Finding Aid to the Cassidy Family Papers, [circa 1897-1965], [circa 1897-1965]

Incoming letters 1897-1965 BANC MSS 67/1 p

Physical Description: Boxes 1-11

Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Language of Material: English

Brief Family History

The Cassidy family papers consist of the papers of artist Ira D. Cassidy, better known as Gerald Cassidy, and writer Ina Sizer Cassidy, both of them long time residents of Santa Fe, New Mexico. They were married in Denver, Colorado on January 10, 1912, and thereafter their professional lives were inextricably tied to the Southwest.

Gerald Cassidy was born in Covington, Kentucky on November 10, 1879 and was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, where be studied at the Cincinnati Art Institute and, later, under Frank Duvenick. Although self-taught to a great extent, he also studied for a brief period at the Art Students League of New York and the National Academy of Design. His early artistic accomplishments were as a draftsman and commercial poster artist with a firm of lithographers in New York and later in Denver. In January 1912, failing health attracted him to Santa Fe where he built his home and settled for the rest of his life. In an effort to divorce his former commercial work from his new creative painting career, he began using the name Gerald Cassidy, as opposed to his earlier work as Ira Cassidy. At Santa Fe he excelled in painting portraits, desert scenes, Indian life and historic subjects. His prizes, awards and special commissions were numerous, and he exhibited regularly in New York, Boston, Chicago and throughout the West. A tour through Europe and North Africa in 1926-27 inspired additional paintings, and his works were purchased for inclusion in major public and private collections throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He died on February 12, 1934 while working on a large mural for the U.S. Federal Building in Santa Fe.

Ina Cassidy was born Perlina Sizer, in a log cabin on a cattle ranch near Las Animas, Colorado, on March 4, 1869. An early crusader for women's rights she was active in the Alliance of Unitarian Women as an organizer and lecturer for women suffrage in Washington, D.C. and in the Rocky Mountain states. She became an avid writer, too, and many of her short stories, articles, and poems were published in national literary journals and anthologies. In 1931, she began writing a monthly column, "Art and Artists of New Mexico," which regularly appeared New Mexico Magazine for over twenty years and was a major influence in promoting and encouraging young artists of the Southwest. She served as state director of the WPA New Mexico Writers Project during the late 1930s and as president of the New Mexico Folklore Society in 1948. New Mexico Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary, written in collaboration with longtime friend Thomas M. Pearce, was published after her death which occurred at Santa Fe on September 9, 1965.

Content/Description

Letters written to the Cassidys, arranged alphabetically by name of person or organization. Many include replies or drafts of replies by Gerald Cassidy penciled on the bottom or verso of the incoming letter. A partial list of correspondents follows the Key to Arrangement. Unlisted letters are arranged alphabetically in miscellanies preceding each letter of the alphabet. Fragments and unidentified letters have been placed at the end.

Access

Collection is open for research.

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A Misc.-Bo

box 2

Br-Cu

box 3

D Misc-Ed

box 4

El-Hi, H Misc

box 5

Ho-Hol, H Misc

box 6

Hoo-Li

box 7

Lo-Na

box 8

Ne-Pe

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Ph-S Misc

box 10

Sa-U.S.

box 11

United States-Z

box 12-15

Outgoing letters

Content/Description

Primarily carbon copies and drafts of letters arranged chronologically with undated letters at the end.

box 12-13

Letters written by Gerald Cassidy. 1902-1934 and undated

box 14-15

Letters written by Ina Cassidy. 1910-1965 and undated

box 16

Photographs

Content/Description

Primarily duplicates and unidentified. Most of the portraits have been removed and indexed separately in the Library's portrait collection.

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Biographical materials

Ina (Sizer) Cassidy

Gerald D. Cassidy

Personalia

Content/Description

Passports driver's licenses, ration coupons, etc.

Certificates, awards and memberships

Diaries, date books and journals, kept by Mrs. Cassidy. (15 vols.)

1915-1916

1919

1924

1925

1929

1930

1911

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1939

1952-1956

Desert sketching trip. (Two folders) 1915.

