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Creator:

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

Bunch, Lonnie G.  Search this

United States. Department of Agriculture  Search this

National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.  Search this

Names:

Go Forth and Serve: Black Land Grant Colleges (Exhibition) (Washington, D.C.: 1990)  Search this

Howard University  Search this

Former owner:

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

Extent:

1 Cubic foot

18 Videocassettes (VHS)

15 Cassette tapes

38 Videocassettes (Video 8)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Videocassettes (vhs)

Cassette tapes

Videocassettes (video 8)

Videotapes

Oral history

Interviews

Audiotapes

Date:

1992-1993

Summary:

An oral history project that grew out of the exhibit "Go Forth and Serve" which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the drafting of the second Morrill Act, which provided funds for the founding of land grant schools of higher education for black students.

Scope and Contents:

Oral history interviews, on film and audio, on the subject of African American land grant colleges, conducted in conjunction with the exhibition "Go Forth and Serve" at the National Museum of American History in 1990.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into one series. It is organized alphabetically by the name of college or university that is the subject of the interview.

Biographical / Historical:

"Go Forth and Serve", an exhibition curated by Lonnie Bunch and Spencer Crew, opened in March 1990 at the National Museum of American History to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the drafting of the second Morrill Act, which provided funds for the founding of land grant schools of higher education for black students. The exhibition was co-sponsored by the Department of Agriculture and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. There was a subsequent newsletter, and oral interviews were conducted.

Provenance:

Collection made by the Smithsonian Institution Division of Cultural History, National Museum of American History.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Reference copies must be used. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room.

Rights:

Reproduction may be limited due to intellectual property rights. No releases exist.

Topic:

Alcorn State University  Search this

Tennessee State University  Search this

Fort Valley State University  Search this

South Carolina State University  Search this

Delaware State University  Search this

Prairie View A & M University  Search this

West Virginia State University  Search this

Langston University  Search this

Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.)  Search this

University of Maryland Eastern Shore  Search this

Kentucky State University  Search this

State universities and colleges  Search this

Genre/Form:

Videotapes -- 1990-2000

Oral history -- 1950-2000

Interviews -- 1950-2000

Audiotapes -- 1950-2000

Citation:

Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection, 1992-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0614

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Go Forth and Serve: African American Land Grant Colleges Audiovisual Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ba9d0324-51aa-4f0c-8584-230fd86526d1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0614

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this

Extent:

245 Linear feet ((376 boxes and 10 map drawers))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1878-1965

Summary:

The records in this collection embody the administrative functions of the Bureau of American Ethnology from 1879 to 1965. The collection consists of correspondence, card files, registers, official notices, annual and monthly work reports, research statements, research proposals, grant applications, personnel action requests, notices of personnel action, meeting minutes, purchase orders and requisitions, property records, biographical sketches, resolutions, newspaper clippings, reviews of publications, drafts of publications, circulars, programs, pamphlets, announcements, illustrations, cartographic materials, photographic prints, photographic negatives, bibliographies, and reprinted publications.

Scope and Contents:

The records in this collection embody the administrative functions of the Bureau of American Ethnology from 1879 to 1965. The collection consists of correspondence, card files, registers, official notices, annual and monthly work reports, research statements, research proposals, grant applications, personnel action requests, notices of personnel action, meeting minutes, purchase orders and requisitions, property records, biographical sketches, resolutions, newspaper clippings, reviews of publications, drafts of publications, circulars, programs, pamphlets, announcements, illustrations, cartographic materials, photographic prints, photographic negatives, bibliographies, and reprinted publications.

Correspondence comprises the bulk of this collection. A significant portion of this correspondence originates from the Bureau's duty to field inquiries regarding North American aboriginal cultures and respond to requests relating to the duplication of BAE library and archival materials. Inquiries and requests, received from all parts of the world, were submitted by colleagues, museum curators and directors, students, professors, amateur archaeologists, government agents, military officials, Smithsonian Institution officials, artists, and members of the general public. Other correspondence reflects the Bureau's day-to-day operations and internal affairs. Subjects discussed in this correspondence include research projects, field expeditions, annual budgets, personnel matters, the acquisition of manuscripts, the disbursement of specimens, and production of BAE publications. Correspondence is occasionally accompanied by announcements, circulars, programs, pamphlets, photographs, drawings, diagrams, bibliographies, lists, newspaper clippings, and maps. Also among these records are the card files and registers of incoming and outgoing correspondence maintained by early BAE administrative staff. For a list of correspondents, see the appendix to this finding aid, available in the NAA reading room.

The majority of illustrations, artwork, and photographs that appear in this collection are associated with BAE publications, including BAE Annual Reports, BAE Bulletins, Contributions to North American Ethnology and Smithsonian Institution, Miscellaneous Collection. Maps located among the collection originate, by and large, from BAE field expeditions and research projects. BAE staff also amassed great quantities of newspaper clippings that concerned BAE research or points of interest. Of particular note are three scrapbooks comprised of clippings that relate to "mound builders" and the work of the BAE's Division of Mound Explorations.

Also worthy of note are the various records relating to the 1903 investigation of the BAE. Records related to the investigation highlight the Smithsonian Institution's longstanding dissatisfaction with the internal management of the BAE, its concerns over the BAE's loose relationship with the parent organization, and displeasure with the manner in which BAE scientific research was developing. Other materials of special interest are the various administrative records covering the period 1929 to 1946 and 1949 to 1965. The majority cover personnel matters; however, others justify the work of the BAE and bear witness to growing concerns that the BAE would eventually be absorbed by the Department of Anthropology within the United States National Museum.

