Container List
Series I.
Los Angeles art scene,
circa 1939-2009 (bulk 1950-1979)
1950-1979
Physical Description:
45.5 Linear
Feet
(61 boxes, 2 flatfile
folders)
Scope and Content Note
The files consist mostly of Brittin's black-and-white prints and negatives documenting
Los Angeles culture and the art scene in the 1950s and 1960s. Some files also contain
photographs taken by Brittin's wife, Barbara, and other photographers. Along with these
photographs are related papers, works of art, publications, exhibition posters, and
ephemera.
Arrangement
Arranged in four subseries: Series I.A. Artists, writers and musicians; Series I.B.
Galleries and museums; Series I.C. Venice sites; Series I.D. Los Angeles city views.
Series I.A.
Artists, writers, musicians,
circa 1939-2009 (bulk
1950-1969)
1950-1969
Physical Description:
37 Linear
Feet
(48 boxes, 2 flatfile
folders)
Scope and Content Note
The artist files form the bulk of the archive and primarily contain black and white
photographs, contact sheets, negatives and some color photographs and slides of Los
Angeles artists, writers and musicians during the 1950s and 1960s. This section also
includes mail art, poetry, collage, assemblage and drawings created by underground Los
Angeles artists such as Wallace Berman, Bob Alexander, John Altoon, George Herms and
Brittin himself. Miscellaneous papers such as clippings and exhibition ephemera, as
well as related publications, accompany some of the photographs. For materials related
to exhibitions or projects at Ferus and Semina galleries, see the museum and gallery
files in Series I.B.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by artist, writer, musician or artist group.
box 4, folder 1
Albany, Joe,
1970s
Scope and Content Note
Metal LP record with song "Lullaby in Rhythm."
box 1-4, 29, 72*
Alexander, Bob,
circa 1950s-1970s
box 1
Untitled business card boxes,
circa 1957
Scope and Content Note
Two business card holders created by Alexander for Brittin: one box contains 36
copies of Charles Brittin's business cards; the other contains one business card
and an unidentified clipping.
box 2
Untitled box,
circa 1950s
box 3
Art is Love is God,
circa 1955
box 72*, folder 1
Untitled collage,
circa 1950s
box 4, folder 2-5
Papers,
circa 1950s-1970s
box 4, folder 2
General,
circa 1956-1964
Scope and Content Note
Contains mechanical print of cover art for Cameron book. Also includes four
copies of "Bazascope Mother" (1964), one signed by Alexander.
box 4, folder 3
Ex Tempore Press,
circa 1950s-1960s
box 4, folder 4
Press Baza,
circa 1956-1964
Scope and Content Note
Contains two Syndell Gallery invitations designed by Alexander: Action 2
invitation and collage on cardboard invitation (possibly incomplete). See also
Rachel Rosenthal, Sonia Gechtoff and Ferus Gallery files for additional
invitations designed by Press Baza.
box 4, folder 5
The Temple of Man,
1960s-1970s
Scope and Content Note
See also Yvonne Westbrook file.
box 4, 29
Photographs,
1950s-1970s
Scope and Content Note
See also Wallace Berman: Berman Circle; Donald Morand; Beverly Walsh: Erotica;
Ferus Gallery (Series I.B.); and Erotica (Series III) files.
box 4, folder 6
Prints, contact sheets
Scope and Content Note
Includes one photograph taken by Zack Walsh. Also includes photographs of
Alexander with Wallace Berman in an abandoned building on the Speedway in
Venice.
box 4, 27, 29, 71*
Altoon, John,
circa 1950s
Scope and Content Note
See also Ferus Gallery files in Series I.B.
box 4, folder 7
Works of art,
circa 1950s
Scope and Content Note
Christmas cards by Altoon.
box 4, 27, 29, 71*
Photographs,
1950s
Scope and Content Note
Includes images of Altoon with John Reed and Alexander Trocchi.
box 5, 27-29, 71*, 82*-83
The Artists' Tower of Protest (
Peace Tower),
1965-1971, 1997
Scope and Content Note
Also known as "Peace Tower" or "California Peace Tower". Includes Angry Arts
material. Also in flatfile folder 2**.
box 5, folder 1-5
Papers,
1965-1971
Scope and Content Note
Includes publications and broadsides.
box 83, folder 3
Papers added later,
1967, 1997
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 71*, folder 2
Posters,
1965-1966
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 2**.
box 5, folder 6-11
Prints, contact sheets,
1965-1966
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs not by Brittin.
box 28, folder 1
Color contact sheet,
1966
box 29
Negatives, color slides, transparencies,
1965-1966
box 27, folder 2
11 x 14 inch prints,
1965-1966
box 82*, folder 1
16 x 20 inch color print,
1966
box 4, folder 10
Barletta, Joel,
late 1950s
box 30
Bell, Larry,
between 1987-1994
Scope and Content Note
See also Ferus Gallery exhibition poster (box 70*, folder 10).
