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Archives of American Art
Alden Harry Waitt papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.waitalde
- Creators:
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Waitt, Alden Harry, 1892-1981
- Dates:
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1958-1981
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Microfilm reel
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
REEL 3026 (fr. 5-90): Letters received and copies of letters sent; typescripts and drafts of writings on art and artists; exhibition catalogs and clippings; and photographs of Waitt and works of art.
Scope and Contents
REEL 3026 (fr. 95-628): Biographical information; correspondence; San Antonio Art Institute Board agendas, proposed budgets and treasurer's reports; exhibition catalogs and announcements and clippings.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter and art administrator; San Antonio, Tex. Born in Orlando, Fla. Contemporary realist painter of landscapes of Texas and New England. Worked in oil and lithography. Chairman and president of the San Antonio Art Institute, 1959-1977.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3026 available for use through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lenders, Betty Alden White and the San Antonio Art Institute, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming, 1981, by the San Antonio Art Institute, via Kenneth Jewesson, director, and Betty Alden White, Waitt's daughter, as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape painting -- 20th century -- Texas -- San Antonio | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arts administrators -- Texas -- San Antonio | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Landscape painters -- Texas -- San Antonio | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art Schools -- Texas -- San Antonio | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| San Antonio Art Institute | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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