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Photographer:

Druse, Kenneth  Search this

Designer:

David, James deGrey  Search this

Peese, Gary  Search this

Architect:

Coote, James Robert  Search this

Lamb, Paul  Search this

Lawrence, Mell  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

David-Peese Garden, (West Lake Hills, Texas)

United States of America -- Texas -- Travis -- West Lake Hills

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, a planting list, lecture notes, and articles featuring the property of James David.

General:

This two-acre garden in West Lake Hills, a suburb of Austin, Texas is based on classical and Texas garden traditions and designed by a professional landscape architect and horticulturist. The garden has evolved and expanded since its inception in 1978. The garden mixes formal and informal, modern and traditional elements through a series of garden rooms. Strong directional paths and architectural elements unify an otherwise eclectic style.

Features include a swimming pool, greenhouse, dovecote, gravel terrace, pond with limestone terrace bisected by a runnel leading to it, dining terrace, lawn, French-inspired garden and a vegetable garden. Plantings include agaves, bambusa, clematis, ilex, and pollarded sycamores.

Persons associated with the garden include: Robert James Coote (architect, 1979); Paul Lamb (architect, 1988); Mell Lawrence (architect, 2003 and 2007); James deGrey David (owner, landscape architect, 1978- ); Gary R. Peese (owner, 1978 - ).

Related Materials:

David-Peese Garden related holdings consist of 2 folders (48 slides; 325 transparencies; 36 digital images)

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Ken Druse garden photography collection 1978-2005.

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- Texas -- West Lake Hills  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File TX115

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Texas

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb612a14276-14d6-46ff-9468-4911de6f19bc

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref13523

Creator:

Leonard, Ronald J.  Search this

Donor:

Leonard, Leona  Search this

Extent:

5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diagrams

Design drawings

Notes

Lecture notes

Reports

Slides (photographs)

Date:

1966-2000

Summary:

The collection documents Ronald J. Leonard's work at Travenol Laboratories and Sarns/3M, developing pumps and oxygenators used in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.

Scope and Contents:

The collection documents Ronald J. Leonard's work at Travenol Laboratories and Sarns/3M, developing pumps and oxygenators used in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. The papers include diagrams and design drawings, reports, test data, patent applications, lecture notes, correspondence, photographs, and slides.

Arrangement:

Materials are arranged in chronological order. The collections is arranged into 5 series:

Series 1: Personal Materials, 1966-1996

Series 2: Patent Materials, 1988-2000

Series 3: Project Files, 1969-1998

Series 4: Writings/Lectures/Presentations, 1985-1997

Series 5: Travenol Company Materials, 1967-1995

Biographical / Historical:

Ronald James Leonard was a biomedical engineer and inventor, born on August 17, 1939, in Cuba, New York, a son of Margaret and Roy Leonard. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson College of Technology in Potsdam, New York, in 1961. He continued his education at Northwestern University in 1962, receiving his Master's in Mechanical Engineering. However, the majority of his work experience was centered in the biomedical engineering field.

He worked for the Naval Ordinance Lab in 1961, Allis-Chambers Research Division from 1962 to 1966, Travenol Laboratories from 1967 to 1985, and the Sarns/3M Company from 1985 to 1997. His early work at Allis-Chambers dealt with fuel cell power supplies. When he worked at Travenol Laboratories, a part of Baxter International Inc., and at the Sarns/3M Company, he helped develop and manufacture several medical devices and products for people with specific disorders, diseases, and conditions. He also worked as an adjunct assistant professor for Northwestern Technological Institute. In his retirement years, he did consulting work. He was also a member of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs and the International Society for Artificial Organs (now known as the International Federation for Artificial Organs).

Leonard designed and patented several devices, including blood oxygenators and heat exchangers, as well as the hollow fiber tubing within the oxygenator. He held more than thirty U.S. patents. Much of his work was dedicated to improving and perfecting these devices, which were widely used for bypass surgeries and aided the lives of many Americans. His dedication to his work, constant research, and developments is clear in the many devices, studies, and years of service he provided.

Ronald J. Leonard passed away, January 14, 2007, at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, when he was 67 years old.

Separated Materials:

The Division of Medicine and Science holds artifacts related to this collection (Accession #: 2007.0106.01-13) documenting oxygenators, heat exchangers, an artificial heart valve, and vascular graft.

Provenance:

Donated to the Archives Center in 2007 by Leona Leonard.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Medical innovations  Search this

Medical instruments and apparatus  Search this

Heart -- Surgery  Search this

Cardiology  Search this

Medical Equipment  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diagrams

Design drawings

Notes

Lecture notes

Reports

Slides (photographs)

Citation:

Ronald J. Leonard Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1109

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Ronald J. Leonard Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bdfb4ecf-a6c9-4ac0-bd73-fe33522b4753

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1109

Collection Creator:

Dehner, Dorothy, 1901-1994  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 30

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1969

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

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:

Dorothy Dehner papers, 1920-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided in part by The Walton Family Foundation.

