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Marion Reed student notebook

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0069

Summary

A student notebook kept by Marion Reed, who attended Parsons School of Design's Paris Atelier in the summer of 1927. The notebook contains lecture notes, postcards and class handouts.

Dates

  • 1927

Creator

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (3 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents of Collection

Consists of a single student notebook maintained by Marion Reed. The notebook resembles a clip book, containing lecture notes, diary-like entries on the weather and Reed's impressions of France, and illustrative postcards and clippings. Topics addressed include the history of art in France and prevalent decorative styles from the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries. Class handouts include lists of terms used by lecturers and symbols found in Gothic art.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use. Please contact archivist@newschool.edu for appointment.

Use Restrictions

To publish images of material from this collection, permission must be obtained in writing from the New School Archives. Please contact: archivist@newschool.edu.

Biographical note

Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Marion Reed attended a course taught at the Paris Ateliers of the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (now, Parsons The New School for Design) in the summer of 1927. The course began on July 11 with a series of lectures by Frank Alvah Parsons. Other lecturers and tour guides included faculty members Henry Davenport, Marion Eaton, Grace Fakes, Edith Henderson, Harriette Palmer, and Clifford Hamilton Preston. In addition to attending lectures, Reed and her classmates toured châteaux, museums, and cathedrals in France. On these tours, students learned about local history and decorative and architectural styles.

Arrangement

The notebook was divided into three folders during processing. Folders are arranged chronologically, reflecting their position within the original notebook.

Custodial History

Dr. Royal W. Eckert donated the Marion Reed Collection to the Archives and Special Collections Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, in January, 2006.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was transferred to The New School Archives in March 2006.

Related Materials

The New York School of Fine and Applied Art course catalog for the summer 1927 term may be consulted for further details. Researchers may also wish to consult the New School Archives' additional holdings of student work from the Interior Design Department to gain perspective on interior design education in Parsons School of Design academic departments, programs and schools collection (pre-2009 accessions) (PC.02.01.01) and Parsons School of Design academic departments, programs and schools (PC.02.01.02).

External Support

The processing of this collection was supported in part by a grant from the J. Paul Getty Trust.

Title
Guide to the Marion Reed student notebook
Status
Completed
Author
Anne Kumer
Date
2006
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
The processing of this collection was supported in part by a grant from the J. Paul Getty Trust.

Revision Statements

  • September 15, 2010: Will Edmiston revised and expanded descriptive notes.