Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Swann, Erwin, 1906-1973
| title | Papers of Erwin Swann, 1949-1976 (bulk 1968-1973). | repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Correspondence, playscripts, financial and legal papers, calendars, clippings, printed material, and photographs pertaining primarily to Swann’s business activities as a producer of art and cultural films and as a collector of caricature and cartoon art, modern European and American art, French impressionist art, and Indic and Far Eastern art. Documents Swann’s efforts to collect, display, and exhibit the Swann Collection of Caricature and Cartoon. Also documents the creation, production, and distribution of films by Swann’s production company, Swannsway Productions Ltd. Includes the papers of Swann’s wife, Caroline Berg Swann, and several items written by Allison Dodd, Swann’s assistant and the curator of the Swann Collection of Caricature and Cartoon. Correspondents include Peggy Bacon, Frank Bajinski, Arbit Blatas, Oscar Dancigers, Tom F. Darcy, Richard Digby-Day, Frank Dunlop, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jeff MacNelly, Albert McCleery, Robert C. Nichol, Christopher Nupen, Harold Pinter, Paul Peter Porges, Mischa Richter, Barry Tomblin, and Audrey Wood. |
| extent | 10.4 linear feet. |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Legal Records Clippings Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://lccn.loc.gov/mm83060574 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room. |
| acquisition information | Gift, estate of Erwin Swann, 1974. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:54 |
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