Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Wood, Beatrice
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- Beatrice Wood papers
- Beatrice Wood papers / Series 4: Notes and Writings
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
- Date
- circa 1930-1996
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.woodbeat, Subseries 4.1
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Beatrice Wood papers, 1906-1998, bulk 1930-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement note
- Original drawings from the monographs can be found in Series 9: Artwork, but copies are included in this subseries.
- 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.
- Existence and Location of Copies
- Except for repetitive versions, incomplete repetitive drafts, and gallery proofs, this subseries has been scanned in its entirety.
- Scope and Contents note
- This subseries includes both drafts of Wood's monographs and correspondence related to their publication. Drafts include: I Shock Myself: The Autobiography of Beatrice Wood, Angel Who Wore Black Tights, Pinching Spaniards, 33rd Wife of the Maharajah, and Kissed Again: Part of the Bargain. Wood enjoyed writing in the evening and often rewrote drafts with only subtle changes between versions. Although she rarely dated her drafts, numbers have been added when it was possible to determine version sequence. Edited versions have also been identified. Also included in this subseries is correspondence with publishers, editors, and friends. Much of the material centers on the logistics of publication, but there are also letters to friends describing the status of her writing or relaying stories that she intended to include in a particular publication. The letters reveal the personal satisfaction that Wood took from her writing.
- Collection Restrictions
- This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. The unprocessed addtion to this collection is currently closed for processing and digitization. Contact Reference Services for more information.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511496768-1503511496877-7
