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Creator:

Askin, Walter, 1929-2021  Search this

Type:

Video recordings

Citation:

Walter Askin papers, circa 1930-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)10860

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214613

AAA_collcode_askiwalt

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214613

Creator:

Coe, Ralph T., 1929-2010  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Citation:

Ralph T. Coe papers, 1928-2010, bulk 1950s-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Museum directors  Search this

Native American artists  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16172

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)366561

AAA_collcode_coeralp

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_366561

Creator:

Bergman, Edwin, 1917-1986  Search this

Bergman, Lindy, 1918-2014  Search this

Subject:

Cornell, Joseph  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Video recordings

Citation:

Edwin and Lindy Bergman papers, 1949-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Theme:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)17355

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)380894

AAA_collcode_bergedlin

Theme:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_380894

Creator:

Helwig, Harold B., 1938-2012  Search this

Davis, Lenore, 1936-1995  Search this

Subject:

Penland School of Crafts  Search this

Type:

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Citation:

Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis papers, 1940-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Enamel and enameling  Search this

Textile design  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)17478

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)388783

AAA_collcode_helwharo

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_388783

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Conversations and talks

Blog posts

Published Date:

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:18:00 GMT

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more posts:

Festival Blog

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_909f1623a90c3e2cb0fd0426022c0b8d

Creator:

Helwig, Harold B., 1938-2012  Search this

Davis, Lenore , 1936-1995  Search this

Names:

Penland School of Crafts  Search this

Extent:

14.5 Linear feet

7.85 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Date:

1940-2013

Summary:

The papers of artists and art educators Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis measue 14.5 linear feet and 7.85 Gigabytes and date from 1940 to 2013. The papers document Davis' career and personal life more heavily than that of Helwig, however, material related to both individuals are present. Included is biographical information; correspondence; exhibition and business files; research and printed material; artwork and sketches; photographs; and papers and digital material related to both Helwig and Davis' teaching endeavors.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of artists and art educators Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis measue 14.5 linear feet and 7.85 Gigabytes and contains correspondence, video recordings, some in digital format, photographs and slides, exhibition ephemera, clippings and various other printed material, and artwork.

Biographical material includes resumes, school papers, artist inventories, and contacts lists. The collection's correspondence is both personal and business related, and includes a series of letters from Davis' mother, Mary Shope Davis, to her brother and sister-in-law from the 1940s. Other material found in this collection documents Helwig's and Davis' involvement in exhibitions; national and local craft-related guilds and associations, education; sale of artwork and services; research material; and printed ephemera. The collection's photographs include the personal and professional side of Helwig and Davis' life.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 11 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1952-2012 (.08 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1940-2009 (2.5 linear feet; Box 1-4)

Series 3: Writings, 1970-1994 (7 folders; Box 4)

Series 4: Exhibitions, 1969-2007 (10 folders; Box 4, 3.73 GB; ER01-ER02)

Series 5: Professional Files, 1971-2012 (1.0 linear feet; Box 4-5)

Series 6: Research Material, 1953-2012 (9 folders; box 5-6)

Series 7: Teaching Files, 1973-2012 (2.8 linear feet; Box 6-9, 4.12 GB; ER03)

Series 8: Personal Business Files, 1977-2003 (.5 linear feet; Box 9-10)

Series 9: Printed Material, 1955-2013 (1.0 linear feet; Box 10-11)

Series 10: Artwork, circa 1958-1995 (2.0 linear feet; Box 11-13, shoebox 15)

Series 11: Photographs, 1940-2000 (1.5 linear feet; Box 13-14)

Biographical / Historical:

Harold Helwig (1938-2012) and Lenore Davis (1936-1995) were a craft artist couple as well as craft educators living primarily in Newport Kentucky.

Harold "Bill" Helwig (1938-2012) was an enamel artist and educator born in Wellington, Kansas in 1938. Helwig received his MS in watercolor from Fort Hayes Kansas State College in 1961. After a short stint in the military, Helwig became the assistant director of the Creative Craft Center at the State University of New York, Buffalo (he served as an assistant professor in the design department there as well). In 1977, Helwig took the position of director at Vitrearc, a division of Ceramic Coating Co., in Newport, Kentucky. After Vitrearc, Helwig's primary focus shifted towards creating enamel art and teaching its process. Included in Helwig's artistic accomplishments was a selection in the international exhibition Objects: USA(1969), exhibitions in the Ornamental Metals Museum in Memphis, Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York City, and the CCA Galleries in Cambridge, England. Helwig was an active member of the American Craft Council as co-founder and editor of Glass On Metal. He received the Enamellist Society's Creative Arts Award in 2001.

Lenore Davis (1936-1995) was a fiber artist and educator born in Missoula Montana in 1936. She received her BS from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1958. After college, Davis taught high school art, and held a position as a craft director with the US Army Special Services in Germany. After these jobs, Davis received her MFA in ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 1965, and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study ceramics in Portugal in 1966. After her scholarship, Davis began her career as a full-time artist showcasing her work individually and as part of group exhibitions at craft shows, galleries, and museums across the United States. She also led workshops, made instructional videos, and worked for commissions. Davis was a member of the Surface Design Association, National Institute of American Doll Artists, American Craft Council, Kentucky Guild of Craftsmen, and Greater Cincinnati Guild of Craftsmen.

Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis married in 1968. As a couple they worked collaboratively on two-person shows as well as part of larger group exhibitions. In addition to conducting various workshops and lectures, both Davis and Helwig taught classes at Penland School of Craft between the late-1970s and mid-1990s.

