A comprehensive record of Varnadoe's undergraduate and graduate studies, with term
papers, lecture notes, transcripts, and assorted materials.
Arrangement
Materials from Williams College and Stanford University are grouped separately and
arranged in rough chronological order by year.
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5-7
Williams College, 1964-1968
Including term papers, lecture notes, address books, an art review from student
newspaper, and transcripts. Also present are Varnadoe's curricula for a semester of
post-graduate teaching at Williams (1968) and a narrative resume describing his
choices and decisions during this stage of his life.
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7-13
Stanford University, 1968-1972
Including Varnedoe's notes from his classes with Dr. Albert Elsen and others,
photocopied pages from art historical textbooks, a heavily annotated copy of an issue
of Stanford Today about Van Gogh, and a complete set of term papers
from his graduate career. Also present are documents about Varnedoe's involvement in
campus anti-war protests and art-related activism.