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Dorothy Dehner papers

Dorothy Dehner papers / Series 4: Writings / 4.1: Writings by Dorothy Dehner

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97de8ef71-0f56-4ada-a315-a4f5c42cd689

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-dehndoro-ref1508

Creator:

Campbell, Catherine H., 1916-1989  Search this

Subject:

Hopper, Jo N. (Josephine Nivison)  Search this

Hopper, Edward  Search this

Citation:

Catherine H. Campbell papers, 1856-1987, bulk 1970-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Women art historians  Search this

Women art critics  Search this

Theme:

Photography  Search this

Women  Search this

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7302

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209455

AAA_collcode_campcath

Theme:

Photography

Women

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209455

Collection Creator:

Martin, Fred, 1927-  Search this

Container:

Box 7, Folder 24

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1979

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

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:

Fred Martin papers, circa 1949-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Fred Martin papers

Fred Martin papers / Series 3: Writings / 3.3: General Writings / Lectures

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98732d7d2-72a7-441e-b08c-cb2d2dfb28f9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-martfred-ref173

Collection Creator:

Martin, Fred, 1927-  Search this

Container:

Box 7, Folder 25

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1979

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

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:

Fred Martin papers, circa 1949-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Fred Martin papers

Fred Martin papers / Series 3: Writings / 3.3: General Writings / Lectures

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e8879e6f-2868-43c4-aa90-fb7d39ef0b0e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-martfred-ref174

Collection Creator:

Martin, Fred, 1927-  Search this

Extent:

6.2 Linear feet (Boxes 2-8)

.008 Gigabytes (ER0001)

Type:

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Date:

circa 1950-2013

Scope and Contents:

The writings series is comprised of Martin's studio notes, travel journals, and general writings including manuscript drafts and lecture notes. Studio notes are interspersed with drawings and other types of notes and occasional article or chapter drafts, initially recorded by hand in notebooks, and eventually typed into a computer. Travel journals are comprised of notes and journal entries as well as sketches and watercolors related to particular trip locations. General writings include article drafts for Art Week and Art International, as well as manuscript drafts, lecture and panel notes, various other types of notes, and limited writings by others.

Arrangement:

The writings series is arranged as three subseries:

Subseries 3.1: Studio Notes, circa 1950-2013

Subseries 3.2: Travel Journals, circa 1987-1995

Subseries 3.3: General Writings, circa 1952-2013

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

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:

Fred Martin papers, circa 1949-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.martfred, Series 3

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Fred Martin papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96df560dc-1182-4f35-8e51-d5da489329c9

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-martfred-ref25

Creator:

Adler, Samuel, 1898-1979  Search this

Extent:

2.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

1902-1980

bulk 1927-1980

Summary:

The Samuel Adler papers measure 2.2 linear feet and date from 1902-1980, with the bulk of the records dating from 1927-1980. The collections sheds light on Adler's career through personal and professional papers, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographic materials, and sound recordings.

Scope and Contents:

The Samuel Adler papers measure 2.2 linear feet and date from 1902-1980, with the bulk of the records dating from 1927-1980. The collections sheds light on Adler's career through personal and professional papers, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographic materials, and sound recordings.

Personal and professional papers consist of Adler's identification cards, marriage certificate, scant notes on painting, and some studio insurance records. Correspondence is comprised of personal and professional letters about exhibitions, purchase of artwork, Adler's artist-in-residence position at Notre Dame University, and more. The series also contains a guestbook from an Adler exhibition at Rehn Gallery, several of Adler's sketches and drawings, lecture notes from classes he taught, and other writings on contemporary art.

Printed materials include exhibition catalogs, invitations, and announcements of Adler's solo and group shows, ephemera from Adler's speaking engagements, scant writings about Adler and reproductions of his work, and a copy of Education and the Imagination, edited by Irving Kaufman, which includes a chapter by Samuel Adler titled "Imagination and the Artist."

Six scrapbook volumes and 2 folders of scrapbook contents document Adler's career through a myriad of materials including awards and certificates, correspondence including letters about Adler's teaching positions, printed material, an inventory of artworks from Adler's estate, and more.

Photographic materials depict Adler, his family, friends, and works of art. Nine sound recordings are of interviews, radio programs, and lectures.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as five series.

Series 1: Personal and Professional Papers, 1926-1975 (Box 1; 8 folders)

Series 2: Printed Materials, circa 1945-1977 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Scrapbooks, 1945-1980 (Box 1, Bound Volumes 4-9; 1.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Photographic Materials, 1902-1972 (Box 2; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 5: Sound Recordings, 1957-1979 (Box 2-3; 0.3 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Samuel Adler (1898-1979) was an abstract painter, sculptor, and educator active in New York, New York.

Under special arrangement, Adler was admitted to the National Academy of Design at age 13 for a six-year program, studying under Leon Kroll, Charles Louis Hinton, and others. He did not graduate, and instead became a professional violinist, playing for conductors Henry Hadley and Bruno Walter, and he studied under Harold Eisenberg and Herbert Butler.

In 1933, Adler left his music career to work on his art and offered private classes in painting and drawing. During World War II, he designed radio housings for the Army. In 1948, Adler had his first one-man show at Joseph Luyber Galleries, New York, and began teaching at New York University. He went on to have solo shows at various museums and galleries including University of Indiana, Louisville Art Center, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, University of Georgia, Frank Rehn Gallery, Notre Dame University, Rose Fried Gallery, and Krannert Art Museum. His work was also featured in group shows widely throughout the United States and abroad.

In the 1950s Adler contributed a chapter titled "Imagination and the Artist" to Education and the Imagination (1958), edited by Irving Kaufman. His work can be found in the permanent collections of Brooklyn Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Newark Museum, Norfolk Museum, and others.