Provenance:

This collection was donated in 2017 by Arnelle Dow, executor of Harold Helwig's estate.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Educators -- Kentucky -- Newport  Search this

Enamel artists -- Kentucky -- Newport  Search this

Fiber artists -- Kentucky -- Newport  Search this

Topic:

Enamel and enameling  Search this

Textile design  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Citation:

Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis papers, 1940-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.helwharo

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Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9635f8e84-08e2-43b6-8ab0-34b86e1a38d8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-helwharo

Creator:

Stussy, Jan, 1921-1990  Search this

Names:

Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973  Search this

Stussy, Maxine Kim, 1923-2020  Search this

Extent:

8.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Diaries

Date:

1924-2018

Summary:

The papers of Jan Stussy measure 8.1 linear feet and date from 1924 to 2018. The papers document the career of painter and educator Jan Stussy through correspondence; a resume and other professional documentation; clippings and exhibition announcements; and photographs and slides of Stussy and his artwork. The papers also document the life of artist Stanton MacDonald-Wright through correspondence with Stussy; manuscripts and other writings; lectures and discussions with Stussy; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of MacDonald-Wright, Stussy, and Stussy's artwork.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Jan Stussy measure 8.1 linear feet and date from 1924-2018. The papers document the career of painter and educator Jan Stussy through correspondence; a resume and other professional documentation; clippings and exhibition announcements; and photographs and slides of Stussy and his artwork. The papers also document the life of artist Stanton MacDonald-Wright through correspondence with Stussy; manuscripts and other writings; lectures and discussions with Stussy; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of MacDonald-Wright.

Biographical material consists of Stussy family history, material on Fred Stussy, Stussy's Boy Scout scrapbook, and an obituary.

Correspondence consists of letters from Stussy to his wife, Maxine Kim Stussy, with various museums and institutions such as the United States Embassy in Turkey, and a collection of postcards. Also included are correspondence between Stussy and Stanton MacDonald-Wright.

Writings consist of a biography and general notes on Stanton MacDonald-Wright, articles on art, manuscripts for screenplays written by Stussy, poetry, and miscellaneous notes. Also included are some of Stussy's diaries from the 1940s and 1980s.

Personal business records consist of mainly inventory and price lists, some general account records, general invoices and related correspondence, and invoices from the Esther Robles Gallery.

Professional activity material consists of resumes, academic evaluations and promotions from his time as a professor at UCLA, awards, screenplay material, and some exhibition files. Also included are a series of audio cassette interviews between Stussy and Stanton MacDonald-Wright, an audio cassette lecture by MacDonald-Wright, and a video cassette on "The Ideals of Occidental Composition."

Printed material consists of clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, published articles by Stussy, a book on Stussy's art, and a book featuring some of Stussy's illustrations.

Artwork consists of sketches done by students for some of Stussy's courses in 1948, sketches by Stussy, and collages.

Photographic material consists of photographs of Stussy, Stanton MacDonald-Wright, and of Stussy's artwork. There is a large collection of slides of Stussy's artwork and of tattoo art. Also included are four 8mm film reels of photographs of primarily tattoo art.

Catalog of artwork is a catalog put together by the Jan Stussy Foundation. The catalog contains a listing of Stussy's works consisting of a general list of works, photographs of artwork on index cards, and catalog worksheets with titles and other pertinent information related to each piece.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into nine series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1924-1990 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1940-1991 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1943-1992 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1943-1988, 2018 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 5: Professional Activity Files, 1950-1990 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1940-2016 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 3, 9-10)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1948 (0.2 linear feet; Boxes 3)

Series 8: Photographic and Motion Picture Film Material, 1950-1989 (3.3 linear feet; Boxes 3-5, 7, OV 8, FC 09-12)

Series 9: Catalog of Artwork, circa 1995 (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 5-6)

Biographical / Historical:

Jan Stussy (1921-1990) was a painter and educator primarily in Los Angeles, California. Stussy was born in 1921 in Benton County, Missouri, and he taught at UCLA. Stussy studied with Stanton MacDonald-Wright and remained life-long friends with him. Stussy was married to artist Maxine Kim Stussy.

Stanton MacDonald-Wright (1890-1973) was a modern American artist and co-founder of Syncromism, an early abstract, color-based mode of painting, which was the first American avant-garde art movement to receive international attention. MacDonald-Wright was born in Charlotteville, Virginia in 1890. He moved to Los Angeles in 1918 where he would serve as director of the Southern California division of the Works Project Administration Federal Art Project from 1935 to 1943. He also taught art at UCLA.

Provenance:

The Jan Stussy papers were donated to the archives between 1976-1985 by Jan Stussy and in 2022 by Belinda Franekl, Maxine Stussy's stepdaughter.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Painters -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Educators -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Synchromism (Art)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Diaries

Citation:

Jan Stussy papers, 1924-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.stusjan

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Jan Stussy papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c844e8fe-3a50-4cc9-af95-52220980bd34

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-stusjan

Collection Creator:

Stussy, Jan, 1921-1990  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 13

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1974-1975

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Jan Stussy papers, 1924-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

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Jan Stussy papers

Jan Stussy papers / Series 2: Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ba75a97a-fe21-4a87-b3e1-8520d9ca585f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-stusjan-ref64

Collection Creator:

Stussy, Jan, 1921-1990  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Linear feet (Box 1)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1940-1991

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence consists of letters from Stussy to his wife, Maxine Kim Stussy, with various museums and institutions such as the United States Embassy in Turkey, and a collection of postcards. Also included are correspondence between Stussy and Stanton MacDonald-Wright.

Arrangement:

The series is arranged with general correspondence in chronological order followed by specific files in alphabetical order.

At the end of the series is the collection of correspondence with Stanton MacDonald-Wright, with what appears to be originals followed by with a set of xeroxed copies.

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Jan Stussy papers, 1924-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.stusjan, Series 2

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Jan Stussy papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c643c044-b0a3-48d4-94d9-95cdc3e7d3b7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-stusjan-ref9

Creator:

Askin, Walter, 1929-2021  Search this

Extent:

4.7 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Date:

circa 1930-1992

Summary:

The papers of Walter Askin measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to 1992. The papers document his career as a painter, sculptor, and printmaker through correspondences with friends, galleries, and other institutions; lectures, notes, and other writings; exhbition files, resumes, and other professional activity material; clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of Askin, his artwork, studio, and exhibitons.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Walter Askin measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to 1992. The papers document his career as a painter, sculptor, and printmaker through correspondences with friends, galleries, and other institutions; lectures, notes, and other writings; exhbition files, resumes, and other professional activity material; clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of Askin, his artwork, studio, and exhibitons.

