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Series 1: Biographical Material, 1939-1991

0.3 Linear feet

Box 1

Biographical material includes a bibliography and supplement to Rudolf Arnheim's writings, short biographical sketches, assorted contracts and agreements; 5 sound cassettes of interviews, all of Arnheim being interviewed except for one where he interviews artist Adja Yunkers; interview transcripts, a few travel itineraries and documents mostly related to Arnheim's trip to Japan in 1976, and other miscellaneous material.

Description	Container	Select
Bibliography of Writings from 1928 to 1982, 1983	1 1	Select: Bibliography of Writings from 1928 to 1982, 1983
Bibliography Supplements, 1988-1991	1 2	Select: Bibliography Supplements, 1988-1991
Biographical Sketches, 1973-1979	1 3	Select: Biographical Sketches, 1973-1979
Contracts and Agreements, 1939-1958	1 4	Select: Contracts and Agreements, 1939-1958
Interviews		Select: Interviews
Interview with Adja Yunkers, 1980 November 23 1 Sound cassette	1 5	Select: Interview with Adja Yunkers, 1980 November 23 1 Sound cassette
Interview with Rudolf Arnheim, English, 1985 March 24 1 Sound cassette	1 6 1	Select: Interview with Rudolf Arnheim, English, 1985 March 24 1 Sound cassette
Interview with Rudolf Arnheim, German, 1985 March 24 1 Sound cassette	1 6 2	Select: Interview with Rudolf Arnheim, German, 1985 March 24 1 Sound cassette
Interview with Rudolf Arnheim for Open Air radio series, 1986 March 6 1 Sound cassette	1 7	Select: Interview with Rudolf Arnheim for Open Air radio series, 1986 March 6 1 Sound cassette
Interview with Rudolf Arnheim on WUOM radio station, 1987 March 22 1 Sound cassette	1 8	Select: Interview with Rudolf Arnheim on WUOM radio station, 1987 March 22 1 Sound cassette
Interview Transcripts, 1972, 1982	1 9	Select: Interview Transcripts, 1972, 1982
Sarah Lawrence College Faculty Show Photograph, 1953	1 10	Select: Sarah Lawrence College Faculty Show Photograph, 1953
Travel Itinerary and Documents, 1976	1 11	Select: Travel Itinerary and Documents, 1976

Series 2: Correspondence, 1940-1998

4.4 Linear feet

Boxes 1-5

This series consists of professional correspondence with colleagues, students, editors, publishers, universities, and art institutions on the subjects reflecting Rudolf Arnheim's diverse personal interests. The bulk of the correspondence falls under general categories created by Rudolf Arnheim: Architects, Art Historians/Critics, Dance, Film, Psychiatrists, Television, etc. Notable correspondents include Josef Albers, Gordon Allport, Joseph Campbell, Gyorgy Kepes, Hans Richter, Alice Sheldon, and B.F. Skinner, as well as American Society for Aesthetics, Harvard University, University of Michigan, Museum of Modern Art, and the New School of Social Research.

Correspondence is arranged in two different ways to reflect the original order. The chronological correspondence is at the beginning of the series. The second part of the correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order by subject or name, then chronological order thereafter. Individuals and institutions with especially voluminous correspondence often have their own folders. Otherwise individual names are integrated into the subject correspondence. Arnheim's subject headings and original order have been retained.

