Description
Include papers of artist Gerald Cassidy and his wife, writer Ina Sizer Cassidy.
Letters written to them by friends, associates, professional organizations, etc.; copies of letters written by them; biographical
materials; personalia; diaries, date books and journals kept by Mrs. Cassidy; some financial records, including two volumes
of his painting accounts; MSS of her writings; subject files, notebooks, scrapbooks and clippings relating to the following:
Gerald Cassidy's paintings and exhibitions; Mary Austin and other writers of the Southwest; Indians of the Southwest; arts,
crafts and folklore of the Southwest; New Mexico Federal Writers Project; Santa Fe; woman suffrage; etc.
Background
The Cassidy family papers consist of the papers of artist Ira D. Cassidy, better known as Gerald Cassidy, and writer Ina Sizer
Cassidy, both of them long time residents of Santa Fe, New Mexico. They were married in Denver, Colorado on January 10, 1912,
and thereafter their professional lives were inextricably tied to the Southwest.
Extent
Number of containers: 16 boxes, 18 cartons, 2 oversize folders, and 1 oversize volume
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
Collection is open for research.