Guide to the Diana L. Johnson and Deborah J. Johnson papers, 1962-1989,
bulk
1969-1989
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Fleet Library at RISD
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email:
risdarchives@risd.edu
Published in 2015
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Diana L. Johnson and Deborah J. Johnson
papers |
| Date range: |
1962-1989, bulk 1969-1989 |
| Creator: |
Johnson, Diana L. |
| Extent: |
3.30 linear feet
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| Abstract: |
The papers (1962-1989) document the activities of the
Curators of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Diana L. Johnson (1969-1979) and
Deborah J. Johnson (1979-1988) plus Curator Maureen C. O'Brien
(1988-1989). |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
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| Collection number: |
23.3.6.3 |
Scope & content
The papers (1962-1983) document the activities of the Curators of Prints,
Drawings, and Photographs, Diana L. Johnson (1969-1979) and Deborah J. Johnson
(1979-1988) plus Curator Maureen C. O'Brien (1988-1989). The records are
primarily correspondence documenting researcher queries and reproduction
requests; conservation issues; acquisitions; referrals to collectors; limited
funds available; expansion of holdings on contemporary art; installation of
climate control; limited storage; traveling exhibitions; teaching and publishing
activities of curatorial staff; interest in developing photographic collections;
growing interest in acquiring the work of living artists and of Black artists;
efforts to integrate the activities of the Museum and the School; outreach; and
donor relations. Other records may include newspaper clippings, publications,
photographic images, and receipts and invoices. The publications are listed in
the inventory.
Principal correspondents include many with whom an institutional relationship was
fostered during the tenure of Heinrich Schwarz. Others include Fritz Eichenberg
(ALS), Jasper Johns (TL), Philip Granville (Lords Gallery, London), Gerald
Norman Gallery, Jack Damer (ALS), James Torlakson (TLS), Sherman Lee, Denny
Moers (TLS), Prints Council of America, Edward Ruscha, Colnaghi, Craddock and
Barnard, Brooke Alexander, Lucien Goldschmidt, Armand Versaci, Ashmolean Museum,
Ken Tyler Graphics, Winslow Ames, Rhode Island Black Heritage Society, et al.
Filing inconsistencies occur when letters to/from a given institution are filed
at times under the institutional name, and at other times under the personal
name of a member of the staff.
Interfiled with the correspondence of Deborah J. Johnson are letters of Museum
Director Franklin Westcott Robinson (1979-1992) that record his expansive
personality and flair for donor relations, and his work to promote of living
artists. The correspondence also documents his efforts to establish ties between
RISD and Brown University, and between RISD and the state of Rhode Island; and
his interest in showcasing Black photographers. The files contain relatively few
incoming letters to Robinson.
Access Points
Subject Names
Subject Names
Subject Organizations
Subject Topics
Arrangement
Chronological then alphabetical.
Historical note
Diana L. Johnson joined the RISD Museum of Art as the Associate Curator of Prints,
Drawings, and Photographs, 1969-1976, becoming Chief Curator of Prints, Drawings,
and Photographs in 1976. She served as Acting Chief Curator, 1974-1976, and Acting
Director, 1978 September-1979 September. She received a BA from Radcliffe (1962) and
a MA from Brown University (1971).
Deborah J. Johnson came to RISD as the Adjunct Curator of Prints and Drawings
(1975-1976) and served as Associate Curator, 1979-1985, and Curator, 1985-1988, of
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. She received a BA from Boston University (1972)
and a MA and Ph.D. from Brown University (1975, 1984). Johnson joined the faculty of
Providence College in 1988 teaching Art History and Women's Studies.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
The use of certain documents and collections may be restricted. Please consult
the Archives staff for further details. |
| Use of the materials: |
Permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from archival materials must be
obtained in writing from the Archives. The researcher assumes full
responsibility for use of material and for conformity to all applicable laws,
including copyright. |
| Preferred citation: |
Diana L. Johnson and Deborah J. Johnson papers, Rhode Island School of Design
Archives. |
| Contact information: |
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Rhode Island School of Design Archives
Fleet Library at RISD
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-709-5922
Fax: 401-709-5932
email:
risdarchives@risd.edu
|
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The records were transferred to the Archives by the Museum of Art, Office of the
Registrar and the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Barbara Sporer-Filipac (1998) and Rhonda Chadwick
(2010). |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Douglas Doe2015 September
21 |
| Revisions: |
2015 September 21
Revised by Douglas Doe
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| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard
(DACS) |
Additional Information
| Related material: |
See the Museum Directors' Exhibition files, 1948-1983. |
Inventory
| Box 15, Folder 1 |
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1962
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1962 |
| Box 15, Folder 2 |
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1966
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1966 |
| Box 15, Folder 3 |
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1969: A - J
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1969 |
| Box 15, Folder 4 |
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K - N
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1969 |
| Box 15, Folder 5 |
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O - P
Contents Note: Proute, Paul. "Dessins Originaux Estampes Anciennes XVI - XVIII." Catalogue
Periodique No. 49, (Ete 1969).
Proute, Paul. "Dessins Originaux Estampes Anciennes XVI - XVIII." Catalogue
Periodique No. 50, (Automne 1969).
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1968-1969 |
| Box 15, Folder 6 |
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R - Z
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1969 |
| Box 15, Folder 7 |
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1970 A-Colnaghi
Contents Note: P & D Colnaghi and Co, Ltd. Italian Prints of the Sixteenth Century: 18th
November to 12th December 1969. London: P & D Colnaghi, 1969.
P & D Colnaghi and Co., Ltd. Exhibition of Nineteenth Century Drawings by
European Artists: 7th April to 24th April 1970. London: P & D Colnaghi,
1970.
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1970 |
| Box 15, Folder 8 |
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Cormack -- Craddock and Barnard
Contents Note: Craddock and Barnard. "Modern Etchings (Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries)."
No. 120. London: 1970?
Craddock and Barnard. "Engravings and Etchings (Fifteenth to Eighteenth
Centuries) Recent Acquisitions." No 121. London: 1970?
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1970 |
| Box 15, Folder 9 |
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D-E
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1970 |
| Box 15, Folder 10 |
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Folio Fine Art
Contents Note: Folio Fine Art Ltd. Catalogue 67. London: November 1969.
Folio Fine Art Ltd. Catalogue 68. London: December 1969.
Folio Fine Art Ltd. Catalogue 69. London: January 1970.
Folio Fine Art Ltd. Catalogue 70. London: February 1970.
Folio Fine Art Ltd. Catalogue 72. London: May 1970.
Folio Fine Art Ltd. Catalogue 79. London: September 1970.
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1970 |
| Box 15, Folder 11 |
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Forum - L
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1970 |
| Box 15, Folder 12 |
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Mac - Mas
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1970 |
| Box 15, Folder 13 |
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Mendez, Christopher (London)
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1970 |
| Box 15, Folder 14 |
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Met - N
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1970 |
| Box 15, Folder 15 |
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O-T
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1970 |
| Box 15, Folder 16 |
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V-Z
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1970 |
| Box 15, Folder 17 |
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1971: A-D
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1971 |
| Box 16, Folder 1 |
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F-J
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1971 |
| Box 16, Folder 2 |
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I-M
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1971 |
| Box 16, Folder 3 |
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N-P
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1971 |
| Box 16, Folder 5 |
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S-Z
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1971 |
| Box 16, Folder 6 |
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1972: A-B
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1972 |
| Box 16, Folder 7 |
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C-H
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1972 |
| Box 16, Folder 8 |
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J-M
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1972 |
| Box 16, Folder 9 |
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N-P
Contents Note: Proute, Paul. "Dessins Originaux Estampes Anciennes XVI - XVIII: Estampes
Modernes XIX - XX Siecles: Divers - Affiches." Catalogue Periodique No. 55.
Paris: Printemps 1972.
Proute, Paul. "Dessins Originaux Estampes Anciennes XVI - XVIII: Estampes
Modernes XiX - XX Siecles: Varia - Sports - Documents - Montasticon
Gallicanum." Catalogue Periodique No. 56. Paris: Automne 1972.
Zampis, Anton. Anton Zampis 1820-1883. Wien: Christian M. Nebehay, Janner
1972.