Description	Container	Select
Undated Correspondence, circa 1940-circa 1950	1 12	Select: Undated Correspondence, circa 1940-circa 1950
Chronological Correspondence, 1932-1939	1 13	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1932-1939
Chronological Correspondence, 1940-1949	1 14-19	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1940-1949
Chronological Correspondence, 1950-1955	1 20-25	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1950-1955
Chronological Correspondence, 1956-1959	1 26-30	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1956-1959
Chronological Correspondence, 1960-1962	1 31-36	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1960-1962
Chronological Correspondence, 1963-1964	1 37-43	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1963-1964
Chronological Correspondence, 1965-1967	1 44-50	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1965-1967
Chronological Correspondence, 1968	1 51-54	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1968
Chronological Correspondence, 1969	1 55-60	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1969
Chronological Correspondence, 1970	1 61-64	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1970
Chronological Correspondence, 1971	1 65-69	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1971
Chronological Correspondence, 1972-1973	1 70-73	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1972-1973
Chronological Correspondence, 1974-1977	1 74-77	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1974-1977
Chronological Correspondence, 1977-1980	1 78-82	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1977-1980
Chronological Correspondence, 1980-1984	2 1-6	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1980-1984
Chronological Correspondence, 1984-1987	2 7-11	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1984-1987
Chronological Correspondence, 1988-1989	2 12-18	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1988-1989
Chronological Correspondence, 1990-1991	2 19-23	Select: Chronological Correspondence, 1990-1991
Aesthetics and Philosophy, circa 1968-1978	2 24-26	Select: Aesthetics and Philosophy, circa 1968-1978
Aesthetics and Philosophy, 1978-1987	2 27-29	Select: Aesthetics and Philosophy, 1978-1987
Aesthetics and Philosophy, 1988-1997	2 30-32	Select: Aesthetics and Philosophy, 1988-1997
American Federation of Arts, circa 1964-1965	2 33	Select: American Federation of Arts, circa 1964-1965
American Federation of Arts, 1967-1974	2 34	Select: American Federation of Arts, 1967-1974
American Society for Aesthetics, circa 1958-1980	2 35-37	Select: American Society for Aesthetics, circa 1958-1980
American Society for Aesthetics, 1981-1985	2 38-40	Select: American Society for Aesthetics, 1981-1985
American Society for Aesthetics, 1986-1995	2 41-42	Select: American Society for Aesthetics, 1986-1995
Architects and Architecture, 1964-1977	2 43-46	Select: Architects and Architecture, 1964-1977
Architects and Architecture, 1978-1988	2 47-50	Select: Architects and Architecture, 1978-1988
Architects and Architecture, 1988-1998	2 51-53	Select: Architects and Architecture, 1988-1998
Art Educators and Art Education, 1969-1977	2 54-57	Select: Art Educators and Art Education, 1969-1977
Art Educators and Art Education, 1977-1983	2 58-61	Select: Art Educators and Art Education, 1977-1983
Art Educators and Art Education, 1984-1990	2 62-65	Select: Art Educators and Art Education, 1984-1990
Art Educators and Art Education, 1991-1997	2 66-68	Select: Art Educators and Art Education, 1991-1997
Art Historians and Art Critics, 1946-1977	2 69-72	Select: Art Historians and Art Critics, 1946-1977
Art Historians and Art Critics, 1977-1980	2 73-76	Select: Art Historians and Art Critics, 1977-1980
Art Historians and Art Critics, 1981-1985	2 77-80	Select: Art Historians and Art Critics, 1981-1985
Art Historians and Art Critics, 1985-1989	2 81-84	Select: Art Historians and Art Critics, 1985-1989
Art Historians and Art Critics, 1989-1992	2 85-88	Select: Art Historians and Art Critics, 1989-1992
Art Historians and Art Critics, 1993-1997	2 89-93	Select: Art Historians and Art Critics, 1993-1997
Art Therapy and Art Therapists, 1970-1980	3 1-3	Select: Art Therapy and Art Therapists, 1970-1980
Art Therapy and Art Therapists, 1980-1985	3 4	Select: Art Therapy and Art Therapists, 1980-1985
Art Therapy and Art Therapists, 1985-1995	3 5-6	Select: Art Therapy and Art Therapists, 1985-1995
Artists, 1967-circa 1979	3 7-10	Select: Artists, 1967-circa 1979
Artists, circa 1980-1984	3 11-14	Select: Artists, circa 1980-1984
Artists, 1984-1987	3 15-18	Select: Artists, 1984-1987
Artists, 1987-1990	3 19-22	Select: Artists, 1987-1990
Artists, 1990-1997	3 23-27	Select: Artists, 1990-1997
A, Miscellaneous, 1976-1996	3 28	Select: A, Miscellaneous, 1976-1996
Behrens, Roy, 1991-1997	3 29-31	Select: Behrens, Roy, 1991-1997
Boyers, Robert, 1971-1979	3 32	Select: Boyers, Robert, 1971-1979
Brasseur, Lee, 1988-1994	3 33	Select: Brasseur, Lee, 1988-1994
British Journal of Aesthetics, 1991-1997	3 34	Select: British Journal of Aesthetics, 1991-1997
Burckhardt, Oliver, 1995-1997	3 35	Select: Burckhardt, Oliver, 1995-1997
B, Miscellaneous, 1990-1997	3 36	Select: B, Miscellaneous, 1990-1997
Critical Inquiry, 1977-1986	3 37-38	Select: Critical Inquiry, 1977-1986
C, Miscellaneous, 1990-1995	3 39	Select: C, Miscellaneous, 1990-1995
Dance, 1946-1978	3 40	Select: Dance, 1946-1978
Dance, 1978-1996	3 41	Select: Dance, 1978-1996
Design Issues, 1993-1994	3 42	Select: Design Issues, 1993-1994
D, Miscellaneous, 1989-1994	3 43	Select: D, Miscellaneous, 1989-1994
Edgerton, Sam, 1974-1975	3 44	Select: Edgerton, Sam, 1974-1975
E, Miscellaneous, 1989-1997	3 45	Select: E, Miscellaneous, 1989-1997
Film, 1940-1971	3 46	Select: Film, 1940-1971
Film, 1972-1981	3 47-49	Select: Film, 1972-1981
Film, 1981-1991	3 50	Select: Film, 1981-1991
Filmmakers, 1992-1995	3 51	Select: Filmmakers, 1992-1995
F, Miscellaneous, 1990-1995	3 52	Select: F, Miscellaneous, 1990-1995
Gay, John and Marie, 1992-1997	3 53-54	Select: Gay, John and Marie, 1992-1997
Getty Center, 1987-1991	3 55	Select: Getty Center, 1987-1991
G, Miscellaneous, 1993-1997	3 56	Select: G, Miscellaneous, 1993-1997
Harvard University, 1960-1969	3 57-58	Select: Harvard University, 1960-1969
Harvard University, 1969-1974	3 59-61	Select: Harvard University, 1969-1974
Harvard University, 1974-1989	3 62-64	Select: Harvard University, 1974-1989
Harvard University, 1990-1997	3 65-66	Select: Harvard University, 1990-1997
Hatano, Kanji, circa 1958-1977	3 67	Select: Hatano, Kanji, circa 1958-1977
Hatano, Kanji, 1978-1989	3 68-70	Select: Hatano, Kanji, 1978-1989
Hatano, Kanji, 1989-1995	3 71-72	Select: Hatano, Kanji, 1989-1995
Heath, Tom, 1972-1984	3 73-75	Select: Heath, Tom, 1972-1984
Heath, Tom, 1985-1992	3 76-78	Select: Heath, Tom, 1985-1992
Heath, Tom, 1992-1997	3 79-80	Select: Heath, Tom, 1992-1997
H, Miscellaneous, 1991-1997	3 81	Select: H, Miscellaneous, 1991-1997
Institute for the Humanities, 1989-1996	3 82	Select: Institute for the Humanities, 1989-1996
Japan Fulbright Trip, circa 1959-1982	3 83-85	Select: Japan Fulbright Trip, circa 1959-1982
Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1992-1997	3 86	Select: Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1992-1997
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 1994-1997	3 87	Select: Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 1994-1997
J-K, Miscellaneous, 1990-1996	3 88	Select: J-K, Miscellaneous, 1990-1996
Language and Culture Discussion Group, 1987-1997	3 89	Select: Language and Culture Discussion Group, 1987-1997
Law Professors, 1996-1997	3 90	Select: Law Professors, 1996-1997
Lectures and Conferences, 1962-1972	3 91-93	Select: Lectures and Conferences, 1962-1972
Lectures and Conferences, 1972-1973	3 94-95	Select: Lectures and Conferences, 1972-1973
Lectures and Conferences, 1973-1976	4 1-5	Select: Lectures and Conferences, 1973-1976
Lectures and Conferences, 1976-1979	4 6-10	Select: Lectures and Conferences, 1976-1979
Lectures and Conferences, 1979-1981	4 11-15	Select: Lectures and Conferences, 1979-1981
Lectures and Conferences, 1981-1983	4 16-20	Select: Lectures and Conferences, 1981-1983
Lectures and Conferences, 1983-1985	4 21-25	Select: Lectures and Conferences, 1983-1985
Lectures and Conferences, 1985-1986	4 26-30	Select: Lectures and Conferences, 1985-1986
Lectures and Conferences, 1986	4 31-34	Select: Lectures and Conferences, 1986
Lectures and Conferences, 1987-1990	4 35-39	Select: Lectures and Conferences, 1987-1990
Lectureships - Visiting, 1965-circa 1973	4 40	Select: Lectureships - Visiting, 1965-circa 1973
Lectureships - Visiting, 1974-1979	4 41-43	Select: Lectureships - Visiting, 1974-1979
Leonardo, circa 1972-1984	4 44-47	Select: Leonardo, circa 1972-1984
Leonardo, 1985-1990	4 48-51	Select: Leonardo, 1985-1990
Leonardo, 1990-1997	4 52-53	Select: Leonardo, 1990-1997
Letters of Recommendation, 1953-1964	4 54	Select: Letters of Recommendation, 1953-1964
Letters of Recommendation, 1965-1988	4 55	Select: Letters of Recommendation, 1965-1988
L, Miscellaneous, 1992-1993	4 56	Select: L, Miscellaneous, 1992-1993
Miller, Arthur L., 1986-1997	4 57-58	Select: Miller, Arthur L., 1986-1997
Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, circa 1982-1989	4 59-62	Select: Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, circa 1982-1989
Museum of Modern Art, 1974-1985	4 63-65	Select: Museum of Modern Art, 1974-1985
Music and Musicians, circa 1972-1979	4 66	Select: Music and Musicians, circa 1972-1979
Music and Musicians, 1980-1988	4 67-68	Select: Music and Musicians, 1980-1988
Music and Musicians, 1989-1991	4 69-70	Select: Music and Musicians, 1989-1991
Musicians and Musicologists, 1992-1997	4 71-72	Select: Musicians and Musicologists, 1992-1997
M, Miscellaneous, 1984-1997	4 73	Select: M, Miscellaneous, 1984-1997
New School for Social Research, 1956-1962	4 74-76	Select: New School for Social Research, 1956-1962
New School for Social Research, 1963-1977	4 77-78	Select: New School for Social Research, 1963-1977
Nivola, Claire, 1992-1994	4 79-81	Select: Nivola, Claire, 1992-1994
Nivola, Claire, 1995-1997	4 82-83	Select: Nivola, Claire, 1995-1997
N, Miscellaneous, 1987-1997	4 84	Select: N, Miscellaneous, 1987-1997
O, Miscellaneous, 1988-1995	4 85	Select: O, Miscellaneous, 1988-1995
Pariser, David - Undated, circa 1974-circa 1990	4 86	Select: Pariser, David - Undated, circa 1974-circa 1990
Pariser, David, circa 1974-1983	4 87-89	Select: Pariser, David, circa 1974-1983
Pariser, David, 1984-1990	4 90-91	Select: Pariser, David, 1984-1990
Pariser, David, 1990-1997	4 92-93	Select: Pariser, David, 1990-1997
Petheo, Bela, 1983-1991	4 94-95	Select: Petheo, Bela, 1983-1991
Petheo, Bela, 1993-1997	4 96	Select: Petheo, Bela, 1993-1997
Psychiatrists, 1970-1977	4 97	Select: Psychiatrists, 1970-1977
Publishers, circa 1961-1979	4 98	Select: Publishers, circa 1961-1979
Publishers, 1981-1983	4 99-102	Select: Publishers, 1981-1983
Publishers, 1983-1985	4 103-106	Select: Publishers, 1983-1985
Publishers, 1985-1987	5 1-4	Select: Publishers, 1985-1987
Publishers, 1987-1988	5 5-8	Select: Publishers, 1987-1988
Publishers, 1989-1992	5 9-10	Select: Publishers, 1989-1992
P, Miscellaneous, 1993-1995	5 11	Select: P, Miscellaneous, 1993-1995
R, Miscellaneous, 1989-1996	5 12	Select: R, Miscellaneous, 1989-1996
Sarah Lawrence College - Undated, circa 1950-circa 1986	5 13	Select: Sarah Lawrence College - Undated, circa 1950-circa 1986
Sarah Lawrence College, circa 1950-1958	5 14-17	Select: Sarah Lawrence College, circa 1950-1958
Sarah Lawrence College, 1958-1967	5 18-19	Select: Sarah Lawrence College, 1958-1967
Sarah Lawrence College, 1967-1986	5 20-21	Select: Sarah Lawrence College, 1967-1986
Schaefer-Simmern, Henry, 1945-1961	5 22	Select: Schaefer-Simmern, Henry, 1945-1961
Schaefer-Simmern, Henry, 1962-1973	5 23	Select: Schaefer-Simmern, Henry, 1962-1973
Schaefer-Simmern, Henry, 1973-1979	5 24-26	Select: Schaefer-Simmern, Henry, 1973-1979
Shedd, Ben, 1992-1997	5 27	Select: Shedd, Ben, 1992-1997
Sheldon, Alice, 1955-1967	5 28	Select: Sheldon, Alice, 1955-1967
Sheldon, Alice, 1967-1973	5 29-30	Select: Sheldon, Alice, 1967-1973
Sheldon, Alice, 1974-1985	5 31	Select: Sheldon, Alice, 1974-1985
Sowers, Robert, circa 1959-1983	5 32	Select: Sowers, Robert, circa 1959-1983
Sowers, Robert, 1983-1989	5 33-34	Select: Sowers, Robert, 1983-1989
Stini, Stephen Grenier, 1984-1988	5 35-37	Select: Stini, Stephen Grenier, 1984-1988
Stini, Stephen Grenier, 1993-1997	5 38-39	Select: Stini, Stephen Grenier, 1993-1997
S, Miscellaneous, 1988-1997	5 40	Select: S, Miscellaneous, 1988-1997
Television, 1971-1981	5 41-43	Select: Television, 1971-1981
T, Miscellaneous, 1989-1997	5 44	Select: T, Miscellaneous, 1989-1997
United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1963-1968	5 45-46	Select: United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1963-1968
University of California Press, 1954-1968	5 47	Select: University of California Press, 1954-1968
University of California Press, 1969-1978	5 48-51	Select: University of California Press, 1969-1978
University of California Press, 1978-1981	5 52-55	Select: University of California Press, 1978-1981
University of California Press, 1981-1984	5 56-59	Select: University of California Press, 1981-1984
University of California Press, 1984-1986	5 60-63	Select: University of California Press, 1984-1986
University of California Press, 1986-1989	5 64-68	Select: University of California Press, 1986-1989
University of California Press, 1990-1995	5 69-73	Select: University of California Press, 1990-1995
University of Michigan, 1974-1981	5 74-77	Select: University of Michigan, 1974-1981
University of Michigan, 1981-1986	5 78-81	Select: University of Michigan, 1981-1986
University of Michigan, 1987-1996	5 82-83	Select: University of Michigan, 1987-1996
V, Miscellaneous, 1991-1993	5 84	Select: V, Miscellaneous, 1991-1993
Ward, John, 1978-1987	5 85-87	Select: Ward, John, 1978-1987
W, Miscellaneous, 1991-1995	5 88	Select: W, Miscellaneous, 1991-1995

Series 3: Writings and Lectures, 1930-1989

2.7 Linear feet

Boxes 5-8

Writings and lectures include book reviews written by Rudolf Arnheim, typescripts and handwritten drafts of articles, lecture drafts and notes, 7 sound tape reels and one sound cassette of Arnheim's lectures, manuscripts, and copies of published articles. Manuscripts include Art and Visual Perception, Art of Seeing, Autobiography of a Work of Art: Picasso's Guernica, Depth Effect of 2D Figures, Disorder and Entropy, Order and Art, Dynamics of Architectural Form, New Essays on the Psychology of Art, Photographing Michelangelo, and a work of fiction The World Upside Down (Verkehrte Welt).

Writings are grouped by type, such as articles, lectures, and manuscripts, then arranged chronologically thereafter. Undated writings and lectures were given approximate date ranges. Lecture notes and manuscripts are further arranged in alphabetical order by subject or title. The sound tape reels are grouped with the lectures.

Description	Container	Select
Article Drafts, circa 1958-circa 1970	5 89-90	Select: Article Drafts, circa 1958-circa 1970
Article Drafts, circa 1958-circa 1970	5 91-92	Select: Article Drafts, circa 1958-circa 1970
Article Drafts, circa 1958-circa 1970	5 93-95	Select: Article Drafts, circa 1958-circa 1970
Book Reviews by Rudolf Arnheim, circa 1962-1974	5 96	Select: Book Reviews by Rudolf Arnheim, circa 1962-1974
Lecture Notes		Select: Lecture Notes
3 Dimensions of Space, circa 1948-circa 1950	5 97-98	Select: 3 Dimensions of Space, circa 1948-circa 1950
3 Dimensions of Space, circa 1949-1950	5 99-100	Select: 3 Dimensions of Space, circa 1949-1950
3 Dimensions of Space, 1950-1958	5 101	Select: 3 Dimensions of Space, 1950-1958
3 Dimensions of Space, circa 1952	5 102	Select: 3 Dimensions of Space, circa 1952
3 Dimensions of Space, circa 1954-circa 1964	5 103	Select: 3 Dimensions of Space, circa 1954-circa 1964
3 Dimensions of Space, circa 1958	5 104-105	Select: 3 Dimensions of Space, circa 1958
Architecture, circa 1977-circa 1980	6 1-4	Select: Architecture, circa 1977-circa 1980
Architecture, circa 1977-circa 1980	6 5-8	Select: Architecture, circa 1977-circa 1980
Architecture, circa 1977-circa 1980	6 9-11	Select: Architecture, circa 1977-circa 1980
Art, circa 1943-circa 1949	6 12-16	Select: Art, circa 1943-circa 1949
Art, 1947-1953	6 17-21	Select: Art, 1947-1953
Art, 1954-1955	6 22-25	Select: Art, 1954-1955
Art, 1956-1960	6 26-30	Select: Art, 1956-1960
Art, 1962-1966	6 31-35	Select: Art, 1962-1966
Art, 1967-1976	6 36-39	Select: Art, 1967-1976
Art, 1977-1984	6 40-45	Select: Art, 1977-1984
Art, 1984-1989	6 46-50	Select: Art, 1984-1989
Art Development and Education, 1951-1955	6 51-54	Select: Art Development and Education, 1951-1955
Art Development and Education, 1955-1965	6 55-57	Select: Art Development and Education, 1955-1965
Art Development and Education, 1969-1975	6 58-61	Select: Art Development and Education, 1969-1975
Art Development and Education, 1976-1979	6 62-63	Select: Art Development and Education, 1976-1979
Art Motivation, circa 1948-1955	6 64-68	Select: Art Motivation, circa 1948-1955
Art Motivation, 1955-1961	6 69-72	Select: Art Motivation, 1955-1961
Art Perception, 1950-1961	6 73-75	Select: Art Perception, 1950-1961
Art Perception, 1968-1980	6 76-80	Select: Art Perception, 1968-1980
Communication, 1947-1954	6 81-82	Select: Communication, 1947-1954
Communication, 1955-1962	6 83-85	Select: Communication, 1955-1962
Composition, 1982-1984	6 86-87	Select: Composition, 1982-1984
Composition, 1984-1987	6 88-91	Select: Composition, 1984-1987
Literature, 1947-1954	6 92-95	Select: Literature, 1947-1954
Modern Art, circa 1948-circa 1961	6 96-99	Select: Modern Art, circa 1948-circa 1961
