Maria Kipp business recordsDSC.Kipp
Jessica Gambling
Doris Stein Research Center for Costume and Textiles
September 2023
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles , CA 90036
Contributing Institution:
Doris Stein Research Center for Costume and Textiles
Title: Maria Kipp business records
Creator:
Kipp, Maria, 1900-1988
Identifier/Call Number: DSC.Kipp
Physical Description:
14 boxes
Date (inclusive): ca. 1938 - 1990s
Language of Material:
English
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Scope and Contents
This collection comprises 14 boxes of records primarily related to the firm Maria Kipp Handweaves, dating from approximately
1938 to 1995. The records include customer order records which include products ordered for both private individuals, designers,
and design firms, as well as resale certificates indicating firms reselling Maria Kipp Handweaves products throughout the
United States.
Preferred Citation
[Description of item], Maria Kipp business records, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Doris Stein Center, DSC.Kipp.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment only through the Balch Research Library, Los Angeles County Museum
of Art. Telephone 323-857-6118 or email library@lacma.org or by using the Make an Appointment Link at https://www.lacma.org/learn/balch-research-library.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the Balch Research Library at 323-857-6118 or library@lacma.org for information on publishing or reproducing materials
included in these records. Permission will be granted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as the owner of the physical
materials, and does not imply permission for use from the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the researcher to
obtain all necessary permissions from the copyright holder.
Related Materials
Also available via LACMA's Balch Art Research Library:
Kipp, Maria. "Kipp, family notebook." Unpublished manuscript, 1978, photocopy of handwritten manuscript. Library special collections
call # NK8998.K56 A2 1978
Musicant, Marlyn. "Maria Kipp : Modern Hand-Woven Textiles." M.A.Thesis, Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative
Arts, Design, and Culture, Bard College, 2002. Library stacks call # NK8998.K56 M87 2000
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Kipp, Maria, 1900-1988
Hand weaving -- United States -- 20th Century
Business records
box 1
Miscellaneous materials.
Scope and Contents
Includes originals and copies of journal articles about Maria Kipp and her work, photographs (some transparencies) of Maria
Kipp at work, a Customer List, and a brief handwritten biography addressed to her "Co-workers and Friends"
Client data and invoices.
1930s - 1990s
box 2
Client data and invoices, A-C
box 3
Client data and invoices, D-G
box 4
Client data and invoices, H-L
box 5
Client data and invoices, Mc-R
box 6
Client data and invoices, S-Z
State resale records
1930s - 1990s
box 7
Resale certificates, A-Mc
box 9
Resale certificates, A-Z
1960s - 1990s
1980 - 1995
Ledgers organized by invoice number
1938-1967
box 10
Invoice # 1158 (12/2/1938) -- # 3947 (12/30/46)
box 11
3948 (1/1/1947) -- # 6560 (12/28/1951)
box 12
Invoice 6561 (1/3/1952) -- # 9003 (12/31/1955)
box 13
Invoice # 10764 (1/2/1958) -- # 01862 (12/31/1962)
General
New number sequence-jumps from # 11207 to # 00002.
box 14
Invoice # 01863 (1/1963) -- # 04215 (6/30/67)
