Lulu Hawkins Braghetta Papers
Scope and Contents
Included are letters from Lulu to Miss Beckwith about her sculptures for the "Towers of the East" and the Recreation Building at the San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939-1940, photos and pencil sketches of those sculptures; and a newspaper clipping showing various fair buildings.
Dates
- 1939
Creator
- Braghetta, Lulu Hawkins (Person)
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Biographical Note
Artist and teacher at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California; formerly of Sparks, Nevada and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, 1921.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (5 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Included are letters from Lulu to Miss Beckwith about her sculptures for the "Towers of the East" and the Recreation Building at the San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939-1940, photos and pencil sketches of those sculptures; and a newspaper clipping showing various fair buildings.
Arrangement
Arranged without hierarchy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Special Collections Department Vertical File (renamed Nevada and Great Basin Miscellaneous Documents) on November 21, 1990.
Separated Materials
Photographs have been transferred to the Special Collections Department photo archive as collection number UNRS-P1991-25
Creator
- Braghetta, Lulu Hawkins (Person)
- Title
- Lulu Hawkins Braghetta Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
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