Correspondence, 1930-1988
Series
Identifier: MSS. 001. Series I
Scope and Contents Note
This series consists of personal letters, cards and postcards from his mother and various friends while he was in China and after his move to Kansas City. Among the correspondents are his mother, May R. Sickman, Sir Harold Acton, Georgia O'Keeffe, Langdon Warner, Otto Burchard, Margot and Paul Mallon, Lincoln Kirstein, Vincent Price, Carl Van Vechten and Edith and Osbert Sitwell.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1988
Creator
- From the Collection: Sickman, L. C. S. (Laurence C. S.) (Person)
- From the Collection: Handforth, Thomas, 1897-1948 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Open to researchers. Appointments are necessary for the use of manuscript and archival collections.
Extent
170 Folders (In boxes 1a-1c; 2a-2d.)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Acton, Harold, 1904-1994 (Person)
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955 (Person)
- Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996 (Person)
- Price, Vincent, 1911-1993 (Person)
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 (Person)
- Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964 (Person)
- Sitwell, Osbert, 1892-1969 (Person)
- O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Archives Repository