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Lopez De Fages (Isabel) Manuscript Collection
MS.646  
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Description
Isable Lopez de Fages wrote the introduction and descriptions in the book of Eva Scott Fenyes paintings Thirty-two Adobe Houses of Old California published in 1950. This manuscript collection contains information on almost all of the Fenyes paintings, as well as all of Lopez de Fages' drafts, correspondence, and notes. Materials in this collection are dated from 1935-1949.
Background
Isabel Lopez de Fages (1902 July 24 - 1985 July 10) wrote the introduction and descriptions in the book of Eva Scott Fenyes paintings Thirty-two Adobe Houses of Old California. Lopez de Fages also contributed historical articles to the Los Angeles Times and other publications. She was one of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, and served as Chairman of Hostesses at the Casa de Adobe of the Southwest Museum. In 1925, she married Aphonse B. de Fages (1905 March 23 - 1989 August 23), who was born in California and of Spanish and French descent.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
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