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Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965.

Title: Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965.

Correspondence and compositions of American poet and translator Witter Bynner.

ArchivalResource: 99 boxes (49.5 linear ft.)

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Ernest L. Blumenschein Collection, 1891-1993

Title: Ernest L. Blumenschein Collection, 1891-1993

ArchivalResource: 3.25 linear feet

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Meem, John Gaw, 1894-. Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larsson, 1965 August 27.

Title: Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larsson, 1965 August 27.

The collection consists of an oral interview and transcript. The interview was conducted on August 27, 1965 by an unidentified interviewer with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larsson. The focus of the conversation is the development of the Santa Fe art colony.The men discuss why they came to Santa Fe and describe the cultural and physical landscape at the time. Commentary relates to topics including the Taos Art Colony, the Depression, the goings on at Los Alamos, their insights on the future of Santa Fe's art colony, critique and commentary on the younger generation of artists, homogenization and globalization particularly regarding art and architecture.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder

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Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larsson, 1965 August 27

Title: Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larsson 1965 August 27

John Gaw Meem, Will Shuster, and Karl Larrson discuss Santa Fe and the development of Santa Fe's art colony, as well as the Depression, Los Alamos/World War II, art and artists in general, homogenization and globalization particularly regarding art and architecture.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder

http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=nmumss810sc.xml View

Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983. John Gaw Meem job files, 1925-1960.

Title: John Gaw Meem job files, 1925-1960.

The John Gaw Meem Job Files contain professional correspondence, proposals, specifications, bids, memos, contracts, contractor accounts, progress notes, change orders, schematics, soil analysis, photographs, certificates of payment, and other information pertaining to the administration of Meem's architectural projects. Professional work is represented by records of various Meem firms such as John Gaw Meem, Hugo Zehner and Associates; Meem, Zehner, Holien and Associates; Meem, Holien, Buckley and Associates, and work with his original partner, Cassius McCormick. Most jobs represented in the collection are located in New Mexico, primarily, in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.

ArchivalResource: 64 boxes (64 cu. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61689238 View

Smith, W. Eugene, 1918-1978. W. Eugene Smith portrait of John Gaw Meem [picture].

Title: W. Eugene Smith portrait of John Gaw Meem [picture]. [1940-1960]

This collection contains one portrait of John Gaw Meem, architect, taken by photographer W. Eugene Smith at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

ArchivalResource: 1 photographic print : black & white ; 11 x 14 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55976033 View

University of New Mexico. Dept. of Facility Planning. Architectural drawings, 1892-[ongoing].

Title: Architectural drawings, 1892-[ongoing].

The Dept. of Facility Planning collection is comprised of approximately 800 sets of architectural drawings and plans for campus buildings at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. A small number of drawings are for buildings on the Gallup campus and for the University owned D.H. Lawrence Ranch outside Taos, N.M. Specific drawings include floorplans, elevations, mechanical and electrical plans, and detail drawings, as well as master plans, site plans, and landscaping plans. Highlights of the collection are numerous hand drawn pencil and color perspectives. Many architectural firms worked with the Dept. of Facility Planning, formerly known as the Office of the University Architect. Plans in the collection include those by: Joe Boehning; Dean/Hunt & Associates; Ellison & Associates; Flatow, Moore, Bryan & Fairburn; Holien & Buckley; W.C. Kruger & Associates; Meem, Zehner, Holien and Associates; Antoine Predock; and Stevens, Mallory, Pearl & Campbell. The collection also contains plans by landscape architects Eckbo, Dean, Austin & Williams, and by Bridgers & Paxton, Engineers. The earliest items are plat maps of the campus dated 1892. Drawings for many projects of John Gaw Meem, are found in this collection. Also part of the collection are fourteen architectural models.

ArchivalResource: 65 drawers (16.25 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53079604 View

Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983. Old Santa Fe Armory project 1939-1952.

Title: Old Santa Fe Armory project 1939-1952.

WPA project file for improvements of the Old Santa Fe Armory. The project was sponsored by the Museum of New Mexico. Collection consists of project proposals, estimates, and bills.

ArchivalResource: 1 Folder.

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Museum of Fine Arts (Museum of New Mexico). Museum of Fine Arts exhibition vertical file, 1917-[ongoing].

Title: Museum of Fine Arts exhibition vertical file, 1917-[ongoing].

Summary: This vertical file consists of catalogs from art exhibitions at the Museum of New Mexico's Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

ArchivalResource: <27> linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37497702 View

Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem

Title: Oral history interview with John Gaw Meem

An interview of John Gaw Meem conducted 1964 Dec. 3, by Sylvia Loomis for the Archives of American Art.

OralHistoryResource: Sound recordings: 1 sound tape reel (1 hour) ; 7 in.Transcript: 13 p.

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Santa Fe Plaza Renewal Project Collection, 1966-1968

Title: Santa Fe Plaza Renewal Project Collection, 1966-1968

ArchivalResource: .25 linear feet

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Clark, Kenneth J. Santa Fe Plaza Renewal Project collection, 1966-1968.

Title: Santa Fe Plaza Renewal Project collection, 1966-1968.

Summary: Collection consists of various documents and records related to the 1967 urban renewal project sponsored by the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico that centered on the downtown Plaza. Includes financial and legal reports of the Santa Fe Plaza Renewal Committee, letters sent and received by Committee Chairman John Newton Eddy, and correspondence involving architects John Gaw Meem, Kenneth S. Clark, and the Lockwood Construction Company of Santa Fe.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37435442 View

Chauvenet, Beatrice. Beatrice Chauvenet photograph collection [picture].

Title: Beatrice Chauvenet photograph collection [picture]. 1905-1984.

This collection contains 15 photographic prints from the personal files of Beatrice Chauvenet. There are two photos of a presentation ceremony in which John Gaw Meem presented the deed to the Santuario de Chimayo to Archibishop Daeger. Other persons present incude Paul A.F. Walter, Dr. Francis I. Proctor, E. Dana Johnson, Gustave Baumann, Daniel T. Kelly, Charles Fahy, Frank Applegate, Victor Ortega, Fr. Bernard Espelage, Fr. Salvatore Gene, Mrs. Robinson (Mera), Alice Corbin Henderson, Mary Austin, and José Chavez. There is also a photo of Dr. Mera with Cassius McCormick and Reese Fullerton. The collection also includes a number of photos of the Sunmount Sanatorium, as well as interior scenes from the Church at Las Trampas (photo by T. Harmon Parkhurst) and the Cristo Rey Church (photo by Tyler Dingee). There is also one old scene (1905) of a street in Acoma.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (15 photographic prints in varying sizes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51392994 View

E. Dana Johnson Papers, 1902-1938

Title: E. Dana Johnson Papers, 1902-1938

ArchivalResource: .5 linear feet

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Santa Maria de Acoma construction and dedication photograph collection [picture].

Title: Santa Maria de Acoma construction and dedication photograph collection [picture]. 1931-1934.

ArchivalResource: 204 photographic prints ; 4 by 5 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45423023 View

John Gaw Meem Collection: Non-job Specific Photos, 1859-1980

Title: John Gaw Meem Collection: Non-job SpecificPhotos 1859-1980

The John Gaw Meem Non-Job Specific photo collection containsphotographs compiled by architect John Gaw Meem.

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes (1850 photographic prints, postcards, album)

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Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983. Perspectives, 1922-1955.

Title: Perspectives, 1922-1955.

The John Gaw Meem Perspectives consists of perspectives, renderings, and presentation drawings of elevations and floor plans. Drawings of residences, churches, school buildings, and commercial structures are included, many of them fashioned in the Pueblo revival and territorial styles that are popular in the Southwest. Among the projects are buildings for the University of New Mexico campus. The majority of the projects represented in the collection are for buidings in New Mexico, but a few are located out of the state. The perspectives were drawn by John Gaw Meem, Edward O. Holien, Truman J. Mathews, John W. McHugh, Martin L. Beck, H.S. Goodwin, and Gordon F. Street, among others.

ArchivalResource: 8 drawers (2 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42401710 View

John Gaw Meem Papers, 1914-1992

Title: John Gaw Meem Papers 1914-1992

This collection contains John Gaw Meem's personal and business records. Business files consist primarily of correspondence from his architectural firm. Also included are materials relating to Meem's professional associations and his work on historic preservation in New Mexico.

ArchivalResource: 25 boxes (26 cu. ft.)