Separated Materials:

Papers loaned for microfilming on reel D231, including: correspondence (with correspondents such as Morris Blackburn, Glenn Raymond Bradshaw, Howard S. Conant, Lamar Dodd, Ernest Fiene, Anthony Lauck, Sidney Laufman, Arthur Osver, John Rood, and Hudson D. Walker); three scrapbooks, 1944-1955; catalogs; and gallery literature were returned to Samuel Adler after microfilming and are not described in the collection Container Inventory.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in several installments from 1965 to 1980 by Samuel Adler and his wife, Beverly Adler.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References 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:

Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Scrapbooks  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Citation:

Samuel Adler papers, 1902-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.adlesamu

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Samuel Adler papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93c1437e7-5dab-4de0-a149-67ebceef995a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-adlesamu

Creator:

Campbell, Catherine H.  Search this

Names:

Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967  Search this

Hopper, Jo N. (Josephine Nivison), 1883-1968  Search this

Extent:

4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1856-1987

bulk 1970-1987

Summary:

The papers of art historian, art critic, and collector Catherine H. Campbell measure 4 linear feet and date from 1856 to 1987, with the bulk of the records dating from 1970 to 1987. The collection sheds light on Campbell's research of nineteenth century painters, engravers, and photographers in Maine and the White Mountains of New Hampshire through correspondence, writings, lecture notes, and research files.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of art historian, art critic, and collector Catherine H. Campbell measure 4 linear feet and date from 1856 to 1987, with the bulk of the records dating from 1970 to 1987. The collection sheds light on Campbell's research of nineteenth century painters, engravers, and photographers in Maine and the White Mountains of New Hampshire through correspondence, writings, lecture notes, and research files.

Personal and professional papers include a Christmas card and two notes from Edward and Jo Hopper. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Campbell's lectures and research.

Lecture and writing files include manuscripts and notes, and drafts of a master's thesis, "Crawford Notch in Fact and Fancy" (1976); some also include correspondence, printed materials, and slide lists. Files for the exhibition The White Mountains: Place and Perceptions (1980) include correspondence, printed materials, lists of paintings, and additional ephemera from the University of New Hampshire.

Research files are primarily comprised of notes on artists and sites in New Hampshire, printed and photographic materials, and correspondence between Campbell and librarians, archivists, collectors, and other researchers about artists and related topics. Also found are photocopied writings and printed materials from the nineteenth century, information about sales of artwork, exhibition ephemera, and sketches by James Buckley. A substantial portion of the research files consists of card files of bibliographic information, research notes, and quotations.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as two series.

Series 1: Personal and Professional Papers, 1944, 1946, 1970-1983 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 2: Research Files, 1856-1987, bulk 1970-1987 (Box 1-6; 3.5 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Catherine H. Campbell (1916-1989) was an art historian, collector, and art critic in New Hampshire whose scholarly focus was on nineteenth-century landscape painters, engravers, and photographers living and traveling in New Hampshire and Maine.

Campbell attended SUNY Albany for her bachelor's and master's degrees and worked as an art critic for a local newspaper during those years. While her own artwork was exhibited in Albany and New York City, Campbell was known primarily for her articles written for magazines, newspapers, and art journals. She also lectured at museums and historical societies, and contributed writings for the exhibition, The White Mountains: Place and Perceptions (1980). Campbell published one book, New Hampshire Scenery: A Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Artists of New Hampshire Mountain Landscapes, in 1985.

Provenance:

The material on reel 3134 was donated in 1971 and 1978 by Catherine H. Campbell. The bulk of the collection was donated in 1990 by Joanna Campbell Dellenbaugh, Campbell's daughter.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Art historians -- New Hampshire  Search this

Art critics -- New Hampshire  Search this

Topic:

Women art historians  Search this

Women art critics  Search this

Citation:

Catherine H. Campbell papers, 1856-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.campcath

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Catherine H. Campbell papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cdc387ca-62d2-4605-8041-cb48ebbd1122

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-campcath

Creator:

Martin, Fred, 1927-  Search this

Extent:

10.8 Linear feet

.886 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Sketchbooks

Drawings

Interviews

Date:

circa 1949-2022

Summary:

The Fred Martin papers measure 10.8 linear feet and 0.886 gigabytes and date from circa 1949-2022. Martin's career as a painter, author, arts administrator, and educator are highlighted in biographical material, correspondence, writings, personal business records, exhibition and gallery files, teaching files, printed material, photographic material, and artwork.

Scope and Contents:

The Fred Martin papers measure 10.8 linear feet and 0.886 gigabytes and date from circa 1949-2022. Martin's career as a painter, author, arts administrator, and educator are highlighted in biographical material, correspondence, writings, personal business records, exhibition and gallery files, teaching files, printed material, photographic material, and artwork.

Biographical material includes school records and transcripts, resumes and membership materials, and personalized astrological charts, as well as signature books related to award ceremonies and birthday celebrations. Correspondence is a combination of personal and professional, and is organized by year. The writings series is comprised of Martin's studio notes, travel journals, and general writings including manuscript drafts and lecture notes. Personal business records include daily planners, employment records with a particular emphasis on the San Francisco Art Institute, itineraries and travel documents, mailing lists, painting lists, conference documentation, and shipping documents.

