Series I: Correspondence, 1908-1970

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The papers of Grace Spaulding John consist of correspondence between Grace Spaulding John and members of her family, between her and her friends, and between her and other artists. Box one of the collection provides a Sam Houston/Alfred John family tree. In addition, the collection contains John’s address books, diaries, journals, and sketchbooks. A wealth of biographical information on John is present in her papers as well. The collection also consists of audio tapes; awards; business records; financial information; magazine articles about John; newsclippings; photographs of her, members of her family, and many of her friends and artistic subjects; printed ephemera; and reference material. Also within the collection are proofs, dummies, and printed copies of published and unpublished works written by or illustrated by Grace Spaulding John, as well as film/film prints of illustrations from these works. John’s papers also include a representative, but not exhaustive, sample of her artwork, primarily through photographs and scanned images.

Dates

1908-1970

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.