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Series 1: Biographical Material , 1947-2006
0.8 Linear feet
Boxes 1, 22

Biographical materials consist of membership and identification cards, passports and travel documents, and educational material related to various schools Aber attended, including sound and video recordings and born-digital material.
Description Container Select
Address Book, undated
1
1
Artist Statements and Biography, circa 2000
1
2
Autobiography, undated
1
3
Awards and Certificates, 1983-2004
1
4
A Whimsical Look at Serious Art, 1993
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
1
5
Biography, undated
1
6
Artist's Statement, Writings by Others, Digital Documents, 2000
0.001 Gigabytes
19 computer files
ER01
Education Records, 1947-1989
1
8-11
Exhibition Biographical Placard, undated
22
4
Hanna Noa's Bat Mitzvah, undated
1 Sound cassette
1
12
1
Prague, undated
2 Videocassettes (Hi8)
1
12
2-3
Identification and Membership Cards, 1970-2001
1
13-14
Ita Aber, 1993 October 26
1 Videocassettes (Hi8)
1
15
1
Ita Aber Curator, Hebrew Home for Aged at Riverdale, circa 1990
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1
15
2
Millburn, NJ - Ita Aber, Percival Goodman, etc, undated
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1
16
Millburn - Ita's NJ Work, undated
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1
17
Passports, 1974-1982
1
18
Resumes, 1976-2006
1
19-20
Swearing-In Ceremony - Yonkers Landmarks Board, undated
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1
21
Travel Documents, circa 1980
1
22
Video Texts, undated
1
23
Video for Hebrew Arts School Script, 1984
1
24
Miscellaneous, 1995-2001
1
25
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Series 2: Correspondence , 1953-2007
4.8 Linear feet
Boxes 1-6

Correspondence is mainly with friends, colleagues, and organizations. There are also letters to and from local and national political figures concerning various topics.
Series is arranged as 2 subseries.
  • 2.1: Chronological Correspondence, 1953-2007
  • 2.2. Alphabetical Correspondence, 1963-2006

2.1: Chronological Correspondence, 1953-2007

Description Container
Correspondence, 1953
1
26
Correspondence, 1957-1966
1
27
Correspondence, 1961-1963
1
28
Correspondence, 1965-1969
1
29-30
Correspondence, 1970-1972
1
31-32
Correspondence, 1973
1
33
Correspondence, 1974
1
34-35
Correspondence, 1974
2
1
Correspondence, 1975
2
2-4
Correspondence, 1976
2
5-8
Correspondence, 1977
2
9-13
Correspondence, 1978
2
14-17
Correspondence, 1978-1983
2
18-26
Correspondence, 1979
2
27-30
Correspondence, 1980
2
31-32
Correspondence, 1980
3
1-8
Correspondence, 1981
3
9-12
Correspondence, 1982
3
13-17
Correspondence, 1983
3
18-22
Correspondence, 1983-2002
3
23
Correspondence, 1984
3
24-27
Correspondence, 1984-1985
3
28
Correspondence, 1985
3
29-32
Correspondence, 1986
4
1-3
Correspondence, 1987
4
4-8
Correspondence, 1987-1992
4
9
Correspondence, 1988
4
10-11
Correspondence, 1989
4
12-16
Correspondence, 1990
4
17-20
Correspondence, 1991
4
21-22
Correspondence, 1992
4
23
Correspondence, 1993-1996
4
24-27
Correspondence, 1997-1999
4
28-30
Correspondence, 1998-2002
4
31-33
Correspondence, 1999
4
34-35
Correspondence, 2000
5
1-2
Correspondence, 2001-2004
5
3-8
Correspondence, 2005-2007
5
9-12

