Paul B. Travis papers
name: label: Creator
content: Travis, Paul Bough, 1891-1975
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Ohio -- Cleveland
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Paul B. Travis papers were donated by Mrs. Paul Travis, Paul Travis's widow, between 1976 and 1977.
creator: label: Creator
content: Travis, Paul Bough, 1891-1975
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content: Paul B. Travis papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of artist Paul B. Travis measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1925 to 1989. The papers document his career as an artist and educator through correspondence; writings such as manuscripts, lectures, and transcripts for radio broadcasts; a collection of diaries on his travels through Africa and entries reflecting on his childhood; and a collection of motion picture films of home movies, at work in his studio, and his travels through Africa.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Paul B. Travis (1891-1975) was born and spent most of his career in Ohio. He studied art at the Cleveland School of Art and received a degree in illustration in 1917. After serving in World War I, Travis returned to Cleveland and began teaching at the Cleveland School of Art. He also began submitting his artwork to the May Show, an annual exhibition of local artists sponsored by the Cleveland Museum of Art. In 1928, Travis took an eight month sabbatical from teaching to travel through Africa, and he sketched, took video and photographs, and collected artifacts throughout his travels. Travis died in 1975.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925-1989
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.travpaul
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Diaries
label: Type
content: Motion pictures
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into four series with the writing series divided into a further four sub-series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1927-1965 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Diaries, 1965-1971 (1.0 linear feet; Box 1-2)

Series 3: Writings, 1936-1958 (0.7 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 4: Home Movies, 1925-1989 (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 2-4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2019.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 834-835, 1122, and 3480 at the Archives of american Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
label: Genre/Form
content: Motion pictures
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals film reels of the five U-Matic videocassettes of African and Greece and Italy travels are held in the Smithsonian Human Studies Film Archive at the Smithsonian National Museum of National History.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of artist Paul B. Travis measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1925 to 1989. The papers document his career as an artist and educator through correspondence; writings such as manuscripts, lectures, and transcripts for radio broadcasts; a collection of diaries on his travels through Africa and entries reflecting on his childhood; and a collection of motion picture films of home movies, at work in his studio, and his travels through Africa.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Paul Travis conducted by Dennis Barrie, September 24, 1973.