Creator:

Myers, Denys Peter, 1916-2003  Search this

Subject:

Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section  Search this

Residenz zu Würzburg  Search this

Place of publication, production, or execution:

United States

Physical Description:

0.2 Linear feet

Access Note / Rights:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Summary:

Administrative records pertaining to Denys Peter Myer's WWII service including war damage reports of the Wurzburg Residence in Germany that he was tasked to inspect, and seven essays written by Myers while at Columbia University on the subject of art history.

Citation:

Denys Peter Myers papers, 1945-1951. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Biography Note:

Denys Peter Myers (1916-2003) was an architectural historian in Washington, D.C. Myers served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives section in the U.S. Army during WWII. After the war, Myers completed a master's degree from Columbia University.

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

Donated 2017 by Pamela Scott, a friend of Denys Peter Myers.

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Topic:

Art treasures in war -- Germany  Search this

Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)17476

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)388351

AAA_collcode_myerdeny

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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