Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America

Archives related to: Cantey, Sam

titleSamuel Benton Cantey papers, 1944-1978.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionBiographical information; correspondence and original Christmas cards; correspondence and catalogs relating to the Fort Worth Art Center; files on Herbert Bayer, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Isamu Noguchi, and Texas artists, most of which contain correspondence, catalogs, clippings and photographs; an index card file of Cantey's art collection; catalogs, clippings and photographs
extent2600 items (on 6 microfilm reels). reels 1687-1692
formatsCorrespondence Exhibition Catalogs Clippings Photographs Inventories
accessPatrons must use microfilm copy.
record sourcehttp://www.siris.si.edu/
acquisition informationLent for microfilming 1979 by Betsy Cantey, widow of Sam Cantey.
updated03/16/2023 10:29:50
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titleWest Texas Museum Association records, 1950-1969.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionScrapbooks containing institutional records and exhibition material, including the African art exhibition, 1963, which included masks from the Stanley Marcus Collection and 40 drawings by John Biggers based on his experiences in Ghana, the Texas Watercolor Association exhibitions, the Navajo weaving exhibition, the Sam Cantey Collection exhibition, and others.

extent2 microfilm reels. reels 2251-2252
formatsMicrofilm Scrapbooks
accessPatrons must use microfilm copy.
record sourcehttp://www.siris.si.edu/
acquisition informationLent for microfilming, 1981, by the Southwest Collection, Texas Tech University as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas Project. Originals in the Southwest collection, Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas.
updated11/12/2014 11:29:55
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