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San Francisco Women Artists records, 1925-1999

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Series 1: Administrative Records, 1925-circa 1998
6.5 Linear feet
Boxes 1-6, FC 17-18

Administrative records include a wide variety of materials documenting the organization's general administrative, financial, and operating affairs; founding and history; events; board, council, and committee activities;and membership information. Also found are biographical materials on Marcelle Labaudt, long-time member and and executive director of the SFWA. Within the files concerning Labault is material documenting a film project about Labault by Marlana Beckman, which includes film and sound recordings.
This series is arranged by functions, activities, and subjects.
Description Container Select
Annual Reports, 1946-1947
1
1
Artist Council, circa 1992-1997
1
2-5
Committees, 1992-circa 1998
1
6-7
Daily Journal, 1987
1
8
Daily Journal, circa 1987
1
9
Daily Journal, 1996-1997
1
10
Daily Journal, 1997
1
11
Daily Journal, 1997-1998
1
12
Directories, 1949-1955
1
13
Events, "Fun For Funds", circa 1966-1968
1
14
Events, Help Save Our Gallery, 1995
1
15
Events, International Women's Day Luncheon, 1992-1994
1
16
Events, San Francisco Annual Arts Festival, circa 1977
1
17
Events, SFWA and KQED Channel 9 Pledge Night, circa 1996-1998
1
18
Financial Files, Income and Expense Reports, circa 1992-1998
1
19
Financial Files, Marketing and Budget Plans, 1992
1
20
Financial Files, Sales Tax Reports, 1990-1993
1
21
Financial Files, Treasurer's Reports, 1960-1997
1
22-27
Founding Documents, Constitution, By-Laws, and Articles of Incorporation, circa 1940s-circa 1970s
1
28-31
Gallery Comment Book, circa 1995
1
32
Gallery Operations
Bell, Curtis and Snider Fine Art Planning Proposal, 1994
1
33
Brochures, New, 1994
1
34
Gallery Leasing and Usage Contract, 1976-1985
1
35
Guest Book, circa 1985
1
36
Gallery Operations
Job Search, Gallery Manager, circa 1991-1992
2
1
Outside Receptions and Gallery Rentals, circa 1986-1991
2
2-3
Ordering Guest Books, circa 1990s
2
4
Receiving Book, Exhibitions, 1982-1983
2
5
Supplies, Ordering Invitations, circa 1990s
2
6
Supplies, Short-Run Labels, Inc., circa 1994
2
7
Supplies, Stationery, circa 1994
2
8
Website, 1996-1997
2
9
General Administrative Records, 1925-1951
2
10-27
General Administrative Records, circa 1946-1977
3
1-24
General Administrative Records, circa 1975-circa 1990s
4
1-25
General Administrative Records, circa 1990-circa 1994
5
1-10
Hayes Valley Merchants Association, circa 1995-1996
5
11-12
History of SFWA
Biographies, circa 1990-circa 1998
5
14-18
Booklet, circa 1997
5
19
Copies of Clippings, circa 1990s
5
20
Dorr Bothwell Lecture, "SF Art Institute Lecture", circa 1996
2 Cassette tapes
Includes paper notes and additional description.
5
21
General History of SFWA, circa 1930-1996
5
22-24
Obituaries, circa 1991-1998
5
25
Radio Program, "KPFA-FM Heritage Program" Sound Recording, circa 1989
1 Cassette tape
Descriptive note included.
5
26
Radio Program, "SFWA on KALW", circa 1998
1 Cassette tape
5
27
Video Recording, "Art and Music: Everybody's Angels", circa 1998
1 Videocassettes (VHS)
Descriptive note included.
5
28
Marcelle Labaudt
"Marcelle Labaudt Film" Materials, Information, circa 1980s
6
1-2
Marcelle Labaudt Film, circa 1980s
Marcelle Labaudt film, reel 1, 1979
1 Film reel
16mm
FC 17
Marcelle Labaudt film, reel 2, 1979
1 Film reel
16mm
FC 18
"Marcell Labaudt Film" Materials, Sound Recordings, circa 1980s
6 Sound tape reels
6
3-5
"Marcelle Labaudt Film" Materials, Sound Recordings, circa 1980s
3 Cassette tapes
Cassette tapes may be copies of sound reels.
6
6
Printed Material, 1976-1981
6
7
Loose Clippings Scrapbook, circa 1980s
6
8
Slides, Carousel I: "Attic Reception, Labaudt Slides and Festivals", circa 1970s
6
9
Slides, Carousel II: "Lucien Labaudt's Reception Anniversary", circa 1970s
6
10
Slides, Carousel III: "Lucien Show, Etc.", circa 1970s
6
11
Marcelle Labaudt Scholarship Fund, circa 1987-1996
6
12
Meetings, circa 1992-1998
6
13-16
Miscellaneous Research, Women Artists, circa 1990s
6
17
Officers and Directors, circa 1945-circa 1990s
6
18-19
Presidents' Talks, 1992-1998
6
20
Publicity, circa 1951-circa 1994
6
21-24
Rental Gallery of SFWA, 1992-1995
6
25
Surveys and Questionnaires, 1990-1998
6
26-31
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Series 2: Correspondence, 1931-1998
0.7 Linear feet
Boxes 6-7

Correspondence is with donors and patrons, artists and members, board members, SFWA President Stefanie Steinberg, and others. Additional correspondence is found in Series 1.
Description Container Select
Potential Donors and Patrons, circa 1996
6
32
Stefanie Steinberg, 1975-1976
6
33
General, 1931-1932
6
34
General, 1931-1997
7
1-10
Donor Thank You Notes, 1993-1998
7
11-12
to Irene Pattinson, 1980-1981
7
13
to the Board from Members, circa 1995-1997
7
14
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Series 3: Membership Files, 1925-circa 1998
1.5 Linear feet
Boxes 7-8

Membership files include rosters, renewals, directories, statistics, and applications, dropped members lists, printed membership applications, a letter for overdue membership, as well as two ledgers of paid memberships.
Description Container Select
Dropped Members, 1980-1981
7
15
Ledger, Paid Memberships, 1981
7
16
Ledger, Paid Memberships, 1983
7
17
Letter for Overdue Membership, 1996
7
18
Membership Applications, circa 1979-circa 1986
7
19-28
Membership Applications, circa 1984-1998
8
1-9
Member Biographies, circa 1998
8
10-11
Membership Directory, 1975-1997
8
12-14
Membership Renewals, 1994-1995
8
15
Membership Rosters, 1925-1998
8
16-28
Membership Statistics, 1947-1949
8
29
Old Membership Applications, circa 1992-circa 1996
8
30
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Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1947-circa 1998
0.7 Linear feet
Boxes 8-9

Exhibition files are incomplete and contain announcements, photographs and slides, catalogs, notes and correspondence. Files are found for "The Paintings of Dorothy Winslade" (1994), "Hands and Heart, the Art of Healing" (1997), "Annual SFWA Emerging Artists Show" (1988-1994), and "International Women" (1997), among many others. Also found are exhibition lists, price lists, and placards.
Description Container Select
Exhibition Lists and Price Lists, circa 1980s-1994
8
31
Exhibition Placards, circa 1980s-circa 1990s
8
32
Annual San Francisco Women Artists, Jurors and Jury Ballots (circa 1947-1966), circa 1947-1956
9
1
"Celebration of International Women" (1991), circa 1991
9
2
"A Woman's Vision" (1992), 1992
9
3
"Annual SFWA Emerging Artists Show" (1985-1994), circa 1984-circa 1994
9
4-7
"The Paintings of Dorothy Winslade" (1994), 1994-1996
9
8
"SFWA Centennial Show" (1994), 1992-1995
9
9-10
"We Are All Connected" (1995), 1995
9
11
"SFWA Californina Artists Juried Exhibition" (1995), 1994-1995
9
12
"125th Anniversary San Francisco Art Institute" (1996), 1996
9
13
"Art of Susan A. Whitney, Exhibit and Silent Auction" (1997), circa 1980-circa 1997
9
14-17
"Hands and Heart, the Art of Healing" (1997), circa 1996
9
18-19
"International Women" (1997), 1996-1997
9
20
"Breast Cancer Awareness Art Show" (circa 1998), circa 1998
9
21
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Series 5: Inventory Records, circa 1974-circa 1985
0.4 Linear feet
Boxes 9-10

This series contains artist inventory cards noting artists, some artwork, and some exhibitions.
Inventory records are arranged in general alphabetical order and grouped to maintain the order in which they were found.
Description Container Select
A-B, circa 1974-1985
9
22
B-C, circa 1974-1985
9
23
C-E, circa 1974-1985
9
24
F-G, circa 1974-1985
9
25
G-I, circa 1974-1985
9
26
J-L, circa 1974-1985
9
27
M, circa 1974-1985
9
28
A-E, circa 1974-1985
9
29
F-K, circa 1974-1985
9
30
Q-S, circa 1974-1985
9
31
S-T, circa 1974-1985
10
1
U-W, circa 1974-1985
10
2
W-Z, circa 1974-1985
10
3
L-R, circa 1974-1985
10
4
S-Z, Miscellaneous, circa 1974-1985
10
5
Miscellaneous, circa 1974-1985
10
6
Drop-Outs and Deceased, circa 1974-1985
10
7
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Series 6: Printed Material, 1926-1999
1.5 Linear feet
Boxes 10-11, 16

