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Archives of American Art
Peggy Bacon and Alexander Brook letters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.doolsusa
- Creators:
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Doolittle, Susan Colt, 1937-
- Dates:
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1940-1967
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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5 Items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters, mostly regarding the divorce between Peggy Bacon and Alexander Brook including a carbon copy of a letter from Bacon's attorney Eddie Greenbaum to Bacon, July 3 [no year]; carbon copy of a letter to Alexander Brook from Greenbaum, June 29, 1940; and a letter from Greenbaum to Chris (Charles Cary Colt), July 5 [1940], enclosing a letter from Alexander Brook to Peggy about their divorce, June 24, 1940. There is also a letter from Peggy Bacon to Amy [Colt], in which Bacon describes her life in Cape Porpoise, Maine, February 2, 1967.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The donor, Susan Colt Doolittle (1937-), a lawyer in Keene Valley, N.Y., is Peggy Bacon's cousin. Charles and Amy Colt are Doolittle's parents.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2013 by Susan Colt Doolittle, Peggy Bacon's cousin.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Among the other resources relating to Peggy Bacon in the Archives of American Art are the Peggy Bacon papers 1893-1973, an oral history interview with Bacon, May 8, 1973; and letters to Bernice and Harry Lurie from Peggy Bacon, 1969-1977.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Bacon, Peggy, 1895-1987 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Colt, C. C. (Charles Cary) | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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