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Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis papers, 1940-2013

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Series 1:Biographical Material, 1952-2012
.8 Linear feet
Box 1

Biographical material consists of education files, contact lists, resumes, papers pertaining to Davis' side-career as a musician, some geneological and family information, and collection inventories.
DescriptionContainerSelect
Lenore Davis, School Papers, 1954-1965
1
1
Lenore Davis, Music File, 1954, circa 1990-1994
1
2
Lenore Davis, Awards, circa 1974-1982
1
3
Mary and Kenneth Davis Anniversary and Memorial, 1979, 1983
1
4
Lenore Davis, Resumes, circa 1980-1991
1
5
Lenore Davis, Family Estate, 1983
1
6
Lenore Davis, Geneology, circa 1980s
1
7
Lenore Davis, Papers, 1995
1
8
Lenore Davis, Inventory, 1999-2000
1
9
Lenore Davis, unidentified mailing list, undated
1
10
Harold Helwig, High School Papers, 1952, 1955
1
11
Harold Helwig, Enamelists Contact List, undated, 1981
1
12
Harold Helwig, Resume, 1988-1993
1
13
Harold B. Helwig, Inventory, 2003
1
14
Harold Helwig, Memorial Papers, 2012
1
15
Lenore Davis and Harold Helwig, Marriage and Anniversaries, 1968,1993
1
16
Lenore Davis and Harold Helwig, Papers, circa 1968-1995
1
17
Lenore Davis and Harold Helwig, James Taylor Memorial Picnic, Newport, Kentucky, 1983-1988
1
18
Account Book, 1962-1968
1
19
Telephone Log, 1987-1995
1
20
Contact List, circa 1970-1985
1
21
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Series 2:Correspondence, 1940-2009
2.5 Linear feet
Box 1-4

Personal correspondence with family on both Helwig's and Davis' side, family letters that belonged to Davis' mother, Mary Shope, as well as correspondence with freinds, colleagues, museums, galeries, and collectors.
This series is arranged as 2 sub-series:
  • 2.1: Family Correspondence, 1940-1994
  • 2.2: General Correspondence, 1965-2009

2.1

Family Correspondence, 1940-1994
.9 Linear feet
Box 2
Personal correspondents include Lenore's parents Mary (Shope) and Kenneth Davis; Lenore's two brothers Larry and Ricky Davis; Lenore's sister Charlotte Davis Kasl; Harold Helwig's mother and sister, both named Oleva; and extended family on both sides. Also found in this series is a batch of family letters that belonged to Lenore's mother, Mary, dated to the 1940s.
DescriptionContainer
Harold Helwig to Lenore Davis, circa 1970-1995
1
22
Harold and Lenore, Outgoing Letters, 1988-1995
1
23
Mary Shope and Kenneth Davis, 1940-1982
1
24-25
Mary Shope and Kenneth Davis, circa 1960-1982
2
1
Helwig's and Davis' Extended Family, circa 1945-1994
2
2
Larry and Claire Davis, 1960-1994
2
3
Richard and Rita Davis, 1969-1994
2
4
Charlotte Davis Kasl, circa 1972-1993
2
5
Helwig, Oleva, And Others, 1989-1994
2
6
Shope Family Letters, circa 1984-1987
2
7-14

