Erna Weill papers
name: label: Creator
content: Weill, Erna, 1904-1996
label: Names
content: King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New Jersey -- Teaneck
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New Jersey -- Teaneck
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1983 by Erna Weill.
creator: label: Creator
content: Weill, Erna, 1904-1996
setName: label: See more items in
content: Erna Weill papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New Jersey sculptor Erna Weill measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1983. The bulk of the papers concern Weill's portrait busts of prominent political and social figures. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and writings. Of note are letters between Weill and Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Born in Germany, Erna Weill (1904-1996) was a sculptor and educator in Teaneck, New Jersey. She was known for her portrait busts of notable figures in the Civil Rights Movement.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.weilerna
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 collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New Jersey sculptor Erna Weill measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1983. The bulk of the papers concern Weill's portrait busts of prominent political and social figures. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and writings. Of note are letters between Weill and Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King.