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Winnie Allen PapersManuscript Collection: MC071
Creator SketchBorn in Henrietta, Texas on April 13, 1895 to W. T. and Ethel Youree Allen, Winnie Allen was an archivist and historian. In 1925, Allen became assistant archivist at the University of Texas archives; in 1936, she became archivist, a position in which she served for 35 years. Allen's major work was the collection and acquisition of Texas related materials. Allen died on August 1, 1985. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteCorrespondence and notes, an affidavit, and a clipping document the provenance of the George Catlin portrait of Stephen F. Austin. Allen's communications include correspondence with Hally Bryan Perry (co-executor of the Austin papers), representatives from the Smithsonian and the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, and Marie McCool (seller of a Catlin image of Austin) about the sale of a Catlin image, information about the artist, and the authentication process for the image. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessNone. Terms Governing UseOpen for research by appointment. Publication RightsCopyright has not been assigned to the San Jacinto Museum of History. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jacinto Museum of History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCitation[Identification of Item], Winnie Allen Papers, MC071, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas. AcquisitionThe documents were collected in a file created by Dorothy Knepper, former San Jacinto Museum of History Director. Reproductions of the Catlin image are part of the museum and library collections. Processing InformationProcessed by Melissa Calderwood, 2002. Return to the Table of Contents Bibliography:
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