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Dorothy Lubell Feigin papers

Title: Dorothy Lubell Feigin papers

The scattered papers of painter and educator Dorothy Lubell Feigin measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1923 to 1969. Found are sketches by Waldo Peirce, biographical material, correspondence, photographs of Feigin and of works of art, scattered printed material, and two mixed-media scrapbooks. Also found are materials regarding the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors including correspondence, exhibition records, printed material, and reports.

ArchivalResource: 0.6 Linear feet

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw907cfb0d2-9bb7-4d21-abc3-dd7fb23d51be View

Peirce, Waldo : Biographical file.

Title: Peirce, Waldo : Biographical file. [1900-9999]

May contain: Resumes, newspaper articles, magazine articles, invitations to exhibition openings, gallery hand-outs, check-lists of exhibitions, advertisements, obituaries, 35 mm. slides of the artist's work.

ArchivalResource: 1 envelope : manila ; 13 x 10 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54541839 View

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. Letter, 1936, to Lewis Mumford.

Title: Letter, 1936, to Lewis Mumford.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 l.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155874347 View

Ernest Hemingway Papers. 1899 - 1977. Outgoing Letters

Title: Ernest Hemingway Papers. 1899 - 1977. Outgoing Letters

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/575363 View

Dorothy Varian papers

Title: Dorothy Varian papers

The papers of painter Dorothy Varian date from circa 1902 to 1984 and measure 2.3 linear feet. This collection documents Varian's life primarily through scattered biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, artists and art galleries; personal business records; a few writings; exhibition catalogs, news clippings, and other printed material; photographs of Varian, her friends, and artwork; and original sketches by Varian and fellow artist Peggy Bacon.

ArchivalResource: 2.3 Linear feet

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw973ab1ef8-e370-4886-9860-76f592d50236 View

American Artists Group. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1936-1957, n.d.

Title: Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1936-1957, n.d.

Included in the papers are announcements, mailings, print advertisements, sales figures, newspaper clippings, copies of a brochure about Carl Zigrosser, drafts of publicity statements, bills from printer George C. Miller and an annual report. Correspondence includes letters from artists arranging for their work to be published, information about American Artists Group artists, greeting card and print subject matter, expenses and royalties, legal issuees and contract information.

ArchivalResource: 252 items (351 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155899349 View

James S. Plaut papers

Title: James S. Plaut papers

Correspondence, business files, academic papers, photographs, clippings, sketchbook, sketches, and miscellaneous notes.

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Midtown Galleries. Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970 : artist file.

Title: Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970 : artist file.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/759209844 View

Isabella Stewart Gardner papers

Title: Isabella Stewart Gardner papers

Letters, business records, diary, and photographs.

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92b22555a-93d8-4bb4-84dc-7a55d64712db View

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. Artist file.

Title: Artist file.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122401903 View

Albums of Molly Dewson, 1861-1962

Title: Albums of Molly Dewson, 1861-1962

Photographs, correspondence, clippings, etc., of Mary "Molly" Williams Dewson, suffragist, reformer, and head of the Women's Division of the Democratic Party.

