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Luis Cancel papers, circa 1900-1998, bulk 1970-1996

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Series 1: Biographical Material , 1970-1994
0.3 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 12

Cancel's biographical materials consist of two appointment books, awards and certificates, diplomas, a pin, real estate documents, resumes for Luis and Rose Cancel, a watercolor painting, and writings by Cancel.
Description Container Select
Appointment Books, 1989-1990
1
1
Award, Pratt Institute Alumni Achievement Award, 1994
1
2
Certificates, circa 1987-1992
Includes certificates from the President of the Borough of the Bronx, a certificate of appreciation from Cancel's family, National Geographic Society, and the International Meeting of Art Critics.
1
3
Diplomas, 1987-1990
Includes Cancel's diplomas from New York University and Harvard University. Also included is a seating plan and ceremony program from Harvard University.
12
Pin, 1991
Pin reads "stars don't stand still in the sky for anybody, L.W.-P.N. FAM. 1991."
1
4
Real Estate, 1990-1991
1
5
Resumes, 1975-1990
1
6
Resumes, Rose Cancel, circa 1986
1
7
Watercolor Painting, 1981
1
8
Writings, 1970-1985
Includes poems, short story drafts, and observations on a wood structure.
1
9-11
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Series 2: Professional Files , 1973-1998
3.4 Linear feet
Boxes 1-5

