Biographical Material
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949
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content: Walt Kuhn Family papers and Armory Show records
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content: Walt Kuhn Family papers and Armory Show records / Series 4: Walt Kuhn Family Papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet (Boxes 3, 32)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1882-1972
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kuhnwalt, Subseries 4.1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of this series has been scanned with the exception of medical records of Walt Kuhn, Vera Kuhn, and Brenda Kuhn.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: This series contains biographical documentation of Walt Kuhn, his wife and daugher, his father and mother, his in-laws, and their ancestors. Found in this series is a handwritten chronology containing notes on the Armory Show. Other types of material include additional biographical narratives and chronologies prepared by Walt Kuhn, Vera Kuhn, and others; identification cards, passports, death certificates and other official documents; obituaries; correspondence and notes on genaeology; published biographies; printed materials relating to Kuhn and Spier family homes; and medical records and correspondence. Artifacts include a framed dollar marked "first dollar earned by Walt Kuhn" and a medallion from art school.

Additional autobiographical writings can be found in Series 4.8: Notes and Writings. More obituaries of Walt Kuhn can be found in the 1949 clippings in Series 4.10: Printed Materials. Wills and documentation of family estates are in Series 4.7: Financial Records. Additional biographical information can be found in the audio recordings of Brenda Kuhn in Series 4.13: Audio Recordings.