2.2: Alphabetical Correspondence, 1963-2006

Description Container
American Craft Council and Museum, 1990-2000
5
13
Anita Mayer, 2003-2005
5
14
Barbara Gordon, 1992-2001
5
15
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in Decorative Arts, 1996-1998
5
16
Canadian Jewish Congress, 1991-2001
5
17
Charles Seliger, 1975-2000
5
18
Conservation of Textiles, 1975-1997
5
19-21
Correspondence Courses, 1977-1984
5
22
Council of American Jewish Museums, 1990-2002
5
23
City Arts, 1992-1993
5
24
Embroiderers' Association of Canada, 1998-2000
5
25
Embroiders Guild of America, 1974-2001
5
26
Empire State College, 1994
5
27
Fifty-Five Year Retrospective, 2000-2001
5
28-29
Gladys Rosen, 1983-1996
5
30
Grant Applications, 1998-2000
5
31
Government Agencies, 1966-1972
5
32
Haya Friedberg, 1999
5
33
Herend Porcelain/Martin's, Inc., 1976-1983
5
34
Hudson River Museum, 2000
5
35
IMAGE, 1987-1989
5
36
Israel Museum, 1982-2000
5
37-38
James Strawder, 1986-1988
5
39
Jerusalem Judaica, 1997
5
40
Jewish Women's Books, 1997-2001
5
41
Jewish Book Council, 1990-1995
5
42
Jewish Public Library, Montreal, 1994-1995
5
43
Jewish Museum, 1989-2001
5
44
Meg Andrews, 1997
6
1
Mobile Museum, 2004
6
2
Moshe Davidowitz, 1980-1985
6
3
Musee d' Art et d' Historie du Judaisme, Paris, 1998-2000
6
4
Museum of American Folk art, 1995-2002
6
5
Museum of Art and Design, 2004
6
6
Myrna B. Teck, 1994-2000
6
7
National Council on Art in Jewish Life, 1980-1984
6
8
National Association for Corporate Art Management, 1998-2002
6
9
National Foundation for Jewish Culture, 1988-2001
6
10
National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1998-2001
6
11
"Needle Work" Magazine, 1998
6
12
New York Artists Equity, 1982-2001
6
13
New York Landmarks Conservancy, 1996-1998
6
14
Opportunity Resources for the Arts, Inc., 1971-1978
6
15
Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework, 1979-2006
6
16-17
Royal School of Needlework, 2001
6
18
Seminole Indian Bag, 1996-1997
6
19
Skirball Cultural Center, 1995-2001
6
20
Smithsonian Institution/Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1975-2001
6
21
Sotheby's, 2000
6
22
State Jewish Museum, Prague, 1979-1993
6
23
Student nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), 1963-1964
6
24
Temple Beth Abraham, Tarrytown, New York, 2001
6
25
Tania and Jacobo Furman, 1984-2001
6
26-27
Textile Conservation Group, 1997-2000
6
28
Tom l Freudenheim, 1998-2001
6
29
Valentine Museum, 1982-1984
6
30
Verve Edition - M. L. King Project, 1999
6
31
Walter Bick, 1984-1997
6
32
West Side Arts Coalition - FAN Quilt Exhibit, 1996
6
33
Who's Who in American Art, 1980-2000
6
34
Women's Caucus for Art, 1989-1997
6
35-36
"The World of Embroidery" Magazine, 1998-2000
6
37
Yonkers Politics, 1991-1994
6
38
Miscellaneous, circa 1977-2000
6
39-41
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Series 3: Diaries , 1952-2006
2.8 Linear feet
Boxes 6-9

Diaries are primarily a number of calendar books containing appointments and various notes.
Description Container Select
Diaries, 1952-1953
6
42
Diaries, 1954-1955
6
43
Diaries, 1956-1957
6
44
Diaries, 1958-1959
6
45
Diaries, 1960-1961
7
1
Diaries, 1964-1965
7
2
Diaries, 1966-1967
7
3-4
Diaries, 1968-1969
7
5
Diaries, 1970-1971
7
6
Diaries, 1972-1973
7
7
Diaries, 1974-1975
7
8
Diaries, 1976-1977
7
9
Diaries, 1977-1979
7
10
Diaries, 1979-1980
7
11
Diaries, 1980-1982
7
12
Diaries, 1983-1984
8
1
Diaries, 1983-1985
8
2
Diaries, 1985
8
3
Diaries, 1986
8
4
Diaries, 1986-1987
8
5
Diaries, 1988
8
6
Diaries, 1989
8
7
Diaries, 1990-1991
8
8
Diaries, 1992-1993
8
9-10
Diaries, 1994-1995
8
11
Diaries, 1994-1996
8
12
Diaries, 1995-1996
8
13
Diaries, 1996-1997
8
14
Diaries, 1996-1998
8
15
Diaries, 1997-1998
8
16
Diaries, 1998
8
17
Diaries, 1998-1999
8
18
Diaries, 1998-2000
8
19
Diaries, 1999
8
20
Diaries, 1999-2000
8
21
Diaries, 1999-2002
9
1
Diaries, 2000
9
2
Diaries, 2000-2001
9
3-4
Diaries, 2001-2002
9
5-6
Diaries, 2002-2005
9
7-8
Diaries, 2005-2006
9
9
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Series 4: Writings , 1962-2002
1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 9-10

Writings are mainly draft manuscripts for articles and books that Aber wrote, transcripts for lectures she presented, notes on various subjects in embroidery and Jewish art, and articles on Aber and Jewish artwork written by other scholars.
The series is arranged into four sub-series, and alphabetically thereafter.
  • 4.1: Draft Manuscripts, 1962-2001
  • 4.2: Lectures, 1962-2000
  • 4.3: Notes, 1962-2001
  • 4.4: Writings by Others, 1975-2002

4.1: Draft Manuscripts, 1962-2001

Description Container
A History of Judaic Needlework, 1977-1981
9
10
Ancient Synagogues and Symbolism, 1983-1984
9
11
Ancient Symbols, undated
9
12
An Owl Tale, 1962
9
13
The Art of Judaic Needlework, 1979-2001
9
14
"The Book of Jewish Textiles" Proposal, 1977
9
15
Book Reviews, 1974-1999
9
16
Clavi-Himatia, undated
9
17
The Collecting, Care, and Feeding of Needle Art, undated
9
18
The Conservation of an Ark Curtain, undated
9
19
Do Some Spanish Carpets of the 15th C. Have a Jewish Connection, 1992
9
20
Embroidery of the Greek Islands and Epirus Region, undated
9
21
"Embroidery for Passover", 1977-1992
9
22-23
Embroidery Magazine
9
24
Hespid, 1988
9
25
The History of Judaic Embroidery, 1977-1978
9
26
Ita Aber Book, undated
1 Floppy disc
Transfer not possible.
9
27
Typescript, Ita Aber and Jewish Art, 2000
9
28
Jewish Women's Prayer Shawls and Head Coverings, undated
9
29
Judaic Expression in Canvasswork, undated
9
30
Judaic Symbolism and the Synagogue, undated
9
31
The Lost Art of Pate de Verre, undated
9
32
Mural of Samuel Anointing David - Dura, undated
9
33
Passover Embroidery Book Material, undated
9
34
Pearl and Fishscale Embroidery, 1982-1983
9
35-36
Proposal for Marriage Canopy/Wall Hangings, 1986
9
37
Refabricated Mysteries, undated
9
38
The Religious Basis of Zedaka, undated
9
39
Report on Restoration of Victorian Beadwork Footstool, undated
9
40
Rubies and Rebels, 1997-1998
9
41
Sh'ma Article, 1988-1989
9
42
Sidewheelers Once Sped Up the Historic Hudson, undated
9
43
Spanier Arbeit Lives, 2005 March 17
9
44
Slide Lecture, circa 1977
9
45
Stitching for a Client, 1985
9
46
Symbol - Scroll or Wave, 1981
9
47
Tiffany Room Intact in New York City, 1970
9
48
Transcript of Tour of Israel Museum, 1978
9
49
The Trapezium and Some Other Elements of Ancient Synagogue Architecture, undated
9
50
Miscellaneous, 1970-2001
9
51-53

4.2: Lectures, 1962-2000

Description Container
A Schole House for the Needle, 1979
10
1
A History of Judaic Needlework, 1995
10
2
Art of the Jews Through the Ages, undated
10
3
Lecture Before the Harry G. Friedman Society, undated
10
4
Chagall Windows, 1962
10
5
Cooper Hewitt and Jewish Museum, undated
10
6
Cooper Hewitt and Valentine Museum, undated
10
7
Eight Biennial Exhibit, undated
10
8
From Samplers to Miriam's Cups - American Judaic Textiles, undated
10
9
Harry G. Friedman Society, undated
10
10
History of Judaic Embroidery, undated
10
11
Holocaust Lecture, 1974
10
12
Hudson River Sidewheelers, undated
10
13
International Society of Jewish Art, 1985
10
14
Jewish Women in the Arts, undated
10
15
Jewish Women Needleworkers, undated
10
16
Judaica Museum, 2003
10
17
Morocco, undated
10
18
Riverdale Senior Services, 2000
10
19
Russian and Polish Candelabra, 1994
10
20
Slide Presentation - Judaica Museum, 1995
10
21
Stern College, 1989
10
22
Talk Before the International Society for Jewish Art, 1985
10
23
Temple Beth Sholom, 1998
10
24
Textile Conservation, undated
10
25
Untitled, 1998
10
26
Yemenite Embroidery, undated
10
27
Yeshiva University Appraisal Course, 1986
10
28
Miscellaneous, 1979-2000
10
29-32

4.3: Notes, 1962-2001

Description Container
Art of the Jewish People, 1972
10
33
Bookbinding with Ruth Floorsheim, 1962
10
34
Floorcloth Painting, undated
10
35
Geshner International Festival, 1981
10
36
Lists, 1983-1994
10
37-38
Notebook, 1988
10
39
Miscellaneous, 1966-2001
10
40-45

4.4: Writings by Others, 1975-2002

Description Container
Biography, undated
10
46
Cassandra Langer, 1983-1999
10
47
"Encyclopedia of Collectibles" Articles, 1978
10
48
Exhibition Reviews, 2002
10
49
"Ita Aber and Jewish Art" by Ori Soltes, 1999
10
50
Little Known Handicrafts of Polish Jews in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, undated
10
51
"Made with Mastery and Love - The Art of Ita Aber" by Arlene Raven, undated
10
52
Meira Josephy, 2001
10
53
New School Responds to Needs of Yeshiva Day School, 1975
10
54
On Ita Aber, undated
10
55
"Refabricated Mysteries: Sculpture and Painting from Dura" by Cassandra Langer, undated
10
56
Slide Show Scripts - Smithsonian Institution, 1976
10
57
Miscellaneous, circa 1987
10
58
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Series 5: Professional Activity Files , 1965-2006
2.8 Linear feet
Boxes 10-13

This series primarily document's professional activity related to Aber's commission work for various organizations and synagogues. Records include sound recordings, video recordings, and born-digital material.
Description Container Select
23rd Annual National Antiques Show, 1967
10
59
Adath Jeshurun, 1984-1988
10
60
American Friends of the Israel Museum, 1983-1999
10
61-64
American Museum of Natural History, 2000-2001
10
65
Arlene Raven, 1997-1999
10
66
Artist Certification, 1983-1989
10
68
Artist Housing Program, 1984-1986
10
69-70
Artist Slide Registry, 1984-1992
10
71
B'nai Brith, National Jewish Museum, 1994-2001
10
72
"Bibliography Threads" by Diane s. Kajikuri, undated
10
73
The Birth Project, 1981-1982
10
74
The Birth Project, 1981-1982
11
1
Bronck House Museum, 1964-1968
11
2
Center for Jewish Art, 1981-2001
11
3-4
Chizuk Amnno Congregation, Baltimore, 1997-1998
11
5
Colleague Resumes, undated
11
6
Congregation Bnai Israel, Millburn, NJ, 1997-1999
11
7
Congregation Ohav Shalom, 1986-1987
11
8
Congregation Rodeph Shalom, New York, 1993-1995
11
9
Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel, Riverdale, NY, 2000
11
10
Council of Jewish Museums, 1995-2000
11
11
Dan Firedenberg, undated
11
12
Designs by Aber, 1975-1992
11
13
Embroider Tour of Israel, 1983
11
14
Embroiderers' Guild of America, Inc., 2001-2002
11
15
Embroideries and Textiles, Judaic Antiques, 1973-1982
11
16
Embroidery is History, 1975
11
17
Empire State College, 1975-1982
11
17-21
"Encyclopedia of Jewish-American History and Culture", 1986-1987
11
22
Exhibition Schedules, 1979-1995
11
23
Fellowship Application - Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, 2000-2001
11
24
Feminist Caucus, The Jewish Woman in a Changing Society Conference, 1979
11
25
Fiber Art, 1977-2000
11
26-29
Fiber Artists with Nerve, 1993-2001
11
30-34
Fifty-Five Year Retrospective, 1996-2001
11
35-39
Friends of the Center for Jewish Art, 1999-2000
11
40
Hebrew Arts School, 1987
11
41
Hebrew Home for the Aged - Riverdale, NY, 1989-2000
11
42-44
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1982-2000
11
45
Hudson River Museum, 1987-2001
12
1-2
Ita-Aber.com, 2002
12
3
International Society for Jewish Art, Inc., 1998-2001
12
4
Institute of Museum Services, 1985-1996
12
5
"Jewish Art in Alsace" - Symposium/Tour, 2000
12
6
"Jewish Art in America" Journal, 1995
12
7
Jewish Museum, 1968-2000
12
8
Jewish Theological Seminary, 1986-2000
12
9-10
Jewish Welfare Board, 1980
12
11
Jewish Women Artists' Network, 1995
12
12
Jewish Women's Resource Center, 1979-2001
12
13
Judaic Embroidery by Aber, 1974-1982
12
14-15
Judaic Needlework: The Continuing Legacy Exhibition, 1983
12
17-23
The Lace Guild, NY, 1982-1985
12
24
Lee and Robert Furman, 1980-1998
12
25
Leew Raban, 1994
12
26
Lilith, 1977-1982
12
27
Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, 1986-1989
12
28
Milman, Barbara - "California Girls", 1993-1994
12
29
Moriah Congregation, 1981-1984
12
30
Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, 1979-1980
12
31
Music Quilt Project, Digital Photographs, 2004-2006
0.145 Gigabytes
207 computer files
ER02
National Park Service, 1977-1998
12
33
Needlework Patterns, Miscellaneous, 1969-2000
12
34-37
New York Artists' Equity, 1995-2001
12
38
On Hana Geber, circa 1965-1975
12
39
On Jessica Holden, circa 1967-1975
12
40
Patents, 1966-1978
12
41
Park Avenue Synagogue, 1983-2001
12
42-43
Pollack-Krasner Foundation, 2000-2001
12
44
Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework, 1998-2000
12
45
Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework, 2003-2006
13
1
Practicing Law Institute Workshop, 1972
13
2
Proposals, circa 1988
13
3
"Quilts and Beyond" - Hebrew Home, 1999
13
4
Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, 1994
1 Videocassettes (Hi8)
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
13
6
SAR Academy, 1993-1994
13
7
Schnee and Schnee, 1984-1986
13
8
Simchat Torah Flag, 1995
13
9
Surface Design Association, 2003-2006
13
10
Temple Beth Am, Buffalo, New York, 1993-1994
13
11
Temple Beth Shalom, Roslyn, New York, 1998
13
12
Temple Biddle Hill, 1990-1994
13
13
Temple Israel, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1985
13
14
Textile Conservation Group, 1988-1999
13
15
Textile Study Group of New York, 2003-2006
13
16
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace - Fabric Restoration, undated
13
17
Toronto Project, 1999
13
18
"Traditions" Art Dealer, 1983-1987
13
19
Traditions: Art for Jewish Living, 1983
13
20
UJA - Federation, 1995
13
21
Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1988-1995
13
22
Union Show, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1976
13
23
"Untitled", undated
1 Sound cassette
13
24
1
"Mrs. A Video Tape Material", undated
1 Sound cassette
13
24
2
"Fit Fortuny, Suggestions for Costume Display, Textiles From Hearst Castle, Japanese Silk Textile", 1984
1 Sound cassette
13
24
3
Valentine Museum, Richmond VA - Honors Program, 1980-1986
13
25
Weintraub, Karen - Mantle Project, 1999-2000
13
26
Women in the Arts Foundation, 1987-1989
13
27
World's Women On-Line, 1994-1996
13
28
Young Israel of North Riverdale, 1984
13
29
Miscellaneous, 1977-2002
13
30-31
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Series 6: Gallery Files , 1972-2005
1.4 Linear feet
Boxes 13-14

