Reminiscences of William Daley : oral history, 1985.

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Reminiscences of William Daley : oral history, 1985.

Family background and childhood, New York State; Army Air Corps cadet program, 1943; shot down, life as a prisoner of war; Massachusetts College of Art; growing interest in pottery; Columbia University, MA 1951; teaching experiences; finding his own style; pots as expressive entities; teaching art; changes in arts and crafts since 1940s; recollections of important potters; role of the galleries.

Transcript: 119 leaves.

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