Box 103

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Following World War I, Kimball was asked by the editors of Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Kunstler, a comprehensive dictionary of artists and architects known commonly as Thieme Becker, to oversee the compilation of the American biographies and to help secure financial backing in the United States to ensure the German publication's continuation. The records consists primarily of correspondence with the editors Fred C. Willis and Hans Vollmer; the publisher E. A. Seemann; potential donors;...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Following World War I, Kimball was asked by the editors of Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Kunstler, a comprehensive dictionary of artists and architects known commonly as Thieme Becker, to oversee the compilation of the American biographies and to help secure financial backing in the United States to ensure the German publication's continuation. The records consists primarily of correspondence with the editors Fred C. Willis and Hans Vollmer; the publisher E. A. Seemann; potential donors;...