Printed materials include calendars, clippings, exhibition announcements, brochures and catalogs, general exhibition materials, general printed materials, and two books.
Description Container Select
Book,
The Development of Modern Art in Northern California: Part I
, 1978
10
8
Book,
The Development of Modern Art in Northern California: Part II
, 1981
10
9
Bulletins, 1926-1999
10
10-20
Calendars, San Francisco Women Artists, 1969-1972
Oversized calendars housed in Box 16.
10
21
Clippings, circa 1930s-circa 1996
10
22-29
Exhibition Announcements, 1970-1996
10
30-32
Exhibition Brochures, circa 1975-1989
10
33
Exhibition Brochures, circa 1975-1989
11
1
Exhibition Catalogs, 1933-1998
11
2-9
General Exhibition Materials, circa 1950-circa 1990s
11
10-15
General Printed Material, circa 1949-1992
Oversized material housed in Box 16.
11
16
Oversized Calendars, San Francisco Women Artists, 1972
16
1
Oversized General Printed Material, 1963-1986
16
2
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Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1925-circa 1990s
2.7 Linear feet
Boxes 11-13, 15

Twenty scrapbooks (bound and unbound) contain clippings and exhibition materials, such as announcements, photographs, some notes, and biographies.
Scrapbooks are arranged in chronological order.
Description Container Select
Scrapbook 1, 1925-1941
11
17-18
Scrapbook 2, circa 1920s-circa 1950s
11
19
Scrapbook 3, circa 1969-1970
11
20-23
Scrapbook 4, circa 1970-1971
11
24
Scrapbook 4, circa 1970-1971
12
1-2
Scrapbook 5, circa 1971-1973
12
3-4
Scrapbook 6, circa 1971-1973
12
5
Scrapbook 7, circa 1973-1975
12
6-8
Scrapbook 8, circa 1975-1976
12
9-10
Scrapbook 9, 1979-1983
12
11-15
Scrapbook 10, circa 1983-1985
12
16-17
Scrapbook 11, circa 1983-1990
12
18-21
Scrapbook 12, circa 1991-1994
12
22-23
Scrapbook 13, "Biographies, 100 Years of Women in the Arts", circa 1994
13
1-4
Scrapbook 14, circa 1990s
13
5
Scrapbook 15, circa 1990s
13
6
Scrapbook 16, Exhibitons Scrapbook, circa 1960s-circa 1990s
13
7-10
Scrapbook 17, Exhibitions Scrapbook, circa 1970s-rirca 1990s
13
11-12
Scrapbook 18, Exhibitions Scrapbook, circa 1991-1995
13
13-15
Oversized Scrapbook 19, circa 1927-1940
15
Oversized Scrapbook 20, 1977-1978
15
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Series 8: Photographs, circa 1970-circa 1990s
1.5 Linear feet
Boxes 13-14, 16

Eight bound and unbound photograph albums, photographs, negatives, and slides depict artwork, exhibitions, galleries, events, artists at work, and images for an exhibition catalog.
Description Container Select
Photographs of Artwork, circa 1990s
13
16
Photographs of Shows, circa 1970s-1992
Oversized photograph housed in Box 16.
13
17-19
Photographs and Negatives for Catalog, circa 1990s
13
20
Slides of Gallery and Receptions, circa 1970-1990
13
21
Slides of SFWA General Meeting, 4-20-97, circa 1997
13
22
Slides of Ming Wu Demo, circa 1996
13
23
Photograph Album 1, Unbound, 1976-1977
13
24-27
Photograph Album 2, Unbound, circa 1980s
14
1-2
Photograph Album 3, Unbound, circa 1987-circa 1989
14
3-6
Photograph Album 4, Unbound, Exhibitions, circa 1989
14
7-12
Photograph Album 5, Unbound, Exhibitions, 1991-1992
14
13-16
Photograph Album 6, Unbound, Exhibitions, circa 1991
14
17-20
Oversized Photograph Album 7, Bound, 1996-1998
16
Oversized Photograph Album 8, Loose Pages, circa 1980s-circa 1990s
16
4
Oversized Photograph of Shows, circa 1970s-circa 1990s
16
3

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