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Archives of American Art
W. H. Willson scrapbooks
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.willw
- Creators:
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Willson, W. H.
- Dates:
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1945-1981
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Volumes(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Two scrapbooks containing printed material, clippings, letters, reproductions, memorabilia, and photgraphs relating to the career of illustrator and painter, Cecil Calvert Beall. Much of the material concerns Beall's painting, "Surrender of Japan Aboard the U.S.S. Missouri," 1945.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Collector of C.C. Beall's paintings; British Columbia, Canada. Beall was a born in Saratoga, Wyoming and died in Tampa, Florida. He grew up in New Jersey.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 2322 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1981 by W. H. Willson.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Painting, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art -- Collectors and collecting | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Illustrators -- United States | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Beall, C. C. (Cecil Calvert), 1892-1967 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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