ArchivalResource: 3 microfilm reels

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch00183/catalog View

Midtown Galleries records

Title: Midtown Galleries records

Records of Midtown Galleries [including the addition], circa 1904-1997, comprise 86.82 linear feet on 117 microfilm reels. Records are sparse for the early years when the gallery was operated as a cooperative. As the business expanded and became profitable, recordkeeping was more systematic and thorough. Records consist of administrative correspondence, 1927-1989 and undated; exhibition records, 1934-1982 and undated; inventories and sales records, 1946-1980 and undated; financial records, 1933-1957; miscellaneous, 1934-1985 and undated; photographs, circa 1925-circa 1980; printed matter, 1932-1982 and undated; personal papers of Alan D. and Mary J. Gruskin, 1932-1983 and undated; and Papers of Francis C. Healey, 1932-1935 and undated An addition, represents scattered material, 1932-1997 and undated, that remained after the gallery closed in 1995. It includes administrative records, 1934-1995 and undated; photographs circa 1938-1988 and undated; artists records, 1932-1993 and undated; exhibitions, 1958-1993 and undated; videotapes, 1977-1988; and oversize printed matter, 1973-1977 and undated Because microfilmimg of the Midtown Galleries records was already underway when this material was received, it could not be integrated with the main portion of the collection.Administrative correspondence is categorized as General Correspondence, Artists Correspondence, and Artists Applications. General Correspondence is with clients, collectors, museums and galleries, arts organizations, and businesses providing services to Midtown Galleries, and concerns routine business matters. Artists Correspondence contains both personal and business letters since the Gruskins were close friends of many artists represented by Midtown Galleries. Artists Applications consists of correspondence with artists seeking representation by Midtown Galleries. Both accepted and rejected artists are included in this subseries.Exhibition records includes schedules and general correspondence about cooperative exhibitions and traveling shows. Exhibition files, arranged by title, contain correspondence concerning arrangements for each show.Inventories include listings by artist and by warehouse location; also, lists of paintings on consignment, paintings returned to artists, loan/shipping log, and "traffic cards." Sales records include "groups totals,: artists account ledger, and sales slips.Financial records consist of bills paid, banking records, accounting records, and tax returns with related documentation.Miscellaneous items include manuscripts of <emph render="italic">Isabel Bishop Catalogue Raisonne and Biography </emph>by Karl Lunde and <emph render="italic">The Art of Philip Guston </emph>by Lester D. Longman. Also included are legal documents such as Act of Incorporation, partnership agreement, and leases; 32 guest registers, 1924-1985 and undated, and 15 samples of artist-designed fabrics produced by Onandoga Silk Co., 1946-1947. Photographs of people include founders Alan D. Gruskin and Francis C. Healey, Mary J. Gruskin (Mrs. Alan D.) and many artists affiliated with Midtown Galleries. Photographs of works of art are by Midtown artists and others. Also, illustrations for <emph render="italic">Painting in the U.S.A. </emph>by Alan D. Gruskin; 2 albums of photographs of the work of Waldo Peirce, circa 1925-1930s (probably compiled by Peirce). Photographs of exhibitions include Midtown Galleries exhibitions and shows elsewhere featuring works by Midtown artists. Miscellaneous photographs include: Gruskin's Department Store (Pa.); models used by artists Julien Binford, Henry Koerner, and Doris Rosenthal; properties owned by Julien Binford and Hans Moeller; Anatol Shulkin's travel pictures of the Soviet Union; store window displays featuring Midtown artists, and fashion models at Midtown Galleries.Printed matter includes material produced by Midtown Galleries: exhiition catalogs, 1932-1983 and undated; news releases, 1932-1983 and undated; <emph render="italic">Midtown News</emph>, 1965-1970; and miscellaneous items, 1943-1970 and undated Printed matter produced by others includes is comprised of artists files consisting mainly of newsclippings; also, articles about Midtown Galleries and the Gruskins.Personal papers of Mary J. and Alan D. Gruskin contain biographical information, correspondence, financial records, miscellaneous items, calendars, and writings of Alan D. Gruskin. Correspondence, 1931-1970 and undated, with family and friends concerns personal business; also, letters of condolence on the death of Alan D. Gruskin, 1970. Financial records include personal finances and documentation of gifts of artwork to institutions, with appraisals and tax information. Calendars, 1939-1983, record both personal engagements and some business appointments. Writings of Alan D. Gruskin include manuscripts and drafts of columns, short stories, a screenplay, radio broadcasts, and lecture notes from courses at Harvard.Papers of Francis C. Healey are comprised of correspondence that relates to both gallery and ersonal business. Also included are scripts and drafts for radio broadcasts, printed matter, press releases, and proposals for radio programs.Administrative records received with the addition include general correspondence, correspondence with clients, and correspondence regarding gifts, sales and purchases. Records concerning the sale of Midtown Galleries to John Whitney Payson include Gruskin's and Payson's inventories. Also, included is a history of the gallery.Photographs are of the Gruskins, their friends, and country house; also, views of Midtown exhibitions, openings, artists, and individual works of art.Artists records are comprised mainly of artists files, largely containing printed matter. Among the artists records are a file of holiday cards by various artists, many with original artwork. Also included are catalogs of group shows featuring Midtown artists at other galleriesExhibition materials include announcements, news releases, catalogs, miscellaneous printed matter, and a guest book. A small number of these items are dated after Payson's purchase of Midtown Galleries.Videotapes of William Palmer, Isabel Bishop, and Robert Vickrey, as well as oversize printed matter relating to Midtown artists, complement the artists records.

