Theodore Van Soelen Letters: Finding Aid mssHM 36435-36614
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
October 2020
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Title: Theodore Van Soelen letters
Creator:
Van Soelen, Theodore,
1890-1964
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 36435-36614
Physical Description:
1.34 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1950-1963
Abstract: A collection of correspondence related
to the life of American artist Theodore Van Soelen.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Theodore Van Soelen letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Theodore Van Soelen, September 1963.
Theodore Van Soelen (1890-1964) was born in Minnesota and studied art at St. Paul Institute
from 1908 to 1911. Van Soelen began his career as an artist in 1916 and was the recipient of
numerous prizes. He went to New Mexico for his health, settled near Santa Fe, and
specialized in the portrayal of Western life. His paintings and lithographic prints are in
many important collections, including the Library of Congress.
The collection consists of 180 letters from 1950 to 1963, from more than eighty persons to
Theodore Van Soelen. The letters are from artists, writers, and prominent men in public
life; the subject matter focuses on art, New Mexico government, and politics. Correspondents
include: Paul Horgan, Peter Hurd, Tom Lea, Paul Manship, Edwin L. Mechem, Nicholas
Roosevelt, Paul Sample, Allan Shivers, John F. Simms, Edward Streeter, Robert Lewis Taylor,
and Paul Dudley White.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1970. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Artists -- West (U.S.)
Authors, American
New Mexico -- Politics and Government --
1848-1950
New Mexico -- Politics and Government --
1951-
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century
Horgan, Paul, 1903-1995
Hurd, Peter,
1904-1984
Lea, Tom, 1907-2001
Manship, Paul, 1885-1966
Mechem, E. L. (Edwin Leard),
1912-2002
Roosevelt, Nicholas,
1893-1982
Sample, Paul, 1896-1974
Shivers, Allan, 1907-1985
Simms, John F.
Streeter, Edward, 1891-1976
Taylor, Robert Lewis
White, Paul Dudley, 1886-1973
Box 1
1950-1956
Box 2
1957-1963