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Collection Summary | |
Creator: | Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975 |
Collection Name: | Merle Armitage papers, |
Inclusive Dates: | 1930-1974 |
Physical Description: | 6 linear feet |
Abstract: | The collection contains an assortment of correspondence, books, some published by his Manzanita Press, typescripts of books and short stories, advertisements, illustrations, clippings, photographs and photographic plates, articles, speeches, catalogs, and miscellaneous original art work. |
Collection Number: | MS 234 |
Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
Merle Armitage was an American author, publisher, book designer, graphic artist, and impresario.
The collection contains an assortment of correspondence, books, some published by his Manzanita Press, typescripts of books and short stories, advertisements, illustrations, clippings, photographs and photographic plates, articles, speeches, catalogs, and miscellaneous original art work. The majority of the correspondence, 1958-60, is with George Mason regarding the book Stella Dysart, and with Ida Whitsett concerning the book Success Is No Accident. Typescript drafts and items relating to the publication of the books are also present.
Another set of correspondence is with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 1958- 1973. Background materials relating to Armitage's book Homage to Santa Fe include the typescript draft, illustrations and advertisements, as well as railroad articles, timetables, and train photographs. Travel photographs from 1955 depict mainly the landscapes, monuments, and Native Americans in Arizona, New Mexico, California, and Oklahoma. Eighteen copper photographic plates are from the book Edward Weston: Fifty Photographs, and 22 more photographic plates are from other publications. Miscellaneous original art work is by Henrietta Shore, his daughter Chama Armitage, and Frank O'Brien. Other items are articles written by and about Armitage, speech typescripts, family mementos, material from his work as an impresario, and some of his original graphic designs.
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Merle Armitage papers(MS 234).Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Series I: Correspondence, 1947-1973 | |||||||||||
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1 | 1 | General Correspondence. , 1947-1956 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | General Correspondence. , 1957 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | General Correspondence. , 1958 | |||||||||
1 | 4 | General Correspondence. , 1959 | |||||||||
1 | 5 | General Correspondence. , 1960-1964 | |||||||||
1 | 6 | General Correspondence. , No date | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | Correspondence with: Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe Railroads. , 1958-1973 | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Correspondence with: Duell, Sloan & Pearce. , 1956-1959 | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Correspondence with: Dysart, Stella. , 1958-1959 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Correspondence with: Hurley, Pat J. (Gen.). , 1958 | |||||||||
2 | 5 | Correspondence with: Kistler, Lynton R. , 1958-1959 | |||||||||
2 | 6 | Correspondence with: Lane Publishers. , 1959 | |||||||||
2 | 7 | Correspondence with: Mason, George. , November 1957-December 1958 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | Correspondence with: Mason, George. , 1959 | |||||||||
2 | 9 | Correspondence with: Smalley, Carl. , 1959 | |||||||||
2 | 10 | Correspondence with: Verbeck, Howard. , 1958-1959 | |||||||||
2 | 11 | Correspondence with: Whitsett, Ida and Paul. , 1958?-1960 |
Series II: Books, Typescripts and Illustrations | |||||||||||
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3 | 1 | Accent on Life (proofs). | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Burro Alley (illustrations). | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Books for Our Times. | |||||||||
3 | 4 | Fit for a Queen (or King?) (illustrations). | |||||||||
3 | 5 | Five Essays on Klee. | |||||||||
3 | 6 | Henrietta Shore (illustrations). | |||||||||
3 | 7-8 | Homage to Santa Fe (typescript). | |||||||||
3 | 9 | Homage to Santa Fe (Railroad articles). | |||||||||
3 | 10 | Homage to Santa Fe (Railroad photos). | |||||||||
3 | 11 | Homage to Santa Fe (Railroad timetables). | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | Homage to Santa Fe (advertisements and illustrations). | |||||||||
