Correspondence/Subject Files
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Kainen, Jacob
label: Collection Creator
content: Kainen, Ruth Cole (1922-2009)
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content: Jacob Kainen papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 11.8 Linear Feet (Boxes 1-12, 32-33)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-2003
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kainjaco, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The correspondence files and subject files were combined into one series as in the original arrangement by the Kainen's. In most cases, the correspondence was originally arranged alphabetically by the correspondent's name, but there were a few files included in the original series that were filed by subject and contained correspondence relating to a specific topic or event. Correspondents with fewer than five letters are filed alphabetically in miscellaneous folders.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Found here is Kainen's personal and professional correspondence to and from family members, friends, scholars, artists, curators, and students. There is a significant amount of material dealing with exhibitions, donations, gifts, and appraisals of items from Kainen's art collection. Some notable correspondents include Clement Greenberg, Stuart Davis, and S.W. Hayter. A substantial amount of correspondence was written and received exclusively by Ruth Cole Kainen. The series contains some photographs, printed material, and handmade cards. Also found are two videocassettes documenting an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, one videocassette documentary about artist Martin Reis, and one sound cassette regarding artist George McNeil.