Dorothea Storey Kelsey papers
name: label: Creator
content: Kelsey, Dorothea Storey, 1893-1980
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Connecticut -- North Canton
label: Occupation
content: Watercolorists -- Connecticut -- North Canton
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- Connecticut -- North Canton
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Women printmakers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming in 1962 by Dorothea S. Kelsey and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kelsey, Dorothea Storey, 1893-1980
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content: Dorothea Storey Kelsey papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and printmaker Dorothea Storey Kelsey date from 1928 to 1961. Found are clippings, an exhibition catalog, photographs of works of art and exhibitions, and a blockprint handmade Christmas card.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Dorothea Storey Kelsey (1898-1980) was a painter, printmaker, and craftsman in North Canton, Connecticut who also designed and exhibited rugs. She was married to fellow artist Luman Kelsey and had two daughters, Sylvia and Sally.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1928-1961
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kelsdoro
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel D023 and was returned to Dorothea Storey Kelsey after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel D023. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to lender, Dorothea S. Kelsey, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and printmaker Dorothea Storey Kelsey date from 1928 to 1961. Found are clippings, an exhibition catalog, photographs of works of art and exhibitions, and a blockprint handmade Christmas card.