Fine Arts, A-L

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Fine Arts, A-L

Fine Arts, M-Z


Archive of Wisconsin Women Artists.
Records, 1977-1980.
UWM Manuscript Collection 3
The collection includes oral history interviews with female artists in the visual, literary, and performing arts who were living in Wisconsin at the time of the interview. A University of Wisconsin Teaching Improvement Grant funded the cooperative project at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh, and UW-Green Bay. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Arriaga Society of America.
Records, 1820-1983.
UWM Manuscript Collection 7
Miscellaneous records, mostly dating 1956-1958, of an organization which promoted the memory and music of Juan Christomo de Arriaga, an early 19th century Spanish composer. Includes the correspondence of the Society's president, Alan Pedigo, with fellow Arriaga enthusiasts, newsclippings, programs from concerts of Arriaga's music, and a 1906 photograph of the layng of the cornerstone at the Arriaga Memorial. Includes a fragment from the 1820 score of Los Esclavos Felices. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Bojanowski, Jerzy, 1893- .
Papers, 1967-1979.
Milwaukee Small Collection 118
Papers of a Polish-born classical musician and conductor who settled in Milwaukee, including a biographical sketch and newsclippings, a listing of awards, and two programs. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Budziszewski, Joseph B., 1922- .
Papers, 1949-1981.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 38
Papers of a Milwaukee electrician primarily concerning his avocation of singing and his performances in operatic productions, including programs, handbills, newsclippings of reviews, advertisements, and music scores of several Polish folk songs which he performed. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Burns, George T. and Melvada.
WPA Milwaukee Handicrafts Project collection, ca. 1936.
UWM Manuscript Collection 129
Collection contains materials created by participants in the WPA Milwaukee Handicrafts Project, including block-printed folders and cloths, and one original box with ten sample of bookbinding. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Charlotte Russell Partridge and Miriam Frink.
Papers, 1862-1980.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 167
Papers of Partridge and Frink, who shared their personal and professional lives for fifty-five years. The two women were co-founders of the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin which was established in 1920 and closed in 1974. Partridge is noted not only for her educational achievements, but also for her major contributions to the advancement of art in Wisconsin. The collection is extensive and contains the personal, professional, and civic papers of the two women with a focus on Wisconsin art, artists, and art education. Includes institutional records of the Layton School of Art and Layton Art Gallery, administrative records of Wisconsin Depression-era federal art projects which Partridge directed, reference files of Wisconsin art exhibits and artists, and records of Wisconsin art organizations. There are materials relating to Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural exhibit which displayed at the Layton Art Gallery in 1930 and a reference file on the famous architect which Partridge maintained. Partridge's personal correspondence is also extensive. Files pertaining to the women's civic commitments include Walnut Area Improvement Council in Milwaukee, Zonta Club of Milwaukee, Zonta Manor (a housing project for the well elderly spearheaded by Partridge), Milwaukee County War Memorial building planning, and Meta Berger Memorial Committee. Files of Susie Habenicht, a researcher hired by the two women to write the Layton school's history, include notes, an unpublished manuscript, and transcribed interviews and some audio recordings with the two women and with Layton alumnae Mary Lou Ballweg and Margaret Davis Clark. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Committee of Soldiers' Monument Fund (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1895-1899.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection AA
Records of the committee to raise funds, select, and erect a monument to Milwaukee soldiers who served in the Civil War. Dedicated on June 28, 1898, the monument is located on Wisconsin Avenue in front of the Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wis. Includes minutes, subscription lists, treasurer's accounts, and correspondence, especially with the sculptor, John S. Conway.

Conant, Newell and Marion.
Photographs, 1956-1974.
UWM Manuscript Collection 182
Slides of photographs taken by Newell Conant of people and events related to the Seven Arts Society. Newell and Marion Conant were active members of the Seven Arts Society for many years; he was involved in the photography and music groups, she in the painters group. These slides document Society groups and activities in which the Conants were involved. Each slide identifies the event, year, and people pictured as recorded by Newell Conant. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Delta Omicron. Delta Eta Chapter (University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee).
Records, 1941-1998.
UWM Archival Collection 172
Records of the Delta Eta chapter of the Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. The collection consists of chapter histories, constitution and bylaws, concert programs, correspondence, membership records, minutes, financial records, scrapbooks, and sheet music. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Donovan, Anne and Laurence.
Papers, circa 1890-2002.
UWM Manuscript Collection 227
This collection contains the papers of Anne and Laurence (Larry) Donovan, long-time residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, relating to their personal and professional activities, which included the founding of the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra and administration of the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum. The collection contains extensive correspondence from World War II, when Laurence served with the U.S. Army in Europe. Also included are files documenting the couples’ family life as well as political and volunteer activities. Finding aid available in the Archives
Filzen, Sarah.
Papers, 1996-1997.
UWM Manuscript Collection 179
Materials from three oral history projects, relating to Cuca Records, Paramount Records, and the Park People, conducted by Sarah Filzen. Cuca Records, once located in Sauk City, Wisconsin, was founded by James Kirchstein in 1959 and actively produced LP recordings until the early 1970s. Cuca recorded and released primarily polka and ethnic music, though the label also issued pop, rhythm and blues, folk, and traditional jazz music. Paramount Records, once located in Port Washington, Wisconsin, was established in 1917. While Paramount's earliest releases were mainly white ethnic recordings, in the early 1920s Paramount entered the "race records" market, recording music, such as blues and gospel, directed towards a black audience. Paramount issued its final record in 1932. In the late 1940s Milwaukeean John Steiner bought what was left of Paramount's inventory. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Fine Arts Quartet.
Records, 1910-1989.
UWM Manuscript Collection 30
Records (mainly 1940-1980) of the Fine Arts Quartet (FAQ) documenting its concerts and management, and also containing personal papers of its leader, Leonard Sorkin. The general records include reviews of FAQ concerts and feature stories on the FAQ and its members (1948-1981); and programs of FAQ concerts and promotional materials (1940-1986) which thoroughly document the locales of concerts and choices of music. The management and financial records (1945-1989) document the financial and management history of the quartet, including activities with recording companies, as well as Leonard Sorkin's role as leader of the group. The personal papers of Leonard Sorkin include two scrapbooks (1930-1944) and soloist programs (1930-1984) concerning his life before he formed the quartet and also recount some of the events that led to the founding of the group. They also document the contacts he made with other musicians before and during World War II. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Fitzgerald, M. Eleanor (Mary Eleanor), 1877-1955.
Papers, 1915-1964.
UWM Manuscript Collection 13
Papers of a Wisconsin labor advocate, political lecturer, and theatrical manager. Includes correspondence, passports and diaries, plays and programs, memorabilia, and photographs documenting Fitzgerald's activity in the anarchist and labor movement, the Provincetown Playhouse, and other theatrical companies. Particular emphasis is given to her work with the playwrights and actors of the Provincetown Playhouse theater group. Finding aid available in the Archives.

