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Archives of American Art
Forrest Bess letters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bessforl
- Creators:
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Bess, Forrest, 1911-1977
- Dates:
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1966-1972
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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22 Items(on 1 microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Mrs. Wanda K. Sivells, Director, J. M. Hodges Learning Center, Wharton County Junior College, Wharton, Texas, regarding Bess' paintings and the donation of his personal library to Wharton Library.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3458 available for use only at Museum of Fine Arts Houston; and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1981 by Suzy Thompson, acquaintance of Forrest Bess. Photocopies discarded after microfilming.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
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