Martinez, Dean, DuCasse family papers and photographs, 1893-1978
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Martinez (Family : Martinez, Xavier, 1869-1943)
- Extent:
- 3 linear feet (2 cartons, 2 flat boxes)
- Language:
- English , Spanish; Castilian .
- Preferred citation:
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Martinez, Dean, and DuCasse family papers and photographs, BANC MSS 2023/251, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, photographs, manuscripts and personal papers of Xavier Martinez, Elsie Martinez, Harriet Dean, Micaela DuCasse, and Ralph DuCasse, with emphasis on the the artists' careers and the artistic milieu of California and Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as Ralph DuCasse's military service in the Philippines in the 1940s.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Mexican-American artist Xavier Martinez and his extended family and social circle, which included his estranged wife Elsie Martinez and her partner the artist and writer Harriet Dean, as well as his daughter, the muralist and artist Micaela Martinez DuCasse and her husband Ralph DuCasse, were figures in the California art scene in the early part of the twentieth century.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase from Auger Down Books in 2023.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Lara Michels and student processing assistants at the file level. Arrangement is nearly as received from seller. Information from the seller's notes has been included in the scope and content notes throughout the finding aid.
- Physical location:
- Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- DACS
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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Martinez, Dean, and DuCasse family papers and photographs, BANC MSS 2023/251, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481