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Jayna M. Josefson
Scope and Contents
The papers of California-based sculptor Adaline Dutton Kent measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1958. The collection focuses on the latter half of Kent's professional career documented through biographical materials, scattered correspondence, two notebooks, personal business records, photographs, printed material, four sketchbooks and loose sketches, and writings and notes. Also found is a project file regarding a design for an opera with sketches, a script, and printed material, and printed material on painter Charles Howard, who was Kent's brother-in-law.
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Robert Boardman Howard, Kent's widower, donated the papers to the Archives of American Art in 1974.
Funding
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Processing Information
The papers were microfilmed on reels 2042-2042 and 2062 after receipt. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
