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Correspondence

Archives of American Art

Object Details

sova.aaa.westharo_ref34
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw983a6c9ce-c021-4597-b48e-9eed6517c19a
Collection Creator
Weston, Harold, 1894-1972
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Harold Weston papers
Sponsor
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Extent
(Box 1-3, 38; 2.5 linear feet)
Date
1894-1975
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.westharo, Series 2
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Harold Weston papers, 1894-1978, bulk 1912-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement note
Correspondence is arranged in rough chronological order. Harold Weston's correspondence relating to his participation in associations and organizations is found in Series 4.
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
Harold Weston's correspondence spans from his school days until his death in 1972. Topics discussed in the correspondence concerns his education at Exeter Academy and Harvard University; his travels in the Middle East during World War I; his convalescence in France in the mid-1920s; travels in the Adirondacks; his family; exhibitions, among many other topics. Of particular interest are his letters to family members during World War I wherein he describes in detail his travels to sites throughout the Middle East. Also found are scattered letters written by Faith Weston to her family; postcards sent from Europe during the Westons' travels in the 1920s and the 1950s; condolence letters; and holiday cards, including those designed by Harold Weston. Correspondents include Harold's parents Mary and S. Burns; siblings Carl and Esther; members of the Faith and the Borton family; children Barbara, Bruce, and Haroldine; and friends such as Theodore Sizer and Duncan Phillips.
Collection Restrictions
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
AAA.westharo_ref34
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw983a6c9ce-c021-4597-b48e-9eed6517c19a
AAA.westharo
AAA
Record ID
ebl-1503510377387-1503510377405-8

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