Merle Baasch papers
name: label: Creator
content: Baasch, Merle D., 1914-1995
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Composers -- New York (State)
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Merle Baasch donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1962.
creator: label: Creator
content: Baasch, Merle D., 1914-1995
setName: label: See more items in
content: Merle Baasch papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of painter Merle Baasch measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1949 to circa 1963. The collection includes sketches taken from a sketchbook, biographical material including a home movie recording, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and writings and notes.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Merle Baasch (1914-1995) was a painter and composer active in Long Island, New York, who painted landscapes inspired by her surroundings in Bayport and Sayville, New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949-circa 1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.baasmerl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Motion pictures
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 Merle Baasch papers were arranged upon receipt and microfilmed on reel 30. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2022 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 30 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Motion pictures
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of painter Merle Baasch measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1949 to circa 1963. The collection includes sketches taken from a sketchbook, biographical material including a home movie recording, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and writings and notes.