Archives of American Art

Amy Freeman Lee papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.leeamyfr
Creators:
Lee, Amy Freeman
Dates:
1934-1980
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
7,000 Items
(on 16 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical information; correspondence; scrapbooks spanning the years 1934-1979, arranged by year or subject and containing correspnondence, clippings, printed material concerning her riding stables in San Antonio. Also, her "Local Painter of the Year Exhibit," 1953, at the Witte Museum, San antonio; the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters bestowed by Incarnate Word College, 1965; various exhibitions catalogs, photographs, invitations and announcements. There are also 12 bound volumes of scripts from Lee's radio program, "Call Board," 1947-1951.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, lecturer and critic; San Antonio, Texas. Born 1914. Studied at University of Texas, Austin, and Incarnate Word College. She is an active in supporting and furthering the cause of the fine arts in the southwest United States.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm rolls 2253-2269 available at the Detroit office of the Archives of American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Texas Technological University in Lubbock, Texas after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lee has been donating her papers to the Southwest Collection at Texas Technological University which in turn has lent them to the Archives of American Art for microfilming.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

More Information

Other Finding Aids

Other Finding Aids
A finding aid prepared by the lender is available at the Washington office of the Archives of American Art.


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