Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Watson, Dudley Crafts, 1885- |
| Title: | Dudley Crafts Watson Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1909-1970 |
| Quantity: | 5.3 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the American painter, art critic, lecturer. Collection contains correspondence (1913-1965); sketches, photographs of artwork; exhibition catalogs and invitations; articles and other writings; clippings; and 90,000 feet of film of art from 69 countries which Watson used in his lectures. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Dudley Crafts Watson (1885-1972) was an artist known for his floral and marine landscapes. He was also an art teacher, and conducted tours of different areas of the world. He studied and later taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Dudley Crafts Watson Papers spans Watson's entire career as artist, teacher, lecturer and art tour guide. The collection contains awards, biographical data, books, correspondence, films, newspaper clippings, photographs, published material, sketches, writings and miscellaneous.
Published material includes brochures from several of Watson's tours, and the extensive film collection deals entirely with these travels, with each title giving the location(s) of a specific tour.
Correspondence and clippings are arranged chronologically. All other series are arranged alphabetically by title, type or topic.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Dudley Crafts Watson Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Gift of Dudley Crafts Watson, 1965-1966.
Created by: CMV
Date: 9 Nov 1978
Revision history: 11 May 2010 - converted to EAD (MRC)
| Awards | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous 1941, 1959, undated | ||||||||||
| Biographical data | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Books | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Delphinian Text (2 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous 1913-1965, undated | ||||||||||
| Films | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Africa (A and B) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | And so we went to Russia | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | Around the Caribbean (A and B) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | Belgium | ||||||||||
| Oversize 3 | Canada (A and B) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 3 | Donald's Mexico | ||||||||||
| Oversize 4 | Eternal Rome | ||||||||||
| Oversize 4 | Egypt and the Near East | ||||||||||
| Oversize 12 | French Chateaux | ||||||||||
| Oversize 12 | Greece | ||||||||||
| Oversize 4 | Hawaii | ||||||||||
| Oversize 5 | Heart of Spain | ||||||||||
| Oversize 5 | Holland, Germany | ||||||||||
| Oversize 5 | India B | ||||||||||
| Oversize 6 | Italy extra | ||||||||||
| Oversize 6 | Japan | ||||||||||
| Oversize 6 | London | ||||||||||
| Oversize 7 | Mexico - Paracutin | ||||||||||
| Oversize 7 | Mexico's riches (A and B) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 8 | Mexico sun and fun | ||||||||||
| Oversize 8 | Norway | ||||||||||
| Oversize 8 | Pacific Coast | ||||||||||
| Oversize 9 | Panama to Guatemala | ||||||||||
| Oversize 9 | Paris | ||||||||||
| Oversize 12 | Paris - T.V. | ||||||||||
| Oversize 12 | Portugal | ||||||||||
| Oversize 9 | Rural England, Scotland | ||||||||||
| Oversize 10 | Salzburg -- Oberammergau | ||||||||||
| Oversize 10 | South America (A and B) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 11 | Sweden and her neighbors | ||||||||||
| Oversize 11 | Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Oversize 11 | Venice | ||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous 1934-1970, undated | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Artwork | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Personal | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Travel | ||||||||||
| Published material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Exhibition brochures 1909-1968, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Invitations 1910-1963, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Magazine clippings | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Programs 1912-1966, undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Travel 1914-1960, undated | ||||||||||
| Sketches | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous 1916-1936 | ||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Address, "Art in Industry" | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Articles | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Panphlet on interior decoration | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Television script | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Assorted items | ||||||||||
