Martyl Langsdorf papers
name: label: Creator
content: Martyl, 1917-2013
label: Names
content: ACA Galleries
label: Names
content: Holty, Carl, 1900-1973
label: Names
content: Janson, H. W. (Horst Woldemar), 1913-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration, American
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Martyl Langsdorf donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1977 and they were microfilmed onto reels 2992-2994. Also in 1977, she lent sketches, twelve sketchbooks, and a clipping which were microfilmed onto reel 1364 and returned to the Langsdorf. In 1990, additional material was transfered from the General Services Administration, which originally came from Langsdorf, for their files on New Deal art.
creator: label: Creator
content: Martyl, 1917-2013
setName: label: See more items in
content: Martyl Langsdorf papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Martyl Langsdorf, date from 1918 to 1977 and measure 2.0 linear feet. Found are biograpical materials, correspondence, subject files, printed material, photographs, and sketches and twelve sketchbooks. The bulk of the papers concerns Martyl's professional career and her relationships with galleries, institutions, and fellow artists. Scattered records concern Martyl's mother, Aimee Schweig.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Martyl Suzanne Schweig Langsdorf (1917-2013) was a painter in Chicago, Illinois. She is known for designing the Doomsday Clock which appeared in an issue of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Often known by Martyl, she was the daughter of two artists, Aimee and Martin Schweig. She studied painting with her mother at the Ste. Genevieve Art Colony, which Aimee Schweig co-founded, and also studied formally at Washington University in St. Louis. She married physicist Alexander Langsdorf Jr. and they had two children. Langsdorf participated in the Treasury Relief Art Project through which she completed post office murals and murals at the Record of Deeds building in Washington, D.C.. 

Martyl Langsdorf died in 2013 in Schaumburg, Illinois.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1918-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.martyl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 5 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1918-1971 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1936-1977 (Box 1, 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Subject Files, 1928-1975 (Box 1-2; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1929-1975 (Box 2; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 5: Photographs, circa 1930s-1975 (Box 2; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 6: Sketches and Sketchbooks, 1936-1975 (1 microfilm reel)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was arranged upon receipt and microfilmed on Reels 2992-2994 and 1364; material on 1364 was returned to Martyl Langsdorf after filming. The papers were merged and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2025 support from the Judith Godwin Arts Foundation. 

The loaned microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Material on microfilm reel 1364 has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website. Records on microfilm reels 2992-2994 are available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 1364: Originals returned to Martyl S. Langsdorf after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Martyl Langsdorf, date from 1918 to 1977 and measure 2.0 linear feet. Found are biograpical materials, correspondence, subject files, printed material, photographs, and sketches and twelve sketchbooks. The bulk of the papers concerns Martyl's professional career and her relationships with galleries, institutions, and fellow artists. Scattered records concern Martyl's mother, Aimee Schweig.