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Dwinell Grant papers, 1930-1988

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Series 1: Biographical Material , 1940-1988
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Box 1

Biographical material includes awards and certificates, resumes, a timeline of Grant's life, some autobiographical notes by Grant and two videotapes PROFILE OF DWINELL GRANT from "Profiles in Excellence" conducted by Gary Perdue, and an interview with Grant for ART BEAT.
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Awards and Certificates, 1940-1988
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1
Interview Transcript, undated
An interview with Dwinell Grant. May possibly be a partial transcript of the video interview for "Art Beat."
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2
Interview with Dwinell Grant, 1988 March
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
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3
1
"Profile: Dwinell Grant" from Profiles in Excellence, 1980
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
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3
2
Resumes, 1940-1988
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4
Timeline, 1988
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5
Miscellaneous, undated
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6
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Series 2: Correspondence , 1930-1988
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Box 1

Correspondence is composed of letters to and from Grant with friends, colleagues, and art institutions.
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Correspondence, 1930-1939
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7
Correspondence, 1940
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8-9
Correspondence, 1941-1942
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10
Correspondence, 1943-1944
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11
Correspondence, 1945-1946
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12
Correspondence, 1947
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13
Correspondence, 1948
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14
Correspondence, 1949-1950
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15
Correspondence, 1951-1952
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16
Correspondence, 1953-1988
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17
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Series 3: Writings , circa 1948
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Boxes 1-2

Writings include essays Grant wrote for academic courses and typescript writings expressing Grant's thoughts on art and religion.
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"Art and Human Need", undated
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18
"Color and the Consumer" by Jean O. Grant, undated
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19
"The Dynamic Pattern", undated
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1
"Part I: The Process Concept", undated
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2
"The Place of Abstract Design in the Art of Western Europe", undated
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3
"Prologue", 1950
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4
"The Structure of the Theme", circa 1948
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5
"The Twentieth Century Need", undated
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6
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Series 4: Personal Business Records , 1978-1988
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Box 2

Business records include Grant's dealings with Martin Diamond Fine Arts and Graham Gallery and the Olympia Gallery during the late 1970s and 1980s. Materials include such things as invoices, appraisals, and storage of artwork.
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Martin Diamond Fine Arts and Graham Gallery, 1979-1988
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8-9
Olympia Gallery, 1978-1980
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10-11
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Series 5: Printed Material , 1936-1988
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Box 2

Printed material includes press releases, clippings, programs for plays produced at Wittenberg College, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and brochures and fliers concerning Grant's medical and other filmmaking projects.
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Clippings, 1936-1988
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12-13
Medical Projects Brochures, 1973-1976
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14
Press Releases, 1963-1982
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15
Wittenberg College, 1936-1941
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16
Miscellaneous, 1954-1987
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17

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