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Series 1: Biographical Material, 1947-1997

0.2 Linear feet

Boxes 1, 6

Constantine's honorary certificates are accompanied by photographs. The two National Bicentennial medals are from the United States Embassy in Mexico.

Description	Container	Select
Passports, 1947-1995	1 1	Select: Passports, 1947-1995
Honorary Certificates, 1991-1992 oversized material housed in box 6	1 2	Select: Honorary Certificates, 1991-1992 Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in box 6
National Bicentennial-Medal, 1977	1 3	Select: National Bicentennial-Medal, 1977
Honorary Certificates, 1991 from box 1, folder 2	6	Select: Honorary Certificates, 1991 Scope and Contents note from box 1, folder 2

Series 2: Correspondence, 1964-2008

1 Linear foot

Boxes 1, 6

The majority of Constantine's correspondence is professional in nature. Many of the correspondents - artists, curators, dealers, and other art world professionals - were friends as well as colleagues, and their letters often touch on personal matters as well. Also found are a small number of purely personal letters.

Additional correspondence is included in many subject files (series 3).

Description	Container	Select
Business Correspondence		Select: Business Correspondence
General, 1978-1988	1 4	Select: General, 1978-1988
General, 1998-2000 Oversized material housed in box 6	1 5	Select: General, 1998-2000 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in box 6
General, 2000	1 6	Select: General, 2000
General, 2001 January-June	1 7	Select: General, 2001 January-June
General, 2001 August-December	1 8	Select: General, 2001 August-December
General, 2002 January-September	1 9	Select: General, 2002 January-September
General, 2002 October-December	1 10	Select: General, 2002 October-December
General, 2003 January-April	1 11	Select: General, 2003 January-April
General, 2003 May-November	1 12	Select: General, 2003 May-November
General, 2003 November-December	1 13	Select: General, 2003 November-December
General, 2004-2008	1 14-22	Select: General, 2004-2008
Miguel Angel Corzo, 2000-2003	1 23	Select: Miguel Angel Corzo, 2000-2003
Arthur Danto, 1991-1998	1 24	Select: Arthur Danto, 1991-1998
Dorothy Dehner, 1971-2004	1 25	Select: Dorothy Dehner, 1971-2004
Allen Hart, undated, 1964-2006 oversized material housed in box 6	1 26	Select: Allen Hart, undated, 1964-2006 Scope and Contents note oversized material housed in box 6
Elizabeth Wilder/Don Weisman, 1980-1993, 1968	1 27	Select: Elizabeth Wilder/Don Weisman, 1980-1993, 1968
Personal Letters, undated, 1972-2002	1 28	Select: Personal Letters, undated, 1972-2002
Oversized Business Correspondence		Select: Oversized Business Correspondence
General, 1999 from box 1, folder 5	6	Select: General, 1999 Scope and Contents note from box 1, folder 5
Allen Hart, 1964 from box 1, folder 26	6	Select: Allen Hart, 1964 Scope and Contents note from box 1, folder 26

Series 3: Subject Files, 1964-2008

3.3 Linear feet

Boxes 2-5

Created and maintained by Constantine, the subject files reflect her activities and interests. They contain varying combinations of correspondence, biographical material, writings, interviews, printed material and a videocassette.

