Archives of American Art

Randall Davey papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.daverand
Creators:
Davey, Randall, 1887-1964
Dates:
1900-1974 and [undated]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
(partially microfilmed on 3 reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence; photographs; notes; transcript of radio interview; exhibition catalogs; and clippings.
Scope and Contents
REEL D245: Exhibition catalogs and notices; clippings from newspapers and other publications; personal photographs and photographs of Davey's work; and a few sketches.
Scope and Contents
REEL 724: 76 personal and business letters; 11 letters between Sheldon Reich and Kate H. Cullum about a proposed book on Davey; a photo of Davey (1932); a transcript of a radio interview by Calla Hay, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 1955; a few clippings and catalogs; by-laws and other material of the Randall Davey Committee; and notes, including technical notes on color, sculpture molds, casein glue, "Formula for Mixing Wash for Canvases," general price lists for commissions, etc.
Scope and Contents
REEL 795: An album of photographs of 46 paintings (undated) by Randall Davey in the Randall Davey Committee collection. Photos are by Laura Gilpin.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: One poster and one page of clippings from a scrapbook.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Watercolorist; Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels D245, 724, 795 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reels D245, 724, 795: Originals returned to Kate H. Cullum after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reels D245, 724, 795 lent for microfilming 1969-1974 by Kate H. Cullum, Davey's sister-in-law and executor, except for the 1955 radio interview, which was donated 1979 by Donelson Hoopes, head of Davey's estate.

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.

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