Family papers, [1896?-1973?] (bulk 1920-1970).

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Family papers, [1896?-1973?] (bulk 1920-1970).

Section I, Parts I-II and IV (John Marin papers) contain correspondence by or from: Ansel Adams, Charles Bittinger, Jennie, Lelia, Lyda and Retta Currey, James Davis, Robert Freund, Edith Halpert, Bertram Hartman, MacKinley Helm, Martha Jackson, Marie Marin, Louis Kalonyme, John Marin Sr., John Marin Jr., Betty Marshall, Jerome Mellquist, Dorothy Norman, Clifford Odets, Georgia O'Keeffe, Duncan and Marjorie Phillips, Sheldon Reich, Herbert J. Seligmann, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Susie and Bill Thompson, Harry, Leo and Roy Wass, E.C. Zoler. Additional correspondence from Cape Split, Addison, Maine; Taos, New Mexico; Cliffside Park, New Jersey. Section II, Parts I-III (John Marin Jr. papers) contain correspondence by or from: Charles Bittinger, James Davis, Georgia O'Keeffe, E.C. Zoler, Helen Dove, Edith Halpert, Duncan Phillips, Max Weber, the Downtown Gallery, Lyda and Retta Currey, Yale University Art Gallery (Lamont Moore), Currier Gallery of Art (Charles Buckley).

5 linear ft. (8 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6760976

National Gallery of Art Library

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