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Archives of American Art
Henry and Dorothy Kraus papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.krauhenr
- Creators:
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Kraus, Henry, 1905-Kraus, Dorothy
- Dates:
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[ca. 1930-1990]
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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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
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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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