Waldo Peirce Collection

Collection

Identifier: CLRC-1348

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Waldo Peirce collection contains one ink and watercolor holiday postcard sent to Dr. Irvin Kerlan in December 1948.

Dates

Creation: 1948

Creator

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Waldo Peirce (1884-1970) was an American painter from Maine. He studied at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Harvard University, the Art Students League in New York City, and at the Julian Academy in Paris. He lived for a period as an expatriate and drove ambulances for the French Army in World War I, before eventually returning to the United States. He died in Massachusetts in 1970.

Biographical source:

"Waldo Peirce." Colby College Special Collections and Archives. Accessed September 2021. https://www.colby.edu/specialcollections/about/waldo-peirce/