Elizabeth McCausland Material from the Estate of Berenice Abbott

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e93e66bb-9ddd-4cad-af05-fb89486de741

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

5.4 Linear feet (Boxes 48-53)

Date

1920-1995

Archival Repository

Archives of American Art

Identifier

AAA.mccaeliz, Series 15

Type

Archival materials

Collection Citation

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

Arrangement

This series is arranged as 10 subseries. 15.1: Biographical Materials, 1942-1965 15.2: Correspondence, 1920-1995 15.3: Project Files, -- Artists in America -- , circa 1940-1961 15.4: Project Files, -- Conversations with March -- , circa 1945-1963 15.5: Project Files, -- Dilemma of Culture -- , circa 1935-1947 15.6: Project Files, -- Frank Kleinholz -- , circa 1950-1964 15.7: Project Files, General, circa 1917-1963 15.8: Project Files, Teaching, 1942-1946 15.9: Writings, circa 1939-1964 15.10: Printed Material, circa 1931-1963

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

The bulk of this series has been scanned. In some cases, exhibition catalogs and other publications have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages scanned.

Scope and Contents

Additional material belonging to Elizabeth McCausland and donated by the estate of Berenice Abbott include biographical material, business and personal correspondence, professional project files and writings, and printed materials, including reprints of critical essays and articles by McCausland. Biographical materials include additional curriculum vitae and a typescript address book of contacts. Correspondence includes invoices and letters from artists, including David Smith, Dorothy Leibes, and Jacob Lawrence; memos and invoices from her publishing agent, McIntosh and Otis Inc.; and correspondence from her brother and sister, Ross McCausland and Helen McCausland Kentor, regarding their personal lives and the family's estate. The subseries also contains 3 letters from Marsden Hartley addressed to Isgua Sanchez (Mrs. Patterson) McCan from Mexico dated from 1932. Project files consist of several book projects based on McCausland's research as an art critic, including Dilemma of Culture; Conversations with March, a fictional work illustrated by Charles Edward Buckley; a survey of artists and federal grant projects titled Artist in America; and drafts of a biography on Frank Kleinholz, which was commissioned by the artist. The general project files consist of research and miscellaneous material gathered on artists, subjects, and other potential writing projects. The teaching project files include teaching notes and outlines for art history classes McCausland taught in the 1940s, including a series of 14 lectures at the New School in 1946. Writings consist of drafts of articles, monographs, speeches, and reports authored by McCausland for publication in professional art history journals or for use in other professional contexts. Some drafts of creative works are also included in the subseries. Printed materials consist of articles, books, book reviews, monographs, exhibition catalog introductions, and pamphlets authored by McCausland, along with other miscellaneous clippings, clippings from the Springfield Republican, and a handful of other miscellaneous material. Intact copies of periodicals containing articles by McCausland, including Magazine of Art and Parnassus, have been retained in the collection. Additional materials related to this series can be found in Series 1-2, 7-8, and 10.

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-1503510374718-1503510375067-0