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Rudolph Schaeffer papers, 1880s-1997

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Series 9:Printed Material, 1906-1994
1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 7-8, 19, 22

Printed material concerns the career of Rudolph Schaeffer, his school and former students, the San Francisco art scene, and general art topics.
Additional printed material is included with Series 3: Subject Files and Series 6: Scrapbooks.
The series is arranged into 3 subseries:
  • 9.1: Produced by Rudolph Schaeffer, 1935-1942
  • 9.2: Produced by Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design, 1920s-1986
  • 9.3: Produced by Others, 1906-1987

9.1:Produced by Rudolph Schaeffer, 1935-1942

Material produced by Schaeffer consists of articles and a book.
DescriptionContainer
Articles, 1937-1938, undated
7
13
Books
Flower Arrangement I (portfolio; photography by Ralph Young), 1935
7
14
Sunset's Flower Arrangement Book by Nell True Welch, Edited and Foreword by Rudolph Schaeffer, 1942
7
15

9.2:Produced by Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design, 1920s-1986

This subseries includes items such as school catalogs, announcements and invitations.
DescriptionContainer
Calendars of Events, 1955-1957, undated
7
16
Catalogs and Course Announcements, 1920s-1984, undated
7
17-23
Course Announcements, circa 1920s-1982
19
24-25
Exhibition Announcements and Invitations, 1920s-circa 1982, undated
7
24
Form Letters, 1933-1955, undated
7
25
Lecture Announcements, 1920s-1973, undated
7
26
Newsletter, 1975
7
27
Press Release, undated
7
28
Press Releases, 1982-1983
19
26
Sample Certificates, Stationery, undated
7
29
Special Event Announcements and Invitations, 1948-1986, undated
7
30

9.3:Produced by Others, 1906-1994

Printed material found here is about or mentions Rudolph Schaeffer and his school. Items of note are announcements of courses taught by Schaeffer in Piedmont and San Francisco prior to the opening of his school, theatre programs from productions with sets and some costumes designed by Schaeffer in the early 1920s.
DescriptionContainer
About or Mentioning Rudolph Schaeffer
Announcements of Rudolph Schaeffer Summer School of Design and Handicraft/Rudolph Schaeffer Crafts and Art Studio (Piedmont, Calif.), California School of Fine Arts, 1916-1919, undated
7
31
Book, Miss Aunt Nellie: The Autobiography of Nellie C. Cornish, University of Washington Press, 1964
7
32
Clippings, 1910s-1980s, undated
8
1-5
Oversize Clippings About/Mentioning Rudolph Schaeffer, 1976-1980
15
Oversize Clippings About/Mentioning Rudolph Schaeffer, circa 1940-1986
22
2
Exhibition Announcements, 1922-1984
8
6
Lecture and Workshop Notices, 1916-1959, undated
8
7
Miscellaneous Items, 1906-1986, undated
8
8
Rudolph Schaeffer Collection (exhibition catalogs, etc.), 1976-1994, undated
8
9
Rudolph Schaeffer Collection, 1976, undated
19
27
Theater Programs (sets designed by Rudolph Schaeffer), 1920-1925, undated
8
10
Course Curriculum Pamphlets, circa 1914-1924
19
28
Rudolph Schaeffer Birthday Invitations, circa 1976-1986
19
29
Miscellaneous Printed Material, circa 1921-1935
19
30
About/Mentioning Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design
Advertising, 1920s-1983, undated
8
11-12
Clippings, 1927-1975, undated
8
13-15
Miscellaneous Items, 1928-1960, undated
8
16
Clippings, Miscellaneous Subjects (art-related), 1932-1987, undated
8
17

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