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Series 1: Biographical Material, 1939-2002
(Box 1; 0.1 linear feet)

This series includes a certificate of honorable dismissal from the School of St. Gregory in Portsmouth, Rhode Island; documentation relating to White's services for the Offices of Strategic Services; the Veterans' Administration letter for White's eligibility under the G.I. Bill; a memorial card for Natalie Laura White; and copies of Robert White's curriculum vitae.
This series is arranged in chronological order. Biographical material can be found in Series 5: Notes and Writings and in Series 7: Printed Material.
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Certificate of Honorable Dismissal, the School of St. Gregory, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1939
1
1
Transfer Documentation Relating to Robert W. White's Strategic Services Duty, 1945
1
2
Veterans' Administration, Robert W. White's Eligibility for G.I. Bill, 1946
1
3
Other Biographical Information, 1947-2002
1
4
Certificate of Appreciation for Service, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1983
1
5
Memorial Card for Natalie Laura White (1957-1975), 1975
1
6
Curriculum Vitae, undated
1
7
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Series 2: Correspondence, 1923-2002
(Boxes 1-4; 3.8 linear feet)

This series includes mostly incoming correspondence, drafts of letters, greeting cards, and postcards. Several letters and envelopes are illustrated. Many letters have attachments such as receipts, invoices, exhibition announcements, printed material, and photographs.
Correspondence is also found in Series 3: Project Files, Series 4: Personal Business Records, and Series 5: Notes and Writings.
Files are arranged chronologically; undated letters are filed at the end of the subseries. A number of letters are in Dutch, French, German, and Italian.
The correspondence series is arranged into 2 subseries:
  • 2.1: Family and Friends Correspondence, 1923-1955
  • 2.2: General Correspondence, 1950-2002

2.1

Family and Friends, 1923-1955
This subseries includes letters, postcards, and greeting cards from family, friends, colleagues, and students. Correspondence provides a detailed account of the routine activities and work of family and friends; letters include references to artists, writers, and other prominent individuals, such as Bernard Berenson, Aldous Huxley, Christopher Isherwood, Carl Milles, and Walter Raemish.
Frequent correspondents include: Gil Franklin, Walker Hancock, Jim Harrison, Susan Hobbes, Bruce Hooten, Willard R. Huntington, Ben LeFarge, Ward Lamb, Suzannah Lessard, John Marquand, Peter Matthiessen, Walker O'Cain, Mark and Katja Oxman, Laura Spencer Pope, Paul and Ellen Resika, Paul Russotto, Sidney Simon, and William Styron. Files also include letters relating to White's activities as an artist and teacher.
Description Container
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1923-1929
1
8
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1930s
(2 folders)
1
9-10
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1930s-1940s
(2 folders)
1
11-12
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1933-1935
1
13
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1935-1938
(2 folders)
1
14
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1937
1
15
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1938
1
16
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1939
(2 folders)
1
17-18
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1940s
1
19
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1940
(4 folders)
1
20-23
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1941
(2 folders)
1
24-25
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1942-1945
1
26
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1942
(4 folders)
1
27-30
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1943-1944
1
31
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1945
(3 folders)
1
32-34
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1946
1
35
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1946
(5 folders)
1
36-40
Family and Friends Correspondence (Claire Nicolas White), 1946
(3 folders)
1
41-43
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1947-1948
1
44
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1947
(2 folders)
1
45-46
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1948
1
47
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1950-1952
1
48
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1950-1951
1
49-51
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1952
(3 folders)
1
50-52
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1953
(5 folders)
1
53-57
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1954
(6 folders)
1
58-63
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1955
(7 folders)
1
64-70
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1956
(5 folders)
2
1-5
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1957-1958
2
6
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1957
2
7
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1958
2
8
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1960
2
9
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1961
2
10
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1962
2
11
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1963
2
12
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1964-1965
2
13
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1967
2
14
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1969
2
15
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1970s
(3 folders)
2
16-18
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1970
2
19
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1971
2
20
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1972
(2 folders)
2
21-22
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1973
(2 folders)
2
23
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1974
(2 folders)
2
24-25
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1975
(2 folders)
2
26-27
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1976
(3 folders)
2
28-30
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1977
(3 folders)
2
31-33
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1978
(2 folders)
2
34-35
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1979
(2 folders)
2
36-37
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1980s
(2 folders)
2
38-39
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1980
(2 folders)
2
40-41
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1981
(2 folders)
2
42-43
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1982
(2 folders)
2
44-45
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1983
(2 folders)
2
46-47
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1984-1988
2
48
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1984
(3 folders)
2
49-51
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1985-1986
2
52
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1985
(3 folders)
2
53-55
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1986
(2 folders)
2
56-57
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1987
(3 folders)
3
1-3
Family and Friends Correspondence (Valentin Tatransky), 1987-2002
(8 folders)
3
4-11
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1988
(4 folders)
3
12-15
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1988-1989
3
16
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1989
(3 folders)
3
17-19
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1989-1990
(2 folders)
3
20-21
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1990
(2 folders)
3
22-23
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1990
(2 folders)
3
24-25
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1991
3
26
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1992
(2 folders)
3
27-28
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1993
(2 folders)
3
29-30
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1994
(2 folders)
3
31-32
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1995
3
33
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1995-1996
3
34
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1996
(3 folders)
3
35-37
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1997
3
38
Family and Friends Correspondence, 1998-1999
3
39
Family and Friends Correspondence, circa 1999-2001
(2 folders)
3
40-41
Family and Friends Correspondence, 2000-2002
3
42
Family and Friends Correspondence, undated
(2 folders)
3
43-44
Family and Friends Correspondence, Loose Envelopes, 1938-1986
(4 folders)
3
45-48

