Janet de Coux letters to Mary and Martha Bates Swiss
name: label: Creator
content: Swiss, Mary Bates, 1925-1998
label: Names
content: De Coux, Janet, 1904-1999
label: Names
content: Swiss, Martha Bates
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2016 by Martha Swiss, Mary Bates Swiss's daughter and Janet de Coux's goddaughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Swiss, Mary Bates, 1925-1998
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content: Janet de Coux letters to Mary and Martha Bates Swiss
abstract: label: Summary
content: The letters from sculptor Janet de Coux to Mary Bates Swiss and Martha Bates Swiss measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1944 to 1990. Primarily letters, the collection describes the close relationship between Janet de Coux and her studio assistant and friend Mary Bates Swiss and Swiss's daughter, Martha Bates Swiss. Also found are scattered handmade greeting cards by de Coux, poetry, two photographs, and a clipping.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mary Bates Swiss (1925-1998) was sculptor Janet de Coux's studio assistant. Swiss and de Coux studied together at the Cranbook Academy of Art. 

Janet de Coux (1904-2000) was a sculptor and participated in the Federal Arts Project.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1944-1990
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.swismary
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 letters from sculptor Janet de Coux to Mary Bates Swiss and Martha Bates Swiss measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1944 to 1990. Primarily letters, the collection describes the close relationship between Janet de Coux and her studio assistant and friend Mary Bates Swiss and Swiss's daughter, Martha Bates Swiss. Also found are scattered handmade greeting cards by de Coux, poetry, two photographs, and a clipping.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art are an oral history interview with Janet de Coux conducted by George Gurney, May 5, 1978, and the Janet de Coux papers, 1895-2000.