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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Gloria Kolodny Chanenson papers on Josephine Hancock Logan, 1939-1973, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.changlor
- Creators:
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Chanenson, Gloria Kolodny
- Dates:
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1939-1974
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Repository:
The scattered papers documenting the activities of pre-World War II Chicago art patron Josephine Hancock Logan measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1974. The papers also relate to her husband, Frank G. Logan, and the Society for Sanity in Art and were compiled by Gloria Kolodny Chanenson. Found are printed materials, a mailing list, photographs, and printed poetry by Logan.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The scattered papers documenting the activities of pre-World War II Chicago art patron Josephine Hancock Logan measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1974. The papers also relate to her husband, Frank G. Logan, and the Society for Sanity in Art and were compiled by Gloria Kolodny Chanenson. Found are printed materials, a mailing list, photographs, and printed poetry by Logan.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Arts administrator Gloria Kolodny Chanenson (1920-2010) was a scholarship student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. From 1938-1943, she was the secretary of Josephine Hancock Logan.
Josephine Hancock Logan (1862-1943) was prominent art patron from Chicago, Illinois. She was an opponent of modernism who founded the Society for Sanity in Art in 1936.
Administration
Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 4183 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1988 by Gloria K. Chanenson.
Processing Information
The papers were microfilme upon receipt on reel 4183. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Preferred Citation
Gloria Kolodny Chanenson papers on Josephine Hancock Logan, 1939-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Collectors -- Illinois -- Chicago | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arts administrators -- Illinois -- Chicago | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Modernism (Art) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art patronage | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art -- Collectors and collecting | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women arts administrators | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Logan, Frank G., 1852-1937 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Logan, Josephine Hancock, 1862-1943 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Society for Sanity in Art (Chicago, Ill.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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