Edna Andrade papers, 1917-circa 1986

Artworks by Andrade consist of childhood sketches and doodles, including her first attempt at the ABCs; four drawings; three signed woodcuts; and one abstract silkscreen print, signed and dated 1966. An artwork inventory gives the titles, dimensions, and possible sales records of works by Andrade. School records include report cards and completed assignments from elementary school through college.

Of particular note is propaganda designed by Andrade for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, in the form of photographs of her work and printed material. A video recording produced by Hollins College is a profile of Edna Andrae.

Letters between Edna and her family include correspondents C. Preston Andrade, Mary Wright, Ruth Porter Wright, and Thomas Wright. Letters from Andrade to her parents when she was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy include discussions of her teachers Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, and Albert Laessle, among others, and their critiques of her work. Additionally, she discusses her 1936 and 1938 trips abroad on Cresson Scholarships, and war work in Washington, D.C. Letters from C. Preston Andrade (Andy) discuss her exhibitions, sales, and her paintings, as well as document his work as an architect with the Ford Foundation in India.

General correspondence is with friends and colleagues including Nell Blaine, Daisy Myers, Peggy James, Jay Robinson, and Allen Thrasher. Also found are Andrade's letters to famous figures including President Eisenhower and Walter Winchell.

Professional correspondence relates to commissions, exhibitions, competitions, awards and loans to the East Hampton Gallery in New York City and to many Philadelphia art institutions, and the exhibition Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts. Some letters may also include sales records. Notable correspondents include the Marion Locks Gallery, New Hope Summer School of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Arts Alliance, Philadelphia Museum School of Art, and the Philadelphia Watercolor Club.

Printed materials include clippings concerning Andrade and her artwork, exhibition materials for Andrade's exhibitions and exhibitions of others, and full issues of magazines featuring Andrade's art.

Photographs are of Andrade, her family, homes, exhibitions, and artwork.

Five photo albums contain photographs of Andrade's artwork and exhibitions, portraits of Andrade, and photos of Andrade with her art and working on art. An annotated album compiled for Andrade's mother in 1961 contains photographs of Andrade's exhibitions and artwork. Two spiral-bound photo albums taken by Reuben Goldberg also include photographs of a performance of the Martha Graham Dance Company, circa 1955.