Correspondence, Chronological
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Holt, Nancy, 1938-2014
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content: Nancy Holt Estate records
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content: Nancy Holt Estate records / Series 2: Correspondence
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1957-2014
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.holtnanc, Subseries 2.2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: While many of the letters in this series are requests for information with scattered responses from Holt, such as letters seeking directions to Sun Tunnels, or are from other artists seeking Holt's interest in and/or opinions of their work, the series also includes substantial documentation on many aspects of Holt's career. Letters can be cross-referenced with project files to provide additional context and information on specific projects. For example, many of the letters from the mid-1980s relate to Holt's proposed Sky Mound and her project Dark Star Park with her accompanying video Art in the Public Eye: The Making of Dark Star Park. Overall, professional correspondence also includes the following: permissions for use and reproductions of Holt's and Smithson's papers, artwork, film, video, and photographic material; reviews and other writings about Holt's and Smithson's work or about Holt's own writings; records of exhibitions in which Holt and/or Smithson were represented including transactional records of gifts and loans; grant applications and responses; documentation of Holt's efforts in seeking commissions and projects and her participation in professional events such as conferences and symposia; and records of financial and other business matters. 

The series includes scattered correspondence with Virginia Dwan and Dwan Galleries, and John Weber Gallery and relates primarily to the art market for Holt's and Smithson's work and Holt's role in overseeing Smithson's estate. Letters in this series may include enclosures of printed material, writings, and photographs. 

Also found here are greeting cards, including holiday and birthday cards, sent to Holt over the course of about five decades.