Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Parsons, Betty
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- Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers
- Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers / Series 7: Betty Parsons Personal Papers
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Walton Family Foundation.
- Date
- 1928-1982
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.parsbett, Subseries 7.4
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers, 1916-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Scope and Contents note
- Files primarily consist of small Smythson leather pocket diaries in which Parsons noted lunch and dinner engagements, openings, and other appointments, thereby providing a sense of her daily activities. As with Parsons's life, personal and gallery life are intertwined in the pages. Frequently the endpapers were used to note names, address and phone numbers. The diaries span from 1933-1981, although they do not represent a complete run. The series also includes several address books and four engagement calendars. Three notebooks from the 1960s appear to relate to gallery business as they contain references, to artists, works of art, and museums. The 1980-1982 notebook contains handwritten drafts of correspondence; most of the notebook pages are left blank. There are also journal notes from 1928 and 1953.
- Series Restrictions
- Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511935241-1503511935630-0