Correspondence includes personal correspondence with family and friends, business correspondence with galleries and other institutions, memos, and letters in regards to a 1977 calendar featuring his artwork.

Writings includes lectures, essays written by Askin and others, reports for grants, and miscellaneous notes.

Professional material includes exhibition files for various galleries and museums, material related to publishing books, three VHS recordings on Askin and his artwork, resumes, a file of sketches, and miscellaneous career material.

Printed material consists of copies of books related to Askin, oversized proofs and drafts of books by Askin, newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and newsletters.

Photographic material consists of personal photographs of Askin, portraits of Askin, Askin's studio, artwork, and some of his exhibitions.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into five series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1960-1992 (1.0 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, 1966-1992 (0.1 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1952-1991 (0.8 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1948-1991 (2.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-6)

Series 5: Photographic Material, ca. 1930-1989 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 5-6)

Biographical / Historical:

Walter Askin (1929-2021) was a printmaker, painter, sculptor, and art educator born in Pasadena, California. He studied painting, printmaking, and sculpture at Pasadena City College, and continued his studies at University of California Berkley. Askin also performed graduate work at Oxford where he helped start the Museum of Modern Art. Askin began teaching art in 1956 at California State University, Los Angeles. Askin is a member of the College Arts Association of America, and he served as president of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Walter Askin conducted by Paul Karlstrom, March 4-6, 1992.

Provenance:

The Walter Askin papers were donated by Walter Askin in 1992.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Painters -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Educators -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Printmakers -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Sculptors -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Citation:

Walter Askin papers, circa 1930-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.askiwalt

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Walter Askin papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw982bac0fb-66aa-4bc1-87bd-c7a975a6cd12

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-askiwalt

Collection Creator:

Askin, Walter, 1929-2021  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1983

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Walter Askin papers, circa 1930-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

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Walter Askin papers

Walter Askin papers / Series 3: Professional Activity Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9976d2eb9-905f-4998-86d4-fa8cf2bc8a23

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-askiwalt-ref36

Correspondent:

Basto, Arthur  Search this

Bauxar (Finkelstein), J. Joe  Search this

Beardsley, Richard K. (Richard King), 1918-1978  Search this

Barnett, Homer Garner, 1908-  Search this

Bartel, Brad  Search this

Bartlett, Katherine  Search this

Bass, George F.  Search this

Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987  Search this

Chapman, Carl H. (Carl Haley), 1915-1987  Search this

Cheek, Anetta L.  Search this

Clark, M. Margaret  Search this

Clements, Forrest Edward  Search this

Bell, Earl H.  Search this

Bell, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1914-2006  Search this

Chambers, Moreau Browne Congleton  Search this

Champe, John L. (John Leland), 1895-  Search this

Antle, H.R.  Search this

Ayres, J.E.  Search this

Anderson, Duane  Search this

Angus, John A.  Search this

Bailey, John H.  Search this

Bennett, John William  Search this

Babcock, Willoughby M.  Search this

Baerreis, David A., 1916-1989  Search this

Fitzhugh, William W., 1943-  Search this

Adams, Richard E.W.  Search this

Barka, Norman F.  Search this

Adovasio, J. M.  Search this

Amsden, Charles  Search this

Deuel, Thorne, 1890-  Search this

Di Peso, Charles Corradino  Search this

DeJarnette, David Lloyd  Search this

Dellinger, Samuel Claudius  Search this

Day, H. Summerfield  Search this

Dean, Jeffrey S.  Search this

Davis, Edward Mott  Search this

Davis, Hester A., 1930-  Search this

Dworsky, Don  Search this

Dyck, Ian  Search this

Downer, Alan  Search this

Dumand, Don E.  Search this

Dixon, Keith A.  Search this

Dorrance, Frances  Search this

Dickson, Don F.  Search this

Dincauze, Dena F.  Search this

Cooper, Paul L. (Paul Lemen), 1909-1961  Search this

Cook, Persifor M.  Search this

Conner, Stuart W.  Search this

Colton, Harold Sellers, 1881-1970  Search this

Collier, Donald, 1911-1995  Search this

Cole, Fay-Cooper  Search this

Coggins, Clemency  Search this

Davidson, D. S.  Search this

Daugherty, Richard D.  Search this

Daniels, Helen Sloan  Search this

Cummings, Calvin R.  Search this

Culbert, T. Patrick  Search this

Cross, Dale R.  Search this

Cordell, Linda S.  Search this

Corbyn, Ronald C.  Search this

Greywacz, Kathryn B.  Search this

Green, Ernestene  Search this

Grayson, Donald K.  Search this

Goodyear, Albert C.  Search this

Goldschmidt, Walter, 1913-2010  Search this

Gladwin, Harold Sterling  Search this

Gladfelter, Bruce G.  Search this

Gilbert, William Harlen, 1904-1988  Search this

Gerald, Rex E.  Search this

Garvey, Robert R.  Search this

Gaines, Sylvia W.  Search this

Beals, Ralph L. (Ralph Leon), 1901-1985  Search this

Frost, Janet A.  Search this

Frost, Everett  Search this

Frison, George C.  Search this

Brew, J. O. (John Otis), 1906-1988  Search this

Breternitz, Donald A.  Search this

Buckner, John L.  Search this

Broadbent, Sylvia M.  Search this

Boudeman, Donald O.  Search this

Blossom, F.H.  Search this

Bray, Warwick  Search this

Brand, Donald Dilworth  Search this

Black, Glenn A. (Glenn Albert), 1900-1964  Search this

Birdsell, Joseph B.  Search this

Blom, Frans  Search this

Bliss, Robert Woods  Search this

Berlin, Heinrich  Search this

Bennett, Wendell Clark, 1905-1953  Search this

Berry, J. Brewton  Search this

Bernal, Ignacio  Search this

Ford, Richard I.  Search this

Fowler, Don D.  Search this

Fox, George R.  Search this

Fisher, Reginald G.  Search this

Fitting, James E.  Search this

Flannery, Kent Vaughn  Search this

Cahill, Edgar D.  Search this

Campbell, Elizabeth W.C.  Search this

Cate, William  Search this

Fewkes, Vladimir Jarolslav  Search this

Buikstra, Jane E.  Search this

Burrill, A.C.  Search this

Butler, Mary  Search this

Byers, Douglas S., 1903-1978  Search this

Farrand, William R.  Search this

Fejos, Paul, 1897-1963  Search this

Dyson, Robert H.  Search this

Edwards, Robert Q.  Search this

Eggan, Fred, 1906-1991  Search this

Ellis, H. Holmes  Search this

Ezell, Paul Howard  Search this

Fagan, Brian M.  Search this

Fairbanks, Charles H. (Charles Herron), 1913-1985  Search this

Ford, James Alfred, 1911-1968  Search this

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Barnett, Clifford  Search this

Society for American Archaeology  Search this

Eaton, Jack  Search this

McGimsey, Charles R.  Search this

Di Peso, Charles Corradino  Search this

Schwartz, Douglas W., 1929-  Search this

Wendorf, Fred  Search this

Steponaitis, Vincas P.  Search this

Goldstein, Lynne  Search this

Smith, Bruce David  Search this

Rippeteau, Bruce D.  Search this

Lipe, William D.  Search this

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American Antiquity  Search this

Society for American Archaeology  Search this

Extent:

146.25 Linear feet (135 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1935-2010

Summary:

The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is an international membership organization founded in 1934 to advance research and training in archaeology and to promote the conservation of archaeological resources of the Americas. It publishes American Antiquity, one of the premiere journal of archaeology of North America, since 1935, and has hosted an Annual Meeting since that same year. Other areas of activity include the development of professional standards and ethics, promotion of the public's understanding of archaeology, advocacy for Federal legislation protecting archaeological resources, and encouragement of connections between professional and avocational archaeologists. The Society for American Archaeology records contain materials related to the ongoing administration, management, and interests of the SAA through mainly correspondence, reports, research, mailings, financial records, and program planning documents.

Scope and Contents:

The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) records contain administrative and professional correspondence, reports, surveys, publication records, journals, books, member and grant applications, programs, memorandums, contracts, ballots, mailings, research, notes, planning materials, certificates and awards, press releases, financial records, meeting minutes, teaching materials, sound recordings, video recordings, and photographs. These materials relate to a wide range of the SAA's activities including administration and management, finances, publishing, membership, awards, the Annual Meeting, public education, public archaeology, professional standards, government affairs and cultural property law, work with allied organizations, ethics, and special workshops.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Arrangement:

The Society for American Archaeology records are arranged into 13 series: 1) Records of the Secretary-Treasurer and Secretary, 1934-1962; 2) Records of the Treasurer, 1935-1950; 3) President's correspondence, 1947-1948; 4) Executive Committee Meeting minutes, 1945-2003; 5) Records of Officers, 1950-2000; 6) Administrative records, 1934-2022; 7) Annual conference, 1935-2020; 8) Public and professional program committees, 1966-2016; 9) Government affairs, 1968-2021; 10)Affiliated and allied organizations, 1968-2005; 11) Special conferences, workshops, and projects, 1974-2006; 12) Published materials, 1983-2007; and 13) Photographs, 1985-2018

Historical note:

The Society for American Archaeology grew out of the Committee on State Archaeological Surveys of the National Research Council's Division of Anthropology and Psychology. Appointed in 1920 to "encourage and assist" eastern and midwestern states in the organization of archaeological surveys, the Committee came to act as a coordinating body and information clearinghouse for archaeologists and government agencies engaged in archaeological field work. The Committee expanded its activities and network through the 1920s but lacked long-term financial support. By 1933 its leaders identified the need for a permanent, independent organization to take up the work of the Committee and address the lack of standards, training, and communication among professional researchers and avocational archaeologists, which they saw as impediments to the preservation of archaeological data. Carl E. Guthe, then Chairman of the Committee, led the work of establishing the new organization.

In 1934, Guthe drafted a constitution and bylaws for the nascent group and distributed the documents among the Committee's network to solicit comments and generate interest among potential members. The Society for American Archaeology was formally established at an "organizational meeting" on December 28, 1934, when attendees approved Guthe's final version of the constitution and bylaws and elected the first cohort of officers: Arthur C. Parker, President; M. R. Harrington, Vice President; Carl E. Guthe, Secretary-Treasurer; W. C. McKern, Editor. In keeping with its goal of bridging the divide between professional and non-professional archaeologists, anyone with an interest in "furthering the objects of the Society" could apply for membership, regardless of professional affiliation. The SAA is governed by a constitution and bylaws which are voted on by members and implemented by an Executive Committee, referred to as the Council in the early years. The Executive Committee composition has varied through the years. Until the 1960s, most administrative duties were carried out by the Secretary, who assembled the minutes of Executive Committee meetings, circulated background materials among its members, and collected reports from SAA committees. The Secretary's office also acted as a "clearinghouse and advisory center on archaeological matters" for SAA members and the public. Without a true business headquarters, the Secretary's office essentially served as the SAA's central office, with the outgoing Secretaries passing on their files to the incoming Secretaries at the end of their terms.

