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International Design Conference in Aspen records, 1949-2006

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Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Restrictions
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Related Material
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Container List
Series I. Annual conference records, 1951-2004
Series II. Cumulative files and miscellaneous material, 1949-2006
International Design Conference in Aspen Records
Series II. Cumulative files and miscellaneous material, 1949-2006 26 Linear Feet (57 boxes, 1 flat file folder)
Selected audio recordings from Series II. Cumulative files (digital version available on-site only)

Cumulative files and miscellaneous material comprise Series II. The cumulative files range from office files, predominantly vendor billing and receipt files, to attempts by IDCA to collect and preserve its history. The material in many respects mirrors Series I, with groupings of administrative and financial records, lists of attendees and speakers, board records, programs and graphics.
Arrangement
The series is arranged topically.
Cumulative files, 1951-2006, undated
Administrative and financial records, 1976-2004, undated
box folder
106 1-2 General, 1976-1997, undated
106 3-4 President's book, 1989-1997
106 5-7 Helene Fried's files and notebook 1997-1999
box folder
107 1 New York office black book, 1991-1996
Accommodations, 1985-2000, undated
box folder
107 2-9 Papers
box folder
156 3-4 Color photographs and negatives
box folder
107 10 Audiovisual services progress report, 1981-1989
107 11-12 Healthcare and insurance, 1992-2000
Facilities and event permits, 1979-2001
box folder
108 1-7 Papers
box folder
156 5 Color photographs and negatives
box folder
109 1 Non-profit status, 1986-1993
109 2-4 Planning, 1989-2000
109 5-12 Recreations, 1988-2000, undated
box folder
110 1 Target schools, 1998-2001
110 3-5 Volunteers, 1997-2001, undated
110 2 Aspen Council prospects, 2002-2004
110 6-8 Office equipment, 1980-1999, undated
Contact information, 1995-1999, undated
box folder
111 1-2 Board members' telephone lists, 1995-1998, undated
111 3-6 Mailing addresses, 1997-1999, undated
Attendees, 1951-2000, undated
box folder
112 1-2 General, 1951-1954
112 3-4 Japanese groups, 1999-2000
112 5-7 VIPs, 1991-1995, undated
Board, 1951-1999, undated
box folder
112 8-10 General, 1951-1999
Meetings, 1991-1995, undated
box folder
112 11 Papers, 1991-1995
Recordings, undated
box item
204 C20 Tapes 1 to 7, undated
Tapes 1 to 7

