass.

Sound recordings: 3 sound tape reels ; 5 in.Transcript: 93 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8317101

Archives of American Art

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