Gallery files primarily document Aber's participation in museum exhibitions, and include video recordings and born-digital material.
Description Container Select
1993 Art Show, 1993
13
32
Ariel Gallery, 1987-1990
13
33
Artwork at YUM, undated
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
1 Videocassettes (Hi8)
13
34
"11 Artists, 11 Views," Montserrat Gallery, NY, 1989
13
35
B'nai B'rith - Klutznick Museum, Washington DC, 1994-2000
13
36
Bet Am Shalom Exhibition, 2001-2002
13
37
Broome Street Gallery, 1996
13
38
The Center of the Jewish Community, 1982
13
39
Ellis Island Exhibit "Passages", 1996 February 11
1 Videocassettes (Hi8)
13
40
Exhibitions, 1974-2001
13
41-47
Fibre and Beyond, 1996
13
48
Guestbook, 1987-1998
13
49-50
Guestbook, 2001
14
1
Hebrew Union College, Jewish institute of Religion, 1999-2001
14
2
Hudson River Museum, 1996-1997
14
3
"Hudson River Museum, 6 panels - May Museum", 1997
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
14
4
"Hudson River Museum Exhibit", 1997
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
14
5
"Ita Aber Exhibits at Seltzer", undated
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
14
6
1
"HHAR Judaica Museum", undated
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
14
6
2
Jewish Arts Festival, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation of Rutgers, 1982
14
7
Jewish Community Center, 1982
14
8
Joods Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, 1983-1988
14
9
Judaica Museum, 1990-2001
14
10-11
May Museum - Temple Israel, Lawrence, NY, 1997
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
14
12-13
National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, 1985-1986
14
14
"Needlework by Ita Aber" Exhibit Labels, undated
14
15
New York Armory Antique Show, 1982
14
16
Rocky Mount Art Center, 2002
14
17
Starr Gallery, Newton, MA, 1995
14
18
"Seeing Money" - Exhibit, Portland, OR, 1998-1999
14
19
Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 1997-1998
14
20
Surface Design Association Fashion Show, Uptown Theater, Kansas City, MO (2005 June 4), Digital Video Recording, 2005
2.05 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER03
International Surface Design Association Conference, Kansas City, MO (2005 June 2-5), Digital Document, 2005
0.354 Gigabytes
One computer file
ER04
"Three Spheres" Art Exhibition, 1984
14
22
West Side Arts Coalition, 1993-1999
14
23
Women of the Book Exhibition, 2002-2005
14
24
Yeshiva University Museum, 1977-2001
14
25
Yonkers Collective Art Show, 1989-1990
14
26
"55-Year Retrospective", 2000
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
14
27
"55-Year Retrospective" taken by David Aber, 2001
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
14
28
Miscellaneous, undated
14
29
"Ita Aber at Seltzer" Exhibition Banner, undated
23
7
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Series 7: Teaching Files , 1967-1995
0.6 Linear feet
Boxes 14-15

