Beth Ames Swartz papers
name: label: Creator
content: Swartz, Beth Ames, 1936-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Arizona -- Scottsdale
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Beth Ames Swartz lent some of her papers for microfilming in 1984 and donated a portion to the Archives of American Art in 1984.
creator: label: Creator
content: Swartz, Beth Ames, 1936-
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content: Beth Ames Swartz papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter Beth Ames Swartz measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1978 to 1984. Found are biographical materials, printed material, and slides of works of art. Also found is a published work on Swartz entitled Connecting: the Art of Beth Ames Swartz, by Mary Carroll Nelson.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Beth Ames Swartz (1936- ) is a painter in Scottsdale, Arizona. Originally from New York City, Swartz studied at Cornell University and New York University. She is active in the Phoenix area art world.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1978-1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.swarbeth
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The papers were microfilmed upon receipt in 1984. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 3184 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter Beth Ames Swartz measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1978 to 1984. Found are biographical materials, printed material, and slides of works of art. Also found is a published work on Swartz entitled Connecting: the Art of Beth Ames Swartz, by Mary Carroll Nelson.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (Reel 3184 fr. 604-807) including a masters thesis written by Mary Lou Reed, Arizona State University, 1981. Originals were returned to the lender, Beth Ames Swartz, after microfilming and are not described in the collection container inventory.