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Name and location of repository
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Title
Date(s)
- 1920-1982 (Creation)
Extent
2.75 linear feet (4 legal manuscript cases, 1 OVA box)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Floyd D. Hopper (1909-1984) was born near French Lick in Martin County, Indiana. He turned down a scholarship to DePauw University to attend John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana; he attended on scholarship. He received a certificate in 1933, since no official degrees were offered at the time. He later returned to Herron to earn a Bachelor of Arts, graduating in 1940. Artists that Hopper studied under while at Herron include William Forsyth, Clifton Wheeler, Paul Hadley, Roy C. Nuse, George Harding, Francis Speight, Donald M. Mattison, Henrik M. Mayer, Eliot O
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Floyd Hopper Collection contains scrapbooks compiled by Floyd Hopper, an Indiana painter and printmaker. The scrapbooks contain ephemera from Hopper’s life connected to school, college, and work as an artist. Materials include newspaper clippings, correspondence, awards, photographs, and sketches and drawings. The scope of the material includes many subjects such as West Baden High School, John Herron Art Institute, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Noblesville Casting Iron Company, Indiana Sesquicentennial, among many others. Organizations discussed include the American Artists Professional League, Brown County Art Guild, Conner Prairie Pioneer Settlement, Hamilton County Artists Association, Hoosier Salon, Indiana Artists Club, Kiwanis International, Marian County Art League, and Philadelphia Watercolor Club. A range of miscellaneous items are in the collection, e.g.: Hopper’s artist sketchbook containing inspirational clippings, 1928 Butler University basketball ticket, Walt Disney Productions Pass, 1939 New York World’s Fair ticket, Hopper’s original poetry, special edition prints of Hopper’s work from John Foland’s Remembrances, and a 1976 history of Hamilton County, Indiana, in honor of the United States’ bicentennial celebration.
System of arrangement
Original order; the collection is organized chronologically according to scrapbooks' content.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Collection is open for research.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Please contact the Archivist for more information.
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Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
IMA Curator Marty Krause received the collection from Hopper's widow, Hazel Hopper, circa 1997-2001.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Floyd D. Hopper Artwork and Papers, 1929-1980 (L463). Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library. Indianapolis, IN. 8 May 2018. www.in.gov/library/finding-aid/L463_Hopper_Floyd_D_Artwork_and_Papers.pdf
Floyd D. Hopper Collection. 1967-1986 (P0535). Indiana Historical Society. Indianapolis, IN. 26 Mar 2018. www.indianahistory.org/our-collections/collection-guides/floyd-d-hopper-collection.pdf
Hazel W. Hopper Papers, 1864-1942 (S0681). Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library. Indianapolis, IN. 8 May 2018. https://www.in.gov/library/finding-aid/S0681_Hopper_Haxel_W_Papers.pdf
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Specialized notes
- Citation: [Item title], [Date], [Container information]. Floyd Hopper Papers, 1920-1982 (M018). Archives, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Indianapolis, IN.
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sources used
- Materials in the collection.
- Floyd D. Hopper: Cherry Tree Hill Studio. 1976. Floyd Hopper Artist File, Stout Reference Library, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.
- Gugin, Linda C. and James E. St. Clair. “Hopper, Floyd.” Indiana’s 200: The People Who Shaped the Hoosier State. Indiana Historical Society, 2015.
- “Hazel Whiteleather Hopper.” Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com/memorial/61677860/hazel-hopper. Accessed March 26, 2018.
- "Hazel Whiteleather Hopper." Indianapolis Star, July 8, 2001.
- “Hoosier Artists: Floyd Hopper.” Star Magazine, December 18, 1966. Floyd Hopper Artist File, Stout Reference Library, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.
- “Hopper Exhibit Shows Greatness.” Indianapolis News, December 4, 1986. Floyd Hopper Artist File, Stout Reference Library, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.
- Razak, Zulaiha. Floyd D. Hopper Collection. Indiana Historical Society, May 2014. www.indianahistory.org/our-collections/collection-guides/floyd-d-hopper-collection.pdf. Accessed Mar 26, 2018.
Archivist's note
Processed by Evan N. Miller.