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A Finding Aid ot the Martha Mood Papers, 1972-1985, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.moodmart
Creators:
Mood, Martha, 1908-1972
Dates:
1972-1985
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Repository:
The scattered papers of sculptor, tapissier, and ceramicist Martha Mood (1908-1972) measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1972 to 1989. Found are biographical materials on Mood and Lester Henderson, photocopies of letters sent to Henderson, photographs, and printed material.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The scattered papers of sculptor, tapissier, and ceramicist Martha Mood (1908-1972) measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1972 to 1989. Found are biographical materials on Mood and Lester Henderson, photocopies of letters sent to Henderson, photographs, and printed material.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Martha Mood (1908-1972) was a sculptor, tapissier, and ceramicist, in San Antonio, Texas. Mood created large-scale tapestries and operated a business selling embroidered home furnishings.

Administration

Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Separated Materials
Material loaned for microfilming on Reel 3316 was returned to the donor after filming and is not described in the collection container inventory including: an invitation and catalog, 1972, for an exhibition of Mood's stitcheries, ceramics, sculpture and photography at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston; 4 newspaper clippings; a letter to Roger and Mary Louise Mood from Martha and Beau Mood, 1965; and an undated photograph of Mood.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 3449 at Archives of American Art offices. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Material lent for microfilming is available on 35mm microfilm reels 3316 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 1982 by Lester K. Henderson, Martha Mood's agent. A second portion of papers was loaned for microfilming in 1983 by W. Roger Mood, Mood's cousin by marriage. The gift and the loan were microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Processing Information
The papers received a preliminary level of processing after donation and were microfilmed on reel 3349. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Preferred Citation
Martha Mood papers, 1972-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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