Archives of American Art

Burt Brown Barker papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.barkburt
Creators:
Barker, Burt Brown, 1873-1969
Dates:
1935-1938
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Microfilm reel
circa 860 items on 1 microfilm reel
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The microfilmed Burt Brown Barker papers contain Barker's correspondence as director of the Federal Art Project in Portland, Oregon; reports; memoranda; travel vouchers; lists of artists and art projects; minutes of the Oregon Federal Music Project; a typescript of an article, "The Federal Art Center, Salem, Oregon," and other writings; printed material; and miscellany. Correspondents include Jacob Baker, Frederic Stewart Bartlett, Holger Cahill, Joseph A. Danysh, T. J. Edmonds, George H. Gannon, Carter Glass, Ellis Fuller Lawrence, Charlotte Roberta Mish, Thomas Cleveland Parker, Margery Hoffman Smith, and others.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Burt Brown Barker (1873-1969) was a lawyer and arts administrator in Portland, Oregon. He was director of the Federal Art Project in Portland, president of the Oregan Historical Society, the McLoughlin Memorial Association, and the Herbert Hoover Foundation of Oregon. He also played an active role in the restoration of the John Minthorn House and its transformation into a museum.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 2551 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals were returned to lender after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1982 by Sarah Munro.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Citation
Burt Brown Barker papers, 1935-1938. Owned by Friends of Timberline. Microfilmed by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Related Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds the Oregon FAP records, 1936-1939.
Willamette University Archives and Special Collections holds the Burt Brown Barker papers, 1890-1935. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library holds the Burt Brown Barker papers, 1885-1976.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Federal aid to the arts -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arts administrators -- Oregon -- Portland Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lawyers -- Oregon -- Portland Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gannon, George H. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Glass, Carter, 1858-1946 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lawrence, Ellis F. (Ellis Fuller), 1879-1946 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mish, Charlotte Roberta, 1903- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Parker, Thomas Cleveland, 1904-1967 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smith, Margery Hoffman, 1888-1981 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Baker, Jacob Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bartlett, Fred S. (Frederic Stewart), 1905- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Danysh, Joseph A., 1906-1982 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Edmonds, T. J. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Center (Salem, Or.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (Or.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Music Project (Or.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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