Collection ID: MSS056
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Summary

Creator:
Sanderson, Sara and Richey, Marguerite
Abstract:
This collection contains the information compiled by Sara Sanderson for an article based on a diary written by Marguerite Richey in 1928 while in New York City with her husband, Oakley Richey. Oakley Richey was a Herron School of Art graduate and instructor. The diary was discovered by Sara Sanderson who subsequently researched and wrote an article based on the diary.
Extent:
.2 cubic feet (1 half-sized document case)
Language:
Materials are in English .
Preferred citation:

Sara Sanderson Papers, 1928, 1987-1988, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, University Library, Indiana University Indianapolis.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

In 1928 Oakley and Marguerite Richey visited New York City so Oakley, a graduate and instructor at the Herron School of Art, could attend lectures and paint. His wife, Marguerite, kept a diary chronicling their six-month experience in the city. Sara Sanderson, a free-lance writer, acquired the diary from a thrift store in the mid-1980s and used the diary to form the basis for an article published in Arts Indiana in 1988 (call number: NX1 .A11 I53).

Scope and Content:

This collection contains the research used to prepare an article for Arts Indiana. It includes the article, research notes, interviews, and Marguerite Richey's diary.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by Sara Sanderson, 1989. A89-09
Rules or conventions:
DACS-Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

This collection is open to the public without restriction.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Sara Sanderson Papers, 1928, 1987-1988, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, University Library, Indiana University Indianapolis.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Indianapolis
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
University Library 0133
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Indianapolis
CONTACT:
speccoll@iu.edu