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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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    Contents include: Stamp sheet/first day cover for William Morris "Strawberry Thief" 1883 Two sets of Royal Mail Mint Stamps "British Textiles" Ten (10) Morris-themed postcards and greeting cards, all blank. Blank postcard labeled "Exterior of Bacton Church" Blank postcard labeled "Nave and Chancel of Bacton Church" Lonigan, Dennis & Shar[…]. To Sandy & Helen Berger. Postcard of the Roycroft Inn. Undated. Morris print decorative folder containing a program for "Sunday at Kelmscott House" containing various signatures. Insider back cover of folder inscribed "For Sanford and Helen Berger" with various signatures. Single page with illustration of J.H.Dearle's "Persian" wallpaper Single page with photocopy of colored Morris wallpaper or textile design In white envelope, various blank, Morris-themed greeting cards and postcard and three blank, b/w postcards of Red House. Four (4) unidentified b/w photographs of stained glass installations and cartoons. Clipping illustrating Morris' "Blackthorn" wallpaper Clipping illustrating R. Norman Shaw designed chair Fourteen (14) b/w photographs of cartoons for stained from the William Gallery collection – ms inscribed on reverse with title, initials W.M.G. and William Morris Gallery collection catalog number. One (1) b/w photograph ms inscribed on reverse "Jesus College Cambridge / north side of nave roof". Two (2) b/w photographs - stained glass cartoon and design stamped on reverse "Reserved by the University of Oxford/ Ashmolean Museum/ Department of Western Art". Seven (7) unidentified slides of stained glass window installation B/w photograph of Castle Howard Morris screen of Flamma Troiae, Hippolyte and Woman with a Sword. Ms inscribed on reverse "Castle Howard/ GK4301/NFS/1 (Whole) William Morris C. 1860 (Req. No. T. 69/1980" Seventeen (17) color photographs, some dated 6/7/94, of various views of the Morris stained glass windows at Bradford Cathedral in West Yorkshire, England. Five unidentified photographs Two negatives of Berger's Morris collection at home Transparency of a Burne-Jones cartoon of a knight. Christmas greeting card dated Sept. 19. 1967 from William Morris Gallery , inscribed greeting signed [illegible] Five (5) b/w photographs (removed from envelope) of stained glass and cartoons with typed paper slip enclosed "Details of East Window, Middletown Cheney, Northanthshire, 1865…" Three unidentified clippings The Arts of the Book:… The Splending Library Formed by the Late Charles C. Kalbfleisch. Park-Bernet Galleries, January 10-11, 1944. Photocopies of designs Photocopy of a drawing of Morris Paper-clipped together: 16 pages of typed notes with unsigned ms. corrections (probably in the hand of Mr. Berger) and (probably) slide numbers for an address on Morris' decorated manuscripts. Undated and for an unspecified audience and venue Single sheet typed newsletter (1989, July) of the William Morris Society in the United States on "The Doheny Morris Sale" with unsigned ms. annotations (probably in the hand of Mr. Berger) TLS from Ellen Shaffer, Curator of The Silverado Museum to Mr. and Mrs. Sanford L. Berger (1989, May 13) regarding the Doheny Sale. 13 pages of unsigned ms. notes (probably in the hand of Mr. Berger) and (probably) slide numbers for an address on Morris' ideas of pattern designing. Undated and for an unspecified audience and venue. Paper-clipped together: Photocopy copy of 12 pages of types note with unsigned ms. corrections (probably in the hand of Mr. Berger) for an address on William Morris for probably the Society of Mayflower Descendants/State of California Photocopy copy of 1 page typed agenda for the November 4, 1989 meeting of the Society of Mayflower Descendants/State of California Photocopy copy of a map labeled "The Origins of the Pilgrims". Color photocopy of photograph depicting Berger in his living room pointing out a feature of stained glass window to an observer. Manila envelope labeled "Self-Portraits for J.G.D." Various ms notes and photocopies of layouts related to a work entitled "William Morris: Self-Portraits in Stained Glass" for John G. Dreyfus on his 80th Birthday 15 April 1998 with admiration and love from Helen and Sanford Berger Kelmscott Carmel"

