Collection GB 1370 WIA, Betty Kurth - KURTH, Bettina Dorothea (1878-1948)

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GB 1370 WIA, Betty Kurth

Title

KURTH, Bettina Dorothea (1878-1948)

Date(s)

  • [1922-1943] (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

3 boxes

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Betty Kurth was born 1878 and educated at the University of Vienna, where she was one of the earliest women students to be admitted; she studied art history and medieval literature and was awarded her doctorate in 1911. After moving to England, her research focused on English medieval art and she became an authority on medieval tapestry and embroidery. She died in an accident in 1948.

Archival history

GB 1370 WIA, Betty Kurth [1922-1943] collection 3 boxes Kurth , Bettina Dorothea , 1878-1948 , née Kris , art historian

Betty Kurth was born 1878 and educated at the University of Vienna, where she was one of the earliest women students to be admitted; she studied art history and medieval literature and was awarded her doctorate in 1911. After moving to England, her research focused on English medieval art and she became an authority on medieval tapestry and embroidery. She died in an accident in 1948.

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Notes and offprints of Betty Kurth, art historian, [1922-1943], on topics including the decorative arts and tapestries.

Arranged in sections as follows: Notes and Off-Prints.

Archive material is accessible for the purpose of private study and personal research and within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Archive reading room. Access is with permission from the Institute Director and by prior appointment only. Potential users are advised to browse the Institute website and contact the Archivist, Dr des Claudia Wedepohl, before planning a visit. Access to individual items in the Warburg Institute Archives may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.

Photocopies, at the discretion of the archivist, may be provided for research use only (working papers: up to 10% of any archive pressmark; correspondence by authors for whom the department doesn't hold copyright: up to 10% of the institutes holdings). Traditional photography is allowed at the discretion of the archivist, no digital cameras. Scans and digital photographs can be ordered at the discretion of the archivist. Requests to publish original material have to be submitted to the Archivist.
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Collection level description available on-line at the University of London Research Services website

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Apr 2008 Art history Arts Art theory Decorative arts Historical periods History Kurth , Bettina Dorothea , 1878-1948 , née Kris , art historian Medieval history

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Unknown

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Scope and content

Notes and offprints of Betty Kurth, art historian, [1922-1943], on topics including the decorative arts and tapestries.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged in sections as follows: Notes and Off-Prints.

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Conditions governing access

Archive material is accessible for the purpose of private study and personal research and within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Archive reading room. Access is with permission from the Institute Director and by prior appointment only. Potential users are advised to browse the Institute website and contact the Archivist, Dr des Claudia Wedepohl, before planning a visit. Access to individual items in the Warburg Institute Archives may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopies, at the discretion of the archivist, may be provided for research use only (working papers: up to 10% of any archive pressmark; correspondence by authors for whom the department doesn't hold copyright: up to 10% of the institutes holdings). Traditional photography is allowed at the discretion of the archivist, no digital cameras. Scans and digital photographs can be ordered at the discretion of the archivist. Requests to publish original material have to be submitted to the Archivist.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

Collection level description available on-line at the University of London Research Services website

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Warburg Institute

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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