Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Simon, Sidney, 1917-1997
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content: Sidney Simon papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet (Boxes 1-2)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-2002
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.simosidn, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Correspondence, for the most part, is arranged in alphabetical order and filed chronologically thereafter.  Correspondence is arranged as two subseries.

2.1. Personal Correspondence, 1936-1943, 1966-1997

2.2. General Correspondence, 1941, 1950-2002
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Correspondence consists of letters, telegrams, faxes, postcards, and greeting cards.  Included are letters of a personal nature between Simon and his artist friends and colleagues; correspondents discuss family matters, daily activities, and work projects.  There are copies of Simon's outgoing letters and drafts of writings. Included are single letters from Fritz Bultman (1 postcard), Jacqueline Helion, Penelope Jencks, William King, Burgess Meredith, and Judith Shahn. 

General correspondence, for the most part is with galleries, museums, public and religious institutions relating to scheduling of exhibitions, commissioned projects, and sales of artwork.  Other letters document Simon's active involvement in a number of professional organizations, such as the Architectural League of New York, Century Association, the National Academy of Design, the New York Chapter of Artists Equity Association, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.  Found are records of Simon's teaching positions at Amherst College, the Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, and the New School. Among the correspondents are Castle Hill, Truro Center for the Arts, Colby College, André Emmerich, Eric Makler Gallery, Xavier Gonzalez, Graham Gallery, Ruth Millerick, Museum of Modern Art, Anne Poor, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.  There are single letters from Sigmund Abeles,  Benny Andrews, Varujan Boghosian, Helen Frankenthaler (1 postcard), Bernard Gotfryd, Walker Hancock, Milton Hebald, William King, Burgess Meredith, Paul Resika, Hughie Lee-Smith, among others.   Found are illustrated letters by Simon and others, including a handmade Christmas card from William Zorach.