About the Dorothy Liebes papers
A Finding Aid to the Dorothy Liebes Papers, circa 1850-1973 (bulk 1922-1970), in the Archives of American Art, by Catherine S. Gaines
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Biographical Information
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Description of the Collection
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How to Use the Collection
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Series Descriptions
Biographical Information
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Weaver, textile designer, and businesswoman Dorothy Wright Liebes was known for distinctive textiles featuring bold color combinations and unusual textures achieved through the use of materials such as glass rods, sequins, bamboo, grass, leather, ribbon, wire, and ticker tape. READ MORE
Born Dorothy Wright in Santa Rosa, California, she was the daughter of chemistry professor Frederick L. Wright and teacher Bessie Calderwood Wright. She studied art, education, and anthropology at San Jose State Teachers College and the University of California, Berkeley. During her college years, a teacher encouraged her to experiment with weaving and textile design since many of her paintings resembled textiles.
Liebes was a teacher for several years before deciding to pursue a career in textile design. She then studied weaving at Hull House in Chicago and traveled to France, Italy, Guatemala, and Mexico to learn the traditional weaving forms of those cultures. Upon her return to the United States, Liebes opened her first studio for weaving and textile design in San Francisco; Dorothy Liebes Design, Inc. was established in 1934, and eventually employed a staff of weavers.
Her first client in the industry was Goodall-Sanford Mills, with whom she worked as a consultant for more than a decade. As her client base expanded she decided to open a New York studio and maintained both studios until 1948 when she closed her San Francisco operation and relocated to New York City.
Liebes became a color and design consultant to corporations such as DuPont, Dow, and Bigelow-Sanford and tested and promoted newly developed synthetic fibers. She advised textile chemists in the development of fibers that were versatile enough to produce many different textures, and worked with engineers and technicians to develop new machines that could reproduce the irregularities of hand-loomed fabrics. Liebes became a sought-after speaker by textile industry and consumer groups, and sometimes taught workshops on color and design.
Her commissions included the United Nations Delegates Dining Room, the Persian Room at the Plaza Hotel and the King of Saudi Arabia's traveling royal throne room. Between 1937 and 1970, Liebes participated in more than thirty solo and group exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, de Young Museum, Cranbrook Museum, Detroit Institute of Art, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, and other venues. She received prizes and awards from institutions and corporations such as Lord and Taylor, Neiman-Marcus, the Paris Exposition, the American Institute of Decorators, the American Institute of Architects and the Architectural League. She was also awarded the Elsie de Wolfe Award and an honorary degree from Mills College in 1948.
Liebes' other notable activities included her work as Director of Decorative Arts for the 1939 San Francisco World's Fair, and as organizer and director of "Arts and Skills," a Red Cross occupational therapy project that included training in weaving for soldiers injured in World War II. In the 1950s, she worked with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, journeying though the southwest to study Indian schools and show weaver tribes that horizontal looms were more advantageous than vertical ones.
Liebes was married to businessman Leon Liebes from 1928 until their divorce in 1940, and continued to use the name Liebes for the remainder of her life. In 1948, she married Pulitzer prize winning Associated Press special correspondent Relman "Pat" Morin.
During the last year of her life, Dorothy Liebes was semi-retired due to a heart ailment. She died in New York City on 10 September 1972. HIDE
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Description of the Collection
Overview - Scope and Contents [-]
The papers of weaver, textile designer, and businesswoman Dorothy Liebes are dated circa 1850-1973 (bulk 1922-1970), and comprise 21.4 linear feet. Biographical information, subject files, correspondence, writings, artwork, financial records, scrapbooks, textile samples, printed material, sound recordings, and photographs document Liebes' career and personal life. Her second husband, Associated Press Reporter Relman "Pat" Morin, is also represented in the collection, although to a much lesser extent. READ MORE
Biographical material consists of awards, biographical notes, membership and identification cards, passports, and a will. Dorothy Liebes' correspondence documents her personal life and career, including the operation of her studios in San Francisco and New York City.
Subject files contain correspondence, printed material, photographs, and miscellaneous items in varying combinations. They relate to businesses, organizations, individuals, and topics of interest to Liebes.
Writings by Dorothy Liebes include notes, drafts, and manuscripts of published and unpublished writings. Artwork by Dorothy Liebes consists of designs, feather weavings, a small hooked composition, and tapestry samples. Financial records are comprised of financial summaries, investment statements, and personal and business tax returns. Thirty-three bound scrapbook volumes contain printed and publicity materials, photographs, and a small number of documents relating to Dorothy Liebes' professional achievements.
Samples consist primarily of textile swatches designed by Dorothy Liebes and printed material includes articles, exhibition catalogs, press releases, and reproductions about or mentioning Dorothy Liebes and her work, as well as reproductions of artwork.
Also found are calendars, a transcript of a 1945 interview with Liebes on Nancy Craig's radio show "Woman of Tomorrow" and a circa 1956 sound recording on 5" magnetic tape from the Milwaukee Journal Radio Station.
Photographs are of artwork (not by Liebes), people, including Liebes, Relman "Pat" Morin, and Frank Lloyd Wright, places and textiles. HIDE
Arrangement and Series Description
The collection is arranged as 11 series:
- Series 1: Biographical Information, 1934-1970 (Box 1, OV 22; 6 folders)
- Series 2: Correspondence, 1922-1973 (Boxes 1-3; 2.4 linear ft.)
- Series 3: Subject Files, 1896-1971 (Boxes 3-10, 19; 7.2 linear ft.)
- Series 4: Writings, 1920-1969 (Boxes 10-11; 1.25 linear ft.)
