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Author:

Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944  Search this

Collection Creator:

Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (6.0" x 3.5".)

Container:

Box 19, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Biographies

Diaries

Place:

Yonkers (N.Y.) -- 1900-1910

Date:

1914 March 12-1914 August 16

Scope and Contents:

Inscription on flyleaf: "I / Journal of / Dr. L.H. Baekeland / Yonkers, NY [sic] / March 12, 1914 / to August 16, 1914." The diary details Baekeland's daily activities. He writes often of his visits and discussions, and the subjects of correspondence he has written and received. It sheds light on the use and distance of travel by automobile in the early twentieth century. In the notes, Baekeland explains increasing time spent in the laboratory in 1914.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Laboratories  Search this

Automobiles -- 1900-1910  Search this

Tourism  Search this

Family -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Biographies

Diaries -- 20th century

Collection Citation:

Leo Baekeland Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Leo H. Baekeland Papers

Leo H. Baekeland Papers / Series 4: Diaries

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep841a28a05-5ecb-4946-bf3d-ba4b1d4ebb2b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0005-ref304

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (Ink on paper, 8.2" x 6.1".)

Container:

Box 19

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Volumes

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

1882 April 28-1883 August 10

December 27, 1880 to April 28, 1882

Scope and Contents:

(AC*0776.07.05)

Listing of clock orders.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 20th century

Ledgers (account books) -- 1840-1900

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 7: Clock Orders

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8223fab63-d465-402f-94e6-f3a899e1a7cf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref23

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (Ink on paper, 7.9" x 6.2".)

Container:

Box 19

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Volumes

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

1882 April 27-1883 August 10

Scope and Contents:

(AC*0776.07.06)

Listing of clock orders.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 1840-1900

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 7: Clock Orders

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89bcd74f7-3617-4f09-929b-f9df4d23d063

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref24

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (Ink on paper, 8.1" x 6.6".)

Container:

Box 19

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Volumes

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

1883 August-1886 August

Scope and Contents:

(AC*0776.07.07)

Listing of clock orders.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 1840-1900

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 7: Clock Orders

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c4f57a58-e112-4878-ac6d-dc2d811acacd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref25

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (Ink on paper, 8.1" x 6.1".)

Container:

Box 19

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Volumes

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

1886 August-1888 March

Scope and Contents:

(AC*0776.07.08)

Listing of clock orders.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 1840-1900

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 7: Clock Orders

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87faec222-a17f-4b8a-9c20-1f3e5bfe38f4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref26

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (Ink on paper, 11.6" x 9.8".)

Container:

Box 13

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Volumes

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

1888 February 1- 1889 November 1

Scope and Contents:

(AC*0776.07.09)

Listing of clock orders.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 7: Clock Orders

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ce5c85fe-8853-4da7-9e34-644bf17a7a1e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref27

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (Ink on paper, 11.4" x 8.8".)

Container:

Box 14

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Volumes

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

November 1, 1889 - April 1, 1891

Scope and Contents:

(AC*0776.07.10)

Listing of clock orders.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 1840-1900

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 7: Clock Orders

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dfd04629-6285-4387-97fd-2c428377f6e2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref28

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (Ink on paper., 11.2" x 9.0")

Container:

Box 14

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Volumes

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

November 14, 1892 - September 14, 1894

Scope and Contents:

(AC*0776.07.11)

Listing of clock orders.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 1840-1900

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 7: Clock Orders

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e0c8e40e-c3d1-4587-b0cb-651a5e607cef

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref30

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (Ink on paper, 11.5" x 9.1".)

Container:

Box 15

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Volumes

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

1894 September 17-1896 December 29

Scope and Contents:

(AC*0776.07.12)

Listing of clock orders.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 1840-1900

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 7: Clock Orders

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a46c681d-2f7f-49dd-be9b-c7abd95836b9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref31

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (Ink on paper, 11.7" x 9.0".)

Container:

Box 15

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Volumes

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

1897 January 14-1899 January 10

Scope and Contents:

(AC*0776.07.13)

Listing of clock orders.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 1840-1900

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 7: Clock Orders

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep849391be8-dafe-4f99-9ce9-90e44efe077a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref32

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (Ink on paper, 15.6" x 9.7".)

Container:

Box 17

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Volumes

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

1881 December 14-1884 November 11

Scope and Contents:

(AC*0776.07.14)

Listing of clock orders.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 1840-1900

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

See more items in:

E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 7: Clock Orders

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f70f434e-7a61-47d0-b737-8850283b3324

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref33

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper, 10.3" x 7.6")

Container:

Box 16

Type:

Archival materials

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

1904 January 16 - 1918 October 31

Scope and Contents:

Listing of clock serial numbers.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 20th century

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 8: Clocks and Watchmans

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80c90c867-6d9b-4b64-9a75-edfca4504eb5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref655

Creator:

Saarinen, Lilian Swann, 1912-1995  Search this

Names:

Cambridge Art Center  Search this

Cranbrook Academy of Art -- Faculty  Search this

G Place Gallery (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Knoll Associates, inc.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Faculty  Search this

Midtown Galleries (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Otava Publishing Company  Search this

Reynal & Hitchcock  Search this

Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975  Search this

Crosby, Caresse, 1892-  Search this

Eames, Charles  Search this

Eames, Ray  Search this

Koch, Carl  Search this

Kreis, Henry, 1899-1963  Search this

Milles, Carl, 1875-1955  Search this

Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946  Search this

Moholy-Nagy, Sibyl, 1905-  Search this

Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961  Search this

Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950  Search this

Saarinen, Loja  Search this

Venturi, Robert  Search this

Weese, Harry, 1915-1998  Search this

Extent:

9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Blueprints

Diaries

Illustrations

Sketches

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Date:

circa 1909-1977

Summary:

The papers of Cambridge sculptor and illustrator, Lilian Swann Saarinen, measure nine linear feet and date from circa 1909 to 1977. The collection documents Saarinen's career through correspondence with artists, architects, publishers, and gallery owners; writings and notes, including manuscripts and illustrations for children's books and publications; project and teaching files; financial records; artwork, including numerous project sketches; and photos of Saarinen and her artwork. Saarinen's personal life is also documented through diaries and correspondence with friends and family members, including Eero Saarinen, to whom she was married from 1939-1953.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Cambridge sculptor and illustrator, Lilian Swann Saarinen, measure nine linear feet and date from circa 1909 to 1977. The collection documents Saarinen's career through correspondence with artists, architects, publishers, and gallery owners; writings and notes, including manuscripts and illustrations for children's books and publications; project and teaching files; financial records; artwork, including numerous project sketches; and photos of Saarinen and her artwork. Saarinen's personal life is also documented through diaries and correspondence with friends and family members, including Eero Saarinen, to whom she was married from 1939-1953.

Biographical material consists of resumes and biographical sketches, as well as a 1951 blueprint for the Eero Saarinen and Associates Office Building in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Correspondence documents Saarinen's personal and professional life through letters to and from Eero Saarinen and other family members, including six letters from Loja Saarinen; correspondence with artists and architects, including Merle Armitage, Charles and Ray Eames, Carl Koch, Henry Kreis, Carl Milles, Laszlo and Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, Robert Venturi, and Harry Weese; and friends and colleagues at the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Knoll Associates. Also documented is Saarinen's business relationship with Midtown Galleries and Caresse Crosby, and publishers and publications including Child Life, Interiors, Otava Publishing Company, and Reynal & Hitchcock, Inc.

Writings and Notes document Saarinen's work on several children's publications, including Picture Book Zoo (1935) and Who Am I? (1946), through correspondence, notes, manuscript drafts, and extensive sketches. This series also includes Saarinen's ideas for other publications and incorporates some early writings and notes, as well as typescripts of her reminiscences about Eliel Saarinen, the Saarinen family, and the Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Diaries consist of bound diary volumes, loose-leaf journal entries, and heavily annotated engagement calendars, documenting Saarinen's personal life, artistic aspirations, and career development from the 1930s-1970s. This material provides a deeply personal view of the emotional landscape of Saarinen's life, her struggles to balance her identity as a working artist with the roles of wife, mother, and homemaker, and the complex, and often competing, relationships within the renowned architectural family into which she married.

Project files document Saarinen's work on book cover designs, federal and post office commissions in Bloomfield, Indiana, Carlisle, Kentucky, and Evanston, Illinois, reliefs for the Crow Island School in Winnetka, Illinois, and other important commissions including the Harbor National Bank Clock in Boston, Massachusetts, the KLM Airlines installation at JFK Airport, the Fountain of Noah sculpture at the Northland Center in Detroit, Michigan, and the interior of Toffenetti's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. Also documented is her role in designs for the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, with Eero Saarinen.

Teaching files document Saarinen's "Language of Clay Course" which she taught at Cambridge Art Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Financial records document exhibition and sales expenses for two exhibitions, including her show at G Place Gallery in 1944.

Printed material consists of clippings about Saarinen and her family, exhibition announcements and catalogs for herself and others, and reference files from the 1930s-1940s, primarily comprising clippings of animals.

Additional printed material documenting Saarinen's career can be found in one of two scrapbooks found in the collection. An additional scrapbook consists of clippings relating primarily to Saarinen's parents.

Artwork comprises extensive sketches, particularly animal and figure sketches, in graphite, crayon, ink, pastel, and watercolor. The sketches demonstrate in particular Saarinen's developing interest in and skill with animal portraiture from her childhood to the 1960s.

Photographs are primarily of artwork and Saarinen's 1944 exhibition at G Place Gallery. Also found are one negative of Saarinen, probably with Eero Saarinen, and a group photo including Lilian, Eero, and Eliel Saarinen with the model for the Detroit Civic Center, circa 1940s.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 11 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1930s-1960s (3 folders; Box 1, OV 12)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1920-1974 (1.9 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 8, OV 12)

Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1920s-1973 (1.3 linear feet, Boxes 2-3, 8, OVs 13-16)

Series 4: Diaries, 1930-1973 (1.4 linear feet, Boxes 3-5, 8)

Series 5: Project Files, 1931-1966 (1.7 linear feet, Boxes 5-6, 8, OVs 17-19)

Series 6: Teaching Files, 1966-1970 (3 folders, Box 6)

Series 7: Financial Records, 1940s-1970s (2 folders, Box 6)

Series 8: Printed Material, circa 1930s-1970s (0.2 linear feet, Box 6)

Series 9: Scrapbooks, circa 1909-1974 (2 folders; Boxes 6, 9)

Series 10: Artwork, circa 1920s-circa 1960s (1.7 linear feet, Boxes 6-7, 9-10, OVs 20-27)

Series 11: Photographs, circa 1940s, 1977 (0.5 linear feet, Boxes 7, 11, OV 27)

Biographical / Historical:

Cambridge artist and sculptor, Lilian Swann Saarinen (1912-1995), studied at the Art Students League with Alexander Archipenko in 1928, and later with Albert Stewart and Heninz Warneke from 1934-1936, before moving to Michigan where she studied with Carl Milles at the Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1936-1940. Saarinen was an accomplished skier and a member of the 1936 US Olympic ski team.

At Cranbrook, Swann met architect Eero Saarinen, whom she married in 1939. She subsequently worked with Saarinen's design group on a variety of projects, including the Westward Expansion Memorial, which later became known as the "Gateway Arch" in St. Louis. Lilian and Eero had a son, Eric, and a daughter, Susie, before divorcing in 1953.

Saarinen, who had developed an affinity for drawing animals in childhood, specialized in animal portraits in a variety of sculptural media. In 1939, she exhibited her sculpture Night, which depicted Bagheera the panther from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, at the World's Fair. The sculpture was placed in the Boston Public Garden in 1986. In the 1930s and 1940s Saarinen was commissioned to work on a variety of architectural projects, including reliefs for post offices in Bloomfield, Indiana, Carlisle, Kentucky, and Evanston, Illinois, and the Crow Island School in Winnetka, Illinois. She also executed commissions for the Harbor National Bank in Boston, KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) at JFK Airport, the Northland shopping Center in Detroit Michigan, and Toffenetti's Restaurant in Chicago.

Saarinen was a contributing author and illustrator for a variety of publications, including Child Life, Interiors and Portfolio: An Intercontinental Quarterly. In 1935 she illustrated Picture Book Zoo for the Bronx Zoo and in 1946 Reynal & Hitchcock, Inc. published Who Am I?, a children's book which Saarinen wrote and illustrated.

Saarinen taught ceramic sculpture to soldiers for the Red Cross Arts and Skills Unit rehabilitation program in 1945, served on the Visiting Committee to the Museum School at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from 1959-1964, where she taught ceramics, and later taught a course entitled "The Language of Clay" at the Cambridge Art Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of Saarinen's private students at Cambridge was her cousin, Edie Sedgwick.

Saarinen died in Cohasset, Massachusetts, in 1995 at the age of 83.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds material lent for microfilming (reels 1152 and 1192) including a scrapbook containing clippings, copies of letters and telegrams received, and reproductions of Saarinen's work. There is a copy of Saarinen's book, "Who Am I?", and three albums containing photographs of Saarinen, photographs and reproductions of her work, a list of exhibitions, quotes about her, and writings by her about sculpture. Lent material was returned to the lender and is not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

Lilian Swann Saarinen donated the collection in 1975. She lent additional materials for microfilming in 1976.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Illustrated books, Children's  Search this

Gateway Arch (Saint Louis, Mo.)  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Illustrators -- Massachusetts  Search this

Art, Municipal  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women illustrators  Search this

Function:

Art commissions

Genre/Form:

Blueprints

Diaries

Illustrations

Sketches

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Lilian Swann Saarinen papers, circa 1909-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by The Walton Family Foundation; and John R. & Barbara Robinson and Deborah Schmidt Robinson & Dr. R. Perry Robinson, The Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.saarlili