box 4, folder 11
Bengston, Billy Al,
1959
Scope and Content Note
See also Venice files for photographs of Bengston's bathroom; and box 70*, folder
10 for Ferus Gallery exhibition poster.
box 6, 9-10, 67*, 83
Photographs,
1950s
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs of Shirley Berman used for Wallace Berman's
Veritas Panel.
box 83, folder 4
Photographs added later
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 6-14, 26, 67*, 83
Berman, Wallace,
1940-1997 (bulk 1955-1977),
undated
1955-1977
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 1**.
box 6, 67*
Papers,
1954-1977, 1997
Scope and Content Note
Some notable items include: a letter from Berman to Brittin requesting
photographs for the first Semina Gallery exhibition (1960); Arthur Richer
exhibition invitation at Syndell Gallery with Berman note to Brittin (a second
copy of the invitation can be found in Richer's file); Berman postcard to Bob
Alexander announcing "The New Scene" in Larkspur, California.
box 67*, folder 2
Oversize clipping,
1961 February 26
box 26, folder 1
Posters,
circa 1963-1964, 1977
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 1**.
flatfile 1**
3rd Los Angeles Film-Makers Festival,
circa 1964
Scope and Content Note
October 12-13 at Cinema Theatre. Designed by Berman.
box 6-11, 67*, 83
Photographs,
1940-1997 (bulk 1955-1965),
undated
1955-1965
box 6, 9-10, 67*
Portraits,
1940s-1960s (bulk
1955-1961)
1955-1961
box 6, folder 5
Prints, contact sheets,
1940s-1960s (bulk
1955-1961)
1955-1961
Scope and Content Note
Includes a 1940s photograph of Berman with Loree Foxx by an anonymous
photographer.
box 9, folder 2
11 x 14 inch prints,
circa 1955-1961
Scope and Content Note
Contains photograph of Berman in an abandoned building on the Speedway in
Venice.
box 67*, folder 4
Matted 11 x 14 inch print,
circa 1955-1961
box 10
Negatives,
circa 1955-1961
box 6, 9-10, 67*
Family,
circa 1955-1959
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs used for Berman's Ferus Gallery invitation.
box 6, 9-10, 67*
Crater Lane house,
circa 1955-1959
box 6, folder 9
Prints, contact sheets,
circa 1955-1959
box 9, folder 4
11 x 14 inch prints,
circa 1955-1959
box 67*, folder 6
16 x 20 inch print,
circa 1957
box 10
Negatives,
circa 1955-1959
box 7, 9, 11, 67*
Works of art,
circa 1955-1965
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs of Berman's art at Ferus Gallery exhibition and
Semina issue no. 1.
box 7, folder 1
Prints, contact sheets,
circa 1955-1959
box 9, folder 5
11 x 14 inch prints,
circa 1957
box 67*, folder 7
16 x 20 inch prints,
1957
box 9, folder 8
11 x 14 inch contact prints
box 83, folder 21
Print added later
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 8-9, 11
Berman Circle,
1950s-1960s
Scope and Content Note
Images of members of Berman's circle, including Bob Alexander, Jim Baker,
Shirley Berman, John Caruthers, Sampson Debrier, Juanita Dixon, Loree Foxx, Suzi
Hicks, Ed Jacobi, Larry Jordan, Ed Kienholz, Dixie Love, Warne Marsh, Donald
Morand, Dean Stockwell, Beverly Walsh, Zack Walsh and Saul White.
box 11
Negatives, one color print
box 7, 11
Postmortem,
1997, undated
box 12-14, 67*
Works of art,
circa 1955-1975
Scope and Content Note
Includes mail art sent to Bob Alexander.
box 12-14
Various
Scope and Content Note
Box 14:
Vultus Janua et Tabula, (1955)
box 20, folder 1
Black Ace,
circa 1976
Scope and Content Note
Cover art for
Ace Is Black Of Course (1976) poetry
book. Print by Bill Dailey.
box 15-18, 68*, 86-92, 121, 134*
Brittin, Charles,
circa 1939-1980, 1999-2009
box 15, 86-88
Papers,
circa 1948-1980, 1999-2001
box 15, folder 2
Correspondence,
circa 1956-1967
Scope and Content Note
Miscellaneous correspondence sent to Brittin.
box 86-88
Items added later,
1950-2009
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 86-87
Correspondence,
1950-1980, 1999-2001
Scope and Content Note
Also contains photographs.
box 15-16, 68*, 86, 88-92, 121, 134*
Photographs,
circa 1939-2009
Scope and Content Note
For photographs of Brittin's first exhibition at the Semina Gallery, please refer
to Semina Gallery files.