Content/Description

Written in the form of diary letters addressed to Annie Laurie Ellis and William Swift Daniell.

European trip. 1926-1927.

Content/Description

Include mounted clippings and original art work by Gerald Cassidy

carton 1, folder Diary of European Trip

Paris, Atelier 19, 50 rue Vercingetorix (two page spread diary entry). July 21, 1926 BANC MSS 67/1 p

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Scope and Content Note

One page is text and one page is a painted sketch by Gerald Cassidy.

Additional Note

This material was selectively digitized from a larger resource or collection.

Visits with Mary Austin, 1933-

Content/Description

Include mounted clippings

Fragments

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Speeches, lectures and interviews

Ina (Sizer) Cassidy

Gerald D. Cassidy

Financial records

Statements of account, record of loans, etc.

Painting accounts. Ira D. Cassidy. (2 v.) 1903-1911.

Record of expenses for painting

Tax matters (2 folders)

Bills, receipts, orders for supplies, shipping notices, etc.

Agreements, policies, indentures, leases, etc.

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MSS of writings by Ina Cassidy

Content/Description

Include finished works and drafts, sometimes with rough notes and related materials used in her writings. The works are variously signed as Zoro Cassidy, P. Sizer Cassidy, Perlina Cassidy, Perlyna Cassidy and Ina Sizer Cassidy.

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Major works

Content/Description

Work written or edited by Ina Cassidy, arranged alphabetically by title.

Art and artists of New Mexico (3 folders)

The Navajos under American rule

New Mexico place names (3 folders)

Scripts and plays

Content/Description

Arranged alphabetically by title.

The black mountain

Hard boiled

Smoke of a thousand dreams

Spiced pickles

Book reviews - written by Ina Cassidy

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Short stories and articles

Content/Description

Most were written for her monthly column Art and Artists of New Mexico in New Mexico Magazine. Arranged alphabetically by title.

Abraham Lincoln's double

Activities in the golden age

Agua fria and the Chihuahua Trail. June 1948

Albuquerque community theatre

All-state juried show. 1956

American Indian poetry

An adventure in tin

An art conference, July 1951

Anacapa: California coastal islands

Anderson, Andy: Cartoonist in wood

Andrews, Willard H.: Illustrator. 1952

Angelino, the mountain potter. 1940

Anglo-American folklore in New Mexico

Annual fiestas, ceremonials and other events in New Mexico

Another art colony: the art department of the A. & M. college

Another international art exchange. Dec. 1955

Annual exhibition of western art. 1953

Applegate, Frank G.

Art

Art: In studio and gallery. 1938

Art along the pacific coast

Art and history. Nov. 1959

Art and the people

Art and the schools

Art and war in New Mexico

Art as good will ambassador

Art at the capitol. 1951

Art at the state fair. 1947

Art in Carlsbad. 1954

Art in Española schools

Art in Boats

Art in Las Cruces. 1947

Art in New Mexico

Art in our primary schools

Art in Santa Fe

Art in Taos: The stables gallery

Art in the Northwest

Art in the U.S. Indian school

Art is one, Aug. 1937

The art museum

Art project: P.T.A. style

The art schools exhibit. Mar. 1948

Art west of the Pecos. 1939

The artist in the market place. May 1954

The artistic lure of the Southwest. Nov. 1919

Artists in war

Arts and crafts at Highlands university

Arts and crafts in state teacher's college at Silver City

Arts and crafts of today in New Mexico

At the Navajo council, Ft. Defiance, New Mexico. May 1929

Atwater, Barry: Painter of the desert. Aug. 1946

Austin, Mary Hunter

A backward glance

Bakos, Theresa

Balink, Henry C.

