Finding Aid to the Thérèse Bonney papers BANC MSS 83/111 z
Marjorie Bryer
The Bancroft Library
2018
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Bonney (Thérèse) papers
Creator:
Bonney, Thérèse, 1894-1978
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 83/111 z
Physical Description:
32.85 Linear Feet
(14 cartons, 1 cardfile box, 3 oversize boxes, 14 volumes, 2 oversize folders, 1 microfilm reel)
Date (inclusive): circa 1904-1982
Abstract: The Thérèse Bonney papers document her photojournalism during World War II and her contributions to war relief efforts in
Europe, her life as an art collector, writer, and publicist, and her lifelong interest in French culture and work promoting
Franco-American friendship. The collection is divided into seven series: Correspondence; Biographical Materials and Personalia;
Writings; World War II; Chain d’Amite and Franco-American Friendship; Art, Fashion, and Photography; and “Project Fromage.”
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English and French.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Accruals
No future additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Thérèse Bonney papers were given to The Bancroft Library in 1978 by the estate of Thérèse Bonney.
Alternate Forms Available
Microfilm copy of vol. 10
Biography
Mabel Thérèse Bonney was a pioneering photographer and war correspondent. She was born July 15, 1894 in Syracuse, New York
to Anthony Le Roy and Addie Bonnie. She moved to California with her mother when she was five. Bonney graduated from the University
of California in 1916, got an M.A. in Romance Languages from Radcliffe College, and received her Docteur des Lettres degree
from the Sorbonne in Paris in 1921. Bonney wrote a number of guides to Paris and French culture (some with her sister Louise)
in the late 1920s and early 1930s. She founded and directed the Bonney Service, the first American illustrated press service
in Europe, from 1923-1938, supplying text and photographs to magazines and newspapers in 33 countries. Exhibits of photographs
she collected garnered Bonney a reputation in the art world, and in 1935, she moved to New York to become director of the
new Maison Française, a gallery dedicated to fostering better cultural understanding between the United States and France.
Bonney took up photography herself in the late 1930s. She published a behind-the-scenes look at the Vatican for Life in 1938,
and traveled to Finland in 1939 to photograph preparations for the Olympic Games. She was the only photojournalist there when
Russia invaded, and gained wide acclaim for her coverage of the Russo-Finnish War. Bonney then returned to France, where she
documented the German invasion and, later, the liberation of France. In 1940, back in the States, Bonney exhibited her photos
showing how the war affected noncombatants at the Library of Congress and the Modern Museum of Art. The Carnegie Corporation
gave her a grant to return to Europe to further document the effects of the World War II on the civilian population. Her photographs
of the war’s effects on children were particularly moving, and a compilation became her best known project, “Europe’s Children.”
During the war, she was also involved in missions for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), and worked with the French Red
Cross. Bonney’s war correspondence and photojournalism earned her The White Rose, Finland’s highest honor, and France’s Croix
de Guerre. Bonney founded a number of organizations dedicated to improving Franco-American relations. Chain d’Amite (Friendship
Chain) encouraged French families to open their homes to American G.I.s. It eventually spread to Belgium, the Netherlands,
and Denmark. Project Patriotism encouraged airmen and parachuters who were shot down in France to help the French people who
had rescued them. Late in life Bonney advocated for the rights of the elderly and lobbied to extend Medicare rights to American
citizens living in Paris. She died in Paris on January 23, 1978.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Thérèse Bonney papers, BANC MSS 83/111zc,The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by Marjorie Bryer in 2018.
Related Collections
Thérèse Bonney photograph collection (BANC PIC 1982.111)
Thérèse Bonney papers relating to her photographic work (BANC MSS 70/91c)
Thérèse Bonney [electronic resource] : the architectural photographs / by Claire Bonney
Papers of Thérèse Bonney (A-96, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute
for Advanced Study, Harvard University)
The Thérèse Bonney collection at St. Bonaventure University
Other collections of Thérèse Bonney photographs in the United States include the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New
York Public
Library and Library of Congress. In France, related collections are housed at the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (CMN) and
the Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris.
Scope and Content Note
The Thérèse Bonney papers document her photojournalism during World War II; her contributions to war relief efforts in Europe;
her life as an art collector and historian; her career as a writer and publicist; her lifelong interest in French culture;
and her work promoting Franco-American friendship. The collection is divided into seven series: Correspondence; Biographical
Materials and Personalia; Writings; World War II; Chain d’Amite and Franco-American Friendship; Art, Fashion, and Photography;
and “Project Fromage.”
Bonney’s original folder titles were retained in the language in which she wrote them. The collection is in English and French.
Bonney wrote on and revised documents for multiple purposes, so there are many different versions of the same (or similar)
writings. Also, newspaper clippings in the cartons may duplicate those collected in scrapbooks.
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library
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that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bonney, Thérèse, 1894-1978 -- Archives.
Artists -- France.
Photography -- History
Women war correspondents -- Europe.
Women photographers -- Europe.
Women journalists
Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe.
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Alsace.
University of California, Berkeley -- Alumni and alumnae.
Cheese.
Scrapbooks.
Bonney, Thérèse, 1894-1978
Series 1.
Correspondence
1918-1982
Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 1-33
Scope and Content Note
Incoming and outgoing correspondence. Includes related subject materials and notes.
Carton 1, Folder 2
Baldensperger, Fernand, Correspondence and Testimonials, Notes about Him
circa 1919, 1942-1957
Carton 1, Folder 3-4
Bonney, Addie (Mother)/Letters of Condolence to Bonney on the Death of Her Mother
circa 1940-1945
Carton 1, Folder 5
Caffrey, Jeffrey, American Ambassador, Paris, (Ambassante)
1945-1958
Carton 1, Folder 6
Chaban-Delmas, Jacques
1971-1972
Carton 1, Folder 7
Doctorate (University of California Copies)
1921, 1942
Carton 1, Folder 8
Experiment in International Living
1957-1958
Carton 1, Folder 9-10
Graves/Talley/New York Times – Extraits de Lettres, Notes
circa 1930-1944, 1973-1975, undated
Carton 1, Folder 11
Italy, includes Notes
1968-1969
Carton 1, Folder 12
Pichon-Landry Notes
circa 1949-1957
Carton 1, Folder 13
“Services Rendered”
1954-1957, 1971
Carton 1, Folder 15
Student Exchange
1918-1919, 1956, 1976
Carton 1, Folder 16
Témoignages – Officiales, Militaires, Confreres
1936-1975
Carton 1, Folder 18-20
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum – James Elliott, The Bancroft Library
1942-1982
Carton 1, Folder 21
Women’s Hall of Fame/Women’s History Research Center, Berkeley
1965, 1973-1974
Carton 1, Folder 22-24
Incoming Correspondence
1931-1977, undated
Carton 1, Folder 25-30
Outgoing Letters
1917-1977
Carton 1, Folder 31-33
Incoming and Outgoing re: World War II
1939-1975, undated
Series 2.
Biographical Materials and Personalia
circa 1904-1978
Physical Description: Carton 1, folders 34-41; Carton 2; Carton 3, folders 1-4; Cardfile Box 1; Oversize Box 1, folder 1; Oversize Box 2; Volumes
1-2
Scope and Content Note
Consists of genealogical records; ID cards and passports; datebooks, address books, and rolodexes; personalia; honors, awards,
and diplomas; employment and financial records; recipes; inventories of Bonney's possessions; newspaper clippings and articles
about Bonney; biographical information; and scrapbooks. There is overlap with Bonney's autobiographical writings in Series
3.
