Abstract F. Shirley Prouty is the great great-niece of Johannes Kirchmayer. She spent many years researching his life, family history, and artworks. Her research is published in the book Johannes Kirchmayer, 1860-1930: master carver from Germany's passion play village to America's finest sanctuaries. This collection holds the research files for this publication. Johannes Kirchmayer was born in Oberammergau, Bavaria, in 1860 and emigrated to the United States in 1880. He work is predominantly...

Collection Scope From the Collection: The Biographical (1888-2015) series comprises correspondence with archives and record offices; birth, death, and naturalization certificates; printed articles; news clippings; Christmas cards; and photographic materials relating to Kirchmayer and his family. While Christmas cards are usually arranged as a form of correspondence, they are included in the biographical materials as they were not sent or received by the creator of this research collection, but were collected as a documentary...

Collection Scope From the Collection: The Biographical (1888-2015) series comprises correspondence with archives and record offices; birth, death, and naturalization certificates; printed articles; news clippings; Christmas cards; and photographic materials relating to Kirchmayer and his family. While Christmas cards are usually arranged as a form of correspondence, they are included in the biographical materials as they were not sent or received by the creator of this research collection, but were collected as a documentary...