Emil Milan Research Project records
name: label: Creator
content: Emil Milan Research Project (2008-)
label: Names
content: Peters Valley (Craft center)
label: Names
content: Milan, Emil, 1922-1985
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Pennsylvania
label: Occupation
content: Woodworkers -- Pennsylvania
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2020 by Barry Gordon, Norm Sartorius, and Phil Jurus, founders of the Emil Milan Research Project.
creator: label: Creator
content: Emil Milan Research Project (2008-)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Emil Milan Research Project was founded in 2008 by Barry Gordon, Norm Sartorius, and Phil Jurus to document the career and life of woodworker Emil Milan (1922-1985).
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1940-2010
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.milaemil
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Emil Milan Research Project records measure 0.7 linear feet and date from circa 1940-2010. Included is biographical material, correspondence, press clippings documenting landmark moments in Milan's career (a notable institutional moment involves the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery), photographs from Milan's time serving in World War II, rare catalogs and exhibition announcements, documentation related to his long teaching career at Peters Valley School of Craft in New Jersey, and interviews with associates of Milan. Also included is a small group of particle board templates for Milan's hallmark wood design shapes, salvaged from the floor of his studio.