Hall, Louise, 1905-1990

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Professor at Duke University, art and architectural historian.

From the description of Papers, 1860-1990. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40067288

Louise Hall was born in Cambridge, MA in 1905 and was a professor of Art and Architecture at Duke University from 1931 until her retirement in 1975. She earned a B. A. from Wellesley, a B. S. from MIT, a Brevat from the University of Paris, and a Ph.D. from Harvard. A registered architect, Hall was responsible for the establishment of the curriculum in art at Duke, including the development of collections and planning for a museum. She was also Duke's representative at the Winchester [England] archaeological excavation from 1964-1971. Hall died in 1990.

From the description of Louise Hall Papers, 1934-1981. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 213412405

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creatorOf Hall, Louise, 1905-1990. Papers, 1860-1990. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Duke University. Letters, 1946-1952, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Hall, Louise. Louise Hall papers, 1934-1975. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Hall, Louise. Louise Hall Papers, 1934-1981. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Hall, Louise. Letter, 1949, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn [Louise Hall : Australian Art and Artists file]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. Records, 1867-1980 (inclusive), 1959-1977 (bulk). Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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associatedWith Duke University. corporateBody
associatedWith Duke University. Dept. of Aesthetics, Art and Music. corporateBody
associatedWith Duke University. Dept. of Art. corporateBody
associatedWith League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. corporateBody
associatedWith Society of Architectural Historians. corporateBody
associatedWith UNC-Duke Joint Committee on the Winchester Excavations. corporateBody
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Birth 1905

Death 1990

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