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Laura Andreson papers, 1932-1991

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Series 1: Correspondence, 1935-1988
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1

Correspondence is with artists Vivika and Otto Heino, Gail Natzler, Harding Black, Albert Henry King, Beatrice Wood, Imogen Cunningham, and Sam Maloof. Professional correspondence is with clients and colleagues regarding exhibitions, talks, letters of recognition, and letters and photographs relating to the art collection developed by Joan Mondale at the vice president's house.
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Personal, circa 1976-1987
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1
Professional, General, 1974-1988
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2
Professional, Exhibitions and Talks, 1979-1986
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3
Professional, Letters of Recognition, 1935-1978
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4-5
Professional, Walter and Joan Mondale, 1980-1983
Includes lists of the art collection at the vice president's house and two signed photographs of the Mondales including one with Andreson.
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6
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Series 2: Professional Files, 1932-1989
0.7 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 4

Professional files include curriculum vitae, teaching employment records, publicity files of mostly mixed printed material, material from UCLA, and a scrapbook of photocopied certificates, exhibition announcements, an essay by Pauline Blank, and clippings about Andreson and her artwork. Also found is a photocopied portfolio with tabbed sections for a curriculum vitae, photographs of pots accompanied by Andreson's notes, a section for glazes created to replace a glaze notebook that Andreson once thought was stolen from her studio but may have been found later, printed materials, and one set of notecards with handwritten glaze formulas.
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Curriculum Vitae, 1937-circa 1980
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7
Curriculum Vitae, Letters Regarding Public and University Service-Lectures, 1937-circa 1980
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8
Curriculum Vitae, Letters Regarding Exhibitions and Juries, 1937-circa 1980
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9
Curriculum Vitae, circa 1980
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10
Employment Records, 1932-1968
Includes two booklets for Teachers College Columbia University New York.
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11
Portfolio, circa 1987
Portfolio is photocopy of material from circa 1949.
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12
Publicity, 1938-1989
Includes some correspondence and lists of artwork.
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13-19
University of California Los Angeles, Exhibitions, 1981-1988
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20
University of California Los Angeles, Southern California Designer Craftsmen, 1977-1986
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21
Scrapbook, circa 1984
OV 4
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Series 3: Gallery Records, 1940-1991
0.4 Linear feet
Box 1-2

Gallery records document Andreson's business with galleries and museums. Included are correspondence, invoices, loan documents, and other business records. The files for the Contemporary Craft Council includes exhibition catalogs and meeting minutes. The Mingei International file contains writings about Andreson along with printed material and business records.
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American Ceramic Society, 1976-1987
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22
American Crafts Council, Academy of Fellows, 1976-1985
1
23
American Craft Museum, 1979-1987
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24
Chase Fine Arts Gallery/Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, 1982
1
25
Clay and Fiber, circa 1974-1989
1
26
Contemporary Craft Council, Folk Art Museum, circa 1979-1987
1
27
Crocker Art Museum, 1984-1985
1
28
Elaine Potter Gallery, 1984
1
29
Four Oaks Gallery, 1974-1978
1
30
Gallery "8", University of California San Diego, 1976-1986
2
1
The Hand and the Spirit Craft Gallery, 1976-1988
2
2
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1940-1991
2
3
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1982-1984
2
4
Mandell Gallery, 1979-1981
2
5
Marcia Rodell Gallery, 1981-1983
2
6
Mingei International, Museum of World Folk Art, circa 1981-1984
2
7
The Octagon Center for the Arts, 1982-1984
2
8
Pikcard Art Galleries, Inc., 1975-1982
2
9
Renwick Gallery, 1980-1983
2
10
Running Ridge Gallery, 1981-1986
2
11
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Series 4: Writings and Notes, circa 1940-1986
0.2 Linear feet
Boxes 2-3

Andreson's writings consist of artist's statements, notes on ceramic history and glaze formulas, and a sabbatical report that details her travels to Europe, East and North Africa, and Asia to study ceramics in 1966 and 1967. Nine notebooks contain glaze formulas and clay recipes that are often identified by the names of other ceramicists such as Adriane Saxe, Vivka Heino, Bernard Leach, Daniel Rhodes, Antonio Prieto, and others.
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Artist's Statements, circa 1985
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12
Notes, Ceramic History, 1961-1986
Includes printed material and a photograph of Andreson by Jim Hair.
2
13
Notes, Glaze Formula Notebooks, circa 1940-1970s
2 notebooks
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14
Notes, Glaze Formula Notebooks, circa 1940-1970s
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15
Notes, Glaze Formula Notebooks 4-6, circa 1940-1970s
3 notebooks. Includes experiment notes.
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1
Notes, Glaze Formula Notebook 7, circa 1940-1979
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2
Notes, Glaze Formula Notebooks 8-9, circa 1940-1970s
2 books
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3
Notes, Glaze Formula Notebook Duplicates, circa 1990
Photocopies are duplicates of portions of the glaze notebooks and are signed by Andreson.
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4
Notes, Glazes, 1979-1982
Includes a photocopy of "Copper Reds" article by Andreson, correspondence, and a research proposal on salt glazes.
3
5
Sabbatical Report, 1967
Includes a copy of "Pottery as a Creative Craft" by Marguerite Wildenhain.
3
6
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Series 5: Artwork, circa 1960-1970s
0.2 Linear feet
Box 3

Artwork includes sketches of pottery and case diagrams for an unidentified exhibition.
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Sketches, Pottery, circa 1970s
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7
Sketches, Exhibition Case Diagrams, circa 1960-1970s
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8
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Series 6: Photographic Materials, circa 1940-1986
0.2 Linear feet
Box 3

Photographic materials consist of photographs and negatives of Andreson, a set photographs of Andreson in her studio labeled "ceramic processes of the 1940s," photogrpahs of family and colleagues, exhibitions, and works of art by Andreson's students.
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Andreson, circa 1940-1986
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9
Andreson, Studio - Ceramic Process, 1940s
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10
Family, 1978
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11
Colleagues, circa 1950-1970s
Includes photographs of Shoji Hamada, Bernard Leach, Yanagi, Lloyd Ruocco, Margaret Lecky, and Imogen Cunningham.
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12
Exhibitions, circa 1979
Includes exhibitions at UCLA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Mingei International Museum.
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13
Works of Art, By Students, circa 1950
3
14

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