Hedy Backlin-Landman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Backlin-Landman, Hedy
label: Names
content: Busch-Reisinger Museum
label: Names
content: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration
topic: label: Occupation
content: Museum directors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women authors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Hedy Backlin-Landman donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1977.
creator: label: Creator
content: Backlin-Landman, Hedy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Hedy Backlin-Landman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of author and museum director Hedy Backlin-Landman date from 1961-1977 and measure 0.6 linear feet. The papers were generated through Backlin-Landman's directorship of the Cooper Union and Busch-Reisinger museums. Records include administrative records, letters, writings, photographs, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Hedy Backlin-Landman (1920-2014), also known professionally as Hedy Landman, was a museum director and author. She directed the Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration in New York City and the Busch-Reisinger Museum at Harvard University.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.backhedy
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 collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of author and museum director Hedy Backlin-Landman date from 1961-1977 and measure 0.6 linear feet. The papers were generated through Backlin-Landman's directorship of the Cooper Union and Busch-Reisinger museums. Records include administrative records, letters, writings, photographs, and printed material.