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| Series VII. Curatorial and advisory positions, 1953-1989
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box(es)
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Series VII.F. Virginia Steele Scott Foundation, 1975-1991
4 Linear
Feet
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Correspondence, notes, minutes, inventories, rosters, lists, reports, dealer and
gallery files, photographs, and legal documents related to the development of the
Gallery during Bloch's involvement.
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folder |
| 67 |
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History of Virginia Steele Scott Gallery and Bloch's
involvement, ca. 1975-1982
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A typescript by Bloch of events between 5 Feb 1975 and 28 May 1982, and a portion
of the transcript of Bloch's oral history that covers his tenure at Virginia Steele
Scott [later became the Virginia Steele Scott Gallery at the Huntington Library]
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| 67 |
2 |
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Articles of incorporation, by-laws, exemption letters, Board
minutes, 1975-1976, undated
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| 67 |
3 |
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Articles of incorporation, by-laws, amendments, Board minutes, 1977, undated |
| 67 |
4 |
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Virginia Steele Scott Board minutes, annotations by Bloch, 1977 |
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folder |
| 68 |
1 |
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Minutes, 1978 |
| 68 |
2 |
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Minutes, 1979 |
| 68 |
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Minutes, 1980 |
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folder |
| 69 |
1 |
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Minutes, 1981 |
| 69 |
2 |
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Minutes, 1982 |
| 69 |
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Minutes, 1983 |
| 69 |
4 |
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Investment portfolios, submitted to directors, 1977-1980, 1983 |
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folder |
| 70 |
1 |
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Virginia Steele Scott Foundation invitation to Bloch to join the
Board, 1978
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| 70 |
2 |
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Bloch's assessment of the Virginia Steele Scott collection, 1977-1978 |
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Notes in Bloch's hand, lists of art works, lists of Millard Sheets' acquisitions
for Virginia Steele Scott.
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| 70 |
3 |
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19th c. American art bibliography, undated |
| 70 |
4 |
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Correspondence regarding development of the board of trustees and 1980
party at Virginia Steele Scott gallery, ca. 1980
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| 70 |
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Planning and design of the Virginia Steele Scott Memorial medal with
designer Leonard Baskin, 1979-1980
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Selling the Virginia Steele Scott house and gallery, 1982 |
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Includes clippings. |
| 70 |
7 |
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Virginia Steele Scott events, photographs of Bloch, his mother,
trustees, undated
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| 70 |
8-9 |
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Collection development 1970-1983 |
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Regards deaccessioning and development of the American art collection, purchases.
Includes Bloch's typed ms., "Evolution of a Public Collection," his reviews of
previous collection policy, a statement by Virginia Steele Scott on her own
collecting (pre-1975), Bloch's notes and recommendations.
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| 70 |
10 |
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Inventory of Virginia Steele Scott collection, 1971 |
| 70 |
11 |
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Three inventories of art in Virginia Steele Scott colletion, 1977, 1981, undated |
| 70 |
12 |
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Inventory of Virginia Steele Scott collection, works annotated for
deaccessioning, undated
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| 70 |
13 |
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Inventory procedures |
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folder |
| 71 |
1 |
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Correspondence, mostly Bloch regarding collection development, 1978-1982 |
| 71 |
2 |
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Status reports of works deaccessioned and funds for
acquisition, 1979-1982
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| 71 |
3 |
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Appraisals from dealers for deaccessioning and collection
development, ca. 1970-1980
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Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, 1970; Christine Eisenberg, 1978; Victor Spark, 1979; O.
P. Reed, 1980
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| 71 |
4 |
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Auctions and sales: Christies' 1979, 1980 |
| 71 |
5 |
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Auctions and sales: Victor Spark deaccesioning of Virginia Steele Scott
paintings, 1979-1981
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| 71 |
6 |
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Miscellaneous dealers' sales deaccessioning Virginia Steele Scott
paintings, 1979-1983
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Bloch's notes and in-house correspondence regarding deaccessioning. |
| 71 |
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Correspondence with art dealers: Coe-Kerr Gallery, , 1979-1980 1982 |
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Primarily offers to Virginia Steele Scott and later the re-named Virginia Steele
Scott Gallery.
