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Francis Bacon Foundation Records

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Call Number:
FBF
Repository:
Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives
Extent:
18 cubic feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Item identification and date], [Series info.], Francis Bacon Foundation Records, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Archives.
Date:
1936-1997, undated (inclusive)
Creator:
Francis Bacon Foundation
Abstract:
The Francis Bacon Foundation was formed by Walter and Louise Arensberg in 1938 to promote study in science, literature, religion, history and philosophy with special reference to the works of Francis Bacon. The Foundation also served as the legal owner of the Walter and Louise Arensberg art collection. The Francis Bacon Foundation Records consist of correspondence, administrative and financial records which illustrate the organizational aspects of the Foundation, the Baconian research conducted by its staff, and the art historical research conducted by outside researchers using the Francis Bacon Foundation Library and Arensberg Archives. Because of the Foundation's close association with Walter and Louise Arensberg, the Records also shed some light on their personal lives.

The Francis Bacon Foundation was formed by Walter Arensberg in 1938 to promote study in science, literature, religion, history and philosophy with special reference to the works of Francis Bacon. The Foundation held offices in the Arensbergs' Hollywood home, and was primarily concerned with proving Arensberg's theory that Francis Bacon was the true author of the works of William Shakespeare. In addition to researching this theory, the Foundation also sponsored lecture series sometimes in conjunction with the University of Southern California and the Claremont Colleges on topics related to Bacon and Renaissance literature. The Foundation also served as the legal owner of the Walter and Louise Arensberg collection comprised primarily of 20th century and pre-Columbian art, and the staff often handled the Arensberg's personal affairs. Many of the Arensbergs' close friends and associates were involved in the Foundation; from 1950-1952, Marcel Duchamp served as a member of the Board of Trustees.

The Foundation maintained a significant library collection of reference and rare books. Walter Arensberg had begun collecting early editions of works by Dante Alighieri while still an undergraduate at Harvard, and expanded his collection to include other Renaissance authors, particularly Francis Bacon. These books formed the basis of the Foundation's library, which also included a number of manuscript materials and many volumes on the Bacon-Shakespeare controversy, as well as the Arensbergs' art books and a number of the their personal papers.

After the death of Louise and Walter Arensberg in late 1953 and early 1954, the Foundation's Board of Trustees arranged for the sale of the Hollywood house, most of the furnishings, Oriental rugs, and jewelry that the Arensbergs had collected. The Francis Bacon Library, which continued to be run by the Foundation, moved to offices in downtown Pasadena in 1954, where it functioned primarily as a research library. In 1961 it moved to a building in Claremont, California, on land donated by the Claremont University Center with which it was then affiliated. In 1995, due to escalating financial problems as well as the illness of Elizabeth Wrigley, who had served for a number of years as library director, the Foundation sold its collection of rare books and manuscripts to the Huntington Library. The same year, the Arensbergs' personal papers and the institutional records of the Foundation were divided between the Huntington and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The Francis Bacon Foundation Records consist of correspondence, administrative and financial records which illustrate the organizational aspects of the Foundation, the Baconian research conducted by its staff, and the Baconian and art historical research conducted by outside researchers using the Francis Bacon Foundation Library and Arensberg Archives. Because of the Foundation's close association with Walter and Louise Arensberg, the Records also shed some light on their personal lives and their art collection.

2001. The following items were given by Naomi Sawelson-Gorse from Elizabeth Wrigley's estate: a promissory note to Elizabeth Wrigley from Louise Arensberg dated Dec. 31, 1950; five letters between Elizabeth Wrigley and the Philadelphia Museum of Art dated April-May 1967; and one letter from Elizabeth Wrigley to James Madsen Gallery dated Feb. 7, 1967.

2003. The following letters were given by Conrad C. M. Arensberg on Feb. 18, 2003: Two TLS from Naomi Sawelson-Gorse to Charles C. Arensberg dated Nov. 15, 1989.

Gift of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery (2001), which had received the material as part of a larger gift from the Francis Bacon Foundation in 1995.

These materials were arranged and described by Katy Rawdon, Adrianna Del Collo and Katherine Stefko. Funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Archives. John Raphael Covert Papers.

Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery (San Marino, CA). Francis Bacon Foundation Records.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Archives. Arensberg Archives.

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Publisher
Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid prepared by Katy Rawdon, Adrianna Del Collo and Katherine Stefko.
Finding Aid Date
©2006
Sponsor
Funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research. All files in the "Forms" Subseries of the "Library records" Series are restricted until Jan. 1, 2027. The "Fragile restricted papers" may only be consulted with permission of the Archivist. Preservation photocopies for reference use have been substituted in the main files.

Use Restrictions

The Francis Bacon Foundation Records are the physical property of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Archives. The Museum holds literary rights only for material created by Museum personnel or given to the Museum with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication and for other purposes as stated.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence with the Foundation staff, primarily Elizabeth Wrigley, although there is some correspondence of Walter Arensberg and other staff members.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by correspondent.

A. G. Beaman Agency, Ltd., 1940-1942.
Box 1 Folder 1
A. G. Beaman Agency, Ltd., 1943-1944.
Box 1 Folder 2
Adsit, Edward H, 1949.
Box 1 Folder 3
American Association of Museums, 1939.
Box 1 Folder 4
American Council of Learned Societies, 1945.
Box 1 Folder 5
American Institute of Architects, 1939-1946.
Box 1 Folder 6
Arensberg, Charles F. C., 1939.
Box 1 Folder 7
Arensberg, Francis, 1954.
Box 1 Folder 8
Boardman, Dixon, 1948-1952.
Box 1 Folder 9
Brush, Albert, 1954.
Box 1 Folder 10
See Also:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / I. Correspondence / f. Dunlap, Holmes, Ross & Woodson.

California. Franchise Tax Board, 1950, undated.
Box 1 Folder 11
California. Legislature. Assembly, 1939.
Box 1 Folder 12
California. State Board of Equalization, 1951.
Box 1 Folder 13
Camp, Margaret James (Mrs. Walter), 1944.
Box 1 Folder 14
See Also:

Arensberg Archives / I. Correspondence / A. General correspondence / f. Camp, Margaret James (Mrs. Walter).

Carnegie Corporation of New York, 1938.
Box 1 Folder 15
Cass Johansing Insurance Brokers, 1944-1947, undated.
Box 1 Folder 16
d'Harnoncourt, Anne.
See:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / I. Correspondence / f. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Duchamp, Alexina.
See:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / I. Correspondence / f. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Duchamp, Marcel, 1963.
Box 1 Folder 17
See Also:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / V. Library records / A. Correspondence / f. Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968.

Arensberg Archives / I. Correspondence / A. General correspondence / f. Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968.

Dunlap, Holmes, Ross Woodson, 1953-1954, undated.
Box 1 Folder 18
See Also:

Arensberg Archives / I. Correspondence / A. General correspondence / f. Dunlap, Holmes, Ross & Woodson.

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / I. Correspondence / f. Brush, Albert.

First Trust and Savings Bank of Pasadena, 1954.
Box 1 Folder 19
G. C. Higbie Real Estate Investments, 1953-May 1954.
Box 1 Folder 20
G. C. Higbie Real Estate Investments, June-Nov. 1954.
Box 1 Folder 21
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, 1939.
Box 1 Folder 22
See Also:

Arensberg Archives / I. Correspondence / A. General correspondence / f. Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

James A. Madsen Gallery, 1967.
Box 1 Folder 23
Kimball, Fiske.
See:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / I. Correspondence / f. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Koryo Gallery, 1982.
Box 1 Folder 24
MacFarlane, C. M., undated.
Box 1 Folder 25
Mackay, Mc Gregor, Renolds Bennion, 1951.
Box 1 Folder 26
See Also:

Arensberg Archives / II. Art collection / C. California use tax / f. Six, C. W. Correspondence.

Marceau, Henri.
See:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / I. Correspondence / f. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

McHiffey, [?], undated.
Box 1 Folder 27
Miller, Hugh, 1949.
Box 1 Folder 28
Modern Humanities Research Association, 1945, 1947.
Box 1 Folder 29
National Research Council, 1945-1947.
Box 1 Folder 30
National Science Foundation, 1953.
Box 1 Folder 31
P. A. Palmer, Inc., 1949-1950.
Box 1 Folder 32
Pach, Walter, 1954.
Box 1 Folder 33
Pacific National Fire Insurance Co., 1942.
Box 1 Folder 34
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Jan.-June 1954.
Box 1 Folder 35
See Also:

Arensberg Archives / I. Correspondence / A. General correspondence / f. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, July 1954-1959.
Box 1 Folder 36
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1960-1970.
Box 1 Folder 37
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971-1973.
Box 3 Folder 1
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1974-1980.
Box 1 Folder 38
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1981-1994.
Box 1 Folder 39
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1964.
Box 1 Folder 40
Robinson, John Moore, 1938-1948, undated.
Box 3 Folder 2
See Also:

Arensberg Archives / I. Correspondence / A. General correspondence / f. Robinson, John Moore.

Robinson, Lucille, 1954, undated.
Box 2 Folder 1
Schell, Sherril, 1955.
Box 2 Folder 2
Sessions, Mayme, 1954.
Box 2 Folder 3
Shapazian, Robert, 1993.
Box 2 Folder 4
Six, C. W., 1951.
Box 2 Folder 5
See Also:

Arensberg Archives / II. Art collection / C. California use tax / f. Six, C. W. Correspondence.

Stendahl Art Galleries, 1972, undated.
Box 2 Folder 6
Stevens, John E., [1960?].
Box 2 Folder 7
Stone, Irving, 1955.
Box 2 Folder 8
Sutro Co., 1954.
Box 2 Folder 9
Sutton, Ruth Haviland, 1954.
Box 2 Folder 10
United States. Internal Revenue Service, 1938-1944.
Box 2 Folder 11
United States. National Youth Administration, 1938-1939, undated.
Box 2 Folder 12
University of Chicago, 1949.
Box 2 Folder 13
Viking Fund, 1950.
Box 2 Folder 14
Wood, Beatrice, 1953-1954, 1981-1994.
Box 2 Folder 15

Scope and Content Note

This series is comprised of the administrative records of the Francis Bacon Foundation, including minutes of the Trustees and Active Members, perpetuation records for the continuance of the Foundation after Watler Arensberg's death, and general records, such as annual reports, bylaws, memoranda, and resolutions.

Scope and Content Note

Comprised of annual reports, by laws, memos, and resolutions, and includes information on the foundation of the Francis Bacon Foundation and the management of the art collection.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by type of material.

Annual Reports, 1938, 1939.
Box 4 Folder 1
Articles of Incorporation, Apr. 9, 1937.
Box 5 Folder 1
Bylaws, Sept. 12, 1938.
Box 4 Folder 2
Executive Orders, 1938-1950.
Box 4 Folder 3
Internal Memos, 1941, 1991.
Box 4 Folder 4
Resolution to organize the Francis Bacon Foundation., Aug. 4, 1938.
Box 4 Folder 5
Resolution on offering a prize for research., June 11, 1940.
Box 4 Folder 6
Resolution on disposition of the collection., Feb. 28, 1941.
Box 4 Folder 7
Scope and Content Note

Minutes of the Trustees and Active Members, and combined meetings of both groups. The minutes concern the financial and organizational governance of the Foundation, the perpetuation of the Foundation and its research, the transfer of the art and book collections to the Foundation, and the search for a suitable permanent home for the collection.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by meeting group, then chronological.

First meeting of Incorporators., Apr. 20, 1937.
Box 4 Folder 8
Trustees., 1937-1938.
Box 4 Folder 9
Trustees., 1939.
Box 4 Folder 10
Trustees., 1940.
Box 4 Folder 11
Trustees., 1944.
Box 4 Folder 12
Trustees., 1945.
Box 5 Folder 2
Trustees., 1946.
Box 5 Folder 3
Trustees., 1947.
Box 4 Folder 13
Trustees., 1948.
Box 4 Folder 14
Trustees., 1949.
Box 4 Folder 15
Trustees., 1950.
Box 4 Folder 16
Trustees., 1951.
Box 4 Folder 17
Trustees., 1952.
Box 4 Folder 18
Trustees., 1953.
Box 4 Folder 19
Active members and Board of Trustees., 1939.
Box 4 Folder 20
Active members and Board of Trustees., 1948.
Box 4 Folder 21
Active members and Board of Trustees., 1950.
Box 4 Folder 22
Active members and Board of Trustees., 1951.
Box 4 Folder 23
Active members and Board of Trustees., 1952.
Box 4 Folder 24
Active members and Board of Trustees., 1953.
Box 4 Folder 25
Active Members and Board of Trustees, 1954.
Box 4 Folder 26
Active members., 1940.
Box 4 Folder 27
Active members., 1944.
Box 4 Folder 28
Active members., 1945.
Box 4 Folder 29
Active members., 1946.
Box 4 Folder 30
Active members., 1947.
Box 4 Folder 31
Active members., 1948.
Box 4 Folder 32
Active members., 1949.
Box 4 Folder 33
Active members., 1950.
Box 4 Folder 34
Active members., 1951.
Box 4 Folder 35
Active members., 1952.
Box 4 Folder 36
Active members., 1953.
Box 4 Folder 37
Minutes and notices templates., 1938, undated.
Box 4 Folder 38
List of legal documents mentioned in FBF minutes., 1955.
Box 4 Folder 39
Minute index., undated.
Box 6 Folder 1
Scope and Content Note

Documents primarily written or dictated by Walter Arensberg, describing in detail the Baconian research performed by the Foundation, the physical location and government of the Foundation, the disposition of the art and book collections, as well as plans for the continuation of the Foundation after his death. Copies of legal agreements and resolutions are also included.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by type of material.

History of and Plan for Research, undated.
Box 4 Folder 40
Notes and Plans, 1938-1945.
Box 4 Folder 41
Notes and Plans, 1947-1951.
Box 4 Folder 42
Notes and Plans, 1952.
Box 4 Folder 43
Notes and Plans, 1953-1954, undated.
Box 4 Folder 44

Scope and Content Note

Legal agreements regarding the indebtedness of the Foundation to Louise Arensberg and the worth of the collections owned by the Foundation.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Affidavit in support of nominal valuation of personal property of FBF., June 30, 1943.
Box 7 Folder 1
Agreement regarding payment of promissory notes between Walter and Louise Arensberg and FBF., June 7, 1949.
Box 7 Folder 2
Forgivement of promissory note for FBF., June 24, 1949.
Box 7 Folder 3
Mortgage of chattels from the FBF to Walter and Louise Arensberg., Feb. 24, 1939.
Box 7 Folder 4
Promissory note between Louise Arensberg (FBF) and Elizabeth Wrigley., Dec. 31, 1950.
Box 7 Folder 5
Release of portion of mortgaged property between Louise Arensberg and FBF., Oct. 29, 1943.
Box 7 Folder 6

Scope and Content Note

This series includes tax and insurance information on the Arensbergs' art collection and other Foundation assets, receipts and invoices, bank records, and bookkeeping records, such as account books, balance sheets, and operating statements. Also includes information on the disposition of the Arensbergs' estate after their deaths.

Scope and Content Note

Account books, balance sheets, operating statements, payroll records, and receipt books.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by type of record, then chronological.

Account book., 1937-1941.
Box 8 Folder 1
Account book., 1937-1948.
Box 8 Folder 2
Account book., 1942-1948.
Box 8 Folder 3
Account book., 1937-1956.
Box 10 Folder 1
Balance sheets and operating expenses., 1937-1942.
Box 8 Folder 4
Balance sheets and operating expenses., 1943-1947.
Box 8 Folder 5
Balance sheets and operating expenses., 1948-1954.
Box 37 Folder 1
Balance sheets and operating expenses., 1976.
Box 8 Folder 6
Payroll records., 1938-1948.
Box 8 Folder 7
Receipt book., 1943-1944.
Box 9 Folder 1
Receipt book., 1944-1947.
Box 9 Folder 2
Receipt book., 1947-1949.
Box 9 Folder 3
Receipt book., 1949-1956.
Box 9 Folder 4
Scope and Content Note

Bank books, check books, bank statements, and cancelled checks.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by type of record, then chronological.

Bankbooks., 1937-1942.
Box 11 Folder 1
Checkbook., 1937-1938.
Box 11 Folder 2
Checkbook., 1938-1940.
Box 11 Folder 3
Checkbook., 1940-1941.
Box 11 Folder 4
Checkbook., 1942.
Box 11 Folder 5
Checkbook., 1943-1945.
Box 11 Folder 6
Checkbook., 1945-1947.
Box 11 Folder 7
Checkbook., 1947-1949.
Box 12 Folder 1
Checkbook., 1954-1955.
Box 12 Folder 2
Bank statement., Jan. 5, 1938.
Box 13 Folder 1
Bank statement., Oct. 19, 1938.
Box 13 Folder 2
Bank statement., Dec. 31, 1940.
Box 13 Folder 3
Bank statement., Dec. 31, 1940.
Box 13 Folder 4
Bank statement., Jan. 8, 1941.
Box 37 Folder 2
Bank statement., Feb. 11, 1943.
Box 14 Folder 1
Bank statement., Dec. 31, 1943.
Box 14 Folder 2
Bank statement., Dec. 30, 1944.
Box 14 Folder 3
Bank statement., Jan. 16, 1946.
Box 14 Folder 4
Bank statement., Dec. 31, 1946.
Box 14 Folder 5
Bank statement., Dec. 31, 1947.
Box 14 Folder 6
Bank statement., Dec. 31, 1948.
Box 15 Folder 1
Bank statement., Jan. 31, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 2
Bank statement., Feb. 28, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 3
Bank statement., Mar. 29, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 4
Bank statement., Apr. 29, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 5
Bank statement., May 31, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 6
Bank statement., June 30, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 7
Bank statement., July 29, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 8
Bank statement., Aug. 31, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 9
Bank statement., Sept. 30, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 10
Bank statement., Oct. 31, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 11
Bank statement., Nov. 30, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 12
Bank statement., Dec. 30, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 13
Bank statement., Jan. 31, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 14
Bank statement., Feb. 28, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 15
Bank statement., Mar. 29, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 16
Bank statement., Apr. 28, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 17
Bank statement., May 31, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 18
Bank statement., June 30, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 19
Bank statement., July 29, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 20
Bank statement., Aug. 31, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 21
Bank statement., Sept. 29, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 22
Bank statement., Oct. 31, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 23
Bank statement., Nov. 30, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 24
Bank statement., Dec. 29, 1950.
Box 15 Folder 25
Bank statement., Jan. 31, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 1
Bank statement., Feb. 28, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 2
Bank statement., Mar. 30, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 3
Bank statement., Apr. 30, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 4
Bank statement., May 31, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 5
Bank statement., July 29, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 6
Bank statement., July 30, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 7
Bank statement., Aug. 31, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 8
Bank statement., Oct. 31, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 10
Bank statement., Nov. 30, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 11
Bank statement., Dec. 31, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 12
Bank statement., Jan. 30, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 13
Bank statement., Feb. 15, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 14
Bank statement., Mar. 28, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 15
Bank statement., Apr. 17, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 16
Bank statement., May 27, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 17
Bank statement., June 24, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 18
Bank statement., July 29, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 19
Bank statement., Aug. 19, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 20
Bank statement., Sept. 23, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 21
Bank statement., Oct. 30, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 22
Bank statement., Nov. 28, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 23
Bank statement., Dec. 29, 1952.
Box 16 Folder 24
Bank statement., Jan. 28, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 25
Bank statement., Feb. 18, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 26
Bank statement., Mar. 23, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 27
Bank statement., Sept. 28, 1951.
Box 16 Folder 28
Bank statement., Apr. 17, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 28
Bank statement., May 15, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 29
Bank statement., June 24, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 30
Bank statement., July 28, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 31
Bank statement., Aug. 26, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 32
Bank statement., Sept. 29, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 33
Bank statement., Oct. 29, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 34
Bank statement., Nov. 23, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 35
Bank statement., Dec. 21, 1953.
Box 16 Folder 36
Bank statement., Jan. 27, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 1
Bank statement., Feb. 24, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 2
Bank statement., Mar. 4, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 3
Bank statement., Mar. 23, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 4
Bank statement., Apr. 20, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 5
Bank statement., Apr. 29, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 6
Bank statement., May 17, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 7
Bank statement., June 21, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 8
Bank statement., July 19, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 9
Bank statement., Aug. 17, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 10
Bank statement., Sept. 17, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 11
Bank statement., Oct. 22-Nov. 19, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 12
Bank statement., Dec. 23, 1954.
Box 17 Folder 13
Scope and Content Note

Tax returns, information returns, lists of items in the book and art collections and their appraised values.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by creator or type of material.

California. Income Tax Division. Annual information on tax returns, 1939-1955.
Box 18 Folder 1
California. Office of State Controller. Gift tax return, 1950.
Box 18 Folder 2
United States. Internal Revenue Service. Annual information return, 1940-1943.
Box 18 Folder 3
United States. Internal Revenue Service. Corporation income and excess-profits tax return, 1938, 1941.
Box 37 Folder 3
United States. Internal Revenue Service. Employer's tax return, 1938.
Box 18 Folder 4
United States. Internal Revenue Service. Exemption application and schedules, Apr. 12, 1954.
Box 18 Folder 5
United States. Internal Revenue Service. Tax form instructions and information, 1938, 1943.
Box 18 Folder 6
United States. Internal Revenue Service. Tax returns, 1943-1953.
Box 18 Folder 7
Lists of assets and values, 1950-1951.
Box 18 Folder 8
List of books purchased outside of California by FBF, 1937-1950.
Box 18 Folder 9
List of values of collection, June 17, 1941.
Box 18 Folder 10
Notes regarding corporate taxes, 1938-1950, undated.
Box 18 Folder 11
Philadelphia Museum of Art gift. List of values, 1950.
Box 18 Folder 12
Schedule B: Summary of purchases from out-of-state retailers, Oct. 1 1943-Sept. 30, 1951.
Box 18 Folder 13
Scope and Content Note

Lists of manuscripts, books, art works, and furnishings owned by the Francis Bacon Foundation and their insurance values.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by creator or type of materials.

Citizens Insurance Company of New Jersey. Insurance policy, July 20, 1953.
Box 19 Folder 1
Pacific Employers Insurance Company. Endorsement, Mar. 6, 1942.
Box 19 Folder 2
Pacific National Fire Insurance Co.. Insurance contract, Jan. 20, 1942.
Box 19 Folder 3
Standard Marine Insurance Company. Insurance policies, 1947, 1950.
Box 19 Folder 4
Sun Insurance Office, Ltd. Insurance policy, June 16, 1948.
Box 19 Folder 5
List of art works, furnishings, etc. with insurance values, Jan. 10, 1973.
Box 19 Folder 6
List of art works with insurance values, Jul. 11, 1944.
Box 19 Folder 7
List of art works with insurance values, undated.
Box 19 Folder 8
List of books, furnishings, rugs, art works, etc. with insurance values, Jun. 30, 1949.
Box 19 Folder 9
List of books, furnishings, rugs, art works, etc. with insurance values pp. 1-75, undated.
Box 19 Folder 10
List of books, furnishings, rugs, art works, etc. with insurance values pp. 76-162, undated.
Box 19 Folder 11
List of books, furnishings, rugs, art works, etc. with insurance values pp.168-228, undated.
Box 19 Folder 12
List of books, furnishings, rugs, art works, etc. with insurance values pp.227-291, undated.
Box 19 Folder 13
List of books valued at $100 or more, Aug. 10, 1973.
Box 19 Folder 14
List of house furnishings with insurance values, undated.
Box 19 Folder 15
List of insurance changes sent to Claremont Colleges Office of the Controller, 1960-1969.
Box 19 Folder 16
List of insurance changes sent to Claremont Colleges Office of the Controller, 1970-1983.
Box 19 Folder 17
List of miscellaneous items with insurance values, 1963-1972.
Box 19 Folder 18
List of rare books published prior to 1751 with insurance values, undated.
Box 19 Folder 19
Miscellaneous manuscript and book lists with insurance values, 1983, undated.
Box 19 Folder 20
Notes regarding insurance policies, undated.
Box 19 Folder 21
Scope and Content Note

Receipts, invoices and check stubs for insurance, conservation, photography and other items.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by creator.

A. G. Beaman Agency, Ltd. Invoices, Feb. 4, 1943.
Box 20 Folder 1
Bank of California. Check stubs, Nov. 3, 1982.
Box 20 Folder 2
Cass Johansing Insurance Brokers. Invoices, 1944-1945.
Box 20 Folder 3
Claremont Colleges. Check stubs, May 25, 1983.
Box 20 Folder 4
Druzik, James R. Invoice for conservation, Oct. 5, 1991.
Box 20 Folder 5
European-American Banking Corporation. Check stubs, Mar. 25, 1976.
Box 20 Folder 6
Getty Conservation Institute. Receipt for deposit for conservation, Aug. 29, 1991.
Box 20 Folder 7
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Check stubs, Sept. 23, 1988.
Box 20 Folder 8
P. A. Palmer, Inc. Invoices, 1949-1950.
Box 20 Folder 9
Pacific National Fire Insurance Co. Invoices, June 4, 1942.
Box 20 Folder 10
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Receipt for donation for the Arensberg Bulletin, Dec. 28, 1979.
Box 20 Folder 11
Robert C. Frampton Creative Photography. Invoices, Mar. 25, 1966.
Box 20 Folder 12
Societe Generale Agence Centrale. Check stubs, Mar. 7, 1977.
Box 20 Folder 13
State Compensation Insurance Fund of California. Invoices, 1944, 1953.
Box 20 Folder 14
Scope and Content Note

Notes and lists regarding the indebtedness of the Foundation to the Arensbergs, and the sale of the Arensbergs' estate after their deaths.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by type of material.

Lists of contributions by and indebtedness of FBF to Walter and Louise Arensberg, 1939-1951.
Box 20 Folder 15
Lists of household contents for estate sale, circa 1954.
Box 20 Folder 16
Notes regarding estate sale, 1954.
Box 20 Folder 17
Sales report on estate sale, 1954.
Box 20 Folder 18

Scope and Content Note

This series is comprised of the Francis Bacon Library's records, including research correspondence; standard forms, such as user registrations and permission to publish requests; and finding aids and file lists for the Library's manuscript and book collections. Also includes some material related to the Library's exhibitions.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence with Library staff, particularly Elizabeth Wrigley and Naomi Sawelson-Gorse, who was hired as Archivist in the 1980s. Much of the correspondence consists of research requests to the library, primarily about Duchamp, the Arensbergs and their circle of artist friends. There is also correspondence with the Philadelphia Museum of Art regarding the transfer of the art collection to the Museum. There are also many requests for photographs, photocopies, and permission to publish, as well as correspondence about research and loans for exhibits.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by correspondent.

Abbeville Press, 1990, 1993.
Box 21 Folder 1
Abrahm, Lee, 1978.
Box 21 Folder 2
Agee, William C., 1982.
Box 21 Folder 3
Alfieri, August M., 1988.
Box 21 Folder 4
Allentuk, Marcia, 1995.
Box 21 Folder 5
Almon, Bert, 1994.
Box 21 Folder 6
Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, 1987.
Box 21 Folder 7
Archives Accessions Annual, 1989.
Box 21 Folder 8
Archives of American Art, 1985, 1988-1991, 1993, undated.
Box 25 Folder 1
See Also:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / V. Library records / A. Correspondence / f. DuMont Buchverlag.

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / V. Library records / A. Correspondence / f. Daniels, Dieter.

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / V. Library records / A. Correspondence / f. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Arensberg, Charles C., 1976, 1987-1991.
Box 21 Folder 9
See Also:

John Raphael Covert Papers / I. Correspondence / B. Third-party correspondence / f. Arensberg, Charles C. with Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968.

