Ruth Vollmer papers, 1939-1980

Vollmer, Ruth Landshoff, b. 1903 d. 1982
Painter, Sculptor
New York, N.Y.

Collection size: 2.2 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 2 reels)

Collection Summary: Correspondence, photographs, financial material, printed material, sketches, appointment books, and lecture notes.

UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; photographs and slides; financial material; an appointment book; lecture notes; a sketch for a steel sculpture; and printed material.

REELS 55-56: Correspondence; photographs of art work; catalogs, clippings, and exhibition announcements.

Biographical/Historical Note: Sculptor; New York, N.Y.; b. 1902; d. 1982

Material on reels 55-56 lent for microfilming by Vollmer, 1971. Photographs on reel 55-56 donated by Vollmer, 1971. Unmicrofilmed material donated by the Vollmer estate, 1981, through Thomas N. McCarter, executor.

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