Arthur and Jean Goodwin Ames papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ames, Arthur Forbes, 1906-1975
label: Creator
content: Ames, Jean Goodwin, 1903-1986
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- California
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women muralists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming in 1964 by Arthur and Jean Goodwin Ames and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ames, Arthur Forbes, 1906-1975
label: Creator
content: Ames, Jean Goodwin, 1903-1986
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content: Arthur and Jean Goodwin Ames papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painters Arthur and Jean Goodwin Ames date from circa 1937 to 1955. Found is a biographical sketch and an article about the artists and a Federal Works Agency, Works Progress Administration publication entitled Southern California Creates.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Arthur Ames (1906-1975) and Jean Goodwin Ames (1903-1986) were painters and enamel artists in California. Jean Goodwin Ames was also an educator and taught at Scripps College and the Claremont Graduate School, where she was honored with the title professor emerita.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1937-1955
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.amesarth
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 LA09 and returned to Arthur and Jean Goodwin Ames after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 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 LA09. 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 lenders, Arthur Ames and Jean Goodwin Ames, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painters Arthur and Jean Goodwin Ames date from circa 1937 to 1955. Found is a biographical sketch and an article about the artists and a Federal Works Agency, Works Progress Administration publication entitled Southern California Creates.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the oral history interview with Arthur and Jean Goodwin Ames, 1965 June 9. Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library holds the Jean and Arthur Ames Scrapbook Collection, 1929-1980.