Interviewee:

Howard, John Langley, 1902-  Search this

Creator:

Howard, Mary  Search this

Names:

Campbell, Bob, 1925-  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound cassette (Sound recording (50 min.))

13 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1991 Sept. 5

Scope and Contents:

An interview of John Langley Howard (1902-1999) and his wife, Mary conducted by Robert Campbell on 1991 Sept. 5. The interview was conducted for a proposed article by Campbell about the WPA Coit Towers murals in San Francisco.

Biographical / Historical:

John Langley Howard was a muralist who worked on the often controversial murals for the Coit Tower for Public Works of Art Project. The interviewer and donor, Bob Campbell, is a retired librarian for the San Franscisco School District, who conducted the interview as part of an educational multimedia database "Voices of the 30s."

Provenance:

Donated 2002 by Robert Campbell.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Muralists  Search this

Muralists -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Public Works of Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Identifier:

AAA.howajohn

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c85ca8f8-526c-4cfd-a96f-fe2246f23fa3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-howajohn