Rufus Stillman papers relating to Alexander Calder
name: label: Creator
content: Stillman, Rufus
label: Names
content: Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1974 by Rufus Stillman, a neighbor of Calder. Slides received with the loan were copied; nine of them of Calder were microfilmed in 1980 with AAA's Photographs of Artists Collection II and remainder placed in Miscellaneous Manuscripts.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stillman, Rufus
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 50 Items ((partially microfilmed on 3 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1959-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.stilrufu
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 828, 833, and 1817 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Rufus Stillman after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; scrapbooks of photographs; and copyprints made from slides of Calder and his work.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 828: Correspondence. Included are personal letters and postcards from Calder to the Rufus Stillman family, a few sketches and an exhibition announcement.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 833: 4 scrapbooks, undated, containing photographs of Alexander Calder, his family, friends, and work.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1817: Nine copyprints (b&w) made from slides of Calder, Calder at work, Calder holding a sketch, and Calder with an unidentifed man.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Copyprints (b&w) made from slides, mostly of Calder's work; a few show Calder.