Edward Millman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Millman, Edward, 1907-1964
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Ill.)
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Mo.)
label: Names
content: United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Painting and Sculpture
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- Illinois -- Chicago
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was lent for microfilming 1965 by Mrs. Harry Millman, the sister-in-law of Edward Millman, and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Millman, Edward, 1907-1964
setName: label: See more items in
content: Edward Millman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of muralist Edward Millman date from 1933 to 1951. Largely, the papers focus on Millman's murals produced for the Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings and lectures on art, a contract, printed material, and photographs of Millman and his work in Illinois and Missouri.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Edward Millman (1907-1964) was a muralist and painter in Chicago, Illinois. He painted murals for the Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture and the Federal Art Project in Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1933-1951
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.milledwa
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 NDA29 and was returned to Mrs. Harry Millman 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 the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel NDA29. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Mrs. Harry Millman after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of muralist Edward Millman date from 1933 to 1951. Largely, the papers focus on Millman's murals produced for the Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings and lectures on art, a contract, printed material, and photographs of Millman and his work in Illinois and Missouri.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Edward Millman papers are also at Syracuse University.