Palmer C. Hayden papers, 1924-1967. Va. First art instruction through correspondence courses. Studied 1925 with Asa Grant Randall at the Boothbay Art Colony, Maine, specialized in marine subjects. Lived in France, 1927-1932. Worked in the 1930s for easel painting divisions of federal art programs.
Early sketchbooks contain pencil sketches of landscapes and coastal scenes.
Included are twelve from the period 1927-1932 when Hayden lived in Paris and Brittany, France. Diaries contain mainly daily summaries of the weather and his activities. Correspondence deals mainly with the sale and exhibition of his paintings in New York and his work for the easel painting divisions of federal art programs. Patrons must use microfilm copy. Donated 1970 by Palmer C. Hayden.