Hugo Robus papers
name: label: Creator
content: Robus, Hugo, 1885-1964
label: Names
content: American National Exhibition (1959 : Moscow, Russia)
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels N705-N706 lent for microfilming 1967 by Hugo Robus, Jr., Robus's son. Portions subsequently donated 1978-1982, with additional material by Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Robus, Jr., through Roberta Tarbell, who used the papers for her research on Robus.
creator: label: Creator
content: Robus, Hugo, 1885-1964
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor; New York, N.Y. Died in 1964.
function: label: Function
content: Artists' studios -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.2 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1898-1967
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.robuhugo
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Interviews
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels N705-N706 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, printed material, photographs, diaries, financial material, a transcript of an interview, and blueprints.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS N705-N706: Biographical data, including a resume; letters to Robus, correspondence with foundries used to cast his sculpture, and award notices; records of loans to galleries; records of teaching appointments; customs and insurance documents, income tax returns and other financial data; and 2 exhibition catalogs.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: A wedding announcement; award notices; records of teaching appointments; correspondence with his wife, Irene Bogart Chubb Robus, and business correspondence; Irene Robus's diaries, 1940-1958; financial data; blueprints and a building contract for a house; a photoengraved plate of Robus's sculpture; a scrapbook of essays written by Irene for the PLAIN DEALER, 1898-1900; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, including a catalog from the American National Exhibition in Moscow, 1959, with an English translation; photographs of Robus in his studio and negatives of his sculpture; and a 31 p. transcript of an interview of Robus conducted by K. Osis, March 28, 1963.