Object Details
Collection Creator
Knight, Gwendolyn
Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000
Collection Citation
Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight papers, 1816, 1914-2008, bulk 1973-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents note
Included in the biographical material series are appointment and address books; education and personal identification certificates and documents; awards, certificates, curriculum vitae, and chronologies; biographical material related to other individuals; and transcripts of interviews with Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight.
Education information includes report cards and diplomas, as well as Gwendolyn Knight's high school yearbook. Jacob Lawrence's birth certificate, his honorable discharge paperwork, their marriage certificate, and Gwendolyn Knight's naturalization paperwork are included, as well as birth and marriage certificates, education certificates, and memorial programs for other individuals. Also included is an unidentified guest book from 1974, possibly for a funeral.
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Sponsor
Funding for the 2007 processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Funding for the 2018 processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (Boxes 1, 11, 26, OV 10)
Date
1914-2005
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.lawrjaco, Series 1
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
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Record ID
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