Shrader (E. Roscoe) Papers, 1910-1955

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Summary

Title:
E. Roscoe Shrader Papers,
Dates:
1910-1955
Creators:
Shrader, E. Roscoe (Edwin Roscoe), 1879-1960
Abstract:
E. Roscoe Shrader (1879-1960) was a illustrator for Harper's, Century, and Scribner's, and a landscape painter. He was an original faculty member at Otis Art Institute (1918- ), and served as dean from 1928-48. The collection consists of Shrader's correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, a sketch book, and related printed material with subjects including art in Los Angeles, the Otis Art Institute, and the Stacey Foundation.
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], E. Roscoe Shrader Papers (Collection 757). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, sketch book, and related printed material of Edwin Roscoe Shrader. Subjects include art in Los Angeles, the Otis Art Institute, and the Stacey Foundation.

Biographical / historical:

Shrader was born in 1879 in Quincy, Illinois; attended Art Institute of Chicago; after two years, won a scholarship to Howard Pyle School in Wilmington, Delaware; became an illustrator for Harper's, Century, and Scribner's, as well as a landscape painter; became one of the original faculty at Otis Art Institute in 1918, and served as dean from 1928-48; member of the Stacey Foundation, the Painters and Sculptors Club, and president of the California Art Club; he died on January 20, 1960.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Elizabeth C. Shrader, 1961.
Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Myra Villamor
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from card-file by rekeying, May 1999 . Front matter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], E. Roscoe Shrader Papers (Collection 757). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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