2.2

General Correspondence, 1950-2002
This subseries includes correspondence with clients, museums, galleries, and publishers. Interspersed among the files are letters from family, friends, and students. Attachments to letters include loan agreements, purchase orders, receipts, and printed material. Letters to Robert White discuss his work, exhibitions, commissioned projects, and teaching positions.
Among the correspondents are Amyas Ames, Stan Brodsky, Theodore Cremer, Patricia Fleischman, Willard R. Huntingdon, Rebekah Harkness Kean, David Garrard Lowe, Richard McDermott Miller, Walker O'Cain, Mark Oxman, and Richard Wilbur. Also included are letters from the American Academy in Rome, Brooklyn Museum, Century Association, Contemporary Realist Gallery, Davis Gallery, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, Harkness Ballet, National Academy of Design, State University of New York at Stony Brook, and Steuben Glass. Also found is a draft of Robert White's letter to Jacques Lipchitz.
Description Container
General Correspondence, 1950-1952
3
49
General Correspondence, 1953
3
50
General Correspondence, 1954
3
51
General Correspondence, 1955
3
52
General Correspondence, 1956
(3 folders)
3
53-55
General Correspondence (Steuben Glass), 1957
3
56
General Correspondence, circa 1957
4
1
General Correspondence, 1957
(4 folders)
4
2-5
General Correspondence, 1958
(4 folders)
4
6-9
General Correspondence, 1959
4
10
General Correspondence, 1960
4
11
General Correspondence, 1961-1962
4
12
General Correspondence, 1963-1964
4
13
General Correspondence, 1965-1966
4
14
General Correspondence, 1967
4
15
General Correspondence, 1969
(2 folders)
4
16-17
General Correspondence, circa 1969-1971
4
18
General Correspondence, 1970
(3 folders)
4
19-21
General Correspondence, 1971
4
22
General Correspondence, 1972
(2 folders)
4
23-24
General Correspondence, 1973
4
25
General Correspondence, 1974
4
26
General Correspondence, 1975
4
27
General Correspondence, 1976
4
28
General Correspondence, 1977-1978
4
29
General Correspondence, 1979
4
30
General Correspondence, circa 1980s
4
31
General Correspondence, 1980
4
32
General Correspondence, 1981
4
33
General Correspondence, 1982
4
34
General Correspondence, 1983
(2 folders)
4
35-36
General Correspondence, 1984
(2 folders)
4
37-38
General Correspondence, 1985
4
39
General Correspondence, 1986
4
40
General Correspondence, 1987
4
41
General Correspondence, circa 1988
4
42
General Correspondence, 1988
4
43
General Correspondence, 1989
4
44
General Correspondence, circa 1990s
4
45
General Correspondence, 1990
4
46
General Correspondence, 1991
4
47
General Correspondence, 1992
4
48
General Correspondence, 1993
4
49
General Correspondence, 1994
4
50
General Correspondence, 1995
4
51
General Correspondence, 1996
4
52
General Correspondence, 1997-1998
4
53
General Correspondence, 1999
4
54
General Correspondence, 2000
4
55
General Correspondence, 2001
4
56
General Correspondence, 2002
4
57
General Correspondence, undated
4
58
General Correspondence, Loose Envelopes, 1950-1979
4
59
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Series 3: Project Files, 1952-2003
(Boxes 4-5, OV 10; 1.2 linear feet)

Project files contain a majority of Robert W. White's solo and group exhibitions and his public and private commissions.
This subseries is arranged as two subseries:
  • 3.1: Exhibitions, 1952-2003
  • 3.2: Commissions, 1922-1997

3.1

Exhibitions, 1952-2003
Files document some of Robert White's exhibitions; there are extensive files on his shows at Davis Galleries, Graham Gallery, Graham Modern, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Materials include correspondence; loan agreements, commissions, lists of artwork, sales, notes, and receipts; press releases; artwork; and photographs, including negatives, slides, and a transparency of exhibition installations.
Also found are Robert White's annotated lists of artwork, receipts, guest lists for an unidentified exhibition, and a miscellaneous exhibition list.
Files are arranged chronologically by year of exhibition. Exhibitions are also referred to in Series 2: Correspondence, Series 4: Personal Business Records, Series 5: Notes and Writings, Series 7: Printed Material, and Series 10: Photographs.
Description Container
Davis Galleries
Letters to Robert White, Primarily Related to the Sale of Artwork, 1957-1968
(8 folders)
4
60-67
Notes, 1960, undated
4
68
Lists of Artwork Sold, undated
4
69
List of Drawings, 1962
4
70
Heckscher Museum
Letters to Robert White, 1962-1983
4
71
Receipts for Artwork, 1966-1983
4
72
Various Receipts, 1979-1986, undated
4
73
Loan Agreements, 1983
4
74
Notes, undated
4
75
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Correspondence, 1964, 1987
4
76
Loan Agreements Relating to Exhibitions at the Fine Arts Center, 1987-1991
4
77
Loan Agreements Relating to Faculty Art Exhibitions, 1991-1994
4
78
Press Release on Faculty Art Exhibition (September 1994), 1994
4
79
Truckman Order Receipts Relating to Faculty Art Exhibitions, 1984-1997
4
80
Lists of Artwork, 1963, undated
4
81
Exhibition Brochure, 1971
4
82
Transparencies of Visitors to Exhibition, undated
4
83
Elaine Benson Gallery
Correspondence, 1971, 1979
4
84
Contract Form, 1971
4
85
Exhibition Schedule, 1979
4
86
Memorandum regarding Announcements, Posters, and Exhibition Schedule, 1979
4
87
Miscellaneous Receipts and Notes, 1972-1985
4
88
Graham Gallery
Correspondence, 1971-1979
(4 folders)
4
89-92
Commission of Medallion for the New School of Social Research, 1973
4
93
Statement of Commission Agreement with Robert White, undated
4
94
Memoranda Relating to Insurance Value for Various Sculptures, 1975
4
95
Schedule of Exhibitions for 1978-1979, undated
4
96
Various Receipts and Notes, 1978-2001, undated
4
97
Miscellaneous Label, undated
4
98
Installation Photographs includes Negatives, 1992-2001, undated
(3 folders)
4
99-101
Graham Modern
Letters to Robert White, Primarily relating to Sale of Artwork, 1980-1990, undated
4
102
Sales, 1986-1987
4
103
Lists of Artwork, circa 1986-1987
4
104
Price List for Bronze and Terra Cotta Figures (1959-1986), circa 1986
4
105
Client List, 1987, undated
4
106
Inventory of Photographs and Slides of Artwork, 1990
4
107
Release Forms, 1993
4
108
Miscellaneous Receipts, 1986-1992
4
109
Layout of Wall Stands and Floor Plan, circa 1986-1987
4
110
Suffolk Museum and Carriage House
Loan Agreement, 1973
5
1
List of Robert White Artwork for Artists of Suffolk County Exhibit (October 23-November 11, 1983), 1983
5
2
Gallery North
Agreement, Contract, and Receipts, 1974-1996
5
3
Art Consignments, 2001-2003
5
4
Price Lists, undated
5
5
Boston Athenaeum
Correspondence, 1976
5
6
Lists of Artwork included in Exhibition, circa 1976-1977
5
7
Invitation List, circa 1976-1977
5
8
Photographs of Exhibition Space, circa 1976-1977
5
9
Hartwick College
Correspondence, 1976-1977
5
10
Lists of Artwork (1952-1975), circa 1977
5
11
Price List, circa 1977
5
12
Copy of Sketch of Exhibition Space and Slides, circa 1977
5
13
Artists Choice Museum, Loan Agreements, 1979-1984
5
14
Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, 1980-1982
5
15
Pratt Institute, 1980
5
16
C.W. Post, Long Island University, 1981-1982
5
17
Contemporary Realist Gallery, Consignment Memo, 1993
5
18
Century Association, undated
5
19
Lists
Lists of Artwork including Sale Prices, undated
5
20
Lists of Receipts, 1978-1988
5
21
Lists of Sculpture and Bases with Measurements and Prices, undated
5
22
List of Artwork for Unidentified Exhibition, undated
5
23
Guest Lists for Unidentified Exhibitions, undated
5
24
Miscellaneous Invitation List, undated
5
25

3.2

Commissions, 1922-1997
The subseries documents several commissioned projects, including St. Anthony of Padua at East Northport, New York; The Verrill Medal for the Peabody Museum; Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Melville for the Long Island Hall of Fame; and General George Pershing Memorial for the American Battles Monuments Commission. Also found are files for White's work for Steuben Glass and the artist's unexecuted design proposal for the John F. Kennedy Memorial at the Massachusetts State Capitol.
Folders contain correspondence, notes, agreements, invoices, printed material, clippings, photographs, and a transparency.
Files are arranged in chronological order by year of exhibition. Commissions are also referred to in Series 2: Correspondence, Series 4: Personal Business Records, Series 5: Notes and Writings, Series 7: Printed Material, and Series 10: Photographs.
Description Container
Steuben Glass, 1957-1972
5
26
St. Anthony of Padua
Correspondence, 1958-1959
(2 folders)
5
27-28
Agreement between the Modern Art Foundry and Robert White, 1959
not specified
29
John Oeschlin, Inc., Invoice, 1958
5
30
St. Michael's Church, 1959-1966, undated
5
31
The Botolph Group, Inc., 1960-1961
5
32
The Verrill Medal, Peabody Museum
Correspondence, 1960-1966, undated
(3 folders)
5
33-35
Notes, Purchase Order, and Check Statement, 1960, undated
5
36
Metallic Art Company, Acknowledgment of Order, 1966
5
37
John F. Kennedy Memorial (Unexecuted)
Correspondence, 1960-1966
(2 folders)
5
38-39
Robert White's Notes on His Proposed Submission, undated
5
40
Miscellaneous Note, undated
5
41
Various Sketch Designs, circa 1986
5
42
Lists of Semi-Finalists, circa 1987
5
43
Various Printed Material, 1984-1988, undated
(2 folders)
5
44-45
Photographs, circa 1961-1986
(2 folders)
5
46-47
Harkness House for Ballet Arts, 1964-1966, undated
5
48
Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Melville,, 1972
5
49
Monument to Bishop Cranmer, St. James Episcopal Church, 1973
5
50
General George Pershing Memorial
Correspondence, 1980-1982
5
51
Agreement between Robert White and the American Battle Monuments Commission (copy; unsigned), undated
5
52
Contract Order with Modern Art Foundry, 1982
5
53
Cut Plan, undated
5
54
Notes relating to Payment and Payment Vouchers include Snapshots of Model and Base, undated
5
55
Fact Sheet, 1983
5
56
Miscellaneous Transmittal Letters and Receipt, 1979-1980
5
57
Clippings, 1981
5
58
Copies of Reference Photographs of General George Pershing (1917-1919), undated
5
59
Plan and Elevation for the General George Pershing Memorial, 1979
(See OV 10)
5
60
Various Printed Material, 1922, 1977
5
61
Sketch of Plan for the General George Pershing Memorial area, undated
5
62
Portrait of John Swearingen, University of South Carolina
Correspondence, 1993, undated
5
63
Expenditure Voucher, 1987
5
64
Notes, 1987
5
65
Clipping, 1987
5
66
Invoice for Replacement for Portrait, 1992
5
67
Head of Dr. Ackerman, Washington University, 1994, undated
5
68
Bronze Fountain and Bull for Frank and Patricia Huntington, 1997, undated
5
69
Oversized Plan and Elevation for the General George Pershing Memorial, 1979
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Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1889, 1946-2003
(Boxes 5-6; 1.3 linear feet)

