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Emily Farnham papers

Special Collections and Archives

Emily Farnham papers

Special Collections and Archives

Emily Farnham papers

  • Repository: Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
  • Title: Emily Farnham papers
  • Inclusive Date(s): 1855-2004
  • Author: Finding aid prepared by Samantha Kapp
  • Creation: Finding aid encoded by Samantha Kapp using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2013
  • Origination: Farnham, Emily, 1912-
  • Extent: 2.5 cubic feet (3 boxes = 2 record storage boxes, 1 half size record storage box)
  • Physical Location:
  • Finding Aid Identifier: OhKeUSC0151
  • Abstract: This collection features manuscripts, correspondence and other materials related to the life of the artist, author, and educator Emily Farnham. It also includes genealogical materials of families living in Kent, Ohio.
  • Language(s): The records are in English

Biography of Emily Farnham

Dr. Emily Farnham (nee Farnum), born and raised in Kent, Ohio, was a painter and art historian recognized for her research on artists Charles Demuth and Hans Hofmann. Farnham studied at the Cleveland School of Art, received an undergraduate degree in education at Kent State University, and held both a M.A. in watercolor painting and a Ph.D. in the history of art from Ohio State University. Farnham taught at many universities during her forty year career including East Carolina University before retiring to Provincetown, Massachusetts where she died in 2004 at the age of ninety-one.

Scope and Content

The Emily Farnham papers span the years 1855-2004. They contain correspondence, photographs, gallery announcements and invitations, and manuscripts. Materials related to Farnham's family history, the history of Kent, Ohio, manuscripts for publications about artists Charles Demuth and Hans Hofmann, and her professional career as an art historian and artist form the bulk of the collection.

Statement of Arrangement

The Emily Farnham papers are divided into series and subseries as follows:
  • Series 1: Genealogy Materials, 1855-1996
  • Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1855-1979
  • Subseries 2: Manuscripts, 1970
  • Subseries 3: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1974-1980
  • Subseries 4: Photographs, 1911-1916
  • Subseries 5: Subject Files, 1942-1996
  • Series 2: Professional and Instructional Materials, 1929-2004
  • Subseries 1: Academic and Teaching Materials, 1929-1992
  • Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1950-1998
  • Subseries 3: Exhibit Materials, 1936-1994
  • Subseries 4: Newsclippings, 1938-2004
  • Subseries 5: Research Materials, undated
  • Series 3: Research Materials Related to Charles Demuth, 1932-1996
  • Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1955-1996
  • Subseries 2: Manuscript Plates, 1932-1968
  • Subseries 3: Manuscripts and Proofs, undated
  • Subseries 4: Subject Files, 1987-1995
  • Series 4: Research Materials related to Hans Hofmann, 1999-2004
  • Subseries 1: Manuscript Plates, undated
  • Subseries 2: Manuscript proofs, 1999
  • Subseries 3: Subject Files, 1999-2004


Preferred Citation

Emily Farnham papers. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

Acquisition Information

The materials in this collection were donated to Special Collections and Archives on August 29, 2005 on behalf of Emily Farnham as stated in her last will and testament.

Publications held in Special Collections and Archives by Emily Farnham

Farnham, Emily. Charles Demuth: behind a laughing mask. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971.

Farnham, Emily. Charles Demuth: his life psychology and works. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms, 1960.

Farnham, Emily. Hofmann: abstraction as plastic expression and notes made in Hofmann's classes. Provincetown, Mass: E. Farnham, 1999.

Subject Headings
The following subjects are found in this collection:

  • Subjects:
  • Farnham, Emily, 1912- -- Archives
  • Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935
  • Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966
  • Functions:
  • Art history -- Study and teaching
  • Places:
  • Kent (Ohio)
  • Occupations:
  • Art historians
  • Artists
  • Material Types:
  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Manuscripts for publication
  • Announcements
  • Invitations
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)



Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Genealogy Materials, 1855-1996

Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1855-1979
  • Kent, Lowber, and Company to Zenas Kent, February 1, 1855
  • Bureau of Pensions to Mrs. E.C. Campbell, August 23, 1928
  • Media Research Bureau to Metta Farnum, June 19, 1939
  • Goodspeed's Book Shop to Metta L. Farnum, November 8, 1955
  • Emily Farnham to New England Genealogical Society, December 1955
  • New England Genealogical Society to Emily Farnham, December 6, 1955
  • Emily Farnham to New England Genealogical Society, December 9, 1955
  • New England Genealogical Society to Metta Lake Farnum, December 19, 1955
  • New England Historical Society to Metta Lake Farnum, February 1, 1956
  • Metta Lake Farnum to New England Historical Society, Februrary 23, 1956
  • Metta Lake Farnum to New England Historical Society, March 16, 1956
  • Metta Lake Farnum to New England Genealogical Society, April 16, 1956
  • Metta Farnum to New England Genealogical Society, May 28, 1956
  • The New York State Library to Metta L. Farnum, September 7, 1956
  • Emily Farnum to Ohio Historical Society, August 1, 1969
  • Ohio Historical Society to Emily Farnham, August 20, 1969
  • Emily Farnham to Mr. James A. Michener, March 19, 1971
  • Emily Farnham to Atlantic Monthly, September 21, 1971
  • Emily Farnham to Register General, N.S.D.A.R., February 27, 1975
  • Emily Farnham to Birth Certificate Division, February 22, 1975
  • Emily Farnham to the General Services Administration, February 22, 1975
  • Emily Farnham to National Archives and Records Service, February 22, 1975
  • Emily Farnham to Goodspeed's Book Shop, February 24, 1975
  • Emily Farnham to Southern Book Company, February 24, 1975
  • Kent City Board of Health to Emily Farnham, February 28, 1975
  • Emily Farnham to Kent City Board of Health, March 4, 1975
  • Fidelia Gormley to Emily Farnham, March 14, 1975
  • Fidelia Gormley to Emily Farnham, August 7, 1975
  • Evelyn Lockwood Morgan to Emily Farnham, August 23, 1975
  • Office of the Register General, N.S.D.A.R. to Emily Farnham, March 29, 1976
  • Louise Hellwig and Annette Carter to Emily Farnham, August 1976
  • Emily Farnham to Louise Hellwif and Annette Carter, October 17, 1976
  • Emily Farnham to Louise, October 26, 1976
  • Register General, N.S.D.A.R to Emily Farnham, February 8, 1977
  • Fidelia F. Gormley to The Herkimer County Historical Society, March 14, 1977
  • Emily Farnham to Mrs. Harry Eaton Veder, May 17, 1978
  • Harry J. Sanderson to Emily Farnham, August 21, 1978
  • Emily Farnham to Mr. Harry J. Sanderwon, April 17, 1979
  • Fidelia to Emily Farnham, undated
  • Halbert's, Inc. to Mr. Farnham, undated
  • Mrs. Harry E. Veder to Emily Farnham, undated

Subseries 2: Manuscripts, 1970
  • "Dirge for the Immortal Center my Forebears Built and for the City it Enhanced", undated
  • "My Ante-Bellum Home in Kent, Ohio", July 15, 1970
  • "The Beautiful House That Was", undated
  • "The History of a Yankee Family", undated

Subseries 3: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution materials, 1974-1980
  • Daughters of the American Revolution Factsheet, 1974
  • Emily Farnham Insignia Order, March 22, 1978
  • Eleanor Evans Sink N.S.D.A.R. Application, July 11, 1980
  • Emily Farnham N.S.D.A.R. Application, July 11, 1980
  • Genealogy History of Revolutionary Soldier Henry Lake, undated

Subseries 4: Photographs, 1911-1916
  • Emily and Fidelia Farnum, 1914
  • Emily and Fidelia Farnum, 1916
  • Emily Farnum, 1916
  • Episcopal Church of Kent, undated
  • Fidelia Farnum birthday party, 1916
  • Fidelia Farnum, Mrs. William Stewart Kent, Tommy Day, 1911
  • Henry Thompson Lake, undated
  • Huggins-Lake House, undated
  • Key to photographs, undated
  • Mary Yale Williams' Tombstone, undated
  • Metal Tray, undated
  • Powder horn, undated
  • Unidentified Family Members, undated
  • Unidentified House, undated

Subseries 5: Subject Files, 1942-1996
  • George Abbot, undated
  • Booklist of Genealogical Resources, 1955
  • Winston Churchill, July 1942
  • Francis Cooke, undated
  • Farnham Coat of Arms, undated
  • Farnham-Colonial Families of America edited by Ruth Lawrence, 1948
  • Lord Farnham, undated
  • Farnum Family Lineage, undated
  • Metta Lake Farnum, February 1, 1966
  • "Mrs. John Getz writes a poem", undated
  • Deacon Stephen Hart, undated
  • Fidelia Huggins, undated
  • Timothy Jerome, undated
  • Zenus Kent, undated
  • Henry T. Lake, undated
  • Lake/Farnum Family Lot, 1951-1996
  • Dominus Otho, undated
  • United Church of Christ of Kent, June 18, 1969
  • Cornelius Waldo, undated
  • Dudley Williams, undated
  • Abel Yale, undated

Series 2: Professional and Instructional Materials, 1929-2004

Subseries 1: Academic and Teaching Materials, 1929-1992
  • Biographical Sketch, undated
  • Curriculum Vita and confidential reports, 1947-1962
  • Headshots and professional photographs, undated
  • Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico mural contract, 1947
  • Photographic reprints of paintings, undated
  • Report cards, 1929-1959
  • Seminars and lectures, 1972-1987
  • "Statement of my intentions as a painter" by Emily Farnham, 1992

Correspondence, 1950-1998
  • Winston Churchill to Emily Farnham, December 1950
  • Leo W. Jenkins to Emily Farnham, February 24, 1965
  • Emily Farnham to Charles R. Hamilton, September 27, 1971
  • Wellington B. Gray to Emily Farnham, April 4, 1974
  • Nancy Anne Collins to Emily Farnham, June 11, 1975
  • Clevel Scarbrough to Emily Farnhan, June 21, 1975
  • North Carolina Art Society to Emily Farnham, September 4, 1975
  • North Carolina State Art Society to Emily Farnham, 1975
  • Ben Chatham to Emily Farnham, Februrary 20, 1976
  • North Carolina Art Society to Emily Farnham, February 27, 1976
  • Emily Farnham to North Carolina Museum of Art, June 11, 1976
  • Provincetown Art Association to Emily Farnham, July 18, 1984
  • Provincetown Art Association to Emily Farnham, August 8, 1985
  • Linda Tennyson to Emily Farnham, April 15, 1985
  • Emily Farnham to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 3, 1987
  • Emily Farnham to Ernest Repucci, November 15, 1990
  • Emily Farnham to the White House, January 14, 1991
  • Emily Farnham to Doctor Harelson, March 4, 1991
  • Emily Farnham to Time Magazine, May 20, 1990
  • Hirschl and Adler Galleries to Emily Farnham, July 3, 1991
  • Skipper and Bill to Emily Farnham, October 2, 1991
  • National Fine Arts Trust to Emily Farnham, October 11, 1991
  • Emily Farnham to Skipper, November 4, 1991
  • Emily Farnham to the National Fine Arts Trust, November 11, 1991
  • National Fine Arts Trust to Emily Farnham, December 13, 1991
  • Provincetown Art Association to Emily Farnham, June 1992
  • Provincetown Art Association to Emily Farnham, August 18, 1992
  • John to Emily Farnham, August 1992
  • Provincetown Art Association to Emily Farnham, May 13, 1992
  • Caribbean Art Association to Emily Farnham, May 15, 1992
  • Emily Farnham to Bill Clinton, December 2, 1992
  • Kenneth Rendell to Emily Farnham, December 29, 1992
  • Fidelia Farnum to Emily Farnham, May 22, 1993
  • City University of New York to Emily Farnham, June 9, 1993
  • Emily Farnham to Fidelia Farnum, June 23, 1993
  • Emily Farnham to Ed and Lucille, July 20, 1993
  • Carl to Emily Farnham, September 9, 1993
  • Elizabeth to Emily Farnham, April 22, 1994
  • Willie Marlow to Emily Farnham, April 24, 1994
  • Mary Beth Paschal to Emily Farnham, April 24, 1994
  • Emily Farnham to Edward Golden and N.C. Lathrop, April 17, 1998
  • Law office of Elizabeth Ann Reifler to Emily Farnham, October 14, 1998
  • Philip Hayes to Emily Farnham, October 18, 1998
  • Emily Farnham to Elizabeth Ann Reifler, undated
  • Marian Roth to Emily Farnham, undated
  • Nancy Anne Collins to Emily Farnham, undated

Exhibit Materials, 1936-1994
  • The Columbus Art League, May 1, 1936
  • Mary Baldwin College, January 1958
  • Greenville Art Center, October 1965
  • Associated Artists of North Carolina Sixth Annual Traveling Show, 1966-1967
  • East Carolina University Faculty Show, March 1968
  • James Spring Institute, March 1968
  • The Mushroom, September 1974
  • NCNB, November 19, 1974
  • East Carolina University Faculty Art Exhibit, January 1975
  • Greenville Art Center Two Person Show, December 1976
  • Greenville Art Center, December 1976
  • Parish, St. Mary of the Harbor, Provincetown, July 1981
  • Outermost Gallery, June 1982
  • Ocean's Inn, July 1982
  • The Outermost Gallery, September 1982
  • Outermost Gallery, July 1985
  • Pronto Restaurant, December 1986
  • Outermost Gallery, Summer 1988
  • Eye of Horus Gallery, October 1989
  • Berta Walker Gallery, 1992-199
  • A Restrospective Exhibit at the Demuth Foundation, April 1994
  • Hell Town Saloon, 1994
  • Church of St. Mary of the Harbor, undated
  • Gallery 156, undated
  • Southern Illinois University, undated
  • Works Exhibited 1934-1953, undated

Newsclippings, 1938-2004
  • The Salt Lake City Tribune, 1938
  • Salt Lake City News, June 3, 1938
  • The Deseret News, October 19, 1940
  • The Fountainhead, September 23, 1971
  • Raleigh News and Observer, April 9, 1972
  • The News and Observer, September 15, 1973
  • East Carolina University, September 27, 1973
  • The Daily Reflector, September 30, 1973
  • Fountainhead, October 1, 1973
  • Greenville, North Carolina Reflector, September 1, 1974
  • East Carolina University Art Newsletter, January 21, 1975
  • The Daily Reflector, April 10, 1975
  • The Daily Reflector, July 24, 1977
  • The Advocate, September 17, 1981
  • Provincetown Magazine, September 1982
  • Provincetown Magazine, September 9, 1986
  • New York Times, October 19, 1986
  • Provincetown Magazine, June 1987
  • The Advocate, June 18, 1987
  • The Advocate, October 18, 1989
  • Provincetown Arts Press Release, May 29, 1993
  • Cape Cod Times, June 6, 1999
  • The Boston Globe, May 15, 1994
  • Provincetown Banner, June 17, 2004
  • Provincetown Magazine, undated

Research Materials, undated
  • Cezanne, undated
  • Da Vinci, undated
  • Demuth, undated
  • Drost, undated
  • Gauguin, undated
  • Monet, undated
  • Moradi, undated
  • "On the use of photocopies for research", undated
  • Rembrandt, undated
  • Van Gogh, undated

Series 3: Research materials related to Charles Demuth, 1932-1996

Subseries 1: Correspondence, 1955-1996
  • Edith Gregor to Emily Farnham, November 7, 1955
  • Emily Farnham to George O'Keeffe, November 8, 1955
  • Emily Farnham to Susan Watts Street, November 22, 1955
  • Emily Farnham to Antoinette Kraushaar, November 28, 1955
  • Emily Farnham to the Barnes Foundation, December 6, 1955
  • Emily Farnham to Marcel Duchamp, December 7, 1955
  • Emily Farnham to Carl Van Vechten, December 7, 1955
  • Emily Farnham to Mr. Stuart Davis, December 8, 1955
  • Antoinette Kraushaar to Emily Farnham, December 9, 1955
  • Carl Van Vechten to Emily Farnham, December 11, 1955
  • The Barnes Foundation to Emily Farnham, December 12, 1955
  • Marcel Duchamp to Emily Farnham, January 1, 1956
  • Charles Sheeler to Emily Farnham, March 31, 1956
  • Carl Van Vechten to Emily Farnham, April 19, 1956
  • Peter Borie to Emily Farnham, May 30, 1956
  • Francis Biddle to Emily Farnham, June 6, 1956
  • Emily Farnham to Walter Gropius, November 12, 1957
  • Walter Gropius to Emily Farnham, November 21, 1957
  • Emily Farnham to Frank Seiberling, January 8, 1958
  • Olga Krill to Emily Farnham, February 8, 1958
  • S.M.K. to Emily Farnham, February 11, 1958
  • Frank Seiberling to Emily Farnham, February 11, 1958
  • Emily Farnham to Edith Halpert, July 3, 1958
  • Emily Farnham to Georgia O'Keeffe, July 3, 1958
  • Edith Halpert to Emily Farnham, July 7, 1958
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts to Emily Farnham, July 18, 1958
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts to Emily Farnham, July 28, 1958
  • The Downtown Gallery to Emily Farnham, September 3, 1958
  • Emily Farnham to The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, March 28,1959
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts to Emily Farnham, April 2, 1959
  • J.T. Soby to Emily Farnham, January 12, 1960
  • Emily Farnham to J.T. Soby, January 16, 1960
  • Mr. Faison to Emily Farnham, October 19, 1967
  • Dorothy Norman to Emily Farnham, January 7, 1968
  • Emily Farnham to Georgia O'Keeffe, June 12, 1968
  • Emily Farnham to Dorothy Norman, June 18, 1968
  • Georgia O'Keeffe to Emily Farnham, July 6, 1968
  • Emily Farnham to Georgie O'Keeffe, July 10, 1968
  • Emily Farnham to Georgia O'Keeffe, July 30, 1968
  • Demuth's Tobacco Shop to Emily Farnham, August 7, 1968
  • Emily Farnham to Georgia O'Keeffe, August 17, 1968
  • Georgia O'Keeffe to Emily Farnham, August 20, 1968
  • Emily Farnham to Georgia O'Keeffe, August 27, 1968
  • Robert Indiana to Emily Farnham, December 11, 1968
  • Emily Farnham to Dorothy Norman, December 25, 1968
  • Robert Indiana to Emily Farnham, January 8, 1969
  • Emily Farnham to Georgia O'Keeffe, August 6, 1969
  • Emily Farnham to Georgia O'Keeffe, September 1, 1969
  • Robert Indiana to Emily Farnham, April 1971
  • Robert Indiana to Emily Farnham, April 23, 1971
  • Emily Farnham to Dorothy Norman, June 25, 1971
  • Dorothy Norman to Emily Farnham, July 12, 1971
  • Dorothy Norman to Emily Farnham, July 18, 1971
  • Whitney Museum of American Art to Emily Farnham, January 4, 1993
  • Emily Farnham to the Whitney Museum of American Art, January 27, 1993
  • Gerald Lestz to Emily Farnham, February 12, 1993
  • Emily Farnham to Gerald Lestz, March 10, 1993
  • Emily Farnham to Gerald Lestz, March 22, 1993
  • Gerald Lestz to Emily Farnham, April 4, 1993
  • Emily Farnham to Gerald Lestz, May 18, 1993
  • Gerald Lestz to Emily Farnham, July 8, 1993
  • Demuth Foundation to Emily Farnham, November 16, 1993
  • Emily Farnham to the Demuth Foundation, January 7, 1994
  • Gerald Lestz to Emily Farnham, January 20, 1994
  • Demuth Foundation to Emily Farnham, January 25, 1994
  • Emily Farnham to the Demuth Foundation, March 22, 1994
  • Emily Farnham to the Demuth Foundation, April 9, 1994
  • Demuth Foundation to Emily Farnham, April 30, 1994
  • Emily Farnham to Gerald Lestz, May 10, 1994
  • Gerald Lestz to Emily Farnham, May 13, 1994
  • Demuth Foundation to Emily Farnham, September 29, 1995
  • Demuth Foundation to Emily Farnham, November 9, 1995
  • Demuth Foundation to Emily Farnham, March 8, 1996
  • Demuth Foundation to Emily Farnham, July 6, 1996
  • Demuth Foundation to Emily Farnham, October 10, 1996
  • Stuart Davis to Emily Farnham, undated
  • Emily Farnham to the Demuth Foundation, undated
  • Emily Farnham to Mr. Faison, undated
  • Emily Farnham to Georgia O'Keeffe, undated
  • Susan Street to Emily Farnham, undated
  • Susan Street to Emily Farnham, undated

