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Francine Seders papers, 1923-2014

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seders, Francine, 1932-
Title
Francine Seders papers
Dates
1923-2014
Quantity
5.97 cubic feet (12 boxes) plus 1 vertical file (1 sound cassette and 1 transcript)
Collection Number
2426
Summary
Papers of a Seattle art gallery owner.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access to portions of the papers may be restricted. Contact the Special Collections division, University of Washington Libraries, for details.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Francine Seders (born 1932) was an assistant at the Otto Seligman Gallery in Seattle's University District. After Otto Seligman died in 1966, Seders took over the gallery. In approximately 1974 she changed the name to Francine Seders Gallery and later moved it from the University District to the Greenwood neighborhood. The gallery showed work of artists from the Pacific Northwest, California, and Europe.

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Content Description

The papers include an audiocassette and transcript for an oral history interview with Francine Seders conducted by Sally Swenson covering the years 1960-1974. The bulk of the remaining materials consists of files regarding artists whose work was exhibited at Seders' gallery, including letters, newletters, exhibit files, and photographs.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The creator's literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Francine Seders Papers. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged into 2 accessions:

  • Accession No. 2426-003, Oral history interview with Francine Seders, August 11, 1972
  • Accession No. 2426-007, Francine Seders papers, 1923-2014

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Art dealers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Art galleries, Commercial--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Art, American--Washington (State)
  • Art--Exhibitions
  • Artists
  • Artists--Washington (State)
  • Women art dealers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Women art dealers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews

Personal Names

  • Seders, Francine, 1932---Archives
  • Seders, Francine, 1932---Interviews
  • Tobey, Mark

Corporate Names

  • Francine Seders Gallery (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Otto Seligman Gallery (Seattle, Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Audiocassettes
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Newsletters
  • Photographs
  • correspondence
  • exhibition catalogs
  • oral histories
  • transcripts

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
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