Gertrude Quastler
A Register of Her Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Michael Spangler
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
1995
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007034
Title: Papers of Gertrude
Quastler
Span Dates: 1895-1965
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1940-1963)
ID No.: MSS65683
Creator:
Quastler, Gertrude,
1909-1963
Extent: 825
items;
3 containers plus 1 oversize;
1 linear foot
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Artist.
Correspondence, photographs, notes, biographical material, photographs, and
printed matter documenting Quastler's career and exhibitions of her paintings
and prints.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Names:
Quastler, Gertrude,
1909-1963
Diebenkorn, Richard, 1922- --Correspondence
Greene,
Balcomb, 1904- --Correspondence
Quastler,
Henry--Correspondence
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Subjects:
Art--Exhibitions
Art--New York
(State)--Union--Exhibitions
Women artists--United
States
Occupations:
Artists
Provenance:The papers of Gertrude Quastler, artist, were given to
the Library of Congress by Johanna S. Zimmerman in 1987 and 1988.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Gertrude
Quastler is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Gertrude Quastler Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Gertrude Quastler (1909-1963) span the years 1895-1965,
with the bulk of the material concentrated between 1940 and 1963, and focus on
Quastler's career as a painter and printmaker. The correspondence file contains
general and personal correspondence. Letters exchanged between Quastler and her
husband, Henry Quastler, physician and research scientist, make up a large part
of the personal correspondence. The subject file includes correspondence,
notes, price lists, photographs, and miscellany arranged alphabetically by
topic or type of material. The files pertaining to exhibitions include items
related to Quastler's work as well as her activities arranging annual art shows
at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York. Other highlights in the
exhibition files include letters from artists Richard Diebenkorn and Balcomb
Greene.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material or
subject and chronologically therein.
| Container |
Contents |
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Correspondence |
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| BOX 1
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General,
1939-1963, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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Personal,
1920-1963, n.d.
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(3
folders)
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Subject file |
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| BOX 1
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Biographical material,
1952-1963, n.d.
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| BOX 1
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Birthday poems and drawings,
1936-1963, n.d.
See also Oversize |
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(3 folders)
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| BOX 2
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Exhibitions |
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| BOX 2
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By Quastler |
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| BOX 2
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Elizabeth Nelson Galleries,
Chicago, Ill.,
1952, n.d.
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Francis Miller's Studio, New
York, N.Y.,
1960-1961, n.d.
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| BOX 2
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Kraushaar Galleries, New
York, N.Y.,
1950-1960, n.d.
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| BOX 2
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Palmer House Galleries,
Chicago, Ill.,
1950-1952, n.d.
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| BOX 2
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Retrospective exhibit,
1963
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| BOX 2
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Ruth Dickins Gallery,
Chicago, Ill.,
1951-1952
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| BOX 2
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Showcase, Northport, N.Y.,
1958-1959, n.d.
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| BOX 2
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Weyhe Gallery, New York,
N.Y.,
1951-1961
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| BOX 2
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By various artists |
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Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Upton, N.Y.,
1960-1962
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(3
folders)
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| BOX 2
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Diebenkorn, Richard,
1954-1965, n.d.
See also
Oversize |
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| BOX 2
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Greene, Balcomb,
1958-1960, n.d.
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| BOX 2
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Miscellany,
1895-1965
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Notes,
n.d.
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| BOX 2
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Photographs |
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| BOX 2
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Art,
1957, n.d.
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Family,
1905-1962, n.d.
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(2
folders)
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| BOX 2
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Portraits,
1933, 1963, n.d.
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| BOX 2
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Price lists,
1949-1962, n.d.
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| BOX 3
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Printed matter |
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| BOX 3
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Clippings,
1948-1964, n.d.
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| BOX 3
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Miscellaneous,
1939-1963, n.d.
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| BOX 3
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Receipts,
1940-1962, n.d.
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| BOX OV 1
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Oversize |
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| BOX OV 1
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Subject file |
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| BOX OV 1
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Birthday poems
and drawings,
1943-1961, n.d. (Container 1)
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| BOX OV 1
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Exhibitions |
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| BOX OV 1
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By various
artists
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| BOX OV 1
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Diebenkorn,
Richard,
1961 (Container 2)
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