Exhibition and gallery files include documents related to galleries and museums Martin had exhibited or sold artwork with, as well as files related to select shows from Martin's career. Teaching files includes course outlines and lesson notes as well as curriculum planning documents for the San Francisco Art Institute. Printed material includes exhibition announcements and invitations, exhibition catalogs, and clippings related both to Fred Martin and his Art Week article series, as well as printed copied of select publications by Martin. Photographic material includes photographs of Martin's artwork as well as that of other artists, slides of artwork for certain years, and some photographs of friends and family. Artwork includes works on paper including watercolors created in Rome.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as nine series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1949-2014 (0.3 Linear feet; box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1955-2022 (1 Linear foot; boxes 1-2)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1950-2013 (6.2 Linear feet; boxes 2-8; 0.008 Gigabytes: ER0001)

Series 4: Personal Business Records (1 Linear foot; Boxes 8-9)

Series 5: Exhibition and Gallery Files, circa 1958-2012 (0.5 Linear feet; Boxes 9-10; 0.53 Gigabytes: ER0002-ER0006)

Series 6: Teaching Files, circa 1967-2011 (0.7 Linear feet; Box 10; 0.348 Gigabytes: ER0007)

Series 7: Printed Material, circa 1951-2016 (0.5 Linear feet; Boxes 10-11)

Series 8: Photographic Material , circa 1950s-2000s (0.2 Linear feet; Box 12)

Series 9: Artwork, circa 1960s-1990s (0.2 Linear feet; Box 12)

Biographical / Historical:

Fred Martin (1927-2022) was a painter, author, arts administrator, and educator in San Francisco, California.

Born in San Francisco on June 13, 1927, Martin's family relocated to the East Bay when he was a child, and he was raised in Alameda and Oakland primarily. Focusing on art early in his life, Martin received his bachelor's degree in 1949 and master's degree in 1954, both from the University of California at Berkeley. Soon after graduation Martin began working as a registrar at the Oakland Art Museum for four years before joining the San Francisco Art Institute (then known as the California School of Fine Arts) as a gallery director and faculty member. He served as the director of the San Francisco Art Institute from 1965 until 1975, after which he continued teaching and was later named the Emeritus Dean of Academic Affairs.

Martin had his first solo exhibition in 1949 at the Contemporary Gallery in Sausalito, California, and his work was included that same year in a group exhibition of painting and sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The Oakland Museum of California organized a retrospective exhibition in 2003.

Martin's writing was key to his practice and shaped his artistic and teaching careers. He served as a contributing editor to Artweek from 1976-1992. He also authored a number of artists' books including Beulah Land, published by Crown Point Press in 1966; A Travel Book, published by Arion Press in 1977; and From an Antique Land, published in 1979 by Green Gates Press. His work is represented in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Oakland Art Museum, the Richmond Art Center, the Crocker Art Museum, the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Martin continued to teach until his retirement in 2016. He passed away at his home in Berkeley, California on October 8, 2022.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds an interview of Fred Martin conducted 1980 Aug. 27-Sept. 19, by Terry St. John, for the Archives of American Art.

Provenance:

A small portion of the collection was donated in 1975 by Fred Martin. The bulk of the collection was donated in 2023 by Demian Martin, Fred Martin's son.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References 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:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Educators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Arts administrators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Authors -- California -- Santa Barbara  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sketchbooks

Drawings

Interviews

Citation:

Fred Martin papers, circa 1949-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.martfred

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Fred Martin papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e6bbd9c8-74ba-46be-b08e-ce6dd647d7fe

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-martfred

Collection Creator:

Adler, Samuel, 1898-1979  Search this

Extent:

8 Folders (Box 1)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1926-1975

Scope and Contents:

Biographical materials include identification cards, marriage certificate, scant notes on painting, and some studio insurance records. Correspondence is comprised of personal and professional letters including correspondence about exhibitions, purchase of artwork, and Adler's artist-in-residence position at Notre Dame University. Correspondents include Joseph Luyber Galleries, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, artists Lamar Dodd and Warren Doolittle, Adler's students, and others. Some holiday cards, postcards, financial records, and printed materials are also present in the correspondence files. Also found here is a guestbook from an Adler exhibition at Rehn Gallery, several of Adler's sketches and drawings, lecture notes from classes he taught, and other writings on contemporary art.

Additional correspondence and other professional papers can be found in Series 3: Scrapbooks.

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

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:

Samuel Adler papers, 1902-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.adlesamu, Series 1

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b96ac0b2-226f-47dd-af51-6f33d5d1ad33

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Adler, Samuel, 1898-1979  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

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:

Samuel Adler papers, 1902-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

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Samuel Adler papers / Series 1: Personal and Professional Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a01599a8-68e7-46d0-b1ff-2ae2b88c9041

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-adlesamu-ref21

Collection Creator:

Campbell, Catherine H.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Catherine H. Campbell papers, 1856-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

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Catherine H. Campbell papers

Catherine H. Campbell papers / Series 1: Personal and Professional Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99278257d-3a93-4d9e-847e-1e1ef4fbe4b1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-campcath-ref16

Collection Creator:

Pertha, Hilda, 1911-2011  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1978-1979

Collection Restrictions:

Hilda Pertha's journals in Series 3 are access restricted; written permission is required. Contact Reference Services for more information.

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

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.