Barrows, Charles: Water colorist

Basketry

Beauregard, Donald

Behind studio doors, Feb. 1956

Bell, Enid

Black night story

Blazed trails: A series of historical murals at Raton

Blodgett, George Winslow

Blumenschein in retrospect

Book making as a fine art

Boyd, F.: Painter

The bruja of el camino del canon

Buffalo dances

Buried treasure: Santa Fe

Burk, William Emmett

Burro alley

Businessman-Artist. 1957

Canyon road-El camino del canyon. 1956

The capitol

Cassidy's Coronado murals: A gift to New Mexico. Nov. 1954

The center, Santa Fe: An adventure in art distribution. Jan. 1960

Ceremonials. 1949

Cerro de oro

A change in policy, Aug. 1954

Chapman, Kenneth Milton. 1955

Chavez, Calvin Fenley: A new trend in Indian art

Chavez, Fray Angelico: Poet-painter of Pena Blanca

Cheney, Russell

The chicken pull

Chihuahua trail

Child art: Theory of professor Cicek of Vienna

Children of flame

Children's art in New Mexico

Chili Colorado

Chimayo and Cordova

Christmas in New Mexico

Chumash basketry, 1951

The Chumash Indians

Cinema: An art form, Jan 1954

The cinco pintores. 1940

Civarola, Mrs. John A.: A civic minded artist

Cloudcraft art colony. Nov. 1952

Cochiti

Color is south. 1957

Coluzzi, Howard Kretz

Commercial art. Sept. 1954

Contemporary sculpture at the state art gallery. July 1958

Cooke, Regina Tatum: Painter of old houses

Cornin, Jon

Coronado Cuarto art exhibitions. June 1940

The creative imagination. Jan. 1947

Crow, Louise, comes home

Crumbo, Woody: An artist of the fire nation. Apr. 1951

Dark discipline: Again the penitente ode. Apr. 1955

Dark discipline: An Easter code

Dasburg, Andrew: Retrospective show. Dec. 1959

Davenport, McHarg

Davey, Randall: Fellowship

A day in Santa Fe

The De Vargas memorial, Aug. 1959

Dear Ruth .... 1916-1917

Delano, Annita: Painter of Navajos

El dora: The ending

Douglas, Ralph. Sept. 1945

Dreams. Apr. 1917

Dunton, Herbert "Buck"

Ecclesiastic art in New Mexico

Eidólon: An adventure in the arts

The eleventh graphic show. 1957

Encyclopedia Britannica art exhibit. 1947

Ewing, Marrie Breneiser: A young painter

Exhibition of Albuquerque artists. 1946

Fame

Fantasy

The field school of the arts. 1948

Fierlein, Elizabeth: An artist in black and white

Fiesta show exhibits. 1941-1958

Fighting. Apr. 1917

Fifth annual print show. 1951

The fine arts festival. 1941

First print makers exhibition. 1947

Fisk, Marie Garland: An untaught painter

Folk arts and crafts of New Mexico. June 1960

Folklore

Folklore in New Mexico. Dec. 1947

Folklore in New Mexico. 1948

Food

A forward step in murals

Founding of Taos art colony

Fourth annual statewide craft exhibition. 1952

The French exhibit. 1945

Gálvan, Jesus Guerrero: Latin artist in residence

Garrett, Eudora press woman. July 1955

Glimpses into the pueblo world. 1937

God's band

Graphic arts in New Mexico: Eighth annual exhibition. 1955

Growing old

Growth of art in New Mexico. Nov. 1953

Hand craft markets. Sept. 1954

Hand made Santa Fe pottery. 1939

A handcraft exhibition. 1955

Handcrafts in New Mexico

Harvey, Laura: Artist. July 1957

The Hardwood foundation at Taos: A monument to art. 1939

Hayden, Jack: Creative artist. 1956

Hedda the gabbler

Henderson, Alice Corbin

Henderson, William Penhallow

Higgins, Victor

Hildebrand, Gustave: Wood-sculptor of Taos

Hill and canyon school of the arts, Santa Fe

How the Navajos got fire

Hullenkremer, Odon

Hunter, John Young: Portrait painter

Hunter, Vernon

Hurd, Peter

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I remember

I remember fiestas. 1953

I remember when. 1952

Is illustration fine art or not?. Mar. 1947

An important revival in native art: Spanish colonial art society

In the old days...

