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Call Number:
MSS 14
Holdings:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Creator:
Smith, Sam, 1908–1983
Title(s):
Letter to Max and Barbara Wilk
Date:
1977 August
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series VII: Correspondence
Part of Collection:
1, folder 46
Provenance:
Gift of Max and Barbara Wilk.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
The letter mentions a few different people, Frances, Kay Eddy (for whom he is working on some art pieces), Eric, and Lionel (for whom he is making an Adam and Eve set for their exhibition). In the extra note on the reverse, Sam mentions receiving a copy of the Arts Council film and that it had won an award in Australia.
Physical Description:
1 leaf, 2 pages ; 26 x 21 cm. Typescript letter on pink paper, signed and addressed in orange ink. An extra note is added in black ink.
Genre:
Correspondence , Brochures, Clippings, Cut-out craft, Exhibition catalogs, Gouaches, Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Legal documents, Letters, Magazines (periodicals), Miniature theaters, Mock-ups, Models (representations), Photocopies, Postcards, Recreations, Toy theaters, Typescripts, Watercolors (paintings), and Wood engravings
Subject Terms:
Artists
Handicraft
Paper toys
Sculpture
Toymakers
Toys
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Begaye, Mary Frances
Lister, Eric
Smith, Sam, 1908-
Wilk, Barbara
Wilk, Max, 1920-
Finding Aid Title:
Sam Smith Collection
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/7.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1211
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1211?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1