box 15-16
Portraits,
circa 1939-1947
box 15, folder 4
Black-and-white prints,
circa 1939-1946
Scope and Content Note
Early photos of Brittin.
box 16
Color prints,
1947 September 20
Scope and Content Note
College photograph of Brittin at UCLA.
box 15-16, 68*
Still lifes,
1950s-1970s
Scope and Content Note
Also contains other subjects photographed by Brittin.
box 68*, folder 3-5
16 x 20 inch prints
Scope and Content Note
Includes one matted print (11x10.5").
box 86, 88-92, 121, 134*
Items added later,
circa 1950-2009
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 86, 88, 134*
Portraits,
circa 1950-2009
box 86, 88, 134*
Black-and-white prints,
circa 1950-2009
box 88, folder 9-18
Prints and contact sheets,
circa 1950-2009
Scope and Content Note
Also includes photocopies of photographs and one line drawing of Brittin
signed by "R. Marcus" in 1965.
box 86
Polaroid prints and negatives,
circa 1957-1967, circa
1990-2000
box 134*, folder 1
Oversize prints,
1990s-2000s
box 86
Color prints, slides and one Polaroid print,
circa 1970-2004
box 89-92, 121
Still lifes,
1950s-1970s, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also contains other art works by Brittin.
box 89-92
Black-and-white prints,
1950s-1970s
box 89, folder 1-5
Prints and contact sheets
box 90
11 x 14 inch prints
Scope and Content Note
Also contains photographs that are possibly political graphics.
box 91, 121
Color prints,
1960, undated
box 121, folder 1
8 x 12 inch prints,
undated
Scope and Content Note
See also box 106 for similar images.
box 91
Prints, Polaroid prints, and negatives,
1960, undated
box 17-18, 68*, 89, 91, 121, 133
Collages and assemblage,
circa 1954-1965, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also includes photographs of some collage works.
box 17-18
Various,
circa 1954-1955
Scope and Content Note
In box 17, folder 1:
Wanted Men To Learn Crime
(circa 1954) and
The Dance Of Life (circa
1954).
box 68*, folder 1-2
Oversize,
circa 1954-1955
box 89, 91, 133
Collages added later,
circa 1954-1965, undated
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 89, folder 6-9
Collage pieces,
circa 1954-1965
box 91, 133
Photographs,
circa 1954-1965,
undated
box 91, 133
Black-and-white prints,
circa 1954-1965
box 91
Color prints and negatives,
circa 1954-1965,
undated
box 19
Burrell, Jan,
between 1955-1965
Scope and Content Note
Framed photograph of Burrell at Rachel Rosenthal's Instant Theatre. See also
Rosenthal file for more photographs.
box 20, 27
The Byrds,
1960s
Scope and Content Note
Performing at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub.
box 20, folder 4
Cameron,
circa 1950s-1960s
Scope and Content Note
Also known as Marjorie Cameron. See also Semina Gallery files.
box 20, folder 5
Conner, Bruce,
circa 1950s-1960s
Scope and Content Note
See also box 71*, folder 10 for Ferus Gallery exhibition poster.
box 21-22, 30, 71*, 83
Eames Office,
between 1963-1970, 1989
box 21, folder 1
Papers,
between 1963-1970, 1989
box 21-22, 30, 71*
Photographs,
between 1963-1970
Scope and Content Note
Images acquired or photographed by Brittin during his employment at the Eames
Office as a photographer and lab technician.
box 21-22, 30, 71*
By Brittin,
between 1963-1970
box 21, folder 2-3
Prints,
between 1963-1970
box 21, folder 4
Contact sheets,
between 1963-1970 (bulk
1964)
box 30
Negatives, color slides,
between 1963-1970 (bulk
1964)
box 22, folder 1
11 x 14 inch prints,
between 1963-1970
box 71*, folder 3
16 x 20 inch print,
between 1963-1970
box 21, folder 5
By Charles Eames,
between 1963-1970
box 21-22
By Anonymous,
between 1963-1970
Scope and Content Note
Some photos taken by Charles Eames.
box 21, folder 6-10
Prints, contact sheets
Scope and Content Note
Photographs in folder 10 possibly by Brittin.
box 83
Items added later,
between 1963-1970
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 83, folder 6
Ephemera,
1968
Scope and Content Note
UCLA Extension booklet addressed to Charles Eames.
box 83, folder 7
Photographs,
between 1963-1970
box 20, 26-27, 30
Foxx, Loree,
1949-1959, undated
box 20, folder 9
Papers,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Photocopies of various childhood photographs and clippings of Loree Foxx. Some
are possibly early images of Suzi Hicks.
box 26, folder 3
Drawings,
1949
Scope and Content Note
Two drawings: [Self-portrait] and
Easter
Sunday
box 20, folder 10
Gechtoff, Sonia,
circa 1955
Scope and Content Note
Invitation for a solo exhibition at Syndell Studio, circa 1955. Invitation designed
by Craig Kauffman. See also Ferus Gallery files (box 34) for a second copy of
Gechtoff's Ferus invitation (designed by Press Baza).
