Abstract

The Petteys Papers include the correspondence and research conducted by Chris Petteys about women artists as well as a private collection of artworks by various female artists.

Subseries Scope and Content From the Sub-Series:

The Artists Files subseries contains information related to the artist and their works includes photographs, programs, articles and correspondence used in research for specific artists within the collection.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Within the Chris Petteys papers,pieces of writing from members of her family, as well as personal writings from Petteys herself, can be found. Additionally, Petteys' research can be found in the form of annotated books, artist files that are filled with the research Petteys did on various female artists, and index card records of the sources she used. There are also publications that speak to female artists -- although not apparently used in her research directly -- and a newpaper article...