Gloria B. Peck papers, 1956-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Peck, Gloria B
Title
Gloria B. Peck papers
Dates
1956-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
5" linear (including 1 cassette)
Collection Number
2773 (Accession No. 2773-001)
Summary
Letters, clippings, catalogs, photographs, and miscellanea from an art historian.
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

Open to all users

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use

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Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Art historian.

Gloria B. Peck was a docent at the Seattle Art Museum, a college level teacher, and the editor/compiler of "The Artists of Puget Sound", 1962.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Letters, clippings, catalogs, photographs, and miscellaneous, 1956-1976; including one cassette and transcript of panel discussion "Is Art Dead?" moderated on Nov. 3, 1966 at Seattle Art Museum by Gloria Peck. Panel members were Boyer Gonzales, Anne Gould Hauberg, Tom Robbins, and Virginia Wright.

Includes copies of many letters from her mother, Adelyn Breeskin, former director of Baltimore Museum of Art and Curator of National Collection of Fine Art. Panel discussion "Is Art Dead?" was held at the Seattle Art Museum by the Seattle Art Museum Guild on 11/3/66. The moderator was Gloria Peck. Most of the papers concern Adelyn D. Breeskin.

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Restrictions on Use

Gloria Peck assigns literary rights to the material which she controls including "Is Art Dead?", to the University Libraries

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Acquisition Information

Donated by Gloria Peck, 5/1/1977

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Peck, Gloria B.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Baltimore Museum of Art

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Albi, G. G (creator)
    • Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, 1896- (creator)
    • Gonzales, Boyer (creator)
    • Hauberg, Anne Gould (creator)
    • Robbins, Tom (creator)
    • Wright, Virginia (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Seattle Art Museum Guild (creator)

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)