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada. Local 18 (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1893-1994.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DQ
Records of the local which represented theatrical workers and motion picture projectionists, including proceedings of the national conventions (1893-1926); minutes (1903-1933); a constitution; minutes of the Wage Scale Committee (1927-1933) and the Executive Board (1913-1933); agreements, correspondence, applications for membership, and reports (1894-1944), combined convention proceedings (1893-1926); and a history of the theater in Milwaukee (1994). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Koelling, Eloise.
Papers, 1954-1985.
UWM Manuscript Collection 54
Collection of former UWM music professor and composer Eloise Koelling who spent the majority of her career at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee (1947-1969). The collection includes various musical scores, primarily suites, sonatas, and concertos for orchestra, as well as children's music, which Koelling composed between 1954 and 1969. The collection also contains scrapbooks (1956-1985), consisting of letters to Koelling, mainly from other UWM professors and composers; concert programs, containing many of her compositions; newspaper clippings describing Koelling's career along with awards she received for her work; and miscellaneous correspondence. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Kriehn, Ruth, Louise.
Papers, 1951-1973.
UWM Manuscript Collection 94
This collection mainly documents Ruth Kriehn's time at the Mary Wigman School of Dance in Berlin from 1951-1952 and her friendship with and admiration for Mary Wigman who was a world-famous modern dance pioneer. Included are Kriehn's typed memoirs, letters from Wigman to Kriehn, and photographs of Wigman. Articles and newspaper clippings about Wigman are also included in the collection. The collection also contains some information about other teachers at the Wigman School, including Margret Dietz. Of particular interest are the war stories from those at the school and the descriptions of life in Berlin after the war. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Kucharski, Thaddeus M.
Papers, 1914-1960.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 31
Collection documents Kucharski's involvement with theatrical groups at St. Hedwig's Catholic Church in Milwaukee, especially St. Hedwig's Dramatic Society, and some records of church committees of which Kucharski was a member.

Ladies' Art and Science Class of Milwaukee College (Wis.).
Records, 1874-1899.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection CN
Records of an organization incorporated on March 7, 1893 for the purpose of "cultivating and advancing science, literature and art, and particularly in architecture, sculpture and painting, and in allied fields of aesthetical culture." Includes correspondence and notes (1898-1899); articles of incorporation, constitution and by-laws; printed study outlines; library catalog; clippings; and record books kept by the secretary (1874-1899). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Landowski, John C., 1879-1961.
Papers, 1905-1961.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 78
Newsclippings, photos, and programs, including some for the opera Halka, from Landowski's tenure as music director at St. Vincent de Paul and St. Hyacinth churches and from the Milwaukee Polish Opera Club which he organized. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Layton School of Art and Design.
Photographs, ca. 1920-ca.1974.
PH Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 168
Photographs of the Layton School of Art and Design in Milwaukee, Wis. which document the operations and educational approach of an art school which closed in 1974. Most of the photographs were taken between 1954 and 1974. Although there are views of the physical plant, faculty, Layton Art Gallery, and student life; the bulk of the photographs pertain to a variety of art classrooms and activity therein, student art projects, and an array of temporary exhibitions displayed at the school. Exhibits included African sculpture, Olivetti, Northwest Coast Indian, Architectural Steel, Illustrators and Designers of Milwaukee, Good Design is Ageless, and the 1948 Wisconsin State Centennial exhibition. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Layton School of Art and Design.
Records, 1888-1980.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 168
Official records of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin art school which was established by Charlotte Partridge and Miriam Frink in 1920 and closed due to financial insolvency in 1974. At its closure, the school was regarded as one of the top five art schools in the country and enjoyed a historical reputation for innovative methods in art education. Includes minutes of the Board of Trustees/Directors; correspondence; and administrative, financial, curricular, legal, historical, public relations, building, registrar's, and student-related materials which provide a broad look at the school's operations and methods. Records primarily cover the period from 1954 to 1974 and coincide with administrative terms of Layton directors Edmund Lewandowski (1954-1972) and Neil Lieberman (1972-1974). Files pertaining to the faculty union established at the school in 1971 and subsequent grievances and lawsuits indicate increasing hostilities between Layton administration and its faculty. Much of the material, including a separate file maintained by Board chair Carl Moebius records the school's traumatic closing. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Lewandowski, Edmund, 1914-1998.
Papers, 1931-1996.
UWM Manuscript Collection 229
Collection contains biographical materials about Precisionist painter and mosaicist, Edmund Lewandowski. Lewandowski was an artist, educator, president of the Layton School of Art (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), and later chair of the art department at Winthrop College (now Winthrop University) in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The collection consists of a scrapbook that documents all of these roles, comprised largely of photocopied newspaper clippings. Also included in the collection are correspondence, exhibition catalogs, awards and photographs of his artwork. Some newspaper clippings are in Polish. The collection contains very little original art and few original personal papers. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Fine Arts, M-Z