- Series 5: Artwork, 1938-1963 (Boxes 11, 19, OV 22; 0.35 linear ft.)
- Series 6: Financial Records, 1947-1968 (Box 12; 0.25 linear ft.)
- Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1933-1970 (Box 20, BV 24-56; 3.7 linear ft.)
- Series 8: Samples, circa 1850-1855, circa 1930s-circa 1970 (Boxes 12-14, 20; 2.1 linear ft.)
- Series 9: Calendars and Interviews, 1945-1971 (Boxes 14-15; 1.45 linear ft.)
- Series 10: Printed Material, 1897-1970 (Boxes 15-16, 20-21, OV 23; 1.05 linear
ft.)
- Series 11: Photographs, 1897-1970 (Boxes 16-18, 21, BV 57; 1.5 linear ft.)
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Subjects
This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Archives of American Art under the following terms:
- Subjects-Topical:
- Textile design -- New York (State) -- New York
- Women textile designers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Weavers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Types of Materials:
- Photographs
- Sound recordings
- Scrapbooks
- Works of art
Provenance
Gift of the Estate of Dorothy Liebes through Relman Morin (widower), 1972, and Ralph Higbee, 1973-1974.
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How the Collection was Processed
This collection was processed to a minimal level by Catherine S. Gaines in 2006.
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How to Use the Collection
Restrictions on Use
The Dorothy Liebes papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
How to Cite this Collection
Dorothy Liebes papers, circa 1850-1973 (bulk 1922-1970). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Series Descriptions
Series 1: Biographical Information, 1934-1970 (Box 1, OV 22; 6 folders)
| Box |
Folder |
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| 1 |
1 |
Awards, 1938-1969 (2 folders; see also OV 22)
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| 1 |
2 |
Biographical Notes (Dorothy Liebes), 1954-1970, undated
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| 1 |
3 |
Membership and Identification Cards, 1934-1970
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| 1 |
4 |
Passports, 1954, 1958
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| 1 |
5 |
Will, 1961
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| Box |
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| OV 22 |
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Awards, 1937-1965
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Series 2: Correspondence, 1922-1973 (Boxes 1-3; 2.4 linear ft.)
This series contains a combination of business and personal correspondence. Series 3: Subject Files, also contains large amounts of correspondence and there is substantial overlap between the two series. In addition, Series 7: Scrapbooks, includes a small number of letters and other documents.
Correspondence is arranged chronologically.
| Box |
Folder |
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| 1 |
6-30 |
Correspondence, 1922-1960 (25 folders)
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| Box |
Folder |
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| 2 |
1-22 |
Correspondence, 1961-1968 (22 folders)
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| Box |
Folder |
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| 3 |
23-30 |
Correspondence, 1969-1973, undated (8 folders)
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Series 3: Subject Files, 1896-1971 (Boxes 3-10, 19; 7.2 linear ft.)
Subject files may contain correspondence, printed material, photographs, and miscellaneous records in various combinations. Subjects include corporations, organizations, individuals, topics of interest to Liebes, and miscellaneous categories. Folder titles are often those supplied by Liebes.
Subject files are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
| Box |
Folder |
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| 3 |
31 |
Alcan Aluminum Corporation, 1965-1966
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| 3 |
32-33 |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1947 Conference, "The Artist in Contemporary American Society," 1945-1948 (2 folders)
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| 3 |
34 |
American Crafts Council, 1969-1971
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| 3 |
35 |
American Craftsmen's Cooperative Council, Inc., 1942-1945
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| 3 |
36 |
American Craftsmen's Council, 1957-1968
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| 3 |
37 |
American Craftsmen's Council, First World Congress of Craftsmen, 1964
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| 3 |
38 |
American Craftsmen's Educational Council, 1953
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| 3 |
39 |
American Women's Voluntary Services, 1943
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| 3 |
40 |
Architectural Forum, 1947
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| 3 |
41 |
Architecture Schools, 1940
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| 3 |
42 |
Art Institute of Chicago, 1956-1966
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| 3 |
43-44 |
Artists, 1945-1958 (2 folders)
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| 3 |
45 |
Artists, Designs, 1956
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| 3 |
46 |
Artists, Northern California, 1943-1947
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| 3 |
47 |
Artists, Out of State, 1943-1947
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| 3 |
48 |
Artists, Southern California, 1945-1967
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| 3 |
49-51 |
"Arts and Skills" (American Red Cross), 1943-1952, undated (3 folders)
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| 3 |
52 |
Azukas, Albert, 1950-1956
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| Box |
Folder |
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| 4 |
1-8 |
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Inc., Correspondence, 1957-1971 (8 folders)
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| 4 |
9 |
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Inc., June Market, 1966
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| 4 |
10 |
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Inc., Printed Material, 1964-1965, undated
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| 4 |
11 |
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, Inc., Western Trip, 1966
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| 4 |
12 |
Black Mountain College, 1945
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| 4 |
13 |
Book Inquiries, 1942
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| 4 |
14 |
Brandt, Mary, Lecture Committee, 1965-1968
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| 4 |
15 |
Brandt, Mary, Lectures at Parsons School of Design, 1963-1964
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| 4 |
16-17 |
Brandt, Mary, Memorial Fund, 1962-1963 (2 folders)
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| 4 |
18 |
Buxton, Edward, 1942-1943
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| 4 |
19 |
Calder, Sandy [Alexander], 1957
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| 4 |
20 |
Calypsocraft, Inc. (Edward Fields), Correspondence, 1960-1962
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| 4 |
21 |
Calypsocraft, Inc. (Edward Fields), Expenses, 1959
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| 4 |
22 |
Calypsocraft, Inc. (Edward Fields), Expenses and Packing Lists, 1960-1964
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| 4 |
23 |
Challis, Lucy, 1951-1954
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| 4 |
24 |
Christmas, Lists and Names, 1935-1954, undated
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| 4 |
25 |
"Clemson University 1969," 1971
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| 4 |
26 |
Clothing, "Suggestions, Bills, Inventory," 1939-1945
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| 4 |
27 |
Columbia Mills, 1944-1958
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| 4 |
28-29 |
Contemporary Weaving of Other Countries, 1959-1960 (2 folders)
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| 4 |
30 |
Contracts, 1942-1946
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| 4 |
31-32 |
Cosmopolitan Club, 1954-1963 (2 folders)
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| 4 |
33 |
Crawford, M.D.C., 1942-1943
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| 4 |
34 |
Cruise, 1966
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| 4 |
35-36 |
Designs Received/Returned/Purchased, 1943-1947 (2 folders)
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| 4 |
37 |
Dobby Loom, 1944-1947, undated
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| 4 |
38-39 |
Dobeckmun Co., 1946-1967 (2 folders)
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| 4 |
40-42 |
Dow Chemical, Correspondence, 1959-1961 (3 folders)
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| 4 |
43 |
Dow Chemical, Lurex Division, 1960
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| 4 |
44 |
Dow Chemical, Lurex Division, London, 1957-1961
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| 4 |
45 |
Dow Chemical, Packing Lists, 1961-1962
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| 4 |
46 |
Draper, Dorothy (Good Housekeeping), 1941-1943
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| Box |
Folder |
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| 5 |
1-18 |
Dupont, Correspondence, 1943-1971 (18 folders)
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| 5 |
19 |
Dupont, Expenses, 1965
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| 5 |
20 |
Dupont, Fabric Sales, Fabrite and Tontine (Price/Edwards/Ferris), 1959-1962
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| 5 |
21 |
Dupont, Fabric Sales, Packing Lists, 1960
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| 5 |
22 |
Dupont, January Market (1960), 1959-1960
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| 5 |
23 |
Dupont, January Market (1962), 1961-1962
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| 5 |
24-25 |
Dupont, June Market (1962), 1962 (2 folders)
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| 5 |
26-28 |
Dupont, January Market (1963), Upholstery, Orlon, and Drapery Project, 1962-1963 (3 folders)
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| Box |
Folder |
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| 6 |
1-2 |
Dupont, January Market, June Market (1963), 1962-1963 (2 folders)
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| 6 |
3-4 |
Dupont, January Market, June Market (1964), 1964 (2 folders)
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| 6 |
5 |
Dupont, January Market, June Market (1965), 1964-1965
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| 6 |
6 |
Dupont, January Market, June Market (1966), 1965-1966
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| 6 |
7 |
Dupont, January Market (1967), 1966-1967
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| 6 |
8 |
Dupont, June Market (1967), 1967
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| 6 |
9 |
Dupont, Knit Products (Dr. Robert Saunders), 1966
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| 6 |
10 |
Dupont, Monthly Reports, 1965
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| 6 |
11 |
Dupont, "Nylon Rug Designs" (Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition), 1956-1962
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| 6 |
12 |
Dupont, Orlon Blanket (Beacon Manufacturing Co.), 1961
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| 6 |
13 |
Dupont, Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair, 1966
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| 6 |
14 |
Dupont, Publicity, 1956-1957
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| 6 |
15 |
Dupont, Rugs, 1965-1966
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| 6 |
16 |
Dupont, Rugs, Nylon-Wool (Werner Cohen), 1965
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| 6 |
17 |
Dupont, Upholstery and Drapery, 1965
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| 6 |
18 |
Eagle-Ottawa Leather Co., 1958-1960 (4 folders)
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| 6 |
19 |
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1959-1961
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| 6 |
20 |
Erdman, Pardee, 1962-1966
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| 6 |
21-24 |
Fairtex, Correspondence, 1963-1965 (4 folders)
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| Box |
Folder |
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| 7 |
1-3 |
Fairtex, Correspondence, 1965-1968 (3 folders)
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| 7 |
2 |
Fairtex, Detroit Show (1966), 1965-1966
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| 7 |
3 |
Fairtex, Mint Museum Fabric, 1967
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| 7 |
4 |
Fairtex, Packing Lists, 1964
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| 7 |
5 |
Fairtex, Samples, undated
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| 7 |
6 |
Fairtex, "Styling Color Folder," 1965
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| 7 |
7 |
Family, Morin, Relman "Pat" (see Morin, Relman "Pat")
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| 7 |
8 |
Family, Nieces and Nephews, 1945-1966, undated
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| 7 |
9 |
Family, Wood, Mildred "Tid" Wright, Ralph, and Peter, 1944-1961, undated
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| 7 |
10-12 |
Family, Wright, Frederick and Bessie Calderwood, 1896-circa 1957, undated (3 folders)
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| 7 |
13 |
Family, Wright, Frederick L., 1956-1957
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| 7 |
14 |
Family, Wright, William F., 1956-1957
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| 7 |
15-16 |
Fan Mail, 1944-1946 (2 folders)
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| 7 |
17-18 |
Fields, Edward, 1958-1959 (2 folders)
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| 7 |
19 |
Fischer, Eva, 1957
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| 7 |
20 |
"Foreign Mails," 1947-1948
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| 7 |
21 |
Forstmann Woolen Company, 1957-1958
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| 7 |
22 |
"Furnishing Studio Home in Washington, D.C.," 1948
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| 7 |
23 |
Golden Gate Exposition, "Case History," 1945-1948 (see also Box 19)
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| 7 |
24 |
Golden Gate Exposition, Catalogues and Sales, 1939 (see also Box 19)
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| 7 |
25-26 |
Golden Gate Exposition, Correspondence, 1937-1940 (2 folders; see also Box 19)
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| 7 |
27-28 |
Goodall Fabrics, Correspondence, 1942-1953 (2 folders)
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| 7 |
29 |
Goodall Fabrics, "Leather Weave," 1944-1945
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| 7 |
30 |
Goodall Fabrics, Mailing Lists for Announcements, undated
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| 7 |
31 |
Gracie and Sons, Inc. (wallpaper), 1957-1964
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| 7 |
32 |
Grimm, Peter, 1941-1947
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| 7 |
33 |
Hartford Rayon Company, 1957-1958
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| Box |
Folder |
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| 8 |
1 |
India Trip, 1958
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| 8 |
2 |
"Indian Job," 1950-1952, undated
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| 8 |
3 |
Indian School, 1951-1952
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| 8 |
4 |
Indian Textiles, 1943-1953, undated
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| 8 |
5-6 |
Indian Trips (René D'Harnoncourt), 1942-1943 (2 folders)
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| 8 |
7 |
Institute of International Education, National Screening Committee, 1958-1967
