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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Moffett, Ross. |
| Title: | Ross Moffett Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1916-1964 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence (1921-1962); clippings, exhibition catalogs and invitations (1916-1945);
and photographs. Also, letters and printed material related to Moffett’s Federal Art
Project post office murals in Holyoke and Sommerville, Massachusetts, and his Presidential
mural at the Eisenhower Foundation in Abilene, Kansas. Letters of Gerrit A. Beneker, Louis Bouché, Charles Burchfield, Julia Morrow DeForest, John Davis Hatch, Marston Hodgin, Alexander J. Kostellow, Tod Lindenmuth, and Louise Orwig. Also, letters and printed material related to the Provincetown Art Association, for which Moffett served as an officer. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Spanning 1916 to 1964, the Ross Moffett Papers comprises correspondence and memorabilia of the American painter. Focusing on Moffett's mural work for the Federal Art Project and the Eisenhower Foundation, the collection reflects the professional career of the Provinetown, MA artist.
Letters and a variety of printed material related to art projects and museum shows constitute Correspondence-Subject Files. Correspondence includes that with artists (Gerrit A. Beneker, Louis Bouché, Charles Burchfield, Julia Morrow DeForest, Marston Hodgin, Tod Lindenmuth, R.E. McCullough, Louis Orwig); curators (John Davis Hatch, Alexander J. Kostellow); museums (Carnegie Institute, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts); and professional organizations (National Academy of Design, Provincetown Art Association). Materials from the United States Treasury Department and the Eisenhower Foundation relate respectively to Moffett's post office murals in Holyoke and Sommerville, MA, and his presidential mural in Abilene, KS. Correspondence pertaining to the Committee for the Preservation of the Province Lands details Moffett's efforts to protect the boundaries of the National Sea Shore against commercialization.
Memorabilia consists of photographs, printed material, receipts, and writings by others. Photographs document a class at the Art Institute of Chicago, an exhibition in Provincetown, and two paintings by an unidentified artist. Clippings (1917-1961) and exhibition catalogs and invitations (1916-1945) constitute Printed material. Writings by others include a short history of Provincetown printmakers by Ada Gilmore Chaffee and exhibition notes by Tod Lindenmuth.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Subject Headings
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Genres and Forms
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Ross Moffett Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Ross Moffett
Finding Aid Information
Created by: KM
Date: Apr 1994
Revision history: 16 Nov 2005 - EAD file created (MRR)
Inventory
| Correspondence-Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | A-Z | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Beneker, Gerrit A. 1930 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Bouché, Louis 1954-1955 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Burchfield, Charles 1931 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Carnegie Institute 1930-1933 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Committee for the Preservation of Province Lands 1959-1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Corcoran Gallery of Art 1939-1943 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | DeForest, Julia Morrow 1958 | ||||||||||
| Eisenhower, Milton | |||||||||||
| See Eisenhower Foundation (Abilene, KS) murals | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Eisenhower Foundation (Abilene, KS) murals 1954-1957 | ||||||||||
| Federal Art Project | |||||||||||
| See United States. Treasury Department. Public Works of Art Project | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Frachtenberg, Harry 1935-1936 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Hatch, John David 1934-1935, 1938 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Hodgin, Marston 1942 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Kostellow, Alexander J. 1930 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Lindenmuth, Tod 1959 | ||||||||||
| See also Memorabilia: Writings by others | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | McCullough, R.E. 1930 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | National Academy of Design 1921-1944 | ||||||||||
| See also Eisenhower Foundation (Abilene, KS) murals | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | New York World's Fair 1938-1939 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Orwig, Louise 1944, outgoing 1952 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1934-1939 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Provincetown Art Association 1938-1940, undated | ||||||||||
| Art in Narrow Streets (1964) / Ross Moffett | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | United States. Treasury Department. Public Works of Art Project 1933-1940 | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Photographs (4) | ||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Clippings 1917-1961, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Exhibition catalogs 1919, 1931, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Exhibition invitations 1916-1945 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Hawthorne Memorial Gallery proposal Provincetown April issue (c1934) Reality Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 1953 |
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| Box 1 | Receipts (6) | ||||||||||
| Writings by others | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Chaffee, Ada Gilmore - "Provincetown Printmakers | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Lindenmuth, Tod - exhibition notes | ||||||||||