Personal business records include materials pertaining to Robert White's involvement on the Executive Committee of the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial and at National Academy of Design; his teaching appointments at the Parsons School of Design and the State University of New York at Stony Brook; and his dealings with foundries, mainly the Modern Art Foundry and the stone engraver, John Stevens Shop. Also included are scattered files on the Whites' family residence amd property in St. James, New York; price lists for artwork; loan agreements to museums from Robert and Claire White's personal art collection; and printouts listing White's sales, exhibitions, sketchbooks, and sculptures, reliefs, drawings, portraits, commercial commissions, and student work.
Files contain: correspondence and memoranda; lists and notes; and business-related materials, such as deeds, invoices, receipts, sales of artwork, agreements, elevation plans and surveys, and miscellaneous legal and tax records.
This series is arranged in chronological order. Personal Business Records can be found in Series 2: Correspondence, Series 3: Project Files, and Series 5: Notes and Writings. work (1942-1993).
The files are arranged in chronological order.
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Professional Associations
The Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial, 1963-1986
(30 folders)
5
70-99
National Academy of Design, 1980-1992
(8 folders)
5
100-107
Other Professional Associations, 1992, undated
5
108
Teaching Appointments
Parsons School of Design, 1957-1981, undated
(4 folders)
5
109-112
State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1971-1986
(5 folders)
5
113-117
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1973, 1990, undated
(2 folders)
5
118-119
Harbor Country Day School, Art Lecture Series, 1973, 1990, undated
5
120
Foundries and Engraver Files
Modern Art Foundry, 1957-1992
(7 folders)
5
121-127
Joel Meisner and Co., Inc., 1980-1984
5
128
John Stevens Shop, 1961-1963, 1980
(3 folders)
5
129-131
St. James, New York Residence and Property
Architectural Rendering of Alteration of Tank for Stanford White (May 3, 1889), 1889 (See 0V 10)
5
132
Tax Levy (1945-1946), 1945
5
133
Elevation Plan by Willard R. Huntington for St. James, New York Residence and Property?, 1953 (See OV 10)
5
134
Indenture and Lease to Robert White, 1953-1954
5
135
Invoices and Receipts to Lawrence Grant White, 1954-1956
5
136
Mortgage to Robert White, 1955
5
137
Certificate of Insurance to Robert White and Lawrence Grant White, 1955
5
138
Survey Map of Moriches Road, St. James, 1955
5
139
Deeds for Parcels of Land, 1965
5
140
Notebook of Receipts and Deficits includes Loose Pages of Notes, 1946-1948
5
141
Statements of Bills Paid by Lawrence Grant White for Robert White, 1953-1954
5
142
Various Receipts, 1953-1992, undated
(2 folders)
5
143-144
Ledger of Expenses and Earnings includes Scattered Receipts and Notes, 1956-1998
5
145
Ledger of Receipts and Deficits includes List of Various Sculptures with Dimensions and Approximate Price List, 1999-2003, undated
6
1
Prices for Artwork Sold, 1957-1960, undated
6
2
Cost of Supplies, undated
6
3
Miscellaneous Notes Pertaining to Artwork, 1965, undated
6
4
Various Invoices, 1987-1996
6
5
Loan Agreements to Museums from Robert and Clare White's Personal Art Collection, 1959-1971, 1988
6
6
Record of Sales (1946); Catalogs (1949-2001); and Sketchbooks (1950s-1980s, undated), 2003
6
7
Record of Reproductions of Robert White's Sculptures, Reliefs, Drawings, Portraits, Commercial Commissions, and Student Work (1942-1993), 2003
6
8
Loose Addresses of Business Contacts, undated
6
9
Other Personal Business Files
1040 Tax Filing (Draft) and 1099 Documentation, 1955-1964
6
10
Last Will and Testament and First Codicil of Lawrence Smith Butler, 1956
6
11
Building Regulation Form, Head-of-the-Harbor Village, Smithtown, New York, 1965
6
12
Memorandum re 1986 Distributions of Interest Income, Springbriar Mortgage, 1987
6
13
Notice of Probate for the Estate of Sheila D. Emmet, 1996
6
14
Memorandum Agreement to Sell Thomas Dewing Portrait of Ella Emmet, 1997
6
15
Letter Agreement with the New York Foundation for the Arts, 2001
6
16
Loose Envelopes, 1945-1983
6
17
Oversized Architectural Rendering of Alteration of Tank for the St. James, New York Residence and Property for Stanford White (May 3, 1889), 1889
OV 10
Oversized Elevation Plan by Willard R. Huntington for the St. James, New York Residence and Property? (May 5, 1953), 1953
OV 10
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Series 5: Notes and Writings, 1915, circa 1946-2002
(Boxes 6-7; 0.6 linear feet)