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Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. Papers of Waldo Peirce, 1936 [manuscript].

Title: Papers of Waldo Peirce, 1936 [manuscript].

The collection contains a series of letters to Harry Salpeter regarding Granville Hicks' biography of John Reed with a number of anecdotes about painting, writing, poetry, and poetic translations particularly of Baudelaire. He comments on playing semi-professional sports, driving an ambulance in World War I, catching a sea turtle with Hemingway, acting in a Rex Ingram movie, Americans in Paris, and family events. There are sketches of many well known people of the era including R.P. Blackmur, Lincoln Colcord, Arnold Gingrich, Alan Gruskin, Ernest Hemingway, and John Reed, as well as references to many others including Conrad Aiken, Jerome Bahr, Allan Brooks, Zechariah Chaffee, Robert Peter Tristram Coffin, Andre Derain, Helen Dickson, George Dillon, Isadora Duncan, Max Eastman, Bettina Ehrlich, and Charles William Eliot. Also T.S. Eliot, Ford Madox Ford, Paul Fort, Michael Gold, Aldous Huxley, James Joyce, Rudyard Kipling, Reginald Marsh, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Lucien Simon, James Forma Sloan, George Slocombe, Eugene E. Speicher, Gertrude Stein, Alize Terry, and Ambroise Vollard. There are photographs of Peirce with Gold, Reed, and Hemingway, and some manuscripts poems in French and English.

ArchivalResource: 27 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647833943 View

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. Waldo Peirce correspondence with Francis Hyslop, 1956.

Title: Waldo Peirce correspondence with Francis Hyslop, 1956.

The collection consists of three letters exchanged between Waldo Peirce and Francis Hyslop, Chairman of Penn State's Art Advisory Committee, in Aug.-Sept. 1956, the first, from Peirce, asking about a painting he had sent to Penn State; the second, a carbon from Hyslop, acknowledging receipt of the painting, expressing delight at adding a Peirce to the collection, and thanking him, with a mention of Henry Varnum Poor's murals; the third, from Peirce, also mentioning Poor, and suggesting he might stop by to see the painting on his next trip across country.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61356034 View

Oral history interview with Willard Cummings

Title: Oral history interview with Willard Cummings

An interview of Willard Cummings conducted 1973 March 20, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Cummings speaks of his family and its interests in art and theater; moving to Boston and his early education there; studying with Anna Ladd and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts; his two years in Paris; going to Skowhegan during the Depression; the Art Students League and the Grand Central School; his interests in portrait painting and sculpture; his Yale art school experience; some early portrait subjects; exhibitions of his work; commercial art jobs he was involved in; his New York studio and friends in the mid-1930s; collecting American primitives; his U.S. Army service; the start of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1946; the organization of the school; his own painting technique and some portrait subjects. He recalls Philip Hale, Waldo Peirce and Edith Halpert.

OralHistoryResource: Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.Transcript: 82 p.

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw943337d4b-8f98-4173-a9a6-1e0f62a13487 View

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

Title: Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

The folder may include clippings, announcements, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral items.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/199300217 View

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. Portrait of Richard P. Blackmur.

Title: Portrait of Richard P. Blackmur.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70813480 View

Robert Lowell papers, 1861-1976 (inclusive) 1935-1970 (bulk).

Title: Robert Lowell papers, 1861-1976 (inclusive) 1935-1970 (bulk).

Compositions, letters, and other papers of the American writer Robert Lowell.

ArchivalResource: 33 boxes (8.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00658/catalog View

Waldo Peirce Papers, 1889-1985

Title: Waldo Peirce Papers 1889-1985

Artist. Correspondence and other papers including a large number of letters between Peirce and his mother, Anna Hayford Peirce, that trace the development of Peirce's artistic career and his mother's travels and her social life in Bangor, Maine.

ArchivalResource: 8,425 items; 29 containers; 12.6 linear feet; 2 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013082 View

Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970. Art collected by John Dos Passos [manuscript]. 1912-1962.

Title: Art collected by John Dos Passos [manuscript]. 1912-1962.

