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Margery Hoffman Smith papers relating to Timberline Lodge, Oregon

Creator:
Smith, Margery Hoffman, 1888-1981  Search this
Names:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)  Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this
Dell, Floyd, 1887-1969  Search this
Griffith, Emerson J.  Search this
Extent:
1 Reel (ca. 280 items (on 1 microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Reels
Date:
1939-1948
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence; writings, speeches and notes; clippings and other printed material; a list of requisitions for interior decoration; sketches; correspondence of Emerson J. Griffith, State Administrator for Oregon's Works Progress Administration; lyrics of George Natanson's song "Hail to Timberline"; and photographs of Griffith and Floyd Dell at Timberline Lodge. Also included is correspondence regarding the WPA crafts exhibit at the New York World's Fair.
Biographical / Historical:
Margery Hoffman Smith (1888-1981) was a painter, craftsman, and interior decorator from San Francisco, California. Smith was art director for the Timberline Lodge project on Mount Hood, Oregon, which was built under the authority of the WPA in the 1940s. She became the assistant state director of the Federal Art Project in Oregon.
Provenance:
Lent by Sarah Munro, 1982, who served as the Vice President of Friends of Timberline.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Interior decorators -- Oregon  Search this
Painters -- Oregon  Search this
Topic:
New Deal art  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Handicraft  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.smitmarg
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94596ce07-2f7a-4236-a60f-5849d6b8c51b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-smitmarg

Margery Hoffman Smith papers relating to Timberline Lodge, Oregon, 1939-1948

Creator:
Smith, Margery Hoffman, 1888-1981  Search this
Subject:
Dell, Floyd  Search this
Griffith, Emerson J.  Search this
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)  Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Citation:
Margery Hoffman Smith papers relating to Timberline Lodge, Oregon, 1939-1948. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
New Deal art  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Handicraft  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Craft  Search this
New Deal  Search this
Patronage  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8695
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210875
AAA_collcode_smitmarg
Theme:
Women
Craft
New Deal
Patronage
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210875

Mount Hood's Timberline Lodge : an introduction to its architects and architecture / by Ann Claggett Wood

Author:
Wood, Ann Claggett  Search this
Subject:
Underwood, Gilbert Stanley  Search this
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 115 leaves : ill
Type:
Manuscripts
Place:
Oregon
Hood, Mount
Date:
1996
Topic:
Hotels--Designs and plans  Search this
Historic sites  Search this
Call number:
NA7845.M687 W66 1996a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_554902

Oral history interview with Margery Hoffman Smith

Interviewee:
Smith, Margery Hoffman, 1888-1981  Search this
Interviewer:
Ferbraché, Lewis  Search this
Creator:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Names:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)  Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this
Extent:
45 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1964 April 10
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Margery Hoffman Smith conducted 1964 April 10, by Lewis Ferbraché, for the Archives of American Art, at the artist's home, in San Francisco, California.
Discusses her involvement with the design of Timberline Lodge in Oregon for the Works Progress Administration.
Biographical / Historical:
Margery Hoffman Smith (1888-1981) was a painter, craftsman, and interior decorator from San Francisco, California. Smith was art director for the Timberline Lodge project on Mount Hood, Oregon, which was built under the authority of the WPA in the 1940s. She became the assistant state director of the Federal Art Project in Oregon.
General:
Originally recorded 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 2 min.
Provenance:
Conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Occupation:
Arts administrators -- Oregon  Search this
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.smith64apr
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91fd88c91-ffa3-4d5b-bb19-2fdd4a3f6957
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-smith64apr
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Margery Hoffman Smith, 1964 April 10

Interviewee:
Smith, Margery Hoffman, 1888-1981  Search this
Interviewer:
Ferbraché, Lewis  Search this
Subject:
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)  Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Margery Hoffman Smith, 1964 April 10. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Theme:
Craft  Search this
New Deal  Search this
Women  Search this
Architecture & Design  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12782
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213841
AAA_collcode_smith64apr
Theme:
Craft
New Deal
Women
Architecture & Design
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213841
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Rachael Griffin

Interviewee:
Griffin, Rachael  Search this
Interviewer:
Guenther, Bruce  Search this
Names:
American Society of Aesthetics  Search this
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)  Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this
Extent:
5 Sound cassettes (Sound recording)
69 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1983 Feb. 19-20
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Rachael Griffin conducted 1983 Feb. 19-20, by Bruce Guenther, in the artist's home in Portland, Or., for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project.
Griffin speaks of her family background and education; the WPA and the building of the Timberline Lodge; the art scene in Portland in the 1930s and 1940s; her involvement with the American Society of Aesthetics, the JOURNAL OF AESTHETICS and other organizations; her work with local artists; arts funding; and current activities.
Biographical / Historical:
Rachael Griffin (1906-1983) was a curator from Portland, Or.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Topic:
Curators -- Oregon -- Portland -- Interviews  Search this
Art -- Oregon -- Portland  Search this
Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this
Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.griffi83
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9006572e0-ea58-4408-b616-4025bde18463
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-griffi83
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Rachael Griffin, 1983 Feb. 19-20

Interviewee:
Griffin, Rachael, 1906-1983  Search this
Interviewer:
Guenther, Bruce  Search this
Subject:
American Society of Aesthetics  Search this
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)  Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Rachael Griffin, 1983 Feb. 19-20. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Curators -- Oregon -- Portland -- Interviews  Search this
Art -- Oregon -- Portland  Search this
Art, Modern -- Northwestern States  Search this
Art, American -- Northwestern States  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13091
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212431
AAA_collcode_griffi83
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212431
Online Media:

Timberline Lodge / edited by Rachael Griffin and Sarah Munro

Author:
Griffin, Rachael  Search this
Munro, Sarah  Search this
Friends of Timberline  Search this
Subject:
Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)  Search this
Physical description:
89 p. ; ill. ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1978
Call number:
NA7845.M687 T55X
NA7845.M687T55X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_116429

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