Found here is correspondence concerning Stuart's career in jazz music, including two letters from notable jazz drummer Monk Hazel; records from appraisals by Stuart of pre-Columbian artifacts; correspondence, resumes, printed material, and stationery from the Louis Armstrong Statue Fund; homemade christmas cards; and some family papers and personal photographs. Memorabilia consists of a stamp, membership cards for the Airline Navigators Association and Mouldy Fig Society, and a French lottery ticket. Also found here are sympathy letters sent to Stuart's wife, Jacqueline, and a guest book signed by visitors who came to Stuart's funeral service.
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.
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Collection Citation:
David Stuart Papers and Gallery Records, 1910-1984. 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.
