Archives of American Art

Dorothy Dow letters and sketches from John Norton

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.dowdoro
Creators:
Dow, Dorothy, 1897-1989
Norton, John Warner, 1876-1934
Dates:
[ca. 1920.]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Reel
ca. 50 items (on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Thirteen letters, mostly illustrated, from friend John Norton; and 2 ink sketches of Chicago scenes.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Poet; Chicago, Ill. John Warner Norton was a painter, muralist, also from Chicago.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 4074 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lender, Peter Keig, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming by Peter Keig, 1987.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Illinois -- Chicago Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Poets -- Illinois -- Chicago Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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