L. A. Art Index

Object Details

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Sponsor: Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Collection Citation: Esther McCoy papers, circa 1876-1990, bulk 1938-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Existence and Location of Copies: The bulk of this subseries has been scanned. Draft files have not been scanned.

Scope and Contents note: This subseries contains documentation about the "L. A. Art Index," a project coordinated in 1980 by California State University, Long Beach, to compile an index of artists and art groups (including architects and photographers) working in Los Angeles in the 1930s. Esther McCoy conducted research and compiled information for this project. Found here are correspondence, a portion of a draft index (stops at Gh-), and the "Master File" containing photocopies of a card file used for the index.

Collection Restrictions: Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of audiovisual recordings without access copies requires advance notice.