Ruth Tears papers
name: label: Creator
content: Tears, Ruth, 1919-1971
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Texas -- Dallas
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Texas -- Dallas
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women educators
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1981 by Lisa Olsen, daughter of Ruth Tears.
creator: label: Creator
content: Tears, Ruth, 1919-1971
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ruth Tears papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and educator Ruth Tears measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1955 to 1971. Found are biographical materials, course descriptions, printed material, photographs of Tears and works of art, and slides.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ruth Tears (1919-1971) was a painter and educator in Dallas, Texas. She was born in Detroit, Michigan and studied at Southern Methodist University. She lost her leg in an car accident in 1940. During World War II, Tears worked for the U.S. Army Map Service. She was active in Texas art societies and organizations.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1955-1971
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.tearruth
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 microfilmed after receipt and was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reels 2684 and 3476 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and educator Ruth Tears measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1955 to 1971. Found are biographical materials, course descriptions, printed material, photographs of Tears and works of art, and slides.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming on Reel 2684 including biographical information; correspondence, 1953-1970; lecture notes; 4 prints, undated; financial material, 1963-1971; awards, 1963-1968; clippings; exhibition catalogs; and 4 scrapbooks, 1951-1967. Originals were returned to the lender, Lisa Olsen, after microfilming and are not described in the collection container inventory.