Archives of American Art

Henry and Dorothy Kraus papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.krauhenr
Creators:
Kraus, Henry, 1905-
Kraus, Dorothy
Dates:
[ca. 1930-1990]
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
6 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Manuscripts, publications, notes and notebooks, photocopies of articles, outlines, contact sheets, negatives, photographs, newspaper clippings, catalogs, magazines, and miscellany relating to Kraus' work as a labor activist and, with his wife Dorothy, historian of medieval art and architecture.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Historian, educator, labor organizer; Cleveland, Ohio and Paris, France. Among his books are: The Many and the Few: A Chronicle of the Dynamic Auto Workers; Gold Was the Mortar: the Economics of Cathedral Building; and with co-author Dorothy Kraus, The Gothic Choirstalls of Spain.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1996 by Dorothy Kraus.

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.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art, Medieval -- History -- Sources Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Architecture, Medieval -- History -- Sources Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Labor movement -- United States, Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Authors -- France -- Paris Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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