The donor has retained all intellectual property rights, including copyright, that they may own.

Collection Citation:

Hilda Pertha papers, 1938-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Hilda Pertha papers / Series 4: Writings and Writing Projects

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9560d4fcb-5b6d-4acd-935c-a9e351a646a0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-perthild-ref80

Creator:

Weinberg, Helen Joy, 1900-1994  Search this

Names:

Kimball, Arthur Henry, 1870-1944  Search this

Pross, Paul E. (Paul Edward)  Search this

Extent:

3.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sketchbooks

Date:

1908-1987

Summary:

The Helen Joy Weinberg papers measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1908 to 1987. The collection sheds light on Weinberg's career through personal and professional papers, writings, printed material, and sketchbooks.

Scope and Contents:

The Helen Joy Weinberg papers measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1908 to 1987. The collection sheds light on Weinberg's career through personal and professional files, writings, printed material, and 29 sketchbooks.

Personal and professional files include biographical sketches and resumes, inventories of artwork, photos of Weinberg and her paintings, art organization records, and one file pertaining to Weinberg's father, Arthur Kimball, that includes printed materials, a few sketches, and photos of Kimball and his artwork. Also included in this series is correspondence that documents Weinberg's poetry, publication of her artwork, art awards, exhibitions, and more; and personal business records such as calls for art submissions, contracts, financial records, and scant correspondence.

Writings consist of 12 notebooks of Weinberg's notes on Jewish art, Israeli art, modern art, Byzantine art, art movements, her own artwork, and miscellaneous topics. Also included are loose writings on Jewish art, Weinberg's ideas for inventions, lecture notes, and a biographical sketch written by Weinberg about her father. Printed materials consist of brochures and calendars listing Weinberg's exhibitions and talks, clippings and other printed materials that document Weinberg's career, exhibition catalogs, announcements and invitations, and ephemera from Distelheim Galleries.

Weinberg's sketchbooks are numbered and dated, and filled mostly with sketches in marker, pen, pencil, and oil pastel, though some sketchbooks also include watercolors.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as four series.

Series 1: Personal and Professional Papers, 1908-1987 (Box 1; .5 linear feet)

Series 2: Writings, circa 1940s-1970 (Box 1; .4 linear feet)

Series 3: Printed Materials, 1921-1983 (Box 1-2; .5 linear feet)

Series 4: Sketchbooks, 1940s-1981 (Boxes 2-3, OV 4; 1.7 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Helen Joy Weinberg (1900-1994) was a painter and printmaker from, and active in, Chicago, Illinois.

Weinberg was the daughter of Arthur Henry Kimball (originally named Kaiser) who was a designer, garment manufacturer, and painter. After moving to Chicago with her family in 1909, Weinberg studied printmaking with Max Kahn at the Art Institute of Chicago, and with Misch Kohn at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She also studied painting with Gerald Landt at the Summer School of Painting in Saugatuck, Michigan.

In addition to painting and printmaking, Weinberg also made ceramic and plastic jewelery, lectured in art, and taught art classes in her studio, and at Temple Emanuel and Temple Shalom in Chicago. She was also employed in advertising and public relations work and was a free-lance writer who published several poems.

Weinberg had multiple solo shows in Chicago, New York, and elsewhere, and participated in many group shows throughout the United States and in Israel. Her work is represented in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Brooklyn Museum, Israel Museum, Syracuse University, and elsewhere. She and was an active member of Artists Equity, Chicago Society of Artists, American Jewish Arts Club, and the Print Council of America.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in several installments from 1971 to 1987 by Helen Joy Weinberg.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Printmakers -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Topic:

Jewish artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sketchbooks

Citation:

Helen Joy Weinberg papers, 1908-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.weinhele

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw921f0940d-c74e-4903-a319-8add7cf7e6c3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-weinhele

Collection Creator:

Weinberg, Helen Joy, 1900-1994  Search this

Extent:

0.4 Linear feet (Box 1)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1940s-1970

Scope and Contents:

Found here are writings on Jewish art, Weinberg's ideas for inventions, lecture notes, and a biographical sketch written by Weinberg about her father. The series includes 12 notebooks that contain Weinberg's notes on Jewish art, Israeli art, modern art, Byzantine art, art movements, her own artwork, and miscellaneous topics.

Collection Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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:

Helen Joy Weinberg papers, 1908-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.weinhele, Series 2

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a08f0024-7c4e-4fe6-b7fb-2a33f48ec051

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-weinhele-ref27

Creator:

Nordness, Lee  Search this

Names:

American Art Expositions (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Cooper-Hewitt Museum  Search this

Forms and Objects (Firm)  Search this

Johnson Wax  Search this

Lee Nordness Galleries  Search this

Little Studio  Search this

Metromedia, Inc.  Search this

Nordness Gallery  Search this

Talent Discovery Company  Search this

Aronson, David, 1923-2015  Search this

Blaustein, Al H., 1924-2004  Search this

Collie, Alberto  Search this

Crawford, Ralston, 1906-1978  Search this

D'Arista, Robert, 1929-  Search this

Gibran, Kahlil, 1922-  Search this

Gikow, Ruth, 1915-1982  Search this

Grippe, Peter, 1912-  Search this

Guglielmi, Louis, 1906-1956  Search this

Hebald, Milton  Search this

Kachadoorian, Zubel, 1924-  Search this

Kearns, James  Search this

Lebrun, Rico, 1900-1964  Search this

Levi, Julian E. (Julian Edwin), 1900-1982  Search this

Meigs, Walter, 1918-1988  Search this

Prestopino, Gregorio  Search this

Williams, Hiram  Search this

Zerbe, Karl, 1903-1972  Search this

Extent:

117.5 Linear feet (Boxes 1-121)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Date:

circa 1931-1992

bulk 1954-1984

Summary:

The Lee Nordness business records and papers measure 117.5 linear feet and date from circa 1931 to 1992 with the bulk of materials dating from 1954 to 1984. The records document seven New York City art-related companies with which Nordness was involved: Talent Discovery Company, The Little Studio, Ltd., American Art Expositions, Inc., Nordness Gallery, Inc., Lee Nordness Galleries Art Advisory Section, Inc., Lee Nordness Galleries Exhibition Section, Inc., and Forms & Objects, Inc. Records include correspondence, artist's files, business and legal records, inventories, financial and sales records, printed materials, scrapbooks, and photographic materials. Also found is a small group of personal papers.

Scope and Contents:

The Lee Nordness business records and papers measure 117.5 linear feet and date from circa 1931 to 1992 with the bulk of materials dating from 1954 to 1984. The records document seven New York City art-related companies with which Nordness was involved: Talent Discovery Company, The Little Studio, Ltd., American Art Expositions, Inc., Nordness Gallery, Inc., Lee Nordness Galleries Art Advisory Section, Inc., Lee Nordness Galleries Exhibition Section, Inc., and Forms & Objects, Inc. Records include correspondence, artist's files, business and legal records, inventories, financial and sales records, printed materials, scrapbooks, and photographic materials. Also found is a small group of personal papers.

More than half of the collection documents Lee Nordness' primary businesses, Nordness Gallery, Inc. and Lee Nordness Galleries Art Advisory Section, Inc. Business correspondence, artist's files, extensive project files, business and legal records, financial and sales records, inventories, printed materials, scrapbooks, and photographic materials reveal Nordness' role as an art dealer of contemporary American artwork and art consultant to companies and organizations. The records document his ability to adapt to changing external markets as well as his own interests, from dealing primarily in paintings and sculpture to promoting American fine crafts. Artists from Nordness' permanent roster are represented, including David Aronson, Al Blaustein, Alberto Collie, Ralston Crawford, Robert D'Arista, Kahlil Gibran, Ruth Gikow, Peter Grippe, Louis Guglielmi, Milton Hebald, Zubel Kachadoorian, James Kearns, Rico Lebrun, Julian Levi, Walter Meigs, Gregorio Prestopino, Hiram Williams, and Karl Zerbe. Companies and organizations represented include S.C. Johnson & Son, Co., Metromedia, and Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design. Because materials from Nordness Gallery, Inc. and Art Advisory Section were often interfiled and related, the records were not separated into different series.

The records of Lee Nordness Galleries Exhibition Section, Inc. document the exhibition and sale of artwork through correspondence, artist's files, business records, financial and sales records, and scrapbooks for artists and exhibition seasons. Forms & Objects, Inc. contains correspondence, lecture notes, public relations files, business records, financial and sales records, scrapbooks and photographic materials related to American fine crafts.

The organization and press surrounding the monumental exhibitions Art:USA:58 and Art:USA:59 are illustrated in the correspondence, banking records, founding documents, newspaper clippings, paid bill receipts, and sales invoices of the American Art Expositions, Inc. records. Photographs of the Art:USA:59 artists taken by Fred Darrah are also found here.

The bulk of the records of The Little Studio, Inc. are financial records and sales invoices. Lee Nordness' involvement in the gallery is also documented through correspondence and business records. The records of Talent Discovery Company are primarily financial, including banking records, receipts, and tax records. Also found are shipping records, correspondence, and inventory cards.

There are few personal papers of Lee Nordness, the bulk of which are related to his involvement with his tenant cooperative. Also found is scattered correspondence, a scrapbook, and travel documents.

Records for the various companies were co-mingled upon accession. AAA has attempted to place papers in Nordness' original order based on discussions with Nordness and evidence from the records. However, researchers should note there is significant interfiling of the companies' records throughout the collection, especially scrapbooks and photographs. Researchers are strongly encouraged to use dates and keywords to help discover related materials throughout all series.

Abbreviations were often written by the gallery in the upper left-hand corner of a document to indicate to which company the record should be filed. Abbreviations used include: Nordness Gallery, "NG" or "LN"; Art Advisory Section, "AA" or "LN"; Exhibition Section, "ES" or "E/S"; Forms & Objects, "F/O"; American Art Expositions, "AAE"; The Little Studio, "TLS"; and, Talent Discovery Company, "TDC."

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 7 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Nordness Gallery, Inc. and Lee Nordness Galleries Art Advisory Section, Inc., circa 1938-1992, bulk 1958-1982 (67.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-67, 117-119)

Series 2: Lee Nordness Galleries Exhibition Section, Inc., 1938-1985 (25.5 linear feet; Boxes 68-93, 120, FC 122)

Series 3: Forms & Objects, Inc., circa 1931, circa 1959-1984 (13.5 linear feet; Boxes 93-106, 120)

Series 4: American Art Expositions, Inc., 1955-1968 (1.4 linear feet; Boxes 106-107)

Series 5: The Little Studio, Inc., 1947-1969 (7.7 linear feet; Boxes 108-115, 121)

Series 6: Talent Discovery Company, 1953-1957 (0.9 linear feet; Boxes 115-116, 121)

Series 7: Personal Papers of Lee Nordness, 1948-1976 (0.7 linear feet; Box 116)

Biographical / Historical:

New York City gallerist and entrepreneur Lee Nordness (1922-1995) was born in Olympia, Washington. He studied art in college and received a bachelor's degree from Uppsala University in Sweden. From 1954-1956, Nordness ran a small gallery, Talent Discovery Company, out of his apartment in New York City. Around 1955, Nordness became the director of The Little Studio, Ltd., a gallery started by Richard Kollmer in 1952 to showcase moderately priced artwork by young artists. Nordness took over the business in 1957; it closed in April 1963.

In 1958, Nordness incorporated American Art Expositions, Inc. to organize Art:USA:58, a large exposition of contemporary American art held at Madison Square Garden. The following year Art:USA:59 was held at the New York Coliseum.

Lee Nordness opened his own gallery, Nordness Gallery, Inc., in December 1957 on Madison Avenue. The gallery promoted a roster of contemporary painters and sculptors, including David Aronson, Al Blaustein, Alberto Collie, Ralston Crawford, Robert D'Arista, Kahlil Gibran, Ruth Gikow, Peter Grippe, Milton Hebald, Zubel Kachadoorian, James Kearns, Julian Levi, Walter Meigs, Gregorio Prestopino, Hiram Williams, Karl Zerbe, and the estates of Louis Guglielmi and Rico Lebrun. In 1966, Lee Nordness reorganized his businesses. He closed Nordness Gallery and opened Lee Nordness Art Advisory Section, an art consulting service to corporations, collectors, museums, and individuals, and Lee Nordness Galleries Exhibition Sections, Inc. to handle exhibitions and the sale of paintings and sculptures.

Lee Nordness had an interest in American crafts and, beginning in 1968, he added a permanent roster of American craftmakers to exhibit alongside paintings and sculpture. He opened Forms & Objects, Inc. to handle the exhibition and sales of fine crafts such as ceramics, fiber, glass, metal and wood. With a need for additional exhibition space, the gallery moved a few blocks off Madison Avenue to 236-238 East 75th Street.

Nordness traveled the globe to assemble prominent collections for clients, such as Art:USA, a collection of contemporary works by 102 American artists for S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Art:USA traveled throughout the United States and Europe in the mid-late 1960s before being donated to the National Collection of Fine Arts (Smithsonian Institution). In the late 1960s, he assembled a collection of 300 American craft objects for S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. called Objects:USA, which toured throughout the United States and Europe. This collection was disassembled in the late 1970s, many of the works donated to the Museum of Arts and Design, formerly the Museum of Contemporary Craft.

Nordness closed his New York galleries in the mid-1980s. Soon after, he moved to Belfair, Washington and opened Lee Nordness Galleries, Inc. in 1986. He passed away in 1995 in Washington.

Separated Materials:

Three microfilm reels of material were loaned to the Archives of American Art by Lee Nordness in 1959 regarding American Art Exposition, Inc.'s Art:USA 58 and Art:USA:59. Microfilm includes correspondence, catalogs, visitor lists, press releases, lists of artwork, financial records, and advertising materials and is available on reels NAU1, NAU2 and NAU3.

Later, in 1964 and 1969, Lee Nordness loaned original materials for microfilming compiled by Nordness Gallery about the careers of Gregorio Prestopino, Julian E. Levi, and Lee Gatch, including correspondence, exhibition materials, biographical information, clippings, and photographs. Loaned material is available on reels N69-21 and D169. Original materials were returned to Nordness, but some may have been included in later donations and those originals have been integrated with the other donated records.

The contents of microfilm reels are not described in the container listing of this finding aid.

Provenance:

The Lee Nordness business records and papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in several increments by Lee Nordness in 1976, 1986 and as a bequest in 1996. Original materials were also lent by Nordness in 1964 and 1969 for microfilming, some of which may have been included in subsequent donations.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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:

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Citation:

Lee Nordness business records and papers, circa 1931-1992, bulk 1954-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collection Care Preservation Fund

Identifier:

AAA.nordlee

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw965a089d3-b459-436d-8468-e7e559fd7043

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-nordlee

Collection Creator:

Nordness, Lee  Search this

Extent:

13.5 Linear feet (Boxes 93-106, 120)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1959-1984

circa 1931

Scope and Contents:

Forms & Objects, Inc. is documented through correspondence with artists, lecture notes, public relations materials, business records, financial and sales records, scrapbooks and photographic materials.

Arrangement:

This series is arranged as 7 subseries:

Missing Title

3.1: Correspondence, circa 1959-1984

3.2: Lectures, 1971-1973

3.3: Public Relations Files, 1964-1971

3.4: Business Records, 1960s-1970s

3.5: Financial and Sales Records, 1968-1983

3.6: Scrapbooks, circa 1931, 1960s-1970s

3.7: Photographic Materials, circa 1960s-1970s

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:

Lee Nordness business records and papers, circa 1931-1992, bulk 1954-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collection Care Preservation Fund

Identifier:

AAA.nordlee, Series 3

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91c3a333b-d070-4ec4-a4fc-0caf95b82b9a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-nordlee-ref2116

Creator:

Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas  Search this

Names:

Belvedere, DeKalb, and Southern Railway  Search this

Chicago Traction and Subway Commission  Search this

Detroit Rapid Transit System  Search this

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority  Search this

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Calif.)  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Extent:

5 Film reels

5 Cubic feet (11 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Film reels

16mm films

Motion pictures (visual works)

Reports

Place:

Detroit (Mich.)

