From Series 1: Biographical Material, 1918-1975
Series 1: Biographical Material, 1918-1975 (Boxes 1, 17, OV 21; 0.8 linear feet)
Series consists of scattered material shedding light on different aspects of Nevelson's life and work. Included are the program of her graduation from Rockland High School, the announcement of her wedding to Charles Nevelson, and a draft of last her will and testament; some papers of her son, Mike Nevelson, such as his high school diploma and certificate of service as a seaman, an autograph book (containing signatures of artists, Louis Eilshemius, Hans Hoffmann, and Kenneth Hayes Miller, among others), a short story, and various exhibition announcements and catalogs; numerous awards and honorary degrees received Nevelson; her teaching certificate, dating from the time she taught in the adult education program of the Great Neck, Long Island public schools; material from various interviews with Nevelson, including transcribed interviews with Louise Elliot Rago and Tal Streeter and an untranscribed interview with Molly Haskell; writings about Nevelson, including a typescript of an article by Robert Rosenblum and a paper by Katherine Rouse; and other miscellaneous papers.
Biographical material is arranged in rough chronological order.
| Box | Folder |
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| 1 | 1 | Graduation Program and Wedding Announcement, 1918, 1920 |
| 1 |
Mike Nevelson Papers |
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| 1 | 2 | Childhood Drawings [?], undated |
| 1 | 3 | Papers and Official Documents, 1920s, 1940-1944 |
| 1 | 4 | Autograph Book, 1933 |
| 1 | 5 | Writing, undated |
| 1 | 6 | Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, undated (Not scanned in entirety) |
| 1 | 7 | Miscellaneous, 1921, undated |
| 1 | 8 | Awards and Honorary Degrees, 1954-1973 (See also Box 17 and OV 21) |
| 1 | 9-14 | Material Pertaining to Awards and Honorary Degrees, 1966-1978 (6 folders; not scanned in entirety) |
| 1 | 15 | Teaching Certificate, 1955 |
| 1 | 16 | Financial Records, Check Stubs, 1957-1962 |
| 1 | 17-19 | Interviews with Nevelson, 1958-1975 (3 folders; not scanned in entirety) |
| 1 | 20 | Miscellaneous Notes, 1959 |
| 1 | 21 | Invitations, Programs, and Menus, 1959-1978 |
| 1 | 22 | Writings about Nevelson, 1960-1966 |
| 1 | 23 | Biography and Notes, 1960s |
| 1 | 24 | Draft of Last Will and Testament, 1970 |
| 1 | 25 | Name Tags, 1970, undated |
| Box |
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| 17 (sol) | Oversize, Awards and Honorary Degrees, 1954-1973 (See Box 1, F8) |
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| OV 21 | Oversize, Awards and Honorary Degrees, 1954-1973 (See Box 1, F8) |