Dorothy Grafly Collection
Collection Summary
| Title: | Dorothy Grafly Collection |
| Call Number: | MS 93-04 |
| Size: | 21.25 linear feet |
| Acquisition: | Donated by Dorothy Grafly's husband, Charles Drummond |
| Processed by: | MKW, 1993 |
| Restrictions: | None |
| Note: | Related collections: MS 90-02, Charles Grafly Papers; MS 93-05, Leopold Sekeles Papers. |
Literary Rights
Literary rights were not granted to Wichita
State University. When permission is granted to examine the manuscripts,
it is not an authorization to publish them. Manuscripts cannot be used for
publication without regard for common law literary rights, copyright laws
and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her
publisher, to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually
plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall
restrictions on publication before initial research.
Content Note
Dorothy Grafly, daughter of American sculptor Charles Grafly, followed her father into the art world. As an art critic, editor and feature writer, she worked for newspapers in the Philadelphia area as well as for national publications such as Art Digest. This collection includes her correspondence, both personal and business, dating between 1899 and 1962. Scrapbooks from her childhood and school years are included as are examples of her own art work and writing style, newspaper clippings by or about her dating between 1909 and 1942, financial information, professional writings, her diaries dating between 1910 and 1932, photographs and her collection of music for piano. Typescript drafts of Sculptor's Clay, her unpublished biography of her father, also are contained in the collection.
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