Scrapbook/Photograph Album, 1849-1966 (bulk 1920-1940)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Hilaire Hiler papers consist of photographs, clippings, and correspondence of Hilaire Hiler and family. A sketch book of water color paintings by him is of special interest. Included are photographs of some of Hilaire Hiler's paintings as far back as the late 1920s before his family changed their name. News clippings and some color reproductions are represented.
Family history and travels throughout Europe are but a few of the varied experiences that are documented in Hiler's collection. The collection is in no specific order and reflects Hiler's collision of travels, his celebrity friends in the arts and entertainment world and lack of a stable domestic life. The Hilaire Hiler collection can be best described by Hiler when he writes about his life to a friend, "I've been running away from myself so much that most of my possessions have been lost, strayed or stolen on the [way]. It's like the world-wide myth of the pursuit in which the pursued party throws away clothing and possessions to slow up the pursuer." (Smithsonian Institution: Hilaire Hiler Papers, Roll D302, Frames 0014-0016.AAA.) The collection is difficult to put into context unless biographical resources are consulted.
Family history and travels throughout Europe are but a few of the varied experiences that are documented in Hiler's collection. The collection is in no specific order and reflects Hiler's collision of travels, his celebrity friends in the arts and entertainment world and lack of a stable domestic life. The Hilaire Hiler collection can be best described by Hiler when he writes about his life to a friend, "I've been running away from myself so much that most of my possessions have been lost, strayed or stolen on the [way]. It's like the world-wide myth of the pursuit in which the pursued party throws away clothing and possessions to slow up the pursuer." (Smithsonian Institution: Hilaire Hiler Papers, Roll D302, Frames 0014-0016.AAA.) The collection is difficult to put into context unless biographical resources are consulted.
Dates
- 1849-1966 (bulk 1920-1940)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 box (1 cu. ft. ) + 1 oversize folder
General
Part 1
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu