John Gruen papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Gruen, John
label: Collection Creator
content: Wilson, Jane, 1924-2015
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content: John Gruen and Jane Wilson papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 19.5 Linear Feet (Boxes 1-19, 26)
label: Extent
content: 11.88 Gigabytes (ER01-ER21)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1946-2013
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gruejohn, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The series is divided into six sub-series.

1.1: Correspondence, 1946-2008 (4.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-5)

1.2: Writings, 1965-2012 (11.6 linear feet; Boxes 5-15, 26, 0.340 GB; ER01-ER02)

1.3: Personal Business Records, 1959-2002 (0.1 linear feet; Boxes 15)

1.4: Professional Activity, 1988-2013 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 15-17, 8.24 GB; ER02-ER09)

1.5: Printed Material, 1961-2011 (1.4 linear feet; Boxes 17-18)

1.6: Photographs, 1950-1990 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 18-19, 3.29 GB; ER11-ER21)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence consists of letters to friends, colleagues, and art organizations. There are also correspondence between Gruen and Wilson, as well as, letters addressed to both Gruen and Wilson.

Writings consist of draft manuscripts for articles published by Gruen for various magazines and newspapers and drafts and typescripts of books written by Gruen. Also included are interviews (audio reels and cassettes) and artist files consisting of transcripts and related materials such as photographs and printed material on specific artists that Gruen conducted and gathered for certain articles and books that he wrote. 

Personal business records are primarily royalty statements, pay stubs, and other financial documents associated with publishing articles.

Professional material includes loan agreements for exhibitions of his work, commissions from newspapers and magazines for writing articles, and proposals and related documentation with publishers for books.

Printed material includes copies of books written by Gruen, clippings on both Gruen's books and exhibitions, exhibition announcements, and exhibition catalogs.

Photographs are of artists that were taken for use in some of his books. There are also slides and digital photographs.