Autobiographical essay, profile of artist, 1940s CV, career documentation from assortment of sources
Childhood years. Group photos with theater companies during early career & other life events between 1930-1944 1930-1944
Photographs of the artist at the easel, at home & on the stage in the United States, 1950s to the 1980s 1950-1980
Helga Gobzine-Dajevskis, wife of Dajevskis & actress with National Theater of Latvia, Meerbeck Latvian Theater & the American Latvian Theater. Autobiographical profile
Osvalds Ursteins & family, theater director, colleague & head of Voice of America, Eastern European Division
Evalds Dajevskis funeral, condolences, obituary articles & related articles 1990
Series 2. Dajevskis' Latvian Theater History: Early 20th century Latvia and the "DP" Period
History of theater in Latvia: early 20th century and post WWII era in DP camps. Lecture notes by Helga Gobzine-Dajevskis for "2x2" Seminar, Bolton, Ontario, Canada 1981
Booklet accompanying 1982 exhibition by Dajevskis telling the history of the Latvian theater in Germany's DP camps 1982
Album by E. Dajevskis commemorating 1982 Latvian DP theater history exhibition given to lighting designer 1982
Series 3. Design for the Stage: Early Career in Latvia and sets for the Meerbeck Latvian Theater in the post-war DP era in Germany
Documentation of scenography by Evalds Dajevskis for theater and ballet performances in Latvia 1930-1944
Documentation of founding of the Latvian Theater of Meerbeck 1945
Photos of Meerbeck Theater production staff at work, 1940 to 1949. Views of life in the DP camps 1940-1949
"Dreadnaught" tours truck & programs for Meerbeck Latvian Theater performances, 1945-1949 and actor caricatures 1945-1949
Views of touring "Dreadnaught" theater truck and DP camp performances by Meerbeck Latvian Theater 1945-1949
Views of Meerbeck Latvian Theater performances, 1945-1949 with Dajevskis set
Views of performances of Oldenburg and Theater Company, Germany, 1945-1946 with Dajevskis sets
Series 4. Design for Latvian Theater Performances in the United States
American-Latvian Theater performances 1950s
American-Latvian Theater performances 1960s
American-Latvian Theater performances, 1970s. Part A 1970s
American-Latvian Theater performances, 1970s. Part B 1970s
American-Latvian Theater performances 1980s
"On the Road". Reflections of the Latvian émigré traveling theater company experiences
Series 5. Design for Other Latvian Cultural Projects, 1958-1988
Other cultural projects: Design for Latvian Song festivals & altar design for NY Latvian Church, Yonkers, NY 1965
Christmas card design in Germany DP camp & dust cover design for Gramatu Draugs publishers, Brooklyn, NY 1950s
Photo reproductions of ED illustrations for cookbook "Gimenes Pavards" [Family Cook Book] by Dzidra Zeberina 1955
Series 6. Set Design for film at Michael Myerberg Productions, New York, 1950s
Settings for film Hansel and Gretel 1950s
Settings for film Aladdin & His Wonderful Lamp
Series 7. Professional Associations with Broadway Scenery Studios and Design Firms
Theatrical & Commercial Design, Production 1954-1957
United Scenic Artists Certification; Studio Work as Scenic Artist 1957-1980
Series 8. Post-War & U.S. Group and Solo Exhibitions
Exhibitions in Post-War Germany 1947-1948
Group and Solo Exhibitions in the United States, 1951-1990. Catalogs, photos and correspondence 1951-1990
Group and solo Exhibitions in the United States 1951-1990
Final Solo Exhibition in the United States, 1990. Held at the Reading Public Museum, Pennsylvania: The Art of Theater. Interpretive exhibit about scenography
Collection of reviews and articles about Evalds Dajevskis' exhibitions 1945-1989
Interpretive exhibitions and lectures about E. Dajevskis 1990s
ITC Bar Arolsen Archive article in New York Times; 2007 and Son's Germany trip in 2008 to Track Down DP History
Retrospective interpretive exhibit documentation for : Evalds Dajevskis : Art, Place and Identity. At gallery of Latvia's Embassy to the United States 2012
Retrospective exhibition : Evalds Dajevskis : Art, Place and Identity in Liepaja, Latvia
Book launch events for Dzinra Andrusaite's monograph, Evalds Dajevskis, 1914-1990 held in Latvia in 2002 2002
Series 9. Correspondence, Notes & Observations
Letters to Evalds Dajevskis and congratulatory cards and letters 1950-1990
Written commentary by Evalds Dajevskis in his own handwriting
Series 10. Prints of Paintings & Related Photo Research
Prints organized by themes : Latvian folklore; wood architecture; folk fantasy, historic Riga
Prints organized by themes: gothic architecture; cathedral themes; medieval subjects
Prints organized by themes : gothic architecture; cathedral themes; medieval subjects, futuristic
Photo documentation of elevated subway tracks in Long Island City, Borough of Queens, New York City
Series 11. Color Transparencies (4x5 format) of Paintings and Set Designs
Color transparencies (4x5), Paintings : Latvia, 1930s; Germany's DP camps; Painting; American period 1951-1990
Color Transparencies (4x5), Set Design for the Latvian Theater of Meerbeck 1945-1949
Design for film, theater and ballet (4x5 transparencies)
Series 12. Color Transparencies (35mm format) & Filmstrips of Works
Transparencies (35mm). Design for the stage : Post-war Germany and the United States. Meerbeck Latvian Theater and American Latvian Theater productions 1945-1973
Transparencies (35mm). Design for the stage : American Latvian Theater (New York Ensemble) production of Princess Gundega and King Brusubarda 1975
Transparencies (35mm). Design for the stage : American Latvian Theater productions 1976-1988
Transparencies (35mm). Evalds Dajevskis' paintings organized by thematic content : works from post-war Germany and the United States
Transparencies (35mm) : Photos of European cityscapes, cathedrals & architecture, 1960s. Also, North and South Dakota, Upstate New York and artist's home in New York City 1960s
Series 13. Original Concept Sketches and Research
Artist's original concept sketches and "visual thinking" for various paintings
Research sources used by artist for various projects
Assorted hand written notes by Evalds Dajevskis relating to personal research re: art periods and history
Series 14. Historical Reference Materials - Displaced Persons
TILTS Magazines published in Germany DP camp; cover designed by artist with Meerbeck theater stories
Documentation related to founding & performances of the Meerbeck Choir; conductor Karlis Lietins
Hugo Skrastins collection at Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota
Reference articles related to Latvian refugee history, the Displaced Persons Act of 1948 & US immigration.
Miscellaneous prints and pamphlets from 1st independence period, refugee and cartoons from Soviet era
Series 15. Audio/Visual Materials
Digital format of the Audio/Visual Material (saved to a jump drive)
Who Are We? What Are We Doing? - A documentary about the status of Latvian DPs 1940s
Latvian poetry recitals linked to Evalds Dajevskis set designs for Latvian plays
Evalds Dajevskis Art and Interview
Pilot fund raising video for the Latvian American Heritage Series entitled "DP Destiny" 1995
Premiere of the ballet "Koklētājs un Velns" by Bruno Skulte, Latvia 2011
Video interview by Peter Dajevskis w/Dr. Maruta Lietiņš Ray 2010
"The ART OF DAJEVSKIS" application 2012
Interview with Maija-Kārkle Medne about her Latvian Theater Experiences in DP camps
