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Archives related to: Levy, Harriet Lane
| title | Charles Hobson collection : design and production materials for artists' books, 1985-2008. |
| repository | Stanford University Libraries |
| description | Contains correspondence, design notes, drawings, prints, prototypes, copper plates, etc., used in the creation and publication of artists' books. Charles Hobson is an American artist who uses pastel, monotype and other printmaking variations to construct images for books and works on paper. He often works in series, follows a historical theme, and employs the monotype as an under painting for further work with pastel, acrylic and printed texts. Contributers: Centolella, Thomas. Collins, Billy. DeMerritt, John. Evans, Kathy. Levy, Harriet Lane. Lopez, Barry Holstun, 1945- Mann, Charmetta. Shaw, Alice. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Wilbur, Richard, 1921- He began creating artists' books after working on a tribute book for a friend, Bruce Nelson, after his death in 1984. The book contained Nelson's poems in a small letterpress edition. His first artists' book was Supper in Montmartre which came out in 1985. |
| extent | 25.5 linear ft |
| access | Open for research; please submit requests for material at least 36 hours in advance of use. |
| record link | http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt8g5039f0/ |
| record source | http://jenson.stanford.edu/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid available online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Charles Hobson, 2007. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:48 |
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| title | Harriet Lane Levy recollections : typescript (carbon), circa 1906-1950 |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Regarding her trip to Paris with Alice B. Toklas shortly after 1906 earthquake; friendships with Gertrude, Leo, Michael, and Sarah Stein; interest of the Steins in Picasso, Matisse, and other painters; life in Paris at that time. Also includes six letters from Alice B. Toklas, 1914-1950, and letter from William James, August 2, 1944, all addressed to Miss Levy Harriet Lane Levy was born in San Francisco in 1867. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. In the 1890s she wrote for journal The Wave and served as drama critic for the San Francisco Call. She then moved to Paris and became part of circle that included Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, et al. She returned to California at beginning of World War I. In 1947, she published her memoir, 920 O'Farrell Street, about her life in San Francisco. Levy died in 1950. |
| extent | 1 portfolio ([62] leaves) ; 28 cm (0.06 linear feet); Also available on microfilm: 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 642:7) and positive. |
| access | Open to researchers |
| record link | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b11233536~S1 |
| record source | http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ |
| finding aid | No finding aid. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:48 |
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| title | Levy Estate Company ledger, 1932-1933. |
| repository | California Historical Society |
| description | Fred Otis; Harriet Lane Levy; Levy Estate Company. Call Number: MS 3840 |
| extent | 1 folder (0.1 linear ft.) |
| access | Open to researchers. |
| record source | http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/research/ |
| finding aid | No finding aid available. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:48 |
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| title | Women of California [sound recording] / recorded by Harry Gray, 1973-1974. |
| repository | University of California, Berkeley |
| description | Includes lectures on: Levy, Harriet Lane. Pleasant, Mary Ellen, 1814-1904. Morgan, Julia, 1872-1957. Coolbrith, Ina D. (Ina Donna), 1842?-1928. Montez, Lola, 1818-1861. Norris, Kathleen Thompson, 1880-1966. Coit, Lillie Hitchcock, 1843-1929. Austin, Mary Hunter, 1868-1934. Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919. Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902. Kroeber, Theodora. Women -- California. |
| extent | 2 sound tape reels : analog, 3 3/4 ips, 2 track ; 7 in. |
| access | Available for use in library. |
| record source | http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b11094446~S1 |
| finding aid | No finding aid available. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:48 |
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| title | Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas collection |
| repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Collection consists of manuscripts, letters, photographs, printed materials, and art and objects by and about Stein and Toklas. The Collection spans the years 1901-1987. |
| extent | 24.41 Linear Feet ((45 boxes) + 3 art, 4 broadside) |
| access | The materials are open for research. HSR (videocassettes) and motion picture film in cold storage: ‡a Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information. Box 44(audiovisual material): Restricted fragile. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information. |
| record link | https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.steincol |
| record source | https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/1798 |
| finding aid | https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/1798/collection_organization |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:54 |
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