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Archives of American Art
Charlotte Aiken photographs of the Farm Security Administration
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.aikecharl
- Creators:
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Aiken, Charlotte, C.
- Dates:
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1944
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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11 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Black and white photographs of Roy Stryker (7), of Stryker and Helen D. Wool (1), of Aiken (1), and of Rose Dalton (1), all stamped "Farm Security Administration, 1944" on the back; and an Office of War Information Christmas Card, 1944, with a group photograph of Office members, which included Stryker and Aiken, as well as many others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Administrator, Farm Security Administration, Washington, D.C. The Historical Section of the FSA directed by Stryker included the photography project that documented poverty stricken rural and urban America.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel NDA 16 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1964 by Charlotte Aiken.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Arts administrators | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women arts administrators | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
New Deal, 1933-1939 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal aid to the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal aid to the public welfare | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Dalton, Rose | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wool, Helen D. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stryker, Roy Emerson, 1893-1975 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Farm Security Administration. Historical Section -- Photographs | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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