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Marta Adams Papers, circa 1914-circa 1991

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Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1918-circa 1980
0.2 Linear feet
Box 1, Box 6

Found here are five address books, an honorable mention award certificate from the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, curriculum vitaes, immigration papers for Marta Adams and various family and friends, and a passport and marriage certificate.
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Address Books, circa 1918-circa 1978
1
1-3
Addresses and Appointment Notes, circa 1918-circa 1978
1
4
Award Certificate, 1962
6
1
Curriculum Vitaes, circa 1979-circa 1980
1
5
Immigration Papers, 1948-1955
1
6
Immigration Materials of Family Friends, circa 1971-circa 1980
1
7
Passport and Marriage Certificate, 1916-1974
1
8
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Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1929-circa 1978
1.8 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2

Correspondence is primarily with Marta's daughter, Kay Adams, and some letters are illustrated; sometimes written in Spanish as well as English; and may include photographs and postcards as well as letters. Other correspondence is with galleries and museums such as Galerie Günther Franke and the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, as well as artists and other family members and friends. Other correspondents include Raquel Jodorwosky, Charles L. and Hetty Kuhn, and Kojin Toneyama, among others.
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Between Marta Adams and Kay Adams, circa 1929-circa 1978
1
9-37
Between Marta Adams and Kay Adams, circa 1967-circa 1978
2
1-17
With Others, circa 1947-circa 1978
2
18-21
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Series 3: Writings and Notes, circa 1914-circa 1978
0.1 Linear feet
Box 3

Found here are drafts and manuscripts of poetry and children's stories; notes for Adam's unpublished autobiography; and writings about Marta Adams by others.
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Drafts, Haikus and Dreams, circa 1940-circa 1970
3
1
Drafts, Children's Stories, circa 1951-circa 1955
3
2-3
Manuscript, Children's Book, circa 1914-circa 1978
3
4
Notes for Autobiography, circa 1914-circa 1945
3
5-6
Writings by Others About Marta Adams, circa 1978
3
7
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Series 4: Legal and Estate Papers, circa 1963-circa 1991
0.3 Linear feet
Box 3

Records document estate auctions, inventories, and possible exhibitions of artwork, organized by Kay Kulmala after Adam's death in 1978.
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Estate Auction of Artwork, circa 1990-circa 1991
3
8
Estate Auction Clippings and Papers, circa 1991
3
9
Estate Inventory and Lists of Artwork, circa 1980s
3
10
Estate Notes, circa 1980s
3
11
General Legal and Estate Materials, circa 1963-circa 1983
3
12
Posthumous Exhibitions and Placement of Artwork, circa 1978-circa 1990
3
13-14
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Series 5: Printed Materials, circa 1940s-circa 1988
0.7 Linear feet
Box 3

Printed materials include clippings, exhibition announcements, and catalogs. Most of the clippings are in Spanish.
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Clippings, circa 1940s-circa 1986
3
15-22
Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, circa 1942-circa 1980
3
23-28
General Printed Materials, circa 1981-circa 1988
3
29
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Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1916-circa 1980s
0.7 Linear feet
Boxes 3-6

Black and white photographs, snapshots, and negatives are of the artist, friends and family, and Marta Adam's works of art. Also found are two family photograph albums.
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Portraits of Marta Adams, circa 1916-circa 1978
3
30-31
Family and Friends, circa 1918-circa 1962
Oversized photograph housed in Box 6, Folder 1.
3
32
Artwork, circa 1918-circa 1978
3
33-35
Artwork, circa 1918-circa 1978
4
1-10
Family Photograph Album 1, circa 1920-circa 1930s
4
11
Family Photograph Album 2, circa 1920-circa 1930s
5
1
Family Photograph Album, Loose Photographs and Negatives, circa 1920-circa 1957
5
2-3
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Series 7: Scrapbook, circa 1963-circa 1964
1 Folder
Box 5

A mixed-media scrapbook contains letters, notes, drawings, and photographs. Likely, it was created by friends and peers for Adams.
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Scrapbook, circa 1963-circa 1964
5
4
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Series 8: Artwork, circa 1920s-circa 1978
0.4 Linear feet
Boxes 5-6, OV 7

Found here are Christmas card designs, mixed media collages, and sketches and illustrations by Marta Adams inlcuding a small watercolor "House and Tree." In addition, there are three engravings by Leopoldo Méndez, one engraving by Alfredo Zalce, one lithograph by José Clemente Orozco, one pencil sketch by Xavier Guerrero, and several unidentified sketches and prints by other artists. Also included are three limited editions of portfolios of lithographs, 30 Grabados de Galo Galecio,1946, containing 30 engraving prints by Galecio, Estampas de la Revolucion Mexicana, 1947, containing 85 engraving prints by 16 artists of the Taller de Grafica Popular, and Drawings: Seymour Swetzoff, 1949. Researchers may be interested to note that a file of "Self-Portraits by Friends" appears to be a compilation of self-portrait and caricature sketches with signatures requested as entrance to an unidentified exhibition, as a possible illustrated guestbook.
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Christmas Card Designs, circa 1930s-circa 1970s
5
5
Mixed Media Collages, circa 1932-circa 1970s
Oversized mixed media collages housed in Box 6, Folder 4, and OV 7.
5
6
Oversized Mixed Media Collages
7
Sketches and Illustrations, circa 1966-circa 1978
Oversized sketches and illustrations housed in Box 6, Folder 4.
5
7-8
Engravings by Leopold Méndez, circa 1940s-circa 1960s
Oversized engraving housed in OV 7.
5
9
Oversized Engravings by Leopold Méndez
7
Engraving by Alfredo Zalce, 1945
6
5
Limited Edition Book with Signed Prints, Galo Galecio: Bajo la Linea del Ecuador, 1946
5
10
Limited Edition Book with Posters, Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana, 1947
6
2
Limited Edition Book with Prints, Drawings: Seymour Swetzoff, 1949
6
3
Lithograph by José Clemente Orozco, circa 1920s-circa 1940s
5
11
Pencil Sketch by Xavier Guerrero, circa 1920s-circa 1978
6
5
Sketches by Others, "Self-Portraits by Friends," Pen and Pencil, circa 1936-circa 1942
Oversized pencil sketch housed in Box 6, Folder 5.
5
12
Unidentified Sketches and Prints by Others, circa 1949-circa 1976
5
13

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