Teaching files include materials are for various classes and workshops Aber presented at museums on different aspects of needlework and embroidery.
Description Container Select
Advanced Mixed Media Raised Surface Embellishment, 1975
14
30
Beginning of Jewish Iconography, undated
14
31
Beginner Embroidery, 1975
14
32
Canvaswork For Beginners, 1975
15
1
Couched Butterfly, undated
15
2
Flag Making, circa 1980
15
3
History of Judaic Embroidery and Introduction to Jewish Art, 1967
15
4
Intermediate Mixed Media, 1975
15
5
Jewish Embroidery Correspondence Course, 1977-1983
15
6-7
The Jewish Museum, "The Embroidered Hebrew Alphabet, a Needle Art Course", circa 1976
15
8
Judaica Embroidery Class, undated
15
9
Judaica Embroidery Correspondence Course, 1984
15
10-11
Paint and Embroidery on Fabric, 1995
15
12
Pearl and Fishscale Embroidery, 1982-1991
15
13
Valentine Museum, 1975-1977
15
14
Victorian Beadwork Project, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1977-1978
15
15
Workshops, undated
15
16-17
Miscellaneous, 1976-1978
15
18-20
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Series 8: Personal Business Records , 1963-2005
1 Linear foot
Boxes 15-16

Personal business records consist of inventories, price lists, appraisals, and invoices.
Description Container Select
Anatoly Kaplan, undated
15
21
Antiques Price Lists, 1966-1993
15
22
Appraisals, 1977-1997
15
23-24
Art Auction and Sale, 1967
15
25
Bobbins, 1971-1977
15
26
Claire Chitayat, 1982
15
27
Certificates of Appraisal, 1982-1999
15
28-29
Certificate of Title, 1985
15
30
Chagall Lithos, 1964-1971
15
31
Embroiders Guild of America, 1982-1983
15
32
Ernst Estate, 1984
15
33
Fifty-Five Year Retrospective, 1998-2001
15
34
Galeries d'Ange, Inc., 1963-1968
15
35-37
Gifts and Donations, 1967-1997
15
38-39
International Society of Appraisers, 1984-1988
15
40
Inventory of American Sculpture, 1994-1996
15
41
Inventories, 2006
15
42
Invoices, 1969-2006
15
43-48
Invoices, Hudson River Museum, 1997
16
1
Jessica Holden, 1965-1969
16
2
Joint Venture Agreement, 1985
16
3
Kreinik Manufacturing Company, 1984-1989
16
4
Ledger Books, 1960-1976
16
5
The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, 1998-2000
16
6
Ludwig Jesselson, 1978-1980
16
7
Miriam Religious Supplies, 1980
16
8
Parke Bernet Galleries, 1964-1974
16
9
Plastic Works, 1991-2000
16
10
Portland Jewish Museum, 1997
16
11
Price Lists, 1978-2001
16
12-14
Receipts, 1987-2001
16
15-16
Republic National Bank, 1986-1987
16
17
The Scribner Book Companies, Inc., 1982
16
18
Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., 1963-1975
16
19
Surgical Needles, circa 1991
16
20
Swann Gallery, 1995-1996
16
21
Tapestries, 1997
16
22
Thai Silks, 1993-2000
16
23
Weaving - Montreal, 1997
16
24
Yeshiva University Museum, 2004-2005
16
25
Miscellaneous, 1981-2000
16
26-27
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Series 9: Printed Material , 1963-2007
2 Linear feet
Boxes 16-18, 22

