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Josef Albers papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 32
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, printed material, and family memorabilia, which document the personal life and professional career of Josef Albers. The papers contain some material relating to the Bauhaus school but the bulk of the material dates from Albers's arrival in the United States. The largest part of the papers is composed of published material by or about Albers or which contain reproductions of his work.

Dates: 1899-1973

Alsop family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 34
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, legal papers, diaries, estate records, account books, notebooks, deeds, and miscellanea of the Alsop family of Middletown, Connecticut. Several generations of family members are represented in the papers including: Joseph Wright Alsop (1772-1844), Joseph Wright Alsop (1804-1878), Joseph Wright Alsop (1838-1891), Joseph Wright Alsop (1876-1953), Mary Alsop Oliver Alsop (1815-1893), Richard Alsop (1726-1776), Richard Alsop (1789-1842), Charles Richard...
Dates: 1734-1986

Art and Architecture Library, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 470
Abstract:

The records consist of accession books, acquisition books, account books, and inventories documenting the operations of the Yale Art & Architecture Library.

Dates: 1873-2000

George Pierce Baker papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 51
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia documenting George Pierce Baker's professional activities as head of the Department of Drama at Yale University. Correspondents include playwrights, critics, actors, and producers, who had been Baker's students. The papers detail Baker's activities as a lecturer, consultant to the film series Chronicles of America, chairman of the executive committee of the American Shakespeare Foundation, and...
Dates: 1878-1958

Hanson Weightman Baldwin papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 54
Summary: The papers consist of correspondence, writings, subject files, research materials, publicity for books, and other papers of Hanson W. Baldwin, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and military affairs reporter and editor for the New York Times from 1929-1968, and editor for Reader's Digest, 1968-1976. The papers relate to Baldwin's work and interests as a journalist and author and include correspondence with many high-ranking...
Dates: 1900-1988

William Henry Bishop papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 83
Abstract: Author, diplomat. Diaries, consular papers documenting his service in Italy and miscellaneous personal papers including correspondence with William Dean Howells and Armando Palacio Valdés, notebooks, genealogical materials, subjects files on Maria Bashkirtseff and a few papers of his son, Julian B. Bishop, who died in 1912. William Henry Bishop's diaries, which make up half the collection, are in 127 volumes spanning the years of 1874-1928 and reflect his extensive travels in the United...
Dates: 1800-1930

Blake family papers

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Call Number: MS 85
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, financial papers, printed material, photographs, and miscellanea of the Blake family of New Haven, Connecticut. Several generations of family members are represented in the papers, including Eli Whitney, Eli Whitney Blake (1795-1886), Eli Whitney Blake (1836-1895), Henry Taylor Blake (1828-1922), and William Phipps Blake (1826-). Additional family members represented in the papers include: Charles Thompson Blake, Edward Foster Blake, James Pierrepont...
Dates: 1773-1921

William Vinal Caldwell papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1648
Abstract: The papers consist of original drawings, with photocopies and photographs, of the Italian campaign during World War II. The sketches depict daily life in the army camps, soldiers in combat, local inhabitants and scenery, and weaponry. Included are illustrations done at the 24th Replacement Depot near Naples; drawings of the areas of Monterenzio, Monte della Formiche, Lucca, Sassoleone, and San Clemente di Rignano; and drawings depicting the Apennines and Po Valley campaigns. The papers also...
Dates: 1942-1945

Committee on Bachelor of Arts Degree, Yale College, Records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 583
Abstract:

The records consist of petitions and policies documenting the Committee on the Bachelor of Arts Degree at Yale College.

Dates: 1898-1928

Bruce Cratsley papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1836
Abstract:

The papers consist of photographic prints by and topical files of Bruce Cratsley. Also included is White Light, Silent Shadows, a book of Cratsley's photography.

Dates: 1975-1998, bulk 1980-1995

Sumner McKnight Crosby papers

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Call Number: MS 1144
Abstract: Correspondence, minutes of meetings, and reports documenting Crosby's Yale-related work, and his service on various commissions on the arts outside of Yale. The papers record his activities as chairman of the History of Art Department (1947-1953, 1962-1965), as advisor to the Audio-Visual Center, and as curator of Medieval Art at the Yale Art Gallery. His membership on commissions to preserve works of art damaged in World War II, and to foster international exchange programs in the arts is...
Dates: 1937-1977

Gibson A. Danes Papers

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Call Number: MS 1638
Abstract:

The papers consist of Danes's unpublished manuscript, "William Morris Hunt, a Rebel in Back Bay", and correspondence and pictorial materials on which the work is partially based. The undated manuscript within Danes's papers is based on his dissertation, "A Biographical and Critical Study of William Morris Hunt, 1824-1879."

Dates: 1939-1978

Department of City Planning, School of Art and Architecture, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 335
Abstract:

The records consist of administrative files, course materials and admissions files documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Department of City Planning.

Dates: 1958-1971

Department of Design, School of Fine Arts, Yale University, records

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Call Number: RU 288
Abstract:

The records consist of schedules, instructions, and administrative forms documenting the activities and operations of the Yale Department of Design.

Dates: 1954-1955

Department of Painting, School of Art and Architecture, Yale University, records

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Call Number: RU 34
Abstract:

The records include lecture materials, notes, handouts, and assignments for courses in art history, composition, and painting taught by Richard A. Rathbone, professor of drawing and painting in the Yale Department of Painting.

Dates: 1940-1958

Department of the History of Art, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 796
Abstract: The records consist of department meeting minutes, course evaluations, student handbooks, notes on the Frick symposium, critiques of the graduate program, and correspondence, memoranda and notes of Henri Focillon and Everett V. Meeks regarding the establishment of the Yale Department of the History of Art. The records also contain the Annals of the Department of History of Art (1950-1991). The annals, a rich source of historical data, include lists and statistics on faculty, students,...
Dates: 1938-2008

Drama Library, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 1086
Abstract:

The materials consist of correspondence, gift records, accession records, and annual reports.

Dates: 1926-2009

D. Cady Eaton papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 4
Abstract:

Correspondence, notebooks, journals, lectures, drafts of articles and books, and other writings of D. Cady Eaton, art historian, social commentator, and professor at Yale. Included are a number of articles of a philosophical and satirical nature written for the New Haven Journal and Courier.

Dates: 1853-1914

Harvey Fierstein papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1864
Abstract:

The collection documents Harvey Fierstein as author, actor, and gay activist. The papers include scripts, professional correspondence, publicity materials, clippings, legal documents, scrapbooks, photographs, audio recordings, and videotapes.

Dates: 1896-2014, bulk 1971-2006

Charles Maurice Fleischner papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1466
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, printed material, and newspaper clippings documenting Charles Fleischner's work as deputy chief of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section during the United States occupation of Germany. Also included is correspondence with Henri and Marguerite Focillon.

Dates: 1935-1975