Herndon Richard Davis Papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, copies of art work, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, miscellanea. Includes some material on Davis' wife, Juanita. Microfilm contains the scrapbooks.
Dates
- 1901-1975, undated
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Denver, Colo. artist. B. Wynnewood, Okla. Moved to Denver 1933 and worked as illustrator, portraitist, muralist. His celebrated Face on the Barroom Floor (Teller House, Central City, Colo.) painted 1936.
Extent
1 Boxes (1 linear foot)
5 oversize boxes
2 oversize folios
2 microfilm reels (35mm)
1 oversize folders
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Jean Sweitzer (grandniece), 1976.
Separated Materials
Drawings and water color paintings transferred to DPL Western Art Collection.
General
Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.
- Artists -- Colorado -- Denver. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Microfilms Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
