Family and Inherited Papers
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Amos, Emma, 1937-2020
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- Emma Amos papers
- Extent
- 3.5 Linear feet (Boxes 2-4, 38, OV 43)
- Date
- circa 1900-2017
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.amosemma, Series 2
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Emma Amos papers, circa 1900-2019. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement
- The series begins with named files for Amos's children India and Nick, followed by her parents India D. and Miles G., her grandparents Moses and Emma H., her husband Robert Levine, and family friends Mattie Mae Neely, and George and Veoria Shivery. The rest of the series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Scope and Contents
- Family and inherited papers include material regarding Amos's mother and father, India D. and Miles G. Amos; her grandmother Emma L.; her children India and Nick; her husband Robert Levine; and close family friends and former classmates of Amos's mother at Fisk University, Veoria Shivery and Mattie Mae Neely. The series includes correspondence, death records, photographic and printed materials, scrapbooks, calendars, certificates, property and banking files, family history information, and memorabilia from Fisk University.
- Collection Restrictions
- Material regarding the Guerrilla Girls is access restricted; written permission is required. Contact Reference Services for more information. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
- Record ID
- ebl-1674245400674-1674245401932-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0