Writings
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Greene, Balcomb, 1904-1990
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content: Balcomb and Gertrude Greene papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: (Boxes 1-3; 2.1 linear ft.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1927-1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.greebalc2, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: The series is arranged as 3 subseries:

Subseries 4.1: By Balcomb Greene, circa 1927-1979

Subseries 4.2: By Gertrude Greene, circa 1951

Subseries 4.3: By Other Authors, circa 1959-1984
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The writings of Balcomb Greene include articles, novels, short stories, poems, journal entries, lecture notes, student writings, and a thesis.

Notes drafts, notes and partial manuscripts of two books - "The Villain and the School" and a book "about what happens ? when an artist joins a university faculty" - several novels, and short stories, are all unpublished. Extensive lecture notes survive for the history of art and culture courses he taught at Carnegie Institute of Technology. Included among the notes and fragments of Balcomb Green's non-fiction writings are portions of what most likely were student papers for undergraduate courses in philosophy and psychology; those concerning art history may be parts of papers written as a graduate student, lecture notes for courses taught at Carnegie Institute of Technology, or articles.

Journal entries record a visit to Mondrian's studio, lunch with A. E. Gallatin, "Peter's" [Gertrude's] burial, meeting with Herald Tribune art writer Yvonne Hagen at Karol Kuka's studio, and reasons for Greene's difficulties in keeping a journal. Also found are reflections on Camus, thoughts about Ad Reinhardt on the day of his funeral, and mention of David Smith and Albert Swinden. Miscellaneous writings concern the nomination of Calvin Albert for membership in the National Institute of Arts and Letters.

Gertrude Greene's writings consist of a handwritten list of paintings and constructions, noting the dimensions, date, and price of each piece. The writings of other authors are about Balcomb and Gertrude Greene. They include notes for an interview, a poem, student papers, and a thesis.