The following archival collection (fonds) will be of
interest to researchers studying art history and art
repatriation at the end of World War II.
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THEODORE ALLEN HEINRICH
The University of Regina Archives is pleased to announce
the completion of the arrangement and description of the
Theodore Allen Heinrich fonds.
A truly fascinating individual, Heinrich was born in
Tacoma, Washington, USA in 1910. Educated at the University
of California and at Cambridge University (Kings College),
Heinrich studied philosophy, art, and art history. A member
of a prominent family, Heinrich embarked on extensive
travels in Europe and Asia during the late 1920s and early
1930s were he became a regular in "high society" circles.
After a short-lived teaching career Heinrich began training
with the US Army. Recognized for his academic and
intellectual potential, in 1943 he entered the Military
Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie in Maryland.
Following completion of his training he was sent to Europe
were he served as a junior officer on the Intelligence
staff of General Eisenhower. At the end of the war, he was
transferred to the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives
(MFAA) Division of the American army and played a
significant role in the effort to repatriate looted and
displaced works of art.
After his discharge from the American army in 1950 Heinrich
was curator at various institutions in the United States
and Canada. These included the Henry E. Huntington Art
Gallery in Pasadena, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New
York, and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Heinrich
taught at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus in
1964 and 1965 and was professor of art history at York
University from 1965 until his death in 1981.
The records cover the period from 1912 to 1981 and include
his voluminous, correspondence, travel journals,
publications, and notes. Also included are records relating
to his intelligence training and activities and a large
amount of material on his time with MFAA.
In addition to providing a complete record of a scholarly
career, this collection provides an account of restitution
efforts for Nazi looted art in the aftermath of World War
II. The collection also provides detailed information
relating to Canadian art, its institutions, management, and
instruction. This collection will be of significant
interest to students and researchers of art history and art
repatriation at the end of World War II.
This arrangement and description project was made possible
with financial assistance from the Government of Canada
through the National Archives of Canada and the Canadian
Council of Archives.
The complete finding aid for the Theodore Allen Heinrich
fonds is available in Microsoft Word97 format on the
University of Regina Archives webpage:
http://www.uregina.ca/library/libraries/Archives/index.html
Follow the links 'The Archives Collection' and 'Papers of
Artists and Art Historians'. Please direct questions to:
Mark Vajcner
Archivist
University of Regina
Regina, SK
S4S 0A2
Canada
Tel: (306) 585-5314
Fax: (306) 586-9862
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