Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The scattered papers of Australian artist and lecturer Mary Cecil Allen measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1928 to 1970. Found is a copy of Allen's book, The Mirror of the Passing World (1928) and a mixed media scrapbook focusing on Allen's return to Melbourne, Australia. Inserted in the book are a letter to Elisabeth Hooker, and a snapshot of Allen with the painters Henry and Ada Hensche and art shop owner, Will Rogers, in the Hensche's house, Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Citation:
Mary Cecil Allen papers, 1928-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Mary Cecil Allen (1893-1962) was a painter and educator in Melbourne, Australia, New York, New York, and Provincetown, Massachusetts who was also known as Cecil Allen and Mary Cecil.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art in 1996 by Elisabeth Hooker. Hooker was a friend of Allen's and found the papers among Allen's effects soon after her death.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
