Alliot, Hector, 1862-1919.

Hector Alliot, 1862-1919. was the revered first curator and sometime Director of the Southwest Museum from . Wife: Laurena died May 4, 1955. Charles Lummis named him curator in 1901 of the collection of the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institute, which became the Southwest Museum in 1912. Alliot was also involved with the Ruskin Art Club of San Francisco. After the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 he moved to Los Angeles and became the first professor of Art History at USC.

From the description of Hector and Laurena Alliot Manuscript Collection [manuscript materials] : at the Autry National Center. 1901-1925. (Autry National Center). WorldCat record id: 368530037

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