box 20, folder 11
Golub, Leon,
1969 March 23
box 83, 85
Gunsaullus, Marty,
1999-2000
box 83, folder 8
Correspondence,
2000 May 23
Scope and Content Note
Card for Brittin from Gunsaullus and Nancy Rudolph.
box 83, 85
Photographs,
1999
Scope and Content Note
Pictures of Gunsaullus, Brittin and Nancy Rudolph.
box 83, folder 9
Prints and contact sheets
box 20, folder 12
Haimsohn, George,
circa 1950s-1960s
box 20, 26-27, 31, 72*, 83, 85
Herms, George,
between 1950-2007
box 20, folder 14
Papers,
1957-1970, 1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes mail art and Love Press prints.
box 20, folder 15
Prints, contact sheets,
circa 1950s-1980s
box 27, folder 6
11 x 14 inch print,
circa 1979
box 31
Negatives, slides,
1950s-1990s
box 72*, folder 3
Oversize prints,
circa 1979
box 26, 72*
Works of art,
undated
Scope and Content Note
See also box 20, folder 14.
box 83, 85
Items added later,
1976, 1996-2007
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 83, folder 10
Exhibition ephemera,
1996, 2007
box 83, folder 11
The Loneliest,
2004
Scope and Content Note
Incomplete artist book by Amber Tamblyn with collages by Herms.
box 85
Color prints, negatives, and slides,
1976, 1998
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs of Herms and Pixie Guerin's wedding.
box 23, 27, 31, 85
Hicks, Suzi and Eddie,
1950s-1960s, circa 1999
Scope and Content Note
Additional photographs of Suzi Hicks can be found under files for Bob Alexander,
Donald Morand, Wallace Berman's Circle, Craig Krull Gallery and Semina Gallery.
box 23, folder 1-2
Prints, contact sheets,
1950s-1960s
box 27, folder 7-8
11 x 14 inch prints,
circa 1950-1960
box 85
Photographs added later,
circa 1999
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012. Color prints of Suzi
Hicks. See also Craig Krull Gallery file in Series IB.
box 23, 27, 31
Hopps, Walter,
1950s, 1997
box 23, folder 3
Papers,
1950s
Scope and Content Note
See Bob Alexander's Press Baza file for Syndell Studio invitations designed by
Alexander.
box 23, 27, 31
Photographs,
circa 1957, 1997
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs of Hopps at Wallace Berman's Ferus Gallery opening.
box 23, folder 4
Prints, contact sheets,
circa 1957
Scope and Content Note
Includes one photograph by Wallace Berman.
box 27, folder 9
11 x 14 inch prints,
circa 1957
box 31
Negatives,
circa 1957, 1997
box 83, folder 12
Irwin, Robert,
1999
Scope and Content Note
Photographs of Irwin exhibition.
box 33
Jahrmarkt, Billy,
circa 1966
Scope and Content Note
Also known as Billy Batman.
box 23, folder 5
Kaprow, Allan,
1966 May-June
box 83, folder 13
Kendall, Kenneth,
1960
Scope and Content Note
Drawing.
box 83, 85
Photographs,
1997, 2000
Scope and Content Note
Also contains images of
Made in California
exhibition at LACMA.
box 83, folder 15
Prints and contact sheets,
2000
box 132, item DVD1
Swinging in the Shadows,
2004
Scope and Content Note
1 videodisc (DVD): digital, sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. Venice West and the LA scene,
February 12, 2004, Sponto Screening.
box 23, 27, 71*
Kienholz, Edward,
1950s-1960s
box 71*, folder 5
Oversize clipping,
1966 March 24
box 23, 27, 71*
Photographs,
1950s-1960s
Scope and Content Note
Photographs of Kienholz's artwork by Brittin and unknown photographer(s).
box 27, folder 10
11 x 14 inch prints,
1950s-1960s
box 71*, folder 5
Oversize print,
circa 1965
box 83, 85
Lang, Maryjane,
1997-2000
box 83, folder 17
Black-and-white prints and contact sheets,
box 71*, folder 6
Mason, John,
1960
Scope and Content Note
See also box 71*, folder 10 for Ferus Gallery exhibition poster.
box 23, 31
Meltzer, David,
circa 1958-1964
box 23, folder 9
Papers,
1960, 1964
Scope and Content Note
Includes three copies of "Bazascope Mother" (1964). Additional copies can also be
found under Bob Alexander and Zack Walsh files.
box 23, folder 11
Miller, Henry,
after 1945
box 23, 27, 31, 83-84
Morand, Donald,
circa 1950-1960
Scope and Content Note
See also Semina Gallery photