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Series 1: Biographical Material, 1896-2005
3.4 Linear feet
Boxes 1-4, 80

Biographical material consists of records about Maryette Charlton's personal life, academic studies, and family history.
This series is arranged as 2 subseries.
  • 1.1: Maryette Charlton, 1938-2005
  • 1.2: Family Files, 1898-2003

1.1

Maryette Charlton, 1938-2005
The subseries on Maryette Charlton includes a biographical chronology, passports, records of her marriage to and divorce from Hall Winslow, information on studio and work spaces, school transcripts and diplomas, yearbooks, a pilot's license and manuals from when she took flying lessons, and other material. There is one videocassette and one sound tape reel.
Description Container
Maryette Charlton Biographical Chronology, 2005
1
1-3
Passports, 1952-1996
1
4
Manchester High School
Freshman Year, 1938-1939
1
5
Sophmore Year, 1939-1940
1
6
Junior Year, 1940-1941
1
7-8
Senior Year, 1941-1942
1
9-10
Photographs, 1938-1942
1
11
"Manchester High School Reunion", 1987
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1
12
Reunions, 1987-1992
1
13
Monticello College Freshman Year, 1942-1943
1
14
Monticello Echo, 1943
1
15
Flying Lessons
Flight Manuals and Notes, 1941-1943
1
16
Pilot's License and Flight Log Book, 1943
1
17
Photographs, 1943-1944
1
18
Printed Material, 1943-1946
1
19
Art Institute of Chicago Evening School, 1943-1944
2
1
YWCA Chicago Address Books and Miscellaneous, 1943-1944
2
2
Pratt Institute Academic Transcript, 1947
2
3
Wedding Announcements, 1953
2
4-5
Ox-Bow Summer School of Painting, 1956
2
6
Columbia University Course Catalogs and Clippings, 1958-1993
2
7
Columbia University Diploma, 1958
2
8
Apartments
56 Seventh Avenue, New York City, 1979-1980
2
9
131 East 19th Street, New York City, 1959-1969
2
10
148 Front Street, New York City, 1956-1973
2
11
148 Front Street, New York City, 1982-1993
2
12
289 Seventh Avenue, New York City, 1966-1972
2
13
317 Second Avenue, New York City, 1959
2
14
Studio 18J, 77 Seventh Avenue, New York City, 1978-1993
2
15
Studio 336 West Schiller Street, Chicago, 1951-1952
2
16
Separation and Divorce, 1970-1973
2
17-19
Maryette Charlton Interview on WUNY-FM Broadcast, 1976 September 30
1 Sound tape reel
2
20
Maryette Charlton Transcript of WUNY-FM Interview, 1976
2
21
University of Iowa Presidents Club Plaque, 1987
Oversized material housed in Box 80
2
22
Oversized Presidents Club Plaque from Box 2, folder 22, 1987
80

1.2

Family Files, 1896-2003
This subseries includes assorted material on genealogical history, family reunions, events, and relatives. The bulk of the material consists of records on Maryette Charlton's parents, Etna and Shannon, and her husband and son, Hall and Kirk Winslow, with a few files on other extended family members. There is biographical material, correspondence, writings, printed material, and photographs. There are also 6 videocassettes, 2 sound cassettes, and 1 sound tape reel.
Description Container
Thanksgiving, 1969
1 Sound tape reel
2
23
"Family Addresses" List, 1981
2
24
Beam-Charlton Family Genealogy, 1983
2
25
Charlton Family History, 1970-1994
2
26
Charlton Family Reunion, 1991
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
2
27
Charlton, Etna Barr
Autobiography, 1971
2
28
Correspondence, 1917-1936
2
29
Charlton, Etna Barr
Postcards and Greeting Cards, 1937-1965
3
1
Illness, 1979-1980
3
2
Memorial, 1983
3
3
Condolence Letters, 1983
3
4-5
Book Inventory, 1988
3
6
Photographs, 1896-1983
Oversized material housed in Box 80
3
7
Photographs, 1918-1971
3
8
Photographs with Shannon Charlton, circa 1979
3
9
Miscellaneous Material, 1971-1995
3
10
Charlton, Shannon B.
Biographical Material, circa 1910-1961
3
11
Correspondence, 1900-1937
3
12
Condolence Letters, 1969-1970
3
13
News Clippings, 1912-1960
3
14
Clippings, 1951
3
15
Funeral and Obituaries, 1969
3
16
Printed Material, 1981-1987
3
17
Photograph Printing Plate and Portraits, circa 1935
3
18
Photographs, circa 1900-1969
3
19
Photographs, circa 1908-1965
3
20
Photographs, circa 1910-circa 1950
3
21
Charlton, William Stuart, 1982
3
22
Charlton-Winslow Beirut Seaside Apartment, 1953-1956
3
23
Hoag-Barr Family Histories, 1970-1983
4
1
McMillan, Wayne, 1935-1965
4
2
Moore, Elizabeth Charlton, 1979
4
3
Winslow, Hall
Resumes, 1956-1994
4
4
Writings, 1944-1949
4
5
Article on Sherrille Stroud, 1979
4
6
Exhibition Catalog and Announcement, circa 1979
4
7
Servas International, 1992-1993
4
8
Photography Exhibit Scrapbook, 1979
4
9
Photography Exhibit Scrapbook, 1993
4
10
Winslow, Kirk
Framed Check Signed by Willem de Kooning, 1973
4
11
Scrapbook of Printed Material on Clouds, circa 1975
4
12
Condolence Phone Call Messages, 2002
2 Sound cassettes
4
13
Maryette Charlton's Notes on Calls about Kirk Winslow, 2002
4
14
Notes on "Maryette Charlton's Calls to Friends" After Kirk Winslow's Death, 2002
4
15-16
"Kirk Winslow Tribute at PS 122", 2003 March 10
2 Videocassettes (VHS)
4
17
"Kirk Winslow Tribute at PS 122", 2003 March 10
1 Videocassettes (MiniDV)
2 Videocassettes (Hi8)
4
18
Auction Catalogs, 1984-1987
4
19
Baby Album, 1955
4
20
Oversized Etna Barr Charlton Photograph from Box 3, Folder 7, 1952
80
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Series 2: Correspondence, 1930-2010
23.3 Linear feet
Boxes 4-27, 80

Correspondence is with family, friends, artists, and colleagues.
This series is arranged as 2 subseries.
  • 2.1: Family Correspondence, 1930-2002
  • 2.2: Personal Correspondence, 1938-2010

2.1

Family Correspondence, 1930-2002
Maryette Charlton's family correspondence is with her husband and son, Hall and Kirk Winslow, her parents and extended family members. There is 1 sound cassette.
Description Container
Camp Good Health, 1942
Letters by Maryette Charlton to her parents.
4
21
McMillen, Wayne, 1939-1972
4
22
Monticello College, 1942-1943
4
23
Vail, Colorado Family Reunion, 1991
Includes 1 sound cassette.
5
1-2
Wedding Correspondence, 1953
5
3
Wedding Congratulations, 1953-1954
5
4
Winslow, Hall - Correspondence with Paul Bowles, 1994
5
5
Winslow, Hall - Correspondence with Reza Mossaberi, 1986-1989
5
6
Winslow, Hall, circa 1953-1994
5
7-11
Winslow, Kirk, 1964-1992
5
12-17
Winslow, Kirk, 1990-1997
6
1-4
Winslow, Kirk - Condolence Letters to Maryette Charlton, 2002
6
5-8
YWCA, 1943-1944
6
9
Family Chronological Correspondence, 1930-1946
6
10-17
Family Chronological Correspondence, 1947-1962
7
1-26
Family Chronological Correspondence, 1963-1972
8
1-21
Family Chronological Correspondence, 1972-1984
9
1-17
Family Chronological Correspondence, 1985-1997
10
1-7
Family Postcards, 1945-1979
10
8
Oversized Photographs by Hall Winslow from Box 5, Folder 8, 1953-1954
80

2.2

Personal Correspondence, 1938-2010
Personal correspondence includes letters between Maryette Charlton and her friends and colleagues, many of whom were famous artists. Notable correspondents include Jo Andres, Laura Benet, Elizabeth Bishop, Steve and Lucian Buscemi, Xenia Cage, Patrice Caire, Paula Court, Yasuo Fujitomi, Nimet Saba Habachy, Dimitri Hadzi, Margo Hoff, Sylvia Shaw Judson, Lillian Kiesler, Loren MacIver, Patricia Michaels Mason, Barbara Meyer, Henri Seyrig, Scotty Snyder, Nicole Stenger, Diane Thome, and Robert Wilson, among many others. There is also correspondence with colleges, museums, and organizations such as the Chicago Public School System and Pratt Institute. There is 1 sound disc and 1 sound cassette.
Description Container
Adnan, Etel, 1982-1986
10
9
Andres, Jo, 1986-1998
10
10-12
Antioch College, 1944
10
13-14
Benet, Laura, 1971-1975
10
15
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1969-1986
10
16
Breer, Frannie Bob, 1977-1980
10
17
Buehr, George, 1973-1982
10
18
Buscemi, Steve and Lucian, 1989-1994
10
19
Cage, Xenia, 1972-1973
10
20
Cage, Xenia, 1973-1974
10
21
Cage, Xenia, 1975-1986
11
1
Cage, Xenia, 1989-1993
11
2
Cage, Xenia, 1994-1998
11
3
Caire, Patrice, 1993-2000
11
4
Chicago Public Schools
General Correspondence, 1951-1952
11
5
Schedules Correspondence, 1951-1952
11
6
Arts and Activities Correspondence, 1951-1956
11
7
Future Projects Correspondence, 1948-1951
11
8
Thank You Letters, 1951
11
9
Thank You Letters, 1952
11
10
"Coastal Traces", 1998
Includes 1 sound disc (CD)
11
11
Court, Paula, 1991-1998
11
12-14
Cummings, Marion Morehouse, 1965-1969
11
15-16
Davis, Philip, 1987-1998
11
17
Dixon, Elizabeth Gruse, 1997
11
18
European Correspondence, 1949
11
19
Frankenberg, Lloyd, 1961 August-1962 June
11
20-21
Fujitomi, Yasuo, 1960-2003
12
1-17
Gottlieb, Jay, 1997
12
18
Habachy, Nimet Saba, 1995-1996
12
19
Habachy, Nimet Saba, 1995-1998
13
1
Hadzi, Dimitri, 1971-1973
13
2
Hagan, John, 1998
13
3
Hoff, Margo, 1972-1997
13
4
Holabird, Dorothy, 1973-1989
13
5
Holland, Betty Lou, 1997-2000
13
6-7
Jackson, Dakota, 1998
13
8
Judson, Sylvia Shaw, 1958-1997
13
9
Kiesler, Lillian, 1965-1989
13
10-20
Kiesler, Lillian, 1986-2000
14
1-16
Kossoff, Rosalind, 1964-1974
14
17
Kossoff, Rosalind, 1964-1974
15
1
Lubar, Cindy, 1977-1998
15
2
MacGregor, Mary, 1989-1995
15
3
MacIver, Loren, 1961-1992
15
4-10
Marini, Aida, 1989-1994
15
11
Mason, Patricia Michaels, 1997
15
12
Matisse, Patricia (Kane), 1967-1975
15
13-14
Matisse, Pierre and Maria-Gaetana "Tana", 1967-1991
15
15
McDowell, Carol, 1994-1997
15
16
McKnight, Dale and Josephine, 1983-1996
15
17
Meehan, Nancy and Tony Candido, 1971-1997
15
18
Meyer, Albert J., 1976-1983
15
19
Meyer, Annie, 1976-1997
16
1
Meyer, Barbara, 1975-1998
16
2-5
Meyer, Peter, 1983-1996
16
6
Meyer, Steve, 1983-1998
16
7
Miller, Margaret, 1962-1975
16
8
Monticello "Fellows", 1942-1943
16
9
Monticello "Gals", 1942-1943
16
10
Myers, Virginia A., 1984-1992
16
11
"Photography Fan Letters", 1942-1996
16
12
Pratt Institute, 1945-1946
16
13-20
Pratt Institute, 1945-1947
17
1-8
Putney School, 1977-1995
17
9
Reiter, Mary Jo, 1993-1997
Correspondence about a project on Elizabeth Lawrence Kalashnikoff.
17
10
Roach, Jim, 1951-1952
17
11
Robinson, Antonia Smith, 1989-1993
17
12
Schmidman, Jo Ann and Megan Terry, 1972-1973
17
13-14
Schramm, Dorothy, 1987-1996
17
15-18
Scott, Francis Gruse, 1996
17
19
Seyrig, Delphine, 1976-1998
18
1
Seyrig, Fabien, 1994-1996
18
2
Seyrig, Henri, 1960-1997
18
3
Seyrig, Miette, 1958
18
4
Seyrig, Miette, 1967-1976
18
5
Seyrig, Miette, 1977-1984
18
6
Shannon, Caty Monnier, 1989-1999
18
7
Smith, Jane Lawrence, 1990-1998
18
8
Snyder, Scotty, 1998
18
9
Stenger, Nicole, 1990-1996
18
10
"Steve", 1940
18
11
Templin, Barbara, 1997
18
12
Thome, Diane, 1993
18
13
Veret, Jean-Louis and Helene, 1992
18
14
Weiler, Max and Yvonne, 1988-1996
18
15-16
Wilson, Robert, 1998
18
17
Youngerman, Duncan, 1982-1994
18
18-20
YWCA
General Correspondence, 1943-1944
19
1
Chicago Fellows, 1943-1944
19
2
Chicago Gals, 1943-1944
19
3
Postcards, 1943-1944
19
4
Personal Chronological Correspondence, 1938-1946
19
5-17
Personal Chronological Correspondence, 1946-1966
20
1-17
Personal Chronological Correspondence, 1967-1980
21
1-15
Personal Chronological Correspondence, 1980-1992
22
1-14
Personal Chronological Correspondence, 1990-2000
23
1-14
Personal Chronological Correspondence, 1997-2001
24
1-15
Personal Chronological Correspondence, 2001-2002
25
1-15
Personal Chronological Correspondence, 2003-2005
26
1-15
Personal Chronological Correspondence, 2004-2010
27
1-6
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Series 3: Writings, 1942-1999
1 Linear foot
Boxes 27-28

Writings include Maryette Charlton's academic papers and notes from graduate and undergraduate studies as well as drafts of essays and articles on subjects such as her career, artists she knew, and places she lived.
This series is arranged chronologically.
Description Container Select
Monticello College Notes, 1942-1944
27
7
Pratt Institute Papers and Notes on Ostwald Color Theory, 1942-1948
27
8
Ray School of Photography Notes, 1943
27
9
Northwestern University Evening School Notes, 1943-1944
27
10-11
American Red Cross Motor Corps of Chicago Notes, 1944
27
12
Chicago Institute of Design Notebooks, 1948-1952
27
13-14
Columbia University
Academic Records and Papers, 1956-1958
27
15
Class Notes and Syllabi, 1956-1958
27
16
Class Notes, 1956-1958
27
17-18
"Unpublished Writings and Book Ideas" Notes, 1965-1968
27
19
"Unpublished Writings and Book Ideas" Notes, 1972-1984
28
1
Small Notebook with Sketches, 1975
28
2
"Art Blooms on South Street" Drafts, 1986-1993
28
3-4
"Memories of Marion" Drafts, 1995-1997
Handwritten and typescript drafts of article about Marion Morehouse.
28
5
"Working Philosophy - All Mediums", 1999
28
6
Miscellaneous Essays and Notes, 1942-1957
28
7
Miscellaneous Academic Papers and Notes, 1944-1947
28
8
Miscellaneous Writings, 1996-1999
28
9
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Series 4: Diaries, 1943-2001
2.1 Linear feet
Boxes 28-30

Thirty diaries by Maryette Charlton document travels and other aspects of her professional and personal life. Some contain drawings and others have information about her film projects. One diary contains drawings of Charlton by Alexander Calder. One additional diary was written by her mother Etna Barr Charlton. The addition to the Maryette Charlton papers arranged in series 16 contains a few journals.
This series is arranged chronologically.
Description Container Select
Etna Barr Charlton Diary, 1949
28
10
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1943
28
11
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1944
28
12
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1946
28
13
Maryette Charlton Travel Diary, 1949
28
14
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1950
28
15
Maryette Charlton Mexico Trip Diary, 1950
28
16
Maryette Charlton Colorado Trip Diary, 1950
28
17
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1952
28
18
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1952-1956
28
19
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1953
28
20
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1953
29
1
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1953-1954
29
2
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1954
29
3
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1956-1957
Includes Alexander Calder's drawings of Maryette Charlton, Delphine Seyrig, and Ellsworth Kelly.
29
4
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1956-1959
29
5
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1960
29
6
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1966-1967
29
7
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1968, 1973-1976
29
8
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1976-1978
29
9
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1978 August-1979 March
Includes entries on Richard Foreman film.
29
10
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1979 March-June
29
11
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1979 June-October
29
12
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1979 October-1980 September
29
13
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1980 September-1982 September
29
14
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1982-1986
30
1
Maryette Charlton "Trip to Cologne" Diary, 1986 August-September
30
2
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1987-1991
30
3
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1990-1995
30
4
Maryette Charlton Diary, 1994-2001
30
5
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Series 5: Teaching Files, 1946-1997
3.6 Linear feet
Boxes 30-33, 80

Teaching files document Maryette Charlton's career as an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago and as the founder of and teacher at the art department at the American University of Beirut. Files include appointment calendars, schedules, notes, lectures, printed material, and photographs.
This series is arranged as 2 subseries.
  • 5.1: Art Institute of Chicago, 1946-1976
  • 5.2: American University of Beirut, 1950-1997

5.1

Art Institute of Chicago, 1946-1976
This subseries includes correspondence, appointment calendars, lecture notes and notebooks, administrative files, and various printed material related to Maryette Charlton's work as a lecturer and tour guide for exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Description Container
Correspondence about Color Samples, 1947-1948
30
6
Correspondence about Speaking Engagements, 1950-1952
30
7
Correspondence and Notes from Helen Parker, circa 1950
30
8
Fullerton Sketch Class, 1950
30
9
Artwork for School Programs and Events, 1950-1951
30
10
Appointment Calendars, 1948-1951
30
11-13
Notebooks, 1948-1950
30
14-15
Exhibition Catalogs and Tour Guide Lecture Notes, 1947-1952
30
16-17
Lecture Notes, 1948-1951
30
18
Lecture Notes on Index Cards, 1946-1952
31
1
Lecture Announcements, 1950-1951
31
2
Conference and Convention Panels, 1949-1951
31
3-4
Employee List, 1949-1951
31
5
Weekly Bulletins, 1948-1951
31
6-7
News Releases, 1949-1952
31
8
Articles and News Clippings, 1948-1952
31
9-10
Printed Material, 1950-1951
31
11
Printed Material, 1950-1952
32
1-2
Holiday Magazine, 1951
Oversized material housed in Box 80.
32
3
Art Institute Director Daniel Catton Rich Obituary, 1976
32
4
Oversized Holiday Magazine from Box 32, Folder 3, 1951
80

5.2

American University of Beirut, 1950-1997
This subseries consists of material related to Maryette Charlton's work as founder and professor of the American University of Beirut's Art Department. Files include appointment calendars, schedules, notes, lectures, exhibition and printed material, and photographs. There are additional photographs on Beirut in the photographic materials series.
Description Container
Correspondence
Buehr, George, 1955-1959
32
5
Chamoun, Zelpha, 1956-1971
32
6
Chamoun, Zelpha, circa 1955-1971
32
7
Hoff, Margo, 1950-1954
32
8
Hoff, Margo, 1987-1993
32
9
Miscellaneous, 1953-1973
32
10
Appointment Calendar, 1953
32
11
Art Department
Teaching Contracts, 1952-1956
32
12
Lecture Notes, 1952-1954
32
13
Seminar Notes and Class Attendance, 1952-1956
32
14
Course Catalogs, 1952-1956
32
15-16
Stationary, 1952-1956
32
17
Hoff, Margo - Printed Material, circa 1953-1957
32
18-19
Hoff, Margo - Photographs, circa 1950-circa 1954
32
20
Young Artists of the Near East Exhibition Correspondence, 1956
32
21
Young Artists of the Near East Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements, 1956
32
22
Young Artists of the Near East Exhibition Printed Material, 1956
33
1
Writings and Photographs on University History, 1976-1978
33
2
Art Seminar Pamphlets, 1955-1956
33
3
University Bulletins, 1971-1972
33
4
Articles about Jafet Library Exhibitions, 1956-1958
33
5
Clippings about Maryette Charlton and Art Department, 1952-1956
33
6-7
Clippings on "Middle East Information", 1951-1953
33
8
Alumni Magazines and Newsletters, 1951-1996
33
9-10
Al-Kulliyah Magazine, 1953-1990
33
11-12
The American University of Beirut, 1958
33
13
Lebanon: The Artist's View, 1989
33
14
La Revue du Liban Magazine, 1955
Oversize material housed in Box 80.
33
15
Life Magazine Image Reprints, 1953
Oversized material housed in Box 80.
33
16
Printed Material, 1954-1997
33
17-19
Photographs of "Liaisons in Lebanon", circa 1952-1956
33
20
Photographs of Beirut Art Seminar Children's Classes, 1955-1956
33
21
Oversized La Revue du Liban Magazine from Box 33, Folder 15, 1955
80
Oversized Life Magazine Image Reprints from Box 33, Folder 16, 1953
80
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Series 6: Professional and Project Files, 1923-1998
7.6 Linear feet
Boxes 34-41, 81, OV 87

Found here is documentation of Maryette Charlton's professional projects and work, memberships, commitees, grants, fellowships, conferences, and the film business in general. Many of the files document her founding of the University of Iowa Museum of Art, her work at the Chicago Public School Art Society, as a color analyst for the Container Corporation of America, and as executor of the the estate of artist Louise Medbery von Brockdorff. Files docuementing Charlton's major film projects are arranged in Series 7.
This series is arranged as 2 subseries.
  • 6.1: University of Iowa Museum of Art, 1954-1998
  • 6.2: Other Professional and Project Files, 1923-1995

6.1

University of Iowa Museum of Art, 1954-1998
Maryette Charlton founded the University of Iowa Museum of Art together with Leone and Owen Elliott. Arranged here is correspondence between Charlton and the Elliotts and material on the art collections they donated to the museum. Files include business correspondence with museum administrators, annual reports, printed material, and photographs. There are also 7 sound cassettes and 10 microcassettes, mostly of recordings of conversations between Maryette Charlton and Leone Elliott, who were close friends.
Description Container
Correspondence
General Correspondence, 1997-1998
34
1
Hobbs, Robert C., 1984-1994
34
2
Kujawski, Mary H., 1988-1990
34
3
Martin, Jeff, 1986-1990
34
4
Muhlert, Jan, 1975-1976
34
5
Pearson, Andrea G., 1987
34
6
Prokopoff, Stephen, 1992-1997
34
7
Wilke, Ulfert, 1970-1972
34
8
Maryette Charlton Collection
Information and Notes, 1984-1986
34
9
Collection Inventory, 1986-1993
34
10
Art Appraisals, 1987
34
11
Gift of Artworks, 1994
34
12-14
Object Records for Collection Artwork, 1994
34
15
Photographs of Artwork, 1986-1994
34
16-17
Elliott Collection
Correspondence with Leone and Owen Elliott, 1962-1994
34
18-21
Elliott Collection
Correspondence with Leone and Owen Elliott, 1996-1997
35
1
Correspondence about Elliott Estate Auction, 1997
35
2
Correspondence, B, 1991-1993
35
3
Correspondence, C-D, 1992-1993
35
4
Correspondence, F, 1989-1996
35
5
Correspondence, G, 1992-1996
35
6
Correspondence, L-M, 1990-1992
35
7
Correspondence, S-V, 1990-1992
35
8
Correspondence, W-Y, 1991-1994
35
9
Notes on Phone Calls With Leone Elliott, 1983-1996
35
10
Notes on Phone Calls About Leone Elliott, 1991-1996
35
11
Leone Elliott's 100th Birthday, 1992
35
12-13
Leone Elliott Birthday Party, 1985 October 31
1 Sound cassette
35
14
Leone Elliott and Maryette Charlton Conversations, 1992-1994
10 Sound cassettes (microcassette)
6 Sound cassettes
Informal interviews and conversations recorded on various dates at different locations.
35
15
Leone Elliott Obituary, 1996
35
16
Elliott Collection
Exhibition Catalogs, 1969-circa 1983
36
1-2
Printed Material, 1954-1994
Oversized material housed in OV 87.
36
3-4
Photographs of Leone and Owen Elliott, 1964-1984
36
5
Photographs of Leone Elliott, 1990-1993
36
6-8
Annual Reports, 1982-1995
36
9-14
Bulletins, 1976-1977
36
15
Events Calendars, 1994-1995
36
16
Exhibition Catalogs, 1970-1994
36
17-18
Exhibition Catalogs, 1994
37
1
Postcards, 1969
37
2
Clipping about 25th Anniversary of Museum, 1994
37
3
Printed Material on Annual Giving, 1972-1997
37
4
Printed Material on "Art History", 1985-1992
37
5
Printed Material on Des Moines Art Center, 1973-1994
37
6
Printed Material, 1964-1998
37
7-9
Oversized Calendar from Box 36, Folder 3, 1969-1970
OV 87

6.2

Other Professional and Project Files, 1923-1995
Other professional and project files document Charlton's work and projects in Chicago and New York City. There are files on projects, grant applications, fellowships, conferences, committees, and membership records. Some of the most voluminous files are on Charlton's work at the Chicago Public School Art Society, as a color analyst at the Container Corporation of America, and as executor of artist Louise Medbery von Brockdorff's estate. This subseries also documents Charlton's affiliations with museums and universities. Information on storing and purchasing film equipment, mailing lists, festivals, and film ideas unrelated to specific film projects are found here as well. Additionally, there are files related to her film Zen in Ryoko-In.
Description Container
16mm Distribution Conference, 1976
37
10
16mm Film Center Plans, 1965-1966
37
2
Acme News Pictures Printing Plates, 1943
37
12
American Film Institute Grant Application, 1975
37
13
Ampex Museum of Magnetic Recording, 1988
37
14
Charlton Films Incorporation, 1960-1970
37
15
Chicago Public School Art Society, 1950-1951
37
16-18
Chicago Public School Art Society - Student Drawings, 1950
37
19
Chicago Public School Art Society - Public School Division Report, 1951-1952
37
20
Chicago Service Men Center, 1943-1944
37
21
Cinema Femina, 1973-1974
37
22
Collective for Living Cinema
General Correspondence, 1985
37
23
Correspondence about Event Attendance, 1985
37
24
Publicity, 1985
37
25
Collective for Living Cinema - Post Card Design, 1985
38
1
Color Service Company, 1959-1966
38
2
Container Corporation of America
General Correspondence, 1945-1947
38
3
Egbert Jacobson Correspondence, 1946-1949
Includes a copy of the book Basic Color
38
4
Color Charts and Notes, 1945-1947
38
5
Color Theory Charts and Articles, 1945-1951
Oversized material housed in Box 81.
38
6
Project Notes, 1947-1949
38
7
Ostwald Color System, 1944-1950
38
8
Walt Disney Slotties Game, circa 1945
38
9
Printed Material on Color Theory, 1944-1952
Oversized material housed in Box 81.
38
10
"Dance-Video Workshop" at Merce Cunningham Studio, 1984-1985
38
11
Film Budgets, 1965-1980
38
12
Film Budgets, Contacts, Credits and Copyrights, 1960-1961
38
13
Film Editing Equipment, 1953-1972
38
14
Film Fundraising Ideas, 1958-1961
38
15
Film Ideas, 1965
38
16
Film Lighting Equipment, 1962
38
17
Film Mailing Lists and Locations for Previews, 1960-1972
38
18
Film Notes on Filmmaking, 1957-1990
38
19
Film Projectors, Screens, and Sound Equipment, 1957-1972
38
20
Film Projectors, Screens, and Sound Equipment, 1957-1972
39
1
Film Reviewing, 1976
39
2
Film Screenings and Events, 1976-1986
39
3
Film Storage, 1964-1976
39
4
Film-Maker's Cooperative, 1981-1995
39
5
Filmstrips, 1952-1956
39
6
Filmtronics Labs, Inc., circa 1970
39
7
Foundations for Grants, 1960-1977
39
8-9
Guggenheim Foundation, 1957-1977
39
10-12
Harvard Theater Collection, 1987-1988
39
13
Hull House, 1948-1951
39
14
Inter Society Color Council, 1945-1951
39
15-18
Louise Medbery von Brockdorff Estate
Acquisition, 1993
40
1
Correspondence, 1964-1974
40
2-6
Legal Records, 1973-1976
40
7
Memorial Service, 1975
40
8
Marshall Field and Co. Interior Design Department, 1944
41
1-2
Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1952-1988
41
3
National Tribute to Alexander Calder Planning Committee, 1977
41
4-6
Orchestra of Our Time, 1980
41
7
Radcliffe Institute Fellowships, 1968-1977
41
8
Ragdale Foundation, 1985-1995
41
9
Schooley's Mountain, 1989-1990
41
10
Women's Independent Film Exchange, 1977-1990
41
11
YMCA, 1948
41
12
Zen in Ryoko-In Screening, 1977
41
13
Zen in Ryoko-In Poetry Project Screening, 1986
41
14
Oversized The Color Helm Chart from Box 38, Folder 6, 1940
81
Oversized Container Corporation State Charts from Box 38, Folder 10, circa 1945
81
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Series 7: Artist Research Files, 1949-circa 2000
1.8 Linear feet
Boxes 41-43, FCs 88-89

Found here are general research files on artists which interested Maryette Charlton. Files contain mostly printed material such as books, articles, and clippings. Notable artists include Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, Kiki Smith, and Toshiko Takaezu. The series also includes autographed books, and typescript drafts by James Purdy, a writer who had a close working relationship with Maryette Charlton and Lillian Kiesler. There is also 1 film reel labeled "Calder" along with 1 copy print of the original reel.
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Description Container Select
Abboud, Chafik, circa 1984
41
15
Berdich, Vera, 1985
41
16
Blanc, Maurice, 1980
41
17
Bourgeois, Louise, 1991-1997
41
18
Breer, Robert, 1990
41
19
Calder, Alexander, 1965-1997
41
20
"Calder", circa 1980-circa 1990
1 Film reel
Super 8 mm
1 Film reel
Copy print of original film reel
Super 8 mm
Motion picture film stored separately in film cans numbered FC 88-89
41
21-22
Candido, Tony, 1991-1993
41
23
Choucair, Saloua Raouda, 1995
41
24
"Cindy the Glassblower", 1985
41
25
Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1986-1987
41
26
Douglas, Scott, 1966-1996
41
27
Gruse, Elizabeth, 1949-1950
41
28
Herbert, F. John and Mel Aldringa, 1992-1996
41
29
Hirschfeld, Al, 1985-1998
41
30
Indiana, Robert, 1991
41
31
Kawai, Kanjiro, 1982
41
32
Kelly, Ellsworth, 1986-1996
41
33
Kiang, Jackie, circa 1980-circa 2000
41
34
Lionni, Leo, 1997
41
35
Melton, Hollis, 1987
41
36
Miro, Joan, 1993
41
37
Mueller, George, 1976-1992
41
38
Nevelson, Louise - Research Files, 1983-1992
41
39
Nevelson, Louise
Dawns + Dusks, 1976
Book includes photographs by Maryette Charlton
42
1
Louise Nevelson: Aubes et Crepuscules, 1983
42
2
Louise Nevelson, 1989
42
3
Printed Material, 1967-circa 1990
42
4
Newlin, Jeanne, 1995-1999
42
5
Paepcke, Elizabeth, 1994-1995
42
6
Pierre Deux, 1986
42
7
Plume, Charles Eagle, 1979
42
8
Purdy, James
Correspondence, 1985-1998
42
9-10
Typescript Drafts, 1988-1992
42
11-12
Printed Material on Readings, 1987-1994
42
13
News Clippings, 1987-1998
42
14
Programs and Announcements for 'Til the Eagle Hollers, 1990
42
15
Books Inscribed by Author, 1976-1989
42
16-19
Rauschenberg, Robert, 1966-1997
42
20
Smith, Kiki, 1990-1998
42
21
Smith, Kiki, 1990-1998
43
1
Smith, Seton, 1990-1997
43
2
Smith, Tony, 1997-1998
43
3
Snyder, Scotty, 1990-1992
43
4
Starr, Nina Howell, 1983-1995
43
5
Takaezu, Toshiko, 1970-1999
43
6-7
Teske, Edmund, 1997
43
8
Trubek, Katherine Bell, 1992
43
9
Varese, Louise, 1997
43
10
Weeks, Stephen Cone, 1995
43
11
Youngerman, Jack, 1972-1997
43
12
Calder, copy 1, circa 1976
1 Film reel
Super 8mm
FC 88
Calder, copy 2, circa 1976
1 Film reel
Super 8mm
FC 89
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Series 9: Exhibition Files, 1950-2000
0.8 Linear feet
Boxes 61-62

Files on Maryette Charlton's group and solo exhibitions includes catalogs, announcements, clippings, printed material, mailing lists, art inventory, sales lists, limited correspondence, and other material.
This series is arranged chronologically. Before processing, the folders in this series were scattered throughout the collection. The original folder titles were retained. Folders with exhibition titles, venues, or locations are arranged chronologically at the beginning on the series. Exhibitions without titles or locations are grouped together in chronological folders toward the end of the series.
Description Container Select
Chicago Maryette Charlton Exhibitions, 1950-1954
61
3-5
Beirut Maryette Charlton Exhibitions, 1952-1956
61
6-9
Hull House - Charlton-Gruse Exhibition (1951), 1951
61
10
New Trier High School Gallery - Maryette Charlton Exhibition (1951), 1951
61
11
National Arts Club - Annual Art Show (1960), 1960
61
12
Modernage Gallery - Maryette Charlton Photographs Exhibition (1974), 1974
61
13-15
Limbo Theater - "Handmade Postcards by Performers" (1986), 1985-1986
61
16
Baron/Boisante - Group Art Show (1990), 1990
61
17
Gallerie Valerie - "Maryette Charlton: Early Works" (2000)
Valerie Ahms Correspondence, 1998-2000
61
18
Exhibition Announcement, 1999
61
19
Expenses and Sales, 2000
61
20
Framing, 2000
61
21
Guest Book, 2000
61
22
Gallerie Valerie - "Maryette Charlton: Early Works" (2000)
Hanging and Pricing, 2000
62
1
Mailing Lists, 2000
62
2
Resume and Art Inventory, 2000
62
3
Chronological Maryette Charlton Exhibitions, 1952-1979
62
4-9
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Series 10: Printed Material, 1924-2000
3.2 Linear feet
Boxes 62-65, 82, OV 87

