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Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006

Title: Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006

These papers of Fogg Art Museum directors John Coolidge and AgnesMongan document their administration of the museum and related professional activities. Mostof Coolidge's papers were created during his administration, from 1948 to 1968; most ofMongan's papers are from her tenure as acting director and then director (1968 to 1971). Thepapers consist primarily of correspondence, including Coolidge's correspondence with artdealers, and also include photographs, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, blueprints, printedmaterial, letters of recommendation, page proofs, financial documents, sketches and grantproposals.

ArchivalResource: 152 file boxes + oversize materials

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Catherine Viviano Gallery records

Title: Catherine Viviano Gallery records

The records of the Catherine Viviano Gallery measure 11.6 linear feet and date from 1930-1990, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1949-1978. Established in New York City in 1949, the gallery specialized in contemporary painting and sculpture primarily by American and European artists. The collection consists of artists' files; correspondence with artists, collectors, dealers, museum directors, curators, and publishers; business records; printed material; and photographs of artwork and artists. Also included are records relating to Catherine Viviano's activities as a private dealer and consultant after she closed the gallery in 1970.

ArchivalResource: 11.6 Linear feet

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Des Moines Art Center. Institutional file.

Title: Institutional file.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/437368682 View

Schramm, James S. Papers of James S. Schramm, 1932-1979.

Title: Papers of James S. Schramm, 1932-1979.

The papers of James S. Schramm document his business and political affairs, as well as his activities in the arts. Although the first series is devoted to correspondence, more letters are filed throughout the papers. Some of the correspondents include: Robert K. Goodwin, Edith Gregor Halpert, Dwight Kirsch, David Kruidenier, George Nagel, and Sinclair Weeks. The personal papers grouping relates primarily to Schramm's military service. His speeches, make up the next section, however more speeches are found elsewhere in the papers. The fourth series is titled politics. Political speeches and correspondence are filed here. More than six boxes are devoted to Republican politics. Specifically the topics range from Lincoln Day dinners to Central Committee finances. There are folders on such Republican figures as Gerald Bogan and Nelson A. Rockefeller. The organizations section documents Schramm's association with such divergent groups as the Iowa Economic Council and Amherst College. The next four boxes are comprised of materials relating to U.S. trade missions and the Committee for a National Trade Policy. Included here are speeches, correspondence, policy manuals, etc. The final series concerns art and art collecting. Along with correspondence files there are folders on specific artists such as Mauricio Lasansky. There is also information regarding the Des Moines Art Center and the American Federation of Arts.

ArchivalResource: 19 linear ft., (27 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233112231 View

Catherine Viviano Gallery records

Title: Catherine Viviano Gallery records

The records of the Catherine Viviano Gallery measure 11.6 linear feet and date from 1930-1990, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1949-1978. Established in New York City in 1949, the gallery specialized in contemporary painting and sculpture primarily by American and European artists. The collection consists of artists' files; correspondence with artists, collectors, dealers, museum directors, curators, and publishers; business records; printed material; and photographs of artwork and artists. Also included are records relating to Catherine Viviano's activities as a private dealer and consultant after she closed the gallery in 1970.

ArchivalResource: 11.6 Linear feet

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Brown, Paula, 1909-1974. Papers of Paula Watts Brown, 1930-1974.

Title: Papers of Paula Watts Brown, 1930-1974.

Correspondence, speeches, diaries, notebooks, clippings, pamphlets, photographs, and other documents illustrating Brown's long and intensive involvement in Des Moines' educational and civic affairs. Subjects include city planning, the environment, public housing, population growth, and world peace. A separate series is devoted to her long campaign (1953-1974) to restrict billboards within the community and to prohibit their installation adjacent to interstate and state highways. A series on education illustrates her efforts (1950-1974) to promote greater recognition of academic excellence, greater student interest in mathematics and the sciences, a system of "enriched" courses to enable students to better prepare for college, student parking, athletics, and intramural sports. The papers also document Brown's contributions as a trustee of the Edmunson Art Foundation and the Des Moines Art Center, her unsuccessful attempts to preserve the Old Federal Building in Des Moines, and her success in convincing the Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce to acquire the land around Gray's Lake to protect it from commercial development and the subsequent establishment of the lake as a park and recreation area.

ArchivalResource: 10 linear ft.1 sound cassette.1 sound tape reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233105973 View