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Alvena V. Seckar, Author and Artist, Artwork and Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2002
Overview
Correspondence, 1954-1968, typescripts, class notes, course outlines, clippings, pamphlets, paintings, and photographs of an artist and author. Subjects include Islamic, Arabic, and Near Eastern art and the work of Paul Hogarth. Paintings include [Coal Country Scene], oil on canvas, 25 x 30, ca. 1960; [Two Children on House Steps], oil on board, 24.5 x 28, ca. 1960; and Hazel Coal Mine, oil on board, 26 x 28, ca. 1960. This collection also includes an antique children's book slate (dating...
Dates:
1940-1968
Alvena V. Seckar, Author and Artist, Manuscripts and Drafts of Novels
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0556
Overview
Final manuscripts, drafts, and revisions of young adult novels written and illustrated by Alvena Seckar, including "Zuska of the Burning Hills" and "Trapped in the Old Mine".
Dates:
1950
Alvena V. Seckar, Author and Artist, Writings, Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4204
Scope and Contents
Papers of artist and author Alvena Seckar, who spent much of her early life in West Virginia. Includes writings by Seckar, including both autobiographical and fictional writings; photographs, mainly of Seckar, her family, and her artwork; family documents; correspondence; scrapbooks; and other material. Please be aware that parts of the collection have been minimally processed and therefore remain in their original physical and intellectual arrangement.
Dates:
1927-2005