Drew Family Letters, 1940-1949

Author

Archives Staff

Title

Drew Family Letters

Date

1940-1949

Repository

Kentucky Historical Society. Special Collections & Archives. Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931

Conditions Governing Access note

Access at KHS only. Use microfilm, transcriptions or images when available.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Drew Family Letters, 1940-1949,Library Special Collections and Archives, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort.

Extent

1 box, .5 c.f.

Biography/History

Dorothy Hart Drew was distantly related to Joel Hart and painted the portrait of Hart owned by the Kentucky Historical Society. Drew was connected to the Drew Chemical Corporation and later during the McCarthy era worked to rid America of Communist art and artists.

Scope and Content

Correspondence to and from society portrait painter Dorothy Hart Drew. Letters give descriptions of some of Drew's paintings and some genealogy information on Hart, Edmonds, and Weaver families. The letters are remarkable for their almost complete lack of mention of WWII.

Arrangement: Chronological

Variant Name: Dorothy Hart Drew Letters

Creator's Occupation: Portrait painter

Subjects

• Hart, Joel
• Geneology - Kentucky families
• Kentucky - Social life and customs
• Fayette, Woodford, Anderson