LEWIS, SAMELLA S.
Samella S. Lewis papers
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Correspondence and personal papers
Samella S. Lewis papers > Correspondence and personal papers
Series 1
Correspondence and personal papers, 1952-2010
Boxes 1-9, OP1, OP3 and BV 1-2
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of Samella S. Lewis' correspondence and personal papers from 1952-2010. The correspondence includes speaking invitations from colleges, universities, and museums; administrative correspondence regarding the Museum of African American Art and the International Review of African American Art; requests for information regarding African, Caribbean, and African American artists and assistance with gallery, museum, and traveling exhibitions. Correspondence also contains requests to serve on staff search committees for positions at universities and museums, and personal correspondence with friends, family and artists, including Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, and Richmond Barthé.
Personal papers primarily contain documents concerning exhibitions of artwork Lewis created and/or owned, including price lists, loan arrangements, exhibition checklists, travelling exhibition schedules and gift agreements. There are also administrative records from her time at the International Review of African American Art, the Museum of African American Art, Scripps College (including an appointment calendar), and the World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture. Also included are resumes, awards and certificates, honorary degrees, and scrapbooks mostly containing photographs.
The series also contains a small amount of Paul Lewis' papers.
Arrangement Note
Correspondence is arranged in chronological order. Personal papers are arranged in alphabetical order.
| Correspondence | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1952-1969 |
| 1 | 2 | 1970-1971 |
| 1 | 3 | 1972-1973 |
| 1 | 4 | 1974-1975 |
| 1 | 5 | 1976-1979 |
| 1 | 6 | 1980-1981 |
| 1 | 7 | 1982-1983 |
| 2 | 1 | 1984-1985 |
| 2 | 2 | 1986 |
| 2 | 3 | 1987 January-June |
| 2 | 4 | 1987 June-December |
| 2 | 5 | 1988 January-April |
| 2 | 6 | 1988 May-December |
| 2 | 7 | 1989 January-June |
| 3 | 1 | 1989 July-December |
| 3 | 2 | 1990 |
| 3 | 3 | 1991 |
| 3 | 4 | 1992-1993 |
| 3 | 5 | 1994 |
| 3 | 6 | 1995 |
| 3 | 7 | 1996 |
| 4 | 1 | 1997 |
| 4 | 2 | 1998 |
| 4 | 3 | 1999 |
| 4 | 4 | 2000 |
| 4 | 5 | 2001 |
| 4 | 6 | 2002 |
| 5 | 1 | 2003 |
| 5 | 2 | 2004 |
| 5 | 3 | 2005 |
| 5 | 4 | 2006-2008 |
| 5 | 5 | 2009-2010 |
| 5 | 6 | No date [1 of 3] |
| 5 | 7 | No date [2 of 3] |
| 6 | 1 | No date [3 of 3] |
| 6 | 2 | Envelopes, empty, 1991-2005 |
| Personal papers | ||
| 6 | 3 | African American Institutional Advisory Board, 1990 |
| 6 | 4 | Artwork, loan form, circa 1999 |
| 6 | 5 | Awards and certificates, 1954-1986 |
| 6 | 6 | Awards and certificates, 1987-1996 |
| 6 | 7 | Awards and certificates, 1998-2009 |
| OP3 | 1 | Awards and certificates, 1984-1992 |
| 6 | 8 | Badges, conference, 1978 |
| 6 | 9 | Black Art magazine, correspondence, 1980-1982 |
| 6 | 10 | Calendar, appointment, 1975 |
| OP1 | 1 | Calendar, appointment, 2004 |
| 6 | 11 | Catlett, Elizabeth, retrospective exhibition, 1995 |
| 6 | 12 | Contact lists for events, no date |
| 6 | 13 | Contemporary Crafts, circa 1976 |
| 6 | 14 | Dewey Galleries, receipt and routing form, no date |
| 6 | 15 | Exhibition checklists, 1990-1993 |
| 6 | 16 | Hampton University, museum gifts, loans, and press, 1991-2004 |
| 6 | 17 | Hampton University, Samella Lewis Collection finding aid, 2006 |
| 7 | 1 | Honorary degree, Bennett College, 1996 |
| 7 | 2 | Honorary degree, Hampton University, 1990 |
| 7 | 3 | Honorary degree, Hampton University, 1999 |
| 7 | 4 | Honorary degree, Spelman College, 2005 |
| 7 | 5 | Honorary degree, University of Cincinnati, 1993 |
| 7 | 6 | Hunt, Richard, Richmond Barthé exhibition, no date |
| 7 | 7 | International Review of African American Art, 1985-2005 |
| 7 | 8 | Invoices and financial records, 1987-1998 |
| 7 | 9 | Itinerary, "Impressions/Expressions: Black American Graphics" exhibition tour, no date |
| 7 | 10 | Lawrence, Jacob, "Paintings and Drawings" touring exhibition, 1988-1991 |
| 7 | 11 | Legal documents, 1961-2002 |
| 8 | 1 | McDonogh High School reunion, 1981 |
| 8 | 2 | McDonogh High School reunion, 1991 |
| 8 | 3 | Museum of African American Art, 1979-2009 |
| 8 | 4 | Notes and fragments, no date |
| 8 | 5 | Ohio State University, report cards, circa 1948 |
| 8 | 6 | Oxum, International Review, minutes, 1987 |
| 8 | 7 | Pennsylvania State College, transcript, 1958 |
| 8 | 8 | Price lists, 1970-2008 |
| OP1 | 2 | Proclamation, "Dr. Samella Lewis Day," City of Atlanta, plaque, 2001 |
| 8 | 9 | Proposals, projects and grants, 1981-1998 |
| 8 | 10 | Questionnaire, "Struggle from Invisible to Visible," no date |
| 8 | 11 | Resumes, others, no date |
| 8 | 12 | Resumes, Samella Lewis, circa 1982-2008 |
| BV1 | - | Scrapbook, "In Celebration of the Samella S. Lewis Collection," 1991 |
| BV2 | - | Scrapbook, "When the Spirit Moves: African American Art Inspired by Dance," 1991 |
| 8 | 13 | Scripps College, 1970-1981 |
| 8 | 14 | Slide lists, African American artists, no date |
| 8 | 15 | Stella Jones Gallery, 1992-2005 |
| 8 | 16 | Tickets, travel, 1974-1976 |
| 8 | 17 | Travel documents and itineraries, 1967-1990 |
| 8 | 18 | World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, agenda, draft, circa 1975 |
| 8 | 19 | World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, identification forms, 1973-1975 |
| Paul Lewis papers | ||
| 9 | 1 | Correspondence, no date |
| 9 | 2 | Hancraft Studios, no date |
| 9 | 3 | Invoices and financial records, 1982-1999 |
| 9 | 4 | Notes and fragments, no date |
| 9 | 5 | Price lists, 1982-2000 |
| 9 | 6 | Street fairs and events, 1982 |
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