Subject files are arranged alphabetically by title, Individual subject files are organized by record type and arranged chronologically within each folder. An exception is Whole Cloth, with 12 folders of correspondence arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Description	Container	Select
Cleveland Museum of Art		Select: Cleveland Museum of Art
Correspondence, undated, 1992-2006 2 Folders	2 1-2	Select: Correspondence, undated, 1992-2006 2 Folders
Printed Material, 1992-1997, 2002 2 Folders	2 3	Select: Printed Material, 1992-1997, 2002 2 Folders
Photographs, 1993	2 4	Select: Photographs, 1993
Getty Conservation Institute		Select: Getty Conservation Institute
Correspondence		Select: Correspondence
Tracy Bartley, 1995-1999, undated 2 Folders	2 5-6	Select: Tracy Bartley, 1995-1999, undated 2 Folders
Ben Shahn, 1995-1997, undated	2 7	Select: Ben Shahn, 1995-1997, undated
General, 1993-1999, undated 2 Folders	2 8-9	Select: General, 1993-1999, undated 2 Folders
Althofer-Dusseldorf, 1987-1998	2 10	Select: Althofer-Dusseldorf, 1987-1998
Dusseldorf-Wollheim, 1994-1998	2 11	Select: Dusseldorf-Wollheim, 1994-1998
Newsletter and Book, 1989-2000, undated	2 12	Select: Newsletter and Book, 1989-2000, undated
Interview Transcripts, 1992-1997, undated 2 Folders	2 13-14	Select: Interview Transcripts, 1992-1997, undated 2 Folders
Printed Material, 1997-1998	2 15	Select: Printed Material, 1997-1998
John Dumbacher, 1999-2000, undated	2 16	Select: John Dumbacher, 1999-2000, undated
Sheila Hicks		Select: Sheila Hicks
Biographical Material, circa 1970s, 1997-1998	2 17	Select: Biographical Material, circa 1970s, 1997-1998
Letters from Mildred Constantine to Sheila Hicks, 1970-1975 4 Folders	2 18	Select: Letters from Mildred Constantine to Sheila Hicks, 1970-1975 4 Folders
Letters from Mildred Constantine to Sheila Hicks, 1976-1994	2 19	Select: Letters from Mildred Constantine to Sheila Hicks, 1976-1994
Letters from Mildred Constantine to Sheila Hicks, 1995-2008	2 20	Select: Letters from Mildred Constantine to Sheila Hicks, 1995-2008
Letters from Sheila Hicks to Mildred Constantine, circa 1970s-1973	2 21	Select: Letters from Sheila Hicks to Mildred Constantine, circa 1970s-1973
Letters from Sheila Hicks to Mildred Constantine, 1974-2007	3 1	Select: Letters from Sheila Hicks to Mildred Constantine, 1974-2007
Correspondents A-L, circa 1970-2006	3 2	Select: Correspondents A-L, circa 1970-2006
Correspondents M-Z, 1969-2008	3 3	Select: Correspondents M-Z, 1969-2008
Unidentified, circa 1970s-1977	3 4	Select: Unidentified, circa 1970s-1977
Writings, 1968-2000, undated	3 5	Select: Writings, 1968-2000, undated
Exhibition Proposals and Notes, undated	3 6	Select: Exhibition Proposals and Notes, undated
Announcements and Press Material, 1974-2006, undated	3 7	Select: Announcements and Press Material, 1974-2006, undated
Announcements and Press Material, undated	3 8	Select: Announcements and Press Material, undated
Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, undated, 1971-2006	3 9	Select: Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, undated, 1971-2006
Catalogs, 1974-1995	3 10	Select: Catalogs, 1974-1995
Books, 1973, undated	3 11	Select: Books, 1973, undated
Photographs, undated, 1996	3 12	Select: Photographs, undated, 1996
Miscellaneous, undated	3 13	Select: Miscellaneous, undated
Jack Lenor Larsen		Select: Jack Lenor Larsen
Correspondence, 1989-2007 8 Folders	3 14-21	Select: Correspondence, 1989-2007 8 Folders
Exhibition Proposals, undated, 1996-2000	3 22	Select: Exhibition Proposals, undated, 1996-2000
Catalogs, 1998-2001	3 23	Select: Catalogs, 1998-2001
Digital Prints of Artwork, undated	3 24	Select: Digital Prints of Artwork, undated
Magazine and Newspaper Clippings, undated, 1960-2004	3 25	Select: Magazine and Newspaper Clippings, undated, 1960-2004
Mexico, General, undated, 1977-1997	3 26	Select: Mexico, General, undated, 1977-1997
Rhode Island School of Design, undated, 1992-1999	3 27	Select: Rhode Island School of Design, undated, 1992-1999
Rhode Island School of Design, undated	4 1	Select: Rhode Island School of Design, undated
Swann Foundation, 1970-2001, undated	4 2	Select: Swann Foundation, 1970-2001, undated
Soviet Film Posters, undated, 1991-1996	4 3	Select: Soviet Film Posters, undated, 1991-1996
Laurel Reuter		Select: Laurel Reuter
Artist Files, undated	4 4	Select: Artist Files, undated
Correspondence, 1990-2008, undated	4 5-9	Select: Correspondence, 1990-2008, undated
Printed Material, Clippings, 1987-1998, undated	4 10	Select: Printed Material, Clippings, 1987-1998, undated
Catalogs and Exhibition Announcements, 1988-2003	4 11	Select: Catalogs and Exhibition Announcements, 1988-2003
Photographs, 1990	4 12	Select: Photographs, 1990
Whole Cloth		Select: Whole Cloth
General Correspondence, 1997-2002, undated	4 13	Select: General Correspondence, 1997-2002, undated
Introduction and Chapter I, Correspondence, 1982-1998, undated 2 Folders	4 14-15	Select: Introduction and Chapter I, Correspondence, 1982-1998, undated 2 Folders
Chapter II, Metaphor and Symbol, Correspondence, 1985-1997	4 16	Select: Chapter II, Metaphor and Symbol, Correspondence, 1985-1997
Chapter III, Correspondence, 1983-1996	4 17	Select: Chapter III, Correspondence, 1983-1996
Chapter V, Correspondence, 1981-1996	4 18	Select: Chapter V, Correspondence, 1981-1996
Chapter VI, Correspondence, 1982-1997 2 Folders	4 19-20	Select: Chapter VI, Correspondence, 1982-1997 2 Folders
Chapter VII, Correspondence, 1984-1997	4 21	Select: Chapter VII, Correspondence, 1984-1997
Chapter VIII		Select: Chapter VIII
Correspondence, undated, 1984-1997	4 22	Select: Correspondence, undated, 1984-1997
Printed Material, undated, 1980-1994	4 23	Select: Printed Material, undated, 1980-1994
Writings and Notes, undated	4 24	Select: Writings and Notes, undated
Chapter IX, Correspondence, undated, 1986-1996	4 25	Select: Chapter IX, Correspondence, undated, 1986-1996
Monacelli Correspondence, undated, 1994-2002	5 1	Select: Monacelli Correspondence, undated, 1994-2002
Research Material		Select: Research Material
Printed Material, undated, 1980-1993	5 2	Select: Printed Material, undated, 1980-1993
Notes, undated, 1982	5 3	Select: Notes, undated, 1982
Photographs, undated	5 4	Select: Photographs, undated
Transparencies, undated	5 5	Select: Transparencies, undated
Slides, undated	5 6	Select: Slides, undated
Tadanori Yokoo, 1977-1994, undated	5 7	Select: Tadanori Yokoo, 1977-1994, undated
University of the Arts Commencement, 2003 2 Folders includes 1 Videocassettes (VHS)	5 8-9	Select: University of the Arts Commencement, 2003 2 Folders Scope and Contents note includes 1 Videocassettes (VHS)