Texas

Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)

Fremont (Neb.)

Columbus (Neb.)

New York

Boston (Mass.)

Chicago (Ill.)

Death Valley

Date:

1906-2003

bulk 1906-1918

Summary:

Collection documents the engineering firm of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas through reports prepared for a variety of clients.

Scope and Contents:

These records contain reports (some containing photographs and full size drawings folded) from the New York engineering firm of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas. Included are typewritten and printed reports for a variety of clients. The bulk of the reports relate to power and transportation. The collection includes five 16mm motion picture films, relating to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: Background Materials, 1960-2003

Series 2: Reports, 1906-1918

Series 3: Moving Image, 1960 and undated

Biographical / Historical:

On January 1, 1885, William Barclay Parsons (1859-1932) and his younger brother Henry de Berkeley Parsons founded a consulting engineering firm in New York City. The brothers combined their talents as civil and mechanical engineers to create a firm that would making a lasting mark on designing and constructing infrastructure. Among the firm's most notable projects were the original IRT line of the New York City Subway, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART), the Cape Cod Canal, and the charting the course of a railway in China from Hankow (Wuhan) to Canton (Guangzhou). The firm also designed and built large water supply systems, railroads, hydro-electric dams, refrigeration warehouses, marine terminals, and conducted survey work. Through the years, the firm diversified its engineering competence and knowledge by adding partners: Eugene A. Klapp (b. 1867), chief engineer and bridge specialist; Henry M. Brinckerhoff (b. 1868), a traction engineer; Walter J. Douglas (b. 1872), structural engineer and bridge specialist; and Maurice Quade (1900-1966), structural engineer. The firm had several name changes and became known as Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas with both domestic and foreign offices. Today the company operates in the fields of strategic consulting, planning, engineering, construction management, infrastructure and community planning. Parsons Brinckerhoff was acquired by WSP Global in 2014.

Sources

Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas Notes, December 1960.

Bobrick, Benson. Parsons Brinckerhoff The First 100 Years. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1985.

Petroski, Henry. "William Barclay Parsons," American Scientist, Volume 96, No. 4, July-August 2008, pp. 280-283.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series: Streetcars and Subways (AC0060)

Materials at Other Organizations

New York Public Library

William Barclay Parsons papers, 1880-1939

Collection consists of correspondence, lecture notes, and materials used in preparation of Parsons's book, Engineers and Engineering in the Renaissance, published in 1939. Correspondence, 1881-1900, relates to his student days at the Columbia University School of Mines, appointments to various railroads, and activity as Columbia trustee. Notes on lectures about mining at Columbia, 1880-1881, are illustrated with drawings and plates. Materials used in the preparation of Parsons's book include final typescript, proofs, illustrations, maps, notebooks, and other source materials.

Columbia University

Papers, 1899-1915

Correspondence including letters from Grover Cleveland, Gilbert Parker, and printed monographs and magazine articles. Mr. Parsons' diaries of Panama Canal years and World War I have been catalogued as book manuscripts.

Provenance:

The initial collection was donated in 1967, presumably by the firm of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, to the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History).

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Wharves  Search this

Subways -- New York (N.Y.)  Search this

Tunnels  Search this

Subways  Search this

Subways -- Boston (Mass.)  Search this

Dams  Search this

Railroads  Search this

Bridges  Search this

Genre/Form:

16mm films

Motion pictures (visual works) -- 20th century

Reports

Citation:

Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas Records Collection, 1905-ca. 1970s, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0969

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Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8230e4602-bf03-4ee0-b6f3-2b448d7e950a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0969

Creator:

Cusumano, Stefano, 1912-1975  Search this

Names:

Adler, Samuel, 1898-1979  Search this

Breuning, Margaret  Search this

Delevante, Sidney, 1894-  Search this

Extent:

1.2 Items (linear ft.(partially microfilmed on 2 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1928-1979

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence; notes; sketchbooks; photographs; clippings, and printed material.

REELS 296-297: Biographical material; Letters from Samuel Adler, Sidney Delevante, Margaret Breuning and others; poems and lectures; notes and drafts for a book on structure and drawing; catalogs, photographs and printed material.

REEL D254: Personal and business correspondence; American and Italian exhibition catalogs and notices; notebooks; sketchbooks; a scrapbook; lectures and printed matter used as teaching material; and photographs of Cusumano and his work.

UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; notes for an unpublished book; notes for lectures; an undated sketchbook; clippings and other printed material; xerox copies of reviews; and Cusumano's 1929 high school yearbook designed by him.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter; New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

Material on reel D254 lent for microfilming by Stefano Cusumano 1966. All other materials donated by Stefano and Mrs. Cusumano, 1972-1982.

Occupation:

Painters  Search this

Topic:

Art, American -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.cusustef

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f7c7d492-deef-4d5c-8eb3-6e210f2d3308

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cusustef