Artemas Packard papers
Description
The papers of Artemas Packard contain personal and professional correspondence, teaching materials, administrative records, photographs, manuscripts and typescripts, as well as a scrapbook. The collection documents Packard's life as a Lieutenant in World War I, his teaching and professional life at Dartmouth College, his involvement with the Museum of Modern Art and the Delphian Society, a women’s educational group. Correspondents include Lewis Mumford, Buckminster Fuller, Benton Mackaye, Thomas J. Watson, Adelbert Ames; Otis E. Randall, Nelson Rockefeller and Ernest M. Hopkins. Of note, are extensive personal letters with Lewis Mumford, materials related to Packard's efforts in bringing muralist Jose Clemente Orozco to campus and his role in authoring a major report for the Museum of Modern Art.
Dates
- 1873 - 1961
Creator
- Packard, Artemas, 1894-1961 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.
Extent
10.5 linear ft. (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Abstract
Artemas Packard (1903-1960), professor of art at Dartmouth College. The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, teaching materials, administrative records, photographs, manuscripts and typescripts, as well as a scrapbook. The material documents his professional life at Dartmouth College including his efforts in bringing muralist Jose Clemente Orozco to campus, his involvement with the Museum of Modern Art and the Delphian Society.
Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository