Scope and Contents The Mabel B. Curtis Files consist mainly of papers regarding the People’s Art Center. The primary focus of these papers is the years of direct involvement by Mrs. Curtis in her capacity as executive director from 1950 to 1963. The collection also includes papers from the founding of the People’s Art Center in 1942. Most of the materials from the 1940s are from Elizabeth Green. The primary focus of this collection is on the difficulties the People’s Art...