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Records of the School of Art and Art History
RG 06.07
Collection Dates: 1929-
7.75 linear ft.

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Acquisition and Processing Information: These materials have been transferred to the University Archives at various times. Guide posted to the Internet January 2007.

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Box Contents List

Box 1

Exhibits Series

American Federation of Arts, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's

Annual Design Exhibition, 1950's

Big Ten Art Exhibition, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th

Correspondence, 1929-1957

General programs, etc., 1940-

Iowa High Schools, 1931-1961 (incomplete)

Iowa Prints Group - London, 1951

Photography, 1930's

Salon of Photographic Art, 1933-1934; 1937-1939

Student Salon of Art. Programs, etc., 1934-1942; 1945, 1947, 1949

Summer Exhibits of Contemporary Art, 1945, 1947

Box 2

Faculty, 1930's

Students Works, 1930's

Box 3 and 3A

Administrative Series

Artist-in-Residence Plan

Big 10 Exhibition

Clippings, 1927-32

----. 1933-35

----. 1935-36

Conferences: Dedication Art Building, 1949

Exhibits

Exhibitions at Iowa Memorial Union

Catalogues

Dr. Harper: Misc.

High School Art Conference

Budget

Box 4 and 4A

Old Master drawings and chiaroscurs prints, December 1954

Misc.

Misc., Defense

Annual Report, 1936-1950

Iowa High School Art

Exhibition - Art Conference

Photography Committee

Pre-flight Relief Maps

G.S.S. 1945, Publicity

G.S.S. 1945, First Exhibit Gallery correspondence

Art…Bulletin of the University of Iowa

Box 5

Minutes, including 1988 working papers

Box 6

D. Edstrom correspondence, 1931-1954

Donors. T. Henry Foster correspondence, 1934-35

Eve Drewelowe paintings correspondence (referred to occasionally as Mrs. Van Ek), 1943-1944

General correspondence, lists, etc., 1930-1945, 1953-

George Caleb Bingham correspondence, 1940-1943

Gifts: Leo Katz mural correspondence, 1934-1954

Gifts: Mr. & Mrs. William Davenport correspondence, 1932-1938

Insurance material, 1930's

Box 7

Camp Dodge murals, sculpture correspondence, 1942-1946

Carnegie Art Project, 1937-38

Art Conferences, 1937-

Art lectures, 1940

Lorado Taft lectures, 1929-1931

Organization, needs, finances, 1936-49

P.W.A. Project, 1933-35

Informational publications, press releases, miscl., 1933-

Sculpture project, 1934-35

War Art Workshop, 1942-43