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Series 1. Slides

Box 1, folder 1

Autos, Aerobic, Animals, Architecture

Box 1, folder 2

California and other places

Box 1, folder 3

California - Death Valley

Box 1, folder 4

California - Marin County

Box 1, folder 5

California - San Francisco

Box 1, folder 6

California - Vineyards/Wineries

Box 1, folder 7

California - Yosemite

Box 1, folder 8

Details

Box 1, folder 9

Flowers

Box 1, folder 10

Harvard

Box 1, folder 11

Landscapes

Box 2, folder 1

New England

Box 2, folder 2

People

Box 2, folder 3

Sailing, Sports

Box 2, folder 4

Urban

Box 2, folder 5

Utah - Zion and Bryce

Box 2, folder 6

So. Utah

Box 2, folder 7

misc. black and white

Scope and Contents

contains images of others' works
Box 2, folder 8

misc. color

Box 2, folder 9-10

2.25" by 2.25" slides

Box 2, folder 11

Lecture Material [1 of 2]

Scope and Contents

also contains papers with speaking notes and some slides with other artists' work.
Box 3

Lecture Material [2 of 2]

 

Series 2. Negatives and contact sheets

 

Subseries 2.1. Binders and mixed collections

Box 4, folder 1

"Clouds"

Box 4, folder 2

"Eastern Sierra"

Box 4, folder 3

Flowers

General

prints only
Box 4, folder 4

"Flower/Studio"

Box 4, folder 5

Kristine (dancer)

Box 4, folder 6

"Portraits I"

Box 4, folder 7

"Nudes - Works in Process"

Box 4, folder 8

Sorrel Sand

Scope and Contents

also contains a number of prints
Box 4, folder 9

White Nude

Box 5, folder 1

"Texas and East Coast"

Box 5, folder 2

"Yosemite/North Calif." and "Repro/Ballet" [1 of 2]

Box 5, folder 3

"Yosemite/North Calif." and "Repro/Ballet" [2 of 2]

Box 5, folder 4

PR1 - PR48 (negatives)

Box 5, folder 5

PR1 - PR48 (contact sheets)

Box 5, folder 6

"Negatives to Proof & Print" [1 of 2]

Scope and Contents

mostly landscapes, California
Box 5, folder 7

"Negatives to Proof & Print" [2 of 2]

General

enclosed folder within the main folder
Box 6, folder 1

negatives

Box 6, folder 2

negatives and slides

Box 6, folder 3

negatives and slides

General

slides appear to be mostly, if not all, of other artists' work
Box 13, folder 3

Ballet Assemblage [1 of 2]

General

Associated prints in Box 41, Folder 1.
Box 13, folder 4

Assemblage Repros

Box 13, folder 5

[nude] "Reshoot"

Box 13, folder 6

"To Print"

Scope and Contents

mostly dunes and people
Box 13, folder 7-8

negatives

Box 17

"Abstract Images"

 

Subseries 2.2. 120 negatives

Box 6, folder 4

Aspens [1 of 2]

General

Associated prints in Box 13, Folder 9.
Box 6, folder 5

California

Box 6, folder 6

California - Columbia

Box 6, folder 7

California - Garrapata and other Monterey County

Box 6, folder 8

California - Mount Shasta

Box 6, folder 9

California - San Francisco

Box 6, folder 10

[California?] - Seascape

Box 7, folder 1

California - Sea Ranch

Box 7, folder 2

California - Winery

Box 7, folder 3

Concours

Box 7, folder 4

Europe

Box 7, folder 5

Flowers

Box 7, folder 6

Garden

Box 7, folder 7

Kauai

Box 7, folder 8

[landscapes]

Box 7, folder 9

Louisiana

Box 7, folder 10

Maryland

Box 7, folder 11

Mexico

Box 7, folder 12

Mississippi River (Minnesota, Wisconsin)

Box 7, folder 13

near Taos, New Mexico

Box 7, folder 14

People

Box 7, folder 15

Portraits

Box 7, folder 16

Black Ballet Dancer

Box 7, folder 17

People - Maggi

Box 7, folder 18

Rhyolite and Death Valley

Box 8, folder 1

Death Valley and other landscapes

Box 8, folder 2

Sierras and Death Valley

Box 8, folder 3

Sierras - Lundy Canyon

Box 8, folder 4

Yosemite

Box 8, folder 5

unlabeled negatives

Scope and Contents

mostly landscapes
Box 15

negatives

Box 16

negatives

 

