Papers, 1837, 1940-1979.

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Papers, 1837, 1940-1979.

Business correspondence relates to Bridaham's work at the Chicago Historical Society, Louisiana State Museum; manuscripts; personal correspondence; research material; note (1837); art and travel scrapbook; newspaper clippings; photograph albums; greeting cards; sketches.

2 linear ft. (2 boxes), 1 oversize folio.

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Chicago Historical Society

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Louisiana State Museum

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Bridaham, Lester Burbank

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Artist. From the description of Oral history 12 July, 1979 [sound recording]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39167521 Born and raised in Denver, Colorado. Graduated from MIT. Trained at Harvard in Museum Administration. Served as secretary for the board of directors at the Chicago Art Institute (1945). Executive director at the Louisiana State Museum (1954-1956). Director of Chicago Historical Society (1956). Operated Lester B. Bridaham and Company, a fine arts...