2.2

General Correspondence, 1965-2009
1.8 Linear feet
Box 2-4
Letters from friends, colleagues, artists, museums, and curators; and business correspondence related to Lenore's workshops, artwork, video and book product sales, and commissions.
DescriptionContainer
A, Miscellaneous, circa 1970-1990
2
15
Barrett, Dawn, circa 1980-1995
2
16
Blair, Arlinka, circa 1970-1995
2
17-18
Blount, Akira, 1989-1994
2
19
Burton, Irving, circa 1990-1995
3
1
B, Miscellaneous, 1976-1995
3
2
C, Miscellaneous, 1984-1994
3
3
Dow, Arnelle, 1989-1993, 2009
3
4
D, Miscellaneous, 1990-1995
3
5
Ely, Timothy, 1989
3
6
Erickson, Nancy, 1989-1994
3
7
Eugenides, Kim, 1990-1994
3
8
Frasier, Debra, 1982-1993
3
9
F, Miscellaneous, 1977-1995
3
10
Gregg, Margaret, 1989-1990
3
11
G, Miscellaneous, 1982-1992
3
12
Hagar, Paula, circa 1985-1995
3
13
Herkommer, Ellie, 1989-1990
3
14
H, Miscellaneous, 1977-1994
3
15
I, Miscellaneous, 1977-1989
3
16
Johnson, Joyce, 1971-1994
3
17
J, Miscellaneous, circa 1989-1994
3
18
K, Miscellaneous, 1989-1995
3
19
Lamb, Elizabeth, 1972, 1989-1992
3
20
Lawton, Jim, 1987-1993
3
21
L, Miscellaneous, circa 1972-1990
3
22
Mathiot, Madeline, 1976-1994
3
23
McKinley, Lauren, 1991-1994
3
24
McKinley, Ruth Gowdy, 1977-1981
3
25
Ming, Jeanette, 1991-1995
3
26
M, Miscellaneous, circa 1978-1990
3
27
Nelson, Helen, 1989-1992
3
28
Nelson, Marion, circa 1990-1994
3
29
N, Miscellaneous, 1978, 1989-1995
3
30
Packard, Heiju Oak, 1989-1994
3
31
P, Miscellaneous, 1989-1995
3
32
Ross, Bird, circa 1989-1994
3
33
R, Miscellaneous, 1978-1993
3
34
Semmens, Beverly, 1969-1996
3
35
Steinhauser, Judy, 1979-1994
3
36
S, Miscellaneous, 1980-1995
3
37
T, Miscellaneous, 1984-1990
3
38
V, miscellaneous, circa 1989-1993
3
39
Wilchins, Susan, 1988-1995
3
40
W, Miscellaneous, 1980-1994
3
41
Y, Miscellaneous, 1989-1995
3
42
Zehusa, Teddi, 1989-1995
3
43
Znamierowski, Nell, 1989-1994
3
44
Wallace, Jim, 1982-1984
3
45
A-D, First Name, circa 1988-1994
3
46
G-L, First Name, 1972-1993
3
47
T-Z, First Name, 1965-1993
3
48
Unidentified, 1970-1994
3
49
Business Correspondence, 1975
3
50
Business Correspondence, 1975-1979
4
1-8
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Series 3:Writings, 1970-1994
7 Folders
Box 4

Technical writings and artist statements by Davis; a diary notebook that belonged to Davis; and some writings by Helwig.
DescriptionContainerSelect
Lenore Davis, Artist Statements and Notes, 1973-1991
4
9
Lenore Davis, Notebook and Diary, circa 1991
4
10
Lenore Davis, Writings, 1974-1994
4
11
Harold Helwig, "Reality-Relationship of the Man-Made on View", 1971
4
12
Harold Helwig, "Second Year Grushenka the Lovely", undated
4
13
Harold Helwig, words on enameling, undated
4
14
Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis, Craft Reviews, circa 1970-1993
4
15
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Series 4:Exhibitions, 1969-2007
10 Folders
Box 4

Correspondence, completed consignments, receipts, exhibition lists, other papers, and digital materials related to Davis' artwork in exhibitions at galleries and museums.
DescriptionContainerSelect
Lenore Davis, Completed Exhibitions, Expenses and Lists, 1969-1981
4
16-17
Lenore Davis, Completed Consignments, 1980-1994
4
18-19
Lenore Davis, The Back Door Gallery, circa 1993-1994
4
20
Lenore Davis, Common Threads (1995), 1995
4
21
Lenore Davis, Full Deck (1995-1997), 1993-1995
4
22-23
Art About Nonviolence, Roselawn Community Council, Cincinnati, OH (September 11-25, 2004), Digital Photographs and Documents, 2004
0.014 Gigabytes
74 computer files
ER01
Painting with Fire Symposium: Masters of Enameling in America, 1930-1980, Long Beach City College, Long Beach,CA (January 13, 2007), Digital Video Recording, 2009
3.72 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER02
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Series 5:Professional Files, 1971-2012
1 Linear foot
Box 4-5

