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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Carroll Harris Simms Papers, 1945-1980, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.simmcarr
- Creators:
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Simms, Carroll, 1924-2010
- Dates:
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1945-1980
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.4 Linear feet
- Repository:
The papers of sculptor and educator Carroll Harris Simms measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1945 to 1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and sketches.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The papers of sculptor and educator Carroll Harris Simms measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1945 to 1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and sketches.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Carroll Harris Simms (1924-2010) was an African American sculptor, ceramicist, and educator in Houston, Texas. Simms was born in Arkansas in 1924 and moved to Toledo, Ohio as a child. He attended Hampton University, Toledo University, and the Toledo Museum School of Art. He became the first Black student to graduate from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1950. He began a long teaching career at Texas Southern University where he taught sculpture and ceramics until retiring in 1987. Carroll Harris Simms died in 2010 in Texas.
Administration
Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3357 available for use only at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Carroll Harris Simms donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 1981.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2021.
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
Carroll Harris Simms papers, 1945-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculptors -- Texas -- Houston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Ceramicists -- Texas -- Houston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Educators -- Texas -- Houston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American educators | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American sculptors | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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