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Mildred Albronda papers, circa 1970-1998.
BANC MSS 84/117 c carton 6; BANC MSS 84/117 c cardfile box 3; BANC MSS 84/117c oversize folder 1; BANC MSS 84/117 c carton
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Title:
Mildred Albronda papers, circa 1970-1998Creator/Contributor:
Albronda, Mildred., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Tilden, Douglas, 1860-1935Creator/Contributor:
D'Estrella, Theophilus Hope, 1851-1929Creator/Contributor:
Redmond, Granville, 1871-1935Abstract:
Research materials and drafts of biographies on hearing-impaired California artists Douglas Tilden (sculptor), Theophilus
Hope D'Estrella (photographer), and Granville Redmond (painter). Research materials include correspondence, research notes,
reprints of articles, copies of exhibition and auction catalogs, slides, clippings, and index card files.
Date:
1970 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caAlbronda, Mildred -- Archives
Tilden, Douglas -- 1860-1935
D'Estrella, Theophilus Hope -- 1851-1929
Redmond, Granville -- 1871-1935
Deaf artists -- California
Deaf sculptors -- California
Sculptors -- California -- Biography
Photographers -- California -- Biography
Painters -- California -- Biography
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COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Mildred Albronda papers, BANC MSS 84/117c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Gift; of Mildred Albronda, Eric Albronda and Jeanne Albronda Heaton; 1984-2000.
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1984.058--PIC).
Mildred Albronda (1912-1998) is best known as a biographer of hearing-impaired California artists Douglas Tilden, Theophilus
Hope D'Estrella, and Granville Redmond. She wrote the definitive biography of Douglas Tilden, the sculptor responsible for
many monumental bronze statues in San Francisco, including the Mechanics Monument and Fountain, the California Volunteers,
Admission Day, Father Junipero Serra, and the Baseball Player. Albronda was also an artist herself, a docent at the M.H. de
Young Memorial Museum, and a charter member of Docents for the Deaf.
In English.
Type:
Notes.Manuscripts for publication.
Biographies.
Physical Description:
print
5 cartons, 1 box, 3 cardfile boxes and 1 oversize folder (8 linear feet)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 84/117 c carton 6
BANC MSS 84/117 c cardfile box 3
BANC MSS 84/117c oversize folder 1
BANC MSS 84/117 c carton 1
BANC MSS 84/117 c carton 2
BANC MSS 84/117 c carton 3
BANC MSS 84/117 c carton 4
BANC MSS 84/117 c carton 5
BANC MSS 84/117c box 1
BANC MSS 84/117 c cardfile box 1
BANC MSS 84/117 c cardfile box 2
BANC MSS 84/117 c
BANC MSS 84/117 c
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.