Papers related to Helwig's and Davis' involvment in professional craft organizations. For Davis, records concern the Fiber Interest Group (FIG), American Craft Council, National Institute of American Doll Artists, and Surface Design Association. Helwig's portion pertain to his work as an exhibition juror and curator; the Enamelist Society, including his work as co-founder and editor of Glass on Metal; and papers related to Thompson Enamel.
Lenore Davis, American Craft Council, circa 1971-1982
4
26
Fiber Interest Group, 1980-1995
4
27-28
Fiber Interest Group, 1980-1995
5
1
Fiber Interest Group, tape, 1983-1984
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
5
2
National Institute of American Doll Artists, 1992
5
3
Surface Design Association, 1978-1995
5
4-7
Surface Design Association, Collaborations, 1987
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
5
8
Surface Design Association, Postcards, circa 1989
5
9
Harold Helwig, Ceramic and Craft Guild, Amended Articles of Incorporation, 1968, 1981
5
10
Harold Helwig, Enamelist Society, Papers, circa 2000-2012
5
11
Harold Helwig, Enamelist Society, keynote speech, circa 2003-2012
5
12
Harold Helwig, Flux Fusion Fireworks, Juror, 1980
5
13

H

Harold Helwig, Glass On Metal, 1980-2012
DescriptionContainer
Harold Helwig, Thompson Enamel Exhibitions, circa 1984-1987
5
16
W. W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation, Inc., 2003
5
17
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Series 6:Research Material, 1953-2012
9 Folders
Box 5-6

Clippings, texts, bibliographies, recorded interviews as well as a VHS copy of Cirque Du Soleil (1991).
DescriptionContainerSelect
Lenore Davis, Research, circa 1968-1995
5
18
Lenore Davis, Biographies, circa 1980-1991
5
19
Lenore Davis, Cirque Du Soleil, 1991
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
6
1
Lenore Davis, Pottery, Mills College, California, 1953
6
2
Harold Helwig, Research, circa 1965-2012
6
3-4
Harold Helwig, "C. K. Interview, S. J. Rafael", 1990
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
6
5
Harold Helwig, WCET, Conversation with Irma, 1992
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
6
6
Harold Helwig, Enamel Bibliography, undated
6
7
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Series 7:Teaching Files, 1973-2012
2.8 Linear feet
Box 6-9

Both Davis and Helwig were instructors at Penland School of Craft in Penland, North Carolina, and conducted numerous workshops and lectures. Printed material, worksheets, workshop descriptions, digital recording, correspondence, and other material from Penland.
Teaching Files are arranged as 2 sub-series:
  • 7.1: Lenore Davis, Surface Design Video Workshops, 1986-2012
  • 7.2: Workshops and lectures, 1973-2012

7.1

Lenore Davis, Surface Design Video Workshops, 1986-2012
2 Linear feet
Box 6-8
Correspondence, notes, printed material and digital records. Included in this series is correspondence, publicity, flyers, notes and scripts, receipts, and digital recordings from the production of Davis' Surface Design Workshop videos.
DescriptionContainer
Correspondence, 1987-1988
6
8
Costs, 1986-1988
6
9
Credits, circa 1986-1987
6
10
Notes and Outlines, circa 1986-1987
6
11
Press releases and flyers, 1987
6
12
Publicity, 1987-1990
6
13
Receipts, 1987
6
14
Scripts, circa 1986-1987
6
15
Tape Log, circa 1986-1987
6
16
Victorian Video Productions, 1987, 1989
6
17
Tape #3, 1987
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
6
18
Tape #4, 1987
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
7
1
Tape #6-10, 1987
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
7
2-6
Tape #11-13, 1987
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
8
1-3
Surface Design Video Workshop 1 & 2 (1987), Digital Video Recording, 2013
4.12 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER03

7.2

Workshops and Lectures, 1973-2012
0.8 Linear feet
Box 8-9
Notes, drafts, outlines, printed material, forms, worksheets, and other papers related to the workshops and lectures by Helwig and Davis. Also included are VHS recordings, sketchbooks, and papers from Helwig and Davis' years at Penland School of Craft.
DescriptionContainer
Lenore Davis, Binder, circa 1973
8
5
Lenore Davis, Workshop Log, 1973-1979
8
6
Lenore Davis, Publicity, 1976-1991
8
7
Lenore Davis, Descriptions, circa 1979-1993
8
8
Lenore Davis, Printed Material, circa 1985-1995
8
9
Lenore Davis, Worksheets and Forms, circa 1993-1995, 2012
8
10
Harold Helwig, Papers, 1973-2011
8
11
Harold Helwig, Masterclass, undated
8
12
Lenore Davis and Harold Helwig, Printed Material, circa 1980
8
13
Penland School of Craft, 1984-1992
8
14
Penland School of Craft, Debra Frasier, Windwalk, 1984
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
8
15
Penland School of Craft, Debra Frasier, Windwalk, 1984
1 Videocassettes (U-matic)
9
1
Penland School of Craft, Parade, 1985 July 4
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
9
2
Penland School of Craft, Lenore Davis sketchbook, 1977-1994
9
3
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Series 8:Personal Business Files, 1977-2003
.5 Linear feet
Box 9-10

