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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Benson, Elizabeth P.
- Title:
- Elizabeth Benson Papers
- Repository:
- Princeton University Archives
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3j3335502
- Dates:
- 1966-2016
- Size:
- 1 box
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Elizabeth P. Benson is a curator and historian of Pre-Columbian art who has published and edited many works on the art of the ancient Americas. This small collection of Benson's papers contains material that reflects Benson's relationship with her friend and colleague Gillett G. Griffin, whose papers are also housed in the Princeton University Archives.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The Elizabeth Benson Papers contain material that reflects Benson's relationship with her friend and colleague Gillett G. Griffin, whose papers are also housed in the Princeton University Archives. The Elizabeth Benson Papers contain personal and professional correspondence between Benson and Griffin, as well as related materials.
The papers include original and photocopied illustrated letters by Gillett Griffin; Benson's editorial correspondence with others relating to the publication of Maya Iconography or participation in conferences and exhibits; drafts of Benson's own writing on Griffin; and papers Benson collected by or about Griffin and the Princeton University Art Museum.
- Arrangement
The papers have been arranged into two series: 1) Correspondence and 2) Photographs, Drafts and Publications.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Benson
Elizabeth P. Benson is a curator and historian of Pre-Columbian art who has published and edited many works on the art of the ancient Americas. At Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., she held curatorial and directorial positions in Pre-Columbian art from 1963 to 1979.
Benson traveled with Gillett Griffin to Mexico in 1967 and again to Mexico and Guatemala in 1968 to see collections and sites of ancient Mesoamerican art. Benson and Griffin collaborated to organize a conference on Olmec art at Princeton in 1987, and also collaborated on the volume Maya Iconography, 1988, containing essays from two conferences on Mayan art.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Gift of Elizabeth P. Benson. Accession number AR.2017.129.
- Appraisal
No material has been separated from this collection.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Phoebe Nobles in 2017. Finding aid written by Phoebe Nobles in 2017.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.
- Credit this material:
Elizabeth Benson Papers; Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3j3335502
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript LibrarySeeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1
