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Date(s)
- 1930 - 1980 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
20 cm of textual records and other material
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Scope and content
Materials described here consist of reference and research materials as well as correspondence acquired by George Swinton and pertaining to major collections of Inuit art held by museums and galleries as well as in private and corporate collections. Items also include correspondence pertaining to the planning of exhibitions for which Swinton acted as curator or for which he acted as a consultant. Also found here are items of personal correspondence which might have been more appropriately described as part of the series ‘Correspondence with Individuals’ or ‘Organisations’, and correspondence pertaining to the collection of research images. Materials described here also include correspondence between George Swinton and the National Gallery Extension Services in his capacity as Director of Exhibitions for Gallery 1.1.1 at the University of Manitoba.
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Notes area
Note
Images of items which formed part of the collection of Alma Houston are described as part of the series ‘Image Research and Study Collection’ and may be found in Swinton Images Box 1.
Images of items in various private collections are described as part of the series ‘Image Research and Study Collection’ and may be found in Swinton Images Box 12.