Object Details
Collection Creator
Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949
Collection Citation
Walt Kuhn Family papers and Armory Show records, 1859-1984, bulk 1900-1949. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents note
This series contains biographical documentation of Walt Kuhn, his wife and daugher, his father and mother, his in-laws, and their ancestors. Found in this series is a handwritten chronology containing notes on the Armory Show. Other types of material include additional biographical narratives and chronologies prepared by Walt Kuhn, Vera Kuhn, and others; identification cards, passports, death certificates and other official documents; obituaries; correspondence and notes on genaeology; published biographies; printed materials relating to Kuhn and Spier family homes; and medical records and correspondence. Artifacts include a framed dollar marked "first dollar earned by Walt Kuhn" and a medallion from art school.
Additional autobiographical writings can be found in Series 4.8: Notes and Writings. More obituaries of Walt Kuhn can be found in the 1949 clippings in Series 4.10: Printed Materials. Wills and documentation of family estates are in Series 4.7: Financial Records. Additional biographical information can be found in the audio recordings of Brenda Kuhn in Series 4.13: Audio Recordings.
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Sponsor
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Getty Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (Boxes 3, 32)
Date
1882-1972
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.kuhnwalt, Subseries 4.1
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Existence and Location of Copies
The bulk of this series has been scanned with the exception of medical records of Walt Kuhn, Vera Kuhn, and Brenda Kuhn.
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.
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Record ID
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