Title:
Edna Collins collection
Description:
Edna Gertrude Collins (1885-1968) was an Austin-area painter and educator. The Edna Collins collection consists of 40 photographs, watercolors, and pencil drawings that primarily document the decoration of several theaters and recreation halls on the grounds of Camp Swift. Texas during the Second World War by Collins and a team of civilians and German prisoners of war (POWs). Also prominent in the collection are five commemorative Christmas cards hand-illustrated by the POWs and presented to Collins in 1943. Dates covered are 1940s, 1955, with the bulk dating 1943-1944. Subjects covered include depictions of rural culture in both west Texas and northern Mexico, as well as life as a POW at Camp Swift.
Collection:
Edna Collins collection
Creator:
Collins, Edna Gertrude, 1885-1968
Date of creation:
1955
Date range of creation:
1940s
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Geographic coverage:
Austin (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
Camp Swift (Tex.)
Subject:
Brown, George
Subject:
Halecker, Hans, 1925-
Subject:
Hoffmeister, Walter
Subject:
Kirshes, Warner
Subject:
Mexico, North
Subject:
Mural painting and decoration
Subject:
Pease Mansion (Austin, Tex.)
Subject:
Pictorial works
Subject:
Prisoners of war
Subject:
Prisoners of War--German
Subject:
Schindler, George, active 1943-1945
Subject:
Social life and customs
Subject:
Stubbs, Ann
Subject:
United States. Army. Signal Corps
Subject:
Von Urhan, Ludwig
Type:
Christmas cards
Type:
Detail studies
Type:
Photographs
Type:
Preparatory studies
Type:
Watercolors (paintings)
Citation information:
(Identify the item and cite the series), Edna Collins collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The physical arrangement of these records is of unclear origin. The collection may be arranged as received, or a clerk of the Texas State Library may have re-arranged the items according to a criteria that does not correspond to a known archival standard. Items are not grouped by subject, creator, or format, and are separated into differing locations without regard to item number sequence. Archives staff elected to retain arrangement due to small size of collection and need to maintain link with previous citations. The records are in two groups: photographs, and watercolor and pencil works.
Copyright information:
The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Size or duration:
40 items
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/60009.xml
Language:
English
Language:
German