Denys Peter Myers papers
name: label: Creator
content: Myers, Denys Peter, 1916-2003
label: Names
content: Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
label: Names
content: Residenz zu Würzburg
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Art treasures in war -- Germany
label: Topic
content: Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2017 by Pamela Scott, a friend of Denys Peter Myers.
creator: label: Creator
content: Myers, Denys Peter, 1916-2003
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Denys Peter Myers (1916-2003) was an architectural historian in Washington, D.C. Myers served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives section in the U.S. Army during WWII. After the war, Myers completed a master's degree from Columbia University.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1945-1951
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.myerdeny
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Administrative records pertaining to Denys Peter Myer's WWII service including war damage reports of the Wurzburg Residence in Germany that he was tasked to inspect, and seven essays written by Myers while at Columbia University on the subject of art history.