E. Herndon Smith papers
name: label: Creator
content: Smith, E. Herndon (Edward Herndon), b. 1891
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Ala.)
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Dows, Olin, 1904-1981
label: Names
content: Roche, Emma
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Alabama
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Alabama
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming in 1972 by E. Herndon Smith, and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Smith, E. Herndon (Edward Herndon), b. 1891
setName: label: See more items in
content: E. Herndon Smith papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and sculptor E. Herndon Smith date from 1936 to 1942. The papers concern Smith's work with the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project and the federal support of public works of art. Found are scattered biographical materials; correspondence; writings; files on the Federal Art Project in Alabama and New York, and clippings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: E. Herndon Smith (1891-1979) was a painter and sculptor in Alabama. Smith served as volunteer chairman for the Alabama bureau of the Office of Civilian Defense, 1942, and was also Supervisor of Federal Art and Museum Projects for the WPA-FAP, Alabama.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-1942
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.smiteher
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 379 and was returned to E. Herdon Smith 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 379. 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 the lender, E. Herndon Smith, after microfilming, 1972.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and sculptor E. Herndon Smith date from 1936 to 1942. The papers concern Smith's work with the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project and the federal support of public works of art. Found are scattered biographical materials; correspondence including with Olin Dows and Emma Roche; writings; files on the Federal Art Project in Alabama and New York; and clippings.