Visual Materials
Charis Wilson Interview at the Huntington Library [videorecording]
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Journal of Guggenheim year
Manuscripts
This is the typed manuscript by Charis Wilson documenting the year Wilson and Edward Weston spent traveling and photographing California and the American West after Weston received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1937. The trip resulted in the publication of the book California and the West (1940).
mssHM 51997
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Charis Wilson journal, letters, and notes documenting the Whitman trip with Edward Weston
Manuscripts
This small collection includes Charis Wilson's typed journal for the eight-month trip she and Weston took during 1941 for the "Whitman" tour as well as supporting material including correspondence, the trip itinerary, notes, photographs, letters of introduction for Weston, newspaper clippings, brochures and miscellaneous ephemera, a negative list, and a list of illustrations for Leaves of Grass with Whitman quotations selected by Wilson. The journal typescript draft contains two black and white photographs. Also included is correspondence between Weston, Wilson, George Macy, and Merle Armitage regarding the Limited Editions Club project as well as letters Weston and Wilson received during the "Whitman" trip. Among the authors of letters of introduction for Weston are photographer and curator, Beaumont Newhall, and artist Charles Sheeler. The material was kept in the order in which it came to the Huntington Library. The original folders were also retained (if present). The Huntington Library also has Charis Wilson's journal (typescript) from her and Edward Weston's Guggenheim-funded trip throughout California and the West in 1937 to 1939, which resulted in the book California and the West. Call number: HM 51997
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Charis Wilson's Journal and Supporting Material
Manuscripts
This small collection contains materials created and collected by Charis Wilson during the eight-month trip she took with her husband, photographer Edward Weston, in 1941 to take photographs to illustrate a Limited Edition Club edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. It includes Wilson's typed journal for the trip, as well as supporting material including correspondence, the trip itinerary, notes, photographs, letters of introduction for Weston, newspaper clippings, brochures and miscellaneous ephemera, a negative list, and a list of illustrations for Leaves of Grass with Whitman quotations selected by Wilson. The journal typescript draft contains two black-and-white photographs. Also included is correspondence between Weston, Wilson, George Macy, and Merle Armitage regarding the Limited Editions Club project as well as letters Weston and Wilson received during the "Whitman" trip. Among the authors of letters of introduction for Weston are photographer and curator Beaumont Newhall and artist Charles Sheeler.
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1939. (22 letters)
Manuscripts
Correspondents: Art Institute of Chicago Macdonald, Regina Keany, Katherine Haas, Irvin Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960—Thank you notes for Two New Yorkers and for reviewing of his work Jewell, Edward Alden, 1888-1947 Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875-1942 Keiffer, W. Brown—Thank you note for reviewing of his work Frankfurter, Alfred M. Ripley, Edward L. Palamountain, Joseph C. Caesar, Doris, 1893-1971 Wilson, Ellis, 1899-1977—Regarding Kruse's sponsorship of his Guggenheim fellowship application Archer, Edmund Minor, 1904-—Thank you for Two New Yorkers Morrow, B. F.—Thank you note for reviewing his work Smith, Marinobel Preston, W. G., Jr.—Thank you note for Two New Yorkers Biddle, George, 1885-—Review of Two New Yorkers on the back of his letter Myers, Bernard Samuel, 1908-—Thank you note for reviewing his exhibit Lebewska, Lawrence (?)—Thank you note for reviewing his work.
mssKruse papers
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Empty folder entitled "Typd Add Lists Used -------- Unused with some letters." Folder was empty when Library received it
Manuscripts
This small collection contains materials created and collected by Charis Wilson during the eight-month trip she took with her husband, photographer Edward Weston, in 1941 to take photographs to illustrate a Limited Edition Club edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. It includes Wilson's typed journal for the trip, as well as supporting material including correspondence, the trip itinerary, notes, photographs, letters of introduction for Weston, newspaper clippings, brochures and miscellaneous ephemera, a negative list, and a list of illustrations for Leaves of Grass with Whitman quotations selected by Wilson. The journal typescript draft contains two black-and-white photographs. Also included is correspondence between Weston, Wilson, George Macy, and Merle Armitage regarding the Limited Editions Club project as well as letters Weston and Wilson received during the "Whitman" trip. Among the authors of letters of introduction for Weston are photographer and curator Beaumont Newhall and artist Charles Sheeler.
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Correspondence, Notes, etc
Manuscripts
This small collection contains materials created and collected by Charis Wilson during the eight-month trip she took with her husband, photographer Edward Weston, in 1941 to take photographs to illustrate a Limited Edition Club edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. It includes Wilson's typed journal for the trip, as well as supporting material including correspondence, the trip itinerary, notes, photographs, letters of introduction for Weston, newspaper clippings, brochures and miscellaneous ephemera, a negative list, and a list of illustrations for Leaves of Grass with Whitman quotations selected by Wilson. The journal typescript draft contains two black-and-white photographs. Also included is correspondence between Weston, Wilson, George Macy, and Merle Armitage regarding the Limited Editions Club project as well as letters Weston and Wilson received during the "Whitman" trip. Among the authors of letters of introduction for Weston are photographer and curator Beaumont Newhall and artist Charles Sheeler.
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