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Dorothy Bushnell Cole papers, 1895-1977

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Series 1: Dorothy Bushnell Cole Papers , 1895-1977
0.8 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2

Eleven appointment books provide documentation of Cole's lecture and speaking engagements in the New York and the New England area. Four original collages by Cole were used as flyers to advertise lectures and include photos. Correspondence includes Cole's personal and private family letters.
Professional letters focus on Cole's research for, and exhibition of, her collage entitled A Tribute to Our National Bicentennial. Family letters are from Cole's children and grandchildren, and also include one letter from Sigfrid Edström. Of note are letters between Cole's parents Harry and Belle Hyman to Ruth Randall and Sigfrid Edström. The Hymans and Edströms met at Unitarian Church function in the late 1890s and kept in touch after the Edströms moved to Sweden. The letters show the close friendship between Belle and Ruth and Belle shares news of her family and inquires about Ruth. A letter from Cole's sister Kyra Markham (nee Elaine Hyman) expresses thanks to her "Aunt Ruth" in 1911. Also found is a letter from lawyer and women's suffrage activist Kate F. O'Connor to Ruth Randall Edström in which she describes a trip taken by the Hymans to Sweden.
Audio recordings are of lectures given by Cole at a senior citizen's center and the Brearley School around 1976. Personal business records contain contracts for speaking engagements and lectures given by Cole at various clubs, community centers, institutions, museums, and schools.
Photographs include one dismantled album of vacation photos to Glacier National Park. Portraits and snapshots are of Dorothy Bushnell Cole, her mother Belle Bushnell Hyman, children, grandchildren, husbands, and other members of Cole's family. Photographs of events and gatherings include Vassar's Class Day of 1915 and various reunions, exhibitions, and parties. Also found are photographs and slides of Cole's collages. Some photographs are labeled and identified. Of note is a photograph of Kate F. O'Connor with Belle Hyman in Copenhagen in 1906. Printed material includes advertisements and press releases for lectures given by Cole and clippings.
An article about Cole and her artwork appeared in the Chicago Tribune. Also found are various notes and lists.
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Appointment Books, 1964-1976
1
1-3
Collages, 1955
1
4
Correspondence, Personal, 1947-1975
1
5
Correspondence, Professional, 1947-1975
1
6
Correspondence, Harry and Belle Hyman to Ruth and Sigfrid Edström, 1895-1923
1
7
Correspondence, Kate F. O'Connor to Ruth Edstrom, 1907
1
8
Lecture, on Collage, circa 1976
1 Sound cassette
1
9
Personal Business Records, 1962-1971
2
1
Photographs, Album, circa 1918
2
2
Photographs, Dorothy Bushnell Cole, circa 1911-1960s
2
3
Photographs, Family Portraits and Snapshots, 1906-circa 1970
2
4
Photographs, Family Snapshots Cut for Collage, circa 1900-1955
2
5
Photographs, Parties and Events, 1915-circa 1968
2
6
Photographs, Works of Art and Exhibitions, circa 1940-circa 1960
2
7
Printed Material, 1958-1977
2
8-9
Slides of Works of Art, 1951-1957
2
10
Writings and Notes, circa 1950s-1960s
2
11

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