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Karl Gruppe papers, circa 1880-1985

Contents and Arrangement

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Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1932-1979
.1 Linear feet
Box 1

Biographical materials include a resume and family history of Gruppe and various biographical sketches of others.
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Resume, circa 1979
1
1
Family History, circa 1935
1
2
Membership, Indoor Birdwatcher Society, circa 1932
1
3
Biographical Sketches
Brandt, Warren , circa 1961
1
4
Cherry, Herman, circa 1961
1
5
Morris, Kyle, circa 1960
1
6
Zogbaum, Wilfrid , circa 1960
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7
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Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1914-1976
.4 Linear feet
Box 1

Correspondence is to and from Karl Gruppe and is with Karl Bitter and his family, the Society of Medalists, and David Oppenheim, and regards commissions and organizations.
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Correspondence (1910s), circa 1915-1919
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8
Correspondence (1920s), circa 1922-1929
1
9
Correspondence (1930s), circa 1930-1939
1
10
Correspondence (1940s), circa 1940-1947
1
11
Correspondence (1940s), circa 1948-1949
1
12
Correspondence (1950s), circa 1950-1952
1
13
Correspondence (1950s), circa 1953-1957
1
14
Correspondence (1950s), circa 1958-1959
1
15
Correspondence (1960s), circa 1960-1965
1
16
Correspondence (1960s), circa 1966-1969
1
17
Correspondence (1970s), circa 1976
1
18
Alben W. Berkley Competition, circa 1949-1950
1
19
Benjamin Franklin Ferguson Fund, circa 1949-1954
1
20
David Oppenheim, circa 1949-1951
1
21
Ella Burr McManus Fund, circa 1949-1953
1
22
Karl Bitter and Family, circa 1914-1966
1
23
Medals and Memorials by Gruppe, circa 1919-1964
1
24
Society of Medalists, circa 1949-1952
1
25
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Series 3: Project Files, circa 1929-1965
.6 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2

Project files consist of materials related to various projects completed by Gruppe including the Henry Hudson Memorial, the William Rufus King Memorial, and the Monument Restoration Project. Also included are projects for war memorials, a joint outdoor exhibition for the National Sculpture Society, and various Boroughs in New York City. Material related to the New York City Boroughs consist of a list of monuments and fountains in New York City surveyed for renovation by Gruppe under the PWAP from 1934-1937. Each survey includes a general description, sometimes a photograph, a statement of its condition, repairs needed and renovation costs.
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American Artists Professional League, circa 1955-1962
1
26
The American Federation of Arts, circa 1945-1950
1
27
The Architectural League, circa 1956
1
28
City of New York
Borough of Bronx, circa 1934-1937
1
29
Borough of Manhattan, circa 1935-1936
1
30
Borough of Richmond, circa 1935-1936
1
31
Fort Clinton, circa 1934-1947
1
32
Henry Hudson Memorial
Correspondence, circa 1937-1938
1
33
Blueprints, circa 1937-1959
1
34
Business Records and Printed Material, circa 1937-1959
1
35
Medallic Art Company, circa 1950-1953
1
36
Monument Restoration Project, circa 1934-1936
1
37-38
National Sculpture Society, Joint Outdoor Exhibition, circa 1950
1
39
U.S. State Department, circa 1964-1965
1
40
William Rufus King Memorial
Blueprints, circa 1930
1
41
Correspondence, circa 1929-1930
1
42
Notes, Sketches, and Business Records, circa 1930
1
43
Photographs, circa 1930
1
44
Designs for Sculptures, circa 1930-1950
2
1
Plaster Casts for Museums, circa 1948
2
2
War Memorials, circa 1944-1948
2
3
Miscellaneous Sculpture Competitions, circa 1949-1959
2
4
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Series 4: Personal Business Records, circa 1901-1969
.9 Linear feet
Box 2

Personal business records include those related to the National Academy of Design and National Sculpture Society including proceedings, financial material, business records, reports, and other materials. Also included are records relating to various other institutions and copyright records.
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Allied Artists of America, circa 1951-1963
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5
Art Commission Associates , circa 1949-1968
2
6
The Century Association, circa 1952
2
7
The Fine Arts Federation, circa 1938-1969
2
8
The First Art Film Festival in America, circa 1950-1957
2
9
Municipal Art Society, circa 1949-1957
2
10
Museum of Modern Art, New York, circa 1951-1952
2
11
National Academy of Design
Business Records, circa 1951-1957
2
12
Finance Committee, circa 1953-1954
2
13
Proceedings, circa 1951-1952
2
14
Proceedings, circa 1953-1955
2
15
Proceedings, circa 1956-1957
2
16
National Sculpture Society
Advisory Committee, circa 1949-1959
2
17
Announcements of Meetings, circa 1949-1954
2
18
Competition Program Committee, circa 1951-1952
2
19
President's Reports, circa 1950-1953
2
20
Proceedings, circa 1947-1949
2
21
Proceedings, circa 1950
2
22
Proceedings, circa 1952-1953
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23
Proceedings, circa 1954
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24
Proceedings, circa 1955
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25
Proceedings, circa 1956
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26
Receipts and Disbursements, circa 1952-1953
2
27
Miscellaneous, circa 1948-1953
2
28
Report on Pan-American Exhibition, Buffalo, New York, circa 1901
2
29
The Studio Center of Art for Colleges, Budget, circa 1940
2
30
Copyright Records, circa 1916-1937
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31
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Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1893-1978
.4 Linear feet
Box 3

Printed material consists of exhibition announcements and catalogs, news clippings, materials related to Karl Bitter and Eisenhower College, and a published copy of The Dream City: A Portfolio of Photographic Views of the World's Columbian Exposition (1893). Also included are materials related to Gruppe's time working with the Public Works of Art Project in New York City.
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Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, circa 1940-1945
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1
American Academy of Arts and Letters, circa 1953-1959
3
2
The Committee of Government and Art, circa 1953-1957
3
3
The Dream City: A Portfolio of Photographic Views of the World's Columbian Exposition (1893), circa 1893
3
4
Eisenhower College, circa 1967
3
5
Karl Bitter, circa 1914-1956
3
6
Clippings, circa 1949-1978
3
7
Invitations, circa 1945-1955
3
8
Miscellaneous , circa 1949-1976
3
9
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Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1880-1985
.6 Linear feet
Box 3

Photographic material includes personal photographs of Gruppe's family, and friends, including Laura Gardin (Fraser), Anthony de Francisci, Karl Bitter and the Bitter family, photographs of Marcella Sembrich, and photographs of the interior, garden, and studio of Karl Bitter. Also included are photographs of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904), and photographs of Gruppe's artwork which include nitrate negatives stored separately.
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Personal Photographs, circa 1914-1918
3
10
Marcella Sembrich, circa 1888
3
11
Historical Artwork, circa 1890-1920
3
12
Interior, Garden, and Studio of Karl Bitter, circa 1940
3
13
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904) Photographs, circa 1904
3
14
Photographs of Artwork, circa 1915-1985
3
15-20
Nitrate Negatives, circa 1915-1985
NTR2
Nitrate Negatives, circa 1915-1985
NTR5
Photographs of Artwork by Others
Cecil Howard and Ana Huntington, circa 1920
3
21
Chester Black, circa 1920
3
22
Daniel Chester French, circa 1915
3
23
Herbert Adams and Robert Aitken, circa 1911
3
24
Karl Bitter , circa 1880-1907
3
25-26
Lachaise, Manship, and Gaudens, circa 1885-1926
3
27
Sterling Calder, circa 1915-1924
3
28
Unknown Artists, circa
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29

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