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged into the following 12 series: (1) Correspondence, 1897-1965; (2) Cooperative Ethnological Investigations, 1928-1935; (3) Miscellaneous Administrative Files, 1929-1946; (4) Miscellaneous Administrative Files, 1949-1965; (5) Records Concerning the Photographic Print Collection, 1899-1919; (6) Records Concerning Employees; (7) Fiscal Records, 1901-1902 and 1945-1968; (8) Records Relating to the 1903 Investigation of the BAE; (9) Property Records and Requisitions; (10) Clippings; (11) Publications; (12) BAE Library Materials, Pamphlets and Reprints

Administrative History:

The Bureau of Ethnology was established by an act of the United States Congress on March 3, 1879, but it was largely the personal creation of the geologist and explorer Major John Wesley Powell. His earlier explorations of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon formed the basis of the Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. While exploring the area, Powell became alarmed at what he perceived to be the decline of the aboriginal way of life due to rapid depopulation. In a letter to the Secretary of the Interior, he warned that "in a few years, it will be impossible to study…Indians in their primitive condition, except from recorded history" (Hinsley). He urged swift government action; the result of which was the appropriation of $20,000 (20 Stat. 397) to transfer all documents relating to North American Indians from the Department of Interior to the Smithsonian Institution and its Secretary's appointment of Powell as director of the newly established Bureau of Ethnology, a position he held until his death in 1902. In 1897, its name was changed to the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) to underscore the limits of its geographical reaches.

Under Powell, the BAE organized the nation's earliest anthropological field expeditions, in which the characteristics and customs of native North Americans were observed firsthand and documented in official reports. Images of Indian life were captured on photographic glass plate negatives, and their songs on wax cylinder recordings. Histories, vocabularies and myths were gathered, along with material objects excavated from archaeological sites, and brought back to Washington for inclusion in the BAE manuscript library or the United States National Museum.

The fruits of these investigations were disseminated via a series of highly regarded and widely distributed publications, most notably BAE Annual Reports, BAE Bulletins, and Contributions to North American Ethnology. BAE research staff also responded routinely to inquiries posed by colleagues, government agencies, and the general public on matters ranging from artwork to warfare. Moreover, the BAE prepared exhibits on the various cultural groups it studied not only for the Smithsonian Institution, but also for large expositions held nationwide.

In 1882 Powell, under instruction of Congress, established the Division of Mound Explorations for the purpose of discovering the true origin of earthen mounds found predominately throughout the eastern United States. It was the first of three temporary, yet significant, subunits supported by the Bureau. Cyrus Thomas, head of the Division, published his conclusions in the Bureau's Annual Report of 1894, which is considered to be the last word in the controversy over the mounds' origins. With the publication of Thomas' findings, the Division's work came to a close.

The course of BAE operations remained largely the same under Powell's successors: W.J. McGee (acting director) 1902; William Henry Holmes, 1902-1910; Frederick W. Hodge, 1910-1918; J. Walter Fewkes, 1918-1928; Matthew W. Stirling, 1928-1957; Frank H.H. Roberts, Jr., 1957-1964; and Henry B. Collins (acting director), 1964-1965. However, following a 1903 internal investigation of the Bureau's administrative activities, Smithsonian officials called for a broader scope of ethnological inquiry and greater application of anthropological research methodologies. The BAE responded in 1904 by expanding agency activities to include investigations in Hawaii, the Philippines, and the Caribbean.

The BAE extended its geographical reaches once again, in the 1940s, to include Central and South America. In 1943, the Institute of Social Anthropology (ISA) was established as an independent subunit of the Bureau for the purpose of developing and promoting ethnological research throughout the American Republics. The findings of ISA-sponsored investigations were published in the six volume series, Handbook of South American Indians (BAE Bulletin 143). Julian H. Steward, editor of the Handbook, was appointed director of ISA operations and held the position until 1946 when George M. Foster assumed responsibility. The ISA was absorbed by the Institute of Inter-American Affairs in 1952, thus terminating its relationship with the BAE.

In 1946 the BAE assumed partial administrative control of the recently established River Basin Surveys (RBS), its third and final autonomous subunit. The purpose of the RBS was to salvage and preserve archaeological evidence threatened by post-World War II public works programs, more specifically the rapid construction of dams and reservoirs occurring throughout the country. Excavations conducted under the RBS yielded considerable data on early North American Indian settlements, and subsequent deliberations on this data were published as reports in various BAE Bulletins.

In 1965, the BAE merged administratively with the Smithsonian Institution's Department of Anthropology to form the Office of Anthropology within the United States National Museum (now the Department of Anthropology within the National Museum of Natural History). The BAE manuscript library, also absorbed by the Department of Anthropology, became the foundation of what is today the National Anthropological Archives (NAA).

In its 86 year existence, the BAE played a significant role in the advancement of American anthropology. Its staff included some of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries' most distinguished anthropologists, including Jeremiah Curtain, Frank Hamilton Cushing, J.O. Dorsey, Jesse Walter Fewkes, Alice Cunningham Fletcher, Albert H. Gatschet, John Peabody Harrington, John N.B. Hewitt, William Henry Holmes, Ales Hrdlicka, Neil Judd, Francis LaFlesche, Victor and Cosmo Mindeleff, James Mooney, James Pilling, Matilda Coxe Stevenson, Matthew Williams Stirling, William Duncan Strong, and William Sturtevant. The BAE also collaborated with and supported the work of many non-Smithsonian researchers, most notably Franz Boas, Frances Densmore, Gerard Fowke, Garrick Mallery, Washington Matthews, Paul Radin, John Swanton, Cyrus Thomas, and T.T. Waterman, as well as America's earliest field photographers such as Charles Bell, John K. Hillers, Timothy O'Sullivan, and William Dinwiddie. Several of its staff founded the Anthropological Society of Washington in 1880, which later became the American Anthropological Association in 1899. What is more, its seminal research continues to be drawn upon by contemporary anthropologists and government agents through the use of BAE manuscripts now housed in the NAA.

Sources Consulted:

Hinsley, Curtis. Savages and Scientists: The Smithsonian Institution and the Development of American Anthropology, 1846-1910. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981.

McGee, WJ. "Bureau of American Ethnology." The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of its First Half-Century, pp. 367-396. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1897.

Sturtevant, William. "Why a Bureau of American Ethnology?" Box 286, Functions of the BAE, Series IV: Miscellaneous Administrative Files, 1948-1965, Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, National Anthropological Archives.

Related Materials:

Additional material relating to BAE administrative affairs and research projects can be found among the National Anthropological Archives' vast collection of numbered manuscripts. Too numerous to list in this space, these include official correspondence, monthly and annual work reports, fiscal records, field notes, personal diaries, expedition logs, catalogues of specimens, vocabularies, historical sketches, maps, diagrams, drawings, bibliographies, working papers and published writings, among various other material. Most of these documents are dispersed throughout the numbered manuscript collection as single items; however, some have been culled and unified into larger units (e.g., MS 2400 is comprised of documents relating to the Division of Mound Explorations). Artwork and illustrations produced for BAE publications are also located among the NAA's numbered manuscript collection as well as its photograph collection (e.g., Photo Lot 78-51 and Photo Lot 80-6).

Photographs concerning BAE research interests can be found among the following NAA photographic lots: Photo Lot 14, Bureau of American Ethnology Subject and Geographic File ca. 1870s-1930s; Photo Lot 24, BAE Photographs of American Indians 1840s to 1960s (also known as the Source Print Collection); Photo Lot 60, BAE Reference Albums 1858-1905; and Photo Lot 85, BAE Miscellaneous Photographs 1895 to 1930. Other photographic lots include portraits of BAE staff and collaborators, namely Photo Lot 33, Portraits of Anthropologists and others 1860s-1960s; Photo Lot 68, Portraits of John Wesley Powell ca. 1890 and 1898; and Photo Lot 70, Department of Anthropology Portrait File ca. 1864-1921.

Additional materials in the NAA relating to the work of the BAE can be found among the professional papers of its staff, collaborators and USNM anthropologists. These include the papers of Ales Hrdlicka, John Peabody Harrington, Otis Mason, J.C. Pilling, Matthew Williams Stirling, and William Duncan Strong. Documents relating to the work of the BAE can be found among the records of the River Basin Surveys (1928-1969) and the Institute of Social Anthropology (1941-1952).

Records related to this collection can also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA). SIA accession 05-124 includes information regarding the 1942 transfer of six audio recordings related to the Chumash Indian language from the Bureau of American Ethnology to the National Archives, nine pages of Chumash translations, and "The Story of Candalaria, the Old Indian Basket-Maker." The Fiscal and Payroll Records of the Office of the Secretary, 1847 to 1942 (Record Unit 93), includes voucher logs, disbursement journals and daybooks of money paid out to the BAE from 1890 to 1910. BAE correspondence can also be found among the Records of the Office of the Secretary (Record Unit 776, accession 05-162). The Papers of William Henry Holmes, second director of the BAE, are also located among the SIA (Record Unit 7084).

Accession records concerning artifacts and specimens collected by the BAE are located in the registrar's office of the National Museum of Natural History.

Related collections can also be found at the National Archives and Records Administration. RG 57.3.1, the Administrative Records of the United States Geological Survey, includes register of applications for BAE ethnological expositions conducted between 1879-1882. RG 75.29, Still Pictures among the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, includes 22 photographs of Arapaho, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Comanche, Navajo, and Apache Indians taken by William S. Soule for the BAE during 1868-1875. RG 106, Records of the Smithsonian Institution, includes cartographic records (106.2) relating to Indian land cessions in Indiana created for the First Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1881 (1 item); a distribution of American Indian linguistic stock in North America and Greenland, by John Wesley Powell, for the Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, ca. 1887 (1 item); a distribution of Indian tribal and linguistic groups in South America, 1950 (1 item); the Indian tribes in North America, for Bulletin 145, Bureau of American Ethnology, 1952 (4 items). Sound Recordings (106.4) include songs and linguistic material relating to the Aleut, Mission, Chumash, and Creek, gather by the BAE in 1912, 1914, 1930-41. Some include translations (122 items).

Provenance:

The Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology were transferred to the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Archives with the merger of the BAE and the Department of Anthropology of the National Museum of Natural History in 1965. The Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Archives was renamed the National Anthropological Archives in 1968.

Restrictions:

The Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology are open for research.

Access to the Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact repository for terms of use.

Citation:

Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.XXXX.0155

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Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw391046c25-21e2-4334-a01f-9a6f734ae9cd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-xxxx-0155

Creator:

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond), 1882-1971  Search this

Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957  Search this

Donor:

Harrington, Marie Walsh  Search this

Extent:

2133 Negatives (photographic)

3 Lantern slides

174 Photographic prints (black & white)

Culture:

Mesoamerica  Search this

Southwest  Search this

Island Caribbean  Search this

Paiute  Search this

Achomawi (Pit River)  Search this

Alibamu  Search this

Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this

Cahuilla  Search this

Catawba  Search this

Chitimacha  Search this

Coushatta (Koasati)  Search this

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Hopi Pueblo  Search this

Iroquois  Search this

Kiowa  Search this

Lenape (Delaware)  Search this

Maidu  Search this

Menominee (Menomini)  Search this

Miami  Search this

Mohegan  Search this

Nanticoke  Search this

Narragansett  Search this

Niantic  Search this

Niuam (Comanche)  Search this

Osage  Search this

Northern Paiute (Paviotso)  Search this

Pomo  Search this

Potawatomi  Search this

Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this

Seminole  Search this

Tolowa  Search this

Bribri  Search this

Chiricahua Apache  Search this

Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Kickapoo [Oklahoma]  Search this

Kikapu (Mexican Kickapoo)  Search this

Mattaponi  Search this

Mississippi Choctaw  Search this

Oklahoma Delaware  Search this

Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this

Oneida  Search this

Onondaga  Search this

Pamunkey  Search this

Peoria  Search this

Seneca  Search this

Shinnecock  Search this

Sisitonwan Dakota (Sisseton Sioux)  Search this

Wyandot  Search this

Yara Taíno  Search this

Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]  Search this

Cayuga [Six Nations/Grand River (Brantford, Ontario)]  Search this

Mississauga (Missisauga)  Search this

Munsee Delaware  Search this

Wyandotte [Oklahoma]  Search this

Gay Head Wampanoag  Search this

A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Lantern slides

Photographic prints

Negatives

Place:

Cuba

Texas

Arkansas

Louisiana

Northeastern States

Missouri

California

New Mexico

Tennessee

New York

Florida

Southern States

Nevada

Mexico

Great Basin

Southwestern States

Arizona

Canada

Ecuador

Date:

1899-1947

Summary:

Includes photographs of individual tribal members, artifacts; and the following archeological sites: Hawikku (Hawikuh), Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico; Mill Creek, Tehama County, California; Coachilla Valley, California; Sandal Cave, New Mexico; Eagle Canyon, Texas; Thea Heye Cave, Pyramid Lake, Nevada; Crown Peak, Chisos Mountains, Texas; Pueblo Grande, Nevada; Salt Caves, St. Thomas, Nevada; Chuckawalla Cave, Nevada; Lovelock Cave, Pershing County, Nevada; other sites in Nevada; cacti in Brewster County, Texas and California; archaeological sites in Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, New York, and Tennessee Collection also includes a variety of scenic shots in different states; shots of persons, identified and unidentified; personal photographs of Harrington, his son, and one of his wives (ELH); and photographs taken during his expeditions to Cuba and Ecuador. Includes photographs of the Alibamu, Apache, Catawba, Cherokee, Chitimacha, Choctaw, Chumash, Comanche, Delaware, Iowa, Iroquois, Kaw, Kickapoo, Kiowa, Klamath, Koasati, Maidu, Mattaponi, Mohegan, Nanticoke, Narragansett, Navajo, Niantic (Nyantic),Ojibwa (Chippewa), Osage, Paiute, Pamunkey, Peoria, Pit River, Potawatomi, Quapaw, Sac and Fox (Sauk and Fox), Seminole, Shawnee, Tolowa, Tulare, Wampanoag, Wichita, Wyandot, Yara, and Zuni tribes.

Arrangement note:

Collection arranged by format and item number.

Biographical/Historical note:

Mark Raymond Harrington was born on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on July 6, 1882. He received his BS in 1907 and his MA in 1908 from Columbia University, where he studied under Franz Boas. He met George Heye while working at Covert's Indian store in New York in 1908 and Heye hired him shortly thereafter. Harrington spent from 1908-1911 visiting and collecting from tribes in the east and Midwest for Heye. From 1911-1915 Harrington was assistant curator at the University of Pennsylvania Museum. From 1916-1917 he conducted archeological surveys in Cuba and Arkansas, after which he spent a short time in the U.S. Army during the First World War. After his return in 1919 he started a series of archeological surveys in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nevada, and Texas. Harrington worked for George G. Heye as an archaeologist, ethnologist, field collector, and curator, primarily along the eastern seaboard, in the south, Midwest, west, Cuba and Ecuador, from 1908 to 1928. He then joined the staff of the Southwest Museum as curator until his retirement in 1964. He died in San Fernando, California on June 30, 1971. Harrington is the author of many books and several hundred articles. A partial bibliography can be found in the Mark Raymond Harrington manuscript collection in the archives of the National Museum of the American Indian, Cultural Resource Center, Suitland, Maryland.

General note:

NMAItest

Restrictions:

Access restricted. For information on this collection consult the NMAI photo archivist at 301-238-1400 or NMAIphotos@si.edu.

Rights:

Copyright restrictions apply. Contact archives staff for information.

Genre/Form:

Negatives

Photographic prints

Lantern slides

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.001.035

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4acadc0fb-6afe-4e43-9413-0684acc3dda5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-001-035

Creator:

Aubin, Barbara, 1928-2014  Search this

Names:

Art Institute of Chicago. School  Search this

Kucera, Kathryn  Search this

Extent:

5.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Video recordings

Date:

circa 1867-2006

bulk 1940-2014

Summary:

The papers of painter, teacher and curator, Barbara Aubin, measure 5.1 linear feet and date from circa 1867-2014, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-2014. The collection comprises biographical materials, correspondence, writings, exhibition files, professional files, printed materials,scrapbooks, artwork, and photographic materials.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter, teacher and curator, Barbara Aubin, measure 5.1 linear feet and date from circa 1867-2014, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-2014. The collection comprises biographical materials consisting of student records from the Art Institute of Chicago, planners and address books, resumes, and unidentified material on electronic discs; correspondence with galleries regarding exhibitions, with friends including Kathy Kucera, and others; writings including drafts and notes for articles, and poems by Aubin; exhibition files containing planning documents, promotional material, and video recordings for Send a Postcard to Barbara (1980), Women's Day (2004, 2005), and a retrospective of Aubin's work at Elmhurst College (2008); professional files consisting of 4+ Decades of Art project material, membership records, Candidate for Professor binders, letters of support from colleagues, and a files for other professional activities; printed materials mainly featuring Aubin and her artwork; scrapbooks consisting of printed materials, photographs, and other material relating to Aubin's exhibitions and career; artwork consisting of collages by Aubin, prints, and vintage paintings; and photographic materials with slides, photographic prints, and negatives of Aubin, personal snapshots of friends and family, exhibitions, and works of art.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 9 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1952-2006 (0.2 linear feet; Boxes 1, 7)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1944-2010 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1960-2006 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1979-2012 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 5: Professional Files, 1966-2012 (0.8 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 6: Printed Materials, circa 1950-2014 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1950s-2000s (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 3-4, 7)

Series 8: Artwork, circa 1867-circa 2000s (0.2 linear feet; Box 4)

Series 9: Photographic Materials, circa 1880s-2000s (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 4-7)

Biographical / Historical:

Barbara Aubin (1928-2014) was a painter, teacher, and curator in Chicago, Illinois known for her work with postcard art and collage.

In 1949, she received a B.A. in sociology from Carleton College in M.N. She went on to earn both a B.A. and M.A. in art education from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago in 1954 and 1955 respectively. After graduation, she traveled to France and Italy on the George D. Brown Foreign Travel Fellowship in 1955-1956 and to Haiti for a Fulbright Fellowship in 1958-1960.

Aubin taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1956-1958 and 1960-1967, Chicago State University in 1971-1991, and was a visiting artist at St. Louis Community College in 1980-1981. She was a member of the Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago Society of Artists, and was a founder of the Chicago Women's Caucus for Art.

Provenance:

The Barbara Aubin papers were donated in 2016 by the Barbara Aubin estate via Amie Hyman, executor and in 2023 by the Union League Club of Chicago via Mark Tunney, General Manager, and Jane Stevens, trustee.

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 -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Art museum curators -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Video recordings

Citation:

Barbara Aubin papers, circa 1867-2014, bulk 1940-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.aubibarb

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Barbara Aubin papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9dee97ff6-4aa6-4978-87a5-189e8b64d858

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-aubibarb

Collection Creator:

Aubin, Barbara, 1928-2014  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 24

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1997

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:

Barbara Aubin papers, circa 1867-2014, bulk 1940-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Barbara Aubin papers

Barbara Aubin papers / Series 4: Exhibition Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90eec0e39-9970-4ef9-97c4-b8e958cbbbac

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-aubibarb-ref38

Collection Creator:

Helwig, Harold B., 1938-2012  Search this

Davis, Lenore , 1936-1995  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot (Box 4-5)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1971-2012

Scope and Contents:

Papers related to Helwig's and Davis' involvment in professional craft organizations. For Davis, records concern the Fiber Interest Group (FIG), American Craft Council, National Institute of American Doll Artists, and Surface Design Association. Helwig's portion pertain to his work as an exhibition juror and curator; the Enamelist Society, including his work as co-founder and editor of Glass on Metal; and papers related to Thompson Enamel.

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:

Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis papers, 1940-2013. 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.helwharo, Series 5

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9fab2a0f3-8d4e-4bf5-b98a-89301b1a39cc

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-helwharo-ref107

Collection Creator:

Helwig, Harold B., 1938-2012  Search this

Davis, Lenore , 1936-1995  Search this

Extent:

1.8 Linear feet (Box 2-4)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1965-2009

Scope and Contents:

Letters from friends, colleagues, artists, museums, and curators; and business correspondence related to Lenore's workshops, artwork, video and book product sales, and commissions.

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:

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Collection Citation:

Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis papers, 1940-2013. 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.helwharo, Subseries 2.2

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Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis papers / Series 2: Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw941749651-8234-4b48-831c-46f1c7b90b80

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-helwharo-ref35

Creator:

Coe, Ralph T., 1929-2010  Search this

Extent:

12.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Date:

1928-2010, bulk 1950s-2010

Summary:

The papers of museum director, curator, writer, art historian, and collector Ralph T. Coe measure 12.5 linear feet and date from 1928 to 2010, with the bulk of the records dating from the 1950s to 2010. The papers consist of some biographical material; writings by Coe for essays, articles, and book chapters; exhibition material, most notably from Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985 (1985-1986); records from Coe's tenure at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (1959-1982); Coe's association and membership records; files related to Coe's personal collection of Native American and European art; personal business records; printed material, photographs, and audiovisual material.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of museum director, curator, writer, art historian, and collector Ralph T. Coe measure 12.5 linear feet and date from 1928 to 2010, with the bulk of the records dating from the 1950s to 2010. Biographical material includes resumes, contact and address information, and some ephemera. Writings consist of notes, essays, articles, and book chapters written by Coe on collecting, Native American art, European art, and museology. Exhibition material, most notably from Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985 (1985-1986), document Coe's involvement with various exhibitions as curator, consultant, and catalogue contributor. Records from Coe's time at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (1959-1982) include administrative papers and correspondence, some exhibition material, and papers related to Coe's resignation as director in 1982. Coe's association and membership records document his affiliation with various collections, government institutions, professional societies, and non-profit organizations. Coe's collector files consist of papers related to the purchase of Native American and European art for both himself and on behalf of Henry Bloch, as well as art loans from Coe's personal collection and tours held at his home. Personal business records consist of correspondence, receipts, bills, and tax information documenting Coe's various endeavors as an art consultant and valuator, guest speaker, and writer. Printed material includes clippings on a variety of topics, and ephemera from his travels to different communities, museums, galleries, and historic sites.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as 11 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1944-2005 (11 folders, Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1928-2010, bulk 1955-2010 (1.5 linear feet, Box 1-2)

Series 3: Writings, 1982-2010 (0.5 linear feet, Box 2-3)

Series 4: Exhibition Material, 1973-2003 (2.4 linear feet, Box 3-5)

Series 5: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1959-2010 (7 folder, Box 5-6)

Series 6: Association and Membership Records, 1977-2005 (0.8 linear feet, Box 6)

Series 7: Collector Files, 1953, bulk 1979-2010 (0.7 linear feet, Box 6-7)

Series 8: Personal Business Records, 1974-2006 (0.7 linear feet, Box 7-8)

Series 9: Printed Material, 1930, bulk 1950s-2000s (1.5 linear feet, Box 8-9)

Series 10: Photographs, circa 1960s-2000s (2.5 linear feet, Box 9-12, OV 14)

Series 11: Sound and Video Material, 1972-2007 (1.4 linear feet, Box 12-13)

Biographical / Historical:

Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010) was a museum director, art collector, writer, and art historian who primarily focused on contemporary Native American art, but also worked on European impressionism to some extent. He was born in Cleveland Ohio, received his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in 1953, and then his M.A. from Yale University in 1957. His first position out of Yale was as an assistant curator for the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Coe then worked for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri from 1959 to 1982.

In 1982 Coe was officially hired by the National Museum of American Art as a senior visiting scholar, working on an acquisition/exhibition project. This project ultimately produced the traveling exhibition, Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985 (1985-1986), and established the largest collection of Native American contemporary art at the time. The project was funded by The American Federation of Arts (AFA) in conjunction with the American Can Corporation. It first opened at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, in 1986, and then traveled for two years under the auspices of the AFA. The collection was showcased at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, and the Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden, among others. Coe also published a book-length catalogue for the exhibit.

As an independent art historian and writer, Coe published essays, articles, and book chapters. Coe worked closely with the collections of Eugene V. Thaw and Henry Bloch, and functioned as both a committee and trustee member for several organizations including the American Federation of Arts, Association of Art Museum Directors, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Art Advisory Panel, the American Council for Cultural Policy, the Archives of American Art, and the Southwestern Association on Indian Affairs.

As an art collector, Coe consistently traveled throughout North America meeting with Native American artists and cultural representatives. Coe established a wide range of relationships with Native American communities from coast to coast as he collected their art and engaged with their cultural practices.

Provenance:

This collection was donated by the Ralph T. Coe Estate in 2013.

Restrictions:

This material is ACCESS RESTRICTED; permission; written permission is required. 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:

Art historians -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this

Arts administrators -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Museum directors  Search this

Native American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Citation:

Ralph T. Coe papers, 1928-2010, bulk 1950s-2010. 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.coeralp

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9366aa0e7-6880-43dc-a231-72620ac2db8a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-coeralp

Collection Creator:

Coe, Ralph T., 1929-2010  Search this

Extent:

.4 Linear feet (Box 5)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1973-2004

Scope and Contents:

Legal documents, correspondence, checklists and inventories, catalogue papers, and ephemera related to exhibitions Coe curated himself or contributed to in some way. The bulk of the files in this sub-series relate to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition, The Responsive Eye: Ralph T. Coe and the Collecting of American Indian Art (2003).

Collection Restrictions:

This material is ACCESS RESTRICTED; permission; written permission is required. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Ralph T. Coe papers, 1928-2010, bulk 1950s-2010. 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.coeralp, Subseries 4.2

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Ralph T. Coe papers / Series 4: Exhibition Material

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cec07ead-0ae9-4f41-862b-0ffa019e06ab

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-coeralp-ref62

Collection Creator:

Coe, Ralph T., 1929-2010  Search this

Extent:

7 Folders (Box 5-6)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1959-2010

Scope and Contents:

Administrative correspondence and papers documenting Coe's career as curator, museum director, and committee member at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; miscellaneous exhibition material; and letters concerning Coe's resignation in 1982.

Collection Restrictions:

This material is ACCESS RESTRICTED; permission; written permission is required. Contact Reference 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:

Ralph T. Coe papers, 1928-2010, bulk 1950s-2010. 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.coeralp, Series 5

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Archives of American Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9be4c04eb-f821-4876-935d-75bb5956ed9f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-coeralp-ref85

Interviewee:

Lobdell, Frank, 1921-  Search this

Interviewer:

Burgard, Timothy Anglin  Search this

Extent:

0.01 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Date:

2002 October 30

Summary:

The Frank Lobdell interview dates from 2002 and measures 0.01 linear feet. The collection is comprised of a 27-page transcript of an interview with Lobdell conducted by Timothy Anglin Burgard at Lobdell's Pier 70 Studio, in San Francisco.

