Guide to the Bernard Zakheim papers M2539

Anna M. Levia

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

2021

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

specialcollections@stanford.edu

URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Bernard Zakheim papers

Creator: Zakheim, Bernard

source: Kline, Eric Chaim

Identifier/Call Number: M2539

Physical Description: 58 Linear Feet (1 map folder, 10 flat boxes, 100 manuscript boxes)

Date (inclusive): Circa 1920-1985

Language of Material: Most materials are in English; collection also includes materials in Yiddish, Polish and Hebrew.

Abstract: Bernard Zakheim (1898-1985) was an artist best known for murals he painted in Coit Tower and in Toland Hall at the University of California, San Francisco. His collection contains correspondece, research files, and published and unpublished artwork and writing.

Content Description

Collection contains correspondence, business records, writing, photographs, exhibition catalogs, ephemera, memoir drafts, clippings & periodicals, personal material and original art (drawings, watercolors, sketches, furniture designs, and prints).

Biographical / Historical

Born in Poland in 1898, artist Bernard Zakheim emigrated to San Francisco in 1920. Zakheim was best known for the murals he painted in Coit Tower and in Toland Hall at the University of California, San Francisco, He died in San Francisco in 1985.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Bernard Zakheim papers (M2539). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, 2019. Accession 2019-419.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Conditions Governing Use

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Artists -- United States.

Murals

Kline, Eric Chaim

Series 1. Artwork

Box 1, folder 1-2

Printed copies: "We are about to die," B&W

Box 1, folder 3-4

Printed copies: "The sham of Capitol Hill," B&W

Box 1, folder 5

Printed copies: "In the affirmative," B&W

Box 2, folder 1

Sketchbook, circa 1950s

Box 2, folder 2

Drawings, circa 1950s

Box 2, folder 3-6

Original watercolors, circa 1950s

Box 3, folder 1-2

Sketchbooks, circa 1950s

Box 3, Folder 3-4

Printed copies: "#5," B&W

Box 4, folder 1-7

Sketches

Box 5, folder 1-6

Artwork, misc.

Box 6, folder 1-3

Printed copies from Windfalls: "Americana"

Box 6, folder 4-5

Printed copies: "Castaways" by Phyllis Wrightson

Box 7, folder 1

Printed copies from Windfalls: "City of fear"

Box 7, folder 2-3

Printed copies from Windfalls: "Don't say this is your last adieu"

Box 7, folder 4

Printed copies from Windfalls: "In the affirmative;" "Fear"

Box 7, folder 5-6

Printed copies from Windfalls: "#4"

Box 8, folder 1-4

Submissions & publicity

Box 8, folder 5

Grant application, 1980s

Box 8, folder 6

Correspondence: Masha Jewett/Santa Clara Univ., 1970s

Box 8, folder 7-8

Correspondence related to artwork and submissions

Box 9, folder 1-9

Inventories & pricing

flat-box 10, folder 1-4

Original artwork

flat-box 11

Artwork; fabric; wood palette

flat-box 12, folder 1-7

Artwork; other oversized materials

flat-box 13

Film reels: "Zachiem" and "Spy Game"

map-folder 14

Mendocino Peace Fair poster inscribed by Emmy Lou Packard; other misc.

Series 2. Clippings

Box 15-26

Newspaper clippings

flat-box 27

Newspaper clippings

Series 3. Correspondence

Box 28, folder 1-2

Albertieri, Cora, 1930s-1960s

Box 28, folder 3

Arnautoff, Arden

Box 28, folder 4

Benvenuto, Elio

Box 28, folder 5

Bratt, George, 1975

Box 28, folder 6

Bullis, Lois, 1960s

Box 28, folder 7

Byler, Ken, 1960s

Box 28, folder 8

Community School, Santa Barbara

Box 28, folder 9

Condolence, 1985

Box 29, folder 1-2

Davis, Ed, 1978-1980

Box 29, folder 3-5

Duner Michael, 1951-1960

Box 29, folder 6

Elam, Edna, 1960

Box 29, folder 7

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, 1967 (1 note)

