Committee Files

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f6df3936-00ce-4fa6-9789-fafd6a0e6ccd

Collection Creator

McCausland, Elizabeth, 1899-1965

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Elizabeth McCausland papers

Sponsor

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Extent

0.5 Linear feet (Box 27)

Date

1936-1960

Archival Repository

Archives of American Art

Identifier

AAA.mccaeliz, Series 11

Type

Archival materials

Collection Citation

Elizabeth McCausland papers, 1838-1995, bulk 1920-1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement note

Files are arranged in alphabetical order.

Collection Rights

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Existence and Location of Copies

This series has been scanned in its entirety.

Scope and Contents note

Series consists of files relating to McCausland's involvement in various artist committees and associations, and art organizations. Included are files stemming from her work on the Promotion Committee of the New York City Council for Art Week, which was involved in planning National Art Week 1940 and sought to promote the purchase of art by the general public; and on the Advisory Committee on Photography at the Museum of Modern Art, on which she served with Ansel Adams and Paul Strand, among others. Also found are files stemming from her participation in the Artists League of America, organizing the Critics Group and planning a national conference on artists in the war; in the Artists Societies for National Defense, which was a collective of art organizations dedicated to developing a program for the use of art in national defense; and on the Writers War Board of the Author's League, which held a meeting on "The American Arts Work for the War" in May 1942. There are also some general files on art organizations and on McCausland's community interests and political activities. Files typically include minutes, reports, correspondence, notes, writings, and printed material.

Collection Restrictions

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Record ID

ebl-1503510374718-1503510375039-1