Printed material includes exhibition catalogs, books, posters, magazines, and clippings. There are several books on color theory dating from Maryette Charlton's job as a color analyst for the Container Corporation of America. Of particular note is a copy of Twenty Years at Hull House signed by Jane Addams. There is a lot of printed material on Frederick Kiesler.
The folders in this series are grouped together by document type, then arranged chronologically within each grouping. More printed material can be found in the addition to the Maryette Charlton papers.
Description Container Select
Color Theory Books, 1935-1942
62
10-12
Color Theory Books, 1942-1971
63
1-4
Al-Kulliyah, Vol. 28, 1953
63
5
The Artist's World in Pictures, 1961
63
6
Artistic Collaboration in the Twentieth Century, 1984
63
7
escape_space, 2000
63
8
Frederick Kiesler, Environmental Artist, 1978
63
9
The Gentle Giraffe, 1945
63
10
Junior Arts and Activities, 1952-1958
63
11-12
Legionnaire, 10th Anniversary Issue, 1983
63
13
Metropolis Magazine, 1994
Oversized magazine housed in Box 82.
63
14
Philip Davis, A Celebration, 1998
63
15
Ragdale: A History and Guide, 1993
63
16
Twenty Years at Hull House, 1924
Book is signed by Jane Addams.
64
1
Frederick Kiesler Exhibition Announcements, 1966-1997
64
2-3
Frederick Kiesler Exhibition Catalogs, 1964-1997
64
4-9
Frederick Kiesler Clippings, 1954-1997
64
10-12
Frederick Kiesler Exhibition Press Releases, 1966-1998
64
13
Frederick Kiesler Theater and Set Design Reviews, 1929-1987
64
14
Frederick Kiesler Printed Material, 1972-1997
64
15-17
31st Venice Biennale Poster, 1963
Oversized poster housed in OV 87.
64
18
Le Royal Saint Germain Poster, circa 1960-circa 1980
Oversized poster housed in OV 87.
64
19
Clippings about Maryette Charlton, 1951-1971
64
20
Printed Material with Photographs by Maryette Charlton, 1954-1974
64
21-22
Beirut Printed Material, 1952-1958
65
1-2
Assorted Exhibition Catalogs, 1966-1998
65
3-5
Miscellaneous Printed Material, 1964-1998
65
6
Oversized Metropolis Magazine from Box 63, Folder 14, 1994
82
Oversized Venice Biennale Poster from Box 64, Folder 18, 1963
OV 87
Oversized Le Royal Saint Germain Poster from Box 64, Folder 19, circa 1960-circa 1980
OV 87
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Series 11: Scrapbooks, 1939-2010
0.8 Linear feet
Box 65, 82-83

Scrapbooks document Maryette Charlton's personal life from high school, college, and summer camp, exhibitions, and miscellaneous subjects.
This series is arranged chronologically.
Description Container Select
High School Scrapbook, 1939-1942
Oversized scrapbook housed in Box 82.
65
7
Camp Good Health Disbound Scrapbook, 1942
65
8
Monticello College Scrapbooks, 1942-1944
Oversized scrapbooks housed in Box 83.
65
9
Exhibitions Disbound Scrapbook, 1972-1976
65
10
Miscellaneous Disbound Scrapbook, 1972-2010
65
11-12
Oversized High School Scrapbook from Box 65, Folder 7, 1939-1942
82
Oversized Monticello College Scrapbooks from Box 65, Folder 9, 1942-1944
83
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Series 12: Artwork, 1950-1998
0.9 Linear feet
Boxes 65-66, 84

Most of the sketches and drawings in this series are by Maryette Charlton and Lillian Kiesler with a few drawings by Elizabeth Gruse Dixon and Margo Hoff. There is also a batch of mail art by various artists.
The materials in this series are grouped together by document type. Drawings are arranged alphabetically by artist. The mail art is from several disbound binders and do not have a clear arrangement within the folders.
Description Container Select
Drawings by Maryette Charlton, circa 1950-circa 1966
65
13-15
"Eternity" Framed Drawing by Maryette Charlton, circa 1960-circa 1990
65
16
Drawings by Elizabeth Gruse Dixon, 1951
65
17
Drawing by Margo Hoff, 1950
65
18
Drawings by Lillian Kiesler, 1983-1991
Oversized drawings housed in Box 84.
65
19
Mail Art by Various Artists, 1980-1981
65
20-23
Mail Art by Various Artists, 1980-1998
66
1-5
Oversized Drawings by Lillian Kiesler from Box 65, Folder 19, 1983-1991
84
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Series 13: Sketchbooks, 1949-1996
0.5 Linear feet
Box 66

This series consists of 22 sketchbooks that span most of Maryette Charlton's professional life and include pencil, ink, and crayon drawings and sketches. There are occasional annotations. Most of the sketchbooks are untitled.
The sketchbooks are arranged chronologically. The American University of Beirut sketchbooks are grouped together because Charlton wrote on the covers that they are from the same time period and location.
Description Container Select
Sketchbook, 1949
66
6
Sketchbook, 1950
66
7
Sketchbooks, 1950-1951
Includes 2 sketchbooks.
66
8
Sketchbook, 1951-1953
66
9
American University of Beirut Sketchbooks, 1952-1956
Includes 8 sketchbooks.
66
10-13
Sketchbook, 1965-1966
66
14
Sketchbooks, 1974-1975
Includes 3 small sketchbooks.
66
15
Sketchbooks, 1975-1996
Includes 2 small sketchbooks.
66
16
Sketchbook, 1976-1978
66
17
Sketchbooks, 1981-1993
Includes 2 small sketchbooks.
66
18
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Series 14: Photographic Materials, circa 1890-circa 2010
7.8 Linear feet
Boxes 67-74, 84-86

This series includes photographs, slides, negatives, and albums. There are portraits and photographs of Maryette Charlton and her photographs and snapshots of travels abroad, family, friends, and artists. Additional photographs are found in many other series as well. The addition to the Maryette Charlton papers also includes a small number of photographs.
This series is arranged as 4 subseries.
  • 14.1: Photographs of Maryette Charlton, 1927-circa 2010
  • 14.2: Photographs by Subject, circa 1890-2000
  • 14.3: Personal Photographs by Maryette Charlton, 1945-1989
  • 14.4: Snapshots of and by Maryette Charlton, 1942-1984

14.1

Photographs of Maryette Charlton, 1927-circa 2010
Description Container
Maryette Charlton Portraits by Roland Sidawy, 1956
67
1
Maryette Charlton Editing Film in Studio, 1964
67
2
Maryette Charlton While Filmmaking, 1962-1982
67
3-4
Maryette Charlton at Joy Farm by Marion Morehouse, 1967
67
5
Maryette Charlton at Schooley's Mountain, 1972-1985
67
6
Chronological Photographs of Maryette Charlton, circa 1927-circa 2010
67
7-15

14.2

Photographs by Subject, circa 1890-2000
Description Container
Antioch College, 1944
67
16
Artist Slides
Abercrombie-De Diego, 1951-1952
67
17
Chapin-Kahn, 1950-1952
67
18
Lanyon-Weber, 1951-1952
67
19
Beirut, Lebanon, 1952-1956
67
20
Beirut, Lebanon, 1952-1956
67
21
Beirut, Lebanon, 1952-1956
67
22
Beirut, Lebanon Disbound Album, 1952-1956
68
1-2
Buehr, George Slides
Chicago and Mexico Paintings, 1950-1952
68
3
Colorado Painting, 1950-1951
68
4
Middle East and Colorado, 1950-1956
68
5
Calder, Alexander and Louisa, circa 1959
68
6
"Calders and Seyrigs in Beirut", 1954
68
7
Calder Artwork Slides, 1972-1974
68
8
Cavallo, Diana, 1973
68
9
Chicago, 1943-1951
68
10
Chicago Album, 1943-1944
Oversized album housed in Box 84.
68
11
Constitution Yacht Sailing, 1964
Includes photographs with Leone and Owen Elliott as well as Loren MacIver.
68
12
D'Harnoncourt, Rene, 1962
68
13
Egypt - Children's Tapestries in Giza, 1953
68
14
Egypt - Hassan Fathy and New Gourna, 1953
68
15
Family Album, circa 1890-1963
Oversized album housed in Box 84.
68
16
Family Album, 1939-1944
68
17
Family Portraits, 1966-1999
68
18
Family Reunions and Gatherings, 1959-1982
68
19
Family Vacations and Weddings, 1937-1983
68
20
Family Miscellaneous, 1936-1979
69
1
Festival of Women's Films, 1972
69
2
Finnegan's Wake Contact Prints, 1963
69
3
Franklin, Ruth Stephan - Stone Legend, 1965-1969
69
4-5
Franklin, Ruth Stephan - 13M Stills, 1969
69
6
Friends and Family Album, 1970-1971
69
7
Gallerie Valerie Maryette Charlton Exhibition Opening, 2000
69
8-11
Greek Islands, 1953
69
12
Hoff, Margo Slides
Chicago, 1950-1952
Box label indicates slides are of "Paintings, Galleries, Schools, Portraits"
69
13
Colorado Paintings, 1950-1952
69
14
Mexico and New Mexico, 1950-1951
69
15
Middle East Paintings, 1956
69
16
Homologies of Pentadactyl Limbs, circa 1950-circa 1970
69
17
Italy, 1952
69
18
Japan, 1969
69
19
Jerash, Jordan, 1952-1956
70
1
Joy Farm, 1969
70
2
Junior Arts and Activities Photographs for Article, 1952-1958
70
3
Kiesler, Frederick - "Samothrace" Sculpture, 1969
70
4
Kiesler, Lillian
Photographs with Friends, 1979-1994
70
5
Son's Wedding, 1993
70
6
Slides, 1966-1973
Slides of Lillian Kiesler at various locations and events and some photos of houses, gardens, and artwork.
70
7
Kiesler Springs Cemetary Plot, 1973
70
8
Lebanon, 1952-1956
70
9
Lebanon Disbound Album, 1952-1956
Includes photographs of Alexander Calder.
70
10
Lebanon - Feast at Antar Bekaa, circa 1952-1956
70
11
Life Magazine Photography Contest Submissions, 1951
70
12-17
MacIver, Loren
Central Park with Kirk Winslow, 1957
71
1
Jones Beach and Fishers Island, 1957-1958
71
2
Paris and Venice with Lloyd Frankenberg, 1962
71
3
Paris Studio, 1962
71
4
Film Program Layout, circa 1965-1968
71
5
Charcoal Drawing, 1970
71
6
Slides of Artwork, circa 1956
71
7
Slides of Paris and Venice with Lloyd Frankenberg, 1962
71
8
Manchester, Iowa Album, circa 1935
71
9
Manchester, Iowa Album, 1935-1939
71
10
Manchester, Iowa, 1939-1942
71
11
"Matisse Party, St. Patrick's Day", 1972
71
12
Monticello College, 1942-1943
71
13
Monticello College Album, 1942-1943
Oversized album housed in Box 84.
71
14
Monticello College Album, 1942-1944
71
15
Morehouse, Marion, 1968
71
16
Paintings and Drawings by Maryette Charlton, 1953-1954
71
17
Portraits Album, circa 1950-circa 1980
Photographs of various individuals, photographer might be Hall Winslow.
71
18
Portraits of Friends and Family by Maryette Charlton, 1962-1976
72
1
Portraits of Unidentified Individuals, circa 1940-circa 1960
72
2
Pratt Institute, 1945-1947
72
3
Ray School of Photography, 1943
Oversized photographs are housed in Box 85.
72
4
Ryerson Street in Brooklyn, New York, circa 1946
72
5
Schooley's Mountain, 1968-1971
72
6
Schooley's Mountain Studio, 1969
72
7
Seyrig, Henri - Birthday, 1955
72
8
Seyrig, Henri - New York City Lecture, 1968
72
9
Seyrigs in Beirut, 1955
72
10
Seyrigs in Paris, 1962
72
11
Seyrigs at Princeton, 1966
72
12
Seyrigs at Schooley's Mountain, 1969
72
13
Spain, circa 1954
72
14
Syria Disbound Album, 1955
72
15
Syria, circa 1956-1957
72
16
Travel Disbound Album of Spain, Greece, and Jordan, circa 1954
72
17
Travel to Various Locations, 1947-1969
72
18
University of Colorado Summer School, 1946
72
19
Von Brockdorff, Louise "FiFi" Medbery, 1966-1971
72
20
Wedding Photographs, 1953
72
21
Wedding and Baby Album, 1953-1955
72
22
Winslow, Hall
Family Album, circa 1969-1991
Oversized album housed in Box 85.
72
23
Lebanon Album, circa 1952-1956
Oversized album housed in Box 86.
72
24
Protest Marches, circa 1970-circa 1980
72
25
Winslow, Hall
Miscellaneous Photographs by Hall Winslow, 1953-1978
73
1-2
Photographs of Hall Winslow, circa 1953-circa 1957
73
3
Winslow, Kirk, 1956-1983
73
4-5
Unidentified Locations, circa 1950-circa 1970
73
6
Zen in Ryoko-In Screening at Laura Keiege Home, 1977
73
7
Oversized Chicago Album from Box 68, Folder 11, 1943-1944
84
Oversized Family Album from Box 68, Folder 16, circa 1890-1963
84
Oversized Monticello College Album from Box 71, Folder 14, 1942-1943
84
Oversized Ray School of Photography Photographs from Box 72, Folder 4, 1943
85
Oversized Winslow Hall Family Album from Box 72, Folder 23, circa 1969-1991
85
Oversized Winslow Hall Lebanon Album from Box 73, Folder 24, circa 1952-1956
86

14.3

Personal Photographs by Maryette Charlton, 1945-1989
This subseries consists of informal photographs of friends and colleagues at various locations at home or possibly traveling. Some photographs appear to be from college. These photographs in this subseries are unrelated to film projects.
Description Container
Personal Photographs, 1945-1989
73
8-9
Disbound Album of Friends and Colleagues, 1962-1978
73
10
Disbound Album of "Wanderings, Musings", 1976-1977
73
11

14.4

Snapshots of and by Maryette Charlton, 1942-1984
Description Container
Snapshots, 1942-1946
73
12
Snapshots, 1947-1950
73
13
Snapshots, 1952-1953
73
14
Snapshots, 1953
73
15-17
Snapshots, 1954-1955
73
18
Snapshots, 1956-1957
73
19
Snapshots, 1958-1962
73
20
Snapshots, 1964-1967
74
1
Snapshots, 1968-1971
74
2
Snapshots, 1972-1976
74
3
Snapshots, 1977-1982
74
4
Snapshots, 1982-1984
74
5
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Series 15: Sound and Video Recordings, circa 1953-2008
1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 74-75, 86

This series consists of miscellaneous sound and video recordings which could not be merged with the material in other series. There are recordings of radio programs, lectures, performances, and events which Maryette Charlton attended or participated in. Folder headings in quotations are often transcriptions from the labels on the recordings. This series includes 9 videocassettes (VHS), 13 sound cassettes, 2 videodiscs (DVD), 1 sound tape reel, and 4 sounds discs (vinyl).
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Description Container Select
Black Kites by Jo Andres, circa 1997
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
74
6
"Bob Wilson (Voice)", 1999
1 Sound cassette
74
7
De Doute Et De Grace with Delphine Seyrig and Steve Brown, 1990
1 Sound cassette
74
8
"Duncan Youngerman - Musique", 1980-1982
1 Sound cassette
74
9
e.e. cummings, 6 Nonlectures at Harvard, circa 1953
4 Sound cassettes
74
10
"Fairuz", circa 1970-circa 1990
1 Sound cassette
Untitled cassette with list of contents starting with "Fairuz," possibly Lebanese songs.
74
11
Ghost Light Rough Cut, 1999
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
74
12
"Iowa" by Scotty Snyder from Life and Times of Joseph Stalin, 1998
1 Sound cassette
74
13
Kobori Speaking at Schooley's Mountain, 1971 June 6
1 Sound tape reel
74
14
Life and Times of Joseph Stalin, circa 1973
1 Sound cassette
74
15
"Martha's World" Trailer, 1999
1 Videocassette
74
16
Maryette Charlton and Iris Karp, circa 1985
1 Sound cassette
75
1
Mimi Goese Singing "Piece of Cake", 1998
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
75
2
Mimi Goese Video Flower Play, 2001
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
75
3
"Night Journey" Promotion, 1999
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
75
4
"Radio Rick", 2004
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
75
5
"Radio Rick in Heaven, Radio Rick in Hell", 2008
1 Videodiscs (DVD)
75
6
"Rhoda in Potatoland", 2008
1 Videodiscs (DVD)
75
7
"Serves You Right" Music, 1985
1 Sound cassette
75
8
"Snow" by John Jesurun, 2000
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
75
9
White Homeland Commando by the Wooster Group, 1992
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
75
10
WNYC "The Poet's Voice" with Eileen Delahunty, 1996
1 Sound cassette
75
11
Commercial Albums, circa 1960-1980
4 Sound discs (vinyl)
Includes "Birds of the African Rain Forests," "A Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky: Japanese Shakuhachi Music," and "China's Instrumental Heritage"
86
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Series 16: Addition to Maryette Charlton Papers, 1951-2013
3.7 Linear feet
Boxes 75-79, 86

This series is an unintegrated addition to the papers acquired in 2014. It is comprised of biographical materials, journals, correspondence, subject files, printed material and a few photographs. Personal correspondence consists of some letters written by Charlton, holiday cards, letters from artists Etel Adnan and Yasuo Fujitomi, and correspondence with her personal representative and executor Jo Andres. Found among the subject files are artists Etel Adnan, Dakota Jackson, Leon Polk Smith, Charlton's friend Lillian Kiesler, her deceased son Kirk Winslow, and miscellaneous subjects. Printed material includes books and periodicals. Also found are a few personal photographs and views of miscellaneous subjects. There is also 1 videodisc (DVD).
Material in this series is grouped together by document type, then organized alphabetically and chronologically.
Description Container Select
Biographical Materials - Address Books, 1986-circa 1999
75
12-14
Biographical Materials
Index Cards with Addresses, circa 2000-2009
76
1
Appointment Calendars, 2008-2012
76
2
Estate Papers and Obituary, 2009-2013
76
3
Correspondence
Letters by Maryette Charlton, 2009-2011
76
4
Letters from Etel Adnan, 1982-1995
76
5
Letters from Jo Andres, 2005-2012
76
6-7
Letters from Yasuo Fujitomi, 1969-2009
76
8
Letters from Various Correspondents, circa 1970-circa 2011
76
9-13
Greeting Cards, 2006-2013
76
14
Holiday Cards, 2006-2013
76
15-16
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 2003-2011
76
17
Journals, Loose Sheets, circa 1980-2010
76
18
Journals
Loose Sheets from Journals, circa 1980-2010
77
1-2
Walking Journal, 1991-2004
77
3
Diet Journal, 1999-2001
77
4
Journal, 2000-2007
77
5
Journal, 2004-2005
77
6
Subject Files
Adnan, Etel, circa 1980-2005
77
7-11
Architecture, 1991
77
12
Jackson, Dakota, 1980-1994
77
13
Kiesler, Lillian, circa 1970-2003
77
14
Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 1989-1999
77
15
Smith, Leon Polk, 1982-1995
77
16
Tony Reflects by Cindy Lubar Bishop, 2013
1 Videodiscs (DVD)
77
17
Winslow, Kirk - Tribute, 2003-2004
77
18
Winslow, Kirk - Tribute Guestbook, 2004
77
19
Subject Files
Winslow, Kirk - Miscellaneous, 1970-2004
78
1
Winslow, Kirk - Photograph Album, 1955-1971
78
2
Printed Material - Books, 1951-2005
78
3-7
Printed Material - Exhibition Catalogs, 1970-1999
Oversized catalog housed in Box 86.
78
8-13
Printed Material
Exhibition Catalogs, 2001-2013
79
1
Periodicals, 1967-1988
79
2-3
Miscellaneous, 1968-2011
Oversized material housed in Box 86.
79
4
Personal Photographs, 2004-2012
Miscellaneous photographs of friends and family, including images of Maryette Charlton.
79
6
Oversized Exhibition Catalog from Box 78, Folder 8, 1977
86
Oversized American Film Institute Publication from Box 79, Folder 4, 1975
86

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