Personal Correspondence

Object Details

See more items in: Emmy Lou Packard Papers; Emmy Lou Packard Papers / Series 2: Correspondence

Sponsor: Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Collection Citation: Emmy Lou Packard papers, 1900-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement note: The material is alphabetically arranged by last name of correspondent.

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Existence and Location of Copies: The subseries has been scanned in its entirety.

Scope and Contents note: This subseries contains personal correspondence with Packard's friends and family. Personal correspondents of note include Anton Refregier, Charles Safford, songwriter Malvina Reynolds, and composer John Edmunds. Packard's 1940 letters to her parents include references to her work with Diego Rivera as a studio assistant in Mexico.

Collection Restrictions: This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.