In the 1960s, SAA began contracting with the business office of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) to manage its business operations. That arrangement lasted until the early 1980s, when AAA stopped providing business services to smaller organizations and offered SAA the option to become part of AAA. SAA members voted against merging with AAA, and in 1983 SAA contracted with Bostrom Management to administer its business affairs, an arrangement that included hiring a part-time Executive Director. In 1987, the Executive Committee enlisted a management consultant to conduct a business analysis and identify options for improving SAA's finances and administration. The result of this analysis, referred to as "The Evans Report," was circulated the following year, leading to a major reorganization that would occupy the Executive Committee through the early 1990s. Those efforts ultimately resulted in the establishment of a central office in Washington, D.C., and the hiring of SAA's first full-time Executive Director in 1992. It was during this intense period of reorganization that the structure and governance of SAA began to resemble that of the present day.

Works Consulted:

"Archival Sources Sought." Bulletin of the Society for American Archaeology 1, no 4 (September 1983): 5. https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-publications/saa-bulletin/1983_volume-1/saa-bulletin-1-4_sept.pdf?sfvrsn=d6c0f71a_2

"Articles of Incorporation." SAA Records, Acc 1998-85, Box 4, folder: 1972 (mimeograph from Lehman/AAA) - Final box/folder location TBD. Society for American Archaeology records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

"The Constitution of the Society for American Archaeology." American Antiquity 1, no. 2 (1935): 146–48. http://www.jstor.org/stable/276027.

"Constitution and By-Laws of the Society for American Archaeology." American Antiquity 13, no. 2 (1947): 198–200. http://www.jstor.org/stable/275700.

Dincauze, Dena F. "Office of the President: 52nd Annual Meeting." Bulletin of the Society for American Archaeology. 5, no. 3 (July 1987): 1-2. https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-publications/saa-bulletin/1987/saa-bulletin-5-3.pdf?sfvrsn=30b9179d_4

Fowler, Don D, and Green, Dee. "Change in SAA Management Announced." Bulletin of the Society for American Archaeology 1, no 4 (September 1983): 1-4. https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-publications/saa-bulletin/1983_volume-1/saa-bulletin-1-4_sept.pdf?sfvrsn=d6c0f71a_2

Goldstein, Lynne. "The Structure of the SAA." Bulletin of the Society for American Archaeology. 9, no. 8 (June 1988): 8. https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-publications/saa-bulletin/1991/saa-bulletin-9-3_june.pdf?sfvrsn=b101aaac_2

Guthe, Carl E. "Prospectus." Department of Anthropology Records. Division of Archaeology. Office Files. Box 14, Museum-Misc. Lists - O. Folder: National Research Council [ca. 1932-1945], folder 2 of 2. Society for American Archaeology records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Guthe, Carl E. "Reflections on the Founding of the Society for American Archaeology." American Antiquity 32, no. 4 (1967): 433–40. https://doi.org/10.2307/2694072.

O'Brien, Michael J. and Lyman, R. Lee. "Gentle Persuasion: The National Research Council and Southeastern Archaeology." Journal of Alabama Archaeology 46, no. 1 (2000): 1-42. [https://cladistics.coas.missouri.edu/assets/pdf_articles/AlaA46.pdf]

Wendorf, Fred, and Raymond H. Thompson. "The Committee for the Recovery of Archaeological Remains: Three Decades of Service to the Archaeological Profession." American Antiquity 67, no. 2 (2002): 317–30. https://doi.org/10.2307/2694569.

"Society for American Archaeology." American Antiquity 34, no. 4 (1969): 499–506. http://www.jstor.org/stable/277764.

"The Society for American Archaeology Organization Meeting." American Antiquity 1, no. 2 (1935): 141–46. http://www.jstor.org/stable/276026.

"Organization of the Society for American Archaeology." Bulletin of the Society for American Archaeology 9, no. 2 (March 1991): 6. https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-publications/saa-bulletin/1991/saa-bulletin-9-2_march.pdf?sfvrsn=75834181_2

Rice, Prudence M. "Surveying the Field." Bulletin of the Society for American Archaeology 10, no. 1 (January 1992): 3-4. https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-publications/saa-bulletin/1992/saa-bulletin-10-1.pdf?sfvrsn=d095e8fd_2

List of abbreviations commonly referenced:

Includes abbrevations used throughout the Society for American Archaeology's records.

AAA - American Anthropological Association

AAAS - American Association for the Advancement of Science

AAM - American Alliance of Museums

AAQ - American Antiquity

ACHP - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

ACOE - Army Corps of Engineers

AFFA - Association for Field Archaeology

AIA - Archaeological Institute of America

AIRFA - American Indian Religious Freedom Act

AM - Annual Meeting

A&PE - Archaeology and Public Education

ARPA - Archaeological Resources Protection Act

BLM - Bureau of Land Management

BOR - Bureau of Reclamation

CCONAS - Coordinating Council of National Archaeological Societies

CEHP - Centre for Environment, Heritage and Policy

CoAS - Council of Affiliated Societies

COPA - Committee on Public Archaeology

COSWA - Committee on the Status of Women in Archaeology

CRM - Cultural Resource Management

DCA - Departmental Consulting Archaeologist

DOI - Department of the Interior

GAC - Government Affairs Committee

ICOMOS - International Council on Monuments and Sites

LAQ - Latin American Antiquity

NCPTT - National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

NCSHPO - National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers

NEH - National Endowment for the Humanities

NHPA - National Historic Preservation Act

NPCC -National Preservation Coordinating Council

NPS - National Park Service

NSF - National Science Foundation

OSM - Office of Surface Mining

PEC - Public Education Committee

PMOA - Programmatic Memorandum of Agreement

ROPA - Register of Professional Archaeologists

SAA - Society for American Archaeology

SHA - Society of Historical Archaeology

SOPA - Society of Professional Archaeologists

Chronology:

Includes a concise chronology of SAA events related to the content of this collection.

1920: Committee on State Archaeological Surveys created by NRC/NAS

1934: Society for American Archaeology formally established

1935: First issue of -- American Antiquity

1935: First Annual Meeting of the SAA

1937: Committee on State Archaeological Surveys disbanded

1939: First issue of the -- SAA Notebook -- distributed to membership

1942: Last issue of -- SAA Notebook

1942: Revised and amended constitution, splitting the Secretary-Treasurer into two separate roles, and eliminates Fellow/Affiliate distinction (among other changes) is approved and takes effect.