Indian art and artists

Indian art has come of age. 1956

Indian art of the United States

Indian dances

Indian murals

Indian schools arts and crafts exhibition. 1954

Indians and abstract art. July 1950

The Indians sing. 1956

Indonesian art at folk art museum. Sept. 1958

Information desk: Old palace

The intangible assets, Dec. 1960

Inter American affairs

Interior decoration New Mexico style

An international folk museum

Is art here to stay, Dec. 1953

Is history an asset?

James, Rebecca: A creative artist. May 1952

Japanese children's art

Jones, Paul

A Journey in a jitney

Judging school for gardeners

Junior American art. 1951

Kabotie, Fred: Hopi painter

Keats, William

Kingston's wood carver

Knee, Gina

Koogler, Ann

Kramer, Agnes A.: Born artist

La fonda

La luz pottery

The laboratory of anthropology as an art center

The lady who was smarter than the devil

Lantz, Paul

Las cruces professional artists association, 1952

Light is a new dimension: Grace John. 1954

The little peoples

The little theatre in Santa Fe

Loomis, Elmer

Los alamos art

Los cerrillos

Los moros y cristianos

The lost capitán is found: A tale of the cibollerós. 1946

Love

Marketing in Paris. 1927

Matachina

Mead, Roderick: Painter of the imagination

Mid 20tb century show. Apr. 1955

Mina and Ori - (Aury)