Printed materials include exhibition announcements and catalogs, newsletters, and newspaper and magazine clippings.
Description Container Select
"Antiques Journal" Articles, 1977-1980
16
28
The Art of Judaic Needlework, 1970-1980
16
29-30
Art Reference, Alphabets, 1989
16
31
Articles by Aber, 1978-1989
16
32
The Artists Proof, 1996-2000
16
33
Charles Seliger, 1974-2000
16
34
Clippings, 1963-2001
16
35-45
Clippings, 1965-2001
22
3
Conservation of Textiles, undated
16
46
Embroidery Designs, undated
16
47
"Embroidery" Magazine Articles, 1980-1981
16
48
Exhibition Announcements, 1970-2003
16
49-55
Exhibition Brochures, 1990-1993
16
55
Exhibition Catalogs, 1977-2002
17
1-9
Fifty-Five Year Retrospective Reviews, 2000-2001
17
10
The First Jewish Art Annual, undated
17
11
Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, 2000-2001
17
12
"How to Make a Torah Mantle", 1983
17
13-14
Ira Moskowitz, 1993
17
15
Jewish Art in America, 1996-1997
17
16
"Jewish Culture from the Art of Food to the Architecture of the Synagogue", 1998
17
17
Jewish Women's Books, 1997-2001
17
18-19
Judith Brown, 1969-1980
17
20
Judaica Museum, circa 2003
17
21
Kosher Cookbook, 1996
17
22
Louise Lemieux Berube, 1998
17
23
Membership and Mailing Lists, 1985-1992
17
24
Miriam Shapiro, 1980-2002
17
25-28
Newsletters, 1976-2003
17
29-31
Newsletters, "The Paper Pomegranate", 1977-1994
17
32
Newsletters, "The Silhouette", 1975-1976
22
1
Other Artists, undated
17
33
"The Paper Pomegranate" Magazine, 2001
17
34
Periodicals, 1986-2002
17
35
Poster, "Knot By Ourselves", 1997
22
2
Press Releases, 1992-1999
17
36
Published Material by Aber, 1970-2002
17
37
Reproductions Including Greeting Cards and Invitations with Deigns by Aber, 1983-1987
17
38
Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., 1975-1976
18
1
Textile Conservation, 1978-1982
18
2-3
"What...Another Kosher Cookbook", 1996
18
4
Miscellaneous, 1975-2001
18
5-11
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Series 10: Artwork , circa 1983-2000
1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 18, 22-23, OV 24

Artwork is primarily of design and sketches for textiles used for various commissions. Also included are a number of small paintings.
Description Container Select
Cut Out Designs, undated
18
12
Designs, undated
24
Designs, undated
23
1
Designs - HA, 1998
18
13
Design Patterns, undated
18
14
Design Samples, 1998-2000
18
15
Drawings and Sketches, 1983-1986
18
16-20
Embroidery Designs, undated
18
21-22
Greeting Cards by Judith Brown, undated
18
23
Mitrach Needlework Pattern, undated
22
6
"Mizrach" Design, undated
18
24
Needlework Patterns, undated
22
7
Needlework Templates, Miscellaneous, undated
18
25-26
Painting, undated
22
5
Paintings, undated
23
3-5
Pop-Up, undated
18
27
Purim Mask Designs, undated
18
28
Sketches, undated
23
6
Sketches and Designs, undated
23
2
Swatches, undated
18
29
Yarn, undated
18
30
Miscellaneous, undated
18
31-32
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Series 11: Photographs , 1932-2006
3.1 Linear feet
Boxes 18-21