1943: No Annual Meeting; executive business conducted by mail

1969: Membership applications now handled through the AAA business office rather SAA Secretary

1970: Major revision to constitution

1972: Incorporated in D.C.

1974: The Archeological and Historic Preservation Act (APHA) and "Moss-Bennett Act" passed, with goal of providing federal funding to mitigate destruction of archeological sites in specific circumstances.

1974: Arlie House Seminars held ("Six Seminars on the Future Directions of Archaeology")

1983: Resolved against merger with AAA (aka "the break with AAA")

1983: Change from AAA to Bostrom firm to manage business activities

1983: First issue of -- SAA Bulletin

1985: SAA and SOPA co-host the Conference on Reburial Issues

1988: Evans Report on Management announced

1989: Changes to Articles of Incorporation

1989: New Bylaws adopted that change the organizational structure of SAA

1989: SAA Hosts Anti-Looting Conference in Taos

1990: First issue of -- Latin American Antiquity

1990: Executive Board approves plan to establish in-house admin/operations office

1992: Transition to "independent home office" and hiring of full-time Executive Director

1993: Last year of last term in which Editor of -- American Antiquity -- is an Officer

1997: SAA, SOPA, and Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) approve formation of Register of Professional Archaeologist (ROPA), which begins work in 1998.

1998: Executive Board name change to Board of Directors

2000: Last issue of -- SAA Bulletin

2001: Begin publishing -- The Archaeological Record

Restrictions:

Some material in Subseries 6.6: Membership, is restricted until 2070. Born digital media is restricted due to preservation concerns, contact the repository for further information.

Access to the Society for American Archaeology records requires an appointment.

Rights:

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Topic:

Scholarly periodicals  Search this

Professional associations  Search this

Archaeology  Search this

Public Education  Search this

Cultural property -- Repatriation  Search this

Citation:

Society for American Archaeology records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Society for American Archaeology

Identifier:

NAA.1980-55

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

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National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

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National Museum of the American Indian

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National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

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Creator:

Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988  Search this

Names:

Phelps-Stokes Fund  Search this

Tuskegee Institute  Search this

United Negro College Fund  Search this

Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943  Search this

Moton, Robert Russa, 1867-1940  Search this

Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901-1988  Search this

Extent:

18.66 Linear feet (21 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diplomas

Notebooks

Articles

Manuscripts

Photographic prints

Ephemera

Scrapbooks

Newsletters

Awards

Photographs

Invitations

Legal documents

Programs

Correspondence

Clippings

Date:

1882 - 1988

Summary:

President of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (later Tukegee Institute; now Tuskegee University) from 1935 - 1953 and founder of the United Negro College Fund (1944). Patterson was born on October 10, 1901. Orphaned at age two, he was raised by his eldest sister, Wilhelmina (Bess), a school teacher in Texas. He studied at Iowa State College, where he received a doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1923 and a master of science degree in 1927. Five years later, he was awarded a second doctorate degree from Cornell University. Patterson taught veterinary science for four years at Virginia State College, where he was also Director of Agriculture. His tenure at Tuskegee University started in 1928 and spanned almost 25 years, first as head of the veterinary division, then as the director of the School of Agriculture and finally as Tuskegee's third president. He married Catherine Elizabeth Moton, daughter of Tuskegee University's second president, Dr. Robert R. Moton. Patterson also founded the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee in 1944, the same year he founded the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). The UNCF continues today as a critical source of annual income for a consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tuskegee University among them.

Scope and Content note:

The Frederick Douglass Patterson Collection comprises 18.66 linear feet of correspondence, manuscripts, research material, published writings, photographs, audiovisual material, scrapbooks, diplomas, awards, and other materials chronicling the personal life and professional career of Frederick D. Patterson.

The collection is comprised of glimpses into the life of Dr. Patterson. The little correspondece that survived is located in Series 2: Career, Series 3: Correspondence, and Series 4: Organizations. Some of the correspondence takes the form of congratulatory notes from 1953 during Patterson's transfer from Tuskegee Institute to the Phelps-Stokes Fund, located in Series 2. There is also a personal note sent to Patterson's wife, Catherine Patterson, from George Washington Carver in which he describes peanut oil as a good massage oil.

Arrangement note:

The collection is arranged by series and chronologically therein:

1. Biography: This series provides insight into Patterson's family life through primary documents. It is comprised of family wills, insurance policies, and his autobiography. Sub-series are arranged alphabetically by title.

2. Career: This series contains materials from Patterson's long professional career in the field of higher education, including his tenure as present of both the Tuskegee Institute and the Phelps-Stokes Fund. Sub-series are arranged chronologically.

3. Correspondence: This series contains letters sent to Patterson (and his wife) of a personal and professional nature. Several letters relate to Patterson's personal business "Signs and Services," which was a small billboard advertising company. There are also letters from George Washington Carver. The series is arranged chronologically. 4. Organizations: This series contains material from the various foundations Patterson founded and to which he belonged, including the R.R. Moton Fund and the College Endowment Funding Plan. He is especially noted for developing the United Negro College Fund. The series is organized alphabetically by sub-series title.

5. Honors: This series contains the awards, citations, and resolutions Patterson received during his lifetime. Folders are organized chronologically. 6. Subject Files: This series comprises articles, employee vitas, and other documents collected and organized by Patterson. Among the subjects in the files are higher education, Negroes, segregation, civil rights, and employee records. There is no key to this system.

7. Photographs: The Photograph series mostly documents Patterson's tenure at Tuskegee University. The series includes images of Patterson and various other notable figures during formal functions at the university. Noteworthy personalities include George Washington Carver, Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana.

8. Printed Materials: This series contains books, programs, and other documents from Patterson's personal collection. The series is organized alphabetically by author's last name.