Carton 1, Folder 34-39
Genealogical Records, including the Warren, Bonney, Bonney-Robie, and Fregeau Families
circa 1904-1969
oversize_box 1, Folder 1
Pedigree of the Family Warren
undated
Carton 1, Folder 40-41
Identity Papers and Official Passes
circa 1920-1967
Carton 2, Folder 2-4
Datebooks, Address Books, Contacts
1945, undated
Carton 2, Folder 5
Miscellaneous Personalia, Publications, and Notes
1919-1977
Carton 2, Folder 7-9
Bonney Service – including Recommendations and Reports
1923-1943
Carton 2, Folder 10-16
Decorations and Honors, including Croix de Guerre, Légion de Honneur, Ordres des Missions, Grande Médaille d’Honneur
1934-1964
Carton 2, Folder 17
[U.S. in Germany]/Professional Credentials
1934-1948
Carton 2, Folder 18-20
Military Government Job, including Equipment Theft
1947-1949
Carton 2, Folder 21
Military Ratings/Personnel/Employment Applications
1948-1952
Carton 2, Folder 22-23
Recipe Books
circa 1938, circa 1966
Carton 2, Folder 24-40
Inventories
circa 1966-1977
Carton 2, Folder 41-43
Financial Records, including Queries for Bonney’s Lawyer, Mandel, and re: Her Estate
circa 1971-1978
Carton 2, Folder 44
Social Security and Medicare Benefits/Eldercare Advocacy
1951-1954, circa 1971-1973
Carton 2, Folder 45
Hot Meals for the Aged/Frederic DuPont, Repas Chaud
1975-1977
Carton 2, Folder 46-51
Clippings and Articles about Bonney's Life and Work, including “Photo Fighter,” from True Comics
1921-1947
Carton 3, Folder 1-2
Clippings and Articles about Bonney's Life and Work
circa 1954-1977, undated
Carton 3, Folder 3-4
Biographical Information
circa 1943-1969
oversize_box 2, Folder 1-3
Certificates, Awards, and Diplomas
1916-1918, 1940-1964
volume 1
Thérèse Bonney Scrapbook
1919-1939
volume 2
Thérèse Bonney Scrapbook
1940-1976
Series 3.
Writings
1920-1977
Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 5-52; Carton 4; Carton 5, folders 1-29; Oversize Box 1, folders 2-3; Volume 13
Arrangement
Divided into 4 subseries: Autobiographical Writings; Articles; Book Projects; and "Europe's Children"
Scope and Content Note
Consists of autobiographical writings, notes, and research; articles for popular publications; and materials related to book
projects, including Bonney's most famous work, "Europe's Children."
Subseries 3.1
Autobiographical Writings
1920-1977
Physical Description: Carton 3, folders 5-52; Carton 4, folders 1-7
Scope and Content Note
Includes notes, research, drafts, and writings documenting her accomplishments, experiences, and legacy.
Carton 3, Folder 5-52
Autobiographical Notes, Research, and Writings, including Several Diaries
1920-1977
Carton 4, Folder 1-7
Autobiographical Notes and Writings
circa 1943-1974, undated
Subseries 3.2
Articles
1922-1973
Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 8-73
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by article title or subject matter
Scope and Content Note
Consists of articles that used Bonney's photographs, and ones that Bonney wrote for popular publications such as Colliers,
Le Figaro, Herald Tribune, New York Times, and Vogue. Files include correspondence, notes, research, and drafts. There are
also some unpublished articles. Subjects include conditions in England, Finland, France, Spain, and Sweden during World War
II, and artists and literary figures, such as Raoul Dufy, George Bernard Shaw, and Gertrude Stein.
Subseries 3.3
Book Projects
1929-1973
Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 74-85; Carton 5, folders 1-2; Oversize Box 1, folders 2-3
Scope and Content Note
Consists of materials related to books Bonney published, including several guides to Paris and French culture that she co-wrote
with her sister, Louise. Includes correspondence, drafts, newspaper clippings, notes, publicity materials, reviews, talks
and lectures. There are also materials related to radio broadcasts.
Carton 4, Folder 74-75
French Cooking for English Kitchens, including Notes on Regional Cookery in France (with Louise)
1930
Carton 4, Folder 76
A Guide to the Restaurants of Paris (with Louise)
1929
Carton 4, Folder 77-78
Paris, Where, What, When, How (in Spanish, French and English) – with annotations, correspondence, notes, press, and reviews
circa 1951-1953
Carton 4, Folder 79
Remember When…Prefaces/Forwards by George Slocombe, Charles Dana Gibson
1933
Carton 4, Folder 80
Saint-Exupéry – includes Text for Book, “An Open Letter to Frenchmen Everywhere"
1942, undated
Carton 4, Folder 81
Shopping Guide to Paris (with Louise)
1929
oversize_box 1, Folder 2
Shopping Guide to Paris
1929
oversize_box 1, Folder 3
Vatican Clippings
1938-1939, 1961
Carton 4, Folder 83
Dedicace – Books
1952-1960, undated
Carton 4, Folder 85
Quotations re: Books by Bonney
circa 1940-1954
Carton 5, Folder 1
Broadcasts
1942-1944, undated
Carton 5, Folder 2
Lectures – Bonanza (Notes)
circa 1954, undated
Subseries 3.4
Europe's Children
circa 1943-1949, 1971
Physical Description: Carton 5, folders 3-29, Volume 13
Scope and Content Note
Consists of materials related to Bonney's photojournalism project and subsequent book, "Europe's Children," which documented
the dire conditions children endured during World War II. Includes use of, and requests to use, photographs from the book;
speeches; exhibits based on photographs; correspondence; publicity; radio broadcasts; financial records; reviews; articles,
conferences, and organizations inspired by the book; honors; lists of negatives, and a scrapbook. Also includes reviews, contracts,
financial records, correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, and flyers related to "The Search," a 1948 film based on "Europe's
Children."
