Terence Grieder Papers
Scope and Contents Note
The collection is currently unprocessed, but is available to researchers in the Benson Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts Reading Room.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1950-2000
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Terence Grieder, son of Calvin and Florence Grieder, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Grieder graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Colorado in 1953. In 1956, he earned an M.S. in Applied Art (Painting) at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and in 1961 received his Ph.D. in the History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania with a dissertation titled The Development of Representational Painting on Maya Pottery.
Dr. Grieder taught at UT Austin from 1961 until 2000 when he retired as the David Bruton Jr. Centennial Professor of Art History. He led excavations in the Andes and published his findings in the following works: Art and Archaeology of Pashash (1978), The Origins of Pre-Columbian Art (1982), La Galgada, Peru: A Pre-Ceramic Culture in Transition (Editor, 1988), and Art and Archaeology of Challuabamba, Ecuador (Editor, 2010).
Dr. Grieder was a Professor Emeritus of Art History at The University of Texas at Austin when died in February 2018.
Full Extent
48 linear feet
Abstract
Correspondence, teaching materials, writings, drawings, and other materials relating to Terence Grieder and his impact as a scholar and professor of Art History at the University of Texas at Austin.
Acquisition Information
Donation.
Additions
No further materials are expected for this collection.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Terence Grieder Papers
- Status
- Preliminary Full Draft
- Subtitle
- Preliminary Inventory
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard (Dacs)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2020 September: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu