Thyrsis Field papers
name: label: Creator
content: Field, Thyrsis
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Diego
label: Occupation
content: Artisans -- California -- San Diego
label: Occupation
content: Administrators -- California -- San Diego
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- California
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent by Thyrsis Field for microfilming in 1964 and returned to after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Field, Thyrsis
setName: label: See more items in
content: Thyrsis Field papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of arts administrator, artisan, and painter Thyrsis Field date from circa 1934 to circa 1939. Found are correspondence, photographs, and printed material relating to and produced by the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project in California.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Thyrsis Field (1911-1979) was an arts administrator, craftsman, and painter in San Diego, California. He served as Director for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project in Orange and San Diego counties.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1934-circa 1939
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fielthyr
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 LA04 and LA07 and was returned to Thyrsis Field after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2024 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 has been microfilmed on reels LA04 and LA07. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: The papers were loaned to the Archives of American Art for microfilming and returned to Thyrsis Field after filming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of arts administrator, artisan, and painter Thyrsis Field date from circa 1934 to circa 1939. Found are correspondence, photographs, and printed material relating to and produced by the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project in California.