Scope and Contents:

The Frank Lobdell interview dates from 2002 and measures 0.01 linear feet. The collection is comprised of a 27-page transcript of an interview with Lobdell conducted by Timothy Anglin Burgard at Lobdell's Pier 70 Studio, in San Francisco. Burgard's interview was used in preparation for the exhibition Frank Lobdell: The Art of Making and Meaning, held at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum in May 2003. A book of the same title was published by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Hudson Hills Press, in 2003.

In the interview Lobdell talks about his early interest in art, his artistic influences, his education, his experiences during World War II after being drafted into the army in 1942, and his career after the war, and shares his opinions on art and politics.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection, the interview is arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

California painter and educator Frank Lobdell (1921-1913) was a key figure among first-generation Bay Area Abstract Expressionist artists. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco curator and Lobdell scholar Timothy Anglin Burgard, interviewed Lobdell in 2002.

Lobdell was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Minnesota where he attended the St. Paul School of Fine Arts. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II from 1942–46 and subsequently attended the California School of Fine Arts on the G.I. Bill where he studied with Clyfford Still. He continued his education in Paris from 1950-1951 before returning to California where he taught at the California School of Fine Arts (1957-1964) and Stanford University from 1966-1991.

Lobdell exhibited his work widely in the United States and Europe from the 1950s on. He received many awards and honors including the Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Painting from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1988) and election to the National Academy of Design in 1998.

Lobdell died in Palo Alto in 2013 at the age of 92.

Provenance:

Donated 2009 by Timothy Anglin Burgard.

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:

Museum curators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Painters -- California  Search this

Educators -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Citation:

Frank Lobdell interview, 2002 October 30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.lobdfran

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw913ee3a46-09a0-48a2-9543-3da9f2a896c6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lobdfran

Collection Creator:

Maril, Herman  Search this

Extent:

2.4 Linear feet (Boxes 6-9)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1918, 1934-2023

bulk 1935-1986

Scope and Contents:

Printed materials include books, exhibition catalogs and announcements, magazine articles, and newsclippings. The bulk of the material in this series references or is about Herman Maril and his artwork, especially group and solo shows he participated in. In addition, there is a documentary on Maril and video recordings of various people, such as a curator and museum director, talking about Maril. While most of this series is about Maril, there is a small amount of clippings on other artists and subjects.

Arrangement:

Most of the materials in this series are grouped in alphabetical order by type, such as books, exhibition catalogs, and news clippings. Printed materials about Herman Maril make up the bulk of the series and materials on other artists and subjects are grouped together towards the end of the series, followed by the video recordings on Maril.

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 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:

Herman Maril papers, 1932-2023, bulk 1935-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Herman Maril Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.mariherm, Series 6

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cab3a203-a2f1-40dd-b57e-6a411b9a056a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-mariherm-ref319

Creator:

Maril, Herman  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project  Search this

Extent:

8.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Date:

1932-2023

bulk 1935-1986

Summary:

The papers of painter and printmaker Herman Maril measure 8.6 linear feet and date from 1932-2023, bulk dates 1934-1986. The papers document Maril's career as a painter and art educator based in Baltimore, Maryland, through biographical material, personal and professional correspondence, writings, teaching and project files, gallery and organization files, printed material and video recordings, and photographs.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter and printmaker Herman Maril measure 8.6 linear feet and date from 1932-2023, bulk dates 1934-1986. The papers document Maril's career as a painter and art educator based in Baltimore, Maryland, through biographical material, personal and professional correspondence, writings, teaching and project files, gallery and organization files, printed material and video recordings, and photographs.

Biographical material includes resumes and short biographical profiles, military service records, awards and certificates, sketches and greeting card designs, and limited financial records. There are also an Herman Maril interview transcript and a sound recording of an interview.

Correspondence consists of a mixture of personal and professional correspondence with friends, colleagues, artists, universities, and galleries. Notable correspondents include Mary Ainsworth, Julian Anthony, William Bronk, Martha and Sheldon Cheney, Sidney Cox, and Olin Dows.

Maril's writings include one journal and drafts of artist statements, short stories, essays, and lectures. Writings by others include essays on Herman Maril and other subjects.

Teaching and project files includes documents from schools and universities where Herman Maril taught art and material related to the Federal Art Project sponsored by the Works Progress Administration. Most of the teaching files are from the Cummington School, King-Smith School, and the University of Maryland. The Federal Art Project materials include correspondence and photographs related to murals that Maril created for two post offices.

The gallery files document Herman Maril's relationships with various galleries that represented him or exhibited his artwork over the years through correspondence, exhibition catalogs and announcements, price lists, inventory lists, and sales records. Organization files consist of membership records such as by-laws, meeting minutes, newsletters, bulletins, and brochures.

Printed materials mostly consists of books, exhibition catalogs and announcements, magazine articles, and newsclippings about Herman Maril. There is also a documentary on Maril and video recordings of various people such as curators and museum directors talking about Maril. There are a few clippings on other artists and subjects.