4 | 2 | Pagans, Conquistadors, Heroes and Martyrs (illustrations). | |||||||||
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5 | 1 | Lovet-Lorski (illustrations). | |||||||||
5 | 2 | Modern Dance (advertisement). | |||||||||
5 | 3 | Martha Graham (advertisements). | |||||||||
5 | 4 | Operation Santa Fe (advertisement). | |||||||||
5 | 5 | Of Streets and Stars (book). | |||||||||
5 | 6 | Pagans, Conquistadors & Martyrs (book). , 1960 | |||||||||
5 | 7 | Painter into Artist (book). | |||||||||
5 | 8 | Smile at the Foot of the Ladder (advertisement). | |||||||||
5 | 9 | Stella Dysart (typescript). | |||||||||
5 | 10 | Stella Dysart (clippings). | |||||||||
5 | 11 | Stella Dysart (photos). | |||||||||
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6 | 1 | Success is no Accident (typescript). | |||||||||
6 | 2 | Success is no Accident (typescript). | |||||||||
6 | 3 | Success is no Accident (pp. 1-78, draft). | |||||||||
6 | 4 | Success is no Accident (pp. 79-136, draft). | |||||||||
6 | 5 | Success is no Accident (pp. 137-224, draft). | |||||||||
6 | 6 | Success is no Accident (pp. 225-292, draft). | |||||||||
6 | 7 | Success is no Accident (unidentified fragments). | |||||||||
6 | 8 | Success is no Accident (clippings). | |||||||||
6 | 9 | U.S. Navy (advertisement). | |||||||||
6 | 10 | Warren Newcomb (illustrations). | |||||||||
6 | 11 | Miscellaneous unidentified photos. |
Series III: Short Stories | |||||||||||
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7 | 1 | "Case of the Missing Steak" | |||||||||
7 | 2 | "Flying Gold" | |||||||||
7 | 3 | "Jade" | |||||||||
7 | 4 | "Keystone of the Arch" | |||||||||
7 | 5 | "Red Rogues" | |||||||||
7 | 6 | "San Simeon" | |||||||||
7 | 7 | "Serbania" | |||||||||
7 | 8 | "Transcontinental" |
Series IV: Photographs | |||||||||||
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8 | 1 | Arizona: Canyon de Chelly. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 1 | Arizona: Grand Canyon. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 1 | Arizona: Indians. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 1 | Arizona: Monument Valley. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 1 | Arizona: Petrified Forest. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 1 | Arizona: Rainbow Bridge. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 1 | Arizona: Taliesen West. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 1 | Arizona: Miscellaneous Cities. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 2 | California. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 3 | New Mexico. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 4 | Oklahoma. , 1955 | |||||||||
8 | 5 | Europe. | |||||||||
8 | 6 | Animals, Reptiles, Birds, Insects. | |||||||||
8 | 7 | Brush. | |||||||||
8 | 8 | Cacti. | |||||||||
8 | 9 | Rock Formations. | |||||||||
8 | 10 | Art-photo copies. |
Series V: Printed Matter | |||||||||||
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9 | 1 | Printed Matter designed by Merle Armitage. | |||||||||
9 | 2 | Merle Armitage as art designer for "The Atom." | |||||||||
9 | 3 | Merle Armitage as art designer for Vision Magazine. | |||||||||
9 | 4 | Merle Armitage as art designer for "Western Family." | |||||||||
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10 | 1 | Book Advertisements (clippings). | |||||||||
10 | 2 | Articles by Merle Armitage. | |||||||||
10 | 3 | Articles about Merle Armitage. | |||||||||
10 | 4 | Book Catalog. | |||||||||
10 | 5 | Published weekly catalogs containing Merle Armitage books. |
Series VI: Personal Material | |||||||||||
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11 | 1 | "Look" at the Art Department. | |||||||||
11 | 2 | Family Photos. | |||||||||
11 | 3 | Speeches. | |||||||||
11 | 4 | Merle Armitage as impresario (clippings). | |||||||||
11 | 5 | Miscellaneous. | |||||||||
11 | 6 | Book designing paraphernalia. |
Series VII: Photographic Plates | |||||||||||
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12 | 18 plates from Edward Weston: Fifty Photographs. | ||||||||||
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13 | 15 plates from Edward Weston and 7 plates from miscellaneous unidentified publications. |
Series VIII: Miscellaneous Art Work | |||||||||||
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14 | Miscellaneous art work owned by Merle Armitage, Chama Armitage or Frank O'Brien. |