Carton 5, Folder 18-29
Film – The Search
circa 1944-1957
volume 13
Europe's Children Scrapbook
1943-1949
Series 4.
World War II
1936-1976
Physical Description: Carton 5, folders 30-33; Cartons 6-7; Carton 8, folders 1-15; Cardfile Box 1; Volumes 10, 14
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject
Scope and Content Note
Bonney is perhaps best-known as a war correspondent. This series consists of notes, official documents, subject files, and
writings related to Bonney's experiences as a photojournalist and correspondent during World War II. Topics include military
history; the liberation of villages in Alsace, including Ammerschwihr; anniversaries celebrating liberation; Finland and the
Finnish-Russo War; her missions for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS); and war correspondents.
Carton 5, Folder 30-31
3rd Infantry Division
1945-1965
Carton 5, Folder 32
7th Army Casualty Figures
1944-1945
Carton 5, Folder 33
30th Infantry
1944-1945, 1965
Carton 6, Folder 1-2
36th Infantry Division – Correspondence
1944-1971
Carton 6, Folder 4-10
Alsace, including Jean Pierre, and Danielle Foltzer (Correspondence and Notes), Alsatian Wine, and Campagne d’Alsace – Correlation
Dates
1940-1975
Carton 6, Folder 11-24
Ammerschwihr, including Notes, Writings, Testimonials, Military History, Liberation of, Correspondence, Inventaire – Sommaire
des Archives Municipales
1945-1975
Carton 6, Folder 25
Bauer – Dulles – Operation Sunrise
1966
Carton 6, Folder 27-32
Colmar, including Notes, Inventories – Alsace Archives, Battle of Colmar Pocket Map, "The Colmar Pocket," 20th Anniversary
of Liberation, Musée D’Unterlinden
1945, 1965-1976
Carton 7, Folder 1
Concentration Camps – Refugees/Finnish Broadcasts
1945-1946, circa 1965, undated
Carton 7, Folder 2
Notes on England
1941-1943, undated
Carton 7, Folder 3
Articles and Documents
1936-1944
Carton 7, Folder 4
Notes from Finnish Diary
1939-1942, undated
Carton 7, Folder 5
“Un Exemple et Une Leçon," L’Illustration
1940
Carton 7, Folder 6
Clippings, including Bonney Photo Reproductions
1940-1944
Carton 7, Folder 7
Correspondence and Documents
1939-1943, 1968
Carton 7, Folder 8-9
Notes, including Finnish Negatives and Captions
undated
Carton 7, Folder 11
War Correspondents
1939-1940, undated
volume 10
Finnish-Russian War, Battle of France
1939-1940
Carton 7, Folder 13
France – Newspaper Articles/"La France Libre"
1941-1965
Carton 7, Folder 14
France – 1941
1942, undated
Carton 7, Folder 15-16
France and Others – 1941 Trip – Notes
1941-1944, undated
Carton 7, Folder 17
French Line – La Perte du Paquebot "Normandie"
1974, undated
Carton 7, Folder 18
General Pattison Queries
undated
Carton 7, Folder 20
Journal des marches du 1er Regiment de Chasseurs d’Afrique – Cc5?
1964-1968
Carton 7, Folder 21
Kaysersberg – Liberation of
1964, undated
Carton 7, Folder 22
Keintzheim – General Stack?
undated
Carton 7, Folder 23
Liberation of Provence, August 15, 1944
1962
Carton 7, Folder 24
General Morgan – Invasion of Normandy
1945-1976
Carton 7, Folder 25
North Africa – Giraud
1943-1944
Carton 7, Folder 26
and Documents re: Norway, England, France, Finland, La Ville de Havre, and Portugal
circa 1941-1950
Carton 7, Folder 27
on German Occupation, including Foodstuffs, Pharmaceutical Items, Ingenious Substitutions
1941, undated
Carton 7, Folder 28
for Photos – Spring 1945, Reims, La Havre, Buchenwald, etc., Miss Pell, etc.
circa 1945
Carton 7, Folder 29
and Writings, including Military History, France
circa 1955-1964, undated
Carton 7, Folder 30
and Writings, including Colonel Bull, Military History, [Liberation], United States Military Monuments
1957, undated
Carton 7, Folder 31
and Writings, including General Devers, France, Colmar
circa 1965, undated
Carton 7, Folder 33
Norwegian Refugee Camp – Swedish Articles
1942
Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
Carton 7, Folder 34
Involvement in the War, Work as a War Correspondent, and with Charities
1939-1946, undated
Carton 7, Folder 35
Reports – Finland/Material for Autobiography
1942-1943, undated
Carton 7, Folder 36-37
Info – World War II
circa 1942-1960
Carton 7, Folder 38
Correspondence, Notes, Papers re: Bonney’s Expeditions
1942-1967, undated
Carton 7, Folder 39-40
Mission – Notes and Dates, Return
1965, undated
Carton 8, Folder 1
Parrilli, Baron Luigi/Espionage
circa 1947-1964
Carton 8, Folder 5
Red Cross, American – Correspondence, Memoranda, Notes
1941-1943, 1975
Carton 8, Folder 7
Information on and for, including Finland
1940-1948
Carton 8, Folder 8
Official Papers
1942-1965
Carton 8, Folder 9-10
Research and Notes
1943-1963, undated
Carton 8, Folder 15
Under Fire: The Story of American War Correspondents (with Annotations)
1965
volume 14
(Scrapbook of Thérèse Bonney's) War Relief Efforts
1945-1975
Series 5.
Chain d’Amite and Franco-American Relations
1918, 1938-1975
Physical Description: Carton 8, folders 16-42; Carton 9; Carton 10, folders 1-13; Oversize Box 1, folder 4; Oversize Box 3
Arrangement
Divided into two subseries: 5.1 Chain d'Amite; and 5.2 French-American Relations
Scope and Content Note
Consists of materials documenting Bonney's work promotingadvocacy for Franco-American friendship.
Subseries 5.1
Chain d'Amite
circa 1945-1967
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Carton 8, folders 16-23; Carton 9; Oversize Box 1, folder 4; Oversize Box 3
Scope and Content Note
Consists of materials related to the Chain d'Amite (Friendship Chain), the organization Bonney founded that encouraged French
families to open their homes to American G.I.s. Includes budget information; incoming and outgoing correspondence with the
French government, mothers, Bonney, G.I.s, and hosts; justifications for the program; notes; publicity; a scrapbook; and testimonials.
Carton 8, Folder 16-20
Press Releases/Newspaper Clippings/Press Excerpts and Radio Broadcasts
1945-1958
Carton 8, Folder 21-23
Personal Notes, Rough Drafts, Budget Information
circa 1952-1957
Carton 9, Folder 1
Correspondence and Testimonials – Miscellaneous
circa 1945-1956
Carton 9, Folder 2-4
Pilot Weekend/Thanks-Weekend Program, Budget Notes, Participants
1952
Carton 9, Folder 5-9
Hosts – Correspondence
1952-1958
Carton 9, Folder 10-11
Correspondence and Reports from French Government on Bonney’s Contract and Role
1952-1953
Carton 9, Folder 12
Letters from Bonney to Government Officials or Military – Official Business
1952-1958
Carton 9, Folder 13-15
Testimonials from French Officials, Clergy, Teachers, Hosts about Program
circa 1952-1960
Carton 9, Folder 16
What the United States Military Had to Say about the Friendship Chain
circa 1953
Carton 9, Folder 17-35
G.I.'s Letters (some to Hosts)/Testimonials, U.S. Military
1953-1958
Carton 9, Folder 36-41
Factual Information on Chain/Reports – Thesis on Need for Chain
circa 1953-1958
Carton 9, Folder 42
Letters to and from Mothers
1954-1956
Carton 9, Folder 43-49
Testimonials to Bonney/Franco-American CV, including from American Civilians
1954-1960
Carton 9, Folder 50
Bonney’s Responses to GI’s Letters
1956-1958
Carton 9, Folder 51
Correspondence – Rotary Club
1956
Carton 9, Folder 52-53
Records of Soldiers Participating in Program, Notes, Addresses, Information [Rolodex]
circa 1967, undated
oversize_box 3
Chain d’Amite and Franco-American Relations Scrapbook
circa 1954-1959
Subseries 5.2
Franco-American Relations
1918, 1938-1975
Physical Description: Carton 8, folders 24-42; Carton 10, folders 1-13
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject
Scope and Content Note
Documents Bonney's lifelong interest in and work promoting good will between France and the United States. Includes her involvement
with students and relief efforts following World War II. Organizations represented include Operation Democracy and Project
Patriotism.
