Biographical Material
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Lanyon, Ellen
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content: Ellen Lanyon papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.3 Linear Feet (Box 1-6, 62)
label: Extent
content: 3.94 Gigabytes (ER01-ER04)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1880-2015
label: Date
content: bulk 1926-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lanyelle, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material includes calendars; addresses and contacts; life documents; awards; diplomas and school records; resumes; horoscope readings and natal chart; residence documents; personal memorabilia; family papers and memorabilia; and items relating to Lanyon's memorial. Material found in this series documents Lanyon's major life events. Family papers relate to her maternal and paternal relatives, as well as to her own children and include drawings, sketchbooks, baby books, genealogical research, printed material, and other memorabilia saved by Lanyon. The grouping of material related to her residences and studios is particularly detailed and includes sales documents, leases, floor plans, photographs, and a magazine featuring the residence on North Clark Street in Chicago. Also found are sound recordings of answering machines messages left for Lanyon and her horoscope reading. Recordings are on seven sound cassettes. Digital material pertain to biographies, resumes, contacts, and Lanyon's memorial.