Subseries 2.3. 35 mm negatives

Box 8, folder 6

Ann Helms Museum Graphics

Box 8, folder 7

California

Box 8, folder 8

California

Box 8, folder 9

Death Valley, Sierras, and other landscapes

Box 8, folder 10

Harvard Law School, SF

Box 8, folder 11

Streets, SF

Box 8, folder 12

East Coast, USA

Box 8, folder 13

Europe

Box 8, folder 14

Europe

Box 9, folder 1

England, Scotland

Box 9, folder 2

Florence, Oregon

Box 9, folder 3

Green House

Box 9, folder 4

Highlands

Box 9, folder 5

Mexico

Box 9, folder 6

Middle America

Scope and Contents

Illinois, New Mexico
Box 9, folder 7

People

Box 9, folder 8

People

Box 9, folder 9

Pulver Prod.

Box 9, folder 10

[studio, details?]

Box 9, folder 11

negatives

Box 9, folder 12

contact sheets

 

Subseries 2.4. 4" by 5"

Box 9, folder 13

1980, 1981

Box 10, folder 1

1981

Box 10, folder 2

1982

Box 10, folder 3

1983

Box 10, folder 4

1984

Box 10, folder 5

1985, 1986

Box 10, folder 6

1987

Box 10, folder 7

1988, Dunes Death Valley (1992)

Box 10, folder 8

Green House/Residence (1996)

Box 10, folder 9

buildings - windows, doors

Box 10, folder 10

flowers

Box 11, folder 1

landscapes

Box 11, folder 2

objects - drape, coffee pot, Jo's Bowls

Box 11, folder 3

people

Box 11, folder 4

people - Matsuda family

Box 11, folder 5

buildings/architecture

Box 11, folder 6

objects

Box 11, folder 7

"Table Top"

Box 11, folder 8

"Table Top - Misc"

Box 11, folder 9

vegetables

Box 11, folder 10

people

Box 11, folder 11

people - nudes

Box 11, folder 12

Big Sur, Death Valley

Box 11, folder 13

Eastern Sierra

Box 12, folder 1

Mono County

Box 12, folder 2-3

Monterey County

Box 12, folder 4

Yosemite

Box 12, folder 5

other California, other USA

Box 12, folder 6

Utah - Zion, Bryce, Grafton, Rockville

Box 12, folder 7

objects, people, and others

Box 12, folder 8

"B & W to be processed" proofs

Scope and Contents

Abstract images
Box 13, folder 1

black and white proofs

Box 13, folder 2

negatives

 

Series 3. Prints

 

Subseries 3.1. Architecture and Buildings

Box 13, folder 11

Church Window, Bridge Haven, CA

Box 20, folder 1-2

Architecture

Box 20, folder 3

Buildings

Box 20, folder 4

Buildings - Bodie, Rhyolite

Box 20, folder 5

Power tower

Box 20, folder 6

Torn curtain

Box 21, folder 1-2

Windows, Doors

Box 24, folder 1

"Misc. Architecture"

Box 24, folder 2

"Building Facade, Bodie - Untoned"

Box 24, folder 3

"Lord Polumbo's Country House"

Box 24, folder 4

"Window, Soledad"

Box 24, folder 5

"Misc. Windows and Doors"

Box 24, folder 6

Windows, Doors

Box 24, folder 7

Windows, Fence

Box 32, folder 1

Architecture - "Man-made structures"

Box 32, folder 2

Architecture - Man-made structures

Box 32, folder 3

"Boston Show"

Box 32, folder 4

"Granite Steps/Monastery Steps - Untoned"

Box 33, folder 1

Granite steps

Box 33, folder 2

"Power Tower Assemblage"

Box 33, folder 3

Windows

 

Subseries 3.2. Landscapes and Nature

Box 13, folder 9

Aspens [2 of 2]

General

Related negatives in Box 6, Folder 4.
Box 13, folder 10

aspens

Box 14, folder 1

dunes

Box 21, folder 3

Landscapes

Box 21, folder 4

Dunes

Box 21, folder 5

Dunes

Box 21, folder 6

Abstract Dunes, Death Valley

Box 21, folder 7

Sunrise, Lundy Valley

Box 22, folder 1

Trees

Box 22, folder 2

Trees - Aspens, reflections, cactus

Box 22, folder 3

Trees in snow

Box 24, folder 9

Landscapes and Nature

Box 25, folder 1

[Landscapes]

Box 25, folder 2

[Fence]

Box 25, folder 3

"Aspens, Lundy, After Dusk - Untoned"

Box 25, folder 4

[Dunes]

Box 25, folder 5

[Dunes]

Box 25, folder 6

"Dune"

Box 26, folder 1

"Abstract Dune II"

Box 26, folder 2

[Dunes and beach]

Box 26, folder 3

"Fluted Dune - Untoned"

Scope and Contents

Also contains "Sensual Dunes" prints
Box 26, folder 4

"Dunes, White Beach"

Box 26, folder 5

"Dune, Variation - Toned"

Box 26, folder 6

"Easter Sierra '98"

Box 27, folder 1

"Reeds, Pesc."