Carton 8, Folder 24
America as Seen by Miscellaneous Countries
1949, undated
Carton 8, Folder 25
American Gifts to France
1947, undated
Carton 8, Folder 25A
American Relief Groups in France – Correspondence, Notes
1950-1962, undated
Carton 8, Folder 26
American Women in Paris/Isadora Duncan – Notes
1966, undated
Carton 8, Folder 27-28
Americans in France, includes Correspondence and Notes re: Honorary Citizenship Bestowed on Benefactors
circa 1948-1962, undated
Carton 8, Folder 29
Colloque National de Caen
circa 1966
Carton 8, Folder 30
France and the French
1952, undated
Carton 8, Folder 31
Franco-American Relations – Notes
1945, undated
Carton 8, Folder 32
French Seen by Americans
1954, undated
Carton 8, Folder 33
French Students Welcome Committee – Report, Reception of French Scholars
1918, undated
Carton 8, Folder 34
Morgan, Anne – Letter, Obituaries, Clippings
1946, 1952
Carton 8, Folder 35-41
Operation Town Affiliations (formerly Operation Democracy)/Adoption Committees/Honorary Citizens/People to People Program,
including Correspondence with Kathleen Sparkman
1945-1962
Carton 8, Folder 42
President’s Relief Control Board/American Relief for France/Adoption of French Cities
1945-1959
Carton 10, Folder 1-8
Project Patriotism, including Correspondence and Memoranda, Letters in Response to Appeal, Cards with Information about Aviators
and Families, Lists, and Notes
1945-1954, undated
Carton 10, Folder 9
Radcliffe Alumni in France – List
1970
Carton 10, Folder 10
Relations Culturelles/“Documents Américains aux Archives Nationales"
1938-1975
Carton 10, Folder 11
Syracuse University – Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
1957-1958
Carton 10, Folder 12
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) – Children
1940-1947
Series 6.
Art, Fashion, and Photography
1917-1978
Physical Description: Carton 10, folders 14-30; Cartons 11-13; Oversize Box 1, folders 5-10; Oversize Folders 1-2; Volumes 3-9, 11-12
Scope and Content Note
Consists of Bonney Service clipping files on art, design, fashion, and French culture (articles written by Bonney and photographs
from her service); subject files related to the history of photography; subject files related to art and artists; and materials
related to exhibits Bonney worked on. Includes materials related to the Carnegie Corporation grant she received to document
the effects of World War II on civilian populations.
Bonney Photo Service Clipping Files
Carton 10, Folder 14-15
Art and Artists – including Notes
circa 1924-1927, undated
Carton 10, Folder 16
Artists – American
circa 1925-1926
Carton 10, Folder 17
Artists – France
circa 1920-1931
Carton 10, Folder 18-20
Art Deco including Notes
1928-1931, 1973
Carton 10, Folder 21-22
Decorative Arts and Interiors
circa 1927-1934
Carton 10, Folder 23-28
Fashions – Advertising, Newspaper Clippings, including New York Times Extras, Photographs in the New York Sun
1925-1934
oversize_box 1, Folder 6-7
Fashions, Artists, and Food
circa 1925-1931, 1960
oversize_box 1, Folder 8
Miscellaneous Scrapbook Pages
circa 1924-1932
oversize_folder 1A
Miscellaneous Scrapbook Pages, including Americans in Paris, Art, Decor, Fashion, Paris Salons, and People Bonney Knew
circa 1929-1932
Carton 10, Folder 29
Parfumeurs – Collaborations with/ French Couture – Notes
1952-1957, undated
oversize_box 1, Folder 9
S.S. Paris Scrapbook Pages, Duplicate Clippings, New York Times Magazine, World War I
1917-1934
History of Photography Subject Files
Carton 11, Folder 1
Aerial Photography – Notes, Balloon and Zeppelin/Cerf-Volant
undated
Carton 11, Folder 2-3
American Makers, etc.