Biographical note:

Frederick Douglass Patterson was born on October 10, 1901 to parents William and Mamie Brooks Patterson, in the Buena Vista Heights area of Anacostia in Washington, D.C. The youngest of six children, Patterson's parents died of tuberculosis before he reached the age of two years, his mother when he was eleven months old and his father a year later. Following his parents' death, the Patterson children were split up and sent to live in the homes of family and friends as stipulated in his father's last will and testament until he was seven years old, Patterson lived in the Anacostia area with a family friend he called "Aunt Julia."

When he was seven years old, Patterson's older sister Bess (a recent graduate of the Washington Conservatory of Music) decided to seek employment in Texas and took him with her. Many of their parents' family still lived in the state, which allowed Patterson the opportunity to spend months with various aunts and uncles, while his sister taught music throughout the South. After completing eighth grade, Patterson joined his sister at the Prairie View Normal School, where she taught music and directed the choir. Patterson attended the school for four years, during which time he developed an interest in veterinary medicine.

In 1920, Patterson enrolled at Iowa State College as a veterinary student. He graduated in 1923 and moved to Columbus, Ohio, to join his brother John. While there, he took the Ohio State Board exam for Veterinary Medicine. Although he became certified, a lack of money prevented him from practicing. Four years later he received a teaching offer from Virginia State College (VSC) in Petersburg, Virginia, which afforded him the opportunity to work within his profession. While at VSC Patterson took a leave of absence and returned to Iowa, in 1926, to pursue a Master's degree in veterinary medicine.

After five years at VSC, the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute offered Patterson a position running the veterinarian hospital and teaching veterinary science. He moved to Tuskegee, Alabama in 1928. While at Tuskegee, Patterson decided to pursue a Ph.D. in bacteriology at Cornell University. During his year and a half leave from Tuskegee, Patterson completed his coursework and wrote his dissertation. After he returned to Tuskegee, a serial killer murdered three people, including the head of the Department of Agriculture. Confronted with this tragedy, school officials quickly offered Patterson the vacant position, which he accepted in 1934.

Robert R. Moton, second president of Tuskegee, retired in 1935 and a search was soon commenced to find the next president for the school. Patterson, in the meantime, pursued more personal matters when he met and married Catherine Moton (with whom he would have a son) in June 1935. By then he was already hired to take his now, father-in-law's, position as President of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.

As president of Tuskegee, Patterson made several changes and many additions to the institution. He increased faculty housing for professors; integrated the Board of Trustees' meeting meals and eventually arranged for both balck and white members to eat at one table; shortened the name to Tuskegee Institute; and established the Department of Commercial Dietetics in 1935, the veterinary medicine program in 1942, and the engineering program in 1948. While many considered Patterson's changes important achievements, it was his development of the Commercial/Military Aviation Program that would bring the school distinction and fame.

Patterson first attempted to develop the aviation program in 1939. The government fostered the development of such programs by subsiding the expenses. All a university had to do was present able-bodied instructors and willing pupils. Tuskegee had both. By 1940 the United States Air Force was interested in integrating its forces. In order to do this they needed trained black pilots. Tuskegee was the perfect place to provide the needed pilots since the school was situated in an all-black environment where students could concentrate on learning to fly without having to worry about racist reactions from their fellow classmates. To accommodate this program, the Tuskegee Army Air Base was created. Tuskegee pilots flew missions throughout World War II and would later be recognized for their bravery.

An important part of Patterson's duties as president was fund-raising. By 1943 he found it increasingly difficult to find ample sources of funds to run the Institute. He came to realize Tuskegee and similar black colleges would benefit if they pooled their funding resources and asked for larger amounts of money from philanthropic individuals and organizations as a collective. Working together would cut fund-raising expenses; this in turn would leave more money for the colleges to use as they wished. Patterson named his new creation the United Negro College Fund (UNCF); it would go on to raise millions of dollars for the nation's historically black colleges. He served as the first president of the organization.

During the fifteen years Patterson served as president of Tuskegee, he hosted many famous personalities, including W.E.B. DuBois, Mary McLeod Bethune, Eleanor Roosevelt, Duke Ellington, Paul Robeson, Pearl Buck, and Andre Segovia. He developed a lasting relationship with George Washington Carver, who had been a professor with Tuskegee since the days of Booker T. Washington.

Patterson served on many organizational boards in addition to his educational work. His involvement with the Phelps-Stokes Fund would ultimately lead Patterson to leave his beloved Tuskegee Institute to apply his educational philosophies on a broader scale. In 1953 the Fund approached Patterson and offered him the presidency of the organization. Patterson, feeling he needed a change, accepted the offer. He resigned from Tuskegee that same year and moved to New York to begin a new life.

Organized in 1911, the Phelps-Stokes Fund supported African, African American, and Native American education and worked on solving housing problems in New York City. Patterson's interest in African education began before he joined Phelps-Stokes. In 1950 the World Bank/International Bank Commission to Nigeria hired him to "evaluate the resources of Nigeria and…to study the educational programs and the organizational structure of advanced education." Through his work with the Fund he continued his efforts to improve the educational opportunities for Africans and help them move beyond colonialism. Patterson traveled extensively throughout the west coast of Africa in support of these goals.

In addition to forming the UNCF, Patterson created two other organizations (the Robert R. Moton Institute and the College Endowment Funding Plan), during the mid 1960s and 1970s. Each was designed to improve funding efforts for historically black colleges. The Robert R. Moton institute began as an off-shoot of the Phelps-Stokes as a site for conferences to address the Fund's primary concerns. Patterson's idea for the Institute came from a desire to put to use a piece of property inherited after Moton's death. Empathy with the frustrations of college presidents regarding the restricted funding for institutional expenses led Patterson to create the College Endowment Funding Plan. The Endowment was designed to alleviate this situation by providing matching funds to eligible colleges. The Endowment made its first payment in 1978. Unfortunately, by the 1980s, the Moton Institute lost most of its government funding due to federal cutbacks. This resulted in reductions to the Institute's programming.

