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Creator:
Fedoroff, George W., 1906-2001  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
2 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 6 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1939-1980 (Box 1; 4 folders) Series 2: Correspondence, 1945-1979 (Box 1; 0.8 linear feet) Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1946-1973 (Box 1; 6 folders) Series 4: Professional Files, 1947-1976 (Box 1-2; 0.1 linear feet) Series 5: Printed Material, 1944-1977 (Box 2; 0.5 linear feet) Series 6: Photographs, circa 1940-circa 1960 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of craftsman and administrator George Fedoroff measure 2.0 linear feet and date from 1939-1980. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, professional files, printed materials, and photographs. Many of the documents concern Fedoroff's work with the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Citation:
George Fedoroff papers, 1939-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 3958-3959, 1813 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with George Fedoroff conducted by Robert F. Brown, 1980 July 8-1981 January 21.
Biography Note:
George Fedoroff (1907-2001) was a Russian-American craftsmen and arts administrator who worked with the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs in Alaska.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
George Fedoroff donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 1980 and 1981.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Indian art -- North America  Search this
Artisans  Search this
Theme:
Diaries  Search this
Craft  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7259
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209409
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Theme:
Diaries
Craft
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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