Frances Rich papers, 1924-1988.

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Frances Rich papers, 1924-1988.

Includes incoming correspondence from Rich's mentors and colleagues, especially her two teachers, Malvina Hoffman in Paris (1933-1935) and Carl Milles at Cranbrook Academy of Art (1937-1940), as well as ephemera concerning her work and documenting the various milieus in which she created her sculpture, much of it religious or portraits. Also correspondence, photographs, and ephemera relating to her work as a recruiter and public relations person for the WAVES (the women's Naval reserves) during World War II and later at Smith College (1947-1950). Includes some papers of her mother, Irene Luther Rich.

4 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8276223

Getty Research Institute

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