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Archives of American Art
Stanley H. Witmeyer papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.witmstan
- Creators:
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Witmeyer, Stanley Herbert, 1913-2011
- Dates:
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1932-1978
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.4 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical data, correspondence, Iroquois Art Association file, lectures, writings, printed materials and photographs.
Scope and Contents
Biographical data, including a proof page for WHO'S WHO and a faculty evaluation for Witmeyer by the Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology; correspondence mostly regarding Witmeyer's career, achievements and other professional matters; Iroquois Art Association file containing correspondence, notices of meetings, membership lists, and questionnaires; the texts for two undated lectures: "The Challenge to Art Education," and "The Graphic Communicator";
Scope and Contents
miscellaneous writings, including "A Program for a Graphic Communications Curriculum," "A Proposal for a Program School of Art and Design/Rochester Institute of Technology," "The Arts and Crafts in Retrospect in this 150th Anniversary of the Rochester Institute of Technology,"; printed materials including clippings and a copy of Witmeyer's A SEARCH FOR MEANING, published in 1961; and 7 photographs of Witmeyer. Also includes correspondence, reports, proposals for space requirements, moving plans for a new campus for the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art school director; Rochester, N.Y. Served as Director of the School of Art and Design, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1952-1968, and as Associate Dean, College of Fine and Applied Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1968-1973.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1985 by Witmeyer.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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| Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- Rochester | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Educators -- New York (State) -- Rochester | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rochester Institute of Technology -- Faculty | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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