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Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records, circa 1920-1983, bulk 1949-1975

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Series 2: General Financial and Business Records, 1950-1975
(Box 2-4, 23-27; 3.4 linear feet)

The financial and business records of Frank Perls Gallery document sales, consignments, purchases, expenses, insurance, donations, shipping, loans, and other transactions with artists, clients, and other galleries. Records consist of invoices, income and expense ledgers, insurance documents, sales and donation logs, and financial statements. The bulk of the series consists of invoices to clients who purchased artwork from the gallery, arranged chronologically and cross-referenced alphabetically. Artists represented by the gallery extensively documented in this series include William Brice, James Strombotne, and Howard Warsaw.
The series is organized by type of material, and file contents are arranged chronologically.
Description Container Select
Custom House Broker, 1950-1974
(12 folders)
2
6-17
Insurance Records, 1963-1975
(5 folders)
2
18-22
Merchandise Inventories, 1952-1971
(4 folders)
2
23-26
Inventories, circa 1961-1972
2
27
Joint Ventures, 1953-1960
(3 folders)
2
28-30
Joint Account and Consigned Merchandise, 1967-1974
3
1
Financial Statements, 1955-1958
(2 folders)
3
2-3
Donations and Sales, 1968-1974
3
4
Donations and Gifts, 1963-1967
3
5
Invoices, 1950-1966
(22 folders)
3
6-27
Invoices, 1967-1975
(7 folders)
4
1-7
Invoices - A Miscellaneous, 1950-1975
4
8
Invoices - B Miscellaneous, 1950-1975
4
9
Invoices - C Miscellaneous, 1950-1975
4
10
Invoices - D Miscellaneous, 1950-1975
4
11
Invoices - E Miscellaneous, 1950-1975
4
12
Invoices - F Miscellaneous, 1950-1975
4
13
Invoices - K Miscellaneous, 1950-1975
4
14
Invoices - N Miscellaneous, 1950-1975
4
15
Invoices - W Miscellaneous, 1950-1975
4
16
Invoices - William Brice Works of Art, 1951-1961
(2 folders)
4
17-18
Invoices - Sidney and Frances Brody, 1950-1961
(2 folders)
4
19-20
Invoices - Curt Valentine Gallery, 1949-1955
(2 folders)
4
21-22
Invoices - From Curt Valentine Gallery, 1950-1955
(2 folders)
4
23-24
Invoices - Downtown Gallery, 1949-1955
4
25
Invoices - James Strombotne Works of Art, 1958-1965
4
26
Invoices - Howard Warsaw Works of Art, 1950-1957
4
27
M. Knoedler and Co., Inc., 1950-1971
(6 folders)
4
28-33
Sales Log, 1952-1975
(3 folders)
4
34-36
Checks Drawn to Pierre Matisse, 1969-1970
4
37
Oversized Accounting Ledgers, 1950-1971
(oversized items housed in Box 23-28)
4
38
Oversized Accounting Ledgers, 1950-1955
(from Box 4, F. 38)
(6 folders)
23
1-6
Oversized Accounting Ledgers, 1953-1959
(from Box 4, F. 38)
(5 folders)
24
1-5
Oversized Accounting Ledgers, 1958-1963
(from Box 4, F. 38)
(6 folders)
25
1-6
Oversized Accounting Ledgers, 1963-1967
(from Box 4, F. 38)
(6 folders)
26
1-6
Oversized Accounting Ledgers, 1967-1971
(from Box 4, F. 38)
(6 folders)
27
1-6

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