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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Miriam J. Claud Scrapbooks, 1936-1941, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-059
Primary Creator: Claud, Miriam J. (1900-1979)
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Loose pages were separated into folders.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Subjects: Art--Study and teaching, Norfolk (Va.), Schools
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Essays, Magazines (periodicals), Notes, Photographs, Postcards, Price lists, Publications (document genre), Scrapbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Two circa 1940 scrapbooks, one on Venetian art and the other on furniture, created by Miriam J. Claud. Includes prints taken from The University Prints, Boston, Massachusetts and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Also includes a 23-page handwritten paper titled "Venetian Art" and a 19-page handwritten paper titled "The Development of Furniture."
Biographical Note
Miriam Eleanor Jones Claud Goode was born on August 30, 1900 in Baltimore, Maryland. She married Joseph G. Claud, Jr. on September 15, 1925 in Richmond, Virginia. She married Gerald Leo Goode on June 5, 1952 in Richmond, Virginia. Goode retired from the Supply Department of Norfolk Naval Air Station. She died on March 13, 1979 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Miriam J. Claud Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-059, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed June 13, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[
Box 1: Scrapbooks, circa 1940],
[
Box 2: Loose Materials, 1936-1941, undated],
[All]
- Box 1: Scrapbooks, circa 1940
- Item 1: Black Scrapbook, Venetian Art, 1940 February 1
- Includes information on Venetian paintings and miscellaneous art. Created by Miriam J. Claud for review by the Art Department of Norfolk Public Schools. Includes prints taken from The University Prints, Boston, Massachusetts and a 23-page handwritten paper titled "Venetian Art" divided into four sections throughout the scrapbook.
- Item 2: Brown Scrapbook, The Development of Furniture, circa 1940
- Includes information on Victorian, Colonial, and modern furniture.
- Box 2: Loose Materials, 1936-1941, undated
- The contents of Folder 1 was found in the Venetian Art Scrapbook (Black Scrapbook). The contents of Folders 2-4 were found in the scrapbook on The Development of Furniture (Brown Scrapbook).
- Folder 1: Note, Marrow Stuart Smith to Miriam J. Claud, circa 1940
- Written by Marrow Stuart Smith, Director, Art Department, Norfolk Public Schools. Found inside front cover of scrapbook.
- Folder 2: Clippings on Furniture Styles, 1940-1941, undated
- Folder 3: Published Materials, 1936, undated
- Includes a booklet from The Williamsburg Galleries, a price list, and a booklet "The Charm of Traditional Colonial Furniture" from Virginia Craftsmen, Inc. of Harrisonburg, Virginia.
- Folder 4: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1940
- Includes a blank postcard, a photograph of a furnished bedroom, and a 19-page handwritten paper titled "The Development of Furniture."
