Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Barbara Swan letters to Rosalind and Edwin Miller, 1961-1991, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.swanbarb
Creators:
Swan, Barbara, 1922-
Dates:
1961-1991
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.6 Linear feet
Repository:
The Barbara Swan letters to Rosalind and Edwin Miller measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1961 to 1991. The letters document Swan's deep friendship with the Millers. Swan discusses many topics including her husband's career at Alpha Gallery, her own artwork and career, and personal issues.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Barbara Swan letters to Rosalind and Edwin Miller measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1961 to 1991. The letters document Swan's deep friendship with the Millers. Swan discusses many topics including her husband's career at Alpha Gallery, her own artwork and career, and personal issues.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Boston, Massachusetts painter, draftsman, and lithographer Barbara Swan (1922-2003) is associated with the Boston Expressionists and later focused on still-life paintings.
Rosalind Miller (1923-2002) was a professor of psychiatric social work at Columbia University. Edwin Miller (1929- ) is a Walt Whitman scholar and biographer of Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Millers are collectors of American textiles.

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 4882 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
Donated 1992 by Rosalind Miller.
Processing Information
The letters were microfilmed on reel 4882 after receipt. The collection was 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
Barbara Swan letters to Rosalind and Edwin Miller, 1961-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Draftsmen (artists) -- Massachusetts -- Boston Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lithographers -- Massachusetts -- Boston Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Miller, Edwin Haviland Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Miller, Rosalind S., 1923- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Alpha Gallery (Boston, Mass.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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