Archives of American Art

Albert Henry King papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.kingalbe
Creators:
King, Albert Henry, 1900-1982
Dates:
1913-1963
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Volumes
(on 6 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks and a book.
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks, 3 v., 1913-1963, 1923-1961, and 1930's contains a career resume; biographical sketch; extracts from critics' writings; clippings; photographs; examples of advertising; letters (especially of appreciation from WPA employers); printed material relating to the WPA-Federal Art Project in California; miscellaneous WPA printed matter; and a few items about Louisa Etcheverry King.
Scope and Contents
REEL LA 7: A book entitled MOSAIC AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, by King for the Southern California WPA Project.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Sculptor; Los Angeles, Calif.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels LA 1-LA 2, LA 4-LA 5 and LA 6-LA 7 available at Archives of American Art offices through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reels LA 1-LA 2 & LA 4-LA 6: Originals returned to Albert and Louisa King after microfilming.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel LA 7: Original returned to Los Angeles Public Library after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Scrapbooks lent for microfilming 1964 by Albert and Louisa King. Book on reel LA 7 lent for microfilming by Los Angeles Public Library.

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
Federal aid to the arts -- California, Southern Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
King, Louisa Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Work Projects Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project (Calif.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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