Music - Undated, circa 1946-circa 1981	6 100	Select: Music - Undated, circa 1946-circa 1981
Music, 1946-1954	6 101-103	Select: Music, 1946-1954
Music, 1961-1981	6 104	Select: Music, 1961-1981
Psychology of Art, circa 1974-circa 1984	6 105-113	Select: Psychology of Art, circa 1974-circa 1984
Seminars, 1970-1979	6 114-115	Select: Seminars, 1970-1979
Lecture Recordings		Select: Lecture Recordings
"A Glance at the Speculations" - Matchette Foundation Lecture Series, 1961 1 Sound tape reel	6 116	Select: "A Glance at the Speculations" - Matchette Foundation Lecture Series, 1961 1 Sound tape reel
"In the Footsteps of a Creator" - Matchette Foundation Lecture Series, 1961 1 Sound tape reel	6 117	Select: "In the Footsteps of a Creator" - Matchette Foundation Lecture Series, 1961 1 Sound tape reel
"Picasso Lecture", circa 1962 1 Sound tape reel	7 1	Select: "Picasso Lecture", circa 1962 1 Sound tape reel
"What is Art for?" - Sound Seminars in Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1963 1 Sound tape reel	7 2	Select: "What is Art for?" - Sound Seminars in Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1963 1 Sound tape reel
"What is Art for?" - Cooper Union Forum, 1963 1 Sound tape reel	7 3	Select: "What is Art for?" - Cooper Union Forum, 1963 1 Sound tape reel
"Arnheim before Film Guild - San Francisco State College", 1965 1 Sound tape reel	7 4	Select: "Arnheim before Film Guild - San Francisco State College", 1965 1 Sound tape reel
"Art in Education" - Philadelphia Conference, 1967 1 Sound tape reel	7 5	Select: "Art in Education" - Philadelphia Conference, 1967 1 Sound tape reel
"Visual Thinking" - University of Houston, Clear Lake, 1980 1 Sound cassette	7 6	Select: "Visual Thinking" - University of Houston, Clear Lake, 1980 1 Sound cassette
Manuscripts		Select: Manuscripts
Art and Visual Perception Chapters 1-5, circa 1974	7 7-11	Select: Art and Visual Perception Chapters 1-5, circa 1974
Art and Visual Perception Chapters 6-10, circa 1974	7 12-16	Select: Art and Visual Perception Chapters 6-10, circa 1974
Art and Visual Perception Notes, circa 1974	7 17	Select: Art and Visual Perception Notes, circa 1974
The Art of Seeing, circa 1964-1967	7 18	Select: The Art of Seeing, circa 1964-1967
The Autobiography of a Work of Art: Picasso's Guernica, 1961	7 19-20	Select: The Autobiography of a Work of Art: Picasso's Guernica, 1961
The Depth Effect of 2-D Figures, 1943	7 21	Select: The Depth Effect of 2-D Figures, 1943
The Disorder of Entropy and the Order of Art, circa 1970	7 22	Select: The Disorder of Entropy and the Order of Art, circa 1970
The Dynamics of Architectural Form Introduction, circa 1977	7 23	Select: The Dynamics of Architectural Form Introduction, circa 1977
The Dynamics of Architectural Form Chapters 1-4, circa 1977	7 24-27	Select: The Dynamics of Architectural Form Chapters 1-4, circa 1977
The Dynamics of Architectural Form Chapters 5-8, circa 1977	7 28-31	Select: The Dynamics of Architectural Form Chapters 5-8, circa 1977
New Essays on the Psychology of Art, circa 1986	7 32	Select: New Essays on the Psychology of Art, circa 1986
New Essays on the Psychology of Art, circa 1986	8 1-3	Select: New Essays on the Psychology of Art, circa 1986
Photographing Michelangelo, circa 1960-circa 1975	8 4	Select: Photographing Michelangelo, circa 1960-circa 1975
The World Upside Down, 1940	8 5-8	Select: The World Upside Down, 1940
Published Articles, circa 1938-1949	8 9	Select: Published Articles, circa 1938-1949
Published Articles, 1952-1962	8 10	Select: Published Articles, 1952-1962
Published Articles, 1963-1974	8 11-13	Select: Published Articles, 1963-1974
Miscellaneous, 1966-1979	8 14	Select: Miscellaneous, 1966-1979

