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Series 1: General files, 1957-1981
23.8 Linear feet
Boxes 1-24, 36

General files consists of documentation of both the Surrogate Court trial and the appeals. Included are correspondence, memos, affidavits, briefs, trial transcripts, depositions, examinations before trial, exhibits, motions, subpoenas, appendices, and hand-written notes. There are also reference materials including exhibition catalogs and valuation materials. Researchers may wish to consult Box 1 containing an index to general files in five card file boxes; there are also hand-written indices in the first folder of the series.
Arranged in original numbered order; folder titles were transcribed exactly from original folders
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Index, 1972-1976
1
1
Index, 1972-1978
1
2
Index, 1974-1977
1
3
Index, 1975-1977
1
4
Index, 1972-1978
1
5
General File Index - Listing, undated
2
1
Rothko - FR. 9.1.76 FF Correspondnece - Memos etc. - Gen. Diary Note 3.24.76-9.21.76, 1976-1978
2
2
Diary Rothko 10.4.74-1.16.75, 1974-1975
2
3
Current Correspondence & Notes II, 1974-1976
2
4-5
Rothko Diary Notes - Areas, 1973-1976
2
6
Lee Seldes, 1974-1977
2
7
Lee, 1979-1981
2
8
Post-Sick Letters & Correspondence, 1974
2
9
Miscellaneous & Correspondence, 1970-1973
2
10
General Notes, 1970-1971
2
11
Diary - Rothko, Mark - Surrogate Court NY Co. 11.25.71 - Exec. Acct., 1971-1972
2
12
Tel Cons Etc., 1973
2
13
Memos - LFL & D.A. - Subpoena MBG Sometime after Toronto & Paris, 1974-1976
2
14
"Legacy", 1978
2
15-16
Oliver Moore, 1970-1975
2
17
Goldenberg - Wildenstein, 1976-1978
2
18
Taxes Schwartz Ltr about B Paintings, 1971-1973
2
19
Exclusive, 1970
2
20
Motion to Dismiss PET Guardian Rothko, 1970-1972
2
21
NY Supreme Court Appellate Division - /First Dept. - Brief on Appeal Lack of Jurisdiction, 1972
2
22
Briefs - Jurisdiction, 1972
2
23
Our Papers Injunction - Misc. Affadavits, 1972
2
24
Injunctions - Attorney General Appendix, 1970
2
25
Brief in Behalf of Petioner-Respondent Kate Rothko - Response to Briefs of Marlborough AG and Marlborough Gallery, Reis, Stamos..., 1972
2
26
Gallery Fees, 1970
2
27
Motion to Deliver Paintings, 1970-1972
2
28
Marlborough's First Answers to Interrogatories - Attorney General's Appendix, 1972
3
1
EBT - Reis - Notes, 1970
3
2
Motions - Attorney General - Lloyd EBT, 1970-1973
3
3
Motions - Referee, 1970-1973
3
4-5
EBT of Attorney General, 1973
3
6
Motions - Marlborough - N.Y. Times, 1970
3
7
Corrections to EBTs, 1974
3
8
Right of Election, 1973
3
9
"Contents" Exhibits EBTS, 1973
3
10
Deposition of Clinton Wilder, 1973
3
11
Index to Reis Digest, 1973
3
12
Petition for Determination as to Construction of Certain Personal Property, 1973
3
13
Contents - Petition Construction Disposition Personal Property, 1974-1975
3
14
Contents - Appendices, undated
3
15
Contents, 1974-1976
3
16
EBTs - General, 1970-1973
3
17
Peterson - Sandberg's Exhs 317-349 Unmarked Duplicates, 1968-1973
3
18
"Old" Stock Book - Complete, undated
3
19
Travelling Show Insurance Berlin, 1971-1974
3
20
"New" Stock Book - Complete, 1975
4
1-2
Marlborough Galleries Sales Receipts, 1970-1973
4
3-4
Ollendorf, 1972
4
5
Shipping Docs, 1970-1972
4
6
Catalog Nos. at Exhibits, 1970-1972
4
7
Ross "Contempt" Papers, 1974
4
8
Insurance - Schunck & AFF.DTW Fischer, 1971-1974
4
9
Trip to London - Notebooks, 1974
4
10
Fischer, 1972-1974
4
11
Slide Lists, Cons. Sold - W Slide Nos. (EX.20) & Cat Nos., 1973
4
12
Slide Lists, "100" w/Slide Nos. & with Names (no cat. nos.), 1970-1972
4
13
Slide Lists, Looseleaf Slides & Those not in Levin's, 1973
4
14
Slide Lists, Slides not in Inventory, undated
4
15
Slide Lists, Inventories with Slide Nos. - For Experts, 1974
4
16
Slide Lists, Loose-Leaf Slides w/Cat. Nos., 1971-1972
4
17
Slide Lists, Miscellaneous, 1970-1972
4
18
Rothko Catalogs, 1961-1970
4
19-20
Slide Lists, Rothko Slides, 1970
4
21-22
Slides of Rothko Artwork, circa 1970
36
1-3
Marlborough - Rothko Catalogs, 1971, 1977
5
1
Notes on Rothko, 1960-1962, 1971-1973
5
2
For Wald, 1974
5
3
Janis Catalogs, 1963, undated
5
4
MOMA - INS, List & Cat., 1961
5
5
1960 etc. MOMA Cats. - Exhs. 164, 165, 150, undated
5
6
P.B. Sale - $190,000 5.27.76, 1976
5
7
Recent Sales of Rothkos & Values, 1973-1975
5
8
1975 - Auction Stock Market Brief - Appendix "C", 1975
5
9
Revised "Totals" (from Isaac) & Notes, 1970
5
10
#152 A,B,C - "Totals", 1974
5
11
#153 Estimates - 100, 1970
5
12
Three Reports on Importance & Cond. & MISE, 1974-1976
5
13
Art Prices & Rothko Prices - Memo, 1970-1972
5
14
Artists Contracts, 1968
5
15
Clippings on Price Curves, 1963-1974
5
16
Article on Curves & Prices (Goldberg), 1955-1973
5
17
Articles on Rothko, 1957-1973
5
18
Notes on Art - General, 1972
5
19
Beyeler, 1969-1976
5
20
Feigen, 1969-1972
5
21
Rhinehardt, 1973
5
22
Rubin, 1970-1972
5
23
Moffett - Schwartz - Plaut - Breem, 1973
5
24
Wm. Rubin, 1974
6
1
Examination of Bial, 973
6
2
Karelsen - Examination of, 1973
6
3
Examiation of Marla Levine, 1973
6
4
Levine, Morton H. - Examination of, 1973
6
5
Lloyd, Francis K. - Examination of, 1973
6
6-9
McKinney, Donald S.- Examination of, 1974
6
10
McKinney, Donald - Examination of, 1973
7
1-3
Schwartz, Samuel M.; Plaut, Richard L.; Moffett, Marian - Examinations of, 1973
7
4
Reis, Bernard J. - Examination of, 1973
7
5-6
Saidenberg, Daniel - Examination of, 1973
7
7
Stamos, Theodoros - Examination of, 1974
8
1-2
Swetlitz, Morton E. - Examination of, 1974
8
3
Wilder, Clinton - Examination of, 1973
8
4-5
Appendix to Brief of Marlborough Gallery & Marlborough AG and Francis Lloyd Vols I through V - Trial Transcript, 1971-1976
