Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Deem, George, 1932-2008
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content: George Deem papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.8 Linear Feet (Boxes 2-6)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1954-2013
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.deemgeor, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence is with family, friends and colleagues, many of whom were writers and performing artists, art historians, curators, dealers, and collectors. Frequent correspondents include: Etel Adnan, Mieke Bal, Powers Boothe, Ulla Dydo, Simone Fatal, Lee Buillat, Jane Kramer, Jean Rigg, Ellen Robbins, Dorothea Tanning and May Wilson. Correspondence with Benny Andrews includes a copy of his illustrated letter to May Wilson. Also found are copies of mail art letters from John Evans. Correspondence with curators, dealers, and art historians relates mainly to Deem's efforts to exhibit his work. 
In addition to letters, there are e-mails, postcards, and holiday cards, some handmade. Many letters include enclosures such as drafts of writings, check lists, business records (consignment forms, loan agreements, and shipping receipts), printed materials, and snapshots of friends.  

Additional correspondence with galleries, museums, collectors and publishers is found among writings (Series 3), subject files (Series 4), project files (Series 5), and the addition to the George Deem papers (Series 9).