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Her father was a coal miner and the family moved frequently around the coal fields of West Virginia and Pennsylvania during her childhood. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeckar's artistic talents were recognized while she was in school and she was able to attend college, first studying at the University of Pennsylvania. She then transferred to the Institue of Fine Arts, New York University. She earned her Bachelor's Degree there in 1939 and her Master's Degree in the History of Fine Arts in 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeckar's artwork drew inspiration from her coal field childhood, depicting working class people and landscapes with sympathy by without any attempt to \"prettify\" her subjects. She was also inspired by her travels in post-World War II Europe, where she visited the Eastern Europe of her parent's heritage. Seckar considered herself a politically conscious artist and took part in the Civil Rights Movement, anti-nuclear movement, and other causes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeckar came to her second career as a writer almost by accident. She was initially  interested in illustrating children's books, but after receiving several rejections, decided to write a book of her own. Like her artwork, her books drew from her childhood experiences living in the coal fields. \"Zuska of the Burning Hills\" and \"Mischko\" tell stories of children living in coal towns from Eastern European immigrant families, while \"Trapped in the Old Mine\" is a science-fiction story for young readers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeckar continued to write, paint, and exhibit her artwork throughout her life. Even when, later in life, she developed multiple sclerosis, which crippled her right hand, Seckar continued to paint and write, even teaching herself to paint with her left hand. Seckar had been working on a novel regarding the lives of her grandmother, mother, and herself -- tentatively titled \"Jewels of Memory\" -- which was not published before her death. Seckar passed away on 7 March 2012 in her long-time home of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Alvena Seckar was born in McMechen, West Virginia to first-generation immigrants from the former Czechoslovakia in 1915. Her father was a coal miner and the family moved frequently around the coal fields of West Virginia and Pennsylvania during her childhood.","Seckar's artistic talents were recognized while she was in school and she was able to attend college, first studying at the University of Pennsylvania. She then transferred to the Institue of Fine Arts, New York University. She earned her Bachelor's Degree there in 1939 and her Master's Degree in the History of Fine Arts in 1949.","Seckar's artwork drew inspiration from her coal field childhood, depicting working class people and landscapes with sympathy by without any attempt to \"prettify\" her subjects. She was also inspired by her travels in post-World War II Europe, where she visited the Eastern Europe of her parent's heritage. Seckar considered herself a politically conscious artist and took part in the Civil Rights Movement, anti-nuclear movement, and other causes.","Seckar came to her second career as a writer almost by accident. She was initially  interested in illustrating children's books, but after receiving several rejections, decided to write a book of her own. Like her artwork, her books drew from her childhood experiences living in the coal fields. \"Zuska of the Burning Hills\" and \"Mischko\" tell stories of children living in coal towns from Eastern European immigrant families, while \"Trapped in the Old Mine\" is a science-fiction story for young readers.","Seckar continued to write, paint, and exhibit her artwork throughout her life. Even when, later in life, she developed multiple sclerosis, which crippled her right hand, Seckar continued to paint and write, even teaching herself to paint with her left hand. Seckar had been working on a novel regarding the lives of her grandmother, mother, and herself -- tentatively titled \"Jewels of Memory\" -- which was not published before her death. Seckar passed away on 7 March 2012 in her long-time home of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Alvena V. 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Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015"],"text":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015","A\u0026M 3869","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/2318","Art and artists","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access born digital and digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard (ca. 1931-2017) was born in Welch, West Virginia, and resided in Peterstown, WV in his later years. He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.","He received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.","While teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.","The recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002).","Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.","Contents List:","Regarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.","Boxes 1 and 2:","Biographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)","Miscellaneous (includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated","Project Files (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s","Books","Adams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.","Archer, William R. Legendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.","Archer, William R. Welch. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.","Niven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. Thornton Wilder: A Life. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.","Box 3:","Exhibit Slides (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\nDiaries of Sketches (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997","Boxes 4 and 5:","Exhibit Photographs (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated","Boxes 6 and 7:","Personality Files (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s","Margot Abbott, writer\nMona Abboud, actress\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\nMaya Angelou, author\nJose Acosta, artist\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\nArthur Ballard, father\nMiriam Ballard, mother\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\nEllen Berry\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\nRichard Buckley, conductor\nBill Bushnell, theater director\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\nSarah Churchill\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\nIvan Davis, pianist\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\nQueen Elizabeth\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\nDonna Fargo, country singer\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\nKen Frazelle, composer\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\nHelen Hayes, actress\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\nClaude Howell, artist\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\nShah of Iran\nJohn P. John, Milliner\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\nJoe King, artist\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\nAngela Lansbury\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\nBetty Lynn, actress\nSamuel Magill, cellist\nJayne Mansfield, actress\nFrederick Matthews, singer\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\nArmand De Navarre, artist\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\nJohn Oller, author\nSultan of Oman\nJohn Otis, actor\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\nJohn Peragine, author\nMiguel Pinero, author\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\nSally Rand, dancer\nNancy Reagan\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\nJohn Schuck, actor\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\nKing and Queen of Spain\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\nBlair Tindall, oboist\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\nBertha Spafford Vesta\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\nMae West, actress\nThornton Wilder, author\nGovernor Wise\n\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\nEdward Wright, dean\nFormer Students","Box 8:","Miscellaneous:\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated","Audio-Visual Material:\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012","Box 9:","Awards and Honors:\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014","Box 10:","Oversize:\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992","[No box 11]","Box 12:","Artifact:\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939","Books:\nArnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026 Their Construction. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. Pancratia. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\nColor Copies of Ballard Paintings; ca. 1987-2005","Oversize Personality Files:\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]","Oversize:\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s","Boxes 13-21:","Addendum of 2014/03/20:\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.","Addendum of 2015/06/20:\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.","Box 22:","Addendum of 2014/12/17:\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.","books autographed by authors (including Welch and Its People, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995","Box 23:","autograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990","Box 24:","literary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated","Box 25:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes The Widow Hudson); undated","Box 26:","manuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010","book (Masterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art); 2010","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n1960s, 2009-2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.","Box 27:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure); undated","Box 28:","sketchbook","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.","Box 29:","Artwork:","Item B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".","The following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".","Item B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".","Item B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.","Item B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".","Item N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"","Item N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"","Box 30:","Item B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".","Item N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"","Item N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"","Item N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".","Unboxed Artwork:","Item B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\".","Item B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.","Item B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".","Item B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\"","Item B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"","Item B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"","Item B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"","Item B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"","Item B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. Inscription on label on reverse: \"\"Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV\" by Pete Ballard 2000\".","Item B17; \"White Hydrangeas\" 2003; Painting: 13 ¼ in. x 19 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 22 ¾ in.","Item B18; \"Rhododendron\" 2010; Painting: 22 in. x 29 in.; With frame: 32 ½ in. x 39 in.","Item B19; \"Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¾ in. x 10 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B20; \"Iris\" 2004; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 30 in.; With frame: 22 in. x 35 in.","Item B21; \"Hollyhocks\" 1999; Painting: 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 27 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.","Item B22; \"Inca Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 9 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B23; \"Hester Hill Orchid\" 1981; Painting: 12 ¾ in. x 14 ¾ in.; With frame: 14 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.","Item B24; \"Marge Harrison's Pink Camellias\"; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 16 in.; With frame: 15 ¼ in. x 19 ½ in.","Item B25; \"Lillies of the Valley et al\" 1985; Painting: 12 ¼ in. x 13 in.; With frame: 13 ¾ in. x 14 ¼ in.","Item B26; \"Chinese Pears\" 1981; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 13 ¼ in.; With frame: 9 ¼ in. x 15 in.","Item B27; \"South Dakota Field of Sunflowers\" 2003; Painting: 5 ¾ in. x 8 in.; With frame: 7 in. x 9 in.","Item B28; \"Oranges I\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 10 in. x 10 in.","Item B29; \"Oranges II\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 9 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.","Item B30; \"Rhododendron\" 2004; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 13 ¼ in. x 17 ¼ in.","Item B31; \"Peonies\" 2004; Painting: 8 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.; With frame: 10 ½ in. x 13 ½ in.","Item B32; \"Wild Blue New England Asters\" 2011; Painting: 19 ½ in. x 23 ½ in.; With frame: 26 in. x 29 in.","Item B33; \"Marigolds\" 2008; Painting: 21 in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 22 ¾ in. x 31 ¼ in.","Item B34; \"Geraniums II\"; Painting: 11 in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 20 ½ in. x 25 in.","Item B35; \"Lilacs\" 2012; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 20 ¾ in.; With frame: 22 ½ in. x 27","Item B36; \"James Woods Crimson Peonies\" 2011; Painting: 21 ¾ in. x 27 ¾ in.; With frame: 23 x 29","Item B37; \"Potatoscape\" 2011; Painting: 9 ½ in. x 20 in.; With frame: 12 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in.","Item B38; \"Oranges\"; Painting:8 x 10 ½ in. (oval); With frame: 10 ¾ x 13 ½","Bust of Pete Ballard, created by Pete Ballard.","Item N06; Portrait of Pete Ballard by Pat Johnston, early 1960s; Painting: 23 in. x 71 in.; With frame: 24 ¾ in. x 73 in.","Item N07; \"Welch 88\" print by George Jarvis; Print: 21 in. x 29 ¼ in.; With frame: 24 in x 32 in.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material. There are also several addenda to the collection. See Scope and Content Note for more information about collection contents. See Historical Note for more information about Ballard.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017","English\n."],"collection_title_tesim":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015"],"collection_ssim":["Arthur J. 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He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard (ca. 1931-2017) was born in Welch, West Virginia, and resided in Peterstown, WV in his later years. He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.","He received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.","While teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.","The recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3869, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, A\u0026M 3869, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.","Contents List:","Regarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.","Boxes 1 and 2:","Biographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)","Miscellaneous (includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated","Project Files (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s","Books","Adams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.","Archer, William R. Legendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.","Archer, William R. Welch. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.","Niven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. Thornton Wilder: A Life. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.","Box 3:","Exhibit Slides (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\nDiaries of Sketches (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997","Boxes 4 and 5:","Exhibit Photographs (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated","Boxes 6 and 7:","Personality Files (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s","Margot Abbott, writer\nMona Abboud, actress\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\nMaya Angelou, author\nJose Acosta, artist\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\nArthur Ballard, father\nMiriam Ballard, mother\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\nEllen Berry\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\nRichard Buckley, conductor\nBill Bushnell, theater director\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\nSarah Churchill\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\nIvan Davis, pianist\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\nQueen Elizabeth\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\nDonna Fargo, country singer\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\nKen Frazelle, composer\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\nHelen Hayes, actress\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\nClaude Howell, artist\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\nShah of Iran\nJohn P. John, Milliner\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\nJoe King, artist\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\nAngela Lansbury\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\nBetty Lynn, actress\nSamuel Magill, cellist\nJayne Mansfield, actress\nFrederick Matthews, singer\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\nArmand De Navarre, artist\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\nJohn Oller, author\nSultan of Oman\nJohn Otis, actor\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\nJohn Peragine, author\nMiguel Pinero, author\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\nSally Rand, dancer\nNancy Reagan\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\nJohn Schuck, actor\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\nKing and Queen of Spain\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\nBlair Tindall, oboist\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\nBertha Spafford Vesta\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\nMae West, actress\nThornton Wilder, author\nGovernor Wise\n\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\nEdward Wright, dean\nFormer Students","Box 8:","Miscellaneous:\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated","Audio-Visual Material:\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012","Box 9:","Awards and Honors:\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014","Box 10:","Oversize:\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992","[No box 11]","Box 12:","Artifact:\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939","Books:\nArnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026 Their Construction. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. Pancratia. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\nColor Copies of Ballard Paintings; ca. 1987-2005","Oversize Personality Files:\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]","Oversize:\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s","Boxes 13-21:","Addendum of 2014/03/20:\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.","Addendum of 2015/06/20:\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.","Box 22:","Addendum of 2014/12/17:\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.","books autographed by authors (including Welch and Its People, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995","Box 23:","autograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990","Box 24:","literary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated","Box 25:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes The Widow Hudson); undated","Box 26:","manuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010","book (Masterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art); 2010","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n1960s, 2009-2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.","Box 27:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure); undated","Box 28:","sketchbook","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.","Box 29:","Artwork:","Item B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".","The following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".","Item B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".","Item B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.","Item B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".","Item N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"","Item N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"","Box 30:","Item B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".","Item N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"","Item N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"","Item N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".","Unboxed Artwork:","Item B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\".","Item B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.","Item B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".","Item B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\"","Item B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"","Item B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"","Item B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"","Item B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"","Item B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. Inscription on label on reverse: \"\"Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV\" by Pete Ballard 2000\".","Item B17; \"White Hydrangeas\" 2003; Painting: 13 ¼ in. x 19 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 22 ¾ in.","Item B18; \"Rhododendron\" 2010; Painting: 22 in. x 29 in.; With frame: 32 ½ in. x 39 in.","Item B19; \"Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¾ in. x 10 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B20; \"Iris\" 2004; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 30 in.; With frame: 22 in. x 35 in.","Item B21; \"Hollyhocks\" 1999; Painting: 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 27 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.","Item B22; \"Inca Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 9 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B23; \"Hester Hill Orchid\" 1981; Painting: 12 ¾ in. x 14 ¾ in.; With frame: 14 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.","Item B24; \"Marge Harrison's Pink Camellias\"; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 16 in.; With frame: 15 ¼ in. x 19 ½ in.","Item B25; \"Lillies of the Valley et al\" 1985; Painting: 12 ¼ in. x 13 in.; With frame: 13 ¾ in. x 14 ¼ in.","Item B26; \"Chinese Pears\" 1981; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 13 ¼ in.; With frame: 9 ¼ in. x 15 in.","Item B27; \"South Dakota Field of Sunflowers\" 2003; Painting: 5 ¾ in. x 8 in.; With frame: 7 in. x 9 in.","Item B28; \"Oranges I\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 10 in. x 10 in.","Item B29; \"Oranges II\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 9 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.","Item B30; \"Rhododendron\" 2004; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 13 ¼ in. x 17 ¼ in.","Item B31; \"Peonies\" 2004; Painting: 8 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.; With frame: 10 ½ in. x 13 ½ in.","Item B32; \"Wild Blue New England Asters\" 2011; Painting: 19 ½ in. x 23 ½ in.; With frame: 26 in. x 29 in.","Item B33; \"Marigolds\" 2008; Painting: 21 in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 22 ¾ in. x 31 ¼ in.","Item B34; \"Geraniums II\"; Painting: 11 in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 20 ½ in. x 25 in.","Item B35; \"Lilacs\" 2012; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 20 ¾ in.; With frame: 22 ½ in. x 27","Item B36; \"James Woods Crimson Peonies\" 2011; Painting: 21 ¾ in. x 27 ¾ in.; With frame: 23 x 29","Item B37; \"Potatoscape\" 2011; Painting: 9 ½ in. x 20 in.; With frame: 12 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in.","Item B38; \"Oranges\"; Painting:8 x 10 ½ in. (oval); With frame: 10 ¾ x 13 ½","Bust of Pete Ballard, created by Pete Ballard.","Item N06; Portrait of Pete Ballard by Pat Johnston, early 1960s; Painting: 23 in. x 71 in.; With frame: 24 ¾ in. x 73 in.","Item N07; \"Welch 88\" print by George Jarvis; Print: 21 in. x 29 ¼ in.; With frame: 24 in x 32 in."