Subseries 2: Manuscript Plates, 1932-1968
  • Plate 1: Demuth's Tobacco Shop, 1968
  • Plate 2: Charles Demuth as a boy, undated
  • Plate 3a: Charles and August Demuth, undated
  • Plate 3b: Ferdinand Demuth, undated
  • Plate 3c: Steeple that overlooked the Demuth Garden, undated
  • Plate 3d: Augusta Wills Buckius Demuth, undated
  • Plate 4a: Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 4c: Charles Demuth's Hands by Alfred Stieglitz, undated
  • Plate 5: Bust of Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 7: Robert Locher, undated
  • Plate 8a: Charles Demuth, May 3, 1932
  • Plate 8b: Charles Demuth conversing with Georgia O'Keeffe, undated
  • Plate 10a: Pansies by Charles Demuth, 1968
  • Plate 10b: Flowers by Andy Warhol, undated
  • Plate 11: Horses by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 14: Still Life no. 3 by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 15a: Fish by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 15b: Fish Series no. 3 by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 16: Trees and Barns by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 17: Old Houses by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 18: Turkish Bath Scene by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 19a: The Animal Tamer Presents LuLu by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 19b: Flatten-- Sand Fleas! by Roy Lichtenstein, undated
  • Plate 20: No, No O God... by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 21: Interior with group of people by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 22: The Ladies will pardon my mouth by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 23: In Vaudeville by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 25a: Business by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 25b: Seven Decades of Janis by Andy Warhol, undated
  • Plate 26: Incense of a New Church by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 27: Poster Portrait: Georgia O'Keeffe by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 28: African Daisies by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 29: Eggplant and Tomatoes by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 30a: I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 30b: Large Black Five by Jasper Johns, undated
  • Plate 31a: The Demuth American Dream No. 5 by Robert Indiana, undated
  • Plate 31b: The X-5 by Robert Indiana, undated
  • Plate 31c: The Demuth Five by Robert Indiana, undated
  • Plate 31e: The Figure 5 by Robert Indiana, undated
  • Plate 32a: Love Love Love by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Plate 32b: Love by Robert Indiana, undated
  • Color Plate IV: Poster Portrait by Charles Duncan, undated
  • Color Plate V-a: Poster Portrait by Jasper Johns, undated
  • Color Plate V-b: Three Flags by Jasper Johns, undated
  • Color Plate VI: Longhi on Broadway (Hommage to Eugene O'Neill by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Page 33: Demuth's Tobacco Shop, undated
  • Page 35: The Snuff Taker of Revolutionary Days by John Demuth, undated
  • Page 113-120: Exhibition Catalogue contact Sheets, undated
  • Page 159: Recent paintings by Charles Demuth, undated
  • Page 164-165: Demuth's Introduction to the catalogue of Georgia O'Keeffe, undated
  • Endpapers: Flora and the Governess by Charles Demuth, undated

