Archives of American Art

Thomas W. Nason papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.nasothom
Creators:
Nason, Thomas W. (Thomas Willoughby), 1889-1971
Dates:
1916-1978
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
4 Reels
ca.2,600 items (on 4 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A photograph of Nason, ca. 1917; an address book; 15-page letter from Nason to Francis Adams Comstock, 1966, with autobiographical and career information; his letters to his future wife, Margaret Warren; correspondence, 1927-1972; three sketchbooks; a photo of prints; two notebooks, 1922-1968, listing prints by title, and giving their edition size, print size, price and buyer information; lists of works on consignment to galleries, sales and price records, bills, and a shipping notebook; printed matter; and miscellany.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Engraver, block printer, and illustrator; Lyme, Conn.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1464-1467 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender, Margaret Warren Nason, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1978 by Margaret Warren Nason, widow of Thomas Nason.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Engravers -- Connecticut -- Lyme Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Printmakers -- Connecticut -- Lyme Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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