Pauline Winchester Inman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Inman, Pauline Winchester, 1904-1990
topic: label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Connecticut
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Connecticut
label: Occupation
content: Woodcutters (printmakers) -- Connecticut
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- Connnecticut
label: Topic
content: Prints, American -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Greeting cards
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women printmakers
label: Topic
content: Women authors
label: Topic
content: Women illustrators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Papers were donated in 1991 by Inman's sister Alice Winchester.
creator: label: Creator
content: Inman, Pauline Winchester, 1904-1990
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content: Pauline Winchester Inman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Pauline Winchester Inman papers measure 2.6 linear feet and date from circa 1800-1991. They illustrate her career through biographical material, correspondence, writings, subject files, printed material, and artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Pauline Winchester Inman (1904-1990) was a printmaker, author, and illustrator who worked mainly in Connecticut and Illinois.

Inman was born in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois and studied wood engraving with Allen Lewis. She worked on the books and readers for Down East (1960), Antiques Guide (1972), and Artist's Proof (1963). 

Inman died in Newton, Fairfield County, Connecticut on January 16, 1990.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1800-1991
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.inmapaul
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection contains six series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1951-1972 (.1 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1934-1991 (.8 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1800-1990 (.5 Linear feet: Boxes 1-2)

Series 4: Subject Files, circa 1923-1984 (.6 Linear feet: Box 2)

Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1936-1990 (.5 Linear feet: Boxes 3-4)

Series 6: Artwork, circa 1943 (.1 Linear feet: Box 4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: This collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared, by Allessandra Liberati in 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Pauline Winchester Inman papers measure 2.6 linear feet and date from circa 1800-1991.
Biographical material contains a resume and biographical information for the publications Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who of American Women. Correspondence is with family members, artists, and friends. 
Writings include materials related to three projects for books and magazines Down East (1960), Artist's Proof (1963), and Antiques Guide (1972) as well as research material on Alexander Anderson for an article. Also included are annotated printed materials regarding exhibitions at the American Institute of Graphic Arts. 

Subject files include artists' files containing exhibition information, printed, and other material as well as material related to the Society of Graphic Artists, the Print Collector, and the Woodcut Society. Printed material includes exhibition catalogs, clippings, prints of woodcuts, bookplates by Norman Kent, and Inman's 50th Reunion Book from Smith College. Artwork includes one sketchbook and prints of woodcuts created by Inman.