Series 4: Writings, 1991-2008

0.2 Linear feet

Box 5

Writings include transcripts of interviews with Constantine conducted by Frances Pohl and Beverly M. Wolff. Writings by Constantine consist of lecture materials and notes.

Among the subject files (series 3) are additional writings by Constantine - specifically Whole Cloth and Soviet Film Posters - and other authors.

Description	Container	Select
Interview Transcripts		Select: Interview Transcripts
Mildred Constantine with Frances Pohl, 2008	5 10	Select: Mildred Constantine with Frances Pohl, 2008
Mildred Constantine with Beverly M. Wolff, 1991	5 11	Select: Mildred Constantine with Beverly M. Wolff, 1991
Way Beyond Craft by Jenni Sorkin, Galley Sheets with Corrections, 2003	5 12	Select: Way Beyond Craft by Jenni Sorkin, Galley Sheets with Corrections, 2003
Writings by Others, unidentified, undated	5 13	Select: Writings by Others, unidentified, undated
Lectures, 2001, undated 2 Folders	5 14-15	Select: Lectures, 2001, undated 2 Folders

Series 5: Printed Material, 1961-2006

0.2 Linear feet

Box 5

Clippings are mostly about Constantine, her career, projects, and activities. Books are Le Message by Jean-Michel Folon (with an inscription and drawing) and American Art Today.

