Jerry Hudson de Leon papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hudson de Leon, Jerry, circa 1905-1980
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Minnesota
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Minnesota
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Illustrators -- Minnesota
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2012 by Robert Lewis Croft, Jr., a close friend of Jerry Hudson de Leon.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hudson de Leon, Jerry, circa 1905-1980
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content: Jerry Hudson de Leon papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of illustrator, painter and teacher Jerry Hudson de Leon measure 0.9 linear feet and date from circa 1920s-1980.  The papers primarily feature her sketches done in pencil, pen, watercolor and pastel.  Also included in this collection are personal letters, various printed materials as well as examples of her illustration work.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jerry Hudson de Leon (circa 1905-1980) was an illustrator, painter, and teacher from Minnesota.  She was a teacher and textbook writer in addition to her freelance illustration work.

Hudson de Leon attended the University of Minnesota and is known for her textbook series for Art Instruction, Inc. where she authored many books such as Commercial Art and Design:  The Human Figure Division 8 in the 1950s.  Besides writing she also taught art at both the Minneapolis School of Art and the Art Instruction Schools in Minneapolis.  She was an accomplished illustrator and painter with one of her paintings, Strike Headquarters, in the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1920s-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hudsjerr
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketches
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 6 series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1930-1980 (2 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Notes, circa 1940s (1 folder; Box 1)

Series 3: Photographs, circa 1950-1974 (1 folder; Box 1)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1933-1958 (5 folders; Boxes 1, 3)

Series 5: Artwork, circa 1920s-1950s (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 1-3)

Series 6: Sketchbooks, circa 1940s-1950s (4 folders; Box 2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Lindsay Alderman in 2013. The collection has been minimally rearranged and retains the existing/original folder titles when possible. All materials have been rehoused in archival folders and boxes for long-term stability, but often staples and other fasteners have not been removed. Materials within folders have not been rearranged.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of illustrator, painter and teacher Jerry Hudson de Leon measure 0.9 linear feet and date from circa 1920s-1980.  The papers primarily feature her sketches done in pencil, pen, watercolor and pastel.  Also included in this collection are personal letters, various printed materials as well as examples of her illustration work.