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Stewart Klonis papers, circa 1886-1983

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Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1934-1977
.1 Linear feet
Box 1

Biographical material includes Klonis' resume, various awards and certificates, and a file including materials on Bernard Klonis.
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Resume, circa 1953
1
1
Bernard Klonis, circa 1946-1967
1
2
Awards and Certificates, circa 1934-1977
1
3
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Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1930-1982
1 Linear foot
Boxes 1-2

Correspondence is with Romare Bearden, Martha Bloom, Peter Blume, Louis Bosa, Homer Boss, Frank Vincent DuMond, George Grosz, Joseph Hirsch, Reginald Marsh, Kenneth Hayes Miller, William Zorach, and others, as well as regarding the 1960s proxy vote for the Art Students League.
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Correspondence (1930s), circa 1930-1939
1
4
Correspondence (1940s), circa 1940-1949
1
5
Correspondence (1950s), circa 1950-1959
1
6-8
Correspondence (1960s), circa 1960-1969
1
9-13
Correspondence (1970s), circa 1970-1979
1
14-19
Correspondence (1980s), circa 1980-1982
2
1
Art Students League, Proxy Vote, circa 1964-1966
2
2
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Series 3: Writings, circa 1897-1977
.2 Linear feet
Box 2

Writings consist of notes, drafts, and typescripts of articles and speeches by Klonis and others.
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By Klonis
Speeches
Art Students League, circa 1945-1946
2
3
National Art Materials Trade Association Convention, Americana Hotel, circa 1969
2
4
New York Public Library, circa 1934
2
5
Yale University, circa 1954
2
6
Miscellaneous Speeches, circa 1943-1973
2
7
Miscellaneous Writings, circa 1957-1962
2
8
By Others
An Account of the Foundry and Early Years by Its First President (1897), L. W. Wilmarth, circa 1897
2
9
Miscellaneous Notes, circa 1968-1977
2
10
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Series 4: Personal Business Records, circa 1933-1982
.6 Linear feet
Box 2

Personal business records contain files on the Art Students League containing a history of the league, correspondence and printed material about the election of the Board of Control, the annual scholarship balls, and the testimonial dinner for Klonis, minutes of the Board of Control meetings, reports, and financial data and building modernization plans. Also included are materials relating to multiple other art organizations, artwork appraisals, and exhibition files.
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Artists Equity Association, circa 1953-1960
2
11
Art Students League
Board of Control, Meeting Minutes, circa 1945-1982
2
12
Building File, circa 1948
2
13
Contracts, circa 1941-1963
2
14
Costume Balls, circa 1941-1957
2
15-16
Emergency Committee Report, circa 1934
2
17
President's Annual Reports, circa 1939-1963
2
18
Raffle Winners, circa 1955
2
19
Testimonial Dinner, circa 1945
2
20
Treasurer's Reports, circa 1934-1982
2
21
Century Club, circa 1957-1977
2
22
Institute of International Education, circa 1949-1965
2
23
The MacDowell Colony, circa 1973-1977
2
24
Metropolitan Museum's Open Exhibition (1950), circa 1950
2
25
New York City Center Gallery, circa 1952-1955
2
26
New York Work Progress Administration Artists Incorporated, Project Proposal, circa 1976
2
27
Queen's College, Staff Personnel Record, circa 1940
2
28
Artwork Appraisals, circa 1961-1969
2
29
Artwork Sales Receipts , circa 1941-1969
2
30
Exhibition Files, circa 1933-1947
2
31
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Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1886-1980
.7 Linear feet
Boxes 2-3, OV 5

Printed material consists of exhibition announcements and catalogs for the Art Students League and other exhibitions, clippings, and a scrapbook of clippings, exhibition catalogs, and photographs.
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Exhibition Announcements, circa 1934-1977
2
32
Exhibition Catalogs, circa 1925-1979
2
33-35
Art Students League, circa 1886-1980
3
1-7
Clippings, circa 1933-1980
4
1-2
Posters, circa 1930-1939
5
Scrapbook, circa 1932-1933
4
3
Miscellaneous Printed Material, circa 1970
4
4
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Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1920-1980
.2 Linear feet
Box 4, OV 6 and 7

Photographic material includes photographs of Klonis, his friends and colleagues, and the Art Students League Costume balls.
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Klonis, Stewart, circa 1950-1976
6
Personal Photographs, circa 1950-1980
4
5-7
Art Student's League Costume Ball, circa 1940-1972
4
8
Photographs of Artist Portraits, circa 1920-1976
4
9
Photographs of Artwork , circa 1970
7
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Series 7: Artwork, circa 1956-1983
.1 Linear feet
Box 4

Artwork includes sketches and collages by Homer Boss, Jose de Creeft, Frank Vincent DuMond, Xavier Gonzales, William Zorach, Martha Bloom, Robert B. Hale, Beatrix Sherman and others.
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Collages, circa 1978
4
10
Sketches, circa 1956-1983
4
11

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