Lynn and James Igoe papers
name: label: Creator
content: Igoe, Lynn, 1937-2006
label: Creator
content: Igoe, James
label: Names
content: Artists Equity Association
label: Names
content: Newman, Elias, 1903-
label: Names
content: Pendergraft, Norman E., 1934-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Authors -- North Carolina
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- North Carolina
label: Topic
content: African American art
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: Taxation
label: Topic
content: Women authors
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Lynn and James Igoe papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Lynn Igoe in 1985, with additional material donated through 1996.
creator: label: Creator
content: Igoe, Lynn, 1937-2006
label: Creator
content: Igoe, James
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content: Lynn and James Igoe papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Lynn and James Igoe papers measure 0.2 linear feet and date primarily from 1968 to 1996 with a single receipt dating from 1883. The papers include correspondence primarily related to the Igoes' book 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography, but also related to the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1969 and its effect on artists, as well as correspondence from artists to Norman Pendergraft; artist files; and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lynn Moody Igoe (1937-2006) was an art historian and author who wrote about African American art and artists. She was the chairman of the department of art and the director of the art gallery at North Carolina Central University. In 1981, she and her husband James Igoe published 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography, a comprehensive annotated bibliography compiling citations on 3,900 black artists.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1883
label: Date
content: 1968-1996
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.igoelynn
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.

Series 1: Lynn and James Igoe papers, 1883, 1968-1996 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was minimally processed and a finding aid prepared by Rayna Andrews in 2018 with funding from the Henry Luce Foundation.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Lynn and James Igoe papers measure 0.2 linear feet and date primarily from 1968 to 1996 with a single receipt dating from 1883. The papers include correspondence primarily related to the Igoes' book 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography; correspondence with Artists Equity Association chairman Elias Newman and others related to the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1969 and its effect on artists; correspondence from artists to Norman Pendergraft; artist files; and printed material.