Box 27, folder 2

Reflections

Box 27, folder 3

"Misc. Surf & Beaches - Toned"

Box 27, folder 4

Trees

Box 27, folder 5

"Trees in fog - Untoned"

Box 27, folder 6

"Trees, Reflections, Wisc. - Untoned" [and other prints]

Box 27, folder 7

Trees - Reflections, etc.

Box 27, folder 8

"Misc. Landscape Details"

Box 33, folder 4

Landscapes

Box 34, folder 1

Landscapes and nature

Box 34, folder 2

[beach]

Box 35, folder 1

Dunes

Box 35, folder 2

[Dunes]

Box 35, folder 3

[Dunes]

Box 35, folder 4

"Sen Dunes"

Box 35, folder 5

"Dunes"

Box 35, folder 6

"Z-Dunes - Untoned"

Box 35, folder 7

Dunes, Easter Sierra

Box 35, folder 8-9

Easter Sierra

Box 34, folder 3

Lettuce Field

Box 34, folder 4

River

Box 36, folder 1

Sunrise, Lundy Canyon

Box 37, folder 1

Trees

Box 37, folder 2

Almond Grove

Box 38

"Aspens Assemblage"

Box 37, folder 3

"Aspens Toned"

Box 37, folder 4

"Aspens, June Lake & Lundy Canyon - Toned"

Box 37, folder 5

"Closeup Aspens, NM"

Box 37, folder 6

"Trees in fog, P.B. - Untoned"

Box 37, folder 7

"Reflections, Wisconsin"

Box 37, folder 8

[muddy, tree-lined path]

Box 36, folder 2

"Marked photographs - printing notes" [1 of 3] clouds/mountains

Box 36, folder 3

"Marked photographs - printing notes" [2 of 3] dunes

Box 36, folder 4

"Marked photographs - printing notes" [3 of 3] trees

Box 50, folder 1

Dune Assemblage repro

 

Subseries 3.3. Objects and Still Lifes

Box 14, folder 2

Flowers - calla lilies, rose

Box 14, folder 3

rose

Box 22, folder 4-5

Flowers

Box 23, folder 1

Flowers, pots

Box 27, folder 9

Objects

Box 28, folder 1

Ballet shoes

Box 28, folder 2-3

Calla lilies

Box 28, folder 4

"Calla - Texas Membership" and "Girl - Mexico"

Box 28, folder 5

"T.P.S. Calla"

Box 28, folder 6

"Ferns in Glass CPA Prints"

Box 28, folder 7

"White Rose"

Box 28, folder 8

"Ivy Leaves"

Box 28, folder 9

"Jo's Pots - Untoned"

Box 39, folder 1

Objects

Box 39, folder 2

Flowers

Box 39, folder 3-4

Flowers - calla lily

Box 39, folder 5

"Jo's Pots - Untoned"

Box 40, folder 1

Leaves in Pond, Ivy

Box 40, folder 2

"Leaf in Pond, Mission"

Box 40, folder 3

"Twig Assemblage"

Box 43

Flowers

Physical Description: Photoprints - 20" by 24" - black and white
 

Subseries 3.4. People

Box 19

"People"

Box 23, folder 2

Portraits

Box 23, folder 3

Portraits - Bust to half

Box 23, folder 4-5

Dancers

Box 23, folder 6

Nudes

Box 23, folder 7

Nudes

Box 23, folder 8

Nudes - Sorrel

Box 28, folder 10

People

Box 28, folder 11

Portraits - Annie Baria

Box 29, folder 1

Portraits - Maggi

Box 29, folder 2

Portraits - self

Box 29, folder 3

Portraits - busts

Box 29, folder 4

Portraits - half

Box 29, folder 5

Portraits - three quarters to full

Box 29, folder 6

Portraits - two or more

Box 29, folder 7

"Dancing Lady"

Box 29, folder 8

"Black Dancer's Legs - Toned"

