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Katharine Kuh papers, 1875-1994, bulk 1930-1994

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Series 5: Notes and Writings , 1914-1994
(Boxes 5-7; 1.7 linear feet)

Notes and writings include engagement calendars containing brief daily entries, travel journals for Germany, a guest book for the Kuh Memorial gathering, miscellaneous notes and writings, many for lectures, by Kuh concerning art history topics and business-related travel. Of interest are minutes/notes from meetings for art festivals, conferences, and the "Conversations with Artists Program (1961). There are also writings about Kuh and art-related topics by others including Josef Albers, Len Lye, and Daniel Catton Rich. Additional published printed articles and a book of poetry are filed with Printed Materials.
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Engagement Calendars, 1964-1970, undated
5
67
Engagement Calendars, 1970-1971
5
68
Engagement Calendars, 1974-1975
5
69
Engagement Calendars, 1976-1977
5
70
Engagement Calendars, 1978-1979
5
71
Engagement Calendars, 1980-1981
5
72
Engagement Calendars, 1982
5
73
Engagement Calendars, 1983-1984
5
74
Engagement Calendars, 1985-1986
5
75
Engagement Calendars, 1987-1988
5
76
Engagement Calendars, 1989-1990
5
77
Engagement Calendars, 1991
6
1
Engagement Calendars, 1992-1993
6
2
Engagement Calendars, 1994
6
3
Travel Journals for Germany, 1954
(4 folders)
6
4-7
Draft for a Projected Book, undated
(4 folders)
6
8-11
Guestbook for Kuh Memorial Gathering, 1994
6
12
Notebook, undated
6
13
Notes Concerning artwork, undated
6
14
Poems by Katharine Kuh for her Friends, undated
6
15
Typescript of Speech "Art as Communicator," Delivered by Kuh at Auburn University, undated
6
16
Typescript by Kuh for Exhibition "Both Sides of American Art,", undated
6
17
Typescript by Kuh: "How Real is Realism?,", undated
6
18
Typescript by Kuh for Cezanne Exhibition, undated
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19
Manuscript by Kuh Concerning Frank Lloyd, undated
6
20
Typescript by Kuh Concerning the Acquisition of Work by Picabia, undated
6
21
Typescript by Kuh: "Caravaggio,", undated
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22
Typescript by Kuh: "Workshop in Looking,", undated
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23
Typescript by Kuh as a Child: "The Storm,", 1914
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24
Typescript by Kuh: "Explaining Art Visually,", 1940
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25
Typescript by Kuh: "Brief Report on Art Collections and Ruins Visited by Katharine Kuh During the Summer of 1945,", 1945
6
26
Typescript by Kuh: "Footnotes from a Latin American Page,", 1945
6
27
Typescript by Kuh: "Tropical and Strategic Agriculture in Central America,", 1945
6
28
Typescript by Kuh: "The U.S. in Middle America,", 1945
6
29
Typescript by Kuh: "A Central American Union,", 1945
6
30
Typescript by Kuh: "Tourism in Central America,", 1945
6
31
Typescript by Kuh: "Inflation in Guatemala,", 1945
6
32
Typescript by Kuh: "A National Agricultural School in Guatemala,", 1945
6
33
Typescript by Kuh: "Germans in Guatemala,", 1945
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34
Typescript by Kuh: "Guatemalan Ghosts of Ubico,", 1945
6
35
Typescript by Kuh: "Mining in Honduras,", 1945
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36
Typescript by Kuh: "Unrest in El Salvador,", 1945
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37
Report by Kuh: "Preservation of Indian Art in Southeastern Alaska,", 1946
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38
Report by Kuh on the Trip Through the Western Section of the United States, 1947
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39
Notes by Kuh Concerning Art Acquisitions for the First National Bank of Chicago, 1959
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40
Notes and Typescripts by Kuh for Horizon Magazine, 1959
(2 folders)
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41-42
Notes and Typescripts by Kuh Concerning a Recording Project, 1961
(2 folders)
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43-44
Typescript by Kuh Concerning a Visit to the U.S.S.R., 1963
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45
Notes by Kuh on Cosmo Campoli, 1965
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46
Notes by Kuh Concerning the Preservation of Monuments in Israel, 1967-1975
6
47
Notes and Typescript by Kuh for a Film Series on Masters of Modern Art, 1979-1987
(2 folders)
6
48-49
Notes and Typescript by Kuh Concerning Lenore Tawney, 1983
(3 folders)
6
50-52
Notes by Kuh for Lectures at the Cooper Union, 1983-1984
(4 folders)
6
53-56
Notes by Kuh for Lecture at the Anchorage Museum, 1985
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57
Typescript by Kuh: "Joe Shapiro: An Appreciation,", 1984
6
58
Notes by Kuh on Stuart Davis, 1984-1986
6
59
Notes by Kuh for Report on Vassar College Art Gallery, 1984-1990
(5 folders)
6
60-64
Manuscript by Kuh Concerning Gertrude Abercrombie, 1990
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65
Notes by Kuh on Fernand Léger, 1990
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66
Miscellaneous Notes and Writings by Kuh, 1958-1985, undated
(9 folders)
6
67-75
Typescript by Unidentified Author Concerning Katharine Kuh, undated
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76
Typescript by Unidentified Author: "A Day with Kay,", undated
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77
Typescript by Unidentified Author: "Shiny Gilt Frame is Gone,", undated
6
78
Typescript by Unidentified Author: "Abstract Expressionism (A Re-Evaluation),", undated
6
79
Typescript by Unidentified Author: "M.O.M.A. as Renovated - A Spiritual Lift!,", undated
6
80
Typescript by Pat Dickinson: "Edwin Dickinson,", undated
6
81
Typescript by Len Lye: "Roundhead I,", undated
6
82
Typescript by Wallace Putnam: "Galileo to Warhol---?,", undated
(2 folders)
7
1-2
Typescript by Daniel Catton Rich: "Arthur Jerome Eddy - Portrait of a Collector,", 1931
7
3
Reports on the Fourth Annual San Francisco Art Festival, 1950
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4
Writings by Josef Albers, 1958-1961, undated
7
5
Manuscript by Len Despres: "Katharine Kuh's Farewell Address,", 1959
7
6
Minutes of the Fourth "Conversations with Artists" Program, 1961
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7
Excerpt from Article by Len Lye: "Why Art is Great and Ideology Isn't,", 1962
7
8
Typescript by Len Lye: "Keeping Up with the Muses,", 1964
7
9
Typescript by Jean Pierre Burgart: "Jean Hélion,", 1966
7
10
Minutes from the Conference on Southeast Alaska Native Artifacts and Monuments, 1967
7
11
Poems to Katharine Kuh by Miscellaneous Authors, 1976-1982, undated
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12
Poems by Daniel Catton Rich, 1976, undated
7
13
Eulogies for Daniel Catton Rich by Miscellaneous Authors, 1976
7
14
Typescript by Unidentified Author Concerning Edward Corbett, 1980
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15
Master's Thesis by Janet Landay: "The (Surrealist) State vs. David Hare,", 1980
7
16
Typescript about Katharine Kuh by Unidentified Author, 1981
7
17
Typescript by Stanley Kunitz: "Jack Tworkov,", 1982
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18
Typescript by Susan J. Barnes Concerning Mark Rothko and the De Menil Chapel, 1983
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19
Typescript by Michael Lipton: "Eulogy for Seymour Lipton,", 1986
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20
Annual Report from the Allen Memorial Art Museum, 1988
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21
Typescript by Avis Berman for a Book Chapter "The Katharine Kuh Gallery: An Informal Portrait,", 1988
(2 folders)
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22-23
Notes by Avis Berman for Lecture "The Katharine Kuh Gallery: An Informal Portrait,", 1988
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24
Typescript by Susan F. Rossen: "Primer for Seeing: The Gallery of Art Interpretation,", 1990
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25
Report by McKinsey & Company, Inc. for the Art Institute of Chigago: "Museum Strategic Direction for the 1990s,", 1990
7
26
Miscellaneous Writings, 1962-1965, undated
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27

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