8
6-10
Appendix to Brief of Marlborough Gallery & Marlborough AG and Francis Lloyd Vols VI through XII, 1971-1976
9
1-7
Appendix in behalf of...Kate Rothko Vol I and Vol II - Trial Exhibits, 1966-1973
9
8-9
Appendix in Behalf of...Kate Rothko Vol III Trial Exhibits, 1966-1973
10
1
Appendix in Behalf of...Kate Rothko Vol IV Trial Transcript; Examination, undated
10
2
Trial Transcript [? first page missing], undated
10
3
Beyeller, Ernst - Transcript, undated
10
4-7
Glimcher, Arnold, 1974
10
8-9
McKinney, Donald - Transcripts, 1974
10
10-11
McKinney, Donald - Transcripts, 1974
11
1
Heller, Ben - Transcript, 1974
11
2
Lloyd, Francis - Trial Transcript, 1974
11
3-10
Lloyd, Francis - Trial Transcripts, 1974
12
1-10
Lloyd, Francis - Trial Transcripts, 1974
13
1-2
Lloyd Testimony re Paris, 1975, undated
13
3
Shapiro, Meyer [?] - Trial Transcript, 1974
13
4
Panicali, Carla - Trial Transcript, 1974
13
5-8
James LeBron; Gertrude Stein; Rebecca Reis; Benjamin A. Heller; Meyer Schapiro; David Peck - Transcripts - End of Trial, 1974
13
9-10
Index to Exhibits, undated
13
11
Exhibits 1-5, 1970
13
12
Exhibits 6-12, 1963-1972
13
13
Exhibit 13, 1970
13
14
Exhibits 14-29, 1970-1973
13
15
Exhibits30-39, 1970-1972
13
16
Exhibits 40-49, 1970-1972
13
17
Exhibits 51, 53-55, 58-60, 62-63, 65-69, 1970-1974
14
1
Exhibits 70-84, 86-89, 1969-1972
14
2
Exhibits 91-94, 96-99, 102, 104-106, 1969-1974
14
3
Exhibits 110-115, 1970-1973
14
4
Exhibits 116-129, 1970-1974
14
5
Exhibits 130-137, 138-149, 1969-1974
14
6
Exhibit 150, 1961
14
7
Exhibits 151-154, 1970
14
8
Exhibit 155, 1970
14
9
Exhibits 156-163, 1966-1974
14
10
Exhibit 164, 1961
14
11
Exhibit 165 - New American Painting, 1959
14
12
Exhibits 166-179, 1961-1974
14
13
Exhibits 180-189, 191-192, 1970-1974
14
14
Exhibits 193-204, 1970
14
15
Exhibit 205, 1969-1970
14
16
Exhibit 206, 1970
14
17
Exhibits 210 & 212, 1970-1971
14
18
Exhibits 214-215, 217, 1971
14
19
Exhibit 218, 1972
14
20
Exhibits 219, 220, 1970-1971
14
21
Exhibits 221-222, 1970
14
22
Exhibit 223, 1974
14
23
Exhibits 224-229, 1969, undated
14
24
Exhibits 230-234, 1970
14
25
Exhibit 235, 1970
14
26
Exhibits 236-246, 1974
14
27
Exhibits 247, 249-259, 1969-1974
14
28
Exhibits 260-261, 263-279, 1968-1974
14
29
Exhibits280-299, 1971-1974
14
30
Exhibits 300-307, 309-319, 1970-1974
14
31
Exhibits 320-329, 1972-1974
14
32
Exhibits 330-339, 1972-1974
15
1
Exhibits 340-349, 1972-1974
15
2
Exhibits 350-359, 1971-1974
15
3
Exhibits 360-369, 1971-1974
15
4
Exhibits 370-375 and 377-379, 1971-1974
15
5
Exhibits 380-391, 393-399, 1971-1972
15
6
Exhbits 400-409, 1970-1973
15
7
Exhibit 410, 1969
15
8
Exhibit 411-419, 1965-1972
15
9
Exhibit 420-429, 1967-1971
15
10
Exhibits 430-439, 1971-1974
15
11
Exhibits 440-459, 1971-1974
15
12
Exhibits 460-462, 464-469, 1970-1974
15
13
Exhibits 470-473, 479, 1971-1974
15
14
Exhibits 491-493, 1974
15
15
Exhibits 504, 506, 1974
15
16
Exhibit 507, 1971
15
17
Exhibits 509-519, 1974
15
18
Exhibits 520-529, 1970-1974
15
19
Exhibits 530-547, 549-559, 1970-1974
15
20
Exhibits 560-571, 576, 578, 579, 1974
15
21
Exhibit 580, 1970
15
22
Exhibits 581, 582A, 584, 586-599, 1974
15
23
Exhibits 600-606, 608-619, 1972-1974
15
24
Exhibits 620-639, 1974
15
25
Exhibits 640, 642, 644-647, 649-651, 1974
15
26
Exhibits 663-669, 1974
15
27
Exhibits 670-674, 676-679, 1974
15
28
Exhibits 680-699, 1974
15
29
Exhibits 700-708, 710-719, 1974
15
30
Exhibits 720-725, 1974
15
31
Exhibits 730-739, 1974
15
32
Exhibits 740-749, 1974
15
33
Exhibits 750-762, 1974
15
34
Exhibits 764-779, 1974
15
35
Exhibit 780, 1974
15
36
Exhibits 781-789, 1974
15
37
Exhibits 790, 792-803, 1974
15
38
Exhibits 805, 806, 1974
15
39
Exhibits 829-833, 1974
15
40
Exhibit 844B, 1974
15
41
Exhibits 862, 864-869, 1974
15
42
Exhibits 870, 872-876, 1974
15
43
Trial Notes - Rulings; Stamos, Glimcher, Beyeler; Bial; Levine, 1974
16
1-2
Jim's Brief, 1974
16
3
Digest of Heller Trial Testimony, 1974
16
4
Index to Levine Trial Testimony, 1974
16
5
Index to Mckinney Trial Digest, 1974
16
6
Index to Stamos Trial Testimony, 1974
16
7
Digest of Beyeler Trial Testimony, 1974
16
8
Digest of Lloyd Trial Testimony, 1974
16
9
Digest of Panicali Trial Testimony, 1974
16
10
Digest of Samuels Trial Testimony, 1974
16
11
Digest of Selz Trial Testimony, 1974
16
12
Dix, 1974
16
13
Index to Bial Trial Digest, 1974
16
14
Index to Levine Deposition, 1976
16
15
Index to Levine Trial Testimony, 1974
16
16
Index to Lloyd Digest, 1974
16
17
Index to Stamos Trial Testimony, 1974
16
18
Proposals, 1973
16
19
Settlement, 1972-1974
16
20
Trial Notes & Negotiations, 1974
16
21
Negotiations, 1970
16
22
Feb. '69 Sale K [Settlement Proposal], 1970
16
23
Trial Course, 1974
16
24
Trial Outlines, 1973-1974
16
25
Trial Exhibits 1-99 Index, 1974
16
26
Petitioners' Brief, 1974
16
27
S. Midonick & Trial, 1973-1974
16
28-29
Settlement Talks & Memos, 1973-1974
17
1
Pre-Trial - Order & Memos - For Trial, undated
17
2
Meyer's Fee, 1975
17
3
Outline of Preparation for Rothko Trial, undated
17
4
Subpoenas - Mellon, Paul, 1974
17
5
Subpoenas - Sarno, 1974
17
6
Motions to Quash & Subpoenas, 1974
17
7
Motion to Impound, 1974
17
8
Contempt Violation Injunction - Other Parties, 1974
17
9-10
Ross - Post Trial Brief, 1975
17
11
General Index I - Post Trial - Memo for Northrup, 1975-1977
17
12
Post Trial Briefs, 1975
17
13-14
AG Post Trial Reply Brief, 1975
17
15
Brief in Behalf of...Kate Rothko, 1977
17
16
Answering Brief, 1977
17
17
Preparation for Appeal, 1976
17
18
Northrup Brief, 1977
17
19
Court of Appeals - Rich. Motion New Evidence - Motion & Affadavit 1, 1977
18
1
Court of Appeals - Rich. New Evidence - Exhibits 1A, 1977
18
2
Court of Appeals - Rich. New Evidence Reply Affadavit 1B, 1977
18
3
Court of Appeals - Rich. New Evidence G.H. Affadavit, 1977
18
4
Exhibits to Affadavit of Gustave Harrow, 1977
18
5
Reply Brief of Attorney General of N.Y., undated
18
6
Court of Appeals - Rich. New Evidence - Other Affadavits 3, 1977
18
7
Appellate Division Brief, undated
18
8
Court of Appeals - Briefs - Cut for Xeroxing, undated
18
9
Court of Appeals - Briefs - Cut on One Side, undated
18
10
Court of Appeals Briefs, 1977
18
11
Brief - Morton Levine, 1977
18
12-13
Supplement to Appendix to Brief of Marlborough Gallery, Marlborough AG and Francis Lloyd Vol. 1A, 1977
18
14
Brief for Marlborough Lloyd, 1977
18
15
Court of Appeals - Barbara Northrup Reply Brief, 1977
18
16
Court of Appeals - Appellants Reply to Brief Reis, 1977
18
17
Letters to Court of Appeals, 1977
18
18
Notes - Oral Argument Court of Appeals, 1977
18
19
New Evidence, 1975
18
20
New Evidence, 1975
19
1
Notes - Ferbos - Landais - Addresses Etc., 1975-1976
19
2
Toronto - Notes & Correspondence, 1975-1976
19
3
Receiver's Summaries, 1975-1976
19
4
Rothkos at Deakins - Westcott - DeLima & AEK, 1975-1976
19
5
Receiver's Information & Inventories, 1973
19
6-7
Ollendorff Material, 1975
19
8
Restraints - Toronto, 1975
19
9
MOT: Marlborough to Report Sales, 1976
19
10
Notice of Motion to Modify Stay of Enforcement, 1976
19
11
A.D. MOT - Canada Records, 1976
19
12
Motion for Stay of Enforcement, 1976
19
13
Administrator, 1975-1976
19
14-15
Contempt Motion of Attorney General Transcript, 1976
19
16
Motion to Re-Argue Oders Granting Stays, 1976
19
17
Motion to Re-Argue - Marlborough Report Sales, 1976
19
18
Appeal - Marlborough, 1976
19
19
Appeal - Marlborough, 1976
20
1
Pictures to be Returned, 1976
20
2
Attorney General - Cross Appeal, 1976
20
3
Motion 658 Pictures (+ Toronto), 1976
20
4
Contempt - Canada - Motion, 1976
20
5-6
Levine Motion - New Evidence, 1976
20
7
Levine - Permission to Appeal, 1977
20
8
Telephone Nos., 1976
20
9
Mark Rothko Foundation 1979 Minutes & Correspondence, 1970, 1979
20
10
Attorney for Foundation, 1976
20
11
Foundation Election - Diary Notes (& see Gen. Diary Notes 3-24-76 - 9-21-76), 1976
20
12
Rothko's Papers, 1972
20
13
Ferber, 1974
20
14
Foundation Purposes - Relevence, 1971-1974
20
15
Goldwater - Subpoenaed Papers, 1972-1977
20
16
Goldwater, 1972-1973
20
17
Rothko Foundation (& New Amendment) Purposes, 1979-1981
20
18
Reis - Dickler - Mel - Foundation (Memo) & Correspondence, 1970-1972
20
19
Foundation Minutes, 1972-1975
20
20
Charitable Foundation Reports & Expenses - Grants 01-62-53, 1972
20
21
Expenses Etc., 1976
20
22
Greenspoon, 1973-1976
20
23
Foundation By-Laws Etc., 1969-1970, 1976
20
24
Meeting - June 8, July 15 & Following, 1972, 1976