Series 4: Diaries, 1919-1987

1 Linear foot

Boxes 8-9

The numerous diaries in this series, written in German and English, start from 1919 and extend until 1987. The diaries discuss Rudolf Arnheim's early life as a student in Germany, and contains personal reflections, poetry, as well as his interest in psychology, film and art. The later diaries also deal with Arnheim's career as an educator and lecturer and also contain drafts of writings on psychology, music, and art.

Description	Container	Select
Diary, 1919-1922	8 15	Select: Diary, 1919-1922
Diary, 1934-1938	8 16	Select: Diary, 1934-1938
Diaries, 1942-1947	8 17	Select: Diaries, 1942-1947
Diaries, 1948-1950	8 18	Select: Diaries, 1948-1950
Diaries, 1951-1952	8 19	Select: Diaries, 1951-1952
Diaries, 1952-1954	8 20	Select: Diaries, 1952-1954
Diary, 1955-1957	8 21	Select: Diary, 1955-1957
Diaries, 1958	8 22	Select: Diaries, 1958
Diaries, 1958-1959	8 23	Select: Diaries, 1958-1959
Diaries, 1959-1960	8 24	Select: Diaries, 1959-1960
Diary, 1959-1961	8 25	Select: Diary, 1959-1961
Diary, 1960-1963	8 26	Select: Diary, 1960-1963
Diary, 1961-1965	9 1	Select: Diary, 1961-1965
Diary, 1963-1965	9 2	Select: Diary, 1963-1965
Diaries, 1966-1969	9 3	Select: Diaries, 1966-1969
Diary, 1969-1971	9 4	Select: Diary, 1969-1971
Diary, 1971-1975	9 5	Select: Diary, 1971-1975
Diary, 1975-1982	9 6	Select: Diary, 1975-1982
Diary, 1981-1987	9 7	Select: Diary, 1981-1987

Series 5: Printed Material, 1928-circa 1990

1.2 Linear feet

Boxes 9-11

Printed material includes announcements for Rudolf Arnheim's lectures, reviews of his books, clippings, programs, brochures, assorted material from Sarah Lawrence College, and two instructional sound cassettes.

