CAMERON BOOTH:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
Booth, Cameron, 1892-1980, creator.
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| Title: | Cameron Booth papers. |
| Dates: | 1890-1985. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Scrapbooks, sketchbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, printed material, personal income tax returns, some correspondence, and an interview relating to Minnesota artist Cameron Booth. |
| Quantity: | 6.6 cubic feet (7 boxes), 1 master audio file: WAV (447 MB), 1 user audio file: MP3 (40.6 MB), 1 master film reel: 16mm, and 1 user video file: MP4 (226 MB). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
Cameron Booth was an artist who was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, and came to Minnesota in the 1920s. He studied in Europe and in the United States, and taught at the Minneapolis School of Art and at the St. Paul School of Art. At the time of his death, he was considered the dean of Minnesota artists.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Location of Master Files:
Digital masters of audio and video files are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage server and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Cameron Booth papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 12,680; 13,272; 16,758; 16,871
Processing Information:
Processed by: David B. Peterson, July 2013; addition by David B. Peterson, July 2014
Digital video transferred from the master film reel by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes (June 2022).
Catalog ID number: 990017372520104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| 144.C.9.7B | 1 | Scrapbooks: |
| | | Vol. 1. 1914-1941. |
| | | Vol. 2. 1941-1957. |
| | | Vol. 3. 1958-1961. |
| | | Vol. 4. 1961-1966. |
| Location | Box |
| 123.J.8.8F-1 | 2 | | Vol. 5. 1967-1969. |
| | | Vol. 6. 1969-1972. |
| | | Vol. 7. 1973-1980. |
| | | Miscellany, undated and 1937-1980. |
| | | | Loose items from the scrapbooks. |
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| Location | Box |
| 147.G.3.8F | 3 | Personal file, 1890-1982. |
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| Location | |
| Internet | | William Mace interview of Cameron Booth, 1972: |
| | | An interview conducted in Booth's home in Saint Paul. Other participants include Bob Shaw, and Shaw's wife Dot. |
| | | 1 master audio file: WAV (447 MB) and 1 user audio file: MP3 (40.6 MB). |
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Digital audio
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| 147.G.3.8F | | | Transcript. |
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| | La Revue Moderne and Revue du Vrci et du Beau, January 1924, April 1924. |
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| | Newspaper clippings, 1958-1976. |
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| | Photographs of paintings, undated and 1932-1979. 5 folders and 14 envelopes. |
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| | Catalogs and exhibit opening notices, undated and 1950-1982. 2 volumes, 4 folders, and 1 envelope. |
| | | [0.2 cubic feet empty, legal size] |
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| Location | Box |
| 147.G.3.9B | 4 | Sketchbooks. |
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| Location | Box |
| 147.G.3.10F | 5 | Negatives. |
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| | Scribble book, notes and sketches by Booth. |
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| | Cameron Booth. 2 volumes. |
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| Location | Box |
| 142.C.19.8 | 6 | Sketches on tracing paper. |
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| Location | Box |
| 153.I.4.4F | 7 | Personal income tax returns and related papers, 1951-1985. 21 folders. |
| | | [0.4 cubic feet empty, legal sized] |
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| Shelf Q-9-C (Room B.105-7) | | Motion pictures: |
| | | Pierre vs. Eau Claire polo game, 1933. 1 master film reel (3 minutes, 9 seconds): 16mm and 1 user video file: MP4 (226 MB). |
| | | |  Digital version
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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:
- Artists -- Minnesota.
- Painters -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Minneapolis School of Art.
- Saint Paul Gallery and School of Art.
- Document Types:
- Motion pictures.
- Photographs.
- Sound recordings.
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