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Central office correspondence with field offices, state supervisors and others

Catalog Data

Creator:
Treasury Relief Art Project  Search this
Names:
Dows, Olin, 1904-1981  Search this
Jones, Cecil H.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Treasury Relief Art Project  Search this
Extent:
11 Linear feet ((on 23 microfilm reels))
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1935-1939
Scope and Contents:
Letters, memoranda, and telegrams sent by the Chief of TRAP, Olin Dows, and others in his office and by the advisor, including business manager, Cecil H. Jones. The records concern all phases of work conducted during the project, including discussion of individual works of art and their installation in Federal buildings. Included in the correspondence are discussions of Project activities; correspondence with the state director or supervisor; correspondence with the State director of the Works Progress Administration; correspondence concerning individual projects; and correspondence with regional directors from California and New York.
Arrangement:
Arranged alphabetically by state, including the district, and by territory; thereunder, chronologically.
Arranged alphabetically by state, including the District of Columbia and Territories; thereunder chronologically.
Provenance:
The materials filmed are selections from a series of the National Archives record group 121. Each entry selected from the series was filmed in its entirety.
Collection Restrictions:
Patrons must use microfilm copy.
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Treasury Relief Art Project selected administrative and business records
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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