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Betty Blayton-Taylor papers, 1929-2016, bulk 1970s-2000s

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Series 1:Biographical Material, 1929, 1937-1938, 1951-2014
0.6 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 8

The biographical material series contains resumes and biographical statements, autograph books, awards and certificates including plaques, family papers, mix tapes, a guest book from an unidentified event, a baby book, and passports.
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Autograph Books, 1952-1955
1
1
Awards, Chemical Bank Community Leadership Award, 1989
1
2
Awards, Edenwald-Gun Hill Neighborhood Center Plaque, 1980
1
3
Awards, Harlem Commonwealth Council Community Service Award, 1986
1
4
Awards, J. Eugene Grigsby Award, 1990
1
5
Awards and Certificates, 1986-2007
1
6
Awards and Certificates, Education, 1951-1959
1
7
Oversize Awards and Certificates, Palmer Memorial Institute Diploma, 1955
8
Betty Blayton Taylor Baby Book, 1937-1938
1
8
Biographical Statements and Resumes, circa 1984-2007
1
9
Family Papers, 1929, 1957-1960, 1977, 1998-2000
Includes birth and death certificates and education records of family members as well as material related to Blayton family reunion.
1
10
Guest Book, undated
1
11
Mix Tapes, circa 1980s-1990s
2 Sound cassettes
One cassette labeled United DJs of America.
1
12
Passports, 2002, 2014
1
13
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Series 2:Correspondence, 1952, 1968-2016
0.7 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2

This series consists of personal and professional correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues, including other artists such as Frank Wimberley and Howardina Pindell. A letter from Eugene Grigsby includes a sketch.
Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by sender. Correspondence by the artist, mail art by Riko Takata, and two folders of unidentified or first name only senders follow the alphabetical arrangement.
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A-B, 1971-1978, 1998-2015
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14
C-D, 1971-1989, 2000-2014
1
15
E-H, 1971-1980, 2000-2014
Includes a sketch by Eugene Grigsby.
1
16
I-L, 1967-1975, 1999-2014
1
17
M-N, 1972, 1993-2015
1
18
O-P, 2000-2015
1
19
R-S, 1974, 1985-2014
2
1
T-Z, 1968-1974, 1994, 2004-2015
2
2
Betty Blayton-Taylor, 1974, 1989, 1997-2011
2
3
Riko Takata, 2006-2015
Handmade cards and mail art from Riko/Yuriko Takata.
2
4
Unidentified and First Names, 1952, 1999-2016
2
5-6
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Series 3:Writings, 1978, circa 1990s-2000s
0.2 Linear feet
Box 2

This series consists of artist's statements, writings on education, notes and lists, religious worksheets, memorial statements, and object and artist questionnaires.
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Afro-American Culture/Cognition Relations: An Exploratory Study of Metaphoric Language Among Children by Carol Brunson Phillips, 1978
2
7
Artist Statements, 2006, undated
2
8
Comments on Kara Walker's Exhibitions, 2008
Includes a letter from Howardena Pindell about the essay.
2
9
Explanation of Monoprint Technique, 2001
2
10
First Church of Religious Science Worksheets, 1992-1996
Includes course exams, a certificate, and printed material.
2
11
The Implications of Psycholinguistics for the Improvement of Black Children's Reading Performance by Carl L. Jennings, 1978
2
12
Notes and Lists, circa 1990s-2000s
2
13
Obituary and Memorial Statements, 1999-2002, 2010
2
14
Object Record Sheet, Foreplay, 1997
2
15
Questionnaire, Black Artists Book Published by St. James Press, 1996
2
16
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Series 4:Children's Art Carnival, 1968-2011
1.1 Linear feet
Boxes 2-3

