Designs of famous Utopias : materials for research papers | Collections | The Huntington

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Miscellaneous Research Papers
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Contents include: Copy of thesis with TLS – "More than Roses: The Use of Botanical Motifs in the Decorative Designs of William Morris" by Despina Elkouh. 1989. Photocopy of essay with bibliography "Flowers in William Morris Designs" by Jackson Dodge. Photocopy of proposal for study and student paper (with bibliography) entitled "Swatchbooks and Shopwindows: Morris & Company Marketing 1865-1940" by Abigail Van Slyck. Dated Fall 1984. Proposal for paper proposal and bibliography for "Page design and decoration of Kelmscott Press Books by William Morris" by Ewa Makosa. Photocopy of proposal for paper topic and bibliography "Morris Stained Glass Production and Morris's Socialist Ideals" by Lisa Jacobs. Proposal for paper topic and bibliography "Women and the Influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement" inscribed at top "M. Mallory". Copy of dissertation proposal – "A Study of the Business and Financial Management of William Morris's Kelmscott Press" by Alan C. Smith. University of Michigan School of Library Science. Dated Oct. 13, 1977. Copy of paper inscribed on front "Peter Roberts / Unpublished thesis on / 'Morris and the Art of Dyeing' / 1978. Paper entitled "Shop-Fronts and Swatchbooks: Morris and Company Marketing 1865-1925" by Abigail A. Van Slyck, Fall 1984 Photocopy of paper entitled "Moral Fiber: The Role of Women in Morris and Co." by M. Malloy, Fall 1984 Photocopy of "Statement of Topic" – "…the papers William Morris used in preparing his designs for his finished products". By Nancy Harris – Graduate Seminar Audit. Dated Oct. 11. 1984. Photocopy of proposal for paper and bibliography "Utopia/Morris/The Bauhaus" by Lydia A. Matthews. Dated 10/24/84. Photocopy of paper entitled "William Morris and Walter Crane: Similarities and Differences in Theories of Nature and their Application to Graphic Representation in Wall Paper Design" By Kriss Forghan, October, 1984. Photocopy of proposal for a "Paper Topic" by Ann McLean. Proposal for student paper by Joseph Voelker dated Oct. 25, 1984. Copy of student paper and bibliography "History as Religion in the Text and Image of Kelmscott Books" by Joseph Voelker (Professor Lovel – HA 288). Dated Dec. 13, 1984. Photocopy of (student) paper with bibliography "Design Reform in Nineteenth Century Wallpapers: Reason or Imagination" by Ann McLean. (William Morris Seminar, Prof. Lovell). Dated Dec. 13, 1984. Photocopy of student paper and bibliography "Morris and Ruskin: The practical and theoretical reading of Decorative Arts in the Victorian age." By Tiziana Codenotti (Prof. M. Lovell – Seminar in English Art 288). Dated Dec. 13, 1984. Copy of paper including bibliography entitled "Translations and Transformations: The Impact of the English Arts and Crafts Movement on Germany" by Lydia A. Matthews (Graduate Seminar – Professor Margaretta Lovell). Dated January 5, 1985. Copy of paper entitled "William Morris and Indigo Discharge Printing" by Virginia Davis. Ms signed "With warmest regards, / Virginia Davis /February, 1985.
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[Watercolor designs for letters]
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Collection of watercolor letters of the alphabet designed by Jean Midolle. The samples appear to have been taken from a previous volume, pasted into new volume.
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Research Material
Manuscripts
The collection consists of the material collected by Gary B. Cowles during his research on the original Busch Gardens in Pasadena, California. The collection is chiefly made up of 28 binders of research material that include newspaper clippings, copies of newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, etc., all related to Busch Gardens, the Busch family and their Pasadena neighbors, Anheuser-Busch Company, and Pasadena history, as well as the gardener Robert Gordon Fraser. Also included: research notes, ephemera, tourism material, monographs, compact discs, slides, glass plate negatives, drawings, watercolors, and maps. Cataloger noted Cowles' orginal item numbers and all of Cowles' original notes were kept and help with photograph identification.
