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File — Box: 6

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Theodore Milton Wassmer papers is made up of various materials that illustrate the personal and professional life of Wassmer as a successful artist, as well as many other artists whose work he collected.

The collection is comprised of nineteen boxes. Boxes 1-3 contain general material on Wassmer's paintings, but also have biographical information. Specifically, box 1 has background on Wassmer's first studio, his penthouse studio in the Avenues area of Salt Lake City, as well as biographical information on the artists Florence Ware and Judy Lund, Wassmer's wife. Box 2 has information on Wassmer's brief Hollywood career and successful military career. Boxes 4-7 contain correspondence of Ted Wassmer and Judy Lund, with various friends and associates, arranged alphabetically. Boxes 8-10 house information pertaining to the art collection of Wassmer and Lund. It is an alphabetical listing of their collection of various artist's works that are located in Utah at the Springville Museum of Art and Snow College. Box 11 holds information on the "Wassmer Retrospective" that occurred at the Springville Museum of Art in 1990, reviewing Wassmer's career as a painter. Also, a list of his exhibitions of not only his work, but of the various artists collected by Wassmer and Lund. Box 12 is a collection of catalogues from the Springville Museum of Art, and a Wassmer painting on the cover of Dialogue. The remaining boxes include general materials.

Dates

1930-2006

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.