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Lilian Swann Saarinen papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97f1e4305-3886-479a-9db7-48c98fd8d2dd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-saarlili

Published by:

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986  Search this

Created by:

C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985  Search this

Subject of:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this

National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this

Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity, American, founded 1978  Search this

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969  Search this

Association of Black Women Attorneys, American, founded 1976  Search this

National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971  Search this

Raymond A. Jordan Jr., American, born 1943  Search this

National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953  Search this

The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946  Search this

Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., founded 1946  Search this

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827  Search this

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784  Search this

Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913  Search this

Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964  Search this

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937  Search this

Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959  Search this

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932  Search this

National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919  Search this

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929  Search this

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this

Dr. Leslie L. Alexander, Jamaican American, 1917 - 2002  Search this

Smithsonian Institution, American, founded 1846  Search this

National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1923  Search this

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913  Search this

Shriners International, American, founded 1870  Search this

Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, American, 1894 - 1984  Search this

Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984  Search this

National Coalition of 100 Black Women, American, founded 1981  Search this

National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927  Search this

369th Veterans Association, American  Search this

One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963  Search this

Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915  Search this

Signed by:

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.5 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place made:

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1985

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Business  Search this

Communities  Search this

Fraternal organizations  Search this

Fraternities  Search this

Government  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Journalism  Search this

Labor  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Men  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Politics  Search this

Professional organizations  Search this

Religious groups  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Sororities  Search this

U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Women  Search this

Women's organizations  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number:

2012.167.19

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee110782-b949-43b4-bbec-56a00d4f086e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.19

Published by:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this

Edited by:

W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963  Search this

Subject of:

Richard T. Greener, American, 1844 - 1922  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

9 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/8 in. (24.8 x 17.1 x 0.3 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place printed:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

February 1917

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Business  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Education  Search this

Literature  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Poetry  Search this

Politics  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Social reform  Search this

Women's organizations  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard

Object number:

2012.84.9

Restrictions & Rights:

Public Domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Movement:

Women's Club Movement

Exhibition:

Making a Way Out of No Way

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50b650817-b743-4378-bfc4-d5dc91c485f8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.84.9

Edited by:

W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963  Search this

Subject of:

The Crisis, American, founded 1910  Search this

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this

Dunbar High School, American, founded 1870  Search this

Photograph by:

Scurlock Studio, American, founded 1904  Search this

Written by:

Angelina Weld Grimké, American, 1880 - 1958  Search this

Effie Lee Newsome, American, 1885 - 1979  Search this

Illustrated by:

Georgia Douglas Johnson, American, 1880 - 1966  Search this

Louise R. Latimer, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper with metal

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (24.8 × 17.5 cm)

H x W (Open): 9 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (24.8 × 34.6 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place printed:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

England, Europe

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

March 1917

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

American South  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Business  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Education  Search this

International affairs  Search this

Literature  Search this

Lynching  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Poetry  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, 1865-1921  Search this

World War I  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2015.97.15.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Movement:

Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)

Anti-Lynching Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e44211b4-40b3-4a02-8c92-0c558adde8e3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.15.1

Published by:

Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this

Used by:

Imperial Theatre, American, founded 1923  Search this

Subject of:

Obba Babatunde, born 1951  Search this

Cleavant Derricks, American, born 1953  Search this

Loretta Devine, American, born 1949  Search this

Ben Harney, American, born 1952  Search this

Jennifer Holliday, 1960  Search this

Sheryl Lee Ralph, American, born 1956  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)

Type:

theater programs

Place used:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1982

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Broadway Theatre  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens

Object number:

2011.45.24

Restrictions & Rights:

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55604a420-a9a8-4980-b5e0-64e7b979bda4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.24

Additional name:

Wistariahurst Museum  Search this

Contents:

Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs.

Place:

Holyoke (Mass.)

Topic:

Art Organizations  Search this

Location:

Art & Artist files at the Smithsonian American Art Museum/ National Portrait Gallery Library

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILAF_99065

Collection Creator:

Jacques Seligmann & Co  Search this

Container:

Box 89, Folder 29

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1930

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of the collection was funded by the Getty Grant Program; digitization of the collection was funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

See more items in:

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records / Series 1: Correspondence / 1.3: General Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9caa9cfdd-b174-40e1-964f-621c6f6deb0d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-jacqself-ref11252

Collection Creator:

Jacques Seligmann & Co  Search this

Container:

Box 93, Folder 17

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1926-1937

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of the collection was funded by the Getty Grant Program; digitization of the collection was funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

See more items in:

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records / Series 1: Correspondence / 1.3: General Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d6be718e-be77-44d1-a69a-817ae9e122cd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-jacqself-ref11376