Notes and writings include Robert White's diaries, artist's statements, notebooks, essays, and lectures. Included are writings by others, mostly reviews of White's work and some writings by Clare White.
Eleven pocket diaries record White's activities at home, his travels in Europe and Mexico, exhibition openings, and social engagements with family, colleagues, and friends. Notebooks contain: White's drafts of letters, artist's statements, proposals, poems, essays, talks, notes on artwork sold and expenses, a list of the artwork completed for the years 1939-1946, and loose addresses. Two items of interest are Robert White's letter to William Styron discussing the writer's novel, Sophie's Choice and his memorial to his friend and colleague, Fairfield Porter. Found within the notebooks and diaries are sketches by the artist.
Notes and writings can be also found in Series 4: Personal Business Records.
Files are arranged in chronological order.
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Diaries
1983-1984 (2 volumes)
6
18
1986
6
19
1987 (2 volumes)
6
20
1988-1989 (2 volumes)
6
21
1990-1991 (2 volumes)
6
22
1992-1993 (2 volumes)
6
23
Artist's Statements, 1993, undated
(2 folders)
6
24-25
Notebooks
Circa 1946
6
26
Circa 1948, undated
6
27
Circa 1975-1978
6
28
Circa 1980s
(2 folders)
6
29-30
Circa 1986-2000
6
31
1990, undated
6
32
Circa late 1990s-2000
(2 folders)
6
33-34
Circa 1991, undated
6
35
Circa 1993-1996
6
36
1993, undated
6
37
Circa 1996, undated
6
38
Circa 1999, undated
6
39
Essays by Robert White
"The Casting of the Shaw Monument,", circa 1980s
6
40
"On Plaster Originals,", circa 1980s
6
41
"The Future of Art,", circa 1982, undated
6
42
"The Shining of the Sherman,", circa 1986
6
43
"Taste and Tolerance,", 1992
6
44
"The Artistic Political Interface,", undated
6
45
Lectures by Robert White
Lecture at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, circa 1980s
6
46
Preliminary Outline of Proposed Experimental Course in Architectural Ornament, circa 1980s
6
47
Classroom Lectures, circa 1980s
(4 folders)
6
48-51
"On the American Realist Painting and Drawing,", undated
6
52
"On the Teaching Philosophy at the National Academy of Design,", undated
6
53
Notes for a Lecture, undated
6
54
Commencement Speech by Robert White at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1977
6
55
Various Notes by Robert White, undated
(2 folders)
6
56-57
Lists of Artwork, 1965, undated
(2 folders)
6
58
Writings by Robert White, 1980, undated
(2 folders)
6
59-60
Poems by Robert White, circa 1990s-2000
(2 folders)
6
61-62
Writings By Others
You May Stay, Elisha, Being A Short Play in Praise of the Beauty of Miss Clare Nicolas,, circa 1946
6
63
Writings by Colleagues, Critics, and Friends on Robert White, 1963-2002, undated
(2 folders)
6
64-65
Art Letter by Valentin Tatransky, 1980
6
66
Catalog Review for Robert W. White Retrospective by Paul Werner, 1988
6
67
Various Poems by Others, 1915, undated
6
68
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Series 6: Sketchbooks and Sketches, circa 1965-1972
(Boxes 7, 9; 0.3 linear feet)