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_8eebdde033a1a50618aa26b5bb3c6537\"\u003eProfessional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material. There are also several addenda to the collection. See Scope and Content Note for more information about collection contents. See Historical Note for more information about Ballard.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material. There are also several addenda to the collection. See Scope and Content Note for more information about collection contents. See Historical Note for more information about Ballard."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_b4c3ea260de6355b61bede77410e85e1\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"persname_ssim":["Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017"],"names_coll_ssim":["Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017"],"language_ssim":["English\n."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:55:42.141Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProfessional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eContents List:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 1 and 2:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBiographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard\u003c/emph\u003e (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMiscellaneous \u003c/emph\u003e(includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eProject Files\u003c/emph\u003e (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBooks\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon\u003c/emph\u003e. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArcher, William R. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLegendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia\u003c/emph\u003e. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArcher, William R. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWelch\u003c/emph\u003e. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNiven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThornton Wilder: A Life\u003c/emph\u003e. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 3:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eExhibit Slides\u003c/emph\u003e (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eDiaries of Sketches\u003c/emph\u003e (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 4 and 5:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eExhibit Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 6 and 7:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePersonality Files\u003c/emph\u003e (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargot Abbott, writer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMona Abboud, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMaya Angelou, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJose Acosta, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArthur Ballard, father\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMiriam Ballard, mother\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (photos)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (photos)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEllen Berry\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRichard Buckley, conductor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBill Bushnell, theater director\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSarah Churchill\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nIvan Davis, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nQueen Elizabeth\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDonna Fargo, country singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKen Frazelle, composer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHelen Hayes, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nClaude Howell, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nShah of Iran\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn P. John, Milliner\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJoe King, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAngela Lansbury\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBetty Lynn, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSamuel Magill, cellist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJayne Mansfield, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFrederick Matthews, singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArmand De Navarre, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Oller, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSultan of Oman\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Otis, actor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Peragine, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMiguel Pinero, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSally Rand, dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNancy Reagan\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Schuck, actor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing and Queen of Spain\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBlair Tindall, oboist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBertha Spafford Vesta\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMae West, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nThornton Wilder, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGovernor Wise\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdward Wright, dean\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFormer Students\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMiscellaneous:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAudio-Visual Material:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAwards and Honors:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 10:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[No box 11]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 12:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eArtifact:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBooks:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArnold, Janet. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePatterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026amp; Their Construction\u003c/emph\u003e. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePancratia\u003c/emph\u003e. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eColor Copies of Ballard Paintings\u003c/emph\u003e; ca. 1987-2005\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize Personality Files:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 13-21:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2014/03/20:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2015/06/20:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 22:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2014/12/17:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ebooks autographed by authors (including \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWelch and Its People\u003c/emph\u003e, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 23:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eautograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 24:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHaute Coutoure\u003c/emph\u003e, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 25:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Widow Hudson\u003c/emph\u003e); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 26:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003emanuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ebook (\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMasterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art\u003c/emph\u003e); 2010\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2018/04/04:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n1960s, 2009-2015\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 27:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHaute Coutoure\u003c/emph\u003e); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 28:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003esketchbook\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2018/04/04:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n2015\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 29:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArtwork:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 30:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnboxed Artwork:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\". \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. Inscription on label on reverse: \"\"Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV\" by Pete Ballard 2000\". \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B17; \"White Hydrangeas\" 2003; Painting: 13 ¼ in. x 19 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 22 ¾ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B18; \"Rhododendron\" 2010; Painting: 22 in. x 29 in.; With frame: 32 ½ in. x 39 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B19; \"Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¾ in. x 10 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B20; \"Iris\" 2004; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 30 in.; With frame: 22 in. x 35 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B21; \"Hollyhocks\" 1999; Painting: 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 27 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B22; \"Inca Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 9 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B23; \"Hester Hill Orchid\" 1981; Painting: 12 ¾ in. x 14 ¾ in.; With frame: 14 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B24; \"Marge Harrison's Pink Camellias\"; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 16 in.; With frame: 15 ¼ in. x 19 ½ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B25; \"Lillies of the Valley et al\" 1985; Painting: 12 ¼ in. x 13 in.; With frame: 13 ¾ in. x 14 ¼ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B26; \"Chinese Pears\" 1981; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 13 ¼ in.; With frame: 9 ¼ in. x 15 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B27; \"South Dakota Field of Sunflowers\" 2003; Painting: 5 ¾ in. x 8 in.; With frame: 7 in. x 9 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B28; \"Oranges I\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 10 in. x 10 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B29; \"Oranges II\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 9 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B30; \"Rhododendron\" 2004; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 13 ¼ in. x 17 ¼ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B31; \"Peonies\" 2004; Painting: 8 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.; With frame: 10 ½ in. x 13 ½ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B32; \"Wild Blue New England Asters\" 2011; Painting: 19 ½ in. x 23 ½ in.; With frame: 26 in. x 29 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B33; \"Marigolds\" 2008; Painting: 21 in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 22 ¾ in. x 31 ¼ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B34; \"Geraniums II\"; Painting: 11 in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 20 ½ in. x 25 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B35; \"Lilacs\" 2012; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 20 ¾ in.; With frame: 22 ½ in. x 27\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B36; \"James Woods Crimson Peonies\" 2011; Painting: 21 ¾ in. x 27 ¾ in.; With frame: 23 x 29\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B37; \"Potatoscape\" 2011; Painting: 9 ½ in. x 20 in.; With frame: 12 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B38; \"Oranges\"; Painting:8 x 10 ½ in. (oval); With frame: 10 ¾ x 13 ½\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBust of Pete Ballard, created by Pete Ballard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N06; Portrait of Pete Ballard by Pat Johnston, early 1960s; Painting: 23 in. x 71 in.; With frame: 24 ¾ in. x 73 in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N07; \"Welch 88\" print by George Jarvis; Print: 21 in. x 29 ¼ in.; With frame: 24 in x 32 in.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_2318","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_2318.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196386","title_ssm":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers"],"title_tesim":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["circa 1930-2015"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["circa 1930-2015"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1930/2015"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015"],"text":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015","A\u0026M 3869","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/2318","Art and artists","No special access restriction applies.","Researchers may access born digital and digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard (ca. 1931-2017) was born in Welch, West Virginia, and resided in Peterstown, WV in his later years. He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.","He received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.","While teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.","The recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002).","Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.","Contents List:","Regarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.","Boxes 1 and 2:","Biographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)","Miscellaneous (includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated","Project Files (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s","Books","Adams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.","Archer, William R. Legendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.","Archer, William R. Welch. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.","Niven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. Thornton Wilder: A Life. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.","Box 3:","Exhibit Slides (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\nDiaries of Sketches (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997","Boxes 4 and 5:","Exhibit Photographs (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated","Boxes 6 and 7:","Personality Files (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s","Margot Abbott, writer\nMona Abboud, actress\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\nMaya Angelou, author\nJose Acosta, artist\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\nArthur Ballard, father\nMiriam Ballard, mother\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\nEllen Berry\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\nRichard Buckley, conductor\nBill Bushnell, theater director\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\nSarah Churchill\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\nIvan Davis, pianist\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\nQueen Elizabeth\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\nDonna Fargo, country singer\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\nKen Frazelle, composer\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\nHelen Hayes, actress\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\nClaude Howell, artist\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\nShah of Iran\nJohn P. John, Milliner\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\nJoe King, artist\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\nAngela Lansbury\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\nBetty Lynn, actress\nSamuel Magill, cellist\nJayne Mansfield, actress\nFrederick Matthews, singer\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\nArmand De Navarre, artist\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\nJohn Oller, author\nSultan of Oman\nJohn Otis, actor\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\nJohn Peragine, author\nMiguel Pinero, author\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\nSally Rand, dancer\nNancy Reagan\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\nJohn Schuck, actor\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\nKing and Queen of Spain\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\nBlair Tindall, oboist\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\nBertha Spafford Vesta\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\nMae West, actress\nThornton Wilder, author\nGovernor Wise\n\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\nEdward Wright, dean\nFormer Students","Box 8:","Miscellaneous:\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated","Audio-Visual Material:\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012","Box 9:","Awards and Honors:\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014","Box 10:","Oversize:\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992","[No box 11]","Box 12:","Artifact:\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939","Books:\nArnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026 Their Construction. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. Pancratia. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\nColor Copies of Ballard Paintings; ca. 1987-2005","Oversize Personality Files:\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]","Oversize:\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s","Boxes 13-21:","Addendum of 2014/03/20:\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.","Addendum of 2015/06/20:\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.","Box 22:","Addendum of 2014/12/17:\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.","books autographed by authors (including Welch and Its People, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995","Box 23:","autograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990","Box 24:","literary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated","Box 25:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes The Widow Hudson); undated","Box 26:","manuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010","book (Masterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art); 2010","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n1960s, 2009-2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.","Box 27:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure); undated","Box 28:","sketchbook","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.","Box 29:","Artwork:","Item B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".","The following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".","Item B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".","Item B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.","Item B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".","Item N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"","Item N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"","Box 30:","Item B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".","Item N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"","Item N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"","Item N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".","Unboxed Artwork:","Item B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\".","Item B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.","Item B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".","Item B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\"","Item B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"","Item B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"","Item B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"","Item B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"","Item B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. Inscription on label on reverse: \"\"Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV\" by Pete Ballard 2000\".","Item B17; \"White Hydrangeas\" 2003; Painting: 13 ¼ in. x 19 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 22 ¾ in.","Item B18; \"Rhododendron\" 2010; Painting: 22 in. x 29 in.; With frame: 32 ½ in. x 39 in.","Item B19; \"Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¾ in. x 10 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B20; \"Iris\" 2004; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 30 in.; With frame: 22 in. x 35 in.","Item B21; \"Hollyhocks\" 1999; Painting: 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 27 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.","Item B22; \"Inca Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 9 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B23; \"Hester Hill Orchid\" 1981; Painting: 12 ¾ in. x 14 ¾ in.; With frame: 14 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.","Item B24; \"Marge Harrison's Pink Camellias\"; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 16 in.; With frame: 15 ¼ in. x 19 ½ in.","Item B25; \"Lillies of the Valley et al\" 1985; Painting: 12 ¼ in. x 13 in.; With frame: 13 ¾ in. x 14 ¼ in.","Item B26; \"Chinese Pears\" 1981; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 13 ¼ in.; With frame: 9 ¼ in. x 15 in.","Item B27; \"South Dakota Field of Sunflowers\" 2003; Painting: 5 ¾ in. x 8 in.; With frame: 7 in. x 9 in.","Item B28; \"Oranges I\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 10 in. x 10 in.","Item B29; \"Oranges II\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 9 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.","Item B30; \"Rhododendron\" 2004; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 13 ¼ in. x 17 ¼ in.","Item B31; \"Peonies\" 2004; Painting: 8 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.; With frame: 10 ½ in. x 13 ½ in.","Item B32; \"Wild Blue New England Asters\" 2011; Painting: 19 ½ in. x 23 ½ in.; With frame: 26 in. x 29 in.","Item B33; \"Marigolds\" 2008; Painting: 21 in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 22 ¾ in. x 31 ¼ in.","Item B34; \"Geraniums II\"; Painting: 11 in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 20 ½ in. x 25 in.","Item B35; \"Lilacs\" 2012; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 20 ¾ in.; With frame: 22 ½ in. x 27","Item B36; \"James Woods Crimson Peonies\" 2011; Painting: 21 ¾ in. x 27 ¾ in.; With frame: 23 x 29","Item B37; \"Potatoscape\" 2011; Painting: 9 ½ in. x 20 in.; With frame: 12 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in.","Item B38; \"Oranges\"; Painting:8 x 10 ½ in. (oval); With frame: 10 ¾ x 13 ½","Bust of Pete Ballard, created by Pete Ballard.","Item N06; Portrait of Pete Ballard by Pat Johnston, early 1960s; Painting: 23 in. x 71 in.; With frame: 24 ¾ in. x 73 in.","Item N07; \"Welch 88\" print by George Jarvis; Print: 21 in. x 29 ¼ in.; With frame: 24 in x 32 in.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material. There are also several addenda to the collection. See Scope and Content Note for more information about collection contents. See Historical Note for more information about Ballard.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017","English\n."],"collection_title_tesim":["Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, 1930/2015"],"collection_ssim":["Arthur J. 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He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHe received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard (ca. 1931-2017) was born in Welch, West Virginia, and resided in Peterstown, WV in his later years. He was a nationally known costume designer, museum costume historian and conservator.","He received a degree in education from Concord University in 1953. His career as an educator also took him to Saudi Arabia to teach English as a second language for eight years, as well as to Vietnam and China. He then taught for many years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.","While teaching in Winston-Salem, Ballard was asked to become curator of the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum, the former R.J. Reynolds estate. He continued to do costume curation and conservation work at several major museums in the South. Leftover scraps of fabric from his work with costumes inspired him to create dolls whose clothing exemplified authentic period fashions. His work in teaching, painting, and costumes led his to friendships with a wide variety of people, including Sarah Churchill, Vivien Leigh, and King Hussein of Jordan.","The recipient of many awards and honors for his work in multiple fields, Ballard was named one of the Outstanding Educators in America (1970). His work with costumes earned the Award of Merit from the North Carolina Historic Preservation Society (1978) and a Gold Award from the National Retail Merchants Associates (1978). He was named Concord University's Golden Alumnus in 2007. His West Virginia awards include the Order of the Arts and Historical Letters from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (2006), the Distinguished West Virginian Award (2007), and the Order of the 35th Star (2010). He also chaired the Coal Heritage Highway Authority (2002)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3869, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Arthur J. Ballard, Costume Artist and Curator, Papers, A\u0026M 3869, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.","Contents List:","Regarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.","Boxes 1 and 2:","Biographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)","Miscellaneous (includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated","Project Files (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s","Books","Adams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.","Archer, William R. Legendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.","Archer, William R. Welch. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.","Niven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. Thornton Wilder: A Life. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.","Box 3:","Exhibit Slides (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\nDiaries of Sketches (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997","Boxes 4 and 5:","Exhibit Photographs (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated","Boxes 6 and 7:","Personality Files (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s","Margot Abbott, writer\nMona Abboud, actress\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\nMaya Angelou, author\nJose Acosta, artist\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\nArthur Ballard, father\nMiriam Ballard, mother\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\nPete Ballard (photos)\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\nEllen Berry\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\nRichard Buckley, conductor\nBill Bushnell, theater director\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\nSarah Churchill\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\nIvan Davis, pianist\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\nQueen Elizabeth\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\nDonna Fargo, country singer\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\nKen Frazelle, composer\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\nHelen Hayes, actress\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\nClaude Howell, artist\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\nShah of Iran\nJohn P. John, Milliner\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\nJoe King, artist\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\nAngela Lansbury\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\nBetty Lynn, actress\nSamuel Magill, cellist\nJayne Mansfield, actress\nFrederick Matthews, singer\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\nArmand De Navarre, artist\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\nJohn Oller, author\nSultan of Oman\nJohn Otis, actor\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\nJohn Peragine, author\nMiguel Pinero, author\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\nSally Rand, dancer\nNancy Reagan\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\nJohn Schuck, actor\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\nKing and Queen of Spain\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\nBlair Tindall, oboist\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\nBertha Spafford Vesta\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\nMae West, actress\nThornton Wilder, author\nGovernor Wise\n\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\nEdward Wright, dean\nFormer Students","Box 8:","Miscellaneous:\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated","Audio-Visual Material:\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012","Box 9:","Awards and Honors:\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014","Box 10:","Oversize:\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992","[No box 11]","Box 12:","Artifact:\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939","Books:\nArnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026 Their Construction. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. Pancratia. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\nColor Copies of Ballard Paintings; ca. 1987-2005","Oversize Personality Files:\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]","Oversize:\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s","Boxes 13-21:","Addendum of 2014/03/20:\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.","Addendum of 2015/06/20:\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.","Box 22:","Addendum of 2014/12/17:\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.","books autographed by authors (including Welch and Its People, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995","Box 23:","autograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990","Box 24:","literary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated","Box 25:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes The Widow Hudson); undated","Box 26:","manuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010","book (Masterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art); 2010","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n1960s, 2009-2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.","Box 27:","literary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes Haute Coutoure); undated","Box 28:","sketchbook","Addendum of 2018/04/04:\n2015\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.","Box 29:","Artwork:","Item B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".","The following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".","Item B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".","Item B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.","Item B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".","Item N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"","Item N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"","Box 30:","Item B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".","Item N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"","Item N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"","Item N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".","Unboxed Artwork:","Item B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\".","Item B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.","Item B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".","Item B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\"","Item B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"","Item B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"","Item B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"","Item B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"","Item B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. Inscription on label on reverse: \"\"Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV\" by Pete Ballard 2000\".","Item B17; \"White Hydrangeas\" 2003; Painting: 13 ¼ in. x 19 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 22 ¾ in.","Item B18; \"Rhododendron\" 2010; Painting: 22 in. x 29 in.; With frame: 32 ½ in. x 39 in.","Item B19; \"Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¾ in. x 10 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B20; \"Iris\" 2004; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 30 in.; With frame: 22 in. x 35 in.","Item B21; \"Hollyhocks\" 1999; Painting: 23 ½ in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 27 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.","Item B22; \"Inca Marigolds\" 2002; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 9 in.; With frame: 16 ½ in. x 18 ½ in.","Item B23; \"Hester Hill Orchid\" 1981; Painting: 12 ¾ in. x 14 ¾ in.; With frame: 14 ¼ in. x 16 ¼ in.","Item B24; \"Marge Harrison's Pink Camellias\"; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 16 in.; With frame: 15 ¼ in. x 19 ½ in.","Item B25; \"Lillies of the Valley et al\" 1985; Painting: 12 ¼ in. x 13 in.; With frame: 13 ¾ in. x 14 ¼ in.","Item B26; \"Chinese Pears\" 1981; Painting: 7 ¼ in. x 13 ¼ in.; With frame: 9 ¼ in. x 15 in.","Item B27; \"South Dakota Field of Sunflowers\" 2003; Painting: 5 ¾ in. x 8 in.; With frame: 7 in. x 9 in.","Item B28; \"Oranges I\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 10 in. x 10 in.","Item B29; \"Oranges II\"; Painting: 8 in. x 8 in.; With frame: 9 ¾ in. x 9 ¾ in.","Item B30; \"Rhododendron\" 2004; Painting: 11 ½ in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 13 ¼ in. x 17 ¼ in.","Item B31; \"Peonies\" 2004; Painting: 8 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in.; With frame: 10 ½ in. x 13 ½ in.","Item B32; \"Wild Blue New England Asters\" 2011; Painting: 19 ½ in. x 23 ½ in.; With frame: 26 in. x 29 in.","Item B33; \"Marigolds\" 2008; Painting: 21 in. x 29 ½ in.; With frame: 22 ¾ in. x 31 ¼ in.","Item B34; \"Geraniums II\"; Painting: 11 in. x 15 ½ in.; With frame: 20 ½ in. x 25 in.","Item B35; \"Lilacs\" 2012; Painting: 16 ½ in. x 20 ¾ in.; With frame: 22 ½ in. x 27","Item B36; \"James Woods Crimson Peonies\" 2011; Painting: 21 ¾ in. x 27 ¾ in.; With frame: 23 x 29","Item B37; \"Potatoscape\" 2011; Painting: 9 ½ in. x 20 in.; With frame: 12 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in.","Item B38; \"Oranges\"; Painting:8 x 10 ½ in. (oval); With frame: 10 ¾ x 13 ½","Bust of Pete Ballard, created by Pete Ballard.","Item N06; Portrait of Pete Ballard by Pat Johnston, early 1960s; Painting: 23 in. x 71 in.; With frame: 24 ¾ in. x 73 in.","Item N07; \"Welch 88\" print by George Jarvis; Print: 21 in. x 29 ¼ in.; With frame: 24 in x 32 in."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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See Historical Note for more information about Ballard.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Professional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material. There are also several addenda to the collection. See Scope and Content Note for more information about collection contents. See Historical Note for more information about Ballard."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_b4c3ea260de6355b61bede77410e85e1\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"persname_ssim":["Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017"],"names_coll_ssim":["Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Ballard, Arthur J., 1931-2017"],"language_ssim":["English\n."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-07-23T21:55:42.141Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProfessional and personal papers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, a teacher, museum curator, and costume artist. He taught at the North Carolina School of the Arts, curated the costume collection at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and exhibited his work as a painter and costume artist. The collection includes project files documenting his work involving costume and painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions; slides and photographs of exhibits; and awards and honors records; among other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eContents List:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding artwork: Note that B items are by Ballard, N items are not, and some paintings have additional notes on the back that are not reflected in the contents list.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 1 and 2:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBiographical Information -- Arthur Joseph \"Pete\" Ballard\u003c/emph\u003e (father of the subject of this collection; includes Master's thesis in education, which includes photographs of Davy Junior High with students in the 1930s, as well as photocopies of clippings); ca. 1930s-1960s (front of box 1)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMiscellaneous \u003c/emph\u003e(includes clippings, hat doll brochure working papers, and typescript regarding fashion history); ca. 1990-2010, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eProject Files\u003c/emph\u003e (includes programs, clippings, photographs, etc. regarding doll exhibits, painting exhibits, lectures, and theatrical productions by Pete Ballard; folders include annotations regarding projects); ca. 1960s-2000s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBooks\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdams, Julie, and Mitchell Danton. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Lucky Southern Star: Reflections from the Black Lagoon\u003c/emph\u003e. United States: Hollywood Adventures Pub, 2011. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArcher, William R. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLegendary Locals of McDowell County, West Virginia\u003c/emph\u003e. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2013. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2013.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArcher, William R. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWelch\u003c/emph\u003e. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, 2007.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNiven, Penelope, and Edward Albee. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThornton Wilder: A Life\u003c/emph\u003e. New York: Harper, 2012. Includes inscription to Pete Ballard and author's autograph, as well as a postcard from the author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 3:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eExhibit Slides\u003c/emph\u003e (for dolls and paintings); ca. 1980s, undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eDiaries of Sketches\u003c/emph\u003e (three books that include manuscript diary entries and sketches by Pete Ballard); ca. 1975-1997\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 4 and 5:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eExhibit Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e (for dolls and paintings; locations of exhibits are recorded); ca. 2000s, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 6 and 7:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePersonality Files\u003c/emph\u003e (arranged alphabetically; includes letters, greeting cards, photographs, clippings, and other material; original material is marked with three asterisks [***]); ca. 1960s-2000s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargot Abbott, writer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMona Abboud, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNicholas Anderson, cellist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMaya Angelou, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJose Acosta, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAppalachian Indians of West Virginia\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJean Arthur, actress *** [2 signed Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArthur Ballard, father\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMiriam Ballard, mother\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (photos)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (80th birthday)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (appointments and honors)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (photos)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPete Ballard (high school talent show picture)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBarbara Baxley, actress *** [signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCecil Beaton, fashion photographer (2 folders)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAaron Berofsky, violinist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEllen Berry\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nStella Blum, director of costume institute\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDave Brubeck, jazz musician *** [signed Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBetty Bruce, actress *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRichard Buckley, conductor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBill Bushnell, theater director\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Byrd *** [autograph letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMichelangelo Canale, ballet director\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKitty Carlisle, actress *** [two signed notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSarah Churchill\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMorton Da Costa, film director *** [2 letters]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFranklin Cover, actor on Jeffersons *** [3 letters, Christmas card with long note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHoward Da Silva, actor *** [3 Christmas cards]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAlexandra Danilova, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBette Davis, actress *** [cigarette butt]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nIvan Davis, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDolly Sisters, vaudeville act\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDrawings of Pete Ballard\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRosemary Harris Ehle *** [1 letter, 2 notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nQueen Elizabeth\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSvea Ekloff, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDonna Fargo, country singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nErica Fischbach, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGarrett Fischbach, violinist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKen Frazelle, composer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJune Havoc, actress *** [2 letters, 1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMelissa Hayden, ballet dancer *** [2 greeting cards, 1 of them with a note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHelen Hayes, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHal Holbrook, actor *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMelva Houston, jazz singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nClaude Howell, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [greeting cards may contain original signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nShah of Iran\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn P. John, Milliner\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLyndon Johnson (in Welch, West Virginia)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nChristine Jorgensen, actress *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWilliam Kapell, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJoe King, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNancy Lancaster, gardener\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAngela Lansbury\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJerome Lawrence, playwright *** [2 signed notes]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nVivien Leigh, actress *** [1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBetty Lynn, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSamuel Magill, cellist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJayne Mansfield, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFrederick Matthews, singer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGayle Manchin *** [1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdward Maeder, costume curator\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nReba McEntire *** [1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEthel Merman, singer *** [1 letter]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKuan Nai-Ping, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArmand De Navarre, artist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCathleen Nesbitt, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBarbara Nissman, pianist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBrian O'Leary, astronaut\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Oller, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSultan of Oman\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Otis, actor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJanie Parker, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Peragine, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMiguel Pinero, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDavid Pittenger, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWalter Plunkett, costume designer *** [1 letter, 1 drawing]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBaroness Katharine Raffalovich *** [3 letters]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSally Rand, dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNancy Reagan\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLaura Ann Sarvay, art teacher\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Saudi of Arabia (includes short narrative)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDeanna Seay, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDaniel Selznick, son of Selznick *** [2 greeting cards, 1 postcard]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSallie Jones Sexton (inherited Bryn Du Mansion) *** [1 note]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohn Schuck, actor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMary Starnes, Concord College actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing and Queen of Spain\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Suderburg, chancellor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPaul Tazewell, costume designer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBlair Tindall, oboist\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGovernor Tomblin and Family\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMel Tomlinson, ballet dancer\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHarry S. Truman (in Welch, West Virginia) *** [autograph on card]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBertha Spafford Vesta\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKatita Waldo, ballet dancer *** [1 letter, 1 greeting card with note, 1 signed photo]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobert Ward, composer, chancellor\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMae West, actress\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nThornton Wilder, author\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGovernor Wise\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJane Withers, actress *** [1 letter, 2 greeting cards with notes, 2 photos with signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdward Wright, dean\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFormer Students\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMiscellaneous:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFashion Plate Notebook; undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAudio-Visual Material:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n8 mm film and VHS (World's Fair -- unveiling of statue of Winston Churchill; 8 mm film is likely the source material for the VHS); 1965\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDVD (Concord College -- 1. dolls; 2. unsolved mysteries); 2012\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAwards and Honors:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nIncludes awards from Concord University, West Virginia University, the WV Governor, and the US Senate; includes paper records, plaque, and DVD); ca. 1970-2014\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 10:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nItem B01; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches, 2003. Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain (From Kelly Whitmore's Front Yard, Wikel [sic], WV) Pete Ballard\".\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nItem B02; Pete Ballard, View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows, painting, oil on hardboard, 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches, 1998 (?). Inscribed on reverse, \"View of Peters Mountain at the Narrows from Michael Smith's Front Yard, Rich Creek Valley Road, Peterstown, WV\".\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSix Color Photographs of Dolls (mounted on foam board); undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSilhouette of Pete Ballard, cut by Dr. Ed Hill, Winston-Salem, NC; 1992\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[No box 11]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 12:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eArtifact:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nScrap of fabric from skirt of restored \"barbecue\" dress from Gone With the Wind; ca. 1939\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBooks:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nArnold, Janet. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePatterns of Fashion: Englishwomen's Dresses \u0026amp; Their Construction\u003c/emph\u003e. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1972 (vol. 2) and 1977 (vol. 1).\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKaplan, Edward, and Ruth Devine. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePancratia\u003c/emph\u003e. S.l.: Swamp Press, 1987. Includes inscription and Kaplan's autograph.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eColor Copies of Ballard Paintings\u003c/emph\u003e; ca. 1987-2005\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize Personality Files:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKing Hussein of Jordan *** [mounted Christmas card with photo of the king and Queen Alia and signatures]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKathy Thornton *** [photo with inscription and signature]\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKatharine Cornell *** [photo with signature]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eOversize:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBroadside from Old Brewery Theatre, where Ballard used to design costumes; early 1950s\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPhoto of Pete Ballard, taken by Kathy Thornton; late 1960s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoxes 13-21:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2014/03/20:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nca. 1930-2013; 11 ft. 3 in. (located in boxes 13-21)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including genealogy records, honors and awards, museum costume collection records, artworks, personality files, dolls, and slides.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2015/06/20:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n2015; 3/4 in. (located in box 21)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nContains material regarding Ballard's 84th birthday, including news clippings regarding the birthday celebration and photocopies of honors from the U.S. House of Representatives and from Senator Manchin; donation of dolls created by Ballard to Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum; and exhibit of dolls created by Ballard at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 22:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2014/12/17:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nca. 1950-2014; 7 ft. 6 in. (located in boxes 22-27)\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including autographed books, literary manuscripts, travel literature, greeting cards, and other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ebooks autographed by authors (including \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWelch and Its People\u003c/emph\u003e, by Rose R. Marino, 1985; and \"Cookin' in a Coal Camp, 1995; and other books); 1985, 1995\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 23:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eautograph book (for guests are special events); ca. 1980s\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\npainting, \"small\" still life; undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballad); undated\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\ntravel literature, United States and overseas; ca. 1950-1990\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 24:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscripts (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHaute Coutoure\u003c/emph\u003e, Unsolved Mysteries); ca. 1960-1980\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\ndvd (\"Ballard, Dolls, Unsolved Mysteries\"); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 25:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Widow Hudson\u003c/emph\u003e); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 26:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003emanuscripts (contains a variety of topics and material, including: visit of Joe Manchin; Governor Tomblin; biographer Penelope Nixon; pianist Barbara Nissman; \"Gone With The Wind Dolls\"; and greeting cards; among other material); ca. 1980-2010\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ebook (\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMasterworks from the Butler Institute of American Art\u003c/emph\u003e); 2010\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2018/04/04:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n1960s, 2009-2015\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including correspondence, printed material, CD, DVD, photographs, and more; subjects include friends and students of Ballard, Ballard's career, an exhibit he created, his honorary doctorate, and more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 27:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eliterary manuscript (by Pete Ballard; includes \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHaute Coutoure\u003c/emph\u003e); undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 28:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003esketchbook\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2018/04/04:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n2015\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPapers of Arthur J. \"Pete\" Ballard, including honorary Doctorate items from Concord University, and exhibit poster.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 29:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArtwork:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B05; Great Wall [of China] Pataling Pass, dry drawing, ink on paper, September 1981. Signature lower right, \"Pete '81\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following three drawings were made by Ballard in the summer of 1949, when he was a student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL. All three depict a nude model named \"Alice\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B06; Alice, drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 18 x 14 1/2 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard '49 \"Alice\"\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B07; [Alice Seated, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 24 3/4 x 18 7/8 inches, 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B08; [Alice Standing, Back], drawing, pencil or charcoal on paper, 25 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches, 1949. Signature lower right, \"Ballard 1-09-49 [?]\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N01; Kuan Nai Ping, Pete Ballard, painting, gouache?, 16 3/8 x 13 5/8 inches, ca. 1981. Signed lower left, \"Kuan Nai Ping\" with Chinese script. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1981. Painting by Kuan, Nai Ping, Chinese impressionist, Painted while on a picnic at the Summer Palace outside Beijing, China. The beautiful lake in the background is the man-made lake on palace property. See file folder on Kuan, Nai Ping in Pete Ballard portraits.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N02; Joan Clark, [Portrait of Pete Ballard], painting, oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches, ca. 1949. Signed lower left, \"Joan Clark\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard portrait c. 1949 - While student for the summer at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla. Artist is fellow student, Joan Clark.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 30:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B09; [Unfinished Portrait of Miriam Brewster Ballard], painting, oil on board?, 20 x 16 inches, undated. No signature. Inscription on protective cardboard: \"Unfinished oil of my mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard. Mother just couldn't \"sit\" longer than 3 minutes. It was hopeless - Ha! P. Ballard\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N03; J. Whits, [Mary Clifton Spangler], oval drawing, media unknown, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches, undated. Signed lower right, \"J. Whits\". Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My Grandmother Mary Clifton Spangler This is the original drawing by \"J. Whits\" - he also drew her Mother, Mary Ann Peters Spangler. Mary Clifton Spangler M. [married?] Dr. Arthur Boreman Ballard.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N04; Armand di [de?] Navarre, [Mary Ann Peters], oval painting, oil on canvas, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, undated. No signature. Label on reverse: \"Pete Ballard. My great grandmother Mary Ann Peters c. 1882 at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hudson Spangler, my great grandfather. This painting was done for me by Armand di Navarre from her photograph. Armand di Navarre did a large portrait of me. I gave it to Conrad U. Library.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem N05; Kenneth Frazelle, [Untitled], painting, watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches, 2004. Signed lower left, \"Kenneth Frazelle 04\", lower right \"for Peter Ballard\". Inscription on reverse: \"8-04\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUnboxed Artwork:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B03; My Mother [Miriam Brewster Ballard -- full-length portrait], painting, oil on board, 44 1/8 x 23 1/4 inches, 2005. Signed lower right, \"GOD + PETE '05\". Written on tape on reverse, \"Portrait of my Mother, Miriam Brewster Ballard\". \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B04; Alice Hamilton Ballard (wife of Col. W. H. Ballard), painting, oil on board, 33 7/8 x 25 1/4 inches, ca. 1954-1955. Signed lower left, \"Pete Ballard 3-55\". Inscription on reverse, \"Portrait of: Alice Hamilton Ballard by Pete Ballard c. 1954\". Labels include information \"Welch, W.V.\" and \"Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton Ballard, 4603 W. Fairway Drive, New Bern, N.C. 28562.\" ***ALSO: black and white photograph of Alice Hamilton as WVU May Queen, 1930, in envelope taped to back of frame.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B10; Oranges, painting, oil on board, 13 x 21 inches, 2011. Signed lower right, \"Pete '11\". Inscriptions: On reverse - still life with fruit and vegetables and inscription \"Pete Ballard, Oranges 2011\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B11; Still Life with Bottles and Pear, oil on board, 16 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches, 1981. Signed lower left in pencil \"Pete '81\". Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Painted in Beijing, China, Stillife with bottles and pear, 1981.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B12; Wild Roses from Rich Creek, unknown medium, 10 x 8 inches, 2001. Signed lower left \"Pete '01.\" Inscription on reverse: \"Wild Roses from Rich Creek, Pete Ballard, Peterstown, W.Va. 2001.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B13; Still Life with Grapes, oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, 2010. Inscriptions on reverse: \"Pete Ballard, Still Life with Grapes, 2010.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B14; Yellow Trumpet flowers in White Bowl, pastel on paper, 16 x 20 inches, 1949. Signed lower right, \"Pete '49.\" Inscription on reverse \"Yellow Trumpet Flowers in White Bowl by Pete Ballard 1949, student at Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Fla.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B15; Baharain Island, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches, ca. 1960s. Faint signature lower right \"Pete.\" Inscriptions on reverse: \"Baharain Island, I painted this sitting in Saudi Arabia on the shore of the Arabian (Persian) Gulf, looking across the water to a hint of Baharainian Island. The 60s Quick effort - hot day!\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem B16; Joe Brown's Turnip, Peterstown, WV, unknown medium, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches, 2000. No signature. 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Subsequently, during the inter-war years she became known as one of America's foremost abstract artists. Blanche Lazzell is most fondly remembered, though, for her work as a WPA artist during the New Deal in which she came back to Morgantown to paint memorable scenes of the vicinity, particularly of West Virginia University.","Photographs, postcards, engravings, sketches, correspondence, pamphlets, art tools, recipes and newspaper clippings belonging to Blanche Lazzell, a West Virginia born leading American artist of the inter-war years. The collection reflects her development as an artist from her student days at West Virginia University to the end of the Korean War. Lazzell's art tools included in the collection consist of carving tools and a set of watercolor paints (boxes 5-6).","Addenda include correspondence, genealogy, published material, photos, prints, drawings, news clippings, and mementos of Blanche Lazzell.","An addendum of 1990/08/14 includes correspondence between Blanche Lazzell and her niece, Martha Frances Reed (Mrs. Robert E. Sellers). The letters are about family, Blanche's travels to New York City and St. Augustine, FL, and her life and work as an artist in Provincetown, MA. Of interest are her views on the changing character of Provincetown from an art haven to a resort town, her interest and belief in theosophy, and her own feelings about what she has achieved. Lazzell mentions her art career and in particular studying under and working with the abstractionists Fernand Leger and Hans Hofmann. Included are sketches, textiles, and jewelry made by Blanche Lazzell. (1913-1956; 6 in.)","An addendum of 1990/11/15 includes letters, genealogy, miscellaneous literature, and mementos of Blanche Lazzell. The letters are about genealogy of Lazzell and allied families Carhart, McVicker, and Pope. Also included are seed catalogs, a grade report book, a funeral register and a diploma from the South Carolina Co-Educational Institute, all of Blanche Lazzell. (1899-1983; 6 in.)","An addendum of 1994/05/25 includes books, magazines, booklets, photos, prints, postcards, drawings, news clippings, and batik cloth of Blanche Lazzell and her niece, Frances Reed. Included are correspondence, art works, articles, brochures and notes about Blanche Lazzell and artistic influences, interests, and mentors such as Karl Knaths, Charles Demuth, Georges Braque, Guillaume Apollinaire, Henri Matisse, and the Provincetown Art Association. (1909-1992; 4 ft.)","An addendum of 2007/02/02 includes papers regarding Blanche Lazzell, such as manuscript verse, musical material, documents regarding the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), correspondence, and financial records. There are eight pieces of verse in manuscript, some of which could be song lyrics, including \"Music,\" \"Silver Daggers,\" \"Childhood, Girlhood, Womanhood,\" and others. Musical material includes four pieces of hand written music, six pages of published piano pieces with embroidery patterns on opposite pages, and a 16-page booklet of hymns (ca. 1889). DAR papers include three membership applications, one for Eva Hall VanVoorhis, and two for \"Nettie\" Blanche Lazzell. The applications reference Revolutionary War soldiers Duncan McVicker and Cornelius Carhart. There is also a 1915 DAR membership certificate for Bessie Lazzell Ridgway. Correspondence includes four postcards (1944-1945) written to Blanche Lazzell from James Reed. Financial records include nine checks written in Paris (1912). There is also a note on Hall family genealogy and a 1943 Sunday program for Wesley Methodist Church. (1889-1945; 2.5 in.)","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Photographs, postcards, engravings, sketches, art tools, correspondence, pamphlets, recipes and newspaper clippings belonging to Blanche Lazzell, a West Virginia born leading American artist of the inter-war years. The collection reflects her development as an artist from her student days at West Virginia University to the end of the Korean War. Addenda include correspondence, genealogy, published material, photos, prints, drawings, news clippings, and mementos of Blanche Lazzell. 