Charles and Leta English Hess papers

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Charles and Leta English Hess papers

1895-1987

Biographical material, correspondence, photographs, writings, a scrapbook, and printed material document the Hess family and the painting and teaching careers of Leta English Hess and her husband Charles Hess.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8309302

Archives of American Art

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