It was not until Patterson was well into his eighties that he began to retire from his life of public service. On June 23, 1987, President Ronald Reagan presented Dr. Patterson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest possible honor that can be bestowed upon a civilian, for his service in higher education and his role in creating funding sources for the nation's historically black colleges. A year later Frederick Douglass Patterson died at the age of eighty-seven.

Honorary Degrees

undated -- Xavier University

1941 -- Virginia State College

1941 -- Wilberforce University

1953 -- Morehouse College

1956 -- Tuskegee Institute

1961 -- New York University

1966 -- Edward Waters College

1967 -- Atlanta University

1969 -- Franklin and Marshall College

1970 -- Virginia Union University

1975 -- Bishop College

1977 -- St. Augustine's College

1982 -- Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

1984 -- Stillman College

1985 -- Payne College

Distinctions

undated -- Association for the Study of Negro Life and History Carter

undated -- The Southern Education Foundation, Inc. Distinguished Service Citation

undated -- The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Texas Association of Developing Colleges Annual Leadership Awards

1950 -- Christian Education department, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Inc. Citation for Distinguished Service

1953 -- Bethune-Cookman College, the Mary McLeod Bethune Medallion

1953 -- John A. Andrew Clinical Society at Tuskegee Institute, Citation for Distinguished Service in the Cause of Humanity

1953 -- Tuskegee Institute, Certificate of Appreciation for 25 Years of Service

1957 -- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Beta Lamda Sigma Chapter, Bigger and Better Business Award

1960 -- National Alumni Council of the UNCF, Inc. Award

1963 -- National Business League, Booker T. Washington Award

1965 -- Booker T. Washington Business Association, Certificate of Acknowledgement

1970 -- Moton Conference Center Award

1970 -- Tuskegee National Alumni Association, R.R. Moton Award

1972 -- American College Public Relations Association, 1972 Award for Distinguished Service to Higher Education

1972 -- UNCF F.D. Patterson 71st Birthday Award

1975 -- National Business League, Booker T. Washington Symbol of Service Award

1976 -- Phelps-Stokes Fund, Continuous Creative and Courageous Leadership in the Cause of Higher Education for Blacks

1977 -- Yale Alumni Associates of Afro-America, Distinguished Service Award

1979 -- Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation Inc., Distinguished Educator Award

1979 -- Tuskegee Institute Alumni Association Philadelphia Charter Award

1980 -- The Iowa State University Alumni Association, Distinguished Achievement Citation

1980 -- Gary Branch NAACP Life Membership Fight for Freedom Dinner 1980, Roy Wilkins Award

1980 -- State of Alabama Certificate of Appreciation

1982 -- St. Luke's United Methodist Church Achievement Award

1983 -- Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., Distinguished Service Award

1984 -- Booker T. Washington Foundation, Booker T. Washington Distinguished Service Award

1984 -- The Ohio State University Office of Minority Affairs, Distinguished Humanitarian and Service Award

1985 -- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, Eta Zeta Lamda Chapter Civic Award

1985 -- United States, Private Sector Initiative Commendation

1987 -- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc of New York State, Founders Day Award

1987 -- Presidential Medal of Freedom

1987 -- Brag Business Achievement Award

1987 -- Phelps-Stokes Fund, Aggrey Medal

Public Service

1941-1971 -- Southern Educational Foundation, Inc., Board Member

1943-1988 -- United Negro College Fund, Founder, President, and Member

1960s-1988 -- Robert R. Moton Memorial Institute, Founder

1970s-1988 -- The College Endowment Funding Plan, Founder

undated -- American National Red Cross, Board of Governors Member

undated -- Boys Scouts of America, National Council Member

undated -- Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report on Reorganization of Federal Government, Board Member

undated -- Institute of International Education, Advisory committee Member

undated -- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Life Member

undated -- National Business League, President and Board Member

undated -- National Urban League, National Committee Member

undated -- Phelps-Stokes Fund, Board of Trustees Member

undated -- President's Commission on Higher Education for Negroes

undated -- Southern Regional Education, Board of Control Member

Related Materials:

Additional biographical materials in the Dale/Patterson Collection of the Anacostia Community Museum Archives.

This collection contains artifacts catalogued in the ACM Objects Collection.

Provenance:

The Frederick Douglass Patterson papers were donated to the Anacostia Community Museum in 2001 by Frederick Douglass Patterson, Jr.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

The Frederick Douglass Patterson papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

Universities and colleges -- Administration  Search this

African Americans -- Education (Higher)  Search this

African American universities and colleges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diplomas

Notebooks

Articles

Manuscripts

Photographic prints

Ephemera

Scrapbooks

Newsletters

Awards

Photographs

Invitations

Legal documents

Programs

Correspondence

Clippings

Citation:

Frederick Douglass Patterson papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Frederick Douglass Patterson, Jr.

Identifier:

ACMA.06-010

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Frederick Douglass Patterson papers

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7da84300b-c608-41af-b59a-1f44dce53a26

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-06-010

Artist:

M. Palaniappan (India, born 1949)  Search this

Medium:

Fired earthenware Wheel-thrown and modeled

Dimensions:

H (overall): 110 cm (43 5/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

Sathiyamangalam, Tamil Nadu state, India

Date:

1985

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

elephant  Search this

India  Search this

earthenware  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

Contemporary Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of the Indian Advisory Committee for the Festival of India and the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Government of India

Accession Number:

S1986.544

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34692713f-4714-475e-bbea-99105a10b26f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1986.544

Medium:

Fired earthenware

Dimensions:

H x Diam (approx.): 32.4 x 27.3 cm (12 3/4 x 10 3/4 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Rajasthan state, India

Date:

1984-1985

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

elephant  Search this

India  Search this

earthenware  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

Contemporary Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of the Indian Advisory Committee for the Festival of India and the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Government of India

Accession Number:

S1986.556

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f050a314-5026-4468-85d5-fa9959e23154

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1986.556