Box 29, folder 9

Male physique

Box 29, folder 10

Nudes

Box 30, folder 1-2

[Nudes]

Box 30, folder 3

"White Nude Prints Sequence - Untoned"

Box 30, folder 4

"White Nudes"

Box 41, folder 1

"Ballet Assemblage" [2 of 2]

General

Associated negatives in Box 13, Folder 3
Box 41, folder 2

"Dancer Toned"

Box 42

"Friends and Heroes"

Box 41, folder 3

[Nudes]

 

Subseries 3.5. Winery

Box 30, folder 5

"Fog, Jordan Winery - Untoned"

Box 31, folder 1-2

"Winery Project"

Box 31, folder 3-4

"Jordan Prints"

Box 31, folder 5

"Cask room Jordan"

Box 41, folder 4

[Jordan Winery]

 

Subseries 3.6. Miscellaneous prints

Box 14, folder 5

prints

Physical Description: photoprints : 5 by 7 in. : black and white
Box 14, folder 6

prints

Box 14, folder 7

Assemblage - flowers

Box 14, folder 8

Assemblage prints

Box 18

"Special Edition" prints

Box 23, folder 9

Miscellaneous prints

Box 23, folder 10

Rod Dresser and teaching

Box 24, folder 8

"Misc. Commercial"

Box 41, folder 5

Miscellaneous prints

Box 44, folder 1

"Rod Dresser Press Prints"

Box 44, folder 2

studio proofs

Box 44, folder 3

Weston Gallery studio proofs for repro

Box 44, folder 4

Weston Gallery repros

Box 45, folder 1

"Misc. Toned Prints"

Box 45, folder 2

[Miscellaneous prints]

Box 45, folder 3

[Miscellaneous prints]

Box 45, folder 4

Miscellaneous prints

Box 57, folder 1

Miscellaneous prints

Physical Description: Photoprints - 20" by 24" - black and white
Box 57, folder 2

Miscellaneous prints (some color)

 

Subseries 3.7. Mounted and matted prints

Box 14, folder 4

small mounted prints

Box 46

studio proofs

Box 47

dunes [1 of 3]

Box 48

dunes [2 of 3]

Box 49

dunes [3 of 3]

Box 50, folder 2

studio proofs [1 of 3]

Box 50, folder 3

studio proofs [2 of 3]

Box 50, folder 4

studio proofs [3 of 3]

Box 51

[mounted prints]

Scope and Contents

also includes one non-photographic piece of abstract art.
Box 52

Special Edition prints [1 of 4]

Box 53

Special Edition prints [2 of 4]

Box 54

Special Edition prints [3 of 4]

Box 55

Special Edition prints [4 of 4]

Box 56

[mounted prints]

Box 58, folder 1-3

Dunes

Box 59, folder 1

Flowers; Twig Assemblage

Box 59, folder 2

Landscapes

Box 59, folder 3

Leaves

Box 60, folder 1

People

Box 60, folder 2

Trees

Box 60, folder 3

Windows; Misc.

map-folder 61

Power Tower

map-folder 61

Five Orchids

map-folder 61

Black Dancer's Legs (x2)

map-folder 61

"White Dunes," 1985

General

additional sticky note says "White Dunes #6"
map-folder 61

"Fern in Glass Vase," 2001

map-folder 62

Lily (x2)

map-folder 62

"Single French Tulip," 2001

map-folder 62

"Four Tall French Tulips," 2001 (x3)

map-folder 63

"Four French Tulips," 2001 (x4)

map-folder 63

Four Roses (x2)

map-folder 64

Pink Rose (x2)

map-folder 64

White Rose (x3)

map-folder 64

Red Rose (x2)

map-folder 65

"Single Calla Lily I," 2001 (x3)

map-folder 65

Single Calla Lily III (x4)

map-folder 66

"Single Calla Lily II," 2001

map-folder 66

"Calla Lilies I," 1994 (x3)

map-folder 67

"Calla Lilies III," 1994, (x4)

map-folder 67

"Calla Lilies II," 1998 (x3)

 

Series 4. Other materials

Box 14, folder 9

Jordan Winery book

Box 14, folder 10

Kodachrome film reels

Scope and Contents

one labeled "Charleston" and the other labeled "Virginia Beach/Brooks/Kathy/Whites/Flood"
Box 14, folder 11

Rod Dresser business cards

Box 14, folder 12

Text for the Rod Dresser book

Box 14, folder 13

Exhibit announcement in Monterey Herald 2011