undated
Carton 11, Folder 4-5
Bibliographic Materials – Book Articles
circa 1962
Carton 11, Folder 6
Bourke-White, Margaret (Personalities)
undated
Carton 11, Folder 7-12
Brady/Brady Handy Collection, including Bibliographical Facts, Biographical Materials, Captions, Notes, Lincoln Portraits
circa 1934-1952, undated
Carton 10, Folder 31
Brady Collection – Repertoire
circa 1934
Carton 11, Folder 13
Centenary of Photography Spread – Selection [Times]
circa 1939
Carton 11, Folder 15
Civil War Photography
undated
Carton 10, Folder 32
Collections of Photos – Exhibitions
1971, undated
Carton 11, Folder 16-18
Correspondence, Incoming and Outgoing
circa 1938-1973
Carton 11, Folder 19-22
Daguerre Camera and Daguerreotypes – Information and Notes
circa 1956-1961
Carton 11, Folder 23
Daguerre Makers – French
undated
Carton 11, Folder 24
Daguerre News Spread
undated
Carton 11, Folder 25
Daguerre Notes
circa 1961
Carton 11, Folder 26
Daguerreotype Collection Figures
undated
volume 4
Daguerrotypes Exhibit Scrapbook
1933
Carton 11, Folder 27
Daguerreotype Exhibitions – Excerpts from Press Releases, Articles
1933-1934, 1971
Carton 11, Folder 28-29
Daguerreotypes – American/Famous
undated
Carton 11, Folder 30
Elisofon, Eliot – Contemporary Photographers
circa 1968
Carton 10, Folder 33
Gernsheim Collection (Photography)
undated
Carton 11, Folder 31-33
High Spots in 100 Years of Photography – Notes
undated
Carton 10, Folder 34
History of Photographs – England, Correspondence and Notes
1943-1945, undated
Carton 11, Folder 34
History of Photographs – Plan with Photographs
undated
Carton 11, Folder 35
History of Photography Book – Outline
circa 1939
Carton 11, Folder 36
Information – Texts
1951-1961
Carton 11, Folder 37
Institutes, Societies, or Information Centers
1959, undated
Carton 11, Folder 38
Lists of Names – Photographers
1943, undated
Carton 11, Folder 39
Morse, Samuel F.B.
undated
Carton 11, Folder 40
Photographers – Biographical Material
undated
Carton 11, Folder 41-47
Photographs and Photography – Notes
1937-1972
Carton 10, Folder 35
Photography – Photographers – Notes
1974, undated
Carton 11, Folder 48
Portraits – Photographiques
1961-1962
Carton 10, Folder 36
Press Clippings. Roughly Chronological
circa 1927-1967
Carton 11, Folder 49
Radio Broadcasts on the History of Photography
1936-1938
Carton 11, Folder 50
Russia – Photographic Research
1951-1952
Carton 11, Folder 51
Technique or Equipment – Notes
1960, undated
Carton 11, Folder 52
Miscellaneous Photographs and Graphic Materials, including a Photograph from WWII [France]; Photograph of Sculptural Mask
(Mary Blume); and Unidentified Self-Portrait (Pen and Ink)
1944, undated
Art and Artists – Subject Files
Carton 12, Folder 3-4
Art Notes – Miscellaneous
1960, undated
Carton 12, Folder 5-6
Barnes Collection
circa 1936-1961
Carton 12, Folder 8
Boudot, Angélique
1933-1955
Carton 12, Folder 11
Cezanne Studio
circa 1955-1975
Carton 12, Folder 12-13
Collectors – Collections/Critics/Art Societies
circa 1933, 1969, undated
Carton 12, Folder 15-35
Dufy, Raoul, including Exhibitions, Donations Mme. Dufy, Cortisone, Publishers/Information re: Book and Film, Notes, Correspondence,
Bibliographic Materials, Names of Friends, Inventories of Prints and Photographs
circa 1932-1971
Carton 12, Folder 36
Lewishon, Adolph and Sam – Collection and Correspondence
1932-1933
Carton 12, Folder 37
Lists of Portrait Painters and Their Portraits
1962-1964, undated
Carton 12, Folder 38
Lurcat, Jean – Notes
circa 1966-1967
Carton 12, Folder 39
News of Exhibitions/Degenerate Art
1937
Carton 12, Folder 40
Photographié a la Mode – Information on Artists – Miscellaneous
undated
Carton 12, Folder 41
Picasso – Info
circa 1957
Carton 12, Folder 42
Portraits – XX Siècle
circa 1966
Carton 12, Folder 43-44
Renoir – Biographic Notes/Plan for Biography to Be Told in Pictures
undated
Carton 12, Folder 46
Rouault – X-Ray Lab [Portraits]
circa 1965-1971
Carton 12, Folder 47
Schiaparelli, Elsa, Shocking Life!