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Miscellaneous Research Papers
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Contents include: Envelope containing various ephemera related to St. Paul American Church in Rome and its Burne-Jones mosaics. Photocopy of "Index to Collected Works of William Morris" from the University of Washington Library. Facsimile reprint of "Chants for Socialists" published by the William Morris Society Photocopy of article entitled "William Morris & His Types" by William Peterson. Ms inscribed to Berger from Peterson. Clipping from the Guardian Weekly, October 18, 1969 – article entitled "Memories of Morris" about Mary Elizabeth Higginson, a former employee of Merton Abbey. Photocopy of an article entitled "A Visit to William Morris" by W. Irving Way from Modern Art, 4(3), [Summer, 1896]. Photocopy of ms. "Memories of May Morris" by Sir Basil Blackwell. Reprint of article "1996 Gutenberg Prize Acceptance Remarks" by John Dreyfus from Sonderdruck aus Gutenberg-Jahrbuch 1997. Inscribed on cover to the Bergers from John Dreyfus. Reprint of article by John Dreyfus "Spectrum: Designed by J. van Krimpen" from The Penrose Annual. Ms inscribed on cover by Dreyfus to Berger. Photocopy of article entitled "Some Examples of Tapestry Designed by Sir E. Burne-Jones and Mr. J. H. Dearle" from The Studio (1908). Photocopy of article entitled "Aggression and Utopia: A Note on William Morris's 'New From Nowhere'". Photocopy of the William Morris Gallery Quarterly Bulletin (Spring, 1961). Copy of essay by Frederick Kirchhoff "Travel as Anti-Autobiography: William Morris' Icelandic Journals". Typed essay "Liberty & Co. Ltd. Merton Abbey" (na). Photocopy of essay about Charles Nordhoff by D. E. Myrick Photocopy of Princeton University Library Chronicle, 2(3), Spring 1991 Various reprints of articles about fine bookbindings Ms. letter to Berger from Robert Hosmon dated August 11, 1971 In manila postal envelope - typed ms. signed letter dated December 65, 1968 and menu to Martin Speckter signed John (Dreyfus) – menu signed by the Bergers and Dreyfus.
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Articles and research materials
Visual Materials
Comprises chiefly newspaper articles Weil wrote as a regular columnist for the Larchmont Chronicle (Folders 4-51). Also contains lists of newspaper and magazine articles he published and notes regarding possible topics for columns (Folders 1-3); articles for other publications including the Los Angeles Independent (Folders 52-53) and the West Adams Heritage Association Newsletter (Folders 54-56B); proceedings from the symposium, "America's Heritage: Historic Structures and their Internal Environments" (Pomona, California, 1990), with Weil's contribution, "Investigation and Documentation of the Historic Interior" (Folder 57); a typescript for an article about Sumner Hunt (Folder 66) and notes and research files on various topics (Folders 61-72). Notably, Folder 65 contains a typescript, correspondence, and notes concerning Weil's thoughts on Hollywood, including a typescript, "Consideration of Hollywood, California, as a Historic Area" (1977). Additionally, reprographic copies of architectural drawings by Paul Williams located in Box 114, Rolls 159-160 may be related to the report by Williams included in Box 125, Folder 72, regarding specifications for the residence and garage of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hallett.
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Folding paper : technique, design, obsession
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Artists' book exploring art forms related to paper. "Similar to 'Cutting paper' in format and approach, the book explores the art of folded paper, and presents a collection of samples on the pages and laid into the accompanying box. Brief essays discuss folding techniques, the process of creating illustrated pieces, and paper choices. Interspersed are over 150 tipped-in examples from pleating, education, computational geometry, toy making, origami and packaging (some examples are presented shown in progress, as well as finished pieces, in a variety of papers)"--Heavenly Monkey blog (www.heavenlymonkeybooks.blogspot.com)
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