Biographical Material
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Kainen, Jacob
- Kainen, Ruth Cole (1922-2009)
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- Jacob Kainen papers
- Extent
- 0.8 Linear feet (Boxes 1, 32)
- Date
- 1922-2009
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.kainjaco, Series 1
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Jacob Kainen papers, 1905-2009, bulk 1940-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- 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 note
- Biographical material includes applications, position descriptions, résumés, and a copy of the FBI report compiled on Kainen. Also contained are birth certificates, passports, biographical outlines, bibliographies, and lists of works by Jacob Kainen. A few personal business records such as artwork sales and art supply invoices are also found here. Additionally there is video footage of Kainen, primarily working in his studio, found on five videocassettes.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503513269073-1503513269090-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0