Art collected by John Dos Passos consisting primarily of pieces given by friends and acquaintances. Topics include bullfights, Laussane Cathedral, a village scene, the Latin Quarter of Paris and Dos Passos. There is also a limited edition of watercolor paintings by Paul Garfunkel entitled "Imagens do Brasil."

ArchivalResource: 35 Items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647834387 View

Albums, ca., 1861-1962

Title: Albums, ca. 1861-1962

Photographs, correspondence, clippings, etc., of Mary "Molly" Williams Dewson, suffragist, reformer, and head of the Women's Division of the Democratic Party.

ArchivalResource: 3 reels of microfilm

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch00183/catalog View

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. Waldo Peirce letters, 1959-1967.

Title: Waldo Peirce letters, 1959-1967.

Letters to Jason and Clara Seley include letters, postcards, envelopes, annotated gallery opening, and photograph. Three of the letters and envelopes have sketches of Peirce. The correspondence was largely occasioned by Peirce mailing his studio rental to Seley. He discusses family matters and sometimes asks Seley to take care of business affairs.

ArchivalResource: .2 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64075261 View

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1940.

Title: Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1940.

ArchivalResource: 6 items (9 leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/182858418 View

Waldo Peirce papers

Title: Waldo Peirce papers

Correspondence; scrapbooks; photographs and photo albums; art works; sketchbooks; catalogs; and clippings. 181 letters received and 32 letters sent; a copy of a speech, 1939, by Elbert Thomas on the Jefferson Memorial; watercolors; catalogs; and clippings. Three pencil drawings and 25 watercolors of Civil Defense classes, Haverstraw, New York, 1942. Two scrapbooks, 1955-1963, containing illustrated postcards and letters with illustrated envelopes which Peirce sent to his son Jonathan, while Jonathan was in school, a photo and a clipping; illustrated postcards and letters with illustrated envelopes from Peirce to Jonathan; a photo album, 1915-1917, of Peirce and others in the American Ambulance Corps in Paris; and a 1958 photo of Peirce and a 1959 photo of Peirce with Ernest Hemingway. Five sketchbooks, ca. 1929-1940, containing ca. 500 watercolor, pen and ink, pencil, and charcoal sketches of his children, Mike, Bill, and Anna, his wife, Alzira, scenes at Castine, Maine, friends, and other subjects; and 4 photograph albums, 1903-1956, containing snapshots of Peirce, his family, friends Ernest Hemingway, Max Eastman, Rockwell Kent, and others, taken mainly in France, Castine and Searsport, Maine, Key West, Florida and Provincetown, Massachusetts. A self-portrait sketch, ca. 1950. Five sketchbooks, ca. 1920-1944, containing pencil sketches and notes. Five photographs of Waldo Peirce, previously microfilmed under Photos of Artists II, and subsequently scanned and returned to the Peirce papers.

ArchivalResource: 1.8 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 6 reels)

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91d919792-0ae3-49df-a70d-2576eebe6934 View

PEIRCE, WALDO. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

Title: Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82505225 View

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. Illustrated envelopes addressed to William Bingham, 1947 and 1949 [videorecording].

Title: Illustrated envelopes addressed to William Bingham, 1947 and 1949 [videorecording].

Envelopes only; the letters they once contained are not included.

ArchivalResource: 4 envelopes : ill.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/249202775 View

Waldo Peirce letters

Title: Waldo Peirce letters

Letters to Capt. Sally Jane Davis, W.A.C., April 12-May 18, 1943, who was later instrumental in having Peirce's wife, Alzira, released from the service. The letters and accompanying envelopes also include watercolor sketches and verse.

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95168ca34-f674-4576-a96b-ad0ff86f19f3 View

New Yorker records

Title: New Yorker records

Weekly magazine founded in New York City in 1925 by Harold W. Ross, Jane Grant, Alexander Woollcott and Raoul Fleischman. The records consist of correspondence, interoffice memoranda, edited and corrected manuscripts and typescripts, drawings, statistical reports, lists of story and art ideas, photographs, and sound recordings and printed materials created during the foundation and day-to-day operations of the magazine from 1924-1984. This material documents the production of every issue of the magazine and provides insight on the careers of its staff and contributors.

