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Archives of American Art
Emil Frei papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.freiemil
- Creators:
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Frei, Emil, Jr., 1896-1967
- Dates:
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1885-1967
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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760 Items(on 2 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Business records of stained glass companies owned by the Freis; diaries of Emil, Jr.; correspondence; sketchbooks; scrapbooks; photographs of the Freis, their family and friends, and of their works; exhibition catalogs; commission records for Emil Frei Associates, St. Louis, Missouri; and records of the Ravenna Mosaic Co., New York, N.Y., also owned by the Freis.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Emil Frei, Jr., and his father were stained glass artists in St. Louis, Mo.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 965-966 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender, Alice Lanwermeyer, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent 1975 by Alice Lanwermeyer, the widow of Emil Frei, Jr.
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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Glass art | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Stained glass artists -- Missouri -- Saint Louis | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Frei, Emil, 1869-1942 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Emil Frei Associates | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ravenna Mosaic Co. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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