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Eugenie Gershoy papers, 1914-1983

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Series 1: Biographical Material , 1939-1970
3 Folders
Boxes 1, 8-9

Biographical material includes a résumé, membership cards, award certificates, and a biographical sketch. See also sol 8 for oversized biographical material.
Biographical materials are on reel 293.
Description Container Select
Biographical material, 1939-1970
1
1
Biographical material (see also box 8), 1965-1971
9
1
Oversized Biographical material, Certificate from Box 9, 1965-1971
8
1
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Series 2: Correspondence , 1914-1983, undated
5.8 Linear feet
Boxes 1-6, 8-9

Correspondence is primarily between Gershoy and family members and colleagues. Correspondence with her sister and brothers and their families discusses Gershoy's activities, including her relationships with Harry Gottlieb and Juliana Force. Correspondence with colleagues includes letters from Elizabeth Ames of Yaddo, Mildred Baker, Arnold and Lucile Blanch, Virginia Dehn, Aline Fruhauf, Agnes Hart, Frederic Knight, Josef Presser, and Virgil Thomson. There are Christmas cards from Irving Marantz, George Picken, Anton Refregier, Moses Soyer, and Raphael Soyer. Correspondence found in box 9 is primarily from museum colleagues including Alfred Barr, Adelyn Breeskin, Juliana Force, and A. Hyatt Mayor. There is also a recommendation from Anton Refregier.
Description Container Select
Correspondence, first names only, undated
Reel 4966
1
2-5
Correspondence, 1914-1937, undated
Reel 4966
1
6-46
Correspondence, 1942-1945
Reel 4966
2
1-2
Correspondence, 1946-Mar., 1959
Reel 4967
2
3-47
Correspondence, Apr.-Dec., 1959
Reel 4968
2
48-53
Correspondence, 1960-1970
Reel 4968
3
1-48
Correspondence, Jan.-Nov., 1971
Reel 4969
3
49-55
Correspondence, Dec., 1971-Sept., 1974
Reel 4969
4
1-29
Correspondence, Oct., 1974-Feb., 1976
Reel 4970
4
30-53
Correspondence (see also box 8), Mar., 1976-Feb., 1978
Reel 4970
5
1-31
Correspondence, Mar., 1978-Apr., 1979
Reel 4971
5
32-50
Correspondence, May, 1979-1983
Reel 4971
6
1-40
Correspondence, 1942-1971, undated
Reel 293
9
2-11
Oversized Correspondence from Box 5, Mar., 1976-Feb., 1978
Reel 4970
8
1
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Series 3: Business Records , 1952-1978
5 Folders
Box 6

Business records include Gershoy's will, receipts for the delivery of artwork to museums, and loan and consignment receipts.
Business records are on reel 4971.
Description Container Select
Gershoy's will, 1952
6
41
Receipts for delivery of artwork, 1969-1976
6
42
Loan/consignment receipts, 1966-1967
6
43
Miscellaneous receipts, 1967-1978
6
44-45
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Series 4: Notes , 1967-1970, undated
4 Folders
Boxes 6, 9

Notes include lists of names, as well as autographs of Georgia O'Keeffe and Woodstock artists Lucile Blanch, Agnes Hart, Doris Lee, Nicholas Marsicano, Robert Plate, Amy G. Small, Miron Sokole, and Phoebe Towbin.
Notes are on reel 4971.
Description Container Select
Lists of names, undated
6
46
Autographs, 1970, undated
6
47
Miscellaneous notes, 1967-1968, undated
6
48
Miscellaneous notes , 1967-1968, undated
9
19
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Series 5: Writings , 1970, undated
2 Folders
Box 6

Writings consist of short essays by Gershoy, including "Fantasy and Humor in Sculpture," instructions on the use of plaster, and a proposed project for a program in ceramics. Writings by others include poems by Bonnie Grainger, a handwritten poem titled "Dirge Without Music" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and an essay, "On the De-Humanization of Education," by Francis V. O'Connor.
Writings are on reel 4971.
Description Container Select
Writings by Gershoy, undated
6
49
Writings by others, 1970, undated
6
50
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Series 6: Artwork , 1932-1978, undated
1 Linear foot
Boxes 6, 8-9, OV 10

Art work consists of sketchbooks, drawings, and prints by Gershoy, and art work by others including Alfred Banner, Rosalind Barnett, Lucile Blanch, Petra Cabot, Betty Hamilton, and Florence Weinstein.
Artwork is on reel 4971-4972, and 293.
Description Container Select
Sketchbook 1, undated
6
51
Sketchbook 2, undated
6
52
Sketchbook 3, undated
6
53
Sketchbook 4, undated
6
54
Sketchbooks 5 and 6 (see also box 8), undated
6
55
Sketchbook 7, of Mexico, 1948
6
56
Sketchbook 8, of Mexico, 1971?
6
57
Sketchbook 9, of Mexico, 1972
6
58
Sketchbook 10 (see also box 8), 1973
6
59
Drawings by Gershoy , 1932-1978, undated
6
60-67
Prints by Gershoy (see also box 8 and OV 10), 1948, 1975
6
68
Artwork by others (see also sol 8 for drawings by Rosalind Barnett), 1968-1976, undated
6
69-71
Artwork, undated
9
12
Artwork, Sketchbooks, 1941, 1949
9
13-14
Oversized Sketchbooks 5 and 6 from Box 6, undated
8
2
Oversized Sketchbook 10 from Box 6, 1973
8
2
Oversized Prints by Gershoy from Box 6, 1948, 1975
8
3
Oversized Artwork by Others from Box 6, 1968-1976, undated
8
4
Oversized Prints by Gershoy from Box 6, 1948, 1975
OV 10
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Series 7: Printed Material , 1932-1983, undated
19 Folders
Boxes 7, 9

Printed material includes clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs for Gershoy and others, press releases, brochures, programs, and reproductions of art work.
Printed materials are on reels 4972 and 293.
Description Container Select
Clippings, 1952-1983, undated
7
1-5
Exhibition announcements and catalogs for Gershoy, 1939-1983, undated
7
6-8
Exhibition announcements and catalogs for others, 1932-1983
7
9-12
Press releases, 1970-1977
7
13
Brochures, 1966-1979
7
14
Programs, 1968-1980
7
15
Reproductions of artwork, greeting cards designed by Gershoy, undated
7
16
Reproductions of artwork by others, undated
7
17
Miscellaneous printed material, 1971-1974
7
18
Printed material, news clippings, 1940-1970
9
15
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Series 8: Photographs , 1916-1983, undated
12 Folders
Boxes 7, 9

Photographs are of Gershoy, her Art Students League class with A. Stirling Calder, her friends, including Harry Gottlieb, Reuben Nakian, Joseph Pollet, Concetta Scaravaglione, Jean Varda, and her friends at Yaddo. There are also photographs of a studio interior, street views of Woodstock, New York, and art work by Gershoy and others.
Photographs are on reels 4972 and 293.
Description Container Select
Eugenie Gershoy (with friends), 1916-1983
7
19
Photographs of Gershoy's friends, 1940-1975
7
20-23
Photograph of a studio interior, 1965
7
24
Photographs of Woodstock, New York, 1982
7
25
Photographs of artwork by Gershoy, 1970-1972
7
26
Photographs of artwork by others, 1970-1974
7
27
Photographs, 1970-1971, undated
9
16-18

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