Santa Fe Railway Calendars Collection
Collection
Identifier: ms04
Scope and Content
This inventory contains information on 27 calendar boards of regional paintings by Southwest artists and include the years issued, the titles of the artworks shown in the lithograph form, and the names of the artists.
Dates
- 1907-1991
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Biography or History
During the period 1907 to at least 1991, the Santa Fe Railway Company (until 1948) and then the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (at least until 1991) commissioned artists of the Southwest to draw regional paintings typical of place and period to be used to illustrate their calendars. Only a small number of those calendar boards the monthly calendar sheets are gone ??? remain, carrying lithographs of the artwork. Listed below are the calendar boards (27) in this collection, the years issued, the titles of the artworks shown in the lithograph form, and the names of the artists. Numbers in parentheses denote number of copies where more than one.
Extent
1 oversize box
Abstract
This collection contains 27 calendar boards as well as the years issued and the titles of the artworks shown in the lithograph form, and the names of the artists.
Separated Material
All collection materials stored in the Library and Archives at the Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
General
Contact Information
- Museum of Fine Arts Library and Archives
- P.O. Box 2087
- Santa Fe, NM 87504
- Phone: 505-476-5061
- Fax:
- Email:
- URL: mfasantafe.org
General
Processing Information
Collection processed and cataloged by Arnold Stream.
- Title
- Inventory of the Santa Fe Railway Calendars, 1907-1991
- Status
- Approved
- Author
- Processed by Arnold Stream
- Date
- ??2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico Museum of Art Repository
Contact:
107 West Palace Avenue
Santa Fe NM 87501 USA
107 West Palace Avenue
Santa Fe NM 87501 USA