For Davis, papers include expenditures and receipts, business registration forms, itineraries, letters sent by potential consumers, income and sales records, some commission files, and papers related to her available products. Helwig's portion includes mostly commission papers and itineraries.
DescriptionContainerSelect
Lenore Davis, Expenditures and Receipts, circa 1976-1994
9
4-5
Lenore Davis, Income and Sales, 1976, 1986-1993
9
6-8
Lenore Davis, Business Papers, 1977-1994
9
9
Lenore Davis, Business Papers, Irving Burton Commission, "I'm Me", 1978
9
10
Lenore Davis, Business Papers, circa 1978-1990
9
11
Lenore Davis, "The Painting Party", 1986
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
9
12
Lenore Davis, Product Correspondence, 1987-1995
9
13-14
Lenore Davis, Stamp and Stencil Kit, Papers, 1988-1989
9
15
Lenore Davis, Studio Log, 1988-1995
9
16
Harold Helwig, Commission, Scripps Howard, 1993
9
17
Harold Helwig, Enamelwork Supply Company, 1995
10
1
Harold Helwig, Commission, Bernard Jazzar, 2003
10
2
Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis, Itineraries and Travel, 1976-1993
10
3
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Series 9:Printed Material, 1955-2013
1 Linear foot
Box 10-11

Clippings and articles about Lenore Davis and Harold Helwig; published writings and artwork by Davis and Helwig; exhibition ephemera and artist cards from Davis, Helwig, and their contemporaries; and collection catalogs. Also included is the book, Finding Joy: 101 Ways to Free Your Sprit and Dance with Life (1994) written by Lenore's sister, Charlotte Davis Kasl, and illustrated by Lenore.
DescriptionContainerSelect
Lenore Davis, Fulbright-Hays, 1966
10
4
Lenore Davis, Clippings, circa 1969-1993
10
5-6
Lenore Davis, Press Release, circa 1970
10
7
Harold Helwig, Clippings, circa 1955-1989
10
8
Lenore Davis and Harold Helwig, Clippings, 1968-1991
10
9
Clippings, Miscellaneous, 1970-1994
10
10
Lenore Davis, "Bill Helwig," Craft Horizons (October, 1974), 1974
10
11
Lenore Davis, Printing, Resist and Drawing Techniques on Fabric, 1990
10
12
Harold Helwig, New Student Review, no. 13 and 17, circa 1965-1970
10
13
Harold Helwig, "Freedom and Control," Fred Uhl Ball , 1987
10
14
Lenore Davis, Exhibition Announcements and Pamphlets, circa 1966-2000
10
15-18
Lenore Davis, Artist Cards, circa 1975
10
19
Harold Helwig, Exhibition Announcements and Pamphlets, 1966-2013
10
20
Harold Helwig, Artist Cards, undated
10
21
Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis, Exhibition Announcements and Pamphlets, 1969-2002
10
22-23
Contemporary Artists, Postcards and Other Material, circa 1966-2013
10
24-25
"A Series of Statements Prepared for the Conference on the Role of Crafts in Education", 1966
11
1
Craft Guild of Greater Cincinnati, Newsletter, 1981
11
2
Midwest Enamelist Guild, Newsletter, 1983, 1985
11
3
Southern Quilts: A New View, 1991
11
4
Surface Design Journal, Lenore Davis Advertisement, 1991
11
5
Finding Joy: 101 Ways to Free Your Spirit and Dance with Life by Charlotte Davis Kasl; illustrations by Lenore Davis, 1994
11
6
Contemporary Quilts from the James Collection, 1995
11
7
Form, Function, Fantasy: The Craft Art Collections, 1995
11
8
American Craft, 2007
11
9
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Series 10:Artwork, circa 1958-1995
2.5 Linear feet
Box 11-13, shoebox 15

