Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Leason, Percy, 1889-1959
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content: Percy Leason papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Folders (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1946-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.leasperc, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence includes the letters and writings of Max Leason regarding Percy Leason's artwork, membership status, and manuscripts sent to and from printers, museums, and art related organizations. Also within Max Leason's correspondence is a curriculum vitae for Percy Leason. The correspondence of Percy Leason documents his efforts to have his manuscripts published and contains letters expressing his opinions on art. Also found in correspondence are two letters from the U.S. House of Representatives, sent after Leason's death, requesting portraits of John McCormack, Overton Brooks, and James E. Van Zandt. Correspondence with the State Library of Victoria regarding an inventory of Leason's work that was deposited at the library is also included in this series.