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Hilda Pertha papers, 1938-2018

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Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1944-2010
0.5 Linear feet
Box 1

The series consists of 18 appointment books dating from 1970 to 2010, a few identification cards, resumes and chronologies detailing Pertha's career, a transcript of an interview between Pertha and Joan Marler, and a sound recording of family at Christmas.
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Appointment Books, 1970-2010
18 books
1
1-5
Family Christmas Recording, circa 1950s
1 Sound tape reel
1
6
Identification Card, 1981
1
7
Interview Transcript, Pertha Interviewed by Joan Marler, 1984
1
8
Resumes and Chronologies, 1944-1991
1
9
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Series 2: Correspondence, 1948-2018
1.5 Linear feet
Boxes 1-3

Correspondence is with friends, family, galleries, collectors and buyers, and employers, including Carl Nesjar, Mirl Simmons, Justin Stone Kay Sekimachi, and many others.
Description Container Select
A-D, 1963-2002
1
10
Bernstein, Ben, 1962-1970
1
11
Bouffartigue, Jacques, 1971-1985
1
12
Buyers and Collectors, 1962-2009
1
13
Calderwood, Jack, 1983
1
14
Dreyfus, Remi, 1971-1973
1
15
E-G, 1944-1981
1
16
Family, 1957-1993
1
17
Family, Beryl Sokoloff (Husband), 1955-1978
1
18
Family, Mila Ahern (Daughter), 1955-1957, 2008-2011
1
19
Foote, Bill, 1971
1
20
Gaffey, Tom, 1972-1975
1
21
H-J, 1964-1997
1
22
K-M, 1964-2010
1
23
Kowert Printing, 1971-1972
1
24
Lipman-Wulf, Peter, 1975-1993
1
25
Marriner, Faith, 1966-1978
1
26
N-P, 1964-2000
1
27
Narotzky, Norman, 1967-1970
1
28
Nesjar, Carl, 1966-2018
2
1-3
Nesjar, Carl - Illustrated Envelopes (No letters), 1960s-1990s
2
4-5
Nesjar, Carl - Postcards, 1956-1997
2
6
Norway, U.S. Embassy, 1975-1976
2
7
O-P, 1973-1996
2
8
Pearce, Stephanie, 1966-1976
2
9
Peters, Carol, 1976-2000
2
10
R-S, 1963-1994
2
11
Reidel, Arthur, 1998-2008
2
12
Ruud, Harold, 1971-1975
2
13
Sauerlander, Wolfgang, 1967-1970
2
14
Sekimachi, Kay, 1969-1971
2
15
Shelly, Annabelle, 1966
2
16
Simmons, Mirl, 1971-1978
2
17-18
Stone, Justin, 1976-2002
2
19-21
T-Z, 1964-2002
2
22
Thank You Letter from School Children, 1999
2
23
West Art Newspaper, 1963-1980
2
24-25
First Names Only, 1966-2005
2
26
First Names Only, 1948-2007
3
1
Unidentified, 1987-2002
3
2
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Series 3: Journals, 1982-2002
0.2 Linear feet
Box 12

The series consists of 6 journals dating from 1982 to 2002 in which Pertha records her thoughts and progress on various artwork projects, friends, and her daughter Mila, and contemplates philosophical issues.
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Journals, 1982-1989
3 journals
12
1
Journals, 1989-1994
2 journals
12
2
Journal, 2002
12
3
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Series 4: Writings and Writing Projects, 1938-2018
3 Linear feet
Boxes 3-5

Pertha's writings include notes and approximately 74 notebooks regarding letters sent and received, museums in Norway and France, ink paintings and garden works, artwork titles, and artwork progress records. Other writings include Pertha's manuscripts written for the magazine West Art, poems, reviews, and an outline and drafts for a book on painting.
Description Container Select
"Art Now" Column, 1990-1991
3
3
Book on Painting, Outline and Drafts, 1960-1961
3
4
Miscellaneous, 1948-1988
3
5
Notebooks, Artwork Progress Records, 1969-1998
4 boxes
3
6
Notebooks, Canvases and Inks, 1993-2004
2 books
3
7
Notebooks, I Ching, 1978-2018
5 books
3
8
Notebooks, Judith Greenleaf Lecture Notes, 1978-1979
3
9
Notebooks, Letters Sent and Received, 1995-2004
12 books
3
10
Notebooks, Letters Sent and Received, 1984-1990
5 books
3
11
Notebooks, Letters Sent and Received, 1987-2010
5 books
3
12
Notebooks, Letters Sent and Received, 1984-1986
5 books
3
13
Notebook, Norway and France Museums, 1973
3
14
Notebook, Notes on Ceramics, 1938-1939
3
15
Notebook, Notes on Garden Works, 1999
3
16
Notebook, Notes from Journals on Ink Painting, 2004
3
17
Notebook, Notes on Norway, undated
3
18
Notebook, Notes for Seminars on Religion and Fantastic Realism, 1983-1984
3
19
Notebooks, Photo Records, 1982-2001
8 books
3
20
Notebooks, Student Language Courses, 1981
2 books
3
21
Notebook, Technical Notes on Silkscreen and Etching, circa 1968
3
22
Notebooks, Titles of Artworks, circa 1980s
3 books
4
1
Notebooks, Various, 1953-2018
15 books plus notebook fragments
4
2-4
Notes, Acrylic Technique, circa 1960s
4
5
Notes, Mendocino Art Center - Gallery Notes for Magazine, 1979
4
6
Notes, Miscellaneous, 1960s-1990s
4
7-8
Notes, Works in Progress, circa 1986
4
9
Poems, 1962-1982
4
10
Portfolio of Writing Samples, circa 2002
4
11
Review of Fran Moyer Drawings, 1980
4
12
West Art Magazine, Manuscripts, 1959-1993
4
13-15
West Art Magazine, Manuscripts (101-199), 1971-1982
4
16-17
West Art Magazine, Manuscripts Binder 1, 1960s-1980s
4
18-19
West Art Magazine, Manuscripts Binder 1, 1960s-1980s
5
1
West Art Magazine, Manuscripts Binder 2, 1960s-1980s
5
2-4
West Art Magazine, Manuscripts Binder 3, 1960s-1980s
5
5-7
West Art Magazine, Manuscripts Binder 4, 1960s-1980s
5
8-10
Reprints and Tear Sheets Binder, 1960s-1990s
5
11-12
By Others, 1958-2011
Includes Pertha's obituary.
5
13
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Series 5: Professional Files, 1950s-2002
1 Linear foot
Boxes 5-6

Pertha's professional files consist of records from symposiums and workshops that include sound recordings, scrapbooks, guest books from Pertha's exhibitions, and reader correspondence to the magazine West Art.
Description Container Select
Art Symposiums, 1960-1969
5
14
Collector Mailing Lists, circa 1970s
5
15
Contacts, circa 1980s
5
16
Exhibitions in Norway, Material Regarding..., 1950s-1980s
5
17
Guest Book, "Hilda Pertha Exhibit", 1976
5
18
Guest Book, Changes, 1994
5
19
Guest Book, A Celebration, 1995
6
1
Guest Book, Growing Season, 2000
6
2
Guest Book Pages, 1969-1980
6
3
Lectures, Juries, Demos - Correspondence and Printed Materials, 1962-1986
6
4
Membership Cards and Certificate, 1960-1979
6
5
Mendocino Art Center, Darius Mozafarian "Dance" Sessions, 1993-1999
6
6
Mendocino Art Center, Financial Records, 1978-1979
6
7
Mendocino Art Center, Workshop Documents, 1968-1993
6
8
Mendocino Art Center, Workshop Notes, 1961-1992
6
9-10
Recordings of Symposium, 1971
1 Sound tape reel
6
11
Recordings of Seminars, Lectures, Demos, and Critiques, 1970s-1980s
11 Sound cassettes
6
12
Scrapbook, Mendocino County Library Exhibition, circa 1974
6
13
Scrapbook, Clippings Regarding Pertha's Exhibitions, 1967-1972
6
14
Scrapbook, Clippings and Photographs of Exhibition, 2000
6
15
Teaching, Classes and Workshops, 1960s-1990s
6
16-17
Teaching Records, circa 1990s
6
18
West Art, Reader Correspondence, 1967-2002
6
19
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Series 6: Project Files, circa 1940s-2000s
1 Linear foot
Boxes 6-7

The majority of the folder titles represent to individual artworks or series of artworks by Pertha. The files contain photographs, sketches, some notes, and source material. Other files are for Pertha's involvement with the Federal Art Project and unidentified project material.
Description Container Select
Andrea's Roses, 1991-2003
6
20
Cherry Trees, 1970-1996
6
21
Container Garden, circa 2000s
6
22
"Current" Project Material, 1970s-2000s
6
23
Dahlia Garden, 1990s-2000s
6
24
Federal Art Project, circa 1940s
6
25
Hahn Garden Series: A Little History, 1999
7
3
Hotel Garden, 1999-2006
7
4
India Ink Paintings, 1980-2002
7
5
Large Wedding Bouquet, circa 1990s
7
6
"Mendocino Notebook", 1963
7
7
Neil's Front Yard Triptych, 1978-2003
7
8
Neil's Garden, 1958-1995
7
9
Pamela's Path, circa 2003
7
10
Unidentified Project Material, 1970s-2000s
7
17-19
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Series 7: Personal Business Records, 1955-2010
0.5 Linear feet
Boxes 7-8