Arensberg, Charles F. C., 1964.
Box 21 Folder 10
Autry Museum of Western Heritage, 1995.
Box 21 Folder 11
Bach, Friedrich Teja, 1987, 1993.
Box 21 Folder 12
Bayer, Joella, 1987.
Box 21 Folder 13
Beall, Robert, 1988.
Box 21 Folder 14
Bennett, Fred Willard, 1988.
Box 21 Folder 15
Bers, Marianne S., 1992.
Box 21 Folder 16
Best, Gary Dean, 1993.
Box 21 Folder 17
Bibliotheque Litteraire Jacques Doucet, 1957.
Box 21 Folder 18
Blanken, Tamara, 1988-1994, undated.
Box 21 Folder 19
Bloshteyn, Maria, 1994.
Box 21 Folder 20
Boddewyn, Julia May, 1995.
Box 21 Folder 21
Bogner, Dieter, 1990-1991.
Box 21 Folder 22
Bohan, Ruth L., 1988.
Box 21 Folder 23
Bohn, Willard, 1971.
Box 21 Folder 24
Bohn, Willard, 1973, 1977-1978, 1989, 1993-1994, undated.
Box 21 Folder 25
Bonk, Ecke, 1988-1989.
Box 21 Folder 26
Bradshaw, David, 1985.
Box 21 Folder 27
Brumder, Melissa C., 1986.
Box 21 Folder 28
Buchman, Alexander H., 1993.
Box 21 Folder 29
Burke, Carolyn, 1986-1987, 1991.
Box 21 Folder 30
California State University, Fullerton. Art Gallery, 1982-1983.
Box 21 Folder 31
Camfield, William A., 1962, 1984-1992.
Box 21 Folder 32
Caws, Mary Ann, 1986, undated.
Box 21 Folder 33
Chefdor, Monique, 1982.
Box 21 Folder 34
Churchill, Suzanne W. (Suzanne Wintsch), 1994, undated.
Box 21 Folder 35
Clancy, Patrick, 1988, 1991-1992.
Box 21 Folder 36
Claremont Graduate School Art Gallery, 1993.
Box 21 Folder 37
Clark, Lorna J., 1984.
Box 21 Folder 38
Cole, Andrea B., 1972, 1974, 1976.
Box 21 Folder 39
Conger, Amy, 1991.
Box 21 Folder 40
Conover, Roger L., 1987, 1991, 1995.
Box 22 Folder 1
Cooper-Arensberg, Andrea, 1981.
Box 22 Folder 2
Crucelli, Matthew J., 1976.
Box 22 Folder 3
Crunden, Robert Morse, 1987, 1993.
Box 22 Folder 4
Dahman, Ghada, 1988.
Box 22 Folder 5
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1992.
Box 22 Folder 6
Daniels, Dieter, 1988.
Box 22 Folder 7
See Also:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / V. Library records / A. Correspondence / f. Archives of American Art.

D'ecaudin, Michel, 1983, undated.
Box 22 Folder 8
Delano Greenidge Editions, 1993.
Box 25 Folder 2
Doepel, Rory T., 1980-1981, 1986-1987.
Box 22 Folder 9
Duchamp, Marcel, 1965.
Box 22 Folder 10
See Also:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / I. Correspondence / f. Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968.

Arensberg Archives / I. Correspondence / A. General correspondence / f. Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968.

DuMont Buchverlag, 1992-1993.
Box 22 Folder 11
See Also:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / V. Library records / A. Correspondence / f. Archives of American Art.

Ehrlich, Susan, 1991.
Box 22 Folder 12
Fillin-Yeh, Susan, 1986-1987, 1991.
Box 22 Folder 13
Filreis, Alan, 1984-1985.
Box 22 Folder 14
Flores, Nadine, 1991.
Box 22 Folder 15
Fort, Ilene Susan, 1993-1994.
Box 22 Folder 16
Frail, David, 1982.
Box 22 Folder 17
Franklin, Paul B., 1993.
Box 22 Folder 18
Geist, Sidney, 1967.
Box 22 Folder 19
Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, 1984.
Box 22 Folder 20
Getty Conservation Institute, 1991.
Box 22 Folder 21
Goff, Tom, 1989-1990.
Box 22 Folder 22
Gough-Cooper, Jennifer, 1980, 1986-1987, 1991.
Box 22 Folder 23
Gough-Cooper, Jennifer, 1992-1993, 1995, undated.
Box 22 Folder 24
Grace, Sherrill, 1988.
Box 22 Folder 25
Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri, 1992-1993.
Box 22 Folder 26
Hamilton, George Heard, 1960.
Box 22 Folder 27
Harding, Karen, 1976, undated.
Box 22 Folder 28
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1988-1993.
Box 22 Folder 29
Hatch, John Davis, 1991, undated.
Box 22 Folder 30
Henderson, Linda Dalrymple, 1981.
Box 22 Folder 31
Hicken, Adrian, 1982.
Box 22 Folder 32
Holcomb III, Grant, 1971.
Box 22 Folder 33
Homer, William Innes, 1970, 1972.
Box 22 Folder 34
Howard, Seymour, 1991, undated.
Box 22 Folder 35
J. Paul Getty Trust, 1986-1987.
Box 22 Folder 36
Jackson, Roger, 1991.
Box 22 Folder 37
Januzzi, Marisa, 1995.
Box 22 Folder 38
Jones, Amelia G., 1988, 1991-1992.
Box 22 Folder 39
Jones, Betsy B., 1993.
Box 22 Folder 40
Junior Art Gallery, Inc., 1955.
Box 22 Folder 41
Kachur, Lewis, 1991-1992.
Box 22 Folder 42
Karlstrom, Paul J., 1991-1994, undated.
Box 22 Folder 43
Kaufman, Louis, 1991.
Box 22 Folder 44
KCET, 1986-1987, 1991, undated.
Box 22 Folder 45
Kees, Weldon, 1944, undated.
Box 22 Folder 46
Kiesler, Lillian, 1986, 1990.
Box 22 Folder 47
Kirchner, Lisa, 1992.
Box 22 Folder 48
Klein, Michael, 1975-1977.
Box 22 Folder 49
Kogabayashi, Sachi, 1980.
Box 22 Folder 50
Kondritzer, Jeffry B., 1978.
Box 22 Folder 51
Konstrevy, 1955.
Box 22 Folder 52
Kuenzli, Rudolf E., 1985, 1988.
Box 22 Folder 53
Lahoda, Vojtéech, 1991.
Box 22 Folder 54
Lash, Joseph P., 1978.
Box 23 Folder 1
Leavens, Ileana B., 1974.
Box 23 Folder 2
Lindgren, C. E. (Carl Edwin), 1994.
Box 23 Folder 3
Litz, Walton A., 1969.
Box 23 Folder 4
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.
Box 23 Folder 5
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1992.
Box 23 Folder 6
Los Angeles Times, 1987.
Box 23 Folder 7
Lunbeck, Elizabeth, undated.
Box 23 Folder 8
Lyonel Feininger Project, 1992.
Box 23 Folder 9
McCarthy, Laurette E., 1993.
Box 23 Folder 10
MacGowan, Christopher J. (Christopher John), 1987.
Box 23 Folder 11
McLeod, Glen, 1979-1980, 1983, 1994.
Box 23 Folder 12
Margolies, Alan, 1979.
Box 23 Folder 13
Mariani, Paul L., 1980.
Box 23 Folder 14
Marling, William Henry, 1980-1983, undated.
Box 23 Folder 15
Marquis, Alice Goldfarb, 1980.
Box 23 Folder 16
Martin, Marianne W., 1981-1983.
Box 23 Folder 17
Mary Cassatt Foundation, 1994.
Box 23 Folder 18
Mattis, Olivia, 1990-1991.
Box 23 Folder 19
Mayou, David, 1993.
Box 23 Folder 20
Menil Collection, 1988.
Box 23 Folder 21
Moser, Joann, 1989.
Box 23 Folder 22
Murphy, William, 1991.
Box 23 Folder 23
Musee National d'Art Moderne, 1975-1977.
Box 23 Folder 24
Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1992-1993.
Box 23 Folder 25
Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1993, undated.
Box 25 Folder 3
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1986, 1991.
Box 23 Folder 26
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), 1986-1987, 1991.
Box 23 Folder 27
Nask, Pamela Esther, 1988, undated.
Box 23 Folder 28
Naumann, Francis M., 1976-1977.
Box 23 Folder 29
Naumann, Francis M., 1978-1986.
Box 23 Folder 30
Naumann, Francis M., 1987-1988.
Box 23 Folder 31
Naumann, Francis M., 1989-1992.
Box 23 Folder 32
Naumann, Francis M., 1993-1995.
Box 23 Folder 33
Nickel, Karl, 1979.
Box 23 Folder 34
Overbeck, Lois More, 1989, undated.
Box 23 Folder 35
Palazzo Grassi, 1993.
Box 24 Folder 1
Popademetriou, Peter C., 1987.
Box 24 Folder 2
Parsons Technology, Inc., 1995.
Box 24 Folder 3
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1980-1990.
Box 24 Folder 4
See Also:

Francis Bacon Foundation Records / V. Library records / A. Correspondence / f. Archives of American Art.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1991-1995.
Box 24 Folder 5
Prestel-Verlag, 1993.
Box 24 Folder 6
Pustel, Gabriel, 1991-1992.
Box 24 Folder 7
Read, Peter (Peter F.), 1978-1979.
Box 24 Folder 8
Reliquet, Scarlett, 1994.
Box 24 Folder 9
Rosa, Joseph, 1987, undated.
Box 24 Folder 10
Rosenberg, Susan, 1995.
Box 24 Folder 11
Sackett, Bill, 1991.
Box 24 Folder 12
Sanouillet, Michel, 1956.
Box 24 Folder 13
Schuster, Anne, 1991.
Box 24 Folder 14
Schwarz, Arturo, 1965-1967, 1973, 1976, 1991, 1994.
Box 24 Folder 15
Seabury Press, 1973.
Box 24 Folder 16
Shannon, Helen M., 1995.
Box 24 Folder 17
Sherman, Susan, 1993.
Box 24 Folder 18
Silk, Gerald, 1979-1980.
Box 24 Folder 19
Smith, Lindsay, 1985.
Box 24 Folder 20
Smithsonian Magazine, 1993-1994.
Box 24 Folder 21
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1962-1963.
Box 24 Folder 22
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Center for Dewey Studies, 1991.
Box 24 Folder 23
Spanier, Sandra Whipple, 1992.
Box 24 Folder 24
Stavitsky, Gail, 1993.
Box 24 Folder 25
Stendahl, Alfred, 1987.
Box 24 Folder 26
Stevens, Holly, 1972.
Box 24 Folder 27
Stevens, Michael John, 1977.
Box 24 Folder 28
Stevens Memorial Library, 1957-1960, 1992.
Box 24 Folder 29
Strouhal, Ernst, 1993.
Box 24 Folder 30
Tacha, Athena, 1962, 1964.
Box 24 Folder 31
Tashjian, Dickran, 1991.
Box 24 Folder 32
Tomkins, Calvin, 1991.
Box 24 Folder 33
Tsiakma, Katia, 1976.
Box 24 Folder 34
University of California, Los Angeles, 1954.
Box 24 Folder 35
University of Iowa, 1952.
Box 24 Folder 36
University of Texas. Humanities Research Center, 1991, 1994.
Box 24 Folder 37
Van Rossum, Frans, 1989.
Box 24 Folder 38
Waiter, Gilberte, 1976.
Box 24 Folder 39
Wadsworth, Frank W., 1958.
Box 24 Folder 40
Watson, Steven, 1989-1991.
Box 24 Folder 41
Weaver, Mike L.H.L., 1987.
Box 24 Folder 42
Weiss, Peg, 1986-1987.
Box 24 Folder 43
Whitney Museum of American Art, 1985, 1993-1996.
Box 24 Folder 44
Wickstrom, Mary L., 1980.
Box 24 Folder 45
Willard, Christopher, 1991.
Box 24 Folder 46
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, 1954.
Box 24 Folder 47
Witemeyer, Hugh, 1992.
Box 24 Folder 48
Woodman, Leonora, 1987.
Box 24 Folder 49
Wurster, William Wilson, 1988.
Box 24 Folder 50
Zilczer, Judith, 1993-1994.
Box 24 Folder 51
[?], David, 1993.
Box 24 Folder 52
Scope and Content Note

Archives registration, copy orders, and permission to publish forms.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by type of form.

Archives Registration Forms, 1987-1993, undated.
Box 26 Folder 1
Copy order forms. Alm-Jon, 1983-1995.
Box 26 Folder 2
Copy Order Forms. Jon-Zil, 1983-1995.
Box 27 Folder 3
Publication permission forms. Alm-Kue, 1986-1995.
Box 26 Folder 4
Publication permission forms. Kar-Way, 1986-1995.
Box 26 Folder 5
Scope and Content Note

Lists, indices, descriptions, and catalog cards of various collections of material in the Arensberg Archives and related collections.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by type of finding aid or by collection creator.

Arensberg archives. Finding aid, background and organization description, May 1992.
Box 26 Folder 6
Preliminary box list, Aug. 1, 1988.
Box 26 Folder 7
Box list, Aug. 1, 1989.
Box 26 Folder 8
Box list, May 1992.
Box 26 Folder 9
Preliminary Index, Aug. 1, 1988.
Box 26 Folder 10
Index, Aug. 1, 1989.
Box 26 Folder 11
Index, undated.
Box 26 Folder 12
Index to the holdings of the FBL and PMA, circa 1989.
Box 26 Folder 13
American literary manuscripts, Charles F.C. Arensberg and Emily Maynadier Arensberg, Carl Haverlin and Stendahl Art Galleries matierials index, May 1992.
Box 26 Folder 14
Guillaume Apollinaire materials index, Aug. 1, 1988, undated.
Box 26 Folder 15
Charles C. Arensberg materials index, Mar. 24, 1987.
Box 26 Folder 16
John Covert materials index, Nov.1, 1989- May 1992, undated.
Box 26 Folder 17
Marcel Duchamp materials index, undated.
Box 26 Folder 18
Mina Loy materials index, Aug. 1, 1988, undated.
Box 26 Folder 19
Francis Picabia materials index, Nov. 1, 1989, undated.
Box 26 Folder 20
Charles Sheeler materials index, Nov. 1, 1989, undated.
Box 26 Folder 21
Elmer Ernest Southard materials index, Nov. 1, 1989.
Box 26 Folder 22
Edward Weston materials index, Dec. 1985-Aug. 1, 1988.
Box 26 Folder 23
Beatrice Wood materials index, Nov. 1, 1989.
Box 26 Folder 24
Miscellaneous index, undated.
Box 26 Folder 25
Walter Arensberg correspondence with anti-Shakespeareans index, Aug. 1, 1988.
Box 26 Folder 26
Dada material in the Arensberg collection. FBL index, 1954, undated.
Box 26 Folder 27
Catalog cards, undated.
Box 26 Folder 28
Writings of Walter Conrad Arensberg in the FBL, undated.
Box 26 Folder 29
Scope and Content Note

Lists and inventories of books and institutional files.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by type of material.

Active files, undated.
Box 27 Folder 1
Bacon Library inventory pp. 1-65, artworks, manuscripts, etc., 1965-1973, undated.
Box 27 Folder 2
Bacon Library inventory pp. 66-178, 1960-1968, undated.
Box 27 Folder 3
Bacon Library inventory pp. 168-229, 1961-1966, undated.
Box 27 Folder 4
Bacon Library inventory pp. 230-336, 1968-1973, undated.
Box 27 Folder 5
Books and files, undated.
Box 27 Folder 6
Cabinet files, undated.
Box 27 Folder 7
Publications of the Bacon Society of America and the Bacon Society of England, 1939, 1955.
Box 27 Folder 8
Transfer files, undated.
Box 27 Folder 9
Scope and Content Note

Labels, copy photographs and posters from exhibitions held at the Francis Bacon Library.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by title of exhibition or type of material.

