IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
DORA MASON (1896- )
PAPERS, 1915-1994
7.5 linear inches
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ACQUISITION: |
The papers
(donor no. 306) were donated by Edward
and Dordana Mason in 1995. |
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ACCESS: |
The papers
are open for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS: |
In box 1. |
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PROCESSED BY: |
Kristen Rassbach, 1996.
[MasonDora.doc] |
Biography
Dora Eaton Mason, sculptor and art
teacher, was born in Wyoming on June 29, 1896 to Henry H. Eaton and Sally
Thurloway Eaton. She received her
Bachelor of Science degree in English from the University of Idaho and her
Master of Arts degree in sculpture from the University of Iowa in 1939. She traveled and studied sculpting across
Europe and North America. She was also
a prolific lecturer who traveled around the country and was active as a
volunteer in the Iowa City area teaching art and art appreciation. Dora E. Mason's sculptures have been
exhibited and have won awards throughout the United States and Canada.
Scope and
Content Note
The Dora Mason papers date from 1915 to 1994 and measure 7.5
linear inches. The papers are arranged in two
series: Personal and Professional.
The Personal series
(1915-1994 and undated) contains Dora Mason's book Adventures in Making Faces; an anonymous work entitled "From
an Interesting Place As Lived by Dora Mason"; the transcript of an
interview with Mason at the age of ninety-five; a draft of her obituary written
before her death; a scrapbook containing photographs and newspaper clippings
from 1915 to 1994; two travel logs from some of her numerous trips, an
autobiographical work entitled "Union Pacific Ties"; and several
photographs mainly dating from her ninetieth birthday party in 1986.
The Professional series
(1935-1940, 1969, 1986 and undated) is comprised of several letters referring
to her many speaking engagements and exhibitions, several drafts and samples of
her stories and poems, and her art portfolio which contains photographs of her
many sculptures.
Box no. Description
Box 1
Personal
Adventures in Making Faces, undated [shelved in the printed works collection]
"From an Interesting
Place," undated
Interview by RoseMary Mason,
1991
Obituary, undated
Scrapbook, 1915-1994 and
undated
Loose newspaper clippings
and photographs, 1914-1994 and undated [removed from scrapbook]
Travel logs, 1959, 1969
"Union Pacific
Ties," undated
Photographs, 1986 and
undated
Box 2
Professional
Correspondence, 1935-1940
Portfolio, undated
Newspaper clippings, 1969,
1986 [removed from portfolio]
Stories, speeches, and
poems, undated