Aaron Bohrod papers, 1507, bulk 1831-1994 bulk circa 1930-1994

Biographical materials include awards and certificates, biographical sketches, curriculum vitae, a guest book for an unidentified exhibition, medical notes with sketches by Bohrod's doctor, architectural plans for Bohrod's studio addition on his house, and records for his employment in the War Art Unit during World War II. Also included is a video reel of an interview with Bohrod on the University of Wisconsin's Full Circle program and an audio interview of Bohrod with Robert Cromie for WGW Chicago.

Correspondence consists of personal and business letters with David Breger, Adolf Dehn, the Hammer Galleries, the Milch Galleries, Thomas Hart Benton, Henri Cadiou, and Noel Coward. Additional material includes letters of recommendation, thank you letters from children, and letters concerning the business interests of O.S. Chafee and Mr. Bushnell.

The series is arranged with fragments of correspondence first, followed by letters filed by first name, then correspondence arranged alphabetically by organization or surname. The general correspondence is arranged chronologically.

The series contains correspondence, financial and printed material, and photographs concerning Bohrod's business dealings with over 20 galleries.

The series consists of agreements and contracts, check registers, invoices and receipts for Associated American Artists and other organizations, professional and personal financial ledgers, lists of artwork, mailing lists and contacts, price lists, real estate and royalty records, and tax records that include information on artworks. Also included are files containing correspondence, project plans, photographs of pottery sketchbooks, printed material, and financial material for projects with Madison Public Schools and a pottery collaboration with ceramist F. Carlton Ball.

Writings by Bohrod include drafts and typescripts for the book A Decade of Still Life, book reviews, lectures, and manuscripts along with notes, an obituary for Georges Schreiber, and other writings. Most of the writings by others are articles, typescript, and student compositions about Bohrod. Other writings include a proposal to license artists by Jack A. Belland and a paper regarding atomic power by Adolph J. Ackerman.

Artwork reproductions, a few books dealing with art subjects, booklets and brochures, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, magazines and journals, postage stamps, posters, and press releases and programs that mainly feature Bohrod and his artwork.

The series includes seven scrapbooks containing mostly clippings and other printed material such as book jackets and artwork reproductions. Other material consists of photographs of artwork, award certificates, and correspondence including a letter from Nancy Reagan in scrapbook 4.

The series contains portraits and candid photographs of Bohrod; his studio; family and friends including Max Waldman and members of the Associated American Artists group; exhibitions; and events. A large portion of the series includes photographs of artwork by Bohrod including scenes from World War II, still lifes, ceramics, and early work by Bohrod. The folders dealing with travel includes material funded by two Guggenheim grants during 1935 to 1938 of states and cities, interiors and buildings, people, carnivals, zoo animals, and scenes taken overseas.

Artwork contains sketch pads with caricatures and doodles, drawings for projects, designs for fabrics, and prints by Bohrod. Also included are etchings and lithographs by Philip Evergood, Philip Pearlstein, and M. Waldman; and a woodcut book illustration from the 16th-Century attributed to A. Dürer.