Lecture by Eleonora Šturms about the significance of Evalds Dajevskis art 2013
Cinemaphotographer Aleksandrs Kruka: 16mm documentary film reels 1940s
Film footage about the Meerbeck DP camp by cinematographer Aleksandrs Krūka 1898-1987
Feature length film Hansel and Gretel 1954
Short film about Evalds Dajevskis: "In the Magical World of Fairy Tales" / Pasaku Pasaulē 1960s
Oral history interviews with Evalds Dajevskis by Sandra Sebris at the artist's home 1960s
Two oral history interviews with actors Reinis Birzgalis and Jānis Lejinš by Sandra Sebris
Audio recording of performance of "Princese Gundega and Karalis Brusubārda" 1975
Video recording of production of the musical "Gundega," composed by Andrejs Jansons 1988
Audio recording of interview with Evalds Dajevskis 1989
Video recording of E. Dajevskis exhibition the Reading, PA Public Museum 1990
Audio recording of childhood memories of Evalds Dajevskis by Gaida Kalnāja 1998
Video recording of conversations about Evalds Dajevskis, Liepāja, Latvia 2001
Record of readings in Latvian - 33-1/3 RPM -- "SAULE-SAULE/ZEME ZEME" (Volume #1)
Record of readings in Latvian - 33-1/3 RPM -- "SAULE-SAULE/ZEME ZEME" (Volume #2)
Audio recording of Helga Gobzine-Dajevskis' account of trip to Latvia, "HELGAS's STORY 1976
Audio tape recordings of performances by Hugo Strauss & Milda Strauss 1960s
Series 17. Scripts for plays produced by the American Latvian Theater, Washington, DC
DAUGAVA by Jānis Rainis 1979
DIVU KUNGU KALPS by C. Goldoni [Servant of Two Masters] 1980
DURNĀ MERGA by Mārtiņš Zīverts [The Dizzy Young Girl]. Written by Swedish-Latvian playwright
INDRĀNI by Rūdolfs Blaumanis. Classic Latvian play written in 1903 1975
JOLANTA DURBE by Anšlavs Eglītis. Latvian-American playwright living in Los Angeles, California 1967
KLAUNS FIASKO by Mārtiņš Zīverts [CLOWN FIASCO]. Written by Swedish-Latvian playwright 1960
LĪNIS MURDĀ [Līnis in a Quandary] by Edvards Vulfs [Edward Wolf). Written in Rīga in 1918
OMARTIJA KUNDZE [Mrs. Omarty] by Anšlavs Eglītis. Latvian-American playwright living in Los Angeles, California 1961-1962
SARKANVĪNS [Red Wine] by Valdemārs Kārkliņš. Latvian-American playwright who lived in Portland, Oregon 1983
SPOKI [Ghosts] by Henrik Ibsen and translated into Latvian by Kārlis Strāls
UGUNĪ [On Fire] by Rūdolfs Blaumanis 1968
A Wolf in Riga (dance music), 7" VIDEO TAPE
Series 18. Materials Related to the Esslingen Assembly Center, Germany, Life in DP Camps, & Latvian-U.S. Immigration
PILOT VIDEO (see 15.11 for video file) Created to build interest in the "Latvian American Heritage Series" about the Latvian immigration experience
PERSONAL PHOTO ALBUMS OF JĀNIS VINTERS
PERSONAL PHOTO ALBUMS OF ZINTA KŪLĪTS
ID DOCUMENT
EMIGRATION TO THE US FROM THE ESSLINGEN DP CAMP, PHOTOS DOCS
AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY MANUAL (AUTO TECHNIKA) 1946
FOLDER CONTAINING HANDWRITTEN MUSIC
GERMAN PUBLICATION "SCHONES ESSLINGEN" [BEAUTY OF ESSLINGEN], BECHTLE 1986
LATVIAN DP MMIGRATION TO SENATOBIA, MISSISSIPPI 1949
LATVIESU TRIMDENIEKU "DP" Kolonijas Vacija : ESLINGENAS STASTS
Series 19. Awards, Posters, Prints, Etc.
Envelope containing various awards, letter of appreciation and commendations given to Evalds Dajevskis 1958-1989
Large format prints of Evalds Dajevskis' paintings and other materials
Guest book signed by visitors to the opening of Evalds Dajevskis last one-man show, entitled "The Art of Theater" 1990
Original construction drawings prepared by Evalds Dajevskis for the musical "Gundega" composed by Andrejs Jansons based on a play by Anna Brigadere 1988
Print of painting entitled "Revolution at the Fulton Fish Market" by Evalds Dajevskis 1985