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Manuscripts and Correspondence; 1778-1925, undated; boxes 7-9 \nSeries 3. Oversize; 1798-1882, undated; box 10\nSeries 4. Sketchbooks; 1843-1887; undated; boxes 11, 13-15 \nSeries 5. Artwork by Others; 1858-1909; undated; box 12\nSeries 6. Artworks; 1833-1887, undated; undated; boxes 16-25\nSeries 7. Framed Original Artworks; 1844-1887, undated; boxes 26-41 and 3 framed items\nSeries 8. Framed Facsimiles; 1845-1859, undated; boxes 42-49\nSeries 9. Exhibit; ca. 1996; boxes 50-53\nSeries 10. Newspapers; 1795-1887; box 54 \nSeries 11. Addendum of 2015/06/13, undated \nSeries 12. Addendum of 2007/02/08, 1862-1970 \nSeries 13. Addendum of 2021/06/04, undated"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeparated to A\u0026amp;M 435, Rare Signatures: letter, dated March 6, 1796, to Col. 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David Hunter of Berkeley County, Va., from John Marshall (subsequently Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court) regarding a dispute over land ownership.","Separated to A\u0026M 435, Rare Signatures: commission, dated March 11, 1862, to David H. Strother, from Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Stanton regarding officer's commission, appointing David H. Strother as \"Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers, with the rank of Captain.\"","Separated to A\u0026M 435, Rare Signatures: commission, dated April 9, 1866, to David H. Strother, from Andrew Johnson and Edwin Stanton regarding officer's commission, appointing David H. Strother as \"Brigadier General.\""],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_2a30b1b04b1299c542baa5017f755d1a\"\u003eCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, memorabilia, photographs, journals, drawings, and sketchbooks of David Hunter Strother (1816-1888), a nineteenth century illustrator and writer for \u003ctitle\u003eHarpers Magazine\u003c/title\u003e whose pseudonym, \"Porte Crayon\", was a household word. Other highlights of his career, all of which are reflected in this collection, are authorship of \u003ctitle\u003eVirginia Illustrated\u003c/title\u003e (1857) and \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston and its Resources\u003c/title\u003e (1878), his work as illustrator for \u003ctitle\u003eBlackwater Chronicle\u003c/title\u003e (1853), service during the Civil War as a Union officer, stint as a newspaper editor, and Consul-Generalship to Mexico (1879-1885). According to Strother's biographer, Cecil D. Eby Jr., his writings linked the two traditions of literature in the south, \"the genteel romanticism of the sentimental novelists and the earthy realism of the frontier humorists.\" In 1872-1875 Strother wrote \u003ctitle\u003eThe Mountains\u003c/title\u003e, which Eby considers the first important presentation of West Virginia in literature. The collection includes roughly 590 drawings and sketches, 44 volumes of journals, and several boxes of correspondence. An addendum of 2015/06/13 includes one drawing. An addendum of 2007/02/08 includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, announcements, and photographs regarding Strother and related families of the Eastern panhandle of West Virginia. An addendum of 2021/06/04 contains an abridged transcription by Cecil D. Eby Jr., of Strother's diary, 1879-1880, when Strother was General Consul to Mexico. For contents of the addenda and link to the digital collection: Drawings of David Hunter Strother, please see the Scope and Content Note.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, memorabilia, photographs, journals, drawings, and sketchbooks of David Hunter Strother (1816-1888), a nineteenth century illustrator and writer for Harpers Magazine whose pseudonym, \"Porte Crayon\", was a household word. Other highlights of his career, all of which are reflected in this collection, are authorship of Virginia Illustrated (1857) and Charleston and its Resources (1878), his work as illustrator for Blackwater Chronicle (1853), service during the Civil War as a Union officer, stint as a newspaper editor, and Consul-Generalship to Mexico (1879-1885). According to Strother's biographer, Cecil D. Eby Jr., his writings linked the two traditions of literature in the south, \"the genteel romanticism of the sentimental novelists and the earthy realism of the frontier humorists.\" In 1872-1875 Strother wrote The Mountains, which Eby considers the first important presentation of West Virginia in literature. The collection includes roughly 590 drawings and sketches, 44 volumes of journals, and several boxes of correspondence. An addendum of 2015/06/13 includes one drawing. An addendum of 2007/02/08 includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, announcements, and photographs regarding Strother and related families of the Eastern panhandle of West Virginia. An addendum of 2021/06/04 contains an abridged transcription by Cecil D. Eby Jr., of Strother's diary, 1879-1880, when Strother was General Consul to Mexico. For contents of the addenda and link to the digital collection: Drawings of David Hunter Strother, please see the Scope and Content Note."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_08cdf7ef79081b8d2aaaa4c9b2193604\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Most of his work was produced at his home \"Old Hemlock\" in Preston County, West Virginia. Records document his careers as an author of books and articles regarding bird dog hunting; as a breeder of quality bird dogs; an illustrator for several national magazines and the United States Navy during World War II; and as co-author with his wife, Kay Evans, of mystery novels. Materials include: George Bird Evans' Gun Diary with entries and illustrations regarding hunting, fishing, and dog breeding experiences for 65 years; correspondence with friends, patrons, publishers, and other hunters; manuscripts and galleys; cassette tapes (2 items) of recordings of readings by George and Kay Evans; DVDs (3 items) containing 188 digital scans of illustrations by George Bird Evans; and a scrapbook documenting the Evans' career as mystery writers under the pen name \"Brandon Bird\". There are also 32 oversize drawings by G.B. 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Their comfortable Uniontown, Pennsylvania home provided a secure environment for young George to learn and develop his talents in art and literature. George's father also wasted no time pouring into his young son his love for hunting, bird dogs, and the outdoor life. George Bird Evans attended Carnegie Institute to pursue a career in art. He later transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago, staying for two years before moving to New York in 1927 to establish a career as an illustrator, but not alone. He had met and married Kay Harris from Wheeling; their marriage would last for over seventy years. In New York George Evans found success as an illustrator. He also included trips home for the hunt of game on Chestnut Ridge during hunting season. George started keeping a \"gun diary\" or journal in 1932, recording every outing for hunting, shooting, or bird dog training over the next 65 years. The Evans loved the Chestnut Ridge area, leaving New York in 1939 to buy a farm in Preston County, West Virginia, naming their new homestead \"Old Hemlock\". George enjoyed working out of his new surroundings, mailing his work to publishers in New York and having time to roam and hunt with Kay and their dogs.","This ideal life was interrupted by World War II when George volunteered his services and was commissioned a Lieutenant J.G. in Navy. He used his talents by illustrating equipment repair manuals, substituting pictures for complicated language. After the war George and Kay chose to venture into writing mystery novels as a team under the pen name \"Brandon Bird\". It was a success. The Evans were also beginning to breed Belton English Setters in their quest for the best bird dog possible. In 1956 George started using his journal as a source for articles, publishing over a hundred over the next forty two years. In 1971 his first book, \"The Upland Shooting Life\", was published, achieving status as a classic. Twenty seven more upland shooting books followed. Most of the photographs published with the articles and books were taken by Kay Evans. Always careful with their projects, George and Kay Evans began publishing their own books in 1983 under the name \"Old Hemlock\". George Bird Evans died in May, 1998 at the age of ninety-one. He had been hunting only a few weeks before with his best friend Kay and their family of bird dogs.","Papers of George Bird Evans, including records documenting his career as an author of books and articles regarding bird dog hunting, and as a breeder of his own line of Belton English Setter bird dogs called the \"Old Hemlock Line\" in partnership with his wife, Kay Evans. There are also records regarding his career as a magazine illustrator, including his original art works (32 oversize drawings) that were published with fiction that appeared in several popular women's magazines before and after World War II (including \"Cosmopolitan\" and \"McCall's\" among others). The collaborative writing career of George and Kay Evans under the pen name of \"Brandon Bird\" is documented in a scrapbook (ca.1950-1962) containing photographs, clippings, and book reviews regarding their five published mystery novels.","The collection includes a journal, which Evans referred to as his \"Gun Diary\", with entries ranging from 1932 to 1997 where Evans recorded and illustrated his hunting, fishing, and bird dog training excursions for 65 years. There are also several periodicals, such as \"Field and Stream\", \"The Pointing Dog Journal\", and \"Gun Dog\", among others, most issues contain articles by George Bird Evans and a few by Kay Evans. Other materials include extensive correspondence with publishers, friends, outdoor sports writers, hunters and breeders (such as Nash Buckingham, Dr. Charles Norris, and Dr. Gordon Gullion), and patrons of his bird dog breeding business. There are several manuscripts and galleys of published books, including \"The Upland Shooting Life\" and \"The Best of Nash Buckingham\", among others. There are also financial records regarding the publication and sales of his books, videos, and cassette tapes. The collection also includes 188 digital scans of illustrations by Evans on DVD discs (3 items), audio recordings (2 cassette tapes) of readings by George and Kay Evans, and oversized framed photographs and art pieces (7 items) of George Bird Evans, his wife Kay, and their dogs.","Series include:","Series 1. Biographical Information, 1936, 1993, 2008 (box 1) \nSeries 2. Journal of George Bird Evans, 1932–1997 (boxes 1-4) \nSeries 3. Correspondence, 1942–2005 (boxes 5-9) \nSeries 4. Manuscripts - Published Books, ca. 1971 (boxes 9-16) \nSeries 5. Manuscripts - Published Articles, ca. 1961-1995 (box 17) \nSeries 6. Manuscript, undated (box 17) \nSeries 7. Manuscripts - Illustrations, ca. 1984-1986 (box 17) \nSeries 8. Manuscripts - Galleys, 1956, ca. 1991, undated (box 18) \nSeries 9. Projects - Dr. Charles Norris, 1952-1969, undated (boxes 19-22) \nSeries 10. Projects - Nash Buckingham, 1960–1984 (boxes 23-25) \nSeries 11. Financial Records, 1971–1999 (boxes 25-26) \nSeries 12. Magazine Articles, 1956, 1971-1982 (box 26) \nSeries 13. Subjects, 1975–1997 (box 26) \nSeries 14. Audio Tapes, June 1989 and Fall 1993 (box 26) \nSeries 15. Digital Files, undated (box 26) \nSeries 16. Scrapbook, ca. 1948-1975 (box 27) \nSeries 17. Artworks, ca. 1938-1948 (boxes 28-29) \nSeries 18. Oversized Pictures of George Bird Evans and Others, undated (box 29) \nSeries 19. Artifacts, undated (box 30) \nSeries 20. Motion Picture, undated (box 30) \nSeries 21. Sportsmen Journals, 1959–2013 (boxes 31-38) \nSeries 22. Motion Pictures -- Unpublished, ca. 1950-1975 (boxes 39-42) \nSeries 23. Oversized Material, 1986 (unboxed)","Books by George Bird Evans separated to the Rare Book Collection.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of George Bird Evans, a widely published author and illustrator of books and articles regarding hunting and bird dog breeding. Most of his work was produced at his home \"Old Hemlock\" in Preston County, West Virginia. Records document his careers as an author of books and articles regarding bird dog hunting; as a breeder of quality bird dogs; an illustrator for several national magazines and the United States Navy during World War II; and as co-author with his wife, Kay Evans, of mystery novels. 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Their comfortable Uniontown, Pennsylvania home provided a secure environment for young George to learn and develop his talents in art and literature. George's father also wasted no time pouring into his young son his love for hunting, bird dogs, and the outdoor life. George Bird Evans attended Carnegie Institute to pursue a career in art. He later transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago, staying for two years before moving to New York in 1927 to establish a career as an illustrator, but not alone. He had met and married Kay Harris from Wheeling; their marriage would last for over seventy years. In New York George Evans found success as an illustrator. He also included trips home for the hunt of game on Chestnut Ridge during hunting season. George started keeping a \"gun diary\" or journal in 1932, recording every outing for hunting, shooting, or bird dog training over the next 65 years. 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Materials include: George Bird Evans' Gun Diary with entries and illustrations regarding hunting, fishing, and dog breeding experiences for 65 years; correspondence with friends, patrons, publishers, and other hunters; manuscripts and galleys; cassette tapes (2 items) of recordings of readings by George and Kay Evans; DVDs (3 items) containing 188 digital scans of illustrations by George Bird Evans; and a scrapbook documenting the Evans' career as mystery writers under the pen name \"Brandon Bird\". There are also 32 oversize drawings by G.B. Evans; oversized photographs and art pieces (7 items) of George Bird Evans, Kay Evans, and their dogs; a DVD of an 18 minute motion picture regarding George Bird Evans; and several sportsman journals, most with published articles by George Bird Evans.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of George Bird Evans, a widely published author and illustrator of books and articles regarding hunting and bird dog breeding. Most of his work was produced at his home \"Old Hemlock\" in Preston County, West Virginia. Records document his careers as an author of books and articles regarding bird dog hunting; as a breeder of quality bird dogs; an illustrator for several national magazines and the United States Navy during World War II; and as co-author with his wife, Kay Evans, of mystery novels. Materials include: George Bird Evans' Gun Diary with entries and illustrations regarding hunting, fishing, and dog breeding experiences for 65 years; correspondence with friends, patrons, publishers, and other hunters; manuscripts and galleys; cassette tapes (2 items) of recordings of readings by George and Kay Evans; DVDs (3 items) containing 188 digital scans of illustrations by George Bird Evans; and a scrapbook documenting the Evans' career as mystery writers under the pen name \"Brandon Bird\". There are also 32 oversize drawings by G.B. 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In 1971 his first book, \"The Upland Shooting Life\", was published, achieving status as a classic. Twenty seven more upland shooting books followed. Most of the photographs published with the articles and books were taken by Kay Evans. Always careful with their projects, George and Kay Evans began publishing their own books in 1983 under the name \"Old Hemlock\". George Bird Evans died in May, 1998 at the age of ninety-one. He had been hunting only a few weeks before with his best friend Kay and their family of bird dogs.","Papers of George Bird Evans, including records documenting his career as an author of books and articles regarding bird dog hunting, and as a breeder of his own line of Belton English Setter bird dogs called the \"Old Hemlock Line\" in partnership with his wife, Kay Evans. There are also records regarding his career as a magazine illustrator, including his original art works (32 oversize drawings) that were published with fiction that appeared in several popular women's magazines before and after World War II (including \"Cosmopolitan\" and \"McCall's\" among others). The collaborative writing career of George and Kay Evans under the pen name of \"Brandon Bird\" is documented in a scrapbook (ca.1950-1962) containing photographs, clippings, and book reviews regarding their five published mystery novels.","The collection includes a journal, which Evans referred to as his \"Gun Diary\", with entries ranging from 1932 to 1997 where Evans recorded and illustrated his hunting, fishing, and bird dog training excursions for 65 years. There are also several periodicals, such as \"Field and Stream\", \"The Pointing Dog Journal\", and \"Gun Dog\", among others, most issues contain articles by George Bird Evans and a few by Kay Evans. 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Their comfortable Uniontown, Pennsylvania home provided a secure environment for young George to learn and develop his talents in art and literature. George's father also wasted no time pouring into his young son his love for hunting, bird dogs, and the outdoor life. George Bird Evans attended Carnegie Institute to pursue a career in art. He later transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago, staying for two years before moving to New York in 1927 to establish a career as an illustrator, but not alone. He had met and married Kay Harris from Wheeling; their marriage would last for over seventy years. In New York George Evans found success as an illustrator. He also included trips home for the hunt of game on Chestnut Ridge during hunting season. George started keeping a \"gun diary\" or journal in 1932, recording every outing for hunting, shooting, or bird dog training over the next 65 years. The Evans loved the Chestnut Ridge area, leaving New York in 1939 to buy a farm in Preston County, West Virginia, naming their new homestead \"Old Hemlock\". George enjoyed working out of his new surroundings, mailing his work to publishers in New York and having time to roam and hunt with Kay and their dogs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis ideal life was interrupted by World War II when George volunteered his services and was commissioned a Lieutenant J.G. in Navy. He used his talents by illustrating equipment repair manuals, substituting pictures for complicated language. After the war George and Kay chose to venture into writing mystery novels as a team under the pen name \"Brandon Bird\". It was a success. The Evans were also beginning to breed Belton English Setters in their quest for the best bird dog possible. In 1956 George started using his journal as a source for articles, publishing over a hundred over the next forty two years. In 1971 his first book, \"The Upland Shooting Life\", was published, achieving status as a classic. Twenty seven more upland shooting books followed. Most of the photographs published with the articles and books were taken by Kay Evans. Always careful with their projects, George and Kay Evans began publishing their own books in 1983 under the name \"Old Hemlock\". George Bird Evans died in May, 1998 at the age of ninety-one. He had been hunting only a few weeks before with his best friend Kay and their family of bird dogs.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["George Washington Bird Evans and Eve Hunt Evans celebrated the birth of their only child, George Bird Evans, in 1906. Their comfortable Uniontown, Pennsylvania home provided a secure environment for young George to learn and develop his talents in art and literature. 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George enjoyed working out of his new surroundings, mailing his work to publishers in New York and having time to roam and hunt with Kay and their dogs.","This ideal life was interrupted by World War II when George volunteered his services and was commissioned a Lieutenant J.G. in Navy. He used his talents by illustrating equipment repair manuals, substituting pictures for complicated language. After the war George and Kay chose to venture into writing mystery novels as a team under the pen name \"Brandon Bird\". It was a success. The Evans were also beginning to breed Belton English Setters in their quest for the best bird dog possible. In 1956 George started using his journal as a source for articles, publishing over a hundred over the next forty two years. In 1971 his first book, \"The Upland Shooting Life\", was published, achieving status as a classic. Twenty seven more upland shooting books followed. Most of the photographs published with the articles and books were taken by Kay Evans. Always careful with their projects, George and Kay Evans began publishing their own books in 1983 under the name \"Old Hemlock\". George Bird Evans died in May, 1998 at the age of ninety-one. 