Da Loria Norman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Norman, da Loria, 1872-1935
topic: label: Occupation
content: Illuminators
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Connecticut -- Old Lyme
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- England
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Arts and crafts movement
label: Topic
content: Illumination of books and manuscripts
label: Topic
content: Decorative arts
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Da Loria Norman papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by  Norman's granddaughter, Cynthia Norman, in 1982.
creator: label: Creator
content: Norman, da Loria, 1872-1935
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content: Da Loria Norman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and illuminator Da Loria Norman measure 11.2 linear feet and date from circa 1890-circa 1980. The papers document Norman's career as an artist primarily based in Surrey, England; Old Lyme, Connecticut; and New York City through biographical material, correspondence with her sons and other family, artists, galleries, and friends; writings in the form of notebooks, essays and short stories; diaries; personal business records; project and subject files; printed materials; photographs; and assorted sketches and drawings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Da Loria Norman (1872-1935) was a painter and illuminator who worked in Surrey, England and Old Lyme, Connecticut. Born Belle Elkin Mitchell in Kansas, she lived in England from roughly 1884-1913, and was attracted to the Arts and Crafts Movement, especially to murals and illuminated manuscripts. Among her closest friends were the Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore and the illustrator Walter Crane. Following a sensational divorce trial in 1914, in which her counsel was Lloyd-George, she returned to America, and worked on private commissions and exhibitions, chiefly in New York, Old Lyme, and Michigan.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 11.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1890-circa 1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.normda
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Diaries
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 9 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1890-circa 1935, 1980 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1, OV 12)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1901-1940, 1980 (7.2 linear feet; Boxes 1-7, 14)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1890-circa 1931 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 7-8, 14)

Series 4: Diaries, 1891-1920 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes 8-9, 14)

Series 5: Personal Business Records, 1904-1935, circa 1960-circa 1980 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 9, 14)

Series 6: Project and Subject Files,1919-circa 1980 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 9-10, 14)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1906-1933 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 10-11, 15)

Series 8: Photographs, 1904-circa 1929 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 11, OV 13)

Series 9: Artwork, circa 1907-circa 1926 (0.1 linear feet, Box 11)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Rihoko Ueno in 2024.

Boxes 14 and 15 have been separated for conservation purposes.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Material loaned for microfilming is available on 35mm microfilm reel 2714 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and illuminator Da Loria Norman measure 11.2 linear feet and date from circa 1890-circa 1980. The papers document Norman's career as an artist primarily based in Surrey, England; Old Lyme, Connecticut; and New York City through biographical material, correspondence with her sons and other family, artists, galleries, and friends; writings in the form of notebooks, essays and short stories; diaries; personal business records; project and subject files; printed materials; photographs; and assorted sketches and drawings.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm material lent for microfilming (reel 2714). Reel 2714 contains images of photographs (1886-1977) of Norman, her family and friends, and her residences at Peaslake, Surrey, England; and Old Lyme, Conn. The photographs were returned to the lender, Cynthia Norman, after microfilming.