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Paul Rand papers

 Collection
Call Number: AOB 126

Abstract

The papers comprise photographs, albums and scrapbooks, posters, resource files on design, correspondence, client, and subject files, and slide film documenting the career of Paul Rand. Also included are book jackets designed by Paul Rand, and books by and about Paul Rand.

Dates

  • 1942-1998
  • Majority of material found within 1964 - 1996

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is currently closed to researchers to undergo the final stages of reprocessing. Materials will be available to request again at the start of the Fall 2023 semester.

If you have reference questions or other inquiries, please contact us at haasalsc@yale.edu. Responses may take longer than usual while the collection is in process.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has been assigned to the Trustee of the Paul Rand Charitable Trust by the creator of this collection for materials they have authored or otherwise produced. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Paul Rand, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012; transferred from Manuscripts and Archives to Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, 2014.

Extent

133.63 Linear Feet (105 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/arts.aob.0126

Title
Guide to the Paul Rand Papers
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Rachel Mihalko and ALSC staff
Date
July 2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • February 2023: Revised to include information about reprocessing, beginning July 2022.
  • June 2023: Requesting closed to researchers for final stages of re-processing.

Part of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections Repository

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