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Belisario Contreras papers, 1943-1984

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Series 1:Belisario Contreras Papers

Date(s):
1943-1984
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 2
Scope and Contents:
The papers of art historian Belisario Contreras measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1943 to 1984. The papers include his research on New Deal Art Projects, including correspondence and copies of correspondence with William C. Agee, George Biddle (including 16 photographs of murals in Mexico City and Washington, D.C. and a clipping), Mrs. Edward Bruce, Olin Dows, Maria Ealand, Arlene Jacobowitz, Masha Zakheim Jewett (including an exhibition catalog and clippings on Bernard Baruch Zakheim), Horace Kallen, Rockwell Kent, Chet LaMore, Merwin C. Phelps, David W. Scott, Harold Weston, and others; National Endowment for the Humanities grant proposals "NDA Projects in Pennsylvania," 1975, and "Images of the Heartland," 1980, and notes from Contreras' interviews with Maria Ealand, John Gernand, Jacob Kainen, Dorothy Miller, and Selma Rein.
DescriptionDatesContainer
William Agee
1965-1966
1
1
George Biddle
circa 1958-1973
1
2
George Biddle
1943 March 14
2
Mrs. Edward Bruce
1965-1967
1
3
Olin Dows
1965
1
4
Maria Ealand
1965
1
5
Arlene Jacabowitz
1967
1
6
Masha Zakheim Jewett
circa 1974-1979
1
7
President Lyndon Johnson
1965
1
8
Horace M. Kallen
1965-1967
1
9
Rockwell Kent
1964-1967
1
10
Jane Mathews
1977
1
11
Richard McKinzie
circa 1967-1968
1
12
Dorothy Miller
1964-1965
1
13
Gerald M. Monroe
1975
1
14
Merwin c. Phelps
1967
1
15
David W. Scott
1965-1967
1
16
Archives of American Art
1965-1966
1
17
Columbia University
1968
1
18
National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Proposals
1975-1980
1
19
Interviews with M. Ealand, J. Gernand, J. Kaimen, D. Miller, and S. Rein
1964-1965
1
20
Miscellaneous
1964-1984
1
21

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