Ceramics Department Records, 1911-1999

Ceramics Department Records

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Collection Overview

Title: Ceramics Department Records, 1911-1999

ID: UA010

Extent: 17.0 Linear Feet

Subjects: Art, University of North Dakota - Academic Departments

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Ceramics Department Records date from 1911 to 1999 and are divided into seven series as follows:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1911-1989

Series 2: Sales Records, 1912-1973

Series 3: Glazes, 1913-1960

Series 4: Kiln Records, 1913-1952

Series 5: Student Records, 1911-1961

Series 6: Faculty Records, 1911-1950

Series 7: Miscellaneous, 1927-1999

Subject/Index Terms

Art
University of North Dakota - Academic Departments

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Ceramics Department Records. UA 10, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: The collection was re-processed and re-organized by Curt Hanson in May 2020.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Correspondence, 1911-1989],
[Series 2: Sales Records, 1912-1973],
[Series 3: Glazes, 1913-1960],
[Series 4: Kiln Records, 1913-1952],
[Series 5: Student Records, 1911-1961],
[Series 6: Faculty Records, 1911-1950],
[Series 7: Miscellaneous, 1927-1999],
[All]

Series 7: Miscellaneous, 1927-1999

Box 11

Folder 14: "From North Dakota Clay" by M. Beatrice Johnstone, The Independent Woman, June 1927
Folder 15: "Nodak Clay Valuable for Pottery" by M. Beatrice Johnstone, UND Alumni Magazine, July 1927
Folder 16: "The Clay Resources of North Dakota" by William McKinney, 1952
Folder 17: "Clay Research at the University of North Dakota" by Oscar Manz, North Dakota Engineer, January 1954
Folder 18: "University of North Dakota Pottery" by Darlene Dommel, Spinning Wheel, June 1973
Folder 19: "North Dakota School of Mines," Kovel's Collector's Guide to American Art Pottery, 1974
Folder 20: University of North Dakota Pottery: the Cable Years by Margaret Libby Barr, Donald Miller, and Robert Barr, 1977
Folder 21: "Permanent Pottery Collection Enhanced by Donation of Early UND Pieces," UND Alumni Magazine, June 1984
Folder 22: "Prairie Pottery," Grand Forks Herald, May 21, 1999
Folder 23: "The Origin of Clay," 4th State Geological Survey Report by C.H. Clapp
Folder 24: American Ceramics Society (1917-1932); American Federation of Arts (1931-1932); American Art Week (1946-1947)
Folder 25: "Clay Testing Laboratory"
Folder 26: Pine Ridge
Folder 27: WPA

Box 12

Item 1: Glass Plate Negatives - "Coal Production"
Item 2: Glass Plate Negatives - "Mixed Cultural Glass Slides"
Item 3: Glass Plate Negatives - "Ceramics/Pottery Glass Slides. about 1926 or 1927"
Item 4: Note Cards Holder - "Pottery and Illustrative Material in Ceramic Dept."
Folder 1: Glass Plate Negatives - "Pottery Displays"
Folder 2: Glass Plate Negatives - "Pottery Displays"
Folder 3: Glass Plate Negatives - "Pottery with Margaret Cable"
Folder 4: Glass Plate Negatives - "Pottery Displays"

Box 13

Item 1: 3 ring binder of miscellaneous pottery shape and surface designs
Item 2: 3 ring binder of miscellaneous pottery shape and surface designs

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