Archives of American Art

Leo J. Schreiber papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.schrleo
Creators:
Schreiber, Leo J., 1904-1992
Dates:
1904-1992
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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.

Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Scrapbooks Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Book illustrators -- Massachusetts -- Plymouth Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Commercial artists -- Massachusetts -- Plymouth Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Massachusetts -- Plymouth Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Portrait painters -- Massachusetts -- Plymouth Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Self-portraits Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Meyer and Mathiau (Firm) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Art Project Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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