African American civic leaders, African American social workers, Civic leaders--United States, Civil Rights movements--United States--20th Century, and Social workers--United States
German American authors--20th Century, Indians of North America--Biography--20th century, Indians of North America--Civil rights--20th century, Indians of North America--Government relations--20th century, Indians of North America--Politics and government--20th century, Indians of North America--Religion--20th century, Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies--20th century, and Indians of North America--Social life and customs--20th century
Correspondence, photographs, and an incomplete catalog raisonné related to the work of artist Charles Demuth, which Richard W. C. Weyand collected and compiled from 1940 to 1955, as well as auction catalogs related to Weyand's estate, 1957-1976. Correspondence in the collection documents artwork created by Demuth and owned by different persons and institutions, while circa 125 photographs document work created by Demuth, circa 1906-1934.
Description:
Charles Demuth (1883-1935) was an American watercolor artist who turned to oils late in his career and developed a modern art movement known as Precisionism., Folios 203, 207, 209-10, 213, 216, 218, 220, 227-229, 244, 250-260, 272-276, 287-289, 291-292, and 298 are missing., Gift of Ann Grether Hill, 1988., and Richard W. C. Weyand (1905-1956), born Richard Conklin Weyand, was the son of Edwin Stanton Weyand (1863-1913) and Wilhelmina Thompson Weyand (1873-1943). He had two sisters, Dorothy Adams Weyand Grether (1897-1982) and Louise Victoria Weyand White (1899-1924), as well as two brothers, Edwin Stanton Weyand (1903-1973) and William Rodgers Weyand (1908-1970). Weyand served in the United States Navy during World War II, 1942-1945. Weyand and Robert Evans Locher (1888-1956), a close friend of artist Charles Demuth, operated an antique store and lived in the former home of Demuth in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1943-1956.
Subject (Name):
Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935, Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935--Catalogs, Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935--Pictorial works, Locher, Robert Evans, 1888-1956, Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946, and Weyand, Richard W. C., 1905-1956
Subject (Topic):
Artists--Pennsylvania--Lancaster, LGBTQ resource, and Precisionism--Pennsylvania--Lancaster
Correspondence, photographs, and an incomplete catalog raisonné related to the work of artist Charles Demuth, which Richard W. C. Weyand collected and compiled from 1940 to 1955, as well as auction catalogs related to Weyand's estate, 1957-1976. Correspondence in the collection documents artwork created by Demuth and owned by different persons and institutions, while circa 125 photographs document work created by Demuth, circa 1906-1934.
Description:
Charles Demuth (1883-1935) was an American watercolor artist who turned to oils late in his career and developed a modern art movement known as Precisionism., Folio 303 is missing., Gift of Ann Grether Hill, 1988., and Richard W. C. Weyand (1905-1956), born Richard Conklin Weyand, was the son of Edwin Stanton Weyand (1863-1913) and Wilhelmina Thompson Weyand (1873-1943). He had two sisters, Dorothy Adams Weyand Grether (1897-1982) and Louise Victoria Weyand White (1899-1924), as well as two brothers, Edwin Stanton Weyand (1903-1973) and William Rodgers Weyand (1908-1970). Weyand served in the United States Navy during World War II, 1942-1945. Weyand and Robert Evans Locher (1888-1956), a close friend of artist Charles Demuth, operated an antique store and lived in the former home of Demuth in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1943-1956.
Subject (Name):
Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935, Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935--Catalogs, Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935--Pictorial works, Locher, Robert Evans, 1888-1956, O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986, Stettheimer, Florine, 1871-1944, and Weyand, Richard W. C., 1905-1956
Subject (Topic):
Artists--Pennsylvania--Lancaster, LGBTQ resource, and Precisionism--Pennsylvania--Lancaster
A typed prospectus (21 p.) for the Aspen Smelting Company accompanied by a stock certificate for 600 shares of the company, issued on July 14, 1924, to G. D. Sutton. The prospectus includes a fold-out chart of mineral production in Pitkin County from 1880 to 1924; a record of mining leases and royalty schedules; a financial statement dated August 31, 1925; airlift data; and operating costs. Seven photographs, including one of company president R. P. Sharpe and six of various mining properties, are tipped onto pages of the prospectus.
Description:
Purchased from Brian Levine on the Arthur Corbitt Hoskins Memorial Fund, 2005. and The Aspen Smelting Company was organized in Delaware in 1924. The company owned and leased several properties in the Aspen Mining District of Pitkin County, Colorado, including the Cowenhoven Tunnel, the Durant Mine, and the Smuggler Mine.
Subject (Geographic):
Aspen Mining District (Colo.) and Pitkin County (Colo.)
Subject (Name):
Aspen Smelting Company and Sharpe, R. P.
Subject (Topic):
Mineral industries--Colorado--Pitkin County and Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Pitkin County