Box 29, folder 8-9

Fowler, Gene, 1960s

Box 29, folder 10

Garzoli, Bernadean, 1970s

Box 29, folder 11

Gifford, Sara, 1970s

Box 29, folder 12

Gordon, Gene, 1976

Box 29, folder 13

Gottlieb, Louis, 1969

Box 30, folder 1-2

Grubert, Halina/Regina Sutkowska, 1970s

Box 30, folder 3

Harlow, Victoria Ann

Box 30, folder 4-5

Hitte, Cecilia, 1970s

Box 30, folder 6-7

Hoppe, Arthur, 1970s

Box 30, folder 8

Huntington Hartford Found., 1960s

Box 31, folder 1

Israel visit, 1970s

Box 31, folder 2

Kent, Rockwell, 1940s & 1960s

Box 31, folder 3

Leake, Chauncey, 1970s

Box 31, folder 4

Leeds, Mervin

Box 31, folder 5

LeSoeur, Meridel

Box 31, folder 6

Little, Rita

Box 31, folder 7

Marks, Milton, Sen., 1973

Box 31, folder 8

McChesney, Robert, 1950s

Box 31, folder 9-10

Neal, Joseph Charles, 1970s

Box 31, folder 11-12

Oppen, Mary, 1932 & 1940

Box 31, folder 13

Packard, Emmy Lou, 1962 (photocopies from another archive)

Box 31, folder 14

Pappas, Gus, 1979

Box 31, folder 15

Politics, 1960s

Box 31, folder 16

Rackley, Carolyn, 1960s

Box 31, folder 17-18

Roach, Suzanne, 1970s-1980s

Box 32, folder 1

San Francisco Art Festival

Box 32, folder 2

Saunders, Rosalie, 1960s

Box 32, folder 3

Schappes, Morris, Jewish Currents, 1960s-1970s

Box 32, folder 4

Schneiderman, S.L., 1970s

Box 32, folder 5-8

Shore, Suzette, 1977-1978

Box 32, folder 9-11

Sisqueiros, David Alfaro (appeal to release, 1960s)

Box 32, folder 12

Smith, Betty, 1960s

Box 33, folder 1-4

Smith, John Dormer, 1970s-1980s

Box 33, folder 5

Sonoma County Museum, 1980s

Box 33, folder 6

Spiegelman, Jacob

Box 33, folder 7

Sunshine, Gabriel (JPC Conductor)

Box 33, folder 8

Thiederman, Elizabeth, 1970s

Box 33, folder 9

Tracy, David, 1970s

Box 33, folder 10-11

Weick, Rev. Gideon/Holy Order of Mans, 1970s

Box 33, folder 12

Who's Who, 1940s-1950s

Box 33, folder 13

Withnell, Joe, 1963

Box 33, folder 14

Women, misc., 1960s

Box 34, folder 1-7

Misc., 1930s-1940s

Box 35, folder 1-8

Misc., 1951-1967

Box 36, folder 1-10

Misc., 1960s-1970s

Box 37, folder 1-8

Misc., 1970s

Box 38, folder 1-9

Misc., 1970s-1980s

Box 39, folder 1-11

Misc.

Box 39, folder 12

Photocopies from other archives

Box 40, folder 1-9

Family, misc., 1923-1930

Box 41, folder 1-9

Family, misc., 1931-1937

Box 42, folder 1-7

Family, misc., 1938-1944

Box 43, folder 1-9

Family, misc., 1945-1948

Box 44, folder 1-8

Family, misc., 1930s-1952

Box 45, folder 1-12

Family, misc., 1953-1960s

Box 46, folder 1-9

Family, misc., 1970s

Box 47, folder 1-8

Family, misc., 1970s-1980s

Box 48, folder 1-10

Family: Ruth Zakheim Gottstein, 1950s-1970s

Box 49, folder 1-11

Family: Masha Zakheim Jewett, 1951-1959

Box 50, folder 1-11

Family: Masha Zakheim Jewett, 1960-1962

Box 51, folder 1-10

Family: Masha Zakheim Jewett, 1962-1964

Box 52, folder 1-12

Family: Masha Zakheim Jewett, 1965-1970

Box 53, folder 1-8

Family: Masha Zakheim Jewett, 1970s

Box 54, folder 1-7

Family: Masha Zakheim Jewett, 1970s and 1980s

Box 55, folder 1-6

Family: Bethany and Leah Jewett, 1970s

Box 56, folder 1-10

Polish & Yiddish, circa 1920s

Box 57, folder 1-9

Personal, misc.

