John Gaw Meem papers
name: label: Creator
content: Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983
label: Names
content: Public Works of Art Project (N.M.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Architects -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- New Mexico
label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- Arizona
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- New Mexico
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming 1965 by John Gaw Meem and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983
setName: label: See more items in
content: John Gaw Meem papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of architect John Gaw Meem date from 1933-1934. Found are records relating to the formation of the Public Works of Art Project including a list of buildings and correspondence.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: John Gaw Meem (1894-1983) was an architect in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is known for his Pueblo Revival Style buildings throughout the American Southwest. He was the Head of the Historic American Buildings Survey and was a member of the regional Public Works of Art Project for New Mexico and Arizona (Region 13).
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1933-1934
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.meemjohn
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 NDA27 and was returned to John Gaw Meem 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 Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reels NDA27. 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 the lender, John Gaw Meem, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of architect John Gaw Meem date from 1933-1934. Found are records relating to the formation of the Public Works of Art Project including a list of buildings and correspondence.