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| Series I. Correspondence and business papers, 1968-2012
1.81 Linear
Feet
(5 boxes)
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| Series I is comprised of correspondence to and from Nemser, letters regarding
memberships in professional societies, letters of proposal for: books; writing projects;
conferences; exhibitions, invitations to speak at events, research materials. The
Feminist Art Journal's correspondence and business papers are included
here along with requests to subscribe. Nemser's letters to editors are also represented
in this series and show Nemser's active record of participation with the media.
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| There is a large section of Nemser's general business correspondence and related papers
filed under Cindy Nemser. The papers are mostly correspondence between Nemser and
various publishers but the section also includes business contracts, curriculum vitae,
clippings and photographs. This section of papers reflects Nemser's professional
practice of soliciting writing work and publishing opportunities as well as materials
promoting her writing and lecturing.
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| Some letters are photocopies. |
| Arrangement |
| Series I is arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent's name, institution or
project title with assorted and unidentified material at the end.
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| box |
folder |
| 1 |
1 |
A.I.R. Gallery, 1973, 1996 |
| 1 |
2 |
Alexander, Ron, undated |
| 1 |
3 |
Alloway, Lawrence, 1971 May 24 |
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Contains a letter to Al Derrick with Nemser copied. |
| 1 |
4 |
American Theatre Critics Association, 1993-2000 |
| 1 |
5 |
Anastasi, Audrey Frank, 2008 |
| 1 |
6 |
Antin, Eleanor and David, 1974,
undated
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| 1 |
7 |
Archives of American Art, 1996 May |
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Contains a letter regarding an interview conducted by Doloris Holmes with Nemser. See
also Eva Hesse for additional papers from the Archives of American Art.
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| 1 |
8 |
Art in America, 1970-1971
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Includes responses to form letter by Nemser regarding women artists from Eva Hesse,
Alice Neel, Helen Frankenthaler, Grace Hartigan, Nancy Spero, Lil Picard, Miriam
Beerman, Claire Falkenstein, Sylvia Sleigh, Miriam Schapiro, M. Helen Pashgian,
Clement Greenberg, Katherine Kuh, Max Kozloff and Lawrence Alloway.
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| 1 |
9 |
ArtTable, 2007 |
| 1 |
10 |
Artist Talk on Art, 2007 April
27
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Contains flyer promoting Cindy Nemser in dialog with Audrey Anastasi. |
| 1 |
11 |
Battock, Gregory, 1973-1980 |
| 1 |
12 |
Bernstein, Judith, 2008 |
| box |
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| 1, 28 |
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Blum, June, 1998-2011 |
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Includes color photographs. |
| box |
folder |
| 1 |
14 |
Bourdon, David, 1972 May 28 |
| 1 |
15 |
Brooklyn Museum, 1967-1978,
2008
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| 1 |
16 |
Burko, Diane, 1975 August
7
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| 1 |
17 |
Celant, Germano, 1978 July |
| 1 |
18 |
Cellender, Don, 1983-1984 |
| 1 |
19 |
Cheney, Frances, 1974 January
15
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| 1 |
20 |
Chicago, Judy, 1974-1975 |
| 1 |
21 |
College Art Association, 1996 |
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Contains directory for Boston conference. |
| box |
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| 1, 28 |
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Comini, Alessandra, 1977 February
13
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Includes color photograph. |
| box |
folder |
| 1 |
23 |
Conant, Howard, 1971-1972 |
| 1 |
24 |
Durkee, Dee, 1973 October
11
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| 1 |
25 |
East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art, 1987 |
| box |
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| 1, 2 |
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Feminist Art Journal, 1972-1984,
undated
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Includes general correspondence, fan letters, condolence letters, papers regarding
funding, minutes and by-laws, and an embossing hand tool.
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| box |
folder |
| 1 |
31 |
Ferguson, Tom, 1976 |
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Includes Sampling of the Eastern / of the Western Art, mentions
Nemser.
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| 1 |
32 |
Feshbach, Oriole, 2009 May |
| 1 |
33 |
Fish, Janet, 1995 November
1
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| 1 |
34 |
Flack, Audrey, 1996, 2007 |
| 1 |
35 |
Focus: Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts, 1974 |
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A city-wide arts program including the Nemser curated exhibitions In Her Own
Image and Woman's Work: American Art, 1974.