Lenore's sketches, sketchbooks, fabric, and some paper dolls; loose sketches by Helwig; and home recordings on VHS created by Lenore Davis and collaborators.
Photographs of the "paper dolls" can be found in Series 11.
DescriptionContainerSelect
Harold Helwig, Sketches, circa 1962-1991
11
10
Lenore Davis, Sketchbook, 1963-1979
11
11-19
Lenore Davis, Sketchbook, 1979- 1982
12
1-4
Lenore Davis, Sketchbook, undated
12
5
Lenore Davis, Sketches, circa 1958-1995
12
6-7
Lenore Davis, Sketchbook, 1993-1994
12
8
Lenore Davis, Fabric, Sewn "L", undated
12
9
Lenore Davis, Art for Harold Helwig, 1977, undated
12
10
Lenore Davis, Newport, Kentucky, circa 1980-1990
12
11
Lenore Davis, The Heart of the Beat Celebration, Minneapolis, 1983
12
12
Lenore Davis, "Candide", 1983
12
13
Lenore Davis, The Dakota Jesse Coloring Book, 1983
12
14
Lenore Davis, Wedding of Debra Frasier and Jim Henkel, 1984
12
15
Lenore Davis,Flyers, "Gesture and Motion", 1984
12
16
Lenore Davis, Paper and Foam Board Dolls, circa 1984
.25 Linear feet
Shoebox 15
15
1
Lenore Davis, Voodoo Frenzy: Private Rites of the Bathroom, circa 1985-1986
12
17
Voodoo Frenzy, Dawn in Tub, 1986
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
12
18-19
Voodoo Frenzy, Ch. 2, 1986
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
12
20
Lenore Davis, "Little Follies" and "Bag People", circa 1986
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
13
1
Lenore Davis, The Bags, Tim in Tub, 1986
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
13
2-3
Lenore Davis, Charlotte Kasl, 101 Steps to Joy, circa 1994
13
4-5
Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis, Stamp Sheet, 1986
13
6
Unidentified, Lenore at Terry's, 1990
13
7
Unidentified, Lenore's Studio in Newport, Kentucky, undated
13
8
Unidentified, Sketches and Copies, undated
13
9
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Series 11:Photographs, 1940-2000
1.5 Linear feet
Box 13-14

Photographs, slides, transparencies, and negatives depicting artwork, family, friends, colleagues, and students in the setting of studios and workshops, museums and galleries, family trips, and other social gatherings.
Lenore Davis, circa 1960-1995
13
10-11
Lenore Davis, Memorial Service, 1995
13
12
Lenore Davis and Harold Helwig, circa 1968-1995
13
13
Helwig Family, circa 1960-2000
13
14
Davis and Helwig, Family, circa 1940-1995
13
15-16
Family and Friends, circa 1970-1995
13
17-19
Penland School of Craft, circa 1978-1993
13
20
Surface Design Board, circa 1980-1990
14
1
Lenore Davis, Workshop, 1974
14
2
Lenore Davis, Video, 1987
14
3

Har

Harold Helwig, Workshop, 1991
DescriptionContainer
Lenore Davis Art, Portfolio, circa 1960-1969
14
5
Lenore Davis Art, Figures, circa 1970-1995
14
6-7
Lenore Davis Art, Figure Slides, 1970-1992
14
8
Lenore Davis Art, Figure Models, circa 1980-1990
14
9
Lenore Davis Art, Quilts, circa 1970-1995
14
10-11
Lenore Davis Art, Quilt Slides, circa 1978-1995
14
12
Lenore Davis Art, Mixed Figures and Quilts, circa 1970-1995
14
13
Lenore Davis Art, Penland Paper Dolls, 1984
14
14
Lenore Davis Art, Voodoo Frenzy, circa 1986-1987
14
15
Lenore Davis Art, Work; studio, circa 1985-1995
14
16
Lenore Davis Art, Exhibitions, circa 1980-2002
14
17
Harold Helwig Art, circa 1970-1990
14
18
Harold Helwig Art, Slides, undated
14
19
Harold Helwig Art, "Infinite Formation", 1993
14
20
Harold Helwig Art, "Enamels '82," Slide Kit, circa 1982
14
21
Unidentified; Miscellaneous, circa 1970-1990
14
22-23

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