7 sound cassettes of 7 ; 1/8 in.
204 C21 Tapes 1 to 4, undated
Tapes 1 to 4

4 sound cassettes of 4 ; 1/8 in.
204 C22 Tapes 1 to 2, undated
Tapes 1 to 2

2 sound cassettes of 2 ; 1/8 in.
204 C23 B, undated
2 sound cassettes of 2 ; 1/8 in.
Members and advisors, 1960-1999, undated
box folder
113 1 Andersen-Bruce, Sally, 1994-1995
113 2 Bass, Saul, 1974-1996
113 3 Bayer, Herbert, 1980-1983
Baynes, Andrea, 1978
box folder
113 3 Papers
box folder
156 6 Negative
box folder
113 4 Beinart, Julian, 1994-1996
113 5 Berco, Ferenc, undated
113 6 Blaich, Robert, 1994-1998
113 7 Bøe, Alf, undated
113 7 Brecher, Kenneth, 1994-1996
113 8 Brickman, Marshall, 1994-1996
113 8 Bure, Gilles de, undated
113 9 Caplan, Ralph, 1989-1998
113 10 Carbine, Patricia, 1975-1977
113 11 Carson, David, 1998
113 12 Chermayeff, Ivan, 1994-1998
113 13 Chiat, Jay, 1989-1994
113 14 Crichton, Michael, 1993-1997
113 15 Diffrient, Niels, 1983-1994
113 16 Dorfsman, Lou, 1994-1997
113 17 Drews, Andrew, 1994-1995
113 18-19 Farson, Richard, 1982-1997
box folder
114 1 Ferren, Bran, 1994-1997
114 2 Ford, Merrill, 1997
114 2 Fried, Helene, 1994
114 3 Friedberg, M. Paul, 1980-1982
114 4 Glaser, Milton, 1979-1995
114 5 Globus, Dorothy Twining, 1996-1997
114 6 Green, Nancye, 1993-1996
114 7 Hardy, Tom, 1994
114 7 Hayes, Kelly J., 1997
114 8 Hegeler, Fran, 1991-1994
114 9 Hoffmann, Hy, 1960-1962
114 10 Joseph, Mark, 1997-1998
114 11 Julian, Alexander, 1994-1996
114 12 Julius, Leslie, 1989
114 13 Julius, Rosamind, 1994-1997
114 14 Kao, John, 1994-1995
114 15 Keeley, Larry, 1995-1997
114 16 Keyes, Wendy, 1994-1997
114 17 Lacy, Bill, 1992
114 17 Massey, John, undated
114 18 Mayo, Noel, 1994-1996
114 19 McLaughlin, David, 1996
114 20 Mountford, S. Joy, 1997-1999
box folder
115 1 Murphy, Deborah, 1994-1996
Nelson, George, 1986
box folder
115 2 General
box folder
156 6 Negative
box folder
162* 3 Drawing
box folder
115 3 Nelson, Louis, 1994-1996
115 4 Obata, Gyo, undated
115 5 Paepcke, Elizabeth, 1960-1983
115 5 Pinzke, Herbert, 1990
115 4 Quareshi, Samina, 1999
115 4 Rickman, Rebecca, 1994-1995
Roberts, Jack, undated
box folder
115 4 Papers
box folder
156 6 Negative
box folder
115 4 Rose, Jonathon, 1999
Safdie, Moshe, 1980-1988
box folder
115 5 Papers
box folder
156 6 Negatives
box folder
115 6 Sakomura, Hiroko, 1995-1996
115 7 Santos, Adele, 1994-1995
115 7 Shigeta, Masami, 1993-1996
115 7 Simon, Jennifer Jones, 1996
Stanton, Frank, 1979-1997
box folder
115 8 Papers
box folder
156 6 Negatives
box folder
115 9 Stirling, William, 1996
115 9 Stumpf, William, 1994-1995
115 10 Tabibian, Jivan, 1995-1996
115 10 Tanaka, Ikko, 1995
115 11 Teague, Harry, 1993-1995
115 12 Thompson, Jane, 1994-1997
Valentini, 1998, undated
box folder
115 13 Paper
box folder
156 6 Color prints and slides
box folder
115 14 Wolf, Henry, 1994, undated
115 15 Wurman, Richard, 1979-1994
115 16 Zaccai, Gianfranco, 1991-1998
Interviews with board members, 1986-1987
box folder
116 1-2 Transcripts of edited samples, 1986-1987
Recordings, 1986-1987
Saul Bass interviewed by Lou Dorfsman, 1986 June 16
box folder
130 7 Transcript
box item
169 V1 4a. Camera one- angle
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (60 min) ; 1/2 in.
169 V2 4b. Angle
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (60 min) ; 1/2 in.
169 V3 3. Camera angle to the left
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (60 min.) ; 3/4 in.
169 V4 4. Straight-on camera
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (60 min.) ; 3/4 in.
Audio recordings
box item
265 C1233 Copy 1
1 sound cassette of 1 : 1/8 in.
265 C1232 Copy 2
1 sound cassette of 1 (microcassette) ; 1/8 in.
Alan Fletcher interviewed by Richard Wurman, 1986 June 18
box folder
130 8 Transcripts
box item
170 V5 Camera one
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (55 min.) ; 3/4 in.
170 V6 Camera two
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (55 min.) ; 3/4 in.
Henry Wolf interviewed by Ivan Chermayeff, 1986 June 16
box folder
130 9-10 Transcripts
box item
170 V7 #1 Camera view on Henry Wolf
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (30 min.) ; 3/4 in.
170 V8 #2 Camera view on Ivan Chermayeff
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (30 min.) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1231 Audio Recordings
1 sound cassette of 1 ; 1/8 in.
Frank Stanton interviewed by Lou Dorfsman, 1986 June 16
box folder
130 11 Transcript
box item
171 V9 8. Camera one
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
171 V10 7. Camera two
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
Interview with Niels Diffrient and Bill Moggridge, 1986 June 16
box folder
131 1 Transcripts
box item
171 V11 Camera 1
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
171 V12 5. Camera two
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (40 min.) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1234 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 (microcassette) ; 1/8 in.
Lou Dorfsman and Frank Stanton/Niels Diffrient and Bill Moggridge, 1986 June 18
box item
172 V13 11a. Camera two
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
172 V14 11b. Camera one
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Ivan Chermayeff, 1986 June 19
box folder
131 2 Transcripts
box item
172 V15 Camera 1
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
172 V16 Camera 2
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1235 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 (microcassette) ; 1/8 in.
Fritz and Fabi Benedict; Norman Foster and Ralph Caplan, 1986 June 19
box folder
131 3 Transcript of Norman Foster interview
box item
173 V17 17a. Camera one
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
173 V18 17b. Camera two
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) ; 1/2 in.
Alan Fletcher; Bill Moggridge in tent, 1986 June 20
box item
173 V19 12a. Fletcher (Camera 1); Moggridge (wide shot)
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (60 min.) ; 1/2 in.
173 V20 12b. Fletcher (Camera 2); Moggridge (close-up)
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (30 min.) ; 1/2 in.
box item
265 C1236 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 (microcassette) ; 1/8 in.
Milton Glazer, 1986
box folder
131 4 Transcript
box item
173 V21-V22 Video recordings
2 videocassettes (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
Ralph Caplan and Bill Moggridge, 1986
box folder
131 5 Transcripts
box item
174 V23 1. Caplan (Camera 1); Moggridge (close-up)
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (30 min.) ; 3/4 in.
174 V24 2. Caplan (Camera 2); Moggridge (wide shot)
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (30 min.) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1235-C1236 Audio recording
2 sound cassettes : 1/8 in.
Jivan Tabibian, 1987 June 15
box folder
131 6 Transcript
box item
174 V25 Camera I
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (10 min.) ; 3/4 in.
174 V26 Camera II
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (10 min.) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1241 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 ; 1/8 in.
Wendy Keys Interview, 1987 June 15
box folder
131 7 Transcript
box item
175 V27 Camera one
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (48 min.) ; 3/4 in.
175 V28 Camera two
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (48 min.) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1242 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 ; 1/8 in.; on tape with Elizabeth Paepcke, Art Museum.
Michael Donovan and Nancy Green, 1987 June 16
box folder
131 8 Transcript
box item
175 V29-V30 Video recording
2 videocassettes (U-Matic); 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1238 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 ; 1/8 in.
Brad Holland, 1987 June 17
box folder
131 9 Transcript
box item
175 V31-V32 "Slides"
2 videocassettes of 2 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
175 V33 Interview #2: close-up
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (58 min.) ; 3/4 in.
box item
176 V34 Interview #2: medium shot
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (58 min.) ; 3/4 in.
Niels Diffrient, 1987 June 17
box folder
131 10 Transcript
box item
176 V35 Interview
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (51 min.) ; 3/4 in.
176 V36 Interview #1
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1239 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 ; 1/8 in.
Jane and Benjamin Thompson, 1987 June 18
box folder
131 11 Transcript
box item
176 V37-V38 Video recording
2 videocassettes (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
176 V39 Ben Thompson Edited Audio Track, circa 1987
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
Ben Thompson, 1987 June
box folder
131 12 Transcripts
box item
177 V40 Ben Thompson Aspen Architecture, 1987 June
4 videocassettes of 4 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1237 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 ; 1/8 in.
Patricia Conway, 1987
box folder
131 13 Transcripts
Videorecording
box item
177 V41 62. Interview #2
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
177 V42 63. Interview
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
box item
178 V43-V44 Additional interview footage
2 videocassettes (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1240 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 ; 1/8 in.; on tape with Wendy Keys interview.
April Greiman, 1987 June 17
box folder
131 14 Transcript
box item
178 V45 Interview #3: medium shot
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (38 min.) ; 3/4 in.
178 V46 Interview #3: close-up
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) (38 min.) ; 3/4 in.
Elizabeth Paepcke, Art Museum, 1987 June 18
box folder
131 15 Transcript
box item
178 V47 Close ups
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
178 V48 Wide shots
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1242 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 ; 1/8 in.
Paul MacCready, 1987 June 18
box folder
131 16 Transcripts
box item
179 V49 #10 Camera 1
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
179 V50 #10 Camera 2
1 videocassette of 1 (U-Matic) ; 3/4 in.
box item
265 C1243 Audio recording
1 sound cassette of 1 : 1/8 in.
Correspondence, 1995-2005, undated
box folder
116 3-4 General, 1995-2005, undated
116 5-6 Harry Teague communications, 1998-2000
flatfile
4** Oversize
Posting from the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Programs, 1962-1998
box folder
117 1-3 Papers
box folder
156 7 Color photographs
Speakers, 1951-2001, undated
box folder
117 4 Possible speakers, 1970-1975
117 5 Famous speakers, 1968, undated
117 6 Quotes, 1970-2001
117 7 Statements of purpose, 1990-1999
117 8-11 Lists, 1951-1999
box folder
156 8 Color prints and slides, 1951-2001
Audiovisual facilities and logistics, 1986-1996, undated
box folder
118 1-6 Papers
box folder
156 9 Color photographs
Session recordings, 1955-1999, undated
box folder
118 7 Dubbing committee, 1988-1995
Recordings, 1960-1999, undated
box folder
119 1 Notes, 1981-1990
119 2 Tape records, 1960-1996
box item
205 C24-C32 Extra tapes, 1998-1999, undated
Extra tapes (digitized version available on-site only)

7 sound cassettes ; 1/8 in.
C24, C28, C30, C31, and C32 were found to be blank and were not digitized.
box item
241 C755-C763, C1300 Unidentified recordings, undated
Unidentified recordings, undated

10 sound cassettes ; 1/8 in. C758 speaker is possibly Tomi Ungerer. C762 is labeled "'82-Nicholas Negropante" and is most likely related to or duplicates C134-5 from the 1982 IDCA. C763 contains only 6 seconds of an unidentified speaker. The following cassettes were blank and thus not digitized: C755-757, C759-761 and C1300
box item
270 F1 Unlabeled film recording, undated
1 film reel ; 8 mm.
box
271 Reels original boxes, 1955-1961
Graphics, 1961-2006, undated
box folder
119 3-6 General, 1961-2006, undated
119 7 Advertising copies, 1986-1999
119 8 Allworth Press, 1994-1996
box folder
120 1-2 Badges, 1989-1998
Banners and flags, 1989-1993
box folder
120 3 General
box
276* Oversize
box folder
156 10 Color photographs and slides, 1982-1993
box folder
162* 4-5 Maps and forms, undated
162* 6 Japanese brush work/calligraphy, 2000
flatfile
5** Plans and drawings, 1992, undated
Publicity, 1951-1995, undated
box folder
120 4-5 General, 1989-1995, undated
box
167* Chronology mechanicals, 1951-1956
Social events, 1987-2002, undated
General, 1987-1998, undated
box folder
120 6-8 Papers
box folder
156 11 Color prints and slides
Saul Bass memorial, 1996-1997
box folder
120 9 Papers
box folder
156 11 Slides
Elizabeth Paepcke memorial, 1987-1994
box folder
120 10 Papers
box folder
156 11 Slides
box
151-154 Aspen's First 50 Years celebration photographs, 2002
box folder
121 1 Merchandising, 1998-2001
Photography, 1951-1996, undated
box folder
121 4-12 Black-and-white prints, 1960-1996
box
122, 155 Berko photo archive, 1951-1993
box
157-158 Color prints, negatives, and slides, 1959-1969
Events, 1985-1987
box
159 Contact sheets
box
160-161 Negatives
box folder
162* 7 Oversize
box
126-130 IDCA inventory project, circa 2000-2004
Miscellaneous material, 1949-2001, undated
box folder
123 1-5 Materials relating to other design conferences, 1997-2000
box folder
124 1 American Institute of Architects chapter directory, 1996
124 2 American Institute of Graphic Arts website print-out , 1996
124 3 Artspace: Twentieth Anniversary Report of Progress, 1999
124 9-11 Aspen: the Magazine in a Box, 1966-1967
Incomplete sets of nos. 3, 4, 5+6.
box folder
121 2-3 Aspen Institute, 1978-1989
box folder
124 4 BDA International website print-out, 1996
124 5 Goethe Bicentennial Convocation and Music Festival, 1949
Includes program, photographs and press coverage.
124 6 International Design Education Foundation, 1985-1986
124 8 Inventory of IDCA records in the University of Illinois, Chicago, Special Collections Department, 1988
124 7 New York New Media Association, 1997
box
125 Articles and ephemera, 1989-2001
box item
168 CM35-CM39 Computer files, undated
5 floppy disks ; 3.5 in. CM35-39 are unreadable.
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