This series primarily includes Robert White's preliminary studies, in ink, pencil, charcoal, and watercolor of portraits and full-length figures; dancers; animals and armature; and angels and mythological figures. Sketchbooks were titled by the artist. There are also scattered sketches by others.
Sketches are also found in Series 1: Correspondence, Series 3: Project Files, and Series 4: Personal Business Records.
The files are arranged in chronological order.
Description Container Select
Sketchbooks
"Fencers, Dances (Rebekah Harkness), and Young Girl,", circa 1965, undated
7
1
"Dancers,", circa 1965, undated
7
2
"Cavalcade, Horseman, Dancer, and Life Studies Nudes,", circa 1972, undated
7
3
"Dancers and Terra Cotta Portraits of Diggle Helman and Stephanie White,", undated
7
4
"Animals and Armature,", undated
7
5
"Apollo, Hercules, and Arimanthean Boar,", undated
7
6
"Male and Female Nudes,", undated
(See Box 9)
7
7
"Female Nudes, Angel, and Horses,", undated
(See Box 9)
7
8
Various Sketches, undated
7
9
Sketch and Elevation of St. James, New York Residence by Robert White, undated
7
10
Miscellaneous Sketches by Robert White, undated
7
11
Miscellaneous Sketches by Others, undated
7
12
Oversized Sketchbook, "Life Drawings and Female Nudes", undated
9
Oversized Sketchbook, "Female Nudes, Angel, and Horses,", undated
9
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Series 7: Printed Material, 1937-2003
(Box 7, 9; 0.5 linear feet)