Photographs consists of black and white photographs of various Herman Maril paintings. There is one transparency and a few slides of paintings, but the rest of the series are photographic prints.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 7 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1940-circa 1998 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1, OV 11)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1933-2010 (2.3 linear feet; Boxes 1-3)

Series 3: Writings, 1932-1993 (0.4 linear feet; Box 3, OV 12)

Series 4: Teaching and Project Files, 1934-1996, bulk 1935-1975 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 3-4)

Series 5: Gallery and Organization Files, 1934-2014, bulk 1940-1990 (2.6 linear feet; Boxes 4-6, OVs 13-16)

Series 6: Printed Material and Video Recordings, 1918, 1934-2023, bulk 1935-1986 (2.4 linear feet; Boxes 6-9)

Series 7: Photographs, 1933-circa 1990 (0.2 linear feet; Box 10)

Biographical / Historical:

Herman Maril (1908-1986) was a Modernist painter, printmaker and teacher in Baltimore, Maryland. Maril was a native of Baltimore and studied at the Maryland Institute of Fine Arts. During the Great Depression, he worked on the Federal Art Project sponsored by the Works Progress Administration and created murals for the post office of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Alta Vista, Virginia. Maril had a long career as an educator and taught at various places such as the Cummington School and, after his World War II military service, the King-Smith School, among other places. His longest tenure was at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was a professor of painting for over 31 years from 1946 until his retirement in 1977. Maril married his wife Esta in 1948 and they had two children, David and Nadja.

Maril exhibited widely and has been continuously represented by major galleries since the 1930s. According to the Herman Maril Foundation, "Maril's work has been featured in over 50 solo exhibitions at galleries and museums around the country. Maril's work is included in over 100 museums," and "In 1983, University of Maryland University College (UMUC) established a permanent Herman Maril Gallery to showcase his works."

Maril's artwork is part of the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Phillips Collection, The Whitney Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many other museums across the country and abroad. Maril passed away in 1986.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also has oral history interviews with Maril conducted by Dorothy Seckler on 1965 September 5, conducted by Robert Brown on 1971 July 21, and conducted by Maril's nephew, Ronald E. Becker, on 1980 July 14.

Provenance:

The Herman Maril papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in several installments from 1978-1981 by Herman Maril with the bulk of the material donated in 2018 by the Herman Maril Foundation via David Maril.

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 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 teachers -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Painters -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Printmakers -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Citation:

Herman Maril papers, 1932-2023, bulk 1935-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Herman Maril Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.mariherm

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92807ebb8-b025-4377-a959-bab6c2cf66d1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mariherm

Author:

Steeds, Lucy  Search this

Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Wien  Search this

Bard College Center for Curatorial Studies  Search this

Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum  Search this

Subject:

Martin, Jean-Hubert 1944-  Search this

Centre Georges Pompidou Exhibitions  Search this

Magiciens de la Terre (Exhibition) (1989 : Paris, France)  Search this

Physical description:

304 p. : ill. (some col.), plan ; 22 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Interviews

Date:

2013

20th century

Topic:

Art, Modern  Search this

Art and globalization--Exhibitions  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1012900

Artist:

Burden, Chris 1946-2015  Search this

Editor:

Phillips, Lisa 1954-  Search this

Curator:

Gioni, Massimiliano  Search this

Moore, Jenny 1973-  Search this

Author:

Burton, Johanna  Search this

Host institution:

New Museum (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Subject:

Burden, Chris 1946-2015  Search this

Burden, Chris 1946-2015 Criticism and interpretation  Search this

Physical description:

247 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

United States

Date:

2013

20th century

21st century

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Performance art  Search this

Conceptual art  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1017616

Artist:

Bramson, Phyllis  Search this

Writer of added commentary:

Orendorff, Danny 1984-  Search this

Warren, Lynne  Search this

Writer of supplementary textual content:

Johnson, Carrie (Curator)  Search this

Host institution:

Rockford Art Museum  Search this

Author:

Smithsonian Libraries Art and Artist Files Collection  Search this

Physical description:

26 unnumbered pages color illustrations 27 cm

Type:

Books

Exhibitions

Exhibition catalogs

Artist files

Date:

2015

Call number:

AAF--Bramson, Phyllis

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1058648

Editor:

Gilvin, Amanda  Search this

Author:

Tuggar, Fatimah 1967- Works Selections  Search this

Host institution:

Davis Museum and Cultural Center  Search this

Subject:

Tuggar, Fatimah 1967-  Search this

Physical description:

143 pages color illustrations 24 x 29 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Expositions

Exhibition catalogs

Catalogues d'exposition

Place:

Nigeria

Date:

2019

Topic:

Multimedia (Art)  Search this

Artists  Search this

Œuvres multimédias (Art)  Search this

Artistes  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1145934

Artist:

Smail, Jo 1943-  Search this

Curator:

Raehse, Amy Eva  Search this

Host institution:

Goya Contemporary (Art gallery),)  Search this

Physical description:

60 pages color illustrations 23 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Exhibition catalogs

Date:

2017

21st century

Topic:

Art, South African  Search this

Call number:

N40.1.S6362 P37 2017

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1156196

Curator:

Liberty, Megan N  Search this

Subject:

Center for Book Arts (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

San Francisco Center for the Book  Search this

Minnesota Center for Book Arts  Search this

Physical description:

117 pages illustrations (chiefly color) 31 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Exhibition catalogs

History

Date:

2023

Topic:

Artists' books  Search this

Artists' books--History  Search this

Book design  Search this

Book designers  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1159288

Editor:

McKendry, Meredith  Search this

Curator:

Ray, Rebecca (1994-)  Search this

Grist, Penelope  Search this

Issuing body:

National Portrait Gallery (Australia)  Search this

Subject:

National Portrait Gallery (Australia)  Search this

Physical description:

202 pages. portraits. (chiefly colour) 23 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Expositions

Exhibition catalogs

Place:

Australia

Australie

Date:

2023

Topic:

Celebrities--Portraits--Exhibitions  Search this

Portraits  Search this

Portrait photography--Exhibitions  Search this

Portrait photography  Search this

Portraits (Photographie)  Search this

Portraits (Photographie)--Expositions  Search this

Celebrities--Portraits  Search this

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Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1160994