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| 1 |
36 |
Frankenthaler, Helen, 1971 |
| 1 |
37 |
Fundaburk, Emma Lila, 1974 May 11 |
| box |
folder |
| 3 |
1 |
Gardner, Jo-Ann, 1974 September
20
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| 3 |
2 |
Grezel, Miriam, 1974 |
| 3 |
3 |
Gross, Julie, 1972 May 6 |
| box |
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| 3, 28 |
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Grossman, Nancy, 1975, 1995 |
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Includes color slides. |
| box |
folder |
| 3 |
5 |
Hartigan, Grace, 1970- 2008 |
| 3 |
6 |
Hesse, Eva, 1979-2006 |
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Contains mostly letters regarding permissions. See also Series II Art Talk:
Conversations With 12 Women Artists and Series III for the recordings and
transcripts of interviews.
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| 3 |
7 |
Huxtable, Ada Louise, 1974 June
20
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| 3 |
8 |
In Her Own Image, 1973
November
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An exhibition curated by Nemser at the Samuel S. Fleisher Memorial Art Gallery as
part of Focus: Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts. Includes letters from
Berenice Abbott, Barbara Morgan, and Imogen Cunningham,
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| 3 |
9 |
Innaurato, Albert, 1989 March
21
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| 3 |
10 |
International Art Critics Association, 1975 February
18
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| 3 |
11 |
Johnson, Ray, undated |
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Contains photocopy of article regarding Johnson. |
| 3 |
12 |
Karras, Maria, 1974 February
7
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| 3 |
13 |
Krasner, Lee, 1972, 2007 |
| 3 |
14 |
Krugman, Irene, 1973 June 1 |
| 3 |
15 |
Landis, James, 1989
September
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Letters to Editors, 1970-2006,
undated
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Includes letters regarding Barbara Rose, Annette Bening, Betty Friedan, Frank Stella,
Leah Gordon, Lee Krasner, Lila Katzen, Hilton Kramer, Nina Yankowitz, Amy Tan, Walter
Kendrick, Jane Austen and John Perreault.
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| box |
folder |
| 3 |
16 |
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Artforum, undated
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| 3 |
17 |
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Her, 1993 October
21
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| 3 |
18 |
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New York Magazine, 1973
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| 3 |
19 |
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New York Observer, 1991 May
13
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| 3 |
20 |
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New York Times, 1970-2006
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| 3 |
21 |
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Newsday, 1989-1991
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| 3 |
22 |
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Village Voice, 1970-1982
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| 3 |
23 |
Levin, Gail, 2006 |
| 3 |
24 |
Lippard, Lucy, 1975
August-September
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| 3 |
25 |
Loach, Roberta, 1977,
undated
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| 3 |
26 |
Mainardi, Patricia, 1972 January
12
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Letter to Lawrence Alloway and Sylvia Sleigh. |
| 3 |
27 |
Media Report to Women, 1974
September
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| 3 |
28 |
Mew, Tommy, 1977,
undated
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| 3 |
29 |
Ms., 1975-1992
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| 3 |
30 |
N'Cognita, Vernita, 2006
December
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| 3 |
31 |
National Endowment for the Arts, 1975- 1976 |
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Includes Art Critics Fellowship Grant papers. |
| 3 |
32 |
Nemser, Catherine, 1984 October
3
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| 3 |
33 |
Nemser, Charles, 1977 March
20
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Includes letter to Hilton Kramer. |
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Nemser, Cindy, 1969-2008,
undated
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Nemser's general business correspondence is filed here. If correspondence exists
about a specific writing project then it is filed under the project title.
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| box |
folder |
| 3 |
34 |
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Archive, 2008 |
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Includes inventory of archive and letters from institutions considering acquisition
of archive.
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| 3 |
35 |
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Grant applications, 1995-1996 |
| 3 |
36 |
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Lectures, 1971-1999 |
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Includes lists of lectures, invitations to lectures and conferences, contracts for
participation, letters thanking Nemser for her contributions and some press and
publicity ephemera.
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| 3 |
37 |
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Solicitation letters, 1974-1992 |
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Contains letters Nemser sent to publishers soliciting publication or new writing
opportunities.
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| 3 |
38 |
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Response letters, 1969-1997 |
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Contains responses to Nemser's solicitation letters from various editors and
publishing houses.