Subseries 3: Manuscripts and Proofs, Undated
  • Behind the Laughing Mask: A Biography of Charles Demuth, incomplete manuscript, undated
  • Behind the Laughing Mask: A Biography of Charles Demuth manuscript proof corrections, folder 1 of 3, undated
  • Behind the Laughing Mask: A Biography of Charles Demuth manuscript proof corrections, folder 2 of 3, undated
  • Behind the Laughing Mask: A Biography of Charles Demuth manuscript proof corrections, folder 3 of 3, undated
  • Behind a Laughing Mask: A Biography of Charles Demuth galley proof, Folder 1 of 4, undated
  • Behind a Laughing Mask: A Biography of Charles Demuth galley proof, Folder 2 of 4, undated
  • Behind a Laughing Make: A Biography of Charles Demuth galley proof, Folder 3 of 4, undated
  • Behind a Laughing Mask: A Biography of Charles Demuth gallery proof, Folder 4 of 4, undated

Subseries 4: Subject Files, 1987-1995
  • Deed of Gift, October 19, 1995
  • Demuth Catalogue of Works, Folder 1 of 2, undated
  • Demuth Catalogue of Works, Folder 2 of 2, undated
  • Demuth drawings in watercolor catalogue, undated
  • Emily Farnham interview about Charles Demuth, undated
  • Newsclippings, 1987-1994

Series 4: Research materials related to Hans Hofmann, 1999-2004

Subseries 1: Manuscript Plates, undated
  • Plate 1: Figure Study #1 by Betty Smith Bishop, undated
  • Plate 2: Figure Study #2 by Betty Smith Bishop, undated
  • Plate 3: Figure by Fritz Bultman, undated
  • Plate 4: Still Life by Fritz Bultman, undated
  • Plate 5: Untitled (Still Life) by Peter Busa, undated
  • Plate 6: Figure with Left Arm Raised by Emily Farnham, undated
  • Plate 7: Seated Woman by Robert M. Fisher, undated
  • Plate 8: Untitled (Female Figure Study) by William Freed, undated
  • Plate 9: Untitled by John Grillo, undated
  • Plate 10: To Divide #2 by John Grillo, undated
  • Plate 11: Seated Woman by Robert Henry, undated
  • Plate 12: Untitled by Robert Henry, undated
  • Plate 13: Untitled (Female Nude) by Mary Kass, undated
  • Plate 14: Abstraction by Mary Kass, undated
  • Plate 15: Untitled (Female Figure Study) by Lee Krasner, undated
  • Plate 16: Untitled by George McNeil, undated
  • Plate 17: Untitled by Lillian Orlowsky, undated
  • Plate 18: Nude by Hayne Ownby, undated
  • Plate 19: Der Blaue Reiter by Haynes Ownby, undated
  • Plate 20: Untitled (Figure Study) by Paul Reika, undated
  • Plate 21: Seated Figure II by Richard Stankiewicz, undated
  • Plate 22: Untitled by Myron S. Stout, undated
  • Plate 23: Model by Selina Trieff, undated

Subseries 2: Manuscript Proofs, 1999
  • Hofmann: Abstraction as Plastic Expression and notes made in Hofmann's classes manuscript, April 13, 1999
  • Hofmann: Abstraction as Plastic Expression and notes made in Hofmann's classes, manuscript, April 26, 1999
  • Hofmann: Abstraction as Plastic Expression and notes made in Hofmann's classes, April 29, 1999

Subseries 3: Subject Files, 1999-2004
  • Nancy Lamb Gribbon to Andy Passanto, July 29, 2004
  • Newsclippings, 1999