Printed material is also found in subject files (series 3) and in the scrapbook (series 8).

Description	Container	Select
Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, undated, 1961-2006	5 16	Select: Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, undated, 1961-2006
Announcements, undated, 1976-1987	5 17	Select: Announcements, undated, 1976-1987
Catalogues, 1991	5 18	Select: Catalogues, 1991
Books		Select: Books
Le Message by Folon, 1967 with original drawing	5 19	Select: Le Message by Folon, 1967 Scope and Contents note with original drawing
American Art Today, undated	5 20	Select: American Art Today, undated

Series 6: Photographs, 1993

0.3 Linear feet

Box 5

Photographs are of Mildred Constantine with artists, art world professionals, friends, and family. There are views of exhibition openings and other events, public and private. Also found are photographs of a wide variety of artwork, and a small number of slides and transparencies.

Photographs of people and events are arranged alphabetically by subject matter - person, event, or place; those of artwork are arranged by artist.

Biographical material (series 1) includes photographs that accompany honorary certificates. A small number of photographs are among the subject files (series 3), and are also found in the scrapbook (series 8).

Description	Container	Select
People and Events, undated 3 Folders Magdalena Abakanowicz Anni Albers Alfred Barr Luis Barragan Lou Block Louise Bourgeois Jagoda Buic Elaine Lustig Cohen Charles Coiner Anne d'Harnoncourt James Marston Fitch Mathias Goeritz Ingeborg Ten Haeff Sheila Hicks Richard Koch Nancy Koenigsberg Jack Lenor Larsen Leo Lionni Roberto Burle Marx Ruth Reeves Laurel Reuter Eleanor Roosevelt Ben Shahn Massimo Vignelli Ulfert Wilke Claire Zeisler	5 21-23	Select: People and Events, undated 3 Folders Scope and Contents note Missing TitleMagdalena AbakanowiczAnni AlbersAlfred BarrLuis BarraganLou BlockLouise BourgeoisJagoda BuicElaine Lustig CohenCharles CoinerAnne d'HarnoncourtJames Marston FitchMathias GoeritzIngeborg Ten HaeffSheila HicksRichard KochNancy KoenigsbergJack Lenor LarsenLeo LionniRoberto Burle MarxRuth ReevesLaurel ReuterEleanor RooseveltBen ShahnMassimo VignelliUlfert WilkeClaire Zeisler
Artwork		Select: Artwork
Magdalena Abakanowicz, undated	5 24	Select: Magdalena Abakanowicz, undated
Mildred Constantine Collections, Cleveland Museum, 1993	5 25	Select: Mildred Constantine Collections, Cleveland Museum, 1993
Amat-London, undated	5 26	Select: Amat-London, undated
Lorenzo-Unidentified, undated	5 27	Select: Lorenzo-Unidentified, undated

Series 7: Artwork, 1945

1 Folder

Box 5

This series consists of a drawing by F. D. Berg.

Description	Container	Select
F. D. Berg, 1945 July 23	5 28	Select: F. D. Berg, 1945 July 23

Series 8: Scrapbook, circa 1940s

0.1 Linear feet

Box 6

The scrapbook contains printed material and photographs that document an exhibition of Latin American posters at the Library of Congress organized by Constantine.

Description	Container	Select
Scrapbook, circa 1936-1940s 1 Volume	6 1	Select: Scrapbook, circa 1936-1940s 1 Volume

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Series 1: Biographical Material, 1947-1997

0.2 Linear feet

Boxes 1, 6

Series 2: Correspondence, 1964-2008

1 Linear foot

Boxes 1, 6

Series 3: Subject Files, 1964-2008

3.3 Linear feet

Boxes 2-5

Series 4: Writings, 1991-2008

0.2 Linear feet

Box 5

Series 5: Printed Material, 1961-2006

0.2 Linear feet

Box 5

Series 6: Photographs, 1993

0.3 Linear feet

Box 5

Series 7: Artwork, 1945

1 Folder

Box 5

Series 8: Scrapbook, circa 1940s

0.1 Linear feet

Box 6

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