This series contains a video recording and files for Cancel's professional activities outside of his employment in arts administration. Files are for committees and councils such as the American Council for the Arts, American Association of Museums, Smithsonian Council, and Metropolitan Museum of Art; consulting work for the Smithsonian Institution and Yale University; Cancel's study abroad and fellowship in Puerto Rico; exhibitions of his work at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and Xerox Corporation; academic work at New York University; work with local and federal arts organizations; and for various projects, agreements, lectures, and job prospects.
Description Container Select
Abrams, Harry N., 1994
1
12
Agreement, Loan of Slides for Smithsonian Institution Presentation, 1975-1977
1
13
Albright College, 1989
1
14
American Council for the Arts, 1993-1995
Includes board meeting material, an informational packet, and correspondence.
1
15-17
American Association of Museums / International Council of Museums, 1985-1995
Includes board meeting material, regulations for museums, a panel lecture manuscript on the future of contemporary art, and general files.
1
18-25
Alternative Museum, Project Proposal, 1995
1
26
American Federation of Arts, Exhibition Committee, 1989-1991
1
27
American Assembly, Report, 1990
1
28
Archives of American Art, 1998
1
29
Arizona Commission on the Arts, Workshop, 1991
1
30
Arts and Business Council, Inc., Report, 1991
1
31
Asian American Arts Alliance, 1989-1991
1
32-33
AT&T Foundation, 1993-1994
1
34
AT&T New Art/New Visions Program, Advisory Committee, 1990-1991
1
35
Awards in the Visual Arts, Jury Presentation Book, 1991
1
36
Bronx Community Programming Corporation, Executive Committee, 1990-1991
1
37-39
Bronx Community Programming Corporation, Executive Committee, 1990-1991
2
1
Bronx Corporate Contributors List, circa 1990
2
2
Bronx, Corporate Directors and Officers Born in Bronx List, 1984
2
3
Bronx Council on the Arts, Board of Directors, 1983-1991
2
4
Bronx Council of the Arts, Casitas: A Cultural Alternative Exhibition, 1991
2
5
Bronx Zoo, Hotel Committee, 1991
2
6
Brooklyn Museum, 1976-1989
Includes press release and exhibition catalog for exhibition of Cancel's artwork.
2
7
Center for the Arts, 1994
2
8
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños / Lightsource, 1977
2
9
Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1981-1986
2
10
Contact Lists, 1992-1993
2
11
Commission of the Arts and Humanities, Cultural Plan and Economic Impact Study, 1994
2
12
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, 1990-1995
2
13
Correspondence, 1973-1994
Includes mixed personal and business correspondence.
2
14-17
Council for the Region Tomorrow, 1990-1991
2
18
Donation Requests, 1990-1991
2
19
Ferrer, Fernando (President of the Borough of the Bronx), 1989
Includes a photograph of Cancel with others.
2
20
Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Juror, 1990
2
21
Gottlieb Foundation, 1990
2
22
Harvard University, 1995
2
23
Institute for Puerto Rican Policy, 1989-1991
2
24-25
Job Leads, 1991
2
26
Landmarks Preservation Commission (New York City), 1990
2
27
Lectures, 1977, 1993
Includes born-digital records, see ER01
Includes manuscripts for "The Challenge for Urban Museums" and for a lecture on art and the human condition given at Columbia University.
2
28
Lectures, Speeches, and Memoranda , 1992-1993
0.001 Gigabytes
13 computer files
ER01
Legal, 1990-1991
2
29
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Board Meeting, 1993-1994
2
30
Mailing Lists, 1990-1992
2
31-32
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993
Includes board of trustee meeting material.
2
33-34
Morocco, 1982-1985
2
35
El Museo del Barrio, 1987-1989
2
36
Museum of Modern Art, 1993
2
37
Museums Council of New York City, 1990
2
38
National Museum of American History, Director Candidacy Presentation Book, 1993
2
39
Nathan, Gail, 1991
2
40
New York National Bank, 1986-1987
2
41
New York University, MA Arts Administration, 1985-1988
2
42
New York University, MA Arts Administration - Paris Trip, 1986
Includes color negatives.
3
1-2
El Paso Museum of Art, 1989
Includes photographs from the opening of the exhibition The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920-1970.
3
3
Pratt Institute, 1982-1994
3
4-5
Promesa Foundation, Inc., Fundraiser, 1990
3
6
Puerto Rico, Anthropology, 1972-1974
3
7
Puerto Rico, Fellowship, 1975-1978
Includes drafts, proposal, letters of support, press releases, production estimates, purchase orders and receipts, reviews, and material on distribution, slide packages, and speaking engagements.
3
8-20
Puerto Rico, Graphic Art, circa 1972
3
21
Puerto Rico, Lecture Manuscript on Painting, 1963-circa 1973
3
22
Puerto Rico, Report on Year in Puerto Rico, 1973-1974
3
23
Puerto Rico, Slide Collection Lists, circa 1977
3
24
Quipus Cultural Foundation, 1991-1997
Includes born-digital records, see ER02
Includes personal correspondence between Cancel and Elizabeth Aviles.
3
25-29
Quipus Cultural Foundation, Digital Document, 1996
0.001 Gigabytes
1 computer file
ER02
Rhode Island School of Design, 1993
3
30
Segundo Festival de Artes Visuales, Santo Domingo, circa 1997
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
3
31
Silber, Jeffrey (Bronx Alumni Arts Council), 1985-1996
3
32-33
Smithsonian Council, 1989-1991
Includes material for an experimental exhibition committee workshop and on developing cultural diversity.
3
34-35
Smithsonian Council, 1991-1996
4
1-9
Smithsonian Institution, 1987-1992
4
10-13
Smithsonian Institution, Cultural Education Committee, 1991-1992
4
14-15
Smithsonian Institution, Employment Positions, 1989-1991
4
16
Smithsonian Institution, Hispanic Heritage Planning Committee, 1990-1991
Includes transcript of speech by Luis Valdez.
4
17
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1993-1994
4
18-19
Smithsonian Institution, Task Force on Latino Issues - Willful Neglect Report, 1994
5
1
Symposium, "Cultural and Artistic Identity in Latin America" (São Paulo, Brazil), 1991
5
2
Temenos Associates Incorporated, 1991
5
3
Transportation Displays, Inc., undated
5
4
TRW Credentials Service, 1990-1992
5
5
United States Information Agency, undated
5
6
White House, 1984-1993
5
7
Xerox Corporation, Latin Excellence, circa 1977
Printed material for an exhibition that included artwork by Cancel.
5
8
Yale University, South of the Border: A Romance with Mexico 1925-1950 - Planning Session, 1991
5
9
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Series 3: Arts Administration Records , 1972-1997
4.1 Linear feet
Boxes 5-8, OV 12, 14

This series details Cancel's employment as director of the Bronx Museum of the Arts and as Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs in New York City.
This series is arranged as two subseries.
  • 3.1: Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1972-1992
  • 3.2: Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990-1997