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1972 |
| Box 16, Folder 11 |
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S-Z
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1972 |
| Box 16, Folder 12 |
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1973: A-C
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1973 |
| Box 16, Folder 13 |
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D-J
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1973 |
| Box 16, Folder 14 |
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M-O
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1973 |
| Box 16, Folder 15 |
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P-R
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1973 |
| Box 17, Folder 1 |
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S-W
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1973 |
| Box 17, Folder 2 |
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1974: A-F
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1974 |
| Box 17, Folder 3 |
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G-M
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1974 |
| Box 17, Folder 4 |
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N-R
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1974 |
| Box 17, Folder 5 |
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S-W
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1974 |
| Box 17, Folder 6 |
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1975: A-C
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1975 |
| Box 17, Folder 7 |
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D-G
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1975 |
| Box 17, Folder 8 |
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H-L
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1975 |
| Box 17, Folder 9 |
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M-W
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1975 |
| Box 17, Folder 10 |
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1976: A-C
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1976 |
| Box 17, Folder 11 |
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D-G
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1976 |
| Box 17, Folder 12 |
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H-L
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1976 |
| Box 17, Folder 13 |
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M-O
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1976 |
| Box 17, Folder 14 |
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P-Sh
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1976 |
| Box 17, Folder 15 |
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Sm-W
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1976 |
| Box 17, Folder 16 |
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1977: A-D
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1977 |
| Box 17, Folder 17 |
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E-J
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1977 |
| Box 17, Folder 18 |
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K-L
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1977 |
| Box 18, Folder 1 |
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M-P
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1977 |
| Box 18, Folder 2 |
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R-S
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1977 |
| Box 18, Folder 3 |
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T-W
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1977 |
| Box 18, Folder 4 |
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1978: A-C
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1978 |
| Box 18, Folder 5 |
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D-H
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1978 |
| Box 18, Folder 6 |
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J-M
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1978 |
| Box 18, Folder 7 |
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N-R
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1978 |
| Box 18, Folder 8 |
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S-Y
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1978 |
| Box 18, Folder 9 |
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1979: A-B
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1979 |
| Box 18, Folder 10 |
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C-D
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1979 |
| Box 18, Folder 11 |
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E-L
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1979 |
| Box 18, Folder 12 |
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M-N
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1979 |
| Box 18, Folder 13 |
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P-R
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1979 |
| Box 18, Folder 14 |
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S-U
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1979 |
| Box 18, Folder 15 |
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V-Y
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1979 |
| Box 18, Folder 16 |
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1980: A-B
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1980 |
| Box 18, Folder 17 |
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C-F
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1980 |
| Box 18, Folder 18 |
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G-H
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1980 |
| Box 18, Folder 19 |
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J-N
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1980 |
| Box 18, Folder 20 |
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O-S
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1980 |
| Box 19, Folder 1 |
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T-Z
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1980 |
| Box 19, Folder 2 |
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1981: A-C
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1981 |
| Box 19, Folder 3 |
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D-F
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1981 |
| Box 19, Folder 4 |
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G-T
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1981 |
| Box 19, Folder 5 |
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J-L
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1981 |
| Box 19, Folder 6 |
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M-P
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1981 |
| Box 19, Folder 7 |
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R-S
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1981 |
| Box 19, Folder 8 |
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T-Z
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1981 |
| Box 19, Folder 9 |
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1982: A-C
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1982 |
| Box 19, Folder 10 |
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D-G
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1982 |
| Box 19, Folder 11 |
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H-L
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1982 |
| Box 19, Folder 12 |
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M-N
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1982 |
| Box 19, Folder 13 |
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O-R
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1982 |
| Box 19, Folder 15 |
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T-Z
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1982 |
| Box 19, Folder 16 |
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1983: A-D
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1983 |
| Box 19, Folder 17 |
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E-I
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1983 |
| Box 19, Folder 18 |
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J-M
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1983 |
| Box 20, Folder 1 |
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N-R
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1983 |
| Box 20, Folder 2 |
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S-W
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1983 |
| Box 20, Folder 3 |
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1984: A-F
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1984 |
| Box 20, Folder 4 |
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G-P
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1984 |
| Box 20, Folder 5 |
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R-Z
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1984 |
| Box 20, Folder 6 |
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1985: A-D
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1985 |
| Box 20, Folder 7 |
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E-M
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1985 |
| Box 20, Folder 8 |
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N-Z
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1985 |
| Box 20, Folder 9 |
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1986: A-B
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1986 |
| Box 20, Folder 10 |
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C-F
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1986 |
| Box 21, Folder 1 |
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G-L
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1986 |
| Box 21, Folder 2 |
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M-P
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1986 |
| Box 21, Folder 3 |
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Q-Z
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1986 |
| Box 21, Folder 4 |
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1987: A-C
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1987 |
| Box 21, Folder 5 |
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D-J
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1987 |
| Box 21, Folder 6 |
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K-M
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1987 |
| Box 21, Folder 7 |
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N-R
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1987 |
| Box 21, Folder 9 |
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T-Z
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1987 |
| Box 22, Folder 1 |
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1988: A-C
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1988 |
| Box 22, Folder 2 |
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D-G
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1988 |
| Box 22, Folder 3 |
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H-L
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1988 |
| Box 22, Folder 4 |
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M-P
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1988 |
| Box 22, Folder 5 |
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Q-S
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1988 |
| Box 22, Folder 6 |
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T-Z
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1988 |
| Box 22, Folder 7 |
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1989: A-E
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1989 |
| Box 22, Folder 8 |
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F-K
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1989 |
| Box 22, Folder 9 |
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L-P
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1989 |
| Box 22, Folder 10 |
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Q-T
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1989 |
| Box 22, Folder 11 |
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U-Z
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1989 |