Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Marcus, Marcia, 1928-
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content: Marcia Marcus papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Linear Feet (Box 1-5)
label: Extent
content: 0.389 Gigabytes (ER01)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1948-2016
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.marcmarc, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Marcia Marcus's letter drafts and letters to unidentified recipients are at the beginning of the series. The rest of the series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Correspondents with first names only are grouped separately at toward the end of the series, followed by letters from unidentified correspondents, and greeting cards.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of this series has been digitized, except for duplicates and two folders of greeting cards.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Personal and professional correspondence dates from 1953-2016 and includes illustrated letters, postcards, greeting cards, and memoranda.  There is correspondence  with her husband, children, and close friends, and letters from galleries, museums, and other arts organizations. Notable correspondents include Sally Avery, Dody Müller, Robert (Bob) Richenburg, as well as Dorothy Gill Barnes, Elaine Benson, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, and Myron Stout. One digital video recording found among the correspondence with Kate Prendergast, Marcus' daughter, documents the storage of Marcus' paintings.