Guide to the Pedro Joseph Lemos Letter to David Jacobson SCM0345
Finding aid prepared by Daniel Hartwig
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
October 2010
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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.
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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.
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.
Box 1
Letter