Alice Kagawa Parrott papers, circa 1950-2010

This is a small series that contains Alice Kagawa Parrott's biographical profiles, curriculum vitae, business cards, address books, award certificates and various identification documents such as passports, licenses, and membership cards. There are also recipes, Christmas card lists, and materials related to Parrott's memorial.

The materials in this series have been arranged in alphabetical order.

The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include address books, other people's miscellaneous business cards, and duplicates.

This series includes of personal and professional correspondence with friends, family, colleagues, universities, galleries, and museums. Notable correspondents include fiber artist Lenore Tawney, ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu, and woodworker Sam Maloof. The letters cover subjects such as family and relationships as well as artwork and exhibitions.

The materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order. Correspondents without surnames ("first names only" folders) and condolence letters can be found towards the end of the series.

The bulk of materials in this series have been digitized, except for duplicates.

Personal business records mostly consist of financial documents related to Alice Kagawa Parrott's craft and weaving shop called The Market which was later incorporated as Parrott Fabrics Inc. There are several check registers that list expenses for materials, bills and receipts, sales records, customer orders which detail the cost of materials, information about commissions from individual customers as well as the Santa Fe Opera, and notebooks that list addresses as well as track expenses and financial information. In addition to financial records, there is a lot of documentation about the establishment and running of Parrott Fabrics Inc., its incorporation, by-laws, meeting minutes, financial reports, etc. There are also legal documents and several files of materials on the renovation of Parrott's house and studio.

The materials in this series have been arranged in alphabetical order.

The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include legal documents on the Acequia litigation, building permits for Parrott's house, blank pages of check registers, blank versos of photographs, and duplicates.

Studio practice files are mostly related to the equipment, materials, and processes which Alice Kagawa Parrott used to create her wall hangings, as well as clothes, as ordered by customers. This series includes dye recipes, garment patterns, pencil design sketches of wall hangings, yarn samples, and wall hanging studies. There are notebooks on weaving techniques and warps, files with materials on workshops on dyeing and weaving, and also correspondence and instructions on ordering and assembling looms from Gilmore Looms.

The materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.

The bulk of materials in this series have been digitized, except for duplicates.

The bulk of this series consists of printed materials on Alice Kagawa Parrott and her artwork, but there are also some materials on other artists, such as ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu who was a close friend. Materials in this series include clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, magazines, and bulletins. Most materials include information on Parrott, unless otherwise noted.

Materials that mention or are about Alice Kagawa Parrott and her artwork are grouped together by type (clippings, catalogs, etc.) at the beginning of the series, followed by materials on other subjects and artists that do not reference Parrott.

The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages, blank versos of photographs, and duplicates. In some cases, exhibition catalogs and other publications have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages digitized.

Photographs are of Alice Kagawa Parrott, her home, studio, dyeing process, wall hangings, garments, friends and family. The bulk of the series consists of photographic prints and slides. The slides are mostly of Parrott's tapestries and weavings but also include images of Parrott with friends and while traveling.

Portraits of Alice Kagawa Parrott as well as photographs of Parrott with friends, family, and students come first, followed by photographs of Parrott's artwork, weavings, and exhibitions.

The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank versos of photographs and duplicates.