Ivan Messenger papers
name: label: Creator
content: Messenger, Ivan, 1895-1983
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Calif.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Authors -- California -- San Diego
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Diego
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was lent for microfilming in 1964 by Ivan Messenger.
creator: label: Creator
content: Messenger, Ivan, 1895-1983
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ivan Messenger papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and author Ivan Messenger date from circa 1938 to 1963. Found are drafts of short stories written for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project in San Diego and four photos of works of art.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ivan Messenger (1895-1983) was a painter and author in San Diego, California. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Messenger moved to California in 1916 and studied at Stanford University. Moving to San Diego in 1925, he taught art at various institutions. He participated in the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1936-1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.messivan
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reels LA04, LA09, LA10 and was returned to the Ivan Messenger after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2024 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels LA04, LA09 and LA10. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Ivan Messenger after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and author Ivan Messenger date from circa 1938 to 1963. Found are drafts of short stories written for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project in San Diego and four photos of works of art.