Archives of American Art

Ivan Messenger papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.messivan
Creators:
Messenger, Ivan, 1895-1983
Dates:
[ca. 1938]-1963
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
8 Items
(on 3 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Manuscripts and writings; and photographs.
Scope and Contents
REEL LA 4: Drafts of two manuscripts, "Road to Market" and "Native Village," both stories set in Mexico, probably written under the WPA-Federal Art Project San Diego.
Scope and Contents
REEL LA 9: Photographs of Messenger's work, unidentified and undated.
Scope and Contents
REEL LA 10: Stories written by Messenger to accompany paintings made for a school under the WPA-Federal Art Project in San Diego, Calif.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Writer and artist; San Diego, California.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels LA 4, LA 9 and LA 10 available at Archives of American Art offices through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Ivan Messenger after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1964 by Ivan Messenger.

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

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