The collection is arranged as 8 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1930-2002 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 1, 14) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1938-2005 (1.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-3) Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1950s-2000s (0.6 linear feet; Box 3) Series 4: Teaching Files, 1957-2005 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 3-4) Series 5: Professional Files, 1952-2005 (5.5 linear feet; Boxes 4-9) Series 6: Subject Files, 1950s-2000 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 9-10) Series 7: Printed Material, 1939-2000s (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 10-12, 14) Series 8: Photographs, circa 1917-2000s (1.9 linear feet; Boxes 12-14)
Access Note / Rights:
The collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
The papers of ceramicist Robert Chapman Turner measure 13.3 linear feet and date from circa 1917 to 2005. The papers document Turner's career as an educator and studio potter through biographical material, correspondence, writings, teaching files, professional files including lectures, subject files, printed material, and photographs.
Citation:
Robert Chapman Turner papers, circa 1917-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview of Robert Turner conducted 2001 June 11, by Margaret Carney, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America,
Biography Note:
Robert Chapman Turner (1913-2006) was a ceramicist who was known for functional and abstract pottery. He was active in Alfred Station, New York where he was a longtime faculty member at Alfred University.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Robert Chapman Turner donated some of his papers in 1982. Additional materials were donated in 2005-2006 by Rosalind Turner Zuses, Turner's daughter.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
