Grace Overmyer papers
name: label: Creator
content: Overmyer, Grace
topic: label: Occupation
content: Authors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art and state
label: Topic
content: Women authors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1962 by Grace Overmyer.
creator: label: Creator
content: Overmyer, Grace
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content: Grace Overmyer papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of writer Grace Overmyer measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1935 to 1962. Found are replies from foreign officials and U.S. Consuls abroad to Obermyer's questionnaire concerning government support of the arts.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Grace Overmyer (1888-1976) was an author in New York City, New York. Born in Kansas, she worked as a society columnist before moving to New York City and becoming a freelance writer. She wrote on issues related to government support of the arts including Government and the Arts which was published in 1939.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1935-1962
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.overgrac
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed after receipt on Reel 107. The papers were processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 107 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of writer Grace Overmyer measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1935 to 1962. Found are replies from foreign officials and U.S. Consuls abroad to Obermyer's questionnaire concerning government support of the arts.