Descriptive Summary
Information for Researchers
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Arrangement
Index Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Merritt Collection of Jose Clemente Orozco
Creator:
Merritt, Dorothy and Earl "Fuzz"
Dates: 1930-1980
Quantity: .25 feet (1 box)
Repository:
Libraries of the Claremont Colleges. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library.
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont University Consortium
Libraries of the Claremont Colleges
Claremont, California 91711
Abstract: Correspondence, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings regarding the painting of Jose Orozco's mural "Prometheus" in Frary Hall
at Pomona College.
Collection Number: h2009.2
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English
Physical location: Special Collections. Honnold/Mudd Library.
Information for Researchers
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights resides with Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please
contact Special Collections staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], The Merritt Collection of Jose Clemente Orozco. Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library, Claremont
University Consortium.
Acquisition Information
Gift from Jack Merritt in 2008.
Processing Information
Arranged and processed by Jamie Weber in 2009.
Accruals
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, clippings relating to the painting of the Prometheus mural at Frary
Hall, Pomona College; and images of Frary Hall and the Prometheus mural.
Arrangement
Series 1 Clippings
Series 2 Correspondence
Series 3 Manuscripts
Series 4 Images of Frary Hall
Index Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection
Mural Painting and Decoration-California-Claremont
Orozco, Jose Clemente, 1883-1949
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.)
Prometheus (Greek deity)--Art