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Collection Creator:
Beach, Chester, 1881-1956  Search this
Extent:
2 Folders (Box 3)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1913-1935
Scope and Contents note:
Chester Beach's writings consist of "The Art Course in College" and general statements on art. The writings about him are "History and Allegory with a Silver Lining: Silver Coins and Medals by Chester Beach, N.A. 1881-1956" by Eleanor Beach Fitchen, and biographical sketches by Lee Lawrie and an unidentified author.
Arrangement note:
Materials are arranged by document type. An unfinished poem by FitzRoy Carrington to Chester Beach and Eleanor Hollis Murdock is preserved in scrapbook volume 1 (Series 8).
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and not served to researchers.
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:
Chester Beach papers, 1846-1999, bulk circa 1900-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.beacches, Series 4
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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