The materials consist of brochures, catalogs, newspaper clippings, certificates, awards, diplomas, photographs, slides, negatives, transparencies, floppy discs, film portfolios and other materials. Also included is Dorothy Hayes' research, teaching, patent material and material about the 1970's exhibit "Black Artist in Graphic Communication," awards, slides of the exhibit and her work in sculptures

Dorothy Hayes was a Black graphic designer and educator. She was born on December 1, 1935 in Mobile Alabama. Hayes graduated from Alabama State College and moved to New York in 1958 where she graduated from the Cooper Union School of Art with a graphic design degree. In 1970 she co-curated the Black Artist in Graphic Communication exhibition. Hayes was a professor of art and advertising design at New York Technical College and owned Dorothy's Door, a commercial design agency. Hayes also created abstract plastics sculptures. Hayes died on July 31, 2015.

2.15 Linear Feet (4 manuscript boxes and 1 flat box)

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