Correspondence is scattered and consists of general inquiries regarding Kohlmeyer's artwork and career and letters from family and friends. Travel letters are from Ida Kohlmeyer to her family while in Europe in the 1960s, and from Hugh Kohlmeyer to his family while stationed in Spain in the 1960s. Also found are greeting cards, holiday cards, and postcards from Kohlmeyer's many friends and family, many of which are signed with first names only.
Arrangement:
Researchers should note that additional correspondence may be found in Series 5.
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.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Ida Kohlmeyer papers, circa 1890-circa 1990s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Processing of this collection received federal support from the Collections Care Initiative Fund, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative and the National Collections Program
