William Harvey Pierson papers
name: label: Creator
content: Pierson, William H. (William Harvey), 1911-2008
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Massachusetts
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- Massachusetts -- Williamstown
label: Topic
content: Architecture -- United States
label: Topic
content: Arts -- United States -- History -- Sources
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1979-1981 by William H. Pierson, Jr.
creator: label: Creator
content: Pierson, William H. (William Harvey), 1911-2008
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art historian, educator, editor; Williamstown, Massachusetts.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1935-1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pierwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A file of selective bibliographies, lectures, notes, and syllabi by art historians for courses at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, ca. 1935-1940; and one typed manuscript and four galley proofs for Pierson's book AMERICAN BUILDINGS AND THEIR ARCHITECTS, Vol. I (1970). Also included is a catalog card file used in the preparation of ARTS IN THE UNITED STATES: A PICTORIAL SURVEY, edited by Pierson, 1960. The ca. 6,000 cards contain descriptions and photographs relating to architecture, decorative arts, photography, graphic arts, Indian arts and artifacts, painting, sculpture, stage design, advertising, and cartoons.