Correspondence is primarily from colleagues and art museums concerning Walter's works, especially concerning using gorillas as subjects for her pieces.
Description Container Select Correspondence, 1924-1929 Select: Correspondence, 1924-1929 Correspondence, 1930-1939 Select: Correspondence, 1930-1939 Correspondence, 1944-1949 Select: Correspondence, 1944-1949 Correspondence, 1955, 1960, 1968 Select: Correspondence, 1955, 1960, 1968 Correspondence, 1973-1979 Select: Correspondence, 1973-1979
Writings consist of an article by Walter on her impressions of the first National Service School, a charred notebook documenting her experience meeting with a gorilla to use as the subject for one of her sculptures, and miscellaneous writings and notes.
Professional material includes a handwritten resume, list of artwork, one watercolor painting of a gorilla, and subject files on animals and women athletes. Also included are two audio cassette recordings from an unveiling ceremony for one of Walter's pieces at John Hopkins University.
Description Container Select Gorilla Watercolor Painting, 1922 Select: Gorilla Watercolor Painting, 1922 List of Works, undated Select: List of Works, undated Receipts for Works of Art, 1975 Select: Receipts for Works of Art, 1975 Resume, circa 1960 Select: Resume, circa 1960 Subject File, Gorilla/Zoo Animals, 1911-1977 Select: Subject File, Gorilla/Zoo Animals, 1911-1977 Subject File, Skaters and Women Athletes, 1939-1954 Select: Subject File, Skaters and Women Athletes, 1939-1954 "Unveiling of Walter's Sculpture", 1977 November 3 Select: "Unveiling of Walter's Sculpture", 1977 November 32 Sound cassettesScope and ContentsA presentation of sculpture given to the Anthropology Department at John Hopkins University by Valerie Walter.It is unclear whether the presentation spans both cassettes or if one of the cassettes is a duplicate.
Scrapbooks consist of six scrapbooks containing primarily clippings related to animals, Walter, and her works. Also mixed in are photographs of Walter's sculptures and animals that served as the subjects for some of her pieces. Some of the clippings are in French and Italian.
Description Container Select Scrapbook I, circa 1932 Select: Scrapbook I, circa 1932 Scrapbook II, 1922-1951 Select: Scrapbook II, 1922-1951 Scrapbook III, 1922-1963 Select: Scrapbook III, 1922-1963 Scrapbook IV, 1928-1936 Select: Scrapbook IV, 1928-1936 Scrapbook V, 1915-1954 Select: Scrapbook V, 1915-1954 Scrapbook VI, 1924-1944 Select: Scrapbook VI, 1924-1944
Printed material consists of articles on Walter's and her works, clippings, exhibition catalogs, and some of Walter's sketches. Some of the clippings are in French and Italian.
Description Container Select Articles, 1934, 1962 Select: Articles, 1934, 1962 Clippings, 1924-1971 Select: Clippings, 1924-1971 Exhibition Catalogs, 1923-1940 Select: Exhibition Catalogs, 1923-1940 Sketches, 1943 Select: Sketches, 1943 Miscellaneous, 1934-1939 Select: Miscellaneous, 1934-1939
Photographic material consists primarily of photographs of Walter, her sculptures, and seven photo albums. Photo albums are more scrapbook in nature containing clippings, in addition to photographs of sculpture pieces. Some of the included printed material is in French and Italian.
Description Container Select Personal, 1924-1963 Select: Personal, 1924-1963 Sculptures, 1927-1960 Select: Sculptures, 1927-1960 Subjects for Sculptures, 1927-1963 Select: Subjects for Sculptures, 1927-1963 Album I, circa 1915-1924 Select: Album I, circa 1915-1924 Album II, circa 1922 Select: Album II, circa 1922 Album III, 1920-1928 Select: Album III, 1920-1928 Album IV, 1927-1934 Select: Album IV, 1927-1934 Album VI, circa 1930 Select: Album VI, circa 1930 Album VII, 1924-1978 Select: Album VII, 1924-1978 Album XIII, undated Select: Album XIII, undated Negatives, undated Select: Negatives, undated Miscellaneous, 1916-1950 Select: Miscellaneous, 1916-1950
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