Spratt (Frederick) Collection, 1927-2008

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Summary

Title:
Frederick Spratt Collection
Dates:
1927-2008
Creators:
Spratt, Frederick R.
Abstract:
Extent:
17 linear ft.(37 boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Frederick Spratt Collection. History San Jose Research Library

Background

Scope and content:

Personal, business and academic papers of San Jose gallery owner, artist and university professor, Frederick Spratt. Collection includes diplomas, family memorabilia, photos, grade books, letters, calendars, academic papers, memos, contracts, photos, negatives, slides, articles and awards, spanning Sprattā€™s early years as a faculty at San Jose State College to gallery business files through 2001. The collection has been arranged into five series. Please see attached guide for full description.

Biographical / historical:

Frederick Roy Spratt (1927 - 2008) was an artist, university professor, department chair, humanities dean and contemporary art gallerist known for his work in promoting the careers of many California artists, and as a champion of the developing fine arts community in San Jose. Please see attached guide for full biography.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to History San Jose by the collectorā€™s son, Shahn R. Spratt in 2009.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Artists--California--Correspondence.
Artists--California--San Francisco Bay Area--History.
San Jose State University--History.
Artists--California--Correspondence. Artists--California--San Francisco Bay Area--History. Frederick Spratt Gallery (San Jose, Calif.) San JoseĢ State University. Art Department San JoseĢ State University. School of Art and Design. Cadre Laboratory for New Media San Jose State University--History
administrative records
calendars
correspondence
ephemera
photographs
slides
administrative records calendars correspondence ephemera photographs slides
Names:
Frederick Spratt Gallery (San Jose, Calif.)
San JoseĢ State University. Art Department.
San JoseĢ State University. School of Art and Design. Cadre Laboratory for New Media.
Alexander, Peter
Allie, Barbara
Amarosa, Elisa
Armledger, John
Auvil, Kenneth
Ayhens, Olive
Barirani, Sadeg
Below, Peter
Benton, Fletcher
Bowman, Geoffrey
Buehler, Ken
Crum, David
Cook, Bonnie
Caracciolo, Roberto
Buhler, Ken
Buffalo, Rose
Dall'Aglio, Remi
Dunlevie, Kathryn
Fisher, Steffen
Ginghofer, Raymond
Glovlaski, Douglas
Goodwin-Guerrero, Erin
Graham, Robert
Greene, Stephen
Gunther, Barbara
Hanson, Hardy
Hardy, Don Ed
Hayes, Georgia
Herms, George
Hoffman, Eric
Holland, Tom
Kane, Mickey
Kaneg, Howard
Krieter, Terry
Levin-Lau, Katherine
Lewis, Peter Wayne
Martin, Fred Thomas
Medaille, Barbara
Mezynski, Neila
Miller, Alan
Moran, Paddy
Moses, Ed
Mosset, Oliver
Nguyen, Long
Null, Ian
Passlof, Pat
Pellicone, William
Peterson, Bonnie
Poole, Frances
Poons, Larry
Porter, Mary
Powers, Lynn
Qing Chen, Dan
Reiss, Roland
Resnick, Milton
Rinkosusky, Margaret
Roberts, Michael
Rockburne, Dorthea
Rogers Peretto, Glen
Ruben, Richards
Ruiz, Phe
Schimke, Susan
Schy, Gay
Scroth, Peter
Stutz-Mentzel, Hannah
Sullivan, Karen
Sultan, Altoon
Sun Cho, Kyung
Taasevigen, Everett
Tchakalian, Sam
Thompson, Donald Roy
Todd, Michael
Vetter, Jim
Vogel, Douglas
Welch, Audrey
Wilson, Farrar
Wilson, Jane
Wilson, Richard
Witkin, Jerome
Alexander, Peter Allie, Barbara Amarosa, Elisa Armledger, John Auvil, Kenneth Ayhens, Olive Barirani, Sadeg Below, Peter Benton, Fletcher Bowman, Geoffrey Buehler, Ken Buffalo, Rose Buhler, Ken Caracciolo, Roberto Cook, Bonnie Crum, David Dall'Aglio, Remi Dunlevie, Kathryn Fisher, Steffen Ginghofer, Raymond Glovlaski, Douglas Goodwin-Guerrero, Erin Graham, Robert Greene, Stephen Gunther, Barbara Hanson, Hardy Hardy, Don Ed Hayes, Georgia Herms, George Hoffman, Eric Holland, Tom Kane, Mickey Kaneg, Howard Krieter, Terry Levin-Lau, Katherine Lewis, Peter Wayne Martin, Fred Thomas Medaille, Barbara Mezynski, Neila Miller, Alan Moran, Paddy Moses, Ed Mosset, Oliver Nguyen, Long Null, Ian Passlof, Pat Pellicone, William Peterson, Bonnie Poole, Frances Poons, Larry Porter, Mary Powers, Lynn Qing Chen, Dan Reiss, Roland Resnick, Milton Rinkosusky, Margaret Roberts, Michael Rockburne, Dorthea Rogers Peretto, Glen Ruben, Richards Ruiz, Phe Schimke, Susan Schy, Gay Scroth, Peter Spratt, Frederick R. Stutz-Mentzel, Hannah Sullivan, Karen Sultan, Altoon Sun Cho, Kyung Taasevigen, Everett Tchakalian, Sam Thompson, Donald Roy Todd, Michael Vetter, Jim Vogel, Douglas Welch, Audrey Wilson, Farrar Wilson, Jane Wilson, Richard Witkin, Jerome
Places:
San Jose (Calif.)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by History San Jose Research Library staff.
Date Prepared:
1927-2008
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The records are available to the public for research by appointment with the Curator of Library and Archives.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with History San Jose. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact History San Jose Research Library.

Preferred citation:

Frederick Spratt Collection. History San Jose Research Library

Location of this collection:
1661 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95112, US
Contact:
(408) 287-2290
research@historysanjose.org
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