"A propos- Apollinaire" exhibition labels, 1988.
Box 28 Folder 1
"Apollinaire: Ideogramme and pantomime" exhibition labels, 1982.
Box 28 Folder 2
Arensberg collection rugs and misc. exhibition labels, undated.
Box 28 Folder 3
"The Arensbergs and their circle." exhibition labels, 1982.
Box 28 Folder 4
"Art and artifacts of modernism" exhibition labels, 1986.
Box 28 Folder 5
Interconnections" exhibition labels, 1994.
Box 28 Folder 6
"Marcel Duchamp: Artist and art dealer" exhibition labels, 1983.
Box 28 Folder 7
"Marcel Duchamp: Artist and art dealer" exhibition poster, 1983.
Box 29 Folder 1
"Mementos of Marcel" exhibition labels, 1981.
Box 28 Folder 8
Copy photos for display. 1:2, 1983.
Box 28 Folder 9
Copy photos for display. 2:2, 1983.
Box 28 Folder 10
Scope and Content Note

One reel of microfilm of the Arensberg Archives, and a videotape of the television show "Paintbox Pioneers" from KCET, a Los Angeles station.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by title.

Arensberg Archives microfilm reel 1, 1985.
Box 30 Folder 1
"California Stories: Paintbox Pioneers", Mar. 23, 1991.
Box 30 Folder 2
Scope and Content Note

Invoices, lists of library acquisitions, and notes regarding reference questions at the Library.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by type of material.

Invoices for photocopying and photograph reproduction, 1971-1993.
Box 31 Folder 1
Ledger of acquisitions, 1937-1943.
Box 31 Folder 2
List of Arensberg material accessioned after March 1, 1986, 1986.
Box 31 Folder 3
Notes regarding FBL reference, 1988, undated.
Box 31 Folder 4

Scope and Content Note

Clippings from newspapers and magazine, including exhibition and book reviews, and clippings about the Arensbergs, their art collection, and individuals from their circle of friends.

Arrangement

Original order; usually by subject, sometimes by author.

Arensberg, Walter, 1878-1954. Obituary, undated.
Box 32 Folder 1
Armory Show of 1913. Fiftieth anniversary exhibition(s), 1963.
Box 32 Folder 2
Brancusi, Constantin. 1876-1957, Nov. 8, 1961.
Box 32 Folder 3
Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970, 1972.
Box 32 Folder 4
Chambers, Robert, 1881-1957, undated.
Box 32 Folder 5
Curry, John Steuart, 1897-1946, Nov. 23, 1936.
Box 32 Folder 6
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968, 1956-1968.
Box 32 Folder 7
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968, 1973-1992, undated.
Box 32 Folder 8
E. B. Crocker Art Gallery, June 19, 1938.
Box 32 Folder 9
Eiseley, Loren C., 1907-1977. Obituary, undated.
Box 32 Folder 10
Ethiopian medieval paintings, undated.
Box 32 Folder 11
Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440, Sept. 1953.
Box 32 Folder 12
Giotto, 1266?-1337, undated.
Box 32 Folder 13
Gris, Juan, 1887-1927, June 1, 1963.
Box 32 Folder 14
Hitchcock Chair Company, Feb. 5, 1955.
Box 32 Folder 15
Hory, Elmyr de, Feb 27, 1970.
Box 32 Folder 16
Houston Center for Photography. "365/360 [Patrick Clancy]", 1986-1987.
Box 32 Folder 17
Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955, Feb. 15, 1955.
Box 32 Folder 18
Klee, Paul, 1879-1940, undated.
Box 32 Folder 19
Los Angeles (Calif.). City Council, Feb. 15, 1955.
Box 32 Folder 20
Marceau, Henri, 1896-1969. Obituary, Sept. 16, 1969.
Box 32 Folder 21
Millier, Arthur, 1956.
Box 32 Folder 22
Musee National d'Art Moderne (France). Marcel Duchamp exhibition, 1977.
Box 32 Folder 23
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N. Y.) Marcel Duchamp: A retrospective exhibition, Nov. 21, 1973.
Box 32 Folder 24
Ohrbach's Store. Decorative murals, undated.
Box 32 Folder 25
Paz, Octavio, 1914-. "Marcel Duchamp: Appearance stripped bare." Review, Feb. 11, 1979.
Box 32 Folder 26
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1955, undated.
Box 32 Folder 27
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Marcel Duchamp: A retrospective exhibition, 1973.
Box 32 Folder 28
Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973, 1957.
Box 32 Folder 29
Pre-Columbian, African and Oceanic Art, undated.
Box 32 Folder 30
Ray, Man, 1890-1976, 1954, 1963.
Box 32 Folder 31
Renaissance painting, Jan. 21, 1951.
Box 32 Folder 32
Russian icons, July 5, 1936.
Box 32 Folder 33
Schwarz, Arturo. "The complete works of Marcel Duchamp" and "Notes and projects for the large glass." Review, May 30, 1970.
Box 32 Folder 34
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Paintings from the Arensberg and Gallatin Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1961)., circa 1961.
Box 32 Folder 35
Stendahl, Earl, July 1, 1955.
Box 32 Folder 36
Supervielle, Jules, 1884-1960. "The artist in society", June 12, 1952.
Box 32 Folder 37
Tashjian, Dickran, 1940-. "Dada and the American Avant-Garde, 1910-1925." Review, undated.
Box 32 Folder 38
Vogue Ad, undated.
Box 32 Folder 39
Weston, Edward, 1886-1958, Sept. 28, 1975.
Box 32 Folder 40
Winston, Harry and Lydia. Art Collection, 1957.
Box 32 Folder 41
Wood, Beatrice, 1978-1993 and undated.
Box 32 Folder 42

Scope and Content Note

Brochures, pamphlets, exhibition announcements, invitations, and other items from museums, galleries, universities, publishing houses, and other organizations.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by creator.

Academie de Museologie Evocatoire. Subscription request, undated.
Box 33 Folder 1
American Academy of Chinese Culture, Inc. Wong Lui Sand exhibition. Invitation, Mar. 19, 20, 1962.
Box 33 Folder 2
"American Foundations news service", June 1, 1951.
Box 33 Folder 3
American Research Center in Egypt. Brochure, undated.
Box 33 Folder 4
Anca Colbert Fine Arts, Ltd. "'Shock,' she said: Beatrice Wood." Exhibition announcement, June 13-July 31, 1988.
Box 33 Folder 5
Archives of American Art. "Art for the record" Symposium program, Mar. 26, 1988.
Box 33 Folder 6
Archives of American Art. Membership brochure, undated.
Box 34 Folder 3
Archives of American Art. "Visual arts and the myth of Southern California." Symposium brochure, Oct. 18-19, 1986.
Box 33 Folder 7
California State University, Fullerton. Art Gallery. "Beatrice Wood retrospective." Exhibition poster, Feb. 5-Mar. 3, 1983.
Box 37 Folder 4
Campbell and Hall. Book order form, undated.
Box 33 Folder 8
Charlotte Crosby Kemper Gallery. "365/360 [Patrick Clancy]." Exhibition, Mar. 28-Apr. 23, 1986.
Box 33 Folder 9
Charlotte Crosby Kemper Gallery. "John Cage Installation." Exhibition announcement, Mar. 18-Apr. 17, 1988.
Box 33 Folder 10
Claremont Colleges Library. "Interconnections" Exhibition and symposium series announcement, Nov. 3-Nov. 19, 1993.
Box 33 Folder 11
Claremont Colleges Library. "Interconnections." Symposium luncheon invitation in honor of Beatrice Wood, Nov. 6, 1993.
Box 33 Folder 12
Confederation des Associations Comites. "Macadam magazine" order form, undated.
Box 33 Folder 13
Craft and Folk Art Museum. "Intimate appeal: The figurative art of Beatrice Wood." Exhibition announcement, June 19, 1990.
Box 33 Folder 14
Duchamp, Marcel. "The" photostat, undated.
Box 33 Folder 15
Francis Bacon Foundation. Brochure, undated.
Box 33 Folder 16
Garth Clark Gallery. "I shock myself." Publication party invitation, Dec. 5, 1985.
Box 33 Folder 17
Gotham Book Mart. Marcel Duchamp/addenda. Exhibition announcement, Jan. 14-Mar.2, 1974.
Box 34 Folder 2
Houston Center for Photography. "365/360 [Patrick Clancy]." Exhibition announcement, Dec. 12, 1987.
Box 33 Folder 18
KCET. "The paintbox Pioneers." Television program announcement, Apr. 11, 1987.
Box 33 Folder 19
Michael Himovitz Gallery. Brochure, undated.
Box 33 Folder 20
Musee National d'Art Moderne. "Francis Picabia." Invitation to exhibition preview, Jan. 22, 1976.
Box 33 Folder 21
Musee National d'Art Moderne. Free admission pass, Feb. 2-7, 1977.
Box 33 Folder 22
Museum Ludwig. "Ubrigens Sterben Immer Zdie Andren." Exhibition announcement, Jan. 14-Mar.6, 1988.
Box 33 Folder 23
Museum of Modern Art. "Marcel Duchamp." Invitation to contributing members preview, Jan. 2, 1974.
Box 33 Folder 24
Museum of Modern Art. Members calendar, Nov. 1972.
Box 33 Folder 25
Palazzo Grassi. "Marcel Duchamp." Invitation to discussion of exhibition, Feb. 16, 1993.
Box 33 Folder 26
Philadelphia Museum of Art. "A propos of Marcel Duchamp." Exhibition and event announcements, 1987.
Box 33 Folder 27
Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Marcel Duchamp." Invitation to members preview, Sept. 21, 1973.
Box 33 Folder 28
Severin Wunderman Museum. [Beatrice Wood exhibition]. Exhibition announcement, June 20-Aug. 20, 1993.
Box 33 Folder 29
Social and Public Arts Resource Center. "Beatrice Wood." exhibition announcement, May 30, 1987.
Box 33 Folder 30
University of California, Los Angeles. Weekly calendar, May 12, 1957.
Box 34 Folder 1
Visual Studies Workshop. "365/360 [Patrick Clancy]." Exhibition announcement, Sept. 11-Nov. 13, 1992.
Box 33 Folder 31
Visual Studies Workshop. "365/360 [Patrick Clancy]." Performance brochure, Sept. 11, 1992.
Box 33 Folder 32
Wood, Beatrice. "The angel who wore black tights." Invitation to publication party, Mar. 6, 1982.
Box 33 Folder 33
Wood, Beatrice. "Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada." Invitation to film premiere, Mar. 3, 1993.
Box 33 Folder 34
Wood, Beatrice. "Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada." Video order form, Oct. 1, 1993.
Box 33 Folder 35
Wood, Beatrice. "Chocolate and young men." Film ticket order form, Oct. 14-24, 1993.
Box 33 Folder 36
Wood, Beatrice. "I shock myself." Publication announcement, undated.
Box 33 Folder 37
Wood, Beatrice. Invitation to 101st birthday party, Mar. 3, 1994.
Box 33 Folder 38
Wood, Beatrice. "Torch in the sky." Play poster for production by Helicon Theatre Company, May 28-31, 1993.
Box 33 Folder 39
Yale University. Art Gallery. "Charles Sheeler american interiors." Invitation to exhibition preview, Apr. 1, 1987.
Box 33 Folder 42

Scope and Content Note

Includes information about art objects owned by the Foundation and lent to various exhibitions, typescripts of two articles by Francis Naumann, notes, packing slips, and other miscellaneous material.

Scope and Content Note

Loan forms and receipts.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by museum/gallery.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Costume in the age of Francis Bacon." Loan agreement and reciept, 1991.
Box 35 Folder 1
Museum of Contemporary Art . "Rolywholyover...a circus." Exhibition loan forms, 1993.
Box 35 Folder 2
Palazzo Grassi. "Marcel Duchamp" exhibition. Loan forms and condition reports, 1993.
Box 37 Folder 5
Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Rolywholyover...a circus." Loan reciept, 1994.
Box 35 Folder 3
Whitney Museum of American Art. "New York Dada: 1915-1923." Exhibition loan forms, 1996-1997.
Box 35 Folder 4
Scope and Content Note

Two typescript articles by Francis M. Naumann.

Arrangement

Alphabetical.

Naumann, Francis M. "Cryptography and the Arensberg circle" Typescript lecture, 1977.
Box 35 Folder 5
Naumann, Francis M. "New York Dada - Seminar report - 'The Arensberg Circle, 1915-1920.'" Photocopied bibliography, undated.
Box 35 Folder 6
Naumann, Francis M. "Walter Conrad Arensberg: Poet, patron and participant in the New York Avant-Garde, 1914-1920." Typescript article, undated.
Box 35 Folder 7
Scope and Content Note

Notes, addresses, miscellaneous photocopied items.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by type of material.

Address for Noam Cohen, undated.
Box 35 Folder 8
Address for Rory T. Doepel, undated.
Box 35 Folder 9
Invitation list for pre-Columbian exhibition, undated.
Box 35 Folder 10
Employee time sheets and forms, 1938-1939.
Box 35 Folder 11
Notes: miscellaneous, 1936-1967, undated.
Box 35 Folder 12
Notes re: biographical info on LSA, undated.
Box 35 Folder 13
Notes re: correspondence after the Arensberg's death, undated.
Box 35 Folder 14
Notes re: Distributuon of money by LSA, Nov. 20, 1954.
Box 35 Folder 15
Notes re: works by Beatrice Wood, undated.
Box 35 Folder 16
Packing slip: book from Oxford University press, 1993.
Box 35 Folder 17
Packing slip: book from Southern Illinois University Press, 1993.
Box 35 Folder 18
Packing slip: photo from Zeitlin and Ver Brugge Booksellers, 1987.
Box 35 Folder 19
Photocopies of photographs of "the others", undated.
Box 35 Folder 20
Photocopy of pp. 163-164 of "A Manual of Copyright Practice" by Margaret Nicholson, 1945.
Box 35 Folder 21
Postcard of works by Andre Raffray for a Marcel Duchamp exhibition, undated.
Box 35 Folder 22
U.S. Congress Foundation questionnaire, 1952.
Box 35 Folder 23
Photograph of the Hollywood Musicians' Club, 1947.
Box 37 Folder 6
Photostat copy of page from unidentified journal or broadside, undated.
Box 37 Folder 7

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