Photographs consist of personal photographs of family and friends, artwork, and exhibitions that Aber took part in. Also included are numerous unbound binders of photographs and slides of grouped artwork.
Photographs were in two groups: loose photographs and binders. The series was arranged with loose photographs and negatives of personal photographs, artwork, and exhibitions at the beginning. The photographs and slides in the binders were unbound and arranged in folders with the same titles as was present on the binders and are not in any set order.
Description Container Select
Personal, 1985-2001
18
33
Friends, 1946
18
34
New Year's Eve Party, 2001
18
35
Portraits of Aber, 1955-1992
18
36
Proof Sheets, circa 1980
19
1
Chinese Textiles, Tapestries, 1960
19
2
Fiber Art by Aber, 1954-1990
19
3-5
Fifty-Five Year Retrospective Installation, 2001
19
6
Judaica Museum Installations, 1992
19
7-9
Yeshiva University Museum, circa 1977
19
10
Yonkers Collective Art Show, 1989
19
11
Negatives, Judaica Museum Installations, undated
19
12
Negatives, Large Format, undated
19
13
Slides, Artwork, 1978-1987
19
14
Slides, Heart, 1990-1991
19
15
Slides, Restorations - Public, 1976-1994
19
16
Miscellaneous Artwork, bulk undated
19
17-19
Negatives and Slides, Miscellaneous, undated
19
20
Slides, Miscellaneous Artwork, undated
19
21
Artwork, Digital Photographs, 2006
0.001 Gigabytes
Two computer files
ER05
Odds and Ends, circa 1988
19
22
Works From 1946, undated
19
23
Slides, Beth Tzedek Synagogue, Toronto, Ontario, 1999
19
24
Hanukah, 1975-1991
19
25
Slides, Honduras Mantle and Binder, 2000
19
26
Ita Curated, circa 1990
19
27
Slides, Ita Curated, 1990
19
28
Yeshiva University Museum Weatherproof Linings, 1994-1995
19
29
Slides, Yeshiva University Museum Weatherproof Linings, 1993-1995
19
30
CSAIR Mantle and Clown, 2000
19
31
Collages, 1990
19
32
Love Seat - Poodles, 1992-1993
19
33
Personal, 1964-2006
19
34
Congregation Bnai Israel, Millburn, NJ, 1998
19
35
Students at Work, undated
19
36
Personal, 1932-2000
19
37
Works Since 2002, circa 2002
19
38
Artwork, 1964-2004
19
39-42
Slides, Artwork, 1996-2006
19
43
Old Material, 1996-2004
19
44
Slides, Old Material, 1975-2000
19
45
Etching by David Silver, undated
19
46
Slides, Woven Trees and Weavings, circa 1998
20
1
Needlework, circa 1998
20
2
Torah Mantles and Shields, circa 1990
20
3
Slides, Torah Mantles and Shields, circa 1990
20
4-5
Red, White, and Blue Designs, 1992-1993
20
6
Slides, Red, White, and Blue Designs, 1992-1998
20
7
Hudson River Museum, circa 1998
20
8
Slides, Hudson River Museum, circa 1998
20
9
T-Shirts, Ties, Glasses, 1993-1994
20
10
Slides, T-Shirts, Ties, Glasses, 1993-1994
20
11
Peace Flowers, circa 1999
20
12
Slides, Peace Flowers, circa 1999
20
13
Talmud Footstools, 1993-2000
20
14
Slides, Talmud Footstools, 1993-2000
20
15
Trees, 1993-2000
20
16
Slides, Trees, 1993-2000
20
17
Washington, 1992-1996
20
18
Slides, Wahington, 1977-1994
20
19
Slides, Simchat Torah Flags and Esther/Vashti Flag, 1995-2000
20
20
Lion, 1995-1998
20
21
Sukkah Linings, 1998-2000
20
22
Slides, Sukkah Linings, 1998-2000
20
23
Stuffed Fruits and Vegetables, circa 1996
20
24
Slides, Stuffed Fruits and Vegetables, 1993-1996
20
25
Megillah Case Noisemaker, 1994
20
26
Slides, Megillah Case Noisemaker, 1994
20
27
Jewelry and Masks, 1978-1996
20
28
Slides, Jewelry and Masks, 1978-1996
20
29
Preposterous Trees, 1992-1993
20
30
Slides, Preposterous Trees, 1992-1994
20
31
Eta and Mixed, 1992
20
32
Slides, Eta and Mixed, 1985-1992
20
33
Gamma, circa 1984
20
34
Slides, Gamma, 1987-2000
20
35
Park Avenue Synagogue, 1993-1997
20
36
Slides, Park Avenue Synagogue, 1993-1997
20
37
Marriage Canopies, 1980-1985
21
1
YUM Exhibit, 1994
21
2
Slides, YUM Exhibit, 1994
21
3
Jerusalem, 1996
21
4
Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York City, 1994
21
5
Slides, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York City, 1994
21
6
Mantle Presentations, 1971-1986
21
7
Slides, Collaborations, 1981
21
8
Older Works and Needles, circa 1942-1977
21
9
Slides, Older Works and Needles, 1942-1977
21
10
Jewish Theological Seminary, 1992
21
11
Lectern Covers and Volances, Ark Curtains, 1989-1994
21
12
Slides, Lectern Covers and Volances, Ark Curtains, 1989-1994
21
13
Exhibits, 1978-1996
21
14
50 Years, 1971-1997
21
15
Slides, 50 Years, 1971-1997
21
16
Congregation B'nai Israel, Millburn, NJ, 1998
21
17
Slides, Congregation B'nai Israel, Millburn, NJ, 1998
21
18
Miscellaneous Artwork, 1975-1995
21
19-20
Book, 1982-2000
21
21
Snow Scene at Dusk, 1995
21
22
Fish, 1998
21
23
Slides, Fish, 1998
21
24
Mezuzahs and Mizrachs, 1998
21
25
Sculptures and Feminist Artwork, 1962-1995
21
26
Beloved Family Quilts, 2000
21
27
Slides, Beloved Family Quilts, 2000
21
28
Samplers, 1998-2000
21
29
Slides, Samplers, 1998-2000
21
30
Miscellaneous Artwork, circa 1998
21
31
How to Make a Torah Mantle, 1983
21
32
Site Specific Installation at Seton Hall, undated
21
33
Public Commissions, 1984-1998
21
34
Slides, Public Commissions, 1984-1998
21
35
Table Textiles, 1976-2000
21
36
Etrog Box, 1994-1996
21
37
Passover, 1977-1998
21
38
Private Commissions, 1975-2000
21
39
Slides, Private Commissions, 1978-2000
21
40
SAR Academy, 1994
21
41

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