Reminiscences of Robert Whitley [electronic resource] : oral history, 1986

Biographical Note

Woodworker.

Scope and Contents

Childhood; welder, World War II; custom gunstock maker; motorcycle accident; interest in antique restoration; faithfulness to design form; contributions to contemporary furniture design.

Subjects

• Antiques.
• Furniture design.
• Gunstocks.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories.
• Polsky, Richard M., interviewer.
• Whitley, Robert--Interviews.
• Woodworkers--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1987.