Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Henry Edwards Scott, Jr. Papers, 1908-1990, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.scothenr
Creators:
Scott, Henry Edwards
Dates:
1908-1990
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
11.5 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical material, correspondence, writings, teaching files, personal business records, scrapbooks, photographs, artwork, printed material and sound recordings documenting the career of painter and educator Henry Edwards Scott, Jr.
Scope and Contents
Biographical material includes appointment books, Navy documentation, and certificates of appointment. Correspondence is both personal and professional. Writings consist of travel diaries, journals, published and unpublished manuscripts, and notes from classes in the Navy. Teaching files include notes and proposals for students' trips and teaching appointments. Personal business records consist of tax documents, deeds, sales receipts and invoices, and cancelled checks.
Scope and Contents
Four scrapbooks contain correspondence, clippings, programs, photographs, exhibition materials, and notes. Photographs and slides are of Scott and others and works of art. Artwork includes sketches. Printed material consists of newspaper clippings, programs, maps, exhibition publicity material, and published books by Scott. Also included are unidentified sound recordings which appear to be recorded lectures.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Henry Edwards Scott Jr.(1900-1990) was a painter and educator in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Scott served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Administration

Author
Ricky Gomez
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Seven photographs of Scott and one of Scott with Thomas Hart Benton and a ballet program for the Ballet Russes, Paris, 1923, donated 1981 by Henry Edwards Scott, Jr. The bulk of the collection (15.3 linear feet) donated 2002 by Sarah S. Cook and Jonathon F. Scott, Scott's children, and in 2014-2015 by Sarah S. Cook.

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. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
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.

Keywords

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Educators -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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