Creator:

Myers, Denys Peter, 1916-2003  Search this

Names:

Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section  Search this

Residenz zu Würzburg  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1945-1951

Scope and Contents:

Administrative records pertaining to Denys Peter Myer's WWII service including war damage reports of the Wurzburg Residence in Germany that he was tasked to inspect, and seven essays written by Myers while at Columbia University on the subject of art history.

Biographical / Historical:

Denys Peter Myers (1916-2003) was an architectural historian in Washington, D.C. Myers served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives section in the U.S. Army during WWII. After the war, Myers completed a master's degree from Columbia University.

Provenance:

Donated 2017 by Pamela Scott, a friend of Denys Peter Myers.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Occupation:

Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art historians -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Topic:

Art treasures in war -- Germany  Search this

Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.myerdeny

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-myerdeny