Creator:
Walker, Constance.
Inclusive Dates:
1939- 1975
Abstract:
Papers of the American poet, artist (1898-1975). Collection contains correspondence (1942-1973); scrapbooks
(1940-1972); manuscript and published poems; memorabilia, including articles about Constance Walker, and
photographs. Notable correspondents include Alben Barkley, Hubert H. Humphrey, John V. Lindsay, Edward R.
Murrow, Eleanor Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson, and Harry S. Truman.
Type of Material:
Articles.
Correspondence.
Photographs.
Poems.
Scrapbooks.
Subject:
Artists.
Poets.
Literature -- American Poetry
Women Authors
Women artists -- United States.
Women poets, American.
Creator:
Weston, Harold, 1894-1972.
Inclusive Dates:
1897- 1971
Abstract:
Papers of the American painter,
humanitarian. The collection includes artwork reproductions, correspondence subject
files, memorabilia and writings, much of which deal with Weston's work in various
organizations, including the Adirondack Trail Improvement Society, the American
Federation of Arts, the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors, Food for
Freedom, the International Association of the Plastic Arts of Plastic Arts, the
National Council on the Arts and Government and the United Nations. The collection
provides a detailed look at the lobbying efforts to create the National Endowment
for the Arts as well as development of post-World War Two international cooperation
in the arts.
Type of Material:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Manuscripts for publication.
Drafts (documents)
Black-and-white negatives.
Correspondence.
Exhibition catalogs.
Minutes (administrative records)
Photographs.
Reports.
Subject:
Artists.
Painters.
Art -- Painters
Painting,American -- 20th century.
Art and state.
Federal aid to the arts.
Humanitarianism.