Jeannette Eckman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Eckman, Jeannette
label: Names
content: Delaware Historical Records Survey
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Del.)
label: Names
content: Federal Music Project (Del.)
label: Names
content: Federal Theater Project (Del.)
label: Names
content: Federal Writers' Project (Del.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Historians -- Delaware -- Wilmington
label: Occupation
content: Authors -- Delaware -- Wilmington
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- Delaware
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1963 by Jeannette Eckman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Eckman, Jeannette
setName: label: See more items in
content: Jeannette Eckman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of author and historian Jeannette Eckman measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1935 to 1941. Eckman's papers focus on her time as a director for the Works Project Administration and include records relating to the Federal Art Project, the Federal Music Project, the Federal Writers' Project, the Federal Theater Project, and the Historical Records Survey in Delaware.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jeannette Eckman (1882-1972) was the a self-taught historian and author in Wilmington, Delaware. She served as a director for the Work Projects Administration and oversaw art, music, theater, and writing projects for the Delaware Federal Arts Project.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1935-1941
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.eckmjean
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 papers were microfilmed after receipt on Reel NDA 15. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 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 NDA 15 at Archives of American Art offices. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of author and historian Jeannette Eckman measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1935 to 1941. Eckman's papers focus on her time as a director for the Works Project Administration and include records relating to the Federal Art Project, the Federal Music Project, the Federal Writers' Project, the Federal Theater Project, and the Historical Records Survey in Delaware.