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Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers, circa 1920-1991, bulk 1946-1983

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7.3: Correspondence , circa 1932-1983

Series consists of Parsons' incoming and outgoing correspondence originally maintained within her personal papers, although it appears to be a mixture of personal and professional correspondence. It includes not only letters from friends and family, but also from museum directors, art dealers, researchers, gallery artists, and artists seeking representation from the Betty Parsons Gallery. General correspondence primarily consists of personal letters from friends, while chronological correspondence includes primarily business-related letters. No attempt was made to reconcile the two systems since this arrangement may have originated with the creator.
Correspondence is arranged into three sub-subseries:
  • 7.3.1: General Correspondence, circa 1932-1982
  • 7.3.2: Chronological Correspondence, circa 1938-1983
  • 7.3.3. Travel Correspondence and Documentation, 1958-1977
This series has been digitized in entirety.
7.3.1: General Correspondence, circa 1932-1982
DescriptionContainer
A, circa 1951-1977
39
46
Alloway, Lawrence, circa 1959-1975
39
47
A-B, 1964-1979
55
47
B, 1944-1982
39
48
Baker, Adge, circa 1968-circa 1975
55
48
Baker, Adge, 1966-1970
55
49
Baker, Adge, 1971
55
50
Baker, Adge, 1972 January-April
55
51
Baker, Adge, 1972 May-December
56
1
Baker, Adge, 1973 February-September
56
2
Baker, Adge, 1973 October-December
56
3
Baker, Adge, 1974 January-June
56
4
Baker, Adge, 1974 July-October
56
5
Baker, Adge, 1974 November-December
56
6
Baker, Adge, 1975 January-April
56
7
Baker, Adge, 1975 May-October
56
8
Baker, Adge, 1976-1982
56
9
Baker, Adge, circa 1932-1982
(2 folders)
39
49-50
Baker, Adge, circa 1932-1982
(17 folders)
40
1-17
Barker, Walter, 1963-1979
40
18
Bigelow, Larry, 1954-1960
40
19
Bonge, Dusti, circa 1954-1982
40
20
Bulla, Jean, circa 1932-1935
40
21
C, 1948-1972
40
22
Carstairs, Joe, 1942-1963
40
23
Clarke, Billie, circa 1970-1980
40
24
Cloos, Consuelo, circa 1952-1982
40
25
Congdon, William, 1977-1981
40
26
Constable, Rosalind, 1943-1982
40
27
Crosby, Caresse, 1925, 1965-1967
40
28
C-D, 1979
56
10
D, 1952-1982
40
29
DeMeyer, Evelyn, 1977-1980
40
30
Dufferin and Ava, The Marchioness of (Lindy Guinness), circa 1964-1981
40
31
Durant, Nancy, circa 1950-1972
40
32
E, circa 1950-1982
40
33
E-F, circa 1970-circa 1979
56
11
F, circa 1940-1982
40
34
Frasetto, Monica Flaherty, circa 1951-1974
40
35
Fritzius, Harry, circa 1953-1978
40
36
G, 1948-1982
40
37
Gooding, Maria, 1977-1982
40
38
Groves, Chris, 1966-1968
40
39
G-H, circa 1978-circa 1979
56
12
H, circa 1940-1981
40
40
Hall, Lee, circa 1981-1982
40
41
Hennessy, Timothy, 1961-1974
40
42
I and J, 1942-1982
40
43
I-J, circa 1970s
56
13
K, circa 1940-1982
40
44
K-L, circa 1969-circa 1979
56
14
L, circa 1942-1981
40
45
M and N, circa 1950-1976
40
46
McConathy, Dale, circa 1963-1969
40
47
M-N, circa 1970s
56
15
Newcomb, Mary (Mrs. Alexander Higginson), circa 1932-1961
40
48
O and P, circa 1950-1982
40
49
Parsons, Betty to Jock Truman, circa 1968-circa 1975
56
16
Pierson, James Rhodes, 1956-1959
40
50
P-S, circa 1955-circa 1979
56
17
R and S, 1943-1981
40
51
Reinhardt, Ad, circa 1949-1965
40
52
Seid, Dui, circa 1974-1975
40
53
T, circa 1961-1975
40
54
V, W, and Z, circa 1956-1982
41
1
W, circa 1970s
56
18
Unidentified, circa 1932-1981
41
2
First Names Only/Illegible, circa 1970s
56
19
Third Party, circa 1937-1983
41
3
Christmas Cards, circa 1960-1977
(5 folders)
41
4-8
Christmas Cards and Other Correspondence with Artwork
Artists A-B, circa 1960s-circa 1970s
56
20
Artists C-F, circa 1960s-circa 1970s
56
21
Artists G, circa 1960s-circa 1970s
56
22
Artists H, circa 1960s-circa 1970s
56
23
Artists, I-K, circa 1960s-circa 1980s
56
24
Artists, L, 1955-1981
56
25
Artists, M, 1947-circa 1970s
56
26
Artists, O-P, circa 1955-1980
56
27
Artists, R-S, 1955-circa 1970s
56
28
Artists, S, 1950-1980
56
29
Artists, T, circa 1965-1982
56
30
Artists, T, circa 1960s-1982
56
31
Artists, V-Z, circa 1945-1980
56
32
Artists, Oversized A-Z and Unidentified/Illegible, circa 1940s-circa 1982
56
33
Artists, Unidentified/Illegible, circa 1940s-circa 1982
56
34
Artists, Unidentified/Illegible, circa 1940s-circa 1982
56
35
Artists, Unidentified/Illegible, circa 1940s-circa 1982
56
36
Oversized Christmas Cards and Other Correspondence with Artwork, Artists A-Z and Unidentified/Illegible from Box 56, Folders 20-33
OV 61
Postcards, circa 1930-1959
41
9
Postcards, circa 1960-1969
41
10
Postcards, circa 1970-1979
41
11
Postcards, 1980-1982
41
12
Postcards, undated
41
13
Telegrams, 1929-1971
41
14
Postcards, First Names, A-L, circa 1964-circa 1979
56
37
Postcards, First Names, M-W, circa 1967-circa 1971
56
38
Postcards, Surnames A-V, circa 1969-circa 1971
56
39
Postcards Unidentified/Illegible, 1960s-1970s
56
40
7.3.2: Chronological Correspondence, circa 1938-1983
DescriptionContainer
Correspondence, circa 1950s-circa 1970s
56
41
Correspondence, 1938-1949
41
15
Correspondence, 1940-1951
56
42
Correspondence, 1950-1953
41
16
Correspondence, 1954-1956
41
17
Correspondence, 1956-1969
56
43
Correspondence, 1957-1960
41
18
Correspondence, 1961-1962
41
19
Correspondence, 1963
41
20
Correspondence, 1964
41
21
Correspondence, 1965
41
22
Correspondence, 1966
41
23
Correspondence, 1967-1969
41
24
Correspondence, 1970-1974
41
25
Correspondence, 1971-1975
56
44
Correspondence, 1975-1977
41
26
Correspondence, 1976-1979
57
1
Correspondence, 1978
41
27
Correspondence, 1979
(2 folders)
41
28-29
Correspondence, 1980
41
30
Correspondence, 1980-1982
57
2
Correspondence, 1981
(2 folders)
41
31-32
Correspondence, 1982
41
33
Correspondence, 1983
41
34
Correspondence, undated
41
35
7.3.3: Travel Correspondence and Documentation, 1958-1977
DescriptionContainer
Japan, 1958
57
3
Europe, 1963
57
4
Europe, 1964
57
5
United States, 1965
57
6
Russia and Poland, 1965-1966
57
7
Russia and Poland, 1966
57
8
Various Trips, 1966-1968
57
9
Turkey, 1969-1970
57
10
Europe, 1969-1971
57
11
International Association of Art Critics, Zaire, 1973-1974
57
12
United States, 1973
57
13
France, 1976
57
14
England and Ireland, 1976
57
15
England and Ireland, 1976
57
16
England and Ireland, 1976
57
17
Denmark, 1977
57
18

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