20
25
Foundation Meeting Feb 2 '77, 1977
20
26
Election of Directors Etc. & Following, 1976
20
27
Foundation Minutes May 14 1976 - 1976 Election Etc., 1976
20
28
Foundation Meeting and FF Apr 7, 1977 May 9, 1977, 1975-1976
20
29
Goldwater Letter (10-14-70) & Dickler & Foundation, 1977
21
1
Asch Dec. Foundation Proc. - Decision 1-16-77, 1976
21
2-3
Gustave Harrow Affadavit 1-13-76 - Letters of Administration, 1976
21
4
Foundation Pro. - Reply Affadavit Gustave Harrow 12-23-76, 1976
21
5
Gustave Harrow Affadavit 12-17-76, 1977
21
6-7
Foundation Proc. Gustave Harrow Affadavit, 1976
21
8
Affadavit of Gustave Harrow, 1976
21
9
Affadavit of Gustave Harrow Dec 17, 1976, 1976
21
10
Examination - Levine 12-1-76, 1976
21
11
Examination & Doc. - Woodbury, Thomas C., 1976
21
12
Levine - Copies of Docs., 1976
21
13
Wilder & Sirchia - Copies of Docs., 1976
21
14
Examinations - Wilder, Clinton, 1976
21
15
Wilder & Sirchia - Copies of Docs. - for Wilder EBT, 1972-1976
22
1-2
Wilder & Sirchia - Copies of Docs., 1976
22
3
Wilder - General, 1973-1976
22
4
Examination - Sirchia, Gerard - Nov 12, 1976, 1976
22
5
Rothko - Lower Court Dec., undated
22
6
Decisions, 1977
22
7
Court of Appeals Decision, 1977-1978
22
8-9
Bills of Cost - A.G. Notes, 1974-1978
22
10
Out-Going Execs.' Accounting, 1976
22
11
Objections - to Accounting - Final Acct. 1970-1976, 1976
22
12
Tax Proceedings, 1973-1974
22
13
Tax Assessment Etc., 1974-1975
22
14
Reis Assets Etc., 1972-1974
22
15-16
Bankruptcy (Reis) Fees, 1981
23
1
(Rothko) Bankruptcy Settlement, 1980-1981
23
2-3
Reis' Bankruptcy Proceedings and Transcripts, 1978-1979
23
4
Fees and Restraints vs Reis and Stamos, 1977
23
5
Legal Fees, 1976-1979
23
6-10
Fee & 5-3.3 - Decision, 1978
23
11
Fee Correspondence - Copy, 1979
23
12-13
Payment & Judgement - Return of Pictures, 1978
23
14
Bond & Return of Pictures, 1975-1976
23
15
Enforcement of Decree Date of Sale v. Appreciation Values, 1978
23
16
MOMA Proceeding, 1974-1978
23
17
Guggenheim Exhibition Rothko, Mark Surrogate Court NY Co. 3-7-77 Special, 1976-1977
24
1
Retrospective Articles Etc., 1978-1979
24
2
Guggenheim Lists, 1973-1978
24
3
Lists of Rothko Paintings, 1970-1972
24
4
Eisenberg v. Rothko, 1978-1979
24
5
Dickler EBT - Notes & Rich Motion & Mel - Karelsen Case EBT Dickler - New Evid., 1977
24
6
S/B Slips - Stock Book - Karelsen Case EBT - New Evid., 1977
24
7
Karelsen Case - EBT Dickler - New Evid in Karelsen - Kate vs. Karelsen & Saidenberg Not in Index Cards - Not in Reis Bankruptcy - Dickler's Dep.?, 1977
24
8
Karelsen & Saidenberg, 1976-1978
24
9
Greenspoon v. Foundation, 1978
24
10
Pace - Contract, 1978
24
11
Libel Action, 1974
24
12
Reis v. Karelsen, 1979
24
13
Reis v. Karelsen, 1979-1980
24
14
Karelsen v. James et al, 1978
24
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