The collection is arranged as 7 series Series 1: Biographical and Family Material, circa 1880s-2008 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, 1959-circa 2000s (0.7 linear feet; Box 1-2) Series 3: Writings Projects, 1921-circa 2000s (10 linear feet; Box 2-12) Series 4: Diaries, Dream Journals, and Notebooks, circa 1939-2011 (3.8 linear feet; Box 12-15) Series 5: Subject and Research Files, circa 1950s-2000s (20.6 linear feet; Box 15-36, OV 38-40, 0.001 GB; ER01) Series 6: Printed Material, circa 1959-circa 2000s (0.6 linear feet; Box 36) Series 7: Photographic Material, circa 1980s-1990s (0.6 linear feet; Box 36-37)
Access Note / Rights:
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Summary:
The papers of writer and art critic Eleanor Munro measure 36.7 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1880-2011, bulk 1950-2011. The collection documents Munro's life, career, and research on women artists, through biographical and family material, correspondence, writing projects, diaries, dream journals and notebooks, subject and research files, printed and digital material, and photographic material.
Citation:
Eleanor Munro papers, circa 1880-2011, bulk 1950-2011. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Eleanor Munro (1928- ) is a writer and art critic working in New York City and Truro, Massachusetts. She is best known for her groundbreaking work Originals: American Women Artists (1979), one of the first books to argue for the importance of women artists who were generally ignored by the art world. Munro was active in feminist art circles in New York.
Language Note:
The collection is in English.
Provenance:
Donated by Eleanor Munro's son, David T. M. Frankfurter, in 2015.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
