Oral history interview with Rosamond Gilder
odd: label: General
content: An interview of Henry La Farge conducted by Harlan Phillips is also on this tape.
name: label: Interviewee
content: Gilder, Rosamond
label: Interviewer
content: Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
label: Names
content: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
label: Names
content: New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
label: Names
content: Flanagan, Hallie, 1890-1969
label: Names
content: O'Shay, Madalyn
topic: label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts
label: Topic
content: Theater critics -- 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: Gilder, Rosamond
label: Interviewer
content: Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Rosamond Gilder (1896-1986) was an American theater critic and administrator for the Federal Theater Project in New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound tape reel (Sound recording, 7 in.)
label: Extent
content: 34 Pages (Transcript)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965 April 1
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gilder65
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound tape reels
label: Type
content: Pages
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The original transcript was edited. In 2021 the Archives retranscribed the original audio and attempted to create a verbatim transcript. This interview was audited and edited by Allison Tracy-Taylor in 2025.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview with Rosamond Gilder conducted by Harlan Phillips on 1965 April 1 for the Archives of American Art.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Gilder speaks of the WPA Federal Theater Project, its success, and her opinions of federal support for theater. She recalls Hallie Flanagan and Madalyn O'Shay.