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Archives of American Art
Robert James Crabb papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.crabrobe
- Creators:
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Crabb, Robert James, 1888-1946
- Dates:
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1909-1940
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Microfilm reel
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Christmas cards; sketches and drawings in ink, pencil and ink wash; and a scrapbook containing a photograph, a pencil sketch by Crabb, clippings of poetry by Crabb from an unidentified source, and clippings regarding exhibitions in the 1930's of Houston artists including Beulah Schiller Ayars, McNeil Davidson, Genevieve Filson, Grace Spaulding John, Robert Joy, Robert Preusser, E. M. "Buck" Schwiwetz, Chester Snowden, Ary Stillman and Ruth Pershing Uhler.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, poet; Houston, Tex.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3027 available for use through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lender, Rita Crabbe after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1982 by Rita Crabbe, grand niece of Robert Crabb.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
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