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| 8 |
8 |
Insurance, 1969-1971
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| 8 |
9 |
"Interesting Personal Letters," 1939-1947, undated
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| 8 |
10 |
Inventory (business), 1960-1965
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| 8 |
11 |
Inventory (personal), 1937-1946
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| 8 |
12 |
Israel, 1950-1954, undated
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| 8 |
13 |
Jantzen Mills, 1947-1958
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| 8 |
14 |
Japan, 1961-1964
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| 8 |
15 |
Kenwood Mills, Blanket Orders, 1953-1954
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| 8 |
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Kenwood Mills, Blanket Publicity, 1953 (see: Box 19)
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| 8 |
16-20 |
Kenwood Mills, Correspondence, 1950-1951 (5 folders)
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| 8 |
21 |
Kenwood Mills, "Current Problems," 1951
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| 8 |
22 |
Kuhn, Harold A. (C.P.A.), 1946-1947
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| 8 |
23 |
Lawyer, 1945-1946
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| 8 |
24 |
Library Inventory, 1946, undated
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| 8 |
25 |
Liebes, Leon (first husband), 1935-1946
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| 8 |
26 |
Lyons Storage Co., 1956-1958
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| 8 |
27 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944
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| 8 |
28 |
Matson vs. Liebes, 1946-1948
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| 8 |
29 |
Mills College, 1955
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| 8 |
30-34 |
Morin, Relman "Pat" (second husband), 1947-1959, undated (4 folders)
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| 8 |
35 |
Museum of Contemporary Crafts (Dorothy Liebes Retrospective Exhibition), 1970
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| 8 |
36 |
Museum of Modern Art, 1944-1970
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| 8 |
37 |
Museums, General, 1959-1970
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| 8 |
38 |
Myers, Howard, 1940-1947
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| Box |
Folder |
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| 9 |
1 |
National Council on the Arts and Government, 1956-1961
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| 9 |
2 |
Navajo Rug Project, 1959-1961
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| 9 |
3 |
New York, Trip (Oct.-Jan.), 1940-1941
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| 9 |
4 |
New York, Unfinished Business, 1944-1946
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| 9 |
5 |
Orders, 1950-1951
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| 9 |
6-7 |
Orders Completed, 1958-1967 (2 folders)
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| 9 |
8 |
Parsons School of Design, 1967-1969
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| 9 |
9 |
Penco Fabrics, Inc., 1966
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| 9 |
10-11 |
Pheby, Louise S. (Estate of), 1955-1961
(2 folders)
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| 9 |
12 |
"Pre-Fab Inquiries," 1962
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| 9 |
13 |
"Private Papers," 1929-1941, undated
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| 9 |
14-18 |
Promotion, 1950-1960 (5 folders)
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| 9 |
19 |
Richards, Helen, 1942-1955, undated
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| 9 |
20 |
Royal Society of Arts, 1954-1967
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| 9 |
21 |
Samples Returned, 1956, undated
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| 9 |
22 |
San Francisco Bay Exposition, 1939-1943
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| 9 |
23 |
San Francisco International Market Center, undated
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| 9 |
24 |
Scranton Lace Co., 1942
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| 9 |
25 |
Simmons Co., 1966
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| 9 |
26 |
Spring Mills, Inc., Contracts, 1965-1967
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| 9 |
27-28 |
Spring Mills, Inc., Correspondence, 1963-1966 (2 folders)
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| 9 |
29 |
Spring Mills, Inc., Reports, 1963-1966
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| 9 |
30-35 |
Studio, Correspondence, 1945-1955 (5 folders)
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| Box |
Folder |
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| 10 |
1 |
Studio, Letters to Personnel, 1956
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| 10 |
2 |
"Studio Trouble Ruth and Al," 1951-1952
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| 10 |
3-5 |
Taipale, Martta (tapestries), 1946-1961 (3 folders)
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| 10 |
6 |
Tapestry, American (20th century), 1959-1966, undated
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| 10 |
7 |
Tapestry, English, 1956-1969, undated
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| 10 |
8 |
Tapestry, French, 1948-1959, undated
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| 10 |
9 |
Tapestry, General, undated
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| 10 |
10 |
Tapestry, Notes, undated
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| 10 |
11 |
Tapestry, Scandinavian, 1958-1959, undated
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| 10 |
12 |
Tax Suit, 1948-1957
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| 10 |
13 |
Teaching (notes, Woman's Day article), 1944-1959, undated
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| 10 |
14 |
Travel, 1947-1963, undated
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| 10 |
15 |
"Unifinished Business," 1936-1944, undated
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| 10 |
16 |
U.S.A. at the Triennale, 1968
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| 10 |
17 |
U. S. Department of State, Conference on International Relations in the Field of Art, 1939
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| 10 |
18 |
United Wallpaper, Inc., 1945-1956 (see also: Box 19)
|
| 10 |
19 |
University of California, Berkeley, 1933, undated
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| 10 |
20 |
University of Kansas, 1962
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| 10 |
21 |
Upholstery Leather Group, 1957-1958
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| 10 |
22 |
Van Buren, William M., 1941-1946
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| 10 |
23-25 |
Weavers and Weaving, 1946-1951, undated (3 folders)
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| 10 |
26 |
Weaving Verse, 1954, undated
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| 10 |
27 |
Women Architects, 1960, undated
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| 10 |
28 |
Wright, Frank Lloyd and Olgivanna, 1947-1969
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| Box |
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| 19 (sol) |
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Golden Gate Exposition, 1938 (see also Box 7)
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| 19 (sol) |
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Kenwood Mills, Blanket Publicity, 1953
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| 19 (sol) |
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United Wallpaper, Inc. (Sample Book, "Weaves from exclusive hand-loomed originals by Dorothy Liebes,") undated (see also Box 10)
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Series 4: Writings, 1920-1969 (Boxes 10-11; 1.25 linear ft.)
This series is arranged as 2 subseries:
4.1: Writings By Dorothy Liebes, 1920-1965
This subseries includes notes, drafts, and manuscripts of published and unpublished articles and short writings. Also found here are notes, drafts and the manuscript for an unpublished autobiography, as well as an outline, notes and partial draft of an unpublished book, "Design and Weave." There are drafts, text and bibliographical material for an Encyclopedia Britannica entry on tapestry, as well as notes relating to speeches and writings.
| Box |
Folder |
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| 10 |
29-30 |
Address Books, undated (4 volumes; 2 folders)
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| 10 |
31-32 |
Articles and Short Writings, 1946-1964, undated (4 volumes; 2 folders)
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| 10 |
33-34 |
Book, Autobiography Manuscript, undated (2 folders)
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| 10 |
35-38 |
Book, Authobiography Notes and Drafts, undated (4 folders)
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| 10 |
39 |
Book, Autobiography Outline, undated
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| 10 |
40 |
Book, "Design and Weave," undated
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| Box |
Folder |
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| 11 |
1-2 |
Encyclopedia Britannica Entry on Tapestry, circa 1959 (2 folders)
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| 11 |
3 |
Lists, undated
|
| 11 |
4-6 |
Notes, undated (3 folders and 4x6
card file)
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| 11 |
7-8 |
Speeches, 1946-1965, undated (2 folders)
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| 11 |
9 |
Student Paper (?) by Dorothy K. Wright, "Modern Materials" (with samples), 1920
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4.2: Writings by Other Authors, 1944-1969
This subseries includes articles about Liebes from the City Art Museum, St. Louis and other unsigned sources; articles on various topics by people such as Edith Grimm, Vesta Schaffer and Iovanna Lloyd Wright; a report by Dorothy Ducas; and speeches by people such as L. R. Blackhurst, Jr., W. G. Constable, Charles Daly, Boris Kroll, Sarah Tomerlin Lee, Sara Little, George Romeny, Edward Wormley, and David L.Yunich.
| Box |
Folder |
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| 11 |
10 |
Articles about Dorothy Liebes, 1945-circa 1969, undated
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| 11 |
11 |
Articles on Various Topics, undated
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| 11 |
12 |
Poem (Jack James), undated
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| 11 |
13 |
Report, 1945
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| 11 |
14 |
Script, about Liebes Exhibition at City Art Museum, St. Louis, 1944
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| 11 |
15 |
Speeches, 1947-1969, undated
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Series 5: Artwork, 1938-1963 (Boxes 11, 19, OV 22; 0.35 linear ft.)
This series is arranged as 2 subseries:
5.1: Artwork by Dorothy Liebes, circa 1930s-circa 1960s
Artwork by Liebes consists of designs, feather weavings, a small hooked composition, a tapestry sample and textiles. Textile samples produced by the Dorothy Liebes Studio, as well as some that may have been mass produced based on designs by Liebes, can be found in Series 8: Samples.
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 11 |
16 |
Designs, undated
|
| 11 |
17 |
Feather Weavings, undated
|
| 11 |
18 |
Hooked Composition, undated
|
| 11 |
19 |
Tapestry Sampler, undated
|
5.2: Artwork by Other Artists, 1938-1963
This subseries includes designs by Lawrence Colwell for interiors, furniture, and product packaging. Researchers should note that additional material concerning Colwell can be found in Series 7: Scrapbooks. Other items of note are caricatures of Liebes and a Kokemono screen.