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Ernest Blumenschein papers

Title: Ernest Blumenschein papers

The papers of southwest painter and illustrator Ernest Blumenschein measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1873-1964. The collection documents Blumenschein's artistic career, his relationship with his wife and daughter, his love of the American southwest, and his involvement in the art community of Taos, New Mexico. Found are biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, scattered personal business records, writings, a large amount of juvenilia artwork, and photographs of artwork.

ArchivalResource: 2.1 Linear feet

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Belisario Contreras Photograph Collection

Title: Belisario Contreras Photograph Collection

Photographs concerning government-sponsored art during the Depression era that were supported by the Work Projects Administration (WPA) and related organizations. Focuses on works of art, artists, art centers (in locations across the U.S., including New Mexico), art education, governmental officials and politicians involved in these public art projects. Murals are shown in various stages of production. Building projects, such as Memorial Tower in San Francisco and Timberline Lodge (a crafts center in Oregon), and easel paintings are included. Also in the collection, a group photo of Edward Bruce and the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) regional directors, taken in Washington, D.C. This collection contains the works of many artists. Only a few such as Jacob Baker, Patrocinio Barela, Lucienne Bloch, Edward Bruce, Julian Martinez, Tony Martinez, John Gaw Meem, and Jesse L. Nussbaum have been indexed by name in this record.

ArchivalResource: 1400 items (6 boxes) : 1400 photographic prints

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Chauvenet, Beatrice. Papers, 1924-1984.

Title: Papers, 1924-1984.

The Beatrice Chauvenet Papers contain manuscripts, correspondence, notes, articles, and clippings. The bulk of the collection pertains to her book, John Gaw Meem: pioneer in historic preservation. Included are the original and edited manuscripts and research materials on historic preservation in New Mexico. The collection also includes an unpublished article on Meem by Chauvenet, biographical material on Meem, and background notes on Las Trampas from John McHugh.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.45 cu. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36827257 View

Johnson, E. Dana. E. Dana Johnson papers, 1902-1938.

Title: E. Dana Johnson papers, 1902-1938.

Summary: Collection consists of correspondence, business papers, newspaper columns, poetry and other papers of E. Dana Johnson. He worked with many people and organizations involved in preserving Santa Fe history. His correspondence included influential people on all levels: Witter Bynner, John Gaw Meem, Sister Blandina and other. Materials involving Charles Springer of the New Mexico Council of Defense, a freedom of press trail involving Judge Merritt Meecham, the proposed establishment of a Cultural Colony (a chatauqua-like organization), and the Pan American University of the Southwest are also in this collection.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37435131 View

Reck, Robert, 1945-. Robert Reck photographs of John Gaw Meem buildings [picture].

Title: Robert Reck photographs of John Gaw Meem buildings [picture]. 2001.

This collection consists of photographs of John Gaw Meem buildings by Robert Reck. These photographs were produced for the companion exhibit to the book "Facing Southwest" by Chris Wilson with photographs by Robert Reck (2001, Norton Press). Numerous buildings designed and built by John Gaw Meem are depicted, including the McCormick Residence, Los Poblanos, and the Elinor Gregg residence.

ArchivalResource: 13 photographic prints : col. and black & white ; 16 x 20 in. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55976045 View

Blumenschein, Ernest Leonard, 1874-1960. Ernest L. Blumenschein Collection.

Title: Ernest L. Blumenschein Collection.

Summary: Collection consists of the personal papers of Ernest L. Blumenschein, including Blumenschein's correspondence; articles and clippings about him and his work, and biographical and genealogical information. Collection also contains copies of his letters to Ellis Butler Parker. Some of the material is contained in Blumenschein's scrapbook. Additionally, collection holds financial and tax records, and ephemeral material such as driver's licenses and passports. Inventory was produced at item level with individual annotations and synopses.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52909219 View

Santa Maria de Acoma Construction and Dedication Photograph Collection, 1931-1934

Title: Santa Maria de Acoma Construction and Dedication Photograph Collection 1931-1934

Photographs documenting the construction and dedication ceremonies at Santa Maria de Acoma, a catholic church and mission at McCartys, New Mexico designed by John Gaw Meem.

ArchivalResource: 1 box ( 204 photographic prints ; 4 by 5 in.)

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