3.1: Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1972-1992

Files include employment records, board of trustee meeting minutes, material on programs and committees, building maintenance, renovation and expansion projects, exhibition plans and printed material, fundraising, administrative records, staff records, grant projects, Cancel's interviews with the Department of Investigation and Columbia University, and files for the celebrated exhibition The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States 1920-1970.
Description Container
Accounting Codes, 1980-1986
5
10
African American Collections, 1990-1991
5
11-12
Annual Dinner, 1991
5
13
Annual Report 1983-1985, 1985
5
14
Art Services Program, 1977
5
15
Art Services Program, 1977
12
Arts International, 1991
5
16
Aspira of New York, Inc., 1987
5
17
Attendance Data, 1988-1991
5
18
Board of Trustees, 1984-1991
5
19-21
Bulletins, 1982-1990
5
22
Callaloo Conference (San Diego), 1991
Includes lecture manuscript on cultural diversity presented by Cancel.
5
23
Capital Budget Request to Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990-1991
5
24
Case Study on Institutional Growth, circa 1990
5
25
Chicano Art, 1989-1991
5
26
Color Printmaking with Krishna Reddy Notes, circa 1985
5
27
Community and Cultural Space Leasing Policy for New York, 1981
5
28
Contacts - Foundation and Corporations, 1988
5
29
Contemporary Japanese Arts Exhibition, 1991
5
30
Contracts, 1981-1989
5
31
Contributions, 1984-1990
5
32-34
Correspondence, 1988-1991
Includes correspondence with Ed Martino, Francis Chaves, Kathleen Berkowe, Lisa Payne, Marysol Nieves, Paulo Herkenhoff, and others.
5
35-42
Director, Job Description, 1991
5
43
Economic Impact Report, 1982-1984
5
44
Educational Programs, 1988-1989
5
45
Exhibition Announcements, 1972-1989
5
46
Exhibition Catalogs, A-C, 1973-1990
Includes catalogs for Artist in the Market Place, Building a Borough: Architecture and Planning in the Bronx, Curator's Choice, and others.
5
47-48
Exhibition Catalogs, C-W, 1979-1990
Includes the catalogs Islamic Calligraphy, Krishna Reddy: A Retrospective, Melehi: Recent Paintings, The Second Emerging Expression Biennial, and others.
6
1-5
Exhibition Flashcards, circa 1990
The set of flashcards were produced for the Bronx Museum of the Arts' Travelling Interpretative Program and relate to the history of the South Bronx.
6
6
Exhibition Ideas, 1990
6
7
Exhibition Proposal, circa 1990
6
8
Exhibition Schedules, 1988-1994
6
9
Expansion Project, 1989-1991
6
10-15
Facility Rental and Maintenance, 1982-1991
6
16-17
Financial and Expansion Committee, 1990
6
18
Fire and Security Design, 1990-1991
6
19
Five Year Plans, 1982-1988
Plans are for the years 1982 to 1987 and 1988 to 1993.
6
20
Ford Foundation, 1991
6
21
Fundraising, 1988-1991
6
22-23
Gift Shop, 1990
6
24
Government Funding Deadline Schedule, 1990
6
25
Health and Hospitals Corporation Art Program, 1990-1991
6
26
Identification Badge, circa 1980
6
27
Interviews, 1989-1991
Interview transcripts of Cancel's interviews with the City of New York's Department of Investigation and with Columbia University for their program "Artists Training and Career Project: Painters."
6
28-29
The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States 1920-1970, circa 1980s
Includes lecture manuscripts, loan documents, publicity, exhibition descriptions, and artists lists.
6
30-35
The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States 1920-1970, circa 1980s
12
"Latin American Presence in the United States 1920-1970: Constructivism and Geometric Abstraction" by Nelly Kirger de Perazzo, circa 1987
7
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Advanced Visual Studies, 1990
7
2
National Arts Stabilization Initiative, 1990
7
3
National Endowment for the Arts, 1990-1991
Includes material on Chellenge III, reauthorization, guidelines, and Wen Ying Tsai's exhibition.
7
4
The Nearest Edge of the World: Art and Cuba Now, New England Foundation for the Arts, Inc. Loan, 1990
7
5
New York State Education Department, 1990-1991
7
6
Office Layouts, 1985-1990
7
7
Operating Agreement with Department of Cultural Affairs, 1991
7
8
Organizational Structure, 1990-1992
7
9
Permanent Collection, circa 1979-1989
7
10-11
Personnel Practices Manual, 1989
7
12
Planning, 1984-1988
7
13
Planning Committee, 1988-1991
7
14
Planning Retreat, 1991
7
15
Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc., 1989
7
16
Publicity, circa 1983-1991
Includes press releases regarding Cancel's resignation from the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
7
17-18
Puerto Rican Cultural Events, 1991
7
19
Reddy, Krishna, 1982
7
20
Regional Education Center for Economic Development, 1990-1991
7
21
Renovation Project, 1984-1991
7
22
Renovation Project, 1984-1991
12
Renovation Project, 1984-1991
14
Reports on Puerto Ricans, 1989-1991
7
23
Rodriguez, Janet, 1988
7
24
San Francisco Arts Commission, 1990-1991
7
25
Search Committee, 1991
7
26
South Bronx Community Action Theatre, circa 1979
7
27
Special Events, 1991
7
28
Spring Salsa Benefit, 1991
7
29
Staff Lists, 1990
7
30
Staff Meeting, 1990-1991
7
31
Tax Exemption, circa 1977
7
32
Trustee Meeting Follow Up, 1990
7
33
Urban Development Corporation, 1991
7
34
Visions of Home: Designs for Affordable Housing in the South Bronx, 1990
7
35
WPA Mural Exhibition Grant Application, 1991
7
36
Young Israel Synagogue, Floor Plans and Renovation, 1976-1989
7
37-38
Young Israel Synagogue, Floor Plans and Renovation, 1976-1989
12
General, 1978-1990
Includes congratulation letters to Cancel and other correspondence, agreements and contracts, employment records, and a few photographs of Cancel and Fernando Ferrez.
7
39-40

