ANN T. WALTON:

The papers contain 4 series (subject files, Burlington Northern art collection, After the Buffalo Were Gone files, and research materials) that relate primarily to Ann T. Walton's work as an art historian, consultant, and curator in St. Paul in the 1980s, specializing in western, railroad, and Plains Indian art.

The subject files consist of correspondence, printed materials, notes, photographs, clippings, and related materials regarding Walton's role as a freelance art consultant, Minnesota Transportation Museum board member, and art professional.

The Burlington Northern art collection series contains materials compiled and created by Walton in her work both as curator of collections and as consultant for the railroad company. The series includes inventories of art commissioned or acquired by Burlington Northern or its predecessors, correspondence dealing with company business or external inquiries among other matters, and files relating to the arrangement and promotion of traveling exhibits of artwork owned by Burlington Northern or sponsored by Burlington Northern.

The After the Buffalo Were Gone series is composed of files relating to the art catalog edited and co-authored by Walton, After the Buffalo Were Gone: The Louis Warren Hill, Sr., Collection of Indian Art, and its accompanying exhibition at the Science Museum of Minnesota. These materials include correspondence between Walton and her two co-authors, John C. Ewers and Royal B. Hassrick, art object item records, chapter drafts, notes, photographs, and files concerning the administration of the project which was funded by a grant from the Northwest Area Foundation.

The research materials contain primarily photocopied magazine articles and correspondence compiled by Walton on Glacier National Park, Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads, and other subjects as background material for her books and exhibitions.

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The papers are organized into the following sections:

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Ann T. Walton Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Provenance:

This collection was previously part of the Hill Family Collection held at the James J. Hill Reference Library. It was transferred to the Minnesota Historical Society in March, 2008.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,137

Processing Information:

Processed by: Jillian Odland, May 2010.

Work on the Hill Family Collection was supported with funds granted by the Northwest Area, Grotto, and Jerome foundations.

Catalog ID number: 990071363910104294

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:

Corporations -- Art collections.

Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Material culture.

Siksika Indians -- Material culture.

Indian art -- Great Plains.

Siksika art.

Traveling exhibitions.

Persons:

Ewers, John C. (John Canfield), 1909-1997.

Hassrick, Royal B.

Hill, Louis W. (Louis Warren), 1902-1995.

Taylor, John D.

Kihn, W. Langdon.

Hill, Louis Warren, d. 1948 -- Art collections.

Reiss, Winold, 1886-1953.

Russell, Charles M. (Charles Marion), 1864-1926.

Places:

Glacier National Park (Mont.)

West (U.S.) -- In art.

Organizations:

Burlington Northern Railroad Company.

Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)

Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Minnesota Transportation Museum.

Museum of the Plains Indian and Crafts Center (U.S.)

Northwest Area Foundation (U.S.)

Science Museum of Minnesota.

United States -- Indian Arts and Crafts Board.

United States -- National Park Service.

Document Types:

Photographs.

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