Valerie Harrisse Walter papers
name: label: Creator
content: Walter, Valerie Harrisse, b. 1892
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Maryland -- Baltimore
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel D239 lent for microfilming 1965 and portions subsequently donated 1983, along with unmicrofilmed material by Valerie H. Walter via Mrs. Henderson Braddick, niece of Walter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Walter, Valerie Harrisse, b. 1892
setName: label: See more items in
content: Valerie Harrisse Walter papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Valerie Harrisse Walter measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1911 to 1979. The papers document her career as a sculptor through correspondence with colleagues and art institutions; an description of an experience with a gorilla for a sculpture piece, notes, and other writings; a resume, one watercolor painting, list of works and other professional activity files; scrapbooks of primarily photographs and clippings; exhibition catalogs, clippings, and other printed material; and photographs and albums of Walter, her sculpture pieces, and subjects that posed for her pieces.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Valerie Harrisse Walter (1892-1984) was a scupltor in Baltimore, Maryland.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1911-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.waltvale
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into six series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1924-1979 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, circa 1927 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1911-1977 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Scrapbooks, 1915-1963 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1923-1971 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1915-1978 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2021.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel D239 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Valerie Harrisse Walter measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1911 to 1979. The papers document her career as a sculptor through correspondence with colleagues and art institutions; a description of an experience with a gorilla for a sculpture piece, notes, and other writings; a resume, one watercolor painting, list of works and other professional activity; scrapbooks of primarily photographs and clippings; exhibition catalogs, clippings, and other printed material; and photographs and albums of Walter, her sculpture pieces, and subjects that posed for her pieces.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming on reel D239. Loaned materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.