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| 3 |
39-40 |
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Assorted contracts and business papers, 1975-2007 |
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Documents in box 3 folder 40 are sealed for Nemser's lifetime. |
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Cover letters, curriculum vitae, biographies and
bibliographies, 1975, 2008-2013,
undated
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Cover letters, curriculum vitae, biographies and bibliographies (digital
version available on-site only)
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| box |
folder |
| 4 |
1 |
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Papers |
| box |
item |
| 18 |
D1-D2, D7 |
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Digital files
.001
GB
(2 files) and 2 unprocessed computer
discs
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D1: 1 computer disc (floppy disk) : 3 1/2 in. D2, D7: 2 computer discs (CD-ROM) :
digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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D7 contains two Microsoft Word Document 97-2003 (.doc) files. Other content
unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
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| box |
folder |
| 4 |
2 |
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Materials regarding television appearances, 1976 |
| 4 |
3-4 |
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Clippings, 1972-1978 |
| box |
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| 4, 28 |
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Photographs, 1973-1974,
undated
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| box |
folder |
| 4 |
6 |
New Dramatists, 1990 December
18
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An unidentified play by Nemser was chosen as semi-finalist. |
| 4 |
7 |
The New School, 1996 November
13
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Panel proposal on women artists at the New School. |
| 4 |
8 |
The New York Cultural Center, 1972 June
27
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| 4 |
9 |
Nochlin, Linda, 1972 November
16
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| 4 |
10 |
O'Doherty, Brian, 1969-2008 |
| box |
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| 4, 28 |
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Ornstein, Peter, 2010
January-February
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Includes color photograph. |
| box |
folder |
| 4 |
12 |
Our Town, 1995
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| 4 |
13 |
Outer Critics Circle membership, 2007-2010 |
| 4 |
14 |
Picard, Lil, 1973, 2007 |
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Includes clipping of article by Picard. |
| 4 |
15 |
Piercy, Marge, 1975 August
13
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| 4 |
16 |
Plagens, Peter, 2007 May |
| 4 |
17 |
Posner, Donald, 1972 December
27
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| 4 |
18 |
Quinby, Diana, 2005 February
15
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| 4 |
19 |
Remington, Deborah, 2007 |
| 4 |
20 |
Ruby, Kathryn, 1972 January
20
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Contains clippings of Ruby's letter to the editor published in the Village
Voice.
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| 4 |
21 |
Schapiro, Miriam, 1974-1977 |
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Includes letter regarding the California Institute of the Arts, Feminist Art
Program.
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| 4 |
22 |
Shattuck, Roger, 1979
April-May
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| 4 |
23 |
Starr, Nina Howell, 1972-1973 |
| 4 |
24 |
Thomas, David, 1972 April
25
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Originally in folder titled "Important Letters." |
| 4 |
25 |
Tillotson, Robbie, undated |
| 4 |
26 |
Tufts, Eleanor, 1974 September
11
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| 4 |
27 |
Veteran Feminists of America, 2004-2011 |
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Includes correspondence with Jacqueline Ceballos and Gloria Orenstein. |
| 4 |
28 |
Wendt, Ingrid, 1979-1980 |
| 4 |
29 |
Women Artists in Revolution (W.A.R.), 1970 |
| 4 |
30 |
Women in the Arts, 1999-2007 |
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Includes photograph by Charles Nemser of 1972 picketing of Museum of Modern Art. |
| 4 |
31 |
Women's National Book Association, 1980-1981 |
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Contains membership and network directory. |
| box |
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| 4, 28 |
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Women's Work: Homage to Feminist Art, 2007, undated
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Exhibition curated by Nemser at Tabla Rasa Gallery. Includes color photograph and
slides.
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| box |
folder |
| 4 |
33 |
X-12, 1970,
undated
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Includes a letter to Silviana Goldsmith. |
| 4 |
34 |
Yankowitz, Nina, 2007 May |
| 4 |
35 |
Assorted photographs, 1972-1997,
undated
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Contains copy prints. |
| 4 |
36 |
Assorted, 1968, 2007-2012,
undated
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Includes notes, correspondence regarding tours of private art collections and
correspondence regarding an article by Roberta Smith.
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| box |
item |
| 18 |
D3 |
Digital files, undated |
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1 computer disc (CD-ROM) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact
reference for reformatting.
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Folder titles: Linked In Blog Mitchell_files; My Documents; art talk business items;
CINDY NEMSER'S FORUM_files.
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| box |
folder |
| 4 |
37 |
Unidentified correspondence, 1972, 1975,
undated
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