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Book Announcements and Notices, 1954-1972	9 8	Select: Book Announcements and Notices, 1954-1972
Book Announcements and Notices, 1973-1982	9 9	Select: Book Announcements and Notices, 1973-1982
Book Announcements and Notices, 1986-1988	9 10	Select: Book Announcements and Notices, 1986-1988
Book Reviews		Select: Book Reviews
Art and Visual Perception, circa 1954-circa 1978	9 11-12	Select: Art and Visual Perception, circa 1954-circa 1978
The Dynamics of Architectural Form, 1978-1981	9 13	Select: The Dynamics of Architectural Form, 1978-1981
Entropy and Art, 1970-1977	9 14	Select: Entropy and Art, 1970-1977
Film as Art, 1958-1977	9 15	Select: Film as Art, 1958-1977
Picasso's Guernica: The Genesis of a Painting, 1962-1966	9 16	Select: Picasso's Guernica: The Genesis of a Painting, 1962-1966
Picasso's Guernica: The Genesis of a Painting, 1964-1979	9 17	Select: Picasso's Guernica: The Genesis of a Painting, 1964-1979
The Power of Center, 1982-1983	9 18	Select: The Power of Center, 1982-1983
Toward of a Psychology of Art, 1966-1969	9 19	Select: Toward of a Psychology of Art, 1966-1969
Visual Thinking, 1969-1971	9 20-21	Select: Visual Thinking, 1969-1971
Visual Thinking, 1972-1973	9 22	Select: Visual Thinking, 1972-1973
Miscellaneous Book Reviews, 1966-1984	9 23	Select: Miscellaneous Book Reviews, 1966-1984
Clippings - Undated, circa 1928-circa 1989	9 24	Select: Clippings - Undated, circa 1928-circa 1989
Clippings, 1931-1946	9 25	Select: Clippings, 1931-1946
Clippings, 1950-1959	9 26	Select: Clippings, 1950-1959
Clippings, 1960-1969	9 27-28	Select: Clippings, 1960-1969
Clippings, 1970-1979	9 29-30	Select: Clippings, 1970-1979
Clippings, 1980-1989	9 31-32	Select: Clippings, 1980-1989
Lecture and Symposium Announcements and Programs, circa 1955-circa 1980	9 33	Select: Lecture and Symposium Announcements and Programs, circa 1955-circa 1980
Sarah Lawrence College Printed Material, 1945-1985	9 37	Select: Sarah Lawrence College Printed Material, 1945-1985
Scrapbook of Reviews of Arnheim's Books, 1928-1932	9 38	Select: Scrapbook of Reviews of Arnheim's Books, 1928-1932
Scrapbook of Programs and Pamphlets (Disbound), 1949-1966	9 39	Select: Scrapbook of Programs and Pamphlets (Disbound), 1949-1966
Scrapbook of Programs and Pamphlets (Disbound), 1966-1971	9 40-41	Select: Scrapbook of Programs and Pamphlets (Disbound), 1966-1971
Scrapbook of Programs and Pamphlets (Disbound), 1971-1979	9 42	Select: Scrapbook of Programs and Pamphlets (Disbound), 1971-1979
Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Press Releases and Event Programs, circa 1951-circa 1978	9 43-44	Select: Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Press Releases and Event Programs, circa 1951-circa 1978
Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Press Releases and Event Programs, circa 1951-circa 1978	10 1-6	Select: Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Press Releases and Event Programs, circa 1951-circa 1978
Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Press Releases and Event Programs, 1974-1979	10 7-8	Select: Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Press Releases and Event Programs, 1974-1979
Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Press Releases and Event Programs, 1978-1989	10 9-13	Select: Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Press Releases and Event Programs, 1978-1989
Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Press Releases, and Event Programs, 1985-1989	11 1	Select: Miscellaneous Pamphlets, Press Releases, and Event Programs, 1985-1989
Asian Language Recording, circa 1980-circa 1990 1 Sound cassette	11 2	Select: Asian Language Recording, circa 1980-circa 1990 1 Sound cassette
Albert Bregman "Auditory Organization", 1983 1 Sound cassette	11 3	Select: Albert Bregman "Auditory Organization", 1983 1 Sound cassette

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