Abstract
“As the archivist handling the reference service on the records of the Section of Fine Arts, among the records of the Public Buildings Service, in the National Archives, I have often wondered about the lack of utilization of these extremely valuable records by artists, biographers, and historians. Practically none of the offie files of the Section of Fine Arts, Treasury Department, have been destroyed and the National Archives has been faithfully preserving this vast amount of textural records and architectural drawings in anticipation of their use by scholars.“However, they haven't been consulted very often so far. During the last year and a half, only one person has consulted them. Could it be that artists, biographers, and historians are unaware of the tremendous research material contained in these records, or aren't they interested in this art program during the 1930's and the artists connected with it?” (Quoted from a letter by the author to the editor.)
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