Writings, Notes and Related Research
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Slivka, Rose
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content: Rose Slivka papers
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content: 4.8 Linear Feet (Boxes 6-11, OV 23)
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content: 1954-2001
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.slivrose, Series 4
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content: Archival materials
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content: Rose Slivka's writings include 2 diaries  that record dreams, reminiscences, health concerns, and professional and personal activities. Miscellaneous writings are manuscripts, drafts and fragments of articles, reports, essays, and other shorter pieces; many are untitled and a high percentage are about crafts. Among her lectures and talks are recordings of symposia and panel discussions in which she was a participant. Notes include meeting notes, schedules, phone messages, names and addresses; 9 notebooks contain similar material. Slivka's writings on Peter Voulkos include several articles and a book, Peter Voulkos: A Dialogue with Clay. Voulkos research and reference materials for the book include scattered items relating to earlier articles. 

The majority of writings by others are lectures and talks, including panel discussions and symposia, several of which featured Slivka as a moderator or co-host. Included are recordings (3 videocassettes (VHS) and 6 sound cassettes) of  a symposium on "Craft Today," readings by poets and painters, a gallery talk by Elaine de Kooning, a conversation among 3 unidentified Haystack School artists, and panel discussions about The Club and on art criticism. Other writings include artists' staements and Alice Jane King's 1982 dissertation, "America's Contemporary Craftsmen."  

Writings, notes and related research are by Slivka and others. Writings by Slivka include  two diaries with frequent entries mentioning dreams, reminiscences, health, professional and personal activities. Miscellaneous writings are manuscripts, drafts, and fragments of articles, essays and other short pieces. Many are untitled and a high percentage are about crafts. Among the lectures and talks are recordings of syposia and panel discussions in which she participated. Notes, mainly professional with some scattered personal material, including meeting notes, schedules, phone messages, names and addresses; 9 notebooks containsimilar notes. Slivka's writings on Peter Voulkos include several articles and a book, Peter Voulkos: A Dialogue with Clay.  Research and reference materials for the book include scattered items relating to earlier articles.