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 11 |
20 |
Architectural Drawings, Floor Plans, 1963, undated
|
| 11 |
21 |
Caricatures of Dorothy Liebes, undated (see also: OV 22)
|
| 11 |
22 |
Designs, undated
|
| 11 |
23 |
Designs by Lawrence J. Colwell, undated (see also: Box 19)
|
| 11 |
24 |
Drawings, 1938, undated
|
| 11 |
|
Kokemono Screen, undated (see: RD 58)
|
| 11 |
25 |
Monogram designed for Dorothy Wright Liebes (print), undated
|
| 11 |
26 |
Paintings, undated (see also: OV 22)
|
| 11 |
|
Posters, undated (original prints; see: OV 22)
|
| 11 |
27 |
Prints, undated (see also: Box 19 and OV 22)
|
| Box |
|
| 19 (sol) |
|
Designs by Lawrence J. Colwell, undated (3 folders; see also: Box 11)
|
| 19 (sol) |
|
Paintings, undated (see also: Box 11 and OV 22)
|
| 19 (sol) |
|
Prints, undated (see also: Box 11 and OV 22)
|
| Box |
|
| OV 22 |
|
Caricature of Dorothy Liebes; Painting; Prints (including posters with original artwork), 1947-1959, undated
|
| OV 22 |
|
Painting, 1947 (see also Boxes 11, 19)
|
| OV 22 |
|
Posters, undated (original prints)
|
| OV 22 |
|
Print, 1959 (see also Boxes 11, 19)
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Series 6: Financial Records, 1947-1968 (Box 12; 0.25 linear ft.)
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 12 |
1-2 |
Financial Summaries, 1947-1957 (2 folders)
|
| 12 |
3 |
Investments (summary statements), 1957-1966
|
| 12 |
4 |
Taxes
|
| 12 |
5 |
Federal, 1951-1968
|
| 12 |
6 |
New York City, 1948-1968
|
| 12 |
7 |
New York State, 1957-1966
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Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1933-1970 (Box 20, BV 24-56; 3.7 linear ft.)
This series contains 33 bound scrapbook volumes of printed matter and publicity material, photographs, and a small number of documents relating to Liebes' professional achievements, commissions, and studio. There are also loose pages from a volume featuring the work of designer Lawrence Colwell.
| Box |
|
| 20 (sol) |
|
Loose Pages (from Scrapbook about Lawrence Colwell), undated
|
| 20 (sol) |
|
Loose Pages (from unidentified Scrapbook), undated
|
| Box |
|
| BV 24 |
|
Scrapbook, 1933-1938
|
| Box |
|
| BV 25 |
|
Scrapbook, 1934-1944
|
| Box |
|
| BV 26 |
|
Scrapbook, 1939
|
| Box |
|
| BV 27 |
|
Scrapbook, 1939-1940
|
| Box |
|
| BV 28 |
|
Scrapbook, 1939-1940
|
| Box |
|
| BV 29 |
|
Scrapbook, 1942-1943
|
| Box |
|
| BV 30 |
|
Scrapbook, 1940
|
| Box |
|
| BV 31 |
|
Scrapbook, 1943-1945
|
| Box |
|
| BV 32 |
|
Scrapbook, 1944-1945
|
| Box |
|
| BV 33 |
|
Scrapbook, 1945-1946
|
| Box |
|
| BV 34 |
|
Scrapbook, 1946-1947
|
| Box |
|
| BV 35 |
|
Scrapbook, 1947 (1 of 2)
|
| Box |
|
| BV 36 |
|
Scrapbook, 1947 (2 of 2)
|
| Box |
|
| BV 37 |
|
Scrapbook, 1948
|
| Box |
|
| BV 38 |
|
Scrapbook, 1949
|
| Box |
|
| BV 39 |
|
Scrapbook, 1950
|
| Box |
|
| BV 40 |
|
Scrapbook, 1951
|
| Box |
|
| BV 41 |
|
Scrapbook, 1952
|
| Box |
|
| BV 42 |
|
Scrapbook, 1953
|
| Box |
|
| BV 43 |
|
Scrapbook, 1954
|
| Box |
|
| BV 44 |
|
Scrapbook, 1955
|
| Box |
|
| BV 45 |
|
Scrapbook, 1956
|
| Box |
|
| BV 46 |
|
Scrapbook, 1957
|
| Box |
|
| BV 47 |
|
Scrapbook, 1959
|
| Box |
|
| BV 48 |
|
Scrapbook, 1960
|
| Box |
|
| BV 49 |
|
Scrapbook, 1961-1962
|
| Box |
|
| BV 50 |
|
Scrapbook, 1963
|
| Box |
|
| BV 51 |
|
Scrapbook, 1964
|
| Box |
|
| BV 52 |
|
Scrapbook, 1965
|
| Box |
|
| BV 53 |
|
Scrapbook, 1966
|
| Box |
|
| BV 54 |
|
Scrapbook, 1967-1968
|
| Box |
|
| BV 55 |
|
Scrapbook, 1968-1969
|
| Box |
|
| BV 56 |
|
Scrapbook, 1970
|
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Series 8: Samples, circa 1850-1855, circa 1930-circa 1970 (Boxes 12-14, 20; 2.11 linear ft.)
This series consists primarily of textile swatches designed by Liebes. The samples may have been woven by Liebes, by weavers in her studio, or been mass produced elsewhere. There are also samples of textiles from other sources, a collection of historical samples of 19th century English, French, and Viennese printed cottons mounted on sheets, and a small number of fiber and leather samples.
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 12 |
8-10 |
Fiber Samples, circa 1930-circa 1970 (3 folders)
|
| 12 |
11 |
Leather Samples, circa 1930-circa 1970
|
| 12 |
12-13 |
Textile Samples, Studio, 1964, undated (2 folders)
|
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 13 |
14-26 |
Textile Samples, Liebes' Studio, circa 1930-circa 1970 (13 folders)
|
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 14 |
1-3 |
Textile Samples, Liebes' Studio, circa 1930-circa 1970 (3 folders)
|
| 14 |
4 |
Textile Samples, Miscellaneous Sources, circa 1930-circa 1970
|
| Box |
|
| 20 (sol) |
|
Historical Samples, circa 1850-1855 (2 folders)
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Series 9: Calendars and Interviews, 1945-1971 (Boxes 14-15; 1.45 linear ft.)