This series houses newspaper clippings, reviews,and periodicals; exhibition announcements, catalogs, brochures, and posters; press releases; newsletters; reproductions of artwork; and miscellaneous printed material. Clippings and reviews document Robert White's exhibitions, beginning with his first show at the Stony Brook Museum in 1947. Included are reproductions of White's illustrations for periodicals. Also found are posters of Robert White's exhibitions at the Benson Gallery and the Graham Gallery.
Other printed material can be found in Series 2: Correspondence, Series 3: Project Files, Series 4: Personal Business Records, and Series 5: Notes and Writings.
The series is arranged in chronological order.
Description Container Select
Clippings on Robert White's Work
1945-1955
7
13
1957-1959
7
14
1962-1969
7
15
1970-1979
7
16
1980-1987
7
17
1988-1989
7
18
1990-1994
7
19
1996-2003
7
20
Undated
7
21
Clippings Related to the Admiral Farragut,, 1986, undated
7
22
Clippings Relating to Family and Friends, 1947-1964, 2002
7
23
Periodicals, 1950-1970
(2 folders)
7
24-25
Reviews of Robert White's Artwork, 1950-1986, undated
7
26
Reviews on Artwork by Other Artists, 1985, 1993, undated
7
27
Exhibition Announcements, 1950-1994, undated
(3 folders)
7
28-30
Exhibition Catalogs, 1948, 1961-2003
(14 folders)
7
31-44
Exhibition Brochures, circa 1947-1983, undated
(2 folders)
7
45-46
Exhibition Posters, Robert White's Exhibition at the Graham Gallery and the Benson Gallery Summer Exhibition, circa 1970-1971
(See Box 9)
7
47
Press Releases and Newsletters, 1976-1988, undated
7
48
Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1940-1994, undated
(See Also Box 9)
7
49-53
Oversized Exhibition Posters, Robert White's Exhibition at the Graham Gallery and the Benson Gallery Summer Exhibition, circa 1970-1971
9
Oversized Miscellaneous Printed Material, Blueprint for Clipper Ship Sea Witch (1933), undated
(See Box 9)
9
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Series 8: Audiovisual Material, 1973
(ER01; 0.846 GB)

The series contains one item, a digital audio recording of Robert White's classroom lecture.
Description Container Select
Robert W. White Classroom Lecture, Unidentified Venue (1973), Digital Audio Recording, 2019
0.846 Gigabytes
18 computer files
ER01
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Series 9: Artifacts, 1973
(Boxes 7; 0.1 linear feet)

This series contains a few objects found among Robert White's papers: printing blocks feature an image of White's portrait sculpture of his daughter, Stephanie White and a landscape view; and a patch of fabric with an unidentified insignia.
The files are arranged in chronological order.
Description Container Select
Printing Block, Image of Robert White's Sculpture of Stephanie White, circa 1965
7
55
Printing Block, Image of a Landscape, undated
7
56
Insignia Patch, undated
7
57
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Series 10: Photographs, circa 1940s-2001
(Box 8; 0.5 linear feet)

This series includes photographs and snapshots of Robert White, White's studio space, Claire Nicolas White, various family members and friends. Most of the individuals in the personal photographs are unidentified. There are interior and exterior shots of the Whites' residence in St. James, New York. Files also include negatives and a transparency of White's artwork.
Included are slides of the casting and finishing of Robert White's General George Pershing Memorial and artwork used by the artist for reference purposes.
Other photographs and slides can be found in Series 2: Correspondence and Series 3: Project Files.
Photographs are arranged in chronological order.
Description Container Select
Photographs of Robert White, Family Members, and Friends
Robert White, circa 1960s-1970s
8
1
Robert White in His Studio, circa 1960-1987
(2 folders)
8
2-3
Claire Nicolas White?, circa 1940s-1960s
8
4
Claire Nicolas White with her Family in Rome, Italy, circa 1955
8
5
Various Family Members and Friends, circa 1970s-1982, undated
8
6
Miscellaneous Personal Photographs, undated
8
7
Robert White's Residence, Moriches Road, St. James, New York
Exterior Views, 1995-1998, undated
(5 folders)
8
8-12
Interior Views, 1995-2001, undated
(3 folders)
8
13-15
Photographs of Artwork, 1950s-1992, undated
(19 folders)
8
16-34
Photographs of Exhibition Installations, 1969-1976, undated
(5 folders)
8
35-39
Negatives of Various Sculptures, undated
(5 folders)
8
40
Tranparency of the Taylor Head, , undated
8
41
Slides
General George Pershing Memorial Casting and Finishing, 1989
(Slide File 1)
8
42
Pershing Memorial Casting, 1989
(Slide File 2)
8
43
Pershing Memorial Casting and Miscellaneous Slides of Artwork, 1989, undated
(Slide File 3)
8
44

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