The series contains ledgers, invoices, gallery files with business records, consignment records, sales books, and price lists.
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Administrative Records, 1971-2001
7
20
Bank Registers, 1981
7
21
Carol Blick and Bay Window Gallery, 2009-2010
7
22
Cash Book, 1969-1970
7
23
Consignments, 1966-2009
7
24
Donations, 1973, 2005
7
25
Grant Applications, 1971-1975
7
26
Hilda Pertha Gallery, Sales Records for Jacques Bouffantigue, 1971-1989
7
27
Income and Expenses, 1978-2001
7
28
Ledger Books, circa 1960s-2008
4 books
7
29
Legal Records, 1998-1999
7
30
Mendocino Art Center, 1976-2005
7
31
Miscellaneous Gallery Records, 1964-1975
7
32
Old Post Office Gallery, 1971-1972
7
33
Price and Artwork Lists, 1965-2009
7
34
Redding Museum and Art Center, 1976-1978
7
35
Sales Books, 1984-1986
2 books
7
36
Sales Invoices, 1956-2010
8
1-2
Sales Records, 1955-2007
8
3
Zacha's Gallery, 1968-2002
8
4
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Series 8: Printed Materials, 1940-2011
0.6 Linear feet
Boxes 8-9, 11

Series relates to Pertha's career, exhibitions, and art classes she taught. Mockups of flyers and exhibition announcements and catalogs can also be found in the series. Press releases and statements consist of artist statements, press releases announcing Pertha's exhibitions, and statements on artwork. Some typed statements are mounted and were likely used as part of an exhibition.
Description Container Select
Brochures and Pamphlets, circa 1970-1999
8
5
Clippings, Articles by Pertha, 1960s-1980s
8
6
Clippings, Press Reviews, 1941-1977
8
7
Clippings, General, 1945-2011
8
8-10
Courses Taught by Pertha, Regarding, 1941-1990s
8
11-12
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1940-2007
8
13-15
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1963-1994
Includes mockups.
8
16
Flyers, 1963-2011
Includes mockups.
8
17
Magazines, Arts and Entertainment by Mendocino Art Center, 1976-2009
8
18-20
Miscellaneous, 1970s-1990s
8
21
Miscellaneous (circa 2005), Posters (2000), and Press Releases and Statements, 1960-circa 2005
11
5
Press Releases and Statements, 1960-2000
9
1
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Series 9: Artwork, 1940s-circa 2010
1 Linear foot
Boxes 9-11

Series consists of sketches and drawings by Pertha of outdoor scenes, flowers, and abstractions using brightly colored paints and inks. Several folders contain designs drawn by Pertha when she was a textile designer in the 1940s and 1950s.
Description Container Select
Designs, 1940s-1950s
9
2
Designs, 1940s-1950s
11
1-2
Drawings and Sketches, circa 1950-circa 2010
9
3-16
Drawings and Sketches, circa 1950-circa 2010
11
3-4
Drawings and Sketches, "Minis", circa 1950-circa 2010
9
17
Drawings and Sketches, "To Print", circa 1950-circa 2010
9
18
Inks / Abstractions, 1970s-1980s
10
1
Paint Sketches, circa 1980s-circa 1990s
10
2
Sketchbooks, circa 1973
2 books
10
3
Sketches for Furniture Project by Bob Miller, undated
10
4
Sketches of Rocks in Norway and Big Riner Bay in Mendocino, 1980s-1990s
10
5
Sketches, Skies and Water, circa 1980s
10
6
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Series 10: Photographic Materials, 1950s-2011
1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 10-11

Series contains photographic prints, negatives, slides, transparencies, negative rolls, and digital images of works of art that were cataloged by Connie Korbel-Mickey. Other subjects pictured in the series are Pertha, Pertha with her artwork and with others, and nature and cityscapes.
Description Container Select
Pertha, 1950s-circa 2000s
10
7-8
Pertha with Artwork, 1970s-1980s
10
9
Pertha and Others, 1960s-circa 2005
10
10
By Pertha, 1950s, 1990
10
11
Exhibitions and Openings, 1970s-circa 2010
10
12
Friends, 1980s-1990s
10
13
Gwen Ivy in Japan, circa 1990s
10
14
Nature and Cityscapes, circa 1960s-1970s
11
6
Nature and Cityscapes, 1980s-1990s
10
15
Works of Art, Abstract Oils from Paris and Norway, circa 1958
10
16
Works of Art, Catalogued by Connie Korbel-Mickey, 2011
1 USB flash drive
10
17
Works of Art, Collages, 1980s-1990s
10
18
Works of Art, Negative Rolls, 1960s-1970s
10
19
Works of Art, Plate Project and Other Paintings, circa 1970s-2011
10
20
Works of Art, Snapshots, 1970s-circa 1990s
10
21-23
Works of Art, Transparencies and Slides, 1980s-circa 1990s
10
24-25
Works of Art, General, 1950s-circa 2000s
10
26-30

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