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Curran, Mary Florence, 1885–1978

 Person

Biography

Mary Florence Curran was an artist and worker for social reform in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. She managed Works Progress Administration programs for artists in Pennsylvania during the 1930s.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mary Curran Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MCP
Abstract Mary Curran's (1885-1978) papers primarily document the roles she held in working women’s associations, the coeducational New Students League and Little Gallery of Contemporary Art of Philadelphia, and the management of federal relief programs for artists in Pennsylvania during most of the 1930s. The material is arranged in four series: I. Working women's clubs; II. New Students League and the Little Gallery of Contemporary Art; III. Federal Art Project and earlier relief programs; and IV....
Dates: 1891-1978, undated