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Oral history interview with Frank Dolejska

Title: Oral history interview with Frank Dolejska

An interview of Frank Dolejska conducted 1979 August 14, by Sandra Curtis Levy, for the Archives of American Art.

OralHistoryResource: Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 7 in.Transcript: 31 p. (on one microfilm reel)

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Frank Dolejska scrapbook and printed materials

Title: Frank Dolejska scrapbook and printed materials

A scrapbook containing clippings, exhibition catalogues, and announcements concerning the Contemporary Arts Association, Houston, Texas; and clippings, exhibition catalogues, announcements, and invitations concerning Dolejska.

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Jermayne MacAgy papers

Title: Jermayne MacAgy papers

Six director's statements and a report to the board of the Contemporary Arts Association by MacAgy, 1952-1959 and a preface, table of contents, and a list of illustrations for MacAgy's dissertation, THE FOLK ART OF THE WESTERN RESERVE, Western Reserve University, 1939.

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Kelly Fearing papers

Title: Kelly Fearing papers

Printed material, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, books by Fearing, biographical material and loan agreements.

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Contemporary Arts Association (Houston, Tex.). Institutional file.

Title: Institutional file.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/608094047 View

Contemporary Arts Association/Museum records

Title: Contemporary Arts Association/Museum records

Correspondence; reports; clippings; catalogs; announcements; and photographs.

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Marion Kessel Performing Arts collection MS 517., 1977-2000

Title: Marion Kessel PerformingArts collection 1977-2000

The collection includesresearch files, posters and awards, and audio/visual materials related to theproduction of mainly Houston, TX based performing arts documentaries. Among themany productions represented are , , , Houston GrandOpera productions of , , , , , , , , , , , , Houston Symphony Orchestra’s , KUHT “Arts Alive!”productions of , , Alley Theater-WorldClass in Houston, , Da Camera MozartFestival, , Alfred Hitchcockproject, ,productions on kids’ art, Li Cunxin, Main Street Theater, , , , , Milt Hintondocumentary. Kessel’s Texas Chamber Orchestra business files are also included. Danton’s Death The Making of a Monologue: Robert Wilson’s HAMLET Visions of Robert Wilson Carmen Florencia en el Amazonas Four Saints in Three Acts Madame Butterfly The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 Marriage of Figaro Nabucco Pagliacci Prince Igor Showboat Treemonisha Willie Stark West Meets East Ages of Song: Elena Nikolaidi Albee/Lorca: Duende! Bodily Imagination Enter Eschenbach Imagine! Children & the Arts, Jose Quintero: Directions in Drama Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time Mozart Mosaic Music Maestra, Please! Setting the Stage

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Romansky, Alvin. Alvin Romansky papers, 1907-1994.

Title: Alvin Romansky papers, 1907-1994.

The Alvin Romansky Papers include photographs, correspondence, documents, printed materials, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia related to the life and civic pursuits of Alvin Romansky, his father Joseph Romansky, and his uncle Thomas Flaxman. The bulk of the material (principally that related to Alvin Romansky) dates from the 1950s, but a significant amount of material related to Thomas Flaxman dates from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The first two boxes in the collection contain loose papers and photographs. Material related to Alvin Romansky comes first in these boxes, followed by material related to Thomas Flaxman, and then material related to Joseph Romansky. The third box holds a silver loving cup presented to Thomas Flaxman by the Directors of No-tsu-oh Association. The fourth box holds portions of two scrapbooks. Special Collections holds a large number of materials that were donated to the department by Alvin Romansky, including rare books, and art books and catalogues. In addition, Special Collections also holds a large collection of fine art prints which were donated by Alvin Romansky. A large sub-collection of these prints are cartoons from the French Third Empire and the Franco-Prussian War. The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, also holds some microfilmed material on Alvin Romansky. Included is a transcript of a recorded interview with Romansky, conducted by the Archives of American Art. For more information, see their web site: http://www.aaa.si.edu/.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft.

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Kessel, Marion. Marion Kessel Performing Arts Collection, 1977-2000.

Title: Marion Kessel Performing Arts Collection, 1977-2000.

The collection includes research files, posters and awards, and audio/visual materials related to the production of mainly Houston, TX based performing arts documentaries. Among the many productions represented are Danton's Death, The Making of a Monologue: Robert Wilson's HAMLET, Visions of Robert Wilson, Houston Grand Opera productions of Carmen, Florencia en el Amazonas, Four Saints in Three Acts, Madame Butterfly, The Making of the Representative for Planet 8, Marriage of Figaro, Nabucco, Pagliacci, Prince Igor, Showboat, Treemonisha, Willie Stark, Houston Symphony Orchestra's West Meets East, KUHT "Arts Alive!" productions of Ages of Song: Elena Nikolaidi, Albee/Lorca: Duende!, Alley Theater-World Class in Houston, Bodily Imagination, Da Camera Mozart Festival, Enter Eschenbach, Alfred Hitchcock project, Imagine! Children and the Arts,Jose Quintero: Directions in Drama, productions on kids' art, Li Cunxin, Main Street Theater, Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time, Mozart Mosaic, Music Maestra, Please!, Setting the Stage, Milt Hinton documentary. Kessel's Texas Chamber Orchestra business files are also included.

ArchivalResource: 27.5 cub. ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/257742820 View

Contemporary Arts Museum records

Title: Contemporary Arts Museum records

Minutes of Board of Directors meetings and financial statements, 1963-1970; membership lists; committee reports; memorandum; correspondence, mainly relating to searches for a new director, 1964-1966, and plans for construction of a new building, 1965-1969; and statements by Board members concerning the Museum's activities, 1957. Also included are histories of the museum; exhibition catalogs; newsletters; clippings about the museum's development; and photos of the new building, 1972.

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Oral history interview with Alvin S. Romansky

Title: Oral history interview with Alvin S. Romansky

An interview of Alvin S. Romansky conducted 1979 September 17, by Sandra Curtis Levy, for the Archives of American Art.

OralHistoryResource: Sound recording: 6 sound cassettes.Transcript: 234 p. (on 1 microfilm reel)

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