In addition to calendars, this series contains a sound recording on 5" magnetic tape from the Milwaukee Journal Radio Station and a transcript of an interview with Liebes on Nancy Craig's radio show, "Woman of Tomorrow."
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 14 |
5-13 |
Calendars, Desk Diaries, 1948-1971 (9 folders; 23 volumes)
|
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 15 |
1-7 |
Calendars, Monthly, 1949-1969 (7 folders; 28 calendars)
|
| 15 |
8 |
Sound Recording, circa 1956
|
| 15 |
9 |
Transcript of Interview with Dorothy Liebes (Nancy Craig's radio show, "Woman of
Tomorrow"), 1945
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Series 10: Printed Material, 1897-1970 (Boxes 15-16, 20-21, OV 23; 1.05 linear ft.)
Printed material consists of articles, exhibition catalogs, press releases, reproductions, and miscellaneous items about or mentioning Dorothy Liebes and her work, and topics of interest to her, such as weavers and weaving, the textile industry, art and design.
Additional printed material can be found in Series 3: Subject Files and Series 7: Scrapbooks.
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 15 |
10 |
Advertisements Featuring/Mentioning Dorothy Liebes Textiles, 1949-1959, undated
|
| 15 |
11-16 |
Articles, About/Mentioning Liebes, 1918, 1930s-1970s, undated (6 folders; see also: box 20)
|
| 15 |
17 |
Articles, Art and Design, 1941-1965, undated (see also: box 20)
|
| 15 |
18 |
Articles, By Liebes, 1943-1965
|
| 15 |
19 |
Articles, Family, 1897-1951, undated
|
| 15 |
20 |
Articles, Miscellaneous Topics, 1946-1962, undated
|
| 15 |
21 |
Articles, Textile Industry, 1946-1955, undated
|
| 15 |
22 |
Awards (Dorothy Liebes on Jury), 1953-1964
|
| 15 |
23 |
Business Cards and Flyers about the Dorothy Liebes Studio, 1949-1953, undated
|
| 15 |
24 |
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements, Liebes Exhibitions, 1949-1970, undated (see also: Box 20)
|
| 15 |
25 |
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements, Other Weavers and Designers, 1926-1963, undated
|
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 16 |
1-2 |
Miscellaneous Artists, 1940-1965, undated (2 folders)
|
| 16 |
3 |
Exhibition Prospectuses, 1956-1960
|
| 16 |
4 |
Lectures and Classes, Announcements and Programs, Liebes, 1946-1962, undated
|
| 16 |
5 |
Miscellaneous Items Mentioning Dorothy Liebes, 1947-1952, undated
|
| 16 |
6 |
Miscellaneous Publications (art related), 1938-1969, undated
|
| 16 |
7 |
Press Releases About/Mentioning Dorothy Liebes, 1948, undated
|
| 16 |
8 |
Reproductions of Artwork, undated (see also: Box 20, OV 23)
|
| Box |
|
| 20 (sol) |
|
Articles, About/Mentioning Liebes, undated (see also Box 15)
|
| 20 (sol) |
|
Articles, Art and Design ("Old Art Treasures from Japan's Needles and Looms"), 1949 (see also Box 15)
|
| 20 (sol) |
|
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements, Liebes Exhibitions, undated (see also Box 15)
|
| 20 (sol) |
|
Reproductions, Artwork, undated (see also Boxes 16, 21, OV 23)
|
| 20 (sol) |
|
Reproductions, Les Batiks de Java (plates in portfolio), undated
|
| 20 (sol) |
|
Reproductions, Broideries Hindoues (plates in portfolio), undated
|
| Box |
|
| 21 (sol) |
|
Reproductions, Les Petits Alphabets du Brodeur (loose plates), undated
|
| 21 (sol) |
|
Reproductions, 80 Toiles Imprimées et Indiennes de Traite (plates in portfolio), undated
|
| 21 (sol) |
|
Reproductions, Tapis Modernes (plates in portfolio), undated
|
| Box |
|
| OV 23 |
|
Reproductions, Surasundari: Photographs by Raymond Burnier (plates in portfolio), undated
|
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Series 11: Photographs, 1897-1970 (Boxes 16-18, 21, BV 57; 1.5 linear ft.)
This series contains photographs of artwork (not by Liebes); people including Liebes, Relman "Pat" Morin, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many unidentified individuals and groups; places such as travel destinations; textiles and miscellaneous subjects. Color slides, transparencies, and negatives can also be found here.
Additional photographs can be found in many of the files in Series 3: Subject Files, and some of the volumes in Series 7: Scrapbooks.
This series is arranged as 6 subseries:
11.1: Artwork, undated
Found here are prints of photos of artwork by Leger, Murany, Picasso, Cunliffe, Gabo, Guino and unidentified artists.
