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    Holger Cahill
    Holger Cahill, circa 1920

    Holger Cahill Papers, 1910-1993 (bulk 1910-1960)

    This site provides access to the papers of Holger Cahill in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2007 from 20 reels of microfilm. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 30,102 images.

    The papers of Holger Cahill (1887-1960) date from 1910 to 1993 (bulk dates 1910-1960) and measure 16 linear feet. The collection offers researchers fairly comprehensive documentation of Cahill's directorship of the Works Progress/Projects Administration's (WPA) Federal Art Project (FAP) in addition to series documenting his work as a writer and art critic. Material includes correspondence, reports, artist files, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs. Read more About this Collection.

    Funding for the digitization of the microfilm of this collection was provided by Jane Blumenfeld.


    Series 1: Biographical Material and Personal Papers, 1931-1988 [Image for Series 010000]

    Series 2: Correspondence Files, 1922-1979, 1993 [Image for Series 020000]

    Series 3: Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, 1934-1970 [Image for Series 030000]

    Series 4: Writings, Lectures and Speeches, 1916-1960 [Image for Series 040000]

    Series 5: Minutes of Meetings and Panel Discussions, Non-FAP, 1939-1947 [Image for Series 050000]

    Series 6: Notes and Research Material, 1935-1970 [Image for Series 060000]

    Series 7: Artwork, undated [Image for Series 070000]

    Series 8: Printed Material, 1910-1985 [Image for Series 080000]

    Series 9: Photographs, circa 1917-1960 [Image for Series 090000]



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