Marian Simpson papers
name: label: Creator
content: Simpson, Marian Hahn, 1899-1978
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Calif.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- California -- Berkeley
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Berkeley
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection on Reel NDA01 was loaned for microfilming by Marian Simpson and returned after filming. The material on reel NDA 3 was lent in 1964 by Lewis Ferbrache and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Simpson, Marian Hahn, 1899-1978
setName: label: See more items in
content: Marian Simpson papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and muralist Marian Simpson date from 1934 to 1963. Found is a letter, photographs, and clippings relating to her mural at the Alameda County Court House in Oakland, California entitled Opus Sectile.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Marian Simpson (1899-1978) was a painter and muralist from Berkeley, California. She participated in the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1964
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.simpmari
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 Reels NDA01 and NDA03 and was returned to Marian Simpson and Lewis Febrache after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection was microfilmed onto 35mm microfilm reels NDA01 and NDA03. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel NDA 1: Originals were returned to Marian Simpson after microfilming. Reel NDA 3: Originals were returned to Lewis Ferbrache after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and muralist Marian Simpson date from 1934 to 1963. Found is a letter, photographs, and clippings relating to her mural at the Alameda County Court House in Oakland, California entitled Opus Sectile.