Included in this series are by-laws and board and committee files, as well as financial information, correspondence, and reports related to the operations of the Children's Art Carnival.
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Artwork and Photographs of Artwork by Children, undated
2
17
Board and Committee Files, 1971, 1991-2004, 2011
2
18-21
Budget and Financial Documents, 1972-1985, 1994-2004
2
22
Budget and Financial Documents, Fundraising Plan, 2010-2011
2
23
Building Project, 1983-1985
2
24
Carnival Design Works Business Plans, 1997
2
25
Correspondence, 1971-1975, 1994-2008
2
26
Correspondence, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, 1990
2
27
Exempt Organization Certification, 2001
2
28
Fall Workshop Program and Marketing Strategy, 2009-2010
2
29
Harlem Youth Art and Design Project, Children's Art Carnival, La Guardia Community College and Harlem Textile Works, 2004
2
30
Mailing Lists, 1993-2004
Folders 31-32 also include some financial information and were originally housed in a binder.
2
31-33
Notes and Lists, circa 2004
Includes list of murals completed by Children's Art Carnival and participating artists, as well as photocopy of building design plans with notes.
2
34
Operation Manual, 1991
2
35
Program Descriptions and Course Outlines, 1978, circa 1990s-2000s
2
36
Reference Material and Worksheets, circa 1993
2
37
Reports and Proposals, Annual Reports, 1972-1979, 1992-1993
3
1
Reports and Proposals, Arts Forward Fund Planning Grant Project Report, 1992
3
2
Reports and Proposals, The Children's Art Carnival Art Education as Process Child View = World View, 1993
3
3
Reports and Proposals, Consulting Analysis, 1996
3
4
Reports and Proposals, Creative Reading Program, 1980-1981
3
5
Reports and Proposals, Proposal for Children's Program on Creativity, 1978
3
6
Reports and Proposals, Summer Program Proposal, 1998
3
7
SNAP (Studies of Nations, Arts & Peoples) Educational Materials Packet, 1989
3
8-9
SNAP (Studies of Nations, Arts & Peoples) Educational Materials Packet Excerpts, 1987, 1996
3
10
SNAP (Studies of Nations, Arts, & Peoples) Program Business Plan, 1992
3
11
Stationery, undated
3
12
Teacher Training Program Lecture Series, 1974
3
13
Vision for a New Art Carnival, Camille Ann Brewer, 2011
3
14
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Series 5:Harlem Textile Works, 1983-2012
0.3 Linear feet
Box 3

This series includes board and committee files, business plans, correspondence, and reports.
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Board of Directors Files, 1983-2012
3
15
Board of Directors Retreat Packet, 1999
3
16
Business Plans and Reports, 1984-1992, 2003
3
17
By-Laws, circa 2003
3
18
Correspondence, 1983-2008
Includes typescript of Rara Avis, a play by Wendell E. Carter.
3
19
Design As Enterprise Project, 1997
3
20
New York City State Council on the Arts Application, 2000-2002
3
21
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Series 6:Professional Activities, 1967-2013
0.4 Linear feet
Boxes 3-4

The professional activities series includes exhibition files, consignment artist agreements, sales records and invoices, price lists, grant applications, material related to Betty Blayton-Taylor's work as a consultant, and other board files. Also included are property and estate documents.
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ARCT-URI Mural Project, Artists Speaking for the Spirit, 2009-2010
3
22
Art Cart: Saving the Legacy, Columbia University Documentation Project, 2010
3
23
Certificates of Authenticity, undated
3
24
Committees and Councils
Arts and Business Council, Inc., 1988-circa 1993
3
25
Curriculum and Assessment Committee for Art and Humanities, 1991-1992
3
26
Curriculum and Assessment Committee for Arts and Humanities, The Arts and Humanities Framework, 1994
3
27
Facts, Inc., 2003-2004
3
28
Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, 1998-2008
Betty Blayton-Taylor served on the Board of Governors and was also a member of the workshop.
3
29
Other Committees and Boards, 1967, 1997-2002
Also includes prospectus draft for Maya Angelou Institute for Children and Families (1997) for which Betty Blayton-Taylor served as facilitator and consultant.
3
30
Consignment and Artist Agreements, 1969-1977
Includes consent and release form for Black Perspectives in Music and Art film (1976).
3
31
Divorce and Estate Documents, 1981, 2012-2013
3
32
Exhibition Files, Hammonds House, 2006-2007
Includes price lists, correspondence, and exhibition planning materials.
3
33
Exhibition Files, Norfolk State University, 2006
3
34
Exhibition Files, Other Exhibitions, 2006-2009
3
35
Financial Information, 1983, 1996-2011
3
36
Grant Application Information, 2007-2013
3
37
Invoices and Sales Records, 1971-1973, 2003-2012
Includes blank invoices for Arts-In-Education consultant.
3
38
Jacksonville Art in Public Places Proposal, 2005
3
39
McDowell Colony Application, 1987
3
40
MTA Arts for Transit, Yankees Stadium and Second Avenue Submissions, 2008
3
41
National Conference of Artists, 2001-2004
Includes photographs and other material related to Betty Blayton-Taylor's travel to Ghana for the 4th International Conference.
4
1
Price Lists, circa 1970s-2007
4
2
Property Files, 2000-2010
4
3
Teacher Training in Art Education Consultant Brochure Drafts, circa 1990s
4
4
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Series 7:Printed Material, 1967-2015
1.3 Linear feet
Boxes 4-5, OV 8

Printed material consists of books, exhibition announcements, catalogs and programs, clippings, press releases, flyers, newsletters, conference recordings, and printed material related to the Children's Art Carnival.
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Announcements and Invitations, 1983-2015
4
5
Art of the Young Child by Jane Cooper Bland, 1968
4
6
Business Cards, undated
4
7
Catalogs and Programs, 1975-2015
4
8-11
Catalogs and Programs, The Dedicators Annual Celebration of Black Artists, 2006-2008
4
12
Catalogs and Programs, Funeral Programs, 1983, 1995, 2005-2015
4
13
Catalogs and Programs, Princess Ida, or Castle Adamant, 1983
4
14
Catalogs and Programs, Swann Galleries African-American Fine Art, 2010
4
15
Clippings, 1967-2006
4
16
Oversize Clippings, 1970-1979, 2000, 2015
8
Conference Recordings, National Black Child Development Institute, 1991-1993
6 Sound cassettes
4
17
Conference Recordings, Thomas Hart Benton and/or America College Art Association 94th Annual Conference, 2006
2 electronic discs (cd)
4
18
Flyers and Announcement Print Outs, 1996-2011
4
19
It's Happening: The Literary and Arts Journal for Young People, 2000, 2005
4
20
Making Thoughts Become: A Handbook for Teachers and Adults by Betty Blayton-Taylor, 1978
4
21
Newsletters, 1981, 1996-2011
4
22
Poster, Syracuse University Presents the Art of Betty Blayton-Taylor, 1991
8
Press Releases, circa 1970s, 1996-2008
4
23
Printed Material, Arnold Prince: 40+ Years of Art Exhibition, 1971, 2000-2006
Includes photographs.
4
24
Printed Material, Assorted, circa 1970s-2000s
4
25
Printed Material, Blayton Family, 1967, 1998-2003, 2015
4
26
Printed Material, Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1989-1990
4
27
Printed Material, Children's Art Carnival, 1989-2011
4
28
Printed Material, Children's Art Carnival Anniversary Journal, 2000
5
1
Printed Material, Children's Art Carnival Gourmet Gents Annual Benefit Programs, 1988-2001
5
2-4
Printed Material, Harlem Textile Works, 1997-1998
5
5
Printed Material, Lana Woods Gallery, 2006
5
6
Printed Material, Nichiren Buddhism, 2009-2015
Also includes lists of goals.
5
7
Printed Material, Palmer Memorial Institute, 2001-2006
5
8
Printed Material, Palmer Memorial Institute Memory Book, 2002
5
9
Printed Material, Something to Look Forward to Exhibition, 2004-2006
5
10
Reference Material, Black Women, undated
5
11
Seeing Jazz: Artists and Writers on Jazz, 1997
5
12
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Series 8:Scrapbook, 1965-2009
1 Folder
Box 5

The scrapbook primarily contains clippings, as well as some correspondence and other printed material such as exhibition announcements. It was originally in a binder, but has been disbound and remains in original order.
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Scrapbook, 1965-2009
5
13
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Series 9:Photographic Material, 1954-2000s
2.5 Linear feet
Boxes 5-7, OV 8

The photographic material in this series includes photographs, negatives, slides, and digital images. Material related to the Children's Art Carnival and to Betty Blayton-Taylor's trip to Ghana for the National Conference of Artist's International Conference make up a large portion of this series. Also included are images of works of art and of Betty Blayton-Taylor and other individuals.
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Betty Blayton-Taylor and Others, 1954-circa 2000s
5
14-17
Betty Blayton-Taylor and Others, Family and Home, 1980s-circa 2000s
5
18-23
Betty Blayton-Taylor and Others, Palmer and Home, 2002-2005
5
24
Betty Blayton-Taylor and Works of Art, "Sculpture and Personal", 1963-1970
Also include an exhibition announcement.
5
25
Children's Art Carnival, 1970s-2000s
6
1-13
Children's Art Carnival, Event and Building, 2005
6
14
Children's Art Carnival, Events and Exhibitions, circa 1980s-2000s
6
15-18
Children's Art Carnival, Year End Exhibition, 2003
6
19
Children's Art Carnival, Mounted City Photographs, undated
6
20
Children's Art Carnival, Works of Art, circa 1980s-2000s
6
21-23
Children's Art Carnival, Works of Art and City Photographs, circa 1980s-1990s
6
24
Children's Art Carnival, Works of Art and Events, circa 1980s-2000s
Folder 1 includes "Carnival Functions" notes.
7
1-2
Children's Art Carnival, Works of Art and Exhibitions, circa 1990s-2000s
7
3
Children's Art Carnival and Summer Garden Slides, 1990s-2003
7
4
Digital Photographs, 2003
1 electronic discs (cd)
7
5
Exhibition, circa 1975
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6
Ghana Trip, circa 2002-2005
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7-14
Ghana Trip, Exhibition, circa 2002-2003
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15
Photograph Album, Battery Park Picnic and Concert, 2002
7
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Photograph Album, Wedding, 1967
Also includes clippings of announcements.
7
17
Photograph Collage, circa 1970s-1990s
8
Works of Art, circa 1960s-2005
7
18-19
Works of Art, Winged Walker Mono Print Holiday Card and Negatives, circa 1998
7
20
Works of Art and Building, 2005
7
21-22
Works of Art and Exhibitions, circa 1990s-2000s
7
23
Works of Art and Material for Unidentified Exhibition, circa 2004
Includes artist biography and photograph of artist.
7
24

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