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Guide to the Pedro Joseph Lemos Letter to David Jacobson SCM0345
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  • Title: Pedro Joseph Lemos letter to David Jacobson
    Identifier/Call Number: SCM0345
    Contributing Institution: Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1.0 item(s)
    Date: 1945
    Summary: Letter (signed Pedro de Lemos) pertains to the proposed donation of a painting to the Stanford Museum, a suggestion that the Museum collect the work of early California artists, and the efforts of Lemos and his wife in sponsoring California art projects. Lemos misspelled Jacobson's name as Jacobsen on the letter.
    creator: Lemos, Pedro J., ((Pedro Joseph),), 1882-1945.
    creator: Lemos, Pedro Joseph, 1882-
    creator: Stanford family.

    Information about Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Ownership & Copyright

    All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
    Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

    Cite As

    Pedro Joseph Lemos Letter to David Jacobson (SCM0345). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Biographical/Historical Sketch

    Pedro J. Lemos, painter, etcher and illustrator, was Director of the Stanford Museum of Art from 1917 until 1945. At the time of the letter, David S. Jacobson was the executive assistant to the President of the University.

    Description of the Collection

    Letter (signed Pedro de Lemos) pertains to the proposed donation of a painting to the Stanford Museum, a suggestion that the Museum collect the work of early California artists, and the efforts of Lemos and his wife in sponsoring California art projects. Lemos misspelled Jacobson's name as Jacobsen on the letter.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Jacobson, David S.
    Jacobson, David S.
    Lemos, Pedro Joseph, 1882-
    Stanford University. Museum of Art
    Art, American--California.