3.2: Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990-1997

Files in this subseries include a background investigation, financial disclosures, and parking violations related to Cancel's employment with the City of New York. Other files are for committee and task force activities, a month's appointment schedule, and correspondence with Jane Alexander, Mayor David Dinkins, and others.
Description Container
Advisory Committee, 1993
8
1
Appointment Schedule, December 1993
8
2
Background Investigation, 1991-1992
8
3
Correspondence, 1991-1997
Includes letters congratulating Cancel on becoming commissioner, correspondence with Jane Alexander of the National Endowment for the Arts, and other colleagues.
8
4-6
Cultural Infrastructure Task Force, 1993
8
7
Dinkins, David, 1992-1993
8
8
Financial Disclosures, 1991-1994
8
9-10
Lee Kimche and Associates, 1993
8
11
New York State Association of Museums, 1991
8
12
Parking Violations, 1992
8
13
Payment Vouchers, 1990-1991
8
14
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Series 4: Subject Files , 1973-1996
0.4 Linear feet
Boxes 8-9

Subject files contain mainly printed materials, but a small amount of notes, correspondence, and two video recordings produced by the Steinbaum-Krauss Gallery are also included. The material was collected by Cancel on topics of interest such as Cuban art, Latin American artists, and New York assemblyman Jose E. Serrano.
Description Container Select
Artists Space, circa 1980
8
15
Arts Funding, 1977
8
16
Association of Hispanic Arts, 1976-1996
8
17
Audio Information, 1977
8
18
Bronx Architecture, 1984
8
19
Cayman Gallery, circa 1978
8
20
Casa Cultural, undated
8
21
Charitable Organization Laws, 1977
8
22
Cuban Art, 1990-1991
Includes slides of artwork and of documentary photography.
8
23
Culture and Art, circa 1978-1990
Includes letter from Oakley N. Holmes, Jr.
8
24-25
Exhibition Design, 1991
8
26
Garcia, Bob and June, 1989
8
27
Latin American Artists, 1977-1988
8
28
Latin American Film Project, 1977
8
29
The Mexican Museum (San Francisco), 1988-1990
8
30
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums, 1973
8
31
Multiculturalism, 1990
8
32-33
Museo de las Americas (San Juan, Puerto Rico), circa 1992
8
34
Museum Management Program, 1991
8
35
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, 1990
8
36
Native American Art, 1993
8
37
Robert's Rules of Order, 1990
8
38
Serrano, Jose E. (New York State Assembly), 1977-1990
8
39
Steinbaum-Krauss Gallery, 1993, 1996
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
Titles of the video recordings are "Cuadros de Recuerdos de una Artista Chicana" and "Diverse Roots."
8
40-41
Teatro Círculo, 1994-1995
9
1
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1975
9
2
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Series 5: Artist Files , 1952-1991
0.5 Linear feet
Box 9, 11, OV 12

Files on artists consist of exhibition announcements and catalogs, photographs, slides, biographical sketches, and resumes for numerous artists. The files were most likely compiled during Cancel's employment at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Many of the files contain cross reference notes for prints, graphic arts, and an art heritage catalog.
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Acevedo, Manuel Hernandez, undated
9
3
Alicea, Jose, circa 1972
9
4
Alvarez, Candida, circa 1978
9
5
Arroyo, Inma, 1982
9
6
Ateneo Puertorriqueño Artists, 1966-1974
9
7
Baez, Myrna, 1974
9
8
Belkin, Arnold, 1972-1974
9
9
Blanco, Eloy, 1974
9
10
Bonilla, Felix, undated
9
11
Briseño, Rolando, 1987
9
12
Buck, John, 1988
9
13
Buitron, Robert C., 1992
12
Cabán, Roger, 1974
9
14
Cajiga, Luis Germán , 1975
9
15
Camnitzer, Luis, 1991
9
16
Campeche, Jose, 1983
9
17
El Centro de Arte Puertorriqueño Artists, 1952
9
18
Cintron, Petra, 1986
9
19
Colo, Papo, 1980-1986
9
20
Cottes, David, undated
9
21
Cruz, Luis Hernandez, 1983-1984
9
22
Davila, Maritza, 1982
9
23
De Jesus, Carlos, 1984
9
24
Delano, Jack, 1975
9
25
Delozanne, Colette, 1988
9
26
De Poorter, Jacques, 1990-1991
9
27
Diaz, Lope Max, 1975
9
28
Diaz, Navidad Gutierrez, 1971
9
29
Espada, Frank, 1982
9
30
Esteves, Sandra, undated
Includes manuscript for film titled "Triangle."
9
31
Feldman, Lamis, circa 1988
9
32
Frade, Ramon, 1954
9
33
Ferrer, Raphael, undated
9
34
Franceschi, Edgar, 1986
9
35
Galeria Santiago Artists, 1969-1975
9
36
Gamboa, Diane, 1991
9
37
Garcia, Domingo, 1976
9
38
Gerchman, R., 1987
9
39
Gronk, 1990
9
40
Hernandez, Sam, circa 1990
9
41
Homar, Lorenzo, circa 1971
9
42
Irizarry, Carlos, undated
9
43
Lebrón, Julio Micheli, undated
9
44
Lino, Maria, 1976
9
45
Lopez, Domingo, undated
9
46
Maldonado, Adál Alberto, 1986
9
47
Maldonado, Antonio, 1986
9
48
Marin, Augusto, undated
9
49
Martinó, José Antonio Torres, undated
9
50
Martorell, Antonio, 1974-circa 1986
9
51
Morales, Rafael Colón, 1984
9
52
Oller, Francisco, undated
9
53
Osorio, Carlos, 1978
9
54
Pavy, Francis X., 1989-1991
9
55
Pou, Miguel, undated
9
56
Rechany, Jorge, 1971
9
57
Rivera, Carlos Raquel, 1972
9
58
Rodon, Francisco, undated
9
59
Romano, Jaime, 1974
9
60
Rosa, Jose, undated
9
61
Rosado del Valle, Julio, 1971-1975
9
62
Sanchez, Jorge Soto, 1979-1988
Includes photographs and transparencies.
9
63
Sobrino, Carmelo Martinez, undated
9
64
Soto, Eduardo Rasales, 1987
9
65
Torres-García, Joaquín, circa 1980s
Slides are of Cancel's presentation on Torres-García. They are in a slide box that also contains slides of travel in Puerto Rico and works of art by others in Series 8.
11
14
Tufiño, Rafael, 1974
9
66
Villarini, Pedro, 1973-1981
9
67
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Series 6: Legacy / Legado Exhibition Files , 1985-1996
0.8 Linear feet
Boxes 9-11

The Legacy / Legado exhibition was shown at the Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut in 1996. The House's executive director, Wilson H. Faude, approached Cancel about curating an exhibition of Latino artists examining the theme of legacy as part of a series of events celebrating the reopening of the 200 year Old State House after restoration. Files in the series are for artists, general administrative files, the exhibition proposal, and photographs, slides and digital photographs of the exhibition.
Description Container Select
General, 1994-1996
Included are records regarding planning, correspondence, loan forms, budget and insurance records, floor plans, and post-exhibition correspondence.
9
68-71
Artists - Azaceta, Luis Cruz, 1994-1996
9
72
Artists - Davidovitch, Jaime, 1996
9
73
Artists - Downey, Juan, 1995
9
74
Artists - Frasconi, Antonio, 1996
Includes photographs and slides.
9
75
Artists - Garza, Carmen Lomas, 1996
9
76
Artists - Jimenez, Luis, 1995-1996
9
77
Artists - Maldonado, Juan, 1995-1996
Includes photographs and slides.
9
78
Artists - Mesa-Bains, Amalia, 1995-1996
9
79
Artists - Morales, José, 1996
9
80
Artists - Osorio, Pepón, 1996
9
81
Artists - Porter, Liliana, 1995-1996
9
82
Artists - Rodriguez, J. Luis, 1985-1996
9
83
Artists - Sanchez, Juan, 1995-1996
9
84
Artists - Sierra, Paul, 1991-1996
10
1
Artists - Zerpa, Carlos, 1995-1996
10
2
Exhibition Proposal, 1996
10
3
Legacy / Legado Exhibition Files, Digital Documents and Photographs, 1995-1997
0.077 Gigabytes
194 computer files
ER04
Artworks and Exhibition Space, Digital Photographs, 1996
0.869 Gigabytes
196 computer files
ER03
Photographic Material, 1996
Includes photographs and slides.
10
5
Photographic Material, Slides of the Old State House, 1996
11
12-13
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Series 7: Printed Material , 1976-1992
0.2 Linear feet
Box 10, OV 13

Printed materials include business cards, booklets, brochures and flyers, invitations, and newsletters, magazines, and clippings that feature articles on Cancel.
Description Container Select
Business Cards, circa 1980s
Business cards are Cancel's from the Bronx Museum of the Arts and the Department of Cultural Affairs.
10
6
Booklets, 1976-1992
10
7
Brochures and Flyers, circa 1980s
10
8
Clippings, circa 1980s
10
9
Clippings, circa 1980s
13
Invitations, circa 1986
10
10
Newsletters, 1991
10
11
Newsletters and Magazines, 1988-1991
13
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Series 8: Photographic Material , circa 1900-circa 1990
0.3 Linear feet
Boxes 10-11

Photographs are of Cancel with colleagues and at his Harvard graduation, his family including a vintage photograph of his great grandparents, an artist's studio, travel, and works of art.
Description Container Select
Cancel, circa 1980s
10
12
Cancel, Harvard Graduation, 1990
10
13
Family, circa 1900-circa 1980s
10
14
Artist's Studio, circa 1990
The identity of the artist is unknown, but the studio is possibly in Puerto Rico.
11
1
Travel, 1988-1989
Includes photographs from Germany, Italy, and Venezuela. The file for Venezuela includes a few clippings regarding Cancel's visit to the country.
11
2-7
Travel, Puerto Rico, circa 1980
Slide box also contains works of art by others in Series 8 and a slide presentation by Cancel on Joaquín Torres-García from Series 5.
11
14
Works of Art by Cancel, 1976-1977
11
8
Works of Art by Others, circa 1990
Photographs are unidentified but were possibly taken in Brazil. Unidentified people are also in the photographs.
11
9-10
Works of Art by Others, circa 1980s
Slide box also contains images of travel in Puerto Rico in Series 8 and a slide presentation by Cancel on Joaquín Torres-García from Series 5.
11
14
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Series 9: Unidentified Sound Recordings , circa 1980s
1 Folder
Box 11

Two unidentified sound recordings are in this series. The recordings are labeled "Grava Da" and "Na Grava."
Description Container Select
Sound Recordings, circa 1980s
2 Cassette tapes
11
11

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