ArchivalResource: 1058.76 linear feet; 2566 boxes; 7 microfilm reels; 18 sound recordings

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2236 View

Esquire, Inc. Records, 1933-1977

Title: Esquire, Inc. Records 1933-1977

Magazine publishing company, principally magazine, originally edited by Arnold Gingrich, records include editorial files with drafts and manuscripts of articles and some correspondence with authors and some business records. Esquire

ArchivalResource: 26 linear ft.

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-85177?rgn=main;view=text View

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. Illustrated envelopes addressed to William Bingham, 1947 and 1949.

Title: Illustrated envelopes addressed to William Bingham, 1947 and 1949.

Envelopes only; the letters they once contained are not included.

ArchivalResource: 4 envelopes : ill.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77064453 View

Waldo Peirce Collection

Title: Waldo Peirce Collection

One watercolor by the artist.

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http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/CLRC-1348.xml View

Papers of Samuel Eliot Morison

Title: Papers of Samuel Eliot Morison

Biographical information on Morison includes autobiographical sketches, memoirs, bibliography, correspondence and papers concerning Morison’s participation in World War I and II, papers relating to 44 Brimmer St., Boston, and memoirs, including drafts, of Morison's wives. Other personal material includes, diaries (1907-1976), research notebooks, commonplace books, Eliot Family letters (19th and 20th century), Emily M. Eliot diaries, papers of Elizabeth Shaw Morison and Priscilla Barton Morison, Morison's correspondence with his children, his statement on Sacco and Vanzetti, financial papers (1958-1969), and ballads and correspondence concerning Mt. Desert Island. General correspondence (1900-1976) contains letters of a personal and professional nature with other historians, academics, political figures, publishers, societies, Harvard colleagues, and other universities. Paris Peace conference papers include diary, correspondence, statement on policy, and articles on the Baltic States. Oxford correspondence includes Morison's letters while Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford and includes Morison family letters. Correspondence with Antha E. Card contains two boxes of correspondence between Morison and Antha Eunice Card (later Antha Eunice McDonald), who served as his secretary for nearly thirty years. The letters and memos mostly fall between 1963 and 1975, but there is one from April 10, 1946 that concerns her original hiring. Research material for his books are of a diverse nature, from notes, typescripts, card files, articles, to correspondence with publishers, assistants, and scholars, as well as illustrations. Also contains manuscripts of several of Morison's books; reviews of his books and reviews by Morison; articles by Morison; subject files, with correspondence, lectures and addresses; and research notes on a wide range of topics. Harvard Columbus Expedition material includes glass slides from the Expedition, lists of food, ships' logs, and several maps and charts used on the expedition from 1939 to 1940. Audio-visual material contains photographs of Morison and others, sailboats, 44 Brimmer Street, and World War II scenes; silent film footage of Morison in Northeast Harbor, Maine; watercolor sketch of Morison; and recordings of interviews with Morison.

ArchivalResource: ca. 55.25 linear ft. of mss.

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990006048220203941/catalog View

Dow, Sally, 1892-1980. Sally Dow collection, late 19th and 20th century.

Title: Sally Dow collection, late 19th and 20th century.

Correspondence between Rada Nalon and Sally Dow concerning Annie Louise Cary and Clara Nickels, American singers, originally of Searsport, who performed throughout the U.S. and Europe with typed copy of material collected by Nalon with reviews of Clara's concert; photographs and ephemera; genealogical materials on the Dow, Doane, Duncan, Phillips, and Colcord families; notes on the Dow house; photographs of Sally Dow; obituaries of Sally Dow and John L. Dow; printed copy of Profiles of Some Searsport Master Builders, by Sally Dow, with draft and notes for the essay; clippings from Belfast Republican Journal, chiefly obituaries of shipbuilders; papers relating to Lawrence C. Allin and his research; several published books including Some Famous Privateers of New England by Ralph M. Eastman; account book for a loan (1892-1904); account sheet of schooner George Gurney with Capt. Leroy Dow; article by John R. Richardson "Capt. Leroy Dow and the Clarissa B. Carver" reprinted from the American Neptune (1980); clippings about Searsport, Waldo Pierce, and Searsport houses; copy of essay on Samuel Waldo by Milly Ford; autograph album; notes with material on the Dow family; and other materials.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/706696928 View