Addison Gallery of American Art sound recordings
name: label: Creator
content: Addison Gallery of American Art
label: Names
content: Phillips Academy
label: Names
content: Faller, Marion
label: Names
content: Hayes, Clare
label: Names
content: Morgan, Maud, 1903-1999
label: Names
content: Reynolds, Jock
label: Names
content: Sawyer, Charles Henry, 1906-2005
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1984 and 1991 by the Addison Gallery of American Art.
creator: label: Creator
content: Addison Gallery of American Art
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content: Addison Gallery of American Art sound recordings
abstract: label: Summary
content: The sound recordings of the Addison Gallery of American Art measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1970 to 1991. The recordings document the early history of the gallery. Materials include an untranscribed monologue by Charles Sawyer, first director of the Addison Gallery, on the development of the Gallery collection (1 5 in. reel); untranscribed interviews of Sawyer, conducted by Jock Reynolds, May 24, 1990 and June 7, 1991 (3 cassettes); Marion Faller, conducted by Reynolds, March 9, 1990, regarding work by her husband, photographer Hollis Frampton (1 cassette); and Clare Hayes, wife of Bartlett Hayes, the second director of the Addison Gallery, conducted by Carol Walker Aten, curatorial assistant, Feb. 1, 1991 (2 cassettes). Also included are a transcribed interview (2 cassettes, 38 p.) of Maud Morgan and Gordon (Diz) Bensley, who reminisce about the early days of teaching art at Abbot Academy and Phillips Andover; and a 6 p. summary of the Hayes interview.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Addison Gallery of American Art was established by Thomas Cochran at Phillips Academy in 1931, and it contains one of the most comprehensive collections of American art dating from the 18th century to the present.
function: label: Function
content: Art museums -- Massachusetts -- Andover
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970-1991
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.addigall
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.

Series 1: Interviews, 1970-1991 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2021.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The sound recordings of the Addison Gallery of American Art measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1970 to 1991. The recordings document the early history of the gallery. Materials include an untranscribed monologue by Charles Sawyer, first director of the Addison Gallery, on the development of the Gallery collection (1 5 in. reel); untranscribed interviews of Sawyer, conducted by Jock Reynolds, May 24, 1990 and June 7, 1991 (3 cassettes); Marion Faller, conducted by Reynolds, March 9, 1990, regarding work by her husband, photographer Hollis Frampton (1 cassette); and Clare Hayes, wife of Bartlett Hayes, the second director of the Addison Gallery, conducted by Carol Walker Aten, curatorial assistant, Feb. 1, 1991 (2 cassettes). Also included are a transcribed interview (2 cassettes, 38 p.) of Maud Morgan and Gordon (Diz) Bensley, who reminisce about the early days of teaching art at Abbot Academy and Phillips Andover; and a 6 p. summary of the Hayes interview.