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Archives of American Art
Leo J. Schreiber papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.schrleo
- Creators:
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Schreiber, Leo J., 1904-1992
- Dates:
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1904-1992
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3.3 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical data; birth certificate; copyright certificates; professional and personal correspondence, 1923-1984; Federal Art Project file; photographs of Schreiber, friends and work; photo album of work; 2 oil self-portraits; sketches, chiefly of heads, and including anatomical studies; commercial drawings and related printed material; 18 notebooks with sketches and notes, mostly in German, on his theories of design and composition; a scrapbook of photographs and clippings of work; miscellaneous printed material, including copies of "The Pilgrim Story" with illustrations by Schreiber, "Mural Painting," a pamphlet prepared by him for the Civilian Conservation Corps, an illustrated catalog of the work of the architectural firm of Meyer and Mathieu, and obituaries.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, illustrator; Plymouth, Mass.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1993 by Alma Schreiber Patterson, sister of Leo J. Schreiber. Additional papers are expected.
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.
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