Sally Kent Gorton papers and records of The Rockwell Kent Legacies
name: label: Creator
content: Gorton, Sally Kent, 1915-2000
label: Names
content: Rockwell Kent Legacies
label: Names
content: Gorton, John
label: Names
content: Jones, Dan Burne
label: Names
content: Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
topic: label: Occupation
content: Administrators -- New York (State)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1996 by Sally (Shirley) Kent Gorton.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gorton, Sally Kent, 1915-2000
setName: label: See more items in
content: Sally Kent Gorton papers and records of The Rockwell Kent Legacies
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Sally Kent Gorton papers and records of The Rockwell Kent Legacies measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1971 to 1985. Found is Gorton's personal correspondence and correspondence relating to The Rockwell Kent Legacies. Also found are scattered estate records and two exhibition catalogs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Born in England, Shirley "Sally" Johnston Kent Gorton (1915-2000) emigrated to Canada as a child and was the third wife of artist Rockwell Kent. She served as Kent's secretary both before and after their marriage in 1940. Following Kent's death she married John Gorton and established The Rockwell Kent Legacies with Gorton as Director in 1973.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1971-1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gortsall
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 processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Sally Kent Gorton papers and records of The Rockwell Kent Legacies measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1971 to 1985. Found is Gorton's personal correspondence and correspondence relating to The Rockwell Kent Legacies. Also found are scattered estate records and two exhibition catalogs.