Description
Include papers of artist Gerald Cassidy and his wife, writer Ina Sizer Cassidy.
Letters written to them by friends, associates, professional organizations, etc.; copies of letters written by them; biographical
materials; personalia; diaries, date books and journals kept by Mrs. Cassidy; some financial records, including two volumes
of his painting accounts; MSS of her writings; subject files, notebooks, scrapbooks and clippings relating to the following:
Gerald Cassidy's paintings and exhibitions; Mary Austin and other writers of the Southwest; Indians of the Southwest; arts,
crafts and folklore of the Southwest; New Mexico Federal Writers Project; Santa Fe; woman suffrage; etc.
Background
The Cassidy family papers consist of the papers of artist Ira D. Cassidy, better known as Gerald Cassidy, and writer Ina Sizer
Cassidy, both of them long time residents of Santa Fe, New Mexico. They were married in Denver, Colorado on January 10, 1912,
and thereafter their professional lives were inextricably tied to the Southwest.
Extent
Number of containers: 16 boxes, 18 cartons, 2 oversize folders, and 1 oversize volume
29.2 linear feet
x Digital Object (x images)
Restrictions
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Availability
Collection is open for research.