Lorado Taft papers
name: label: Creator
content: Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Illinois -- Chicago
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were loaned for microfilming in 1972 by three daughters of Taft: Emily Taft Douglas, Mary Taft Smith, and Jessie Louise Taft Crane. The papers were returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936
setName: label: See more items in
content: Lorado Taft papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of sculptor Lorado Taft date from 1882 to 1970. Focusing on Taft's sculpture, the papers include correspondence, a transcript of a speech, photographs, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lorado Taft (1860-1936) was a sculptor, author, and educator in Chicago, Illinois. He was a longtime teacher at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a founding member of the Eagle's Nest Art Colony.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1882-1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.taftlora
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 Reel 379 and was returned to Taft's daughters after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel 0379. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in University Archives, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor Lorado Taft date from 1882 to 1970. Focusing on Taft's sculpture, the papers include correspondence, a transcript of a speech, photographs, and printed material.