James B. Smith papers
name: label: Creator
content: Smith, James B.
label: Names
content: Taubman Co. -- Art collections
label: Names
content: Beasley, Bruce, 1939-
label: Names
content: Crutchfield, William, 1932-
label: Names
content: Filkowsky, Josefa, 1933-
label: Names
content: Lippold, Richard, 1915-2002
label: Names
content: Pallas, Jim
label: Names
content: Schwartz, Buky, 1932-
label: Names
content: Trova, Ernest T., 1927-
label: Names
content: Tsʻai, Wen-ying, 1928-
label: Names
content: Valentine, DeWain, 1936-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
label: Topic
content: Corporations -- Art collections
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Architectural
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1976 by James B. Smith.
creator: label: Creator
content: Smith, James B.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Architect; Southfield, Mich.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 56 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.smitjame
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 1159 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, James B. Smith, after microfilming, 1976.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Files kept by Smith on sculptors whom he contacted to do sculptures for his employer, the Taubman Company, Southfield, Mich. Files contain photographs, correspondence, some exhibition catalogs, and a few chronologies. Sculptors represented include Bruce Beasley, William Crutchfield, Josefa Filkosky, Richard Lippold, Jim Pallas, Buky Schwartz, Ernest Trova, Wen-Ying Tsai, and DeWain Valentine.