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Irene Rice Pereira papers, 1935-1970

Contents and Arrangement

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

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Series 1:Irene Rice Pereira Papers, 1935-1970
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1

Two letters are from Pereira to Juliet Gordon and to Mr. Weideman, presumably Pereira's lawyer. In a letter to Gordon, Pereia protests the denigration of women by -"a whole battalion of these American super artists," and condemning the Museum of Modern Art for devoutedly supporting their art. She writes, "Only when a society is expiring do such aberrations and betrayal of the female become the cultural mode." The letter to Weidman concerns her living situation in 1970.
Material relating to the formation and activities of the Design Laboratory of the Federation Technical School include course outlines, printed material, and a report. Outlines are for courses on alloys and plastics, design synthesis, paper, and wood and were taught by Pereia and William Hoffman. Printed materials include brochures, some of which are annotated by Pereira, with information regarding programs, staff, and tuition. A report details the activities of the Design Laboratory from 1935 to 1937.
Lecture files may contain outlines for lectures, some of which may be annotated with handwritten notes, and printed material publicizing the events. Also found is a piece of writing by Pereira concerning philosophy and art which she sent to Harry Lowe and includes a letter to Lowe describing the work and where to find other copies.
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Letters, Drafts, 1969-1970
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Design Laboratory, Course Outlines, 1937
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Design Laboratory, Printed Material, circa 1935
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Design Laboratory, Report of Activities , 1935-1937
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Lecture File, Columbia University, 1939 March
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Lecture File, United American Artists, 1940 February
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Lecture File, Brooklyn Museum, 1940
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Lecture File, Smith College, "Space vs Perspective", 1944 August
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Lecture File, Artist's League of American at the Young Men's Hebrew Association, 1945
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Lecture File, University of Michigan, 1954 July
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Writing, "Information in Relation to Writins on S P A C E", 1965
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