Littleton, Harvey K., b. 1922
Educator, Glass artist, Printmaker, SculptorSpruce Pine, N.C. (Show Bio)
Harvey K. Littleton papers, 1946-1975
4.0 linear ft. (on 6 microfilm reels)
Reel(s): 2130-2134 and 2155
Correspondence; biographical data; photographs; notes and sketches; writings; applications for research grants; subject files; receipts and bills; and exhibition catalogs and announcements.
REELS 2130-2134: Biographical and professional data; personal and business correspondence; notes and sketches; unpublished writings and lectures; correspondence, a rough draft and a bibliography for GLASSBLOWING: A SEARCH FOR FORM, 1972; applications for research grants; receipts and bills; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and files on The American Ceramic Society, the American Craftsmen Council, CRAFT HORIZONS, Midwest Designer-Craftsmen, Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen, University of Wisconsin Art Department, several glass workshops, artist-craftsmen, and Jugtown Pottery. The files contain correspondence, business and organization records, printed material, etc.
REEL 2155: Sixty photographs, ca. 1950-1974, of Littleton, his family, his home and studio, and his ceramic and glass work. Also included are 12 photographs of participants in the Toledo Glass Workshop, Toledo, Ohio, 1962; and 35 photographs of participants in the Madison Glass Workshop, Madison, Wisconsin, 1964. Many of these photos show Littleton and others creating hand blown glass.
Donated 1975 by Harvey K. Littleton.
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