The Survey art files, 1921-1948
Collection context
- Creator:
- Jones, Wilfred, 1888-1968 and Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944
- Extent:
- 200 items (1 box)
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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Cover designs; original art work for illustrations, vignettes, charts, and mastheads; prints and photographs from the files of THE SURVEY. The collection consists primarily of art work for SURVEY GRAPHIC; some material for MIDMONTHLY is also included. SURVEY GRAPHIC included articles on broad social issues, including public health, world peace, welfare, labor conditions, and government regulations. It had striking pictorial covers, and was extensively illustrated with drawings, cartoons, reproductions of contemporary prints, and photographs, all represented in the collection. The cataloged artists include Wilfred Jones and Hendrik Willem Van Loon.
- Biographical / historical:
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THE SURVEY, a leading journal of the social work profession and social reform issues from 1897 to 1952, was edited by Paul Underwood Kellogg (1879-1958) from 1912 to 1952; his brother arthur Arthur Kellogg served as managing editor until his death in 1934. Between 1922 and 1932 two issues a month were published: the GRAPHIC NUMBER and the MIDMONTHLY NUMBER; from 1933 to 1948 they were published as two separate periodicals, SURVEY GRAPHIC and SURVEY MIDMONTHLY.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is located on-site.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
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- Contact:
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