circa 1945-1954
Carton 12, Folder 51
Vollard, Ambroise – Information on Collector
1936, undated
Carton 12, Folder 52
Webster, Herman Armour
undated
Carton 13, Folder 1-2
Exhibitions Bonney Was Involved in
1928-1940
Carton 13, Folder 3
Myrbor Rugs/World’s Fair, French Participation
1928, 1936
oversize_box 1, Folder 10
Stockholm Exhibit – Swedish Art Deco, and Colonial Exposition
1930-1931
Carton 13, Folder 4-5
Gay Nineties (L'epoque 1900) Exhibition – Excerpts, Press Releases, Invitations (Paris, New York), Newspaper Clippings
1932-1933
volume 3
Gay Nineties Exhibit Scrapbook
1932
volume 5
The Young French Painters Exhibit Scrapbook
1933
Carton 13, Folder 6-8
Lafayette Centenary Exhibition in the United States – Catalogs, Correspondence, Inventories, Press Releases, Research
1934
volume 6
Lafayette Centenary Exhibit Scrapbook
1934
Carton 13, Folder 9
Gallery for French Art – Famous Women of French History, Reports, Napoleon and French Artists Under the Occupation
1934-1936, 1943
volume 7
Famous Women of French History and Normandie Exhibits Scrapbook
1935
Carton 13, Folder 10
Exhibition of Portraits of Artists Painted by Themselves or by Other Artists
1935
volume 8
Napoleon Exhibit Scrapbook
1935
volume 9
Modern French Tapestry Exhibit Scrapbook
1936
volume 11
Story of Finland Exhibit Scrapbook
1939-1940
Carton 13, Folder 11
Exhibition – Miscellaneous Notes
circa 1939-1951, 1972
Carton 13, Folder 12-19
"To Whom Wars Are Done" (Library of Congress)/"War Comes to the People" (Museum of Modern Art, New York), including the “Story
of,” Exhibition Descriptions, Script, Press Releases and Clippings, Correspondence
1940-1974
Carton 13, Folder 20
Carnegie Corporation of New York – the Grant She Obtained
1940-1944, 1967
volume 12
War Comes to the People Exhibit Scrapbook
1940-1942
Carton 13, Folder 21
Exhibition on War Coming to Finland, Held in Stockholm
1940-1944
Carton 13, Folder 22
Roses de Raoul Dufy
1941-1942
Carton 13, Folder 23
Paris Exhibition – Coordinating Council of French Relief Societies
1943
Carton 13, Folder 24
Underground Europe Exhibit
1944
Carton 13, Folder 25
Roualt Exhibtion/Contribution to Art
1952
Carton 13, Folder 27-28
Twenties (Années Vingt) – Articles, Notes
circa 1958-1959
Carton 13, Folder 29
Exhibitions-Jacques Copeau
circa 1959-1960
Carton 13, Folder 30
Commemoration of Dufy Plaque, Paris
1964
Carton 13, Folder 31
La Guerre et L’Enfant
1977-1978
Series 7.
“Projet Fromage”
circa 1934-1964
Physical Description: Carton 14
Scope and Content Note
Bonney's many interests included food and cooking. This series consists of her research for a project on cheese.
Carton 14, Folder 4
Ministere de l’Agriculture
circa 1940-1953
Carton 14, Folder 5
Correspondence – Technical
1951-1959
Carton 14, Folder 6-7
Notes – Sauces, Regions, Contacts
circa 1951-1955
Carton 14, Folder 8-11
Research
circa 1951-1958, undated
Carton 14, Folder 15-16
Tyrosemiophilia and Labels
1957, undated
Carton 14, Folder 18-20
Fromage/Cheese/Projet Fromage
1958-1964, undated