Box 58, folder 1-12

Polish, misc., 1960s

Box 59, folder 1-6

Soledad inmate students, 1960-62

Box 60, folder 1-7

Family: Matthew Zakheim, 1950s

Box 61, folder 1-7

Family: BZ to Nathan & Matthew Zakheim, 1950-1957

Box 62, folder 1-10

Family: Nathan & Matthew Zakheim, 1959-1960

Box 63, folder 1-10

Family: Nathan & Matthew Zakheim, 1961-1963

Box 64, folder 1-10

Family: Nathan & Matthew Zakheim, 1962-1964

Box 65, folder 1-10

Family: Nathan & Matthew Zakheim, 1964-1970s

Box 66, folder 1-11

Family: Nathan & Matthew Zakheim, 1975-1980s

Box 67, folder 1-8

Family: Nathan Zakheim, 1950s

Box 68, folder 1-7

Family: Zakheim relatives

Box 69, folder 1-4

Family: Zakheim genealogy, circa 1970s and 1980s

Box 70, folder 1-9

Family: Phyllis Wrightson Zakheim, 1930s-1955

Box 71, folder 1-8

Family: Phyllis Wrightson Zakheim, 1956-1958

Box 72, folder 1-11

Family: Phyllis Wrightson Zakheim, 1958-1960s

Box 73, folder 1-13

Family: Phyllis Wrightson Zakheim, 1960s-1980s

Box 74, folder 1-8

Submissions & artwork, 1930s-1970s

Box 75, folder 1-5

Photocopies from other archives

Series 4. Furniture design and upholstery

Box 76, folder 1-5

Correspondence & ephemera, 1940s-1950s

Box 77, folder 1-8

Records & ephemera

flat-box 78

Account ledger, circa 1940s

flat-box 79

Sketches

Series 5. Personal ephemera

Box 80

Documents; certificates

Box 81

Farm Arts guest book etc.

flat-box 82

Album; ledger; palette

Series 6. Photographs

flat-box 83-84

Slides

Box 85

People's Park, Berkeley; friends & family

Box 86

Artwork; Coit Tower slides for M. Zakheim book revision

Box 87

Slides; VHS tapes; film

Box 88, folder 1

"For our and your liberty"

Box 88, folder 2

Taft Hartley Law

Box 88, folder 3-4

"Yom Kippur;" misc.

Box 88, folder 5

"Pax;" "Sha and Naro;" "Woman Warrior"

Box 88, folder 6

"Homo;" "Morti Salutem"

Box 88, folder 7-11

"Selecie;" "Anne Frank's Ark;" misc.

Box 89-90

Artwork

Box 91

Family & friends; furniture design; artwork

Box 92

Misc. photos & cards

Series 7. Printed publicity materials: Catalogs; event programs; handbills

Box 93-101

Catalogs; event programs; handbills; etc.

Series 8. Unpublished writing

Box 102-103

Misc.

Box 104, folder 1-5

Misc., 1930s-1950s

Box 104, folder 6-8

"Windfalls," 1951

Box 105-106

Misc., 1960s

Box 107, folder 1

"About face: A political satire," 1971

Box 107, folder 2-9

Misc., 1960s-1970s

Box 108-109

Misc., 1970s

Box 110, folder 1-2

Misc., 1970s-1980s

Box 110, folder 3-4

"Genocide: The Flight of the albatross," 1980

Box 110, folder 5-6

Misc., 1980s

Box 111

Writing by others; student art