Jane Cramer Papers Relating to the Fisk University Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection relates to Jane Ann Cramer's (1958-2011) research on Georgia O'Keeffe's gift and installation of the Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University in 1949. Cramer worked as an intern at Fisk, reinstalling the collection and conducting research and interviews with individuals present during O'Keeffe's original installation. Additional research and correspondence support her contribution to Nancy Hopkins Reily's two volume biography on O'Keeffe, "Georgia O'Keeffe: A Private Friendship", published by Sunstone Press in 2007.
Included are interviews, photographs, slides, negatives, photocopies, notebooks, research notes, writings, brochures, and other miscellaneous papers and research materials.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1933-1999, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1993 - 1998
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to the public for research purposes. Use of the photographic materials and audio recordings requires the permission of the archivist.
Copy and Reproduction Restrictions
Copies of materials may be made for research purposes only.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Overview
Materials relate to Jane Cramer's research on Georgia O'Keeffe's gift and installation of the Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University in 1949. Included are interviews, photographs, slides, negatives, photocopies, notebooks, research notes, writings, brochures, and other miscellaneous papers.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged into five series based primarily on the original order in which the materials were received and type of material. The collection is arranged into the following series:
Arrangement
- Series 1
- Research Files
- Series 2
- Interviews
- Series 3
- Printed Material
- Series 4
- Photographic Material
- Series 5
- Audio Recordings
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in 2012 by Larry Cramer in memory of Jane Cramer.
Ownership and Rights
This collection is the physical property of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. The collection is subject to all copyright laws. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply. Contact the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Archivist for further copyright and publication information as it pertains to this collection.
Processing Information
Processing of the collection was completed by Elizabeth Ehrnst in February 2013. Audio recordings were digitized and transcribed in 2019.
Subject
- Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946 (Person)
Genre / Form
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Jane Cramer Papers Relating to the Fisk University Alfred Stieglitz Collection, circa 1933-1999, undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Ehrnst
- Date
- February 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Repository
217 Johnson Street
Santa Fe NM 87501 US
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