Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Dorothy Seiberling Papers, 1910-1955, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.seibdoro
Creators:
Seiberling, Dorothy, 1922-
Dates:
1910-1955
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
Repository:
The papers of editor Dorothy Seiberling measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1910 to 1955. Found are files on artists William Harnett, Hiram Powers, Everett Shinn, and William Sommer and collector Henry McBride, accumulated by Seiberling during her time as art editor of Life magazine.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of editor Dorothy Seiberling measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1910 to 1955. Found are files on artists William Harnett, Hiram Powers, Everett Shinn, and William Sommer and collector Henry McBride, accumulated by Seiberling during her time as art editor of Life magazine.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Dorothy Seiberling (1922-2019) was an art editor in New York, New York. Seiberling began her career at Life magazine in 1943 and became senior art editor in 1965.

Administration

Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 794 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 1973 by Dorothy Seiberling.
Processing Information
The collection was microfilmed after receipt on reel 794. The papers were processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 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
Dorothy Seiberling papers, 1910-1955. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Life (Chicago, Ill.) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Editors -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Harnett, William Michael, 1848-1892 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sommer, William, 1867-1949 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
McBride, Henry, 1867-1962 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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