Arthur Beaumont papers, 1908-2019

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Summary

Creators:
Beaumont, Arthur, 1890-1978
Abstract:
Arthur Beaumont was a Lieutnane in the United States Naval Reserve and official artist of the United States Fleet. During World War II, he was a war artist and documented naval battles. The collection includes documents, photographs, and artwork.
Extent:
52 manuscript boxes, 18 oversize boxes (39.34 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Arthur Beaumont papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Arthur Beaumont papers (1908-2019) includes documents, photographs, and artwork related to official US Navy war artist Arthur Beaumont.

Biographical / historical:

Arthur Beaumont was born in Norwich, England in 1890 and immigrated to the United States via Canada when he was 19. He studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art (San Francisco), the Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles), Los Angeles School of Art, Slade School of Art (London), and Academie Julian (Paris). In the 1930s, he became a Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve and the official artist of the United States Fleet, during which time he began producing the first of many watercolors depicting battle ships and other naval subjects. During World War II, he was a war artist and documented naval battles. The National Geographic magazine published a series of these works. After the war, he continued producing watercolors of naval activities in China, Japan, Guam, Vietnam, and the Antarctic. He served in an official capacity and as a freelance artist for the Navy until his death in 1978.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2021.
Processing information:

An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection (or a part thereof) for which a detailed finding aid has yet to be created. Additionally, no attempt at intellectual arrangement has been made. The depth of description varies depending on the format of the materials and the amount of pre-existing description when the materials were acquired. An accession inventory might also be labeled as such if it is a fully digital collection, in which the digital files have yet to be processed.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Boxes 58 and 59 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Arthur Beaumont papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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