Modern art: A dinner discussion

Momaday, Kiowa Recorder

Montoya, Porfirio: Revivor of a forgotten art

Morang, Alfred: Artist, writer, musician

More art and war

More prints: Wood blocks

Morris, Florence

Moylan, Lloyd

Murals in Gallup high school

Museum and art gallery. Apr. 1938

The museum of art, Santa Fe

The museum of Navajo ceremonial art

The museum of Navajo ceremonial art: Woman's achievement. Nov. 1958

Music in New Mexico

My friends the Indian

My little cat

My trip

Myers, Ralph

Naranjo, Ben: Indian puppeteer. 1940

A narrow escape: Sketching in canyon du chelly

Nash, Willard

Naumer, Helmut: Pastellist, 1939

The Navajo

Navajo Silversmithing. Sept. 1951

Navajo witches

A new craft industry

New Mexico: A craft center

New Mexico art: 1940

New Mexico art conscious. Nov. 1944

The New Mexico art league

The New Mexico art league's new gallery. Jan. 1956

New Mexico art schools exhibition. 1953

New Mexico crafts at wholesale. Sept. 1954

New Mexico craftsmen. 1949

New Mexico Folklore Society. 1946

New Mexico Governors: Biographies

New Mexico in the first national folk festival

New Mexico place name studies

New Mexico University art department

New Mexico's art schools. May 1956

New Mexico's new art museums

New Mexico's new museum. 1953

A new note in museums of today

A new woman

A night in a pueblo

The ninth annual graphic art show. 1956

Noche buena

The old cow poke. 1953

The old missions of New Mexico

The old palace in Santa Fe

Old town fiesta at Albuquerque. May 1950

Old world artists among us

Omaumu's dream

One of New Mexico's most valuable investments. 1959

One woman's accomplishment

Oraibi

An Oraibi christening

Our American primitives

Our state art museums. 1954

The outline of the village

Painting for the walls of time

Pearce, Helen: A woman of two careers

Peggy and Paul: The letter of the law. Mar. 1958

The penitentes of New Mexico

The plaza

Poets roundup

Pottery a natural

Pottery crafts. 1939

Prehistoric Indian art, June 1958

Prints. Jan. 1945

The pueblo Indian religion

Quoyávema from Hopi

The Raymond Johnson gallery of the University of New Mexico. 1950

Rio Grande painters, May 1945

Roads and highways

Rohland, Caroline Speare: Pastellist

Rollins, Warren: A long time painter of the Southwest. 1947

Rolshoven, Julius

Romance and adventure in business. Jan. 1926

The Roswell museum

Rush, Olive

St. Michael stops at Socorro

San Felipe dances. Feb. 1930

San Juan dance. Jan. 1930

The Sandia school

Santa Fe: An art colony. Apr. 1959

Santa Fe: The ancient capitol. 1957

Santa Fe architecture

The Santa Fe art colony

The Santa Fe association of the arts

Santa Fe fashion designers and child art. Mar. 1956

Santa Fe fiesta. Feb. 1940

Santa Fe fiesta Spanish market

The Santa Fe library murals

Santa Fe lighting contests

The Santa Fe plaza

Santa Fe's architecture: A historic record

Santa Domingo pueblo: Buffalo dance. Jan. 1923

Santa Domingo pueblo: Parrot dances. Feb. 1925

Santos and bultos in the Spanish archives. Feb. 1952

Saville, Bruce Wilder: Sculptor. Sept. 1937

School art at Jemez. 1951

Sculpture in New Mexico

Sculpture in New Mexico and the Southwest

Second annual statewide craft exhibition. June 1956

Seeing New Mexico in thirty minutes, from my scrapbook

Shaffer, Martin: Young muralist

Sharp, Minnie Lee: Sculptor

The sheriff sits down. Sept. 1925

Shonnard, Eugenie: Retrospective exhibition. 1954

Siesta

The silk screen process

The silver cross

Sixth annual graphic show. Mar. 1953

Skolle, John: A painter of the imagination

Smith, Sam: Born artist. Dec. 1957

Soldier's monument in the plaza

Southwestern artists biennial. 1959

Southwestern poetry

Spanish colonial arts in New Mexico

Spanish colonial interior decoration

The Spanish entrada at Santo Domingo pueblo

The state art museum, 1958

State fair art exhibits 1948-1956

State wide child art show. 1952

Stedman, Wilfred and Myrtle

Stock and live stock

The story of sapello or Scat Joe

Sun paintings

Superstitions

Sur-realism

The sympathetic sheriff

Tahoma, Quincy, Navajo: Painter of horses. 1943

Tait, Agnes: Painter and lithographer

Tall tales and folk tales of New Mexico

Taos field school of art

Taos historical museum and art gallery. Aug. 1955

Taos moderns. Dec. 1956

The ten: An exhibiting group

The tenth annual print show. 1957

Terkin, John: Sculptor

Third annual all Albuquerque art exhibition. 1952

Third annual paint exhibit. 1949

Third annual rodeo show. 1957

Thirteenth annual state folklore meeting

350 years of art in Santa Fe. June 1960

Three Indian artists

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Time to sing

Times change. 1934

Toledo, Jose Rey

A tragedy of youth

Transcendental painting group. July 1940

Tranquillino: My gardener

The triangle of Wantowa. 1922

Turner, Pen

Ufer, Walter

An unconventional vacation

Under the shadow of the holy cross

University of New Mexico art student exhibit. 1947

Van Soelen, Theodore

Veadàm, Shehe E.

Veils

WPA artists display at art museum

Waiting forty years

Walker, Robert R.

Water color for New Mexico

The wax wing

Weiss, Dorothea: Painter of saints. 1953

West, Harold: A painter of action. 1940

Westlake, Inez: Torchbearer

Where the desert and the canon meet. Jan. 1917

Why a fiesta?. 1938

Why art museums. May 1958

Why color in New Mexico. Mar. 1949

Wild animals of the desert. Feb. 1917

Williams, Bill, of Tesuque

Willis, Brooks. 1938

Wilson, Charlotte Lansing. 1954

Witches: When the devil was bottled up

The woman's museum board

Women's club art and Sunday painters

The women's clubs of Santa Fe

Women's rodeo roundup. 1957

Women's suffrage. 1917

The wonder drug

Woodman, Robert E.: An artist in tin

A writer turned artist

Writers and artists of New Mexico

Wyeth, Henrietta: Portrait painter

Poetry (8 folders)

Miscellaneous writings - fragments, collected manuscripts, drafts, notes, etc. (7 foldlers)

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Subject files

Content/Description

Notes, reports, ephemeral material, etc. arranged alphabetically by subject in folders as follows:

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