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There are also records regarding his career as a magazine illustrator, including his original art works (32 oversize drawings) that were published with fiction that appeared in several popular women's magazines before and after World War II (including \"Cosmopolitan\" and \"McCall's\" among others). The collaborative writing career of George and Kay Evans under the pen name of \"Brandon Bird\" is documented in a scrapbook (ca.1950-1962) containing photographs, clippings, and book reviews regarding their five published mystery novels.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe collection includes a journal, which Evans referred to as his \"Gun Diary\", with entries ranging from 1932 to 1997 where Evans recorded and illustrated his hunting, fishing, and bird dog training excursions for 65 years. There are also several periodicals, such as \"Field and Stream\", \"The Pointing Dog Journal\", and \"Gun Dog\", among others, most issues contain articles by George Bird Evans and a few by Kay Evans. Other materials include extensive correspondence with publishers, friends, outdoor sports writers, hunters and breeders (such as Nash Buckingham, Dr. Charles Norris, and Dr. Gordon Gullion), and patrons of his bird dog breeding business. There are several manuscripts and galleys of published books, including \"The Upland Shooting Life\" and \"The Best of Nash Buckingham\", among others. There are also financial records regarding the publication and sales of his books, videos, and cassette tapes. The collection also includes 188 digital scans of illustrations by Evans on DVD discs (3 items), audio recordings (2 cassette tapes) of readings by George and Kay Evans, and oversized framed photographs and art pieces (7 items) of George Bird Evans, his wife Kay, and their dogs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries include:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Biographical Information, 1936, 1993, 2008 (box 1) \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 2. 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The collaborative writing career of George and Kay Evans under the pen name of \"Brandon Bird\" is documented in a scrapbook (ca.1950-1962) containing photographs, clippings, and book reviews regarding their five published mystery novels.","The collection includes a journal, which Evans referred to as his \"Gun Diary\", with entries ranging from 1932 to 1997 where Evans recorded and illustrated his hunting, fishing, and bird dog training excursions for 65 years. There are also several periodicals, such as \"Field and Stream\", \"The Pointing Dog Journal\", and \"Gun Dog\", among others, most issues contain articles by George Bird Evans and a few by Kay Evans. Other materials include extensive correspondence with publishers, friends, outdoor sports writers, hunters and breeders (such as Nash Buckingham, Dr. Charles Norris, and Dr. Gordon Gullion), and patrons of his bird dog breeding business. There are several manuscripts and galleys of published books, including \"The Upland Shooting Life\" and \"The Best of Nash Buckingham\", among others. There are also financial records regarding the publication and sales of his books, videos, and cassette tapes. The collection also includes 188 digital scans of illustrations by Evans on DVD discs (3 items), audio recordings (2 cassette tapes) of readings by George and Kay Evans, and oversized framed photographs and art pieces (7 items) of George Bird Evans, his wife Kay, and their dogs.","Series include:","Series 1. Biographical Information, 1936, 1993, 2008 (box 1) \nSeries 2. Journal of George Bird Evans, 1932–1997 (boxes 1-4) \nSeries 3. Correspondence, 1942–2005 (boxes 5-9) \nSeries 4. Manuscripts - Published Books, ca. 1971 (boxes 9-16) \nSeries 5. Manuscripts - Published Articles, ca. 1961-1995 (box 17) \nSeries 6. Manuscript, undated (box 17) \nSeries 7. Manuscripts - Illustrations, ca. 1984-1986 (box 17) \nSeries 8. 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For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_51da0d32c80e41fa05abeaccb1ac2a70\"\u003ePapers of George Bird Evans, a widely published author and illustrator of books and articles regarding hunting and bird dog breeding. Most of his work was produced at his home \"Old Hemlock\" in Preston County, West Virginia. Records document his careers as an author of books and articles regarding bird dog hunting; as a breeder of quality bird dogs; an illustrator for several national magazines and the United States Navy during World War II; and as co-author with his wife, Kay Evans, of mystery novels. Materials include: George Bird Evans' Gun Diary with entries and illustrations regarding hunting, fishing, and dog breeding experiences for 65 years; correspondence with friends, patrons, publishers, and other hunters; manuscripts and galleys; cassette tapes (2 items) of recordings of readings by George and Kay Evans; DVDs (3 items) containing 188 digital scans of illustrations by George Bird Evans; and a scrapbook documenting the Evans' career as mystery writers under the pen name \"Brandon Bird\". There are also 32 oversize drawings by G.B. Evans; oversized photographs and art pieces (7 items) of George Bird Evans, Kay Evans, and their dogs; a DVD of an 18 minute motion picture regarding George Bird Evans; and several sportsman journals, most with published articles by George Bird Evans.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of George Bird Evans, a widely published author and illustrator of books and articles regarding hunting and bird dog breeding. Most of his work was produced at his home \"Old Hemlock\" in Preston County, West Virginia. Records document his careers as an author of books and articles regarding bird dog hunting; as a breeder of quality bird dogs; an illustrator for several national magazines and the United States Navy during World War II; and as co-author with his wife, Kay Evans, of mystery novels. Materials include: George Bird Evans' Gun Diary with entries and illustrations regarding hunting, fishing, and dog breeding experiences for 65 years; correspondence with friends, patrons, publishers, and other hunters; manuscripts and galleys; cassette tapes (2 items) of recordings of readings by George and Kay Evans; DVDs (3 items) containing 188 digital scans of illustrations by George Bird Evans; and a scrapbook documenting the Evans' career as mystery writers under the pen name \"Brandon Bird\". There are also 32 oversize drawings by G.B. 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She graduated from West Virginia University in 1929. She earned her Master of Arts there in 1949. She studied under Blanche Lazzell, West Virginia's most renowned artist, and like Lazzell, she studied under the noted abstract artist Hans Hofmann in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She also attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia.","Her art, in several media including oils and watercolor, is modernist in style, showing a preference for abstraction. She is best characterized from the following quote of a review of her Lynn Laskin Gallery show of December 1957 in Charleston: \"Here is an artist of great seriousness of aesthetic purpose, singular individuality of style, with special strengths of inventiveness and finely-balanced painting constructions. These are paintings in which the true, serious nature of abstract art should become apparent.\"","As an educator, Grace Martin Taylor taught in Charleston, WV at Mason College of Music and Fine Arts.  She began work in their art department in 1931 and would ascend to the presidency in 1956. In 1956, Mason College merged with Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston), where Taylor would work as a professor of art till 1968.","Grace married Wilbur C. Frame in 1929; they had one daughter together, Lucie Anne, and later divorced. Grace then married William E. Taylor in 1951. She died in Charleston, WV.","3206, 4170","Papers of West Virginia artist Grace Martin Taylor (1903-1995) include papers, news clippings, programs, photos, certificates, and artwork of West Virginia artist.  In addition to her work as an artist, she was also an educator who taught in Charleston at Mason College, and later at Morris Harvey. Her art, in several media including oils and watercolor, is modernist in style, showing a preference for abstraction.","Addendum of 2018-10-30, Lucie Mellert Papers includes papers of Lucie Anne Mellert, Ms. Taylor's daughter.  These include award plaques, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and more, about herself and her promotion of her mother's artwork.","Addendum of 2018-10-30, Grace Martin Taylor Papers includes notebooks, digital files including images of artwork and videos of gallery openings and receptions, typescripts, photographs, artifacts, printed material, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, sketchbooks, artifacts, and artwork; subjects include her career as an artist as well as an educator.","A grouping of 27 prints by Grace Martin Taylor were deaccessioned from this collection and transferred to the Art Museum of West Virginia University in 2011.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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He was particularly fascinated with motion, which led him to evolve a style featuring motion pictures of abstract patterns of colored light. Davis also made documentary films, including ones about his friends and fellow artists, the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the painter John Marin. (Notes for the documentaries are in this collection, but not the films themselves.)","See control folder for further information regarding Davis, including a copy of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection newsletter containing an article regarding Davis and this collection.","Artwork, photography, and papers of James Edward Davis, an artist born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Davis studied art at Princeton University and had a prolific and varied artistic career, being particularly noted for his experimental abstract films involving color, light, and movement. 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Characteristic of the artworks in this series is Davis's obsession with capturing motion; he describes these works as \"impulses\" or \"path of motion\", capturing movement with line and color. Media include oil, watercolor, magic marker, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 3. Artwork--Figurative, boxes 21-32; 1926-1972, undated. This series contain figurative artwork by Davis. Most works in this series are figure studies, particularly of dancers and athletes. Media include oil, watercolor, pastel, and magic marker. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 4. Artwork--Landscape, boxes 33-58, 1924-1966. This series contains landscapes by Davis. Subjects include West Virginia, New England, and the American Southwest. Media include watercolor, oil, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 5. Artwork--Plastics, boxes 59-72, 1928-1968, undated. This series contains artworks made by Davis from various plastic materials. Types of artworks include mobiles (also called \"rotating objects\"), filters, designs on plastic, and designs for murals. This series also includes patterns for plastic artworks. Some of these artworks were used by Davis to create \"light art\" photographs and films.","Series 6. Artwork--Still Life, box 73, 1932-1938. This series contains still life watercolor paintings by Davis.","Series 7. Artwork--Asbestos, boxes 74-77, undated. This series includes paintings on materials that contain asbestos. Access to boxes 75-77 is restricted and requires the permission of a curator.","Series 8. Exhibit, box 78, undated. This series contains material from an exhibit of Davis's work, including a portrait photograph of Davis and captions for the artworks that were on display.","Series 9. Photographs, box 79-112, 1919-1974, undated. This series contains photographs taken by James Davis. 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This series contains material published by Anthology Film Archives (a New York City-based center for the preservation of film, particularly independent, experimental, and avant-garde film), including books and DVDs. There are two books containing essays, interviews, articles, and correspondence regarding Davis's films. There are three DVDs containing films by Davis with informational booklets regarding the films.","Series 12. Typescripts, box 115, 1957-1974. This series contains bound photocopies of typescripts by Davis and others. Subjects of typescripts by Davis include notes for a memoir or autobiography, fellow artists and friends Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and Davis's collaboration with Leo Merker while filming \"Pertaining to Chicago\", among others. Typescripts by other authors include a transcription of an interview with Davis and the thesis of a Princeton student regarding Davis's work with \"Light-painting\".","Addenda:","Addendum of 2012/05/29","1845-2012, undated; 3 ft., 9 in. (6 document cases, 5 in.; 1 record carton); Includes journals, photograph albums, manuscripts, family history and genealogy, and other material.","This addendum has been organized into the following series:","Addendum Series 1. Journals; Box 1, folder 1-box 2, folder 8; 1963-1969","Addendum Series 2. Photograph Albums; Box 3-Box 4; 1850-1973","Addendum Series 3. Family History and Genealogy; Box 4, folders 1-2; 1845-1976","Addendum Series 4. Artifact; Box 4, folder 3; 1953","Addendum Series 5. Manuscripts -- James Edward Davis; Box 5, folders 1-8; 1935-1992, undated","Addendum Series 6. Manuscripts -- John Marin; Box 6, folders 1-12; 1940-1990, undated","Addendum Series 7. Manuscripts -- Frank Lloyd Wright; Box 6, folders 13-18; 1947-1990, undated","Addendum Series 8. John W. Davis and Julia Davis; Box 7; 1904-2012, undated","Two photographs have been separated from this addendum and are currently located in box 112, folders 1-2.","Addendum of 1995/01/30","1943-1992; 7 1/2 in. (25 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Virginia M. Wood of Clarksburg, West Virginia.","This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum Series 9. Virginia M. Wood Correspondence; Box 8, folder 1 through Box 9, folder 11; 1943-1992","See control folder for typescript (3 pages) regarding the content of the letters.","Addendum of 1994/11/28","1951-1995; 1 in. (2 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Carl R. (Bob) Cogar of El Paso, Texas.","Addendum of 1995/03/09","1953-1968; 1/4 in. (1 folder); Christmas cards and correspondence from Davis to Carl R. (Bob) Cogar, including drawings and abstract light art by Davis.","The two addenda described above have been organized into the following series:\n \nAddendum Series 10. Carl R. (Bob) Cogar Correspondence; Box 9, folders 12-15; 1944-1998","See control folder for typescript (1 page) regarding Cogar and the content of the letters.","Miscellaneous Addenda","This has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum Series 11. Miscellaneous Addenda; Box 9, folders 16-22; 1991-2003, undated.","Addendum of 2014/09/19","undated; (1 unboxed item); Oil on canvas painting, framed, of sailor playing the accordion by Davis.\n \n This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum of 2014/09/19, Series 12. Painting; unboxed; undated.","Addendum of 2015/01/31","1941-1997; 15 in. (3 document cases, 5 in.); Correspondence, artwork, and photographs of Davis. (A photograph has been separated from this addendum and is currently located in box 112, folder 3.)","This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum of 2015/01/31, Series 13. Letters, Photographs, and Other Material; Box 10-12; 1914-1997, undated.","Addendum of 2015/08/17","1937-1974; 5 ft. 9 in. (2 record cartons, 2 oversize record cartons, 1 flat storage box, 2 newspaper boxes, 16 unboxed paintings); Artwork, photographs, writings, and correspondence of Davis.","This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum of 2015/08/17, Series 14. Photographs and Paintings; Box 1-7 and unboxed; 1926-1970s, undated. Access to box 7 is restricted.","Separated to the book collection; forwarded to Curator of Books:","Curry, Larry. John Marin, 1870-1953: a centennial exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Artwork, photography, and papers of James Edward Davis, an artist born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Davis studied art at Princeton University and had a prolific and varied artistic career, being particularly noted for his experimental abstract films involving color, light, and movement. This collection contains paintings, sketches, mobiles, photographic prints, transparencies, memoirs, notes on Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and other material. There are addenda to this collection, which include memoirs and other writings, correspondence, material regarding Julia Davis and John W. Davis (relatives of James Davis), and other material. See \"Scope and Content Note\" and \"Historical Note\" for further information regarding this collection.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Davis family","Davis, James E., 1901-1974","Cogar, Carl R. (Bob)","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Davis, Julia, 1900-1993","Marin, John, 1870-1953","Mateo, Jose Emigdio.","Merker, Leo J.","Wood, Virginia M.","Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959","English\n."],"collection_title_tesim":["James E. Davis, Artist, Papers and Artworks, 1845/2013"],"collection_ssim":["James E. Davis, Artist, Papers and Artworks, 1845/2013"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 3157","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/5371"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 3157","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/5371"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Clarksburg (W. Va.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Clarksburg (W. Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Clarksburg (W. Va.)"],"creator_ssm":["Davis, James E., 1901-1974"],"creator_ssim":["Davis, James E., 1901-1974"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Davis, James E., 1901-1974","Cogar, Carl R. (Bob)","Davis, John W. 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Davis (Democratic Presidential candidate of 1924) and author Julia Davis. Davis began studying art at Princeton University, where he would later return to teach. He continued his education first at the National Academy of Design in New York City and later in Paris, France. Davis had a prolific and varied artistic career as a painter, photographer, and film-maker. He was particularly fascinated with motion, which led him to evolve a style featuring motion pictures of abstract patterns of colored light. Davis also made documentary films, including ones about his friends and fellow artists, the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the painter John Marin. (Notes for the documentaries are in this collection, but not the films themselves.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n See control folder for further information regarding Davis, including a copy of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection newsletter containing an article regarding Davis and this collection.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["James Edward Davis (1901-1974), more often referred to as Jim Davis, was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia and was a member of the prominent Davis family, which also included politician John W. Davis (Democratic Presidential candidate of 1924) and author Julia Davis. Davis began studying art at Princeton University, where he would later return to teach. He continued his education first at the National Academy of Design in New York City and later in Paris, France. Davis had a prolific and varied artistic career as a painter, photographer, and film-maker. He was particularly fascinated with motion, which led him to evolve a style featuring motion pictures of abstract patterns of colored light. Davis also made documentary films, including ones about his friends and fellow artists, the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the painter John Marin. (Notes for the documentaries are in this collection, but not the films themselves.)","See control folder for further information regarding Davis, including a copy of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection newsletter containing an article regarding Davis and this collection."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James E. Davis, Artist, Papers and Artworks, A\u0026amp;M 3157, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James E. Davis, Artist, Papers and Artworks, A\u0026M 3157, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eArtwork, photography, and papers of James Edward Davis, an artist born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Davis studied art at Princeton University and had a prolific and varied artistic career, being particularly noted for his experimental abstract films involving color, light, and movement. This collection contains paintings, sketches, mobiles, photographic prints, transparencies, memoirs, notes on Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and other material. There are addenda to this collection, which include memoirs and other writings, correspondence, material regarding Julia Davis and John W. Davis (relatives of James Davis), and other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThis collection has been organized into twelve series:\n \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Photograph Notebooks, boxes 1-9, 1919-1973, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains binders (referred to as \"notebooks\" by Davis) containing photographs attached to the pages with titles and descriptions by Davis. The subjects of the photographs in these binders include artwork by Davis, portraits, figure studies, studies for films, architecture, nature, and landscape. Binders occasionally contain other material including proofs, negatives, clippings, and correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Artwork--Abstract, boxes 10A-20, 1941-1968.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains abstract artwork by Davis. Characteristic of the artworks in this series is Davis's obsession with capturing motion; he describes these works as \"impulses\" or \"path of motion\", capturing movement with line and color. Media include oil, watercolor, magic marker, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Artwork--Figurative, boxes 21-32; 1926-1972, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contain figurative artwork by Davis. Most works in this series are figure studies, particularly of dancers and athletes. Media include oil, watercolor, pastel, and magic marker. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Artwork--Landscape, boxes 33-58, 1924-1966.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains landscapes by Davis. Subjects include West Virginia, New England, and the American Southwest. Media include watercolor, oil, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Artwork--Plastics, boxes 59-72, 1928-1968, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains artworks made by Davis from various plastic materials. Types of artworks include mobiles (also called \"rotating objects\"), filters, designs on plastic, and designs for murals. This series also includes patterns for plastic artworks. Some of these artworks were used by Davis to create \"light art\" photographs and films.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Artwork--Still Life, box 73, 1932-1938.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains still life watercolor paintings by Davis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7. Artwork--Asbestos, boxes 74-77, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes paintings on materials that contain asbestos. Access to boxes 75-77 is restricted and requires the permission of a curator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8. Exhibit, box 78, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains material from an exhibit of Davis's work, including a portrait photograph of Davis and captions for the artworks that were on display.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 9. Photographs, box 79-112, 1919-1974, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains photographs taken by James Davis. Material in this series includes black and white prints, color prints, negatives, proofs, and transparencies (16mm and 35mm). Subjects include artworks by Davis, abstract images (including \"light art\"), portraits, figures in motion, athletics, studies for films, landscapes, and architecture. The majority of material in this series is in its original containers with labeling by Davis. Other material, such as correspondence, is occasionally included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 10. Publications, box 113, 1923-1974.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains publications owned by Davis; most of the items in this series are books. Most of the books have Davis's name and address written in them, often with the date of purchase and other information recorded as well. Subjects include art history, biography, Chinese culture, and Princeton University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 11. Anthology Film Archives, box 114, 2007-2013.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains material published by Anthology Film Archives (a New York City-based center for the preservation of film, particularly independent, experimental, and avant-garde film), including books and DVDs. There are two books containing essays, interviews, articles, and correspondence regarding Davis's films. There are three DVDs containing films by Davis with informational booklets regarding the films.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 12. Typescripts, box 115, 1957-1974.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains bound photocopies of typescripts by Davis and others. Subjects of typescripts by Davis include notes for a memoir or autobiography, fellow artists and friends Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and Davis's collaboration with Leo Merker while filming \"Pertaining to Chicago\", among others. Typescripts by other authors include a transcription of an interview with Davis and the thesis of a Princeton student regarding Davis's work with \"Light-painting\". \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddenda:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2012/05/29\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1845-2012, undated; 3 ft., 9 in. (6 document cases, 5 in.; 1 record carton); Includes journals, photograph albums, manuscripts, family history and genealogy, and other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n This addendum has been organized into the following series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 1. Journals; Box 1, folder 1-box 2, folder 8; 1963-1969\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 2. Photograph Albums; Box 3-Box 4; 1850-1973\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 3. Family History and Genealogy; Box 4, folders 1-2; 1845-1976\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 4. Artifact; Box 4, folder 3; 1953\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 5. Manuscripts -- James Edward Davis; Box 5, folders 1-8; 1935-1992, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 6. Manuscripts -- John Marin; Box 6, folders 1-12; 1940-1990, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 7. Manuscripts -- Frank Lloyd Wright; Box 6, folders 13-18; 1947-1990, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 8. John W. Davis and Julia Davis; Box 7; 1904-2012, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n Two photographs have been separated from this addendum and are currently located in box 112, folders 1-2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 1995/01/30\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1943-1992; 7 1/2 in. (25 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Virginia M. Wood of Clarksburg, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e This addendum has been organized into the following single series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 9. Virginia M. Wood Correspondence; Box 8, folder 1 through Box 9, folder 11; 1943-1992\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e See control folder for typescript (3 pages) regarding the content of the letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 1994/11/28\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1951-1995; 1 in. (2 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Carl R. (Bob) Cogar of El Paso, Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 1995/03/09\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1953-1968; 1/4 in. (1 folder); Christmas cards and correspondence from Davis to Carl R. (Bob) Cogar, including drawings and abstract light art by Davis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n The two addenda described above have been organized into the following series:\n \nAddendum Series 10. Carl R. (Bob) Cogar Correspondence; Box 9, folders 12-15; 1944-1998\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee control folder for typescript (1 page) regarding Cogar and the content of the letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMiscellaneous Addenda\u003c/emph\u003e \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis has been organized into the following single series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddendum Series 11. Miscellaneous Addenda; Box 9, folders 16-22; 1991-2003, undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2014/09/19\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e undated; (1 unboxed item); Oil on canvas painting, framed, of sailor playing the accordion by Davis.\n \n This addendum has been organized into the following single series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddendum of 2014/09/19, Series 12. Painting; unboxed; undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2015/01/31\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1941-1997; 15 in. (3 document cases, 5 in.); Correspondence, artwork, and photographs of Davis. (A photograph has been separated from this addendum and is currently located in box 112, folder 3.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e This addendum has been organized into the following single series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddendum of 2015/01/31, Series 13. Letters, Photographs, and Other Material; Box 10-12; 1914-1997, undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2015/08/17\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1937-1974; 5 ft. 9 in. (2 record cartons, 2 oversize record cartons, 1 flat storage box, 2 newspaper boxes, 16 unboxed paintings); Artwork, photographs, writings, and correspondence of Davis. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addendum has been organized into the following single series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddendum of 2015/08/17, Series 14. Photographs and Paintings; Box 1-7 and unboxed; 1926-1970s, undated. Access to box 7 is restricted.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Artwork, photography, and papers of James Edward Davis, an artist born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Davis studied art at Princeton University and had a prolific and varied artistic career, being particularly noted for his experimental abstract films involving color, light, and movement. This collection contains paintings, sketches, mobiles, photographic prints, transparencies, memoirs, notes on Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and other material. There are addenda to this collection, which include memoirs and other writings, correspondence, material regarding Julia Davis and John W. Davis (relatives of James Davis), and other material.","This collection has been organized into twelve series:","Series 1. Photograph Notebooks, boxes 1-9, 1919-1973, undated. This series contains binders (referred to as \"notebooks\" by Davis) containing photographs attached to the pages with titles and descriptions by Davis. The subjects of the photographs in these binders include artwork by Davis, portraits, figure studies, studies for films, architecture, nature, and landscape. Binders occasionally contain other material including proofs, negatives, clippings, and correspondence.","Series 2. Artwork--Abstract, boxes 10A-20, 1941-1968. This series contains abstract artwork by Davis. Characteristic of the artworks in this series is Davis's obsession with capturing motion; he describes these works as \"impulses\" or \"path of motion\", capturing movement with line and color. Media include oil, watercolor, magic marker, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 3. Artwork--Figurative, boxes 21-32; 1926-1972, undated. This series contain figurative artwork by Davis. Most works in this series are figure studies, particularly of dancers and athletes. Media include oil, watercolor, pastel, and magic marker. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 4. Artwork--Landscape, boxes 33-58, 1924-1966. This series contains landscapes by Davis. Subjects include West Virginia, New England, and the American Southwest. Media include watercolor, oil, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 5. Artwork--Plastics, boxes 59-72, 1928-1968, undated. This series contains artworks made by Davis from various plastic materials. Types of artworks include mobiles (also called \"rotating objects\"), filters, designs on plastic, and designs for murals. This series also includes patterns for plastic artworks. Some of these artworks were used by Davis to create \"light art\" photographs and films.","Series 6. Artwork--Still Life, box 73, 1932-1938. This series contains still life watercolor paintings by Davis.","Series 7. Artwork--Asbestos, boxes 74-77, undated. This series includes paintings on materials that contain asbestos. Access to boxes 75-77 is restricted and requires the permission of a curator.","Series 8. Exhibit, box 78, undated. This series contains material from an exhibit of Davis's work, including a portrait photograph of Davis and captions for the artworks that were on display.","Series 9. Photographs, box 79-112, 1919-1974, undated. This series contains photographs taken by James Davis. Material in this series includes black and white prints, color prints, negatives, proofs, and transparencies (16mm and 35mm). Subjects include artworks by Davis, abstract images (including \"light art\"), portraits, figures in motion, athletics, studies for films, landscapes, and architecture. The majority of material in this series is in its original containers with labeling by Davis. Other material, such as correspondence, is occasionally included.","Series 10. Publications, box 113, 1923-1974. This series contains publications owned by Davis; most of the items in this series are books. Most of the books have Davis's name and address written in them, often with the date of purchase and other information recorded as well. Subjects include art history, biography, Chinese culture, and Princeton University.","Series 11. Anthology Film Archives, box 114, 2007-2013. This series contains material published by Anthology Film Archives (a New York City-based center for the preservation of film, particularly independent, experimental, and avant-garde film), including books and DVDs. There are two books containing essays, interviews, articles, and correspondence regarding Davis's films. There are three DVDs containing films by Davis with informational booklets regarding the films.","Series 12. Typescripts, box 115, 1957-1974. This series contains bound photocopies of typescripts by Davis and others. Subjects of typescripts by Davis include notes for a memoir or autobiography, fellow artists and friends Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and Davis's collaboration with Leo Merker while filming \"Pertaining to Chicago\", among others. Typescripts by other authors include a transcription of an interview with Davis and the thesis of a Princeton student regarding Davis's work with \"Light-painting\".","Addenda:","Addendum of 2012/05/29","1845-2012, undated; 3 ft., 9 in. (6 document cases, 5 in.; 1 record carton); Includes journals, photograph albums, manuscripts, family history and genealogy, and other material.","This addendum has been organized into the following series:","Addendum Series 1. Journals; Box 1, folder 1-box 2, folder 8; 1963-1969","Addendum Series 2. Photograph Albums; Box 3-Box 4; 1850-1973","Addendum Series 3. Family History and Genealogy; Box 4, folders 1-2; 1845-1976","Addendum Series 4. Artifact; Box 4, folder 3; 1953","Addendum Series 5. Manuscripts -- James Edward Davis; Box 5, folders 1-8; 1935-1992, undated","Addendum Series 6. Manuscripts -- John Marin; Box 6, folders 1-12; 1940-1990, undated","Addendum Series 7. Manuscripts -- Frank Lloyd Wright; Box 6, folders 13-18; 1947-1990, undated","Addendum Series 8. John W. Davis and Julia Davis; Box 7; 1904-2012, undated","Two photographs have been separated from this addendum and are currently located in box 112, folders 1-2.","Addendum of 1995/01/30","1943-1992; 7 1/2 in. (25 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Virginia M. Wood of Clarksburg, West Virginia.","This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum Series 9. Virginia M. Wood Correspondence; Box 8, folder 1 through Box 9, folder 11; 1943-1992","See control folder for typescript (3 pages) regarding the content of the letters.","Addendum of 1994/11/28","1951-1995; 1 in. (2 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Carl R. (Bob) Cogar of El Paso, Texas.","Addendum of 1995/03/09","1953-1968; 1/4 in. (1 folder); Christmas cards and correspondence from Davis to Carl R. (Bob) Cogar, including drawings and abstract light art by Davis.","The two addenda described above have been organized into the following series:\n \nAddendum Series 10. Carl R. (Bob) Cogar Correspondence; Box 9, folders 12-15; 1944-1998","See control folder for typescript (1 page) regarding Cogar and the content of the letters.","Miscellaneous Addenda","This has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum Series 11. Miscellaneous Addenda; Box 9, folders 16-22; 1991-2003, undated.","Addendum of 2014/09/19","undated; (1 unboxed item); Oil on canvas painting, framed, of sailor playing the accordion by Davis.\n \n This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum of 2014/09/19, Series 12. Painting; unboxed; undated.","Addendum of 2015/01/31","1941-1997; 15 in. (3 document cases, 5 in.); Correspondence, artwork, and photographs of Davis. (A photograph has been separated from this addendum and is currently located in box 112, folder 3.)","This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum of 2015/01/31, Series 13. Letters, Photographs, and Other Material; Box 10-12; 1914-1997, undated.","Addendum of 2015/08/17","1937-1974; 5 ft. 9 in. (2 record cartons, 2 oversize record cartons, 1 flat storage box, 2 newspaper boxes, 16 unboxed paintings); Artwork, photographs, writings, and correspondence of Davis.","This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum of 2015/08/17, Series 14. Photographs and Paintings; Box 1-7 and unboxed; 1926-1970s, undated. 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This collection contains paintings, sketches, mobiles, photographic prints, transparencies, memoirs, notes on Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and other material. There are addenda to this collection, which include memoirs and other writings, correspondence, material regarding Julia Davis and John W. Davis (relatives of James Davis), and other material. See \"Scope and Content Note\" and \"Historical Note\" for further information regarding this collection.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Artwork, photography, and papers of James Edward Davis, an artist born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Davis studied art at Princeton University and had a prolific and varied artistic career, being particularly noted for his experimental abstract films involving color, light, and movement. This collection contains paintings, sketches, mobiles, photographic prints, transparencies, memoirs, notes on Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and other material. 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He continued his education first at the National Academy of Design in New York City and later in Paris, France. Davis had a prolific and varied artistic career as a painter, photographer, and film-maker. He was particularly fascinated with motion, which led him to evolve a style featuring motion pictures of abstract patterns of colored light. Davis also made documentary films, including ones about his friends and fellow artists, the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the painter John Marin. (Notes for the documentaries are in this collection, but not the films themselves.)","See control folder for further information regarding Davis, including a copy of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection newsletter containing an article regarding Davis and this collection.","Artwork, photography, and papers of James Edward Davis, an artist born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Davis studied art at Princeton University and had a prolific and varied artistic career, being particularly noted for his experimental abstract films involving color, light, and movement. This collection contains paintings, sketches, mobiles, photographic prints, transparencies, memoirs, notes on Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and other material. There are addenda to this collection, which include memoirs and other writings, correspondence, material regarding Julia Davis and John W. Davis (relatives of James Davis), and other material.","This collection has been organized into twelve series:","Series 1. Photograph Notebooks, boxes 1-9, 1919-1973, undated. This series contains binders (referred to as \"notebooks\" by Davis) containing photographs attached to the pages with titles and descriptions by Davis. The subjects of the photographs in these binders include artwork by Davis, portraits, figure studies, studies for films, architecture, nature, and landscape. Binders occasionally contain other material including proofs, negatives, clippings, and correspondence.","Series 2. Artwork--Abstract, boxes 10A-20, 1941-1968. This series contains abstract artwork by Davis. Characteristic of the artworks in this series is Davis's obsession with capturing motion; he describes these works as \"impulses\" or \"path of motion\", capturing movement with line and color. Media include oil, watercolor, magic marker, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 3. Artwork--Figurative, boxes 21-32; 1926-1972, undated. This series contain figurative artwork by Davis. Most works in this series are figure studies, particularly of dancers and athletes. Media include oil, watercolor, pastel, and magic marker. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 4. Artwork--Landscape, boxes 33-58, 1924-1966. This series contains landscapes by Davis. Subjects include West Virginia, New England, and the American Southwest. Media include watercolor, oil, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 5. Artwork--Plastics, boxes 59-72, 1928-1968, undated. This series contains artworks made by Davis from various plastic materials. Types of artworks include mobiles (also called \"rotating objects\"), filters, designs on plastic, and designs for murals. This series also includes patterns for plastic artworks. Some of these artworks were used by Davis to create \"light art\" photographs and films.","Series 6. Artwork--Still Life, box 73, 1932-1938. This series contains still life watercolor paintings by Davis.","Series 7. Artwork--Asbestos, boxes 74-77, undated. This series includes paintings on materials that contain asbestos. Access to boxes 75-77 is restricted and requires the permission of a curator.","Series 8. Exhibit, box 78, undated. This series contains material from an exhibit of Davis's work, including a portrait photograph of Davis and captions for the artworks that were on display.","Series 9. Photographs, box 79-112, 1919-1974, undated. This series contains photographs taken by James Davis. Material in this series includes black and white prints, color prints, negatives, proofs, and transparencies (16mm and 35mm). Subjects include artworks by Davis, abstract images (including \"light art\"), portraits, figures in motion, athletics, studies for films, landscapes, and architecture. The majority of material in this series is in its original containers with labeling by Davis. Other material, such as correspondence, is occasionally included.","Series 10. Publications, box 113, 1923-1974. This series contains publications owned by Davis; most of the items in this series are books. Most of the books have Davis's name and address written in them, often with the date of purchase and other information recorded as well. Subjects include art history, biography, Chinese culture, and Princeton University.","Series 11. Anthology Film Archives, box 114, 2007-2013. This series contains material published by Anthology Film Archives (a New York City-based center for the preservation of film, particularly independent, experimental, and avant-garde film), including books and DVDs. There are two books containing essays, interviews, articles, and correspondence regarding Davis's films. There are three DVDs containing films by Davis with informational booklets regarding the films.","Series 12. Typescripts, box 115, 1957-1974. This series contains bound photocopies of typescripts by Davis and others. Subjects of typescripts by Davis include notes for a memoir or autobiography, fellow artists and friends Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and Davis's collaboration with Leo Merker while filming \"Pertaining to Chicago\", among others. Typescripts by other authors include a transcription of an interview with Davis and the thesis of a Princeton student regarding Davis's work with \"Light-painting\".","Addenda:","Addendum of 2012/05/29","1845-2012, undated; 3 ft., 9 in. (6 document cases, 5 in.; 1 record carton); Includes journals, photograph albums, manuscripts, family history and genealogy, and other material.","This addendum has been organized into the following series:","Addendum Series 1. Journals; Box 1, folder 1-box 2, folder 8; 1963-1969","Addendum Series 2. Photograph Albums; Box 3-Box 4; 1850-1973","Addendum Series 3. Family History and Genealogy; Box 4, folders 1-2; 1845-1976","Addendum Series 4. Artifact; Box 4, folder 3; 1953","Addendum Series 5. Manuscripts -- James Edward Davis; Box 5, folders 1-8; 1935-1992, undated","Addendum Series 6. Manuscripts -- John Marin; Box 6, folders 1-12; 1940-1990, undated","Addendum Series 7. Manuscripts -- Frank Lloyd Wright; Box 6, folders 13-18; 1947-1990, undated","Addendum Series 8. John W. Davis and Julia Davis; Box 7; 1904-2012, undated","Two photographs have been separated from this addendum and are currently located in box 112, folders 1-2.","Addendum of 1995/01/30","1943-1992; 7 1/2 in. (25 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Virginia M. Wood of Clarksburg, West Virginia.","This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum Series 9. Virginia M. Wood Correspondence; Box 8, folder 1 through Box 9, folder 11; 1943-1992","See control folder for typescript (3 pages) regarding the content of the letters.","Addendum of 1994/11/28","1951-1995; 1 in. (2 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Carl R. 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Characteristic of the artworks in this series is Davis's obsession with capturing motion; he describes these works as \"impulses\" or \"path of motion\", capturing movement with line and color. Media include oil, watercolor, magic marker, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Artwork--Figurative, boxes 21-32; 1926-1972, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contain figurative artwork by Davis. Most works in this series are figure studies, particularly of dancers and athletes. Media include oil, watercolor, pastel, and magic marker. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Artwork--Landscape, boxes 33-58, 1924-1966.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains landscapes by Davis. Subjects include West Virginia, New England, and the American Southwest. Media include watercolor, oil, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Artwork--Plastics, boxes 59-72, 1928-1968, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains artworks made by Davis from various plastic materials. Types of artworks include mobiles (also called \"rotating objects\"), filters, designs on plastic, and designs for murals. This series also includes patterns for plastic artworks. Some of these artworks were used by Davis to create \"light art\" photographs and films.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Artwork--Still Life, box 73, 1932-1938.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains still life watercolor paintings by Davis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 7. Artwork--Asbestos, boxes 74-77, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series includes paintings on materials that contain asbestos. Access to boxes 75-77 is restricted and requires the permission of a curator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 8. Exhibit, box 78, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains material from an exhibit of Davis's work, including a portrait photograph of Davis and captions for the artworks that were on display.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 9. Photographs, box 79-112, 1919-1974, undated.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains photographs taken by James Davis. Material in this series includes black and white prints, color prints, negatives, proofs, and transparencies (16mm and 35mm). Subjects include artworks by Davis, abstract images (including \"light art\"), portraits, figures in motion, athletics, studies for films, landscapes, and architecture. The majority of material in this series is in its original containers with labeling by Davis. Other material, such as correspondence, is occasionally included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 10. Publications, box 113, 1923-1974.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains publications owned by Davis; most of the items in this series are books. Most of the books have Davis's name and address written in them, often with the date of purchase and other information recorded as well. Subjects include art history, biography, Chinese culture, and Princeton University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 11. Anthology Film Archives, box 114, 2007-2013.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains material published by Anthology Film Archives (a New York City-based center for the preservation of film, particularly independent, experimental, and avant-garde film), including books and DVDs. There are two books containing essays, interviews, articles, and correspondence regarding Davis's films. There are three DVDs containing films by Davis with informational booklets regarding the films.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 12. Typescripts, box 115, 1957-1974.\u003c/emph\u003e This series contains bound photocopies of typescripts by Davis and others. Subjects of typescripts by Davis include notes for a memoir or autobiography, fellow artists and friends Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and Davis's collaboration with Leo Merker while filming \"Pertaining to Chicago\", among others. Typescripts by other authors include a transcription of an interview with Davis and the thesis of a Princeton student regarding Davis's work with \"Light-painting\". \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddenda:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2012/05/29\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1845-2012, undated; 3 ft., 9 in. (6 document cases, 5 in.; 1 record carton); Includes journals, photograph albums, manuscripts, family history and genealogy, and other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n This addendum has been organized into the following series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 1. Journals; Box 1, folder 1-box 2, folder 8; 1963-1969\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 2. Photograph Albums; Box 3-Box 4; 1850-1973\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 3. Family History and Genealogy; Box 4, folders 1-2; 1845-1976\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 4. Artifact; Box 4, folder 3; 1953\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 5. Manuscripts -- James Edward Davis; Box 5, folders 1-8; 1935-1992, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 6. Manuscripts -- John Marin; Box 6, folders 1-12; 1940-1990, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 7. Manuscripts -- Frank Lloyd Wright; Box 6, folders 13-18; 1947-1990, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 8. John W. Davis and Julia Davis; Box 7; 1904-2012, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n Two photographs have been separated from this addendum and are currently located in box 112, folders 1-2.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 1995/01/30\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1943-1992; 7 1/2 in. (25 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Virginia M. Wood of Clarksburg, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e This addendum has been organized into the following single series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Addendum Series 9. Virginia M. Wood Correspondence; Box 8, folder 1 through Box 9, folder 11; 1943-1992\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e See control folder for typescript (3 pages) regarding the content of the letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 1994/11/28\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1951-1995; 1 in. (2 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Carl R. (Bob) Cogar of El Paso, Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 1995/03/09\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1953-1968; 1/4 in. (1 folder); Christmas cards and correspondence from Davis to Carl R. (Bob) Cogar, including drawings and abstract light art by Davis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n The two addenda described above have been organized into the following series:\n \nAddendum Series 10. Carl R. (Bob) Cogar Correspondence; Box 9, folders 12-15; 1944-1998\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee control folder for typescript (1 page) regarding Cogar and the content of the letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMiscellaneous Addenda\u003c/emph\u003e \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis has been organized into the following single series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddendum Series 11. Miscellaneous Addenda; Box 9, folders 16-22; 1991-2003, undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2014/09/19\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e undated; (1 unboxed item); Oil on canvas painting, framed, of sailor playing the accordion by Davis.\n \n This addendum has been organized into the following single series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddendum of 2014/09/19, Series 12. Painting; unboxed; undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2015/01/31\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1941-1997; 15 in. (3 document cases, 5 in.); Correspondence, artwork, and photographs of Davis. (A photograph has been separated from this addendum and is currently located in box 112, folder 3.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e This addendum has been organized into the following single series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddendum of 2015/01/31, Series 13. Letters, Photographs, and Other Material; Box 10-12; 1914-1997, undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eAddendum of 2015/08/17\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e 1937-1974; 5 ft. 9 in. (2 record cartons, 2 oversize record cartons, 1 flat storage box, 2 newspaper boxes, 16 unboxed paintings); Artwork, photographs, writings, and correspondence of Davis. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addendum has been organized into the following single series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddendum of 2015/08/17, Series 14. Photographs and Paintings; Box 1-7 and unboxed; 1926-1970s, undated. Access to box 7 is restricted.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Artwork, photography, and papers of James Edward Davis, an artist born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Davis studied art at Princeton University and had a prolific and varied artistic career, being particularly noted for his experimental abstract films involving color, light, and movement. This collection contains paintings, sketches, mobiles, photographic prints, transparencies, memoirs, notes on Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and other material. There are addenda to this collection, which include memoirs and other writings, correspondence, material regarding Julia Davis and John W. Davis (relatives of James Davis), and other material.","This collection has been organized into twelve series:","Series 1. Photograph Notebooks, boxes 1-9, 1919-1973, undated. This series contains binders (referred to as \"notebooks\" by Davis) containing photographs attached to the pages with titles and descriptions by Davis. The subjects of the photographs in these binders include artwork by Davis, portraits, figure studies, studies for films, architecture, nature, and landscape. Binders occasionally contain other material including proofs, negatives, clippings, and correspondence.","Series 2. Artwork--Abstract, boxes 10A-20, 1941-1968. This series contains abstract artwork by Davis. Characteristic of the artworks in this series is Davis's obsession with capturing motion; he describes these works as \"impulses\" or \"path of motion\", capturing movement with line and color. Media include oil, watercolor, magic marker, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 3. Artwork--Figurative, boxes 21-32; 1926-1972, undated. This series contain figurative artwork by Davis. Most works in this series are figure studies, particularly of dancers and athletes. Media include oil, watercolor, pastel, and magic marker. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 4. Artwork--Landscape, boxes 33-58, 1924-1966. This series contains landscapes by Davis. Subjects include West Virginia, New England, and the American Southwest. Media include watercolor, oil, and pastel. Some artworks were originally part of scrapbooks.","Series 5. Artwork--Plastics, boxes 59-72, 1928-1968, undated. This series contains artworks made by Davis from various plastic materials. Types of artworks include mobiles (also called \"rotating objects\"), filters, designs on plastic, and designs for murals. This series also includes patterns for plastic artworks. Some of these artworks were used by Davis to create \"light art\" photographs and films.","Series 6. Artwork--Still Life, box 73, 1932-1938. This series contains still life watercolor paintings by Davis.","Series 7. Artwork--Asbestos, boxes 74-77, undated. This series includes paintings on materials that contain asbestos. Access to boxes 75-77 is restricted and requires the permission of a curator.","Series 8. Exhibit, box 78, undated. This series contains material from an exhibit of Davis's work, including a portrait photograph of Davis and captions for the artworks that were on display.","Series 9. Photographs, box 79-112, 1919-1974, undated. This series contains photographs taken by James Davis. Material in this series includes black and white prints, color prints, negatives, proofs, and transparencies (16mm and 35mm). Subjects include artworks by Davis, abstract images (including \"light art\"), portraits, figures in motion, athletics, studies for films, landscapes, and architecture. The majority of material in this series is in its original containers with labeling by Davis. Other material, such as correspondence, is occasionally included.","Series 10. Publications, box 113, 1923-1974. This series contains publications owned by Davis; most of the items in this series are books. Most of the books have Davis's name and address written in them, often with the date of purchase and other information recorded as well. Subjects include art history, biography, Chinese culture, and Princeton University.","Series 11. Anthology Film Archives, box 114, 2007-2013. This series contains material published by Anthology Film Archives (a New York City-based center for the preservation of film, particularly independent, experimental, and avant-garde film), including books and DVDs. There are two books containing essays, interviews, articles, and correspondence regarding Davis's films. There are three DVDs containing films by Davis with informational booklets regarding the films.","Series 12. Typescripts, box 115, 1957-1974. This series contains bound photocopies of typescripts by Davis and others. Subjects of typescripts by Davis include notes for a memoir or autobiography, fellow artists and friends Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and Davis's collaboration with Leo Merker while filming \"Pertaining to Chicago\", among others. Typescripts by other authors include a transcription of an interview with Davis and the thesis of a Princeton student regarding Davis's work with \"Light-painting\".","Addenda:","Addendum of 2012/05/29","1845-2012, undated; 3 ft., 9 in. (6 document cases, 5 in.; 1 record carton); Includes journals, photograph albums, manuscripts, family history and genealogy, and other material.","This addendum has been organized into the following series:","Addendum Series 1. Journals; Box 1, folder 1-box 2, folder 8; 1963-1969","Addendum Series 2. Photograph Albums; Box 3-Box 4; 1850-1973","Addendum Series 3. Family History and Genealogy; Box 4, folders 1-2; 1845-1976","Addendum Series 4. Artifact; Box 4, folder 3; 1953","Addendum Series 5. Manuscripts -- James Edward Davis; Box 5, folders 1-8; 1935-1992, undated","Addendum Series 6. Manuscripts -- John Marin; Box 6, folders 1-12; 1940-1990, undated","Addendum Series 7. Manuscripts -- Frank Lloyd Wright; Box 6, folders 13-18; 1947-1990, undated","Addendum Series 8. John W. Davis and Julia Davis; Box 7; 1904-2012, undated","Two photographs have been separated from this addendum and are currently located in box 112, folders 1-2.","Addendum of 1995/01/30","1943-1992; 7 1/2 in. (25 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Virginia M. Wood of Clarksburg, West Virginia.","This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum Series 9. Virginia M. Wood Correspondence; Box 8, folder 1 through Box 9, folder 11; 1943-1992","See control folder for typescript (3 pages) regarding the content of the letters.","Addendum of 1994/11/28","1951-1995; 1 in. (2 folders); Correspondence from Davis to Carl R. (Bob) Cogar of El Paso, Texas.","Addendum of 1995/03/09","1953-1968; 1/4 in. (1 folder); Christmas cards and correspondence from Davis to Carl R. (Bob) Cogar, including drawings and abstract light art by Davis.","The two addenda described above have been organized into the following series:\n \nAddendum Series 10. Carl R. (Bob) Cogar Correspondence; Box 9, folders 12-15; 1944-1998","See control folder for typescript (1 page) regarding Cogar and the content of the letters.","Miscellaneous Addenda","This has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum Series 11. Miscellaneous Addenda; Box 9, folders 16-22; 1991-2003, undated.","Addendum of 2014/09/19","undated; (1 unboxed item); Oil on canvas painting, framed, of sailor playing the accordion by Davis.\n \n This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum of 2014/09/19, Series 12. Painting; unboxed; undated.","Addendum of 2015/01/31","1941-1997; 15 in. (3 document cases, 5 in.); Correspondence, artwork, and photographs of Davis. (A photograph has been separated from this addendum and is currently located in box 112, folder 3.)","This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum of 2015/01/31, Series 13. Letters, Photographs, and Other Material; Box 10-12; 1914-1997, undated.","Addendum of 2015/08/17","1937-1974; 5 ft. 9 in. (2 record cartons, 2 oversize record cartons, 1 flat storage box, 2 newspaper boxes, 16 unboxed paintings); Artwork, photographs, writings, and correspondence of Davis.","This addendum has been organized into the following single series:","Addendum of 2015/08/17, Series 14. Photographs and Paintings; Box 1-7 and unboxed; 1926-1970s, undated. Access to box 7 is restricted."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeparated to the book collection; forwarded to Curator of Books:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  Curry, Larry. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eJohn Marin, 1870-1953: a centennial exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art\u003c/title\u003e. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Separated to the book collection; forwarded to Curator of Books:","Curry, Larry. John Marin, 1870-1953: a centennial exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_9fd08766c307516c5ce66ef95696bec0\"\u003eArtwork, photography, and papers of James Edward Davis, an artist born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Davis studied art at Princeton University and had a prolific and varied artistic career, being particularly noted for his experimental abstract films involving color, light, and movement. This collection contains paintings, sketches, mobiles, photographic prints, transparencies, memoirs, notes on Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and other material. There are addenda to this collection, which include memoirs and other writings, correspondence, material regarding Julia Davis and John W. Davis (relatives of James Davis), and other material. See \"Scope and Content Note\" and \"Historical Note\" for further information regarding this collection.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Artwork, photography, and papers of James Edward Davis, an artist born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Davis studied art at Princeton University and had a prolific and varied artistic career, being particularly noted for his experimental abstract films involving color, light, and movement. This collection contains paintings, sketches, mobiles, photographic prints, transparencies, memoirs, notes on Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and other material. There are addenda to this collection, which include memoirs and other writings, correspondence, material regarding Julia Davis and John W. Davis (relatives of James Davis), and other material. See \"Scope and Content Note\" and \"Historical Note\" for further information regarding this collection."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_bd400494aeb5d5a2d9a3ac365d700466\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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