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[Identification of item], in the Howard Thomas Papers, #4000, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Acquired 1975

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• Agnes Scott College--Faculty.
• Albers, Josef.
• Art--Study and teaching--United States--History--20th century.
• Artists--United States--History--20th century.
• Barford, George.
• Boerner, Edmund.
• Bramlette, Edward Wilson.
• Breithaupt, Erwin Millard, 1920-
• College teachers--United States--History--20th century.
• Conant, Howard.
• Diaries.
• Dodd, Lamar.
• Fleming, Berry, 1899-
• Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983.
• Gress, George.
• Holty, Carl, 1900-1973.
• Lynes, Lamar.
• Minser, Patricia Marie.
• Pattison, Abbott.
• Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-
• Thomas, Howard, 1899-1971.
• University of Georgia--Faculty.
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro--Faculty.
• Vigtel, Gudmud.
• Von Neumann, Robert.
• Wallace, Betty Abernathy.
• Warren, Ferdinand E., b. 1899.
• Weismann, Donald L.
• Wilderhain, Margeurite.
• Wilke, Ulfert, 1907-
• Wisconsin. State Teachers College--Faculty.
• Wood, Emory Rose.

Howard Wilbur Thomas was an artist and teacher, professor and administrator of Wisconsin State Teachers College, 1930-1942; the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1942-1943; Agnes Scott College, 1943-1945; and the University of Georgia, 1945-1965.

Personal and professional papers of Thomas, including correspondence, exhibition catalogs, notes, lectures, and other materials related to his work and teaching. Correspondents include Josef Albers, George Barford, Edward W. Bramlette, Erwin M. Breithaupt, Howard Conant, George Cress, Lamar Dodd, Berry Fleming, R. Buckminster Fuller, Carl Holty, Morris Knight, Lamar Lynes, Patricia Marie Minser, Robert Von Newmann, Abbott Pattison, James J. Sweeney, Gudmud Vigtel, Betty A. Wallace, Ferdinand E. Warren, Donald L. Weismann, Marguerite Wildenhain, Ulfort Wilke, and Emory Rose Wood. Volumes are chiefly painting records, 1921- 1971, and assorted diaries, 1923-1971.