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| 71 |
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Correspondence with art dealers: Peter Davidson & Co, 1978-1980, 1982 |
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folder |
| 72 |
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Correspondence with art dealers: Jane and Michael Dunn, 1981-1982 |
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Regarding C. Wynkeep's portrait of Peter Vanderlyn. |
| 72 |
2 |
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Correspondence with art dealers: Hirschl & Adler / Stuart
Feld, 1978-1980
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| 72 |
3 |
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Correspondence with art dealers: Hirschl & Adler / Stuart
Feld, 1981-1984, undated
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| 72 |
4 |
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Correspondence with art dealers: James Maroney, 1979-1982 |
| 72 |
5 |
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Correspondence with art dealers: Ira Spanierman, 1980-1982 |
| 72 |
6 |
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Correspondence with art dealers: Victor Spark, 1960-1980 |
| 72 |
7 |
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Correspondence with art dealers: Victor Spark, 1981-1982, undated |
| 72 |
8 |
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Correspondence with art dealers: Vose Galleries, 1978-1980, 1982, 1985 |
| 72 |
9 |
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Correspondence with art dealers, alphabetical: Berry-Hill - Wunderlich
& Co., 1979-1983
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folder |
| 73 |
1 |
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Photographs of art offered to Virginia Steele Scott with supporting
research material
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| 73 |
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Kennedy Gallery photographs of painting |
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Sold to or for Virginia Steele Scott? |
| 73 |
3 |
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Papers regarding gift of California art to the Laguna Beach Museum of Art
from the Virginia Steele Scott collection, 1979
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| 73 |
4 |
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Report by Carrie Repora of 4 paintings in Virginia Steele Scott
collection, undated
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Typescript. |
| 73 |
5 |
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Correspondence regarding loan policy, 1978-1980 |
| 73 |
6 |
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Lawsuit over Inness' "Hudson River Valley" painting, 1977-1979 |
| 73 |
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Questionable S. B. Morse portraits in Virginia Steele Scott
collection, 1979
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| 73 |
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Conservation, 1976-1979 |
| 73 |
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Papers regarding Virginia Steele Scott Gallery move to
Huntington
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Also 1978 document outlining Virginia Steele Scott's early plan to affiliate with
Claremont Colleges.
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| 73 |
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Negotiations with the Archives of American Art concerning the inclusion of
AAA's Western office in the Virginia Steele Scott Gallery, 1972, 1978-1979, 1983
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| 73 |
11 |
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Architectural planning for Virginia Steele Scott Gallery, 1980-1982 |
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Including brief search for an architect, and three drawings. |
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folder |
| 74 |
1 |
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Search for curator of American art 1983, 1987 |
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Correspondence and vitae of candidates. |
| 74 |
2 |
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Bloch's position at the Huntington, 1982-1984 |
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Correspondence regarding negotiations, primarily between Bloch and Robert Wark. |
| 74 |
3 |
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Bloch's position as advisor, 1983-1987 |
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Mostly correspondence between Bloch and Wark concerning collection development. |
| 74 |
4 |
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Photographs of art work in Huntington collection |
| 74 |
5 |
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Bloch's exhibit at Huntington, "Faces & Figures in American
Drawings," 1987-1989
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Correspondence, research and planning notes. |
| 74 |
6 |
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"Faces & Figures" exhibit,
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photographs
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| 74 |
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"Faces & Figures" exhibit,
20
photographs
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folder |
| 75 |
1 |
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"Checklist of Paintings and Watercolors in the Virginia Steele Scott
Collection at the Huntington"
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Plus 59 b/w photographs of art. |
