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This subseries primarily includes photographs and snapshots of Ruth Bernhard with friends, family, students, and colleagues. Photographic materials vary greatly in size and quality, from fine art portraits of Ruth Bernhard taken by various friends and fellow professional photographers, to early black-and-white photographs from Bernhard's childhood in Germany, to amateur contemporary color snapshots taken at various events and parties. Many photographs of Bernhard in her apartment on Clay Street in San Francisco are present in this subseries, including documentation of her collection of natural objects and props, some of which can be found in Series 3. In snapshots from her later life, which make up the majority of materials in this subseries, Bernhard is frequently pictured with her life partner, Price Rice, and Mary Ann Helmholtz (sometimes abbreviated as "MAH"), her close friend and personal assistant. In addition to large, sometimes mounted, prints stored flat and vertical files containing snapshots and small photographs, photograph albums are also included at the end of the subseries.
Slide Collection, 1910s-1990s
3 folders
Box 56, Folder 12-14
Slides include images of Ruth Bernhard's work, work by other friends and photographers, as well as personal photographs from travels and events.
This subseries includes fine art photographs and artwork by others, gifts, personal effects, and other memorabilia collected by Ruth Bernhard for sentimental value. The majority of materials in this subseries consist of photographs and artwork given to Bernhard by others, often personally inscribed to her and occasionally accompanied by related correspondence. Prominently featured are photographers Michael Kenna and Saïd Nuseibeh, both of whom worked as printers for Bernhard for many years and whose independent photographic careers she followed. Works by friends and students Abraham Aronow, Norman Jensen, Peter Adams, and Alfonso Malato de Sousa also appear frequently.
This series includes photographs and artwork by others, gifts, personal effects, awards, and other memorabilia collected by Ruth Bernhard throughout her life for personal or sentimental reasons. These materials include snapshots, photographs, and photograph albums documenting Ruth Bernhard's personal and professional life from childhood until her death in 2006, portraying the photographer as a young woman, in the photography studio working with models and students, and during various events, exhibitions, birthday parties, and travels.
Jazz Research Files, 1917-1992
2 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Consists of research notes and photocopies of articles, book excerpts, and primary sources.
Jazz, 1917-1992
11 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Born-digital drafts are also present, see Floppy Disks.
Home Research Files, 1948-2011
2 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Consists of research notes and photocopies of articles, book excerpts, and primary sources.
Novels, 1917-2015
68 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
All of Morrison's novels except Song of Solomon are represented (this material was likely destroyed in the 1993 fire).
Writings, 1917-2017 April 11
94 boxes
16 items
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Consists of research material, notes, outlines, drafts, galleys, and proofs. Yellow legal notepads contain notes, early draft material, and inserts for later typed and printed versions. Notepads are identified by their first lines, though a single notepad may contain a variety of material, including material relating to other works, correspondence drafts, and other unrelated notes. Corrected typescript and printout drafts often show significant revisions. Material from various stages of the publication process is present, including setting copies with copy-editor's and typesetter's marks, galleys, page proofs, F (folded-and-gathered pages, in signatures but not yet bound), blueline proofs ("confirmation blues"), advance copies (bound uncorrected proofs, pre-publication, often used for book reviewers) and production/design material with page and dust-jacket samples. Page numbers are noted for paginated material.
Programs and Commemorative Items, 1948-2016 June 26
5 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Includes: Tenth Anniversary Candane Awards Ceremony Final Script with hand-written note from Maya Angelou (1992); TIME 75th Anniversary Gala booklet (1998); "Toni Morrison: A Bibliography" from Founder Graduate Library at Howard University (1986); Famous African-American Women Paper Dolls (1994); Louvre Curation including pamphlets, postcards, ACUPA educational materials (2006)
Awards & Memorabilia, 1948-2017
17 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Includes certificates, honorary degrees, plaques, statues, medals, city keys, and other awards given to Toni Morrison; event programs and posters; and miscellaneous commemorative items featuring her or inspired by her work. Her Pulitzer and Nobel prizes are not present.
Books by other authors; in some cases annotated by or inscribed to Toni Morrison.
Academic Articles and Papers, 1908-2016
3 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Includes academic articles and papers by other authors, often inscribed to Toni Morrison.
Printed Materials, 1908-2016
34 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Printed materials including various editions and translations of Toni Morrison's published books, books, manuscripts, and academic papers by other authors, and published scores and libretti.