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 16 |
9 |
Paintings, circa 1930s-circa 1970s
|
| 16 |
10 |
Sculpture, circa 1930s-circa 1970s
|
| 16 |
11 |
Tapestries, circa 1930s-circa 1970s
|
11.2: People, 1897-1970
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 16 |
12-13 |
Liebes, Dorothy, 1930s-1960s, undated (2 folders; see also: Box 21)
|
| 16 |
14 |
Liebes, Dorothy, in Studio/at Loom, 1930s-1940s, undated
|
| 16 |
15 |
Liebes, Dorothy, with Others, 1940s-1960s, undated
|
| 16 |
16 |
Liebes, Dorothy, with Weavers, undated
|
| 16 |
17 |
Liebes, Dorothy, with Relman "Pat" Morin, undated
|
| 16 |
18 |
Liebes, Dorothy, with Relman "Pat" Morin, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Others
at Taliesen West, 1947
|
| 16 |
19 |
Morin, Relman "Pat", 1944, undated
|
| 16 |
20 |
Morin, Relman "Pat", with Others, undated
|
| 16 |
|
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1947 (see: Box 21)
|
| 16 |
21 |
Children (unidentified), 1937-1969, undated
|
| 16 |
22 |
Family ?, 1897-1915, undated
|
| 16 |
23 |
Groups,1938-1970, undated
|
| 16 |
24-25 |
Men, 1923-1953, undated (2 folders)
|
| 16 |
26 |
Weavers, undated
|
| 16 |
27 |
Women, 1930s-1957, undated (see also: Box 21)
|
| Box |
|
| 21 (sol) |
|
Liebes, Dorothy, circa 1940-circa 1943 (see also: Box 16)
|
| 21 (sol) |
|
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1947 (see also Box 16)
|
| 21 (sol) |
|
Women (unidentified), undated (see also Box 16)
|
11.3: Places, 1937-1941
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 16 |
28 |
France, 1937
|
| 16 |
29 |
Hawaii, 1939
|
| 16 |
|
New York, undated (see Box 21)
|
| 16 |
30 |
Unidentified, 1937-1941, undated
|
| Box |
|
| 21 (sol) |
|
New York City, undated
|
11.4: Textiles, 1936-1967
This subseries contains photographs of Liebes exhibition installations at various venues, garments made from Liebes fabric and interiors and window displays featuring textiles by Liebes. There is also an album of interiors featuring Liebes textiles.
| Box |
|
| 16 |
|
Exhibition Installations, 1942-circa 1948, undated
|
| 16 |
31 |
Garments, undated
|
| 16 |
32-33 |
Interiors, 1936-1962, undated (2 folders; see also: Box 21, BV 57)
|
| 16 |
34 |
Textiles by Liebes, 1967, undated
|
| 16 |
35 |
Textiles by Other Weavers, undated
|
| 16 |
36 |
Window Displays, undated
|
| Box |
|
| BV 57 |
|
Photograph Album, undated (see also: Boxes 16 and 21)
|
| Box |
|
| 21 (sol) |
|
Interiors, undated (see also: Box 16, BV 57)
|
11.5: Miscellaneous Subjects, 1940s
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 17 (pam) |
1 |
"Arts and Skills" (American Red Cross program), 1940s
|
| 17 (pam) |
2 |
Dogs, 1948
|
| 17 (pam) |
3 |
Looms, undated
|
| 17 (pam) |
4 |
Plants, undated
|
11.6: Color Slides, Color Transparencies, and Negatives, 1939-1947
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 17 |
5 |
Color Slides, Textiles by Dorothy Liebes, undated (35-mm)
|
| 17 |
6 |
Color Transparencies
|
| 17 |
7 |
Interiors, undated
|
| 17 |
8 |
Miscellaneous Subjects, undated
|
| 17 |
9 |
People, Liebes and Liebes with Others, undated
|
| 17 |
10 |
People, Groups, undated
|
| 17 |
11 |
Places, Unidentified, undated
|
| 17 |
12 |
Textiles by Liebes, undated
|
| Box |
Folder |
|
| 18 (hol) |
1 |
Negatives
|
| 18 (hol) |
2 |
Artwork (not by Liebes), undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
3 |
Miscellaneous Subjects, undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
4 |
People
|
| 18 (hol) |
5 |
"Allan and Bogie, Palmer and Harry, Los Angeles," 1941
|
| 18 (hol) |
6 |
"Berkeley weekend, Peter and Billy," 1942
|
| 18 (hol) |
7 |
"Bill's Ranch," 1944
|
| 18 (hol) |
8 |
Dorothy Liebes; Dorothy Liebes with Others, undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
9 |
"Dorothy and Cynthia at Barbara Burke's," 1942
|
| 18 (hol) |
10 |
"Family," 1939
|
| 18 (hol) |
11-12 |
"Family in Berkeley," 1940, 1942 (2 folders)
|
| 18 (hol) |
13 |
Family "Louise at Mother's," undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
14 |
"Greer and Lucy," 1940
|
| 18 (hol) |
15 |
"Helen and Fij Ross," 1939
|
| 18 (hol) |
16 |
"Jane, Dorothy, and Cynthia at Monterey," undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
17 |
"New York," 1944
|
| 18 (hol) |
18 |
"Peter and Dorothy," 1942
|
| 18 (hol) |
19 |
"Peter and Dorothy at Yosemite," 1942
|
| 18 (hol) |
20 |
"Peter Grimm," 1941
|
| 18 (hol) |
21 |
"Spring, 1942," 1942
|
| 18 (hol) |
22 |
"Spring Trip East," 1942
|
| 18 (hol) |
23 |
"Studio," undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
24 |
"Summer, 1940," 1940
|
| 18 (hol) |
25 |
"Summer, 1941 Hornbrook," 1941
|
| 18 (hol) |
26 |
Taliesen West, 1947
|
| 18 (hol) |
27 |
"Woods at Fisherman's Wharf," 1940
|
| 18 (hol) |
28 |
Unidentified, undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
29 |
Places
|
| 18 (hol) |
30 |
New York, undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
31 |
Unidentified, undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
32 |
Textiles
|
| 18 (hol) |
33 |
By Liebes, undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
34 |
Liebes Exhibition Installations, undated
|
| 18 (hol) |
35 |
Interiors Featuring Liebes Textiles, undated
|
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