Oral history interview with William E. Woolfenden and Irving Burton
odd: label: General
content: Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 35 min.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Burton, Irving F. (Irving Frederick), 1918-
label: Interviewer
content: McCoy, Garnett
label: Interviewee
content: Woolfenden, William E. (William Edward), 1918-1995
label: Names
content: Archives of American Art
label: Names
content: Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902-1985
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Interviews
label: Topic
content: Arts -- Management
label: Topic
content: Art, American -- History -- Sources
label: Topic
content: Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics, and administrators.
creator: label: Interviewee
content: Burton, Irving F. (Irving Frederick), 1918-
label: Interviewer
content: McCoy, Garnett
label: Interviewee
content: Woolfenden, William E. (William Edward), 1918-1995
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William E. Woolfenden (1918- 1995) was the director of the Archives of American Art from 1963-1983.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 33 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1992 December 12
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.woolfe92
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/woolfe92.htm
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview of William E. Woolfenden and Irving Burton conducted 1992 December 12, by Garnett McCoy for the Archives of American Art, concerning the development of the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Woolfenden speaks about E.P. Richardson and his intent in founding of the Archives of American Art; the earliest development and collecting activities; his role as assistant director and Richardson's role as director; receiving a Ford foundation grant and other early financial support; fundraising events; auctions; trustees; the founding of regional offices; early employees; forming an alliance with the Smithsonian Institution; and the impact of the AAA on American art history. Irving Burton discusses his involvement.