Margaret Paradise Spoor papers relating to Victor Proetz
name: label: Creator
content: Proetz, Victor, 1897-1966
label: Names
content: Spoor, Margaret Paradise
topic: label: Occupation
content: Interior decorators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Architects -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2008 by Margaret Paradise Spoor, a friend of Victor Proetz.
creator: label: Creator
content: Proetz, Victor, 1897-1966
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Victor Proetz (b. 1887 d. 1966) was an architect and interior designer; Washington, D.C., New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1930-1971
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.proevict2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, writings and notes, printed material, miscellany relating to Victor Proetz.
label: Scope and Contents
content: The bulk of the correspondence includes letters from Victor Proetz to his friends and family, most of which are addressed Peggy "Granny" Paradise and her daughter, Margaret Paradise Spoor. Writings include notes, word games and riddles by Proetz, his published books, "Architecture and Decorative Arts," "Milestones Under Water," and "Other Monticules," as well as his article, "Private Museums and The Virtue of Curiosity," published in Museum News. Printed material includes newspaper and magazines.