Collection Information
Size: 6 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of abstract artist and art conservator Felrath Hines measure 6.0 linear feet and date from 1915 to 2015. The bulk of the papers include project files concerning his work as a conservator. These files may include correspondence; condition and treatment reports; financial records, photographic materials, and printed material. Also found is scattered biographical material, general correspondence, and photographs of conserved works--many of which are unlabeled. There is a 4.7 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2024 that includes bound photocopies of references; notes/ journal entries; sketches and sketchbooks, printed material including exhibition catalogs, brochures and newspaper and magazine clippings; biographical information including resumes, an award and diplomas; posthumous material including a Hines's memorial service on cassette; a stencil; inventories of works and price lists; photographs, slides, negatives and DVDs of works of art, Hines, family, and Hines's exhibitions; rolodex and address book; works of art on paper; correspondence; personal business records; files on artists; files on conservation; lectures and talks on cassette; two floppy disks. Materials date from circa 1915-2015.