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    Contents include: Morris print-decorated hard cover folder with contents: TLS and envelope – from Virginia Davis thanking the Bergers for their help and enclosing her article on indigo discharge to be printed in the Journal of the William Morris Society. Surface magazine 12(2) Winter 1987 with Virginia Davis' article "William Morris: Discharge and the Art of Dyeing, Part 1". California College of Arts and Crafts – Summer 1992 Exhibition and Program Schedule. Postcard for Virginia Davis' 1993 exhibition "Fast Forward" at the Museum for Textiles in Toronto. Two postcards from Virginia Davis to the Bergers Other miscellaneous letters, postcards, etc. from Virginia Davis plus a 1982 letter from Fran McManus asking for Berger's help in researching her interest in Morris' dyeing with natural dyes. Morris print-decorated hard cover folder containing mostly ephemera and correspondence mainly among Berger, Dreyfus, and William Peterson regarding Morris' type designs.

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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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    Stained Glass Travel Ephemera: Folders R-Z and miscellaneous

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    The Sanford L. Berger papers consist chiefly of research material relating to the activities of California architect Sanford L. Berger, from the mid 1960s to the late 1990s, as a collector, student, and enthusiast of objects and knowledge related to 19th century English artist, decorator, poet, and printer William Morris and his circle. This finding aid provides a preliminary inventory of the collection and has been broadly arranged into eleven series. This collection contains a wide assortment of materials of varying research value. Because most items remain in the original order in which the Huntington received them, there is some overlap among series. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Berger and prominent individuals in Morrisian scholarly, academic, special collections libraries, book trade and museum circles in the United States and England (Series 1), as well copies of articles, clippings, ephemera, and research materials related to Morrisian topics (Series 2 and Series 5). The collection also contains administrative documents and ephemera related to museum exhibitions that included material from the Bergers' collection (Series 3), and specific research and travel files related to the story of Cupid and Psyche as recounted in Morris's The Earthly Paradise (Series 8); ecclesiastical stained glass installations of Morris & Co. visited by the Bergers (Series 9); and the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (Series 7). Miscellaneous ephemera (Series 4) in the collection includes fine press book announcements, exhibition posters, postcards, clippings, photocopies and photographs of Morris designs, correspondence, notes and inventories made by Berger, 238 bifolios from The Golden Legend (Series 4, Box 64), and loose gatherings and separated leaves from miscellaneous imprints (Series 4, Box 65). Complimentary materials in the collection include items related to Berger's interest in contemporary and historical fine press printing, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area (Series 6) and two film reels from the 1970s (Series 10).

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    Contents include: Envelope ms inscribed on obverse "Sandy Berger – Flora Tapestry" containing four (4) color photographs of Morris & Co. "Flora" tapestry probably depicting its installation in the National Museum of Ireland. Pre-printed form with ms "Application for Interview" – Felicity Devlin granting permission for Sylvia Scheuber to photograph the tapestry for private use. Black vinyl three ring notebook labeled "Press Clippings" – includes original and some reproductions of British and American newspaper and journal clippings of articles, letters, editorials, etc. mainly about and by William Morris and his circle. Dates ranges from the 1860s to the 1970s, with the preponderance of material contemporary to Morris. Postcard to "Sandy & Helen" signed Kitty Oversize b/w print of photograph of two men working at the Kelmscott Press' Albion press Woodcut by Rosalind Bliss "Kelmscott House, Hammersmith, 10/20" One (1) color slide depicting stained glass windows. Ms inscribed on reverse "Victoria & Albert / Museum – London / for Sandy Berger / Morris & Co." B/w photograph of inscribed on reverse "V&A Anon Loan". Photograph depicts Burne-Jones' "Figure of a Woman" (c. 1860) in wools and paint on linen. B/w photograph of the first page of the Kelmscott Chaucer. Stamped on reverse "Photograph by Stanford University Photographic Dept....". B/w photograph of Morris & Co. "Cinderella" tile panel and a greeting card from Hilary and Richard Myers ms signed with note. (6) color photographs enclosed in a plastic sleeve with label "Eton College". Loose gathering from an unidentified printed book Typed single sheet dated 1883 in ms pencil – "List of Goods Manufactured by Morris & Company" Catalogue of an exhibition of Japanese prints at the Grolier Club ... April, 1896 Printed fact sheet for St. John the Baptist, Inglesham Ms. letter dated 2/14/48 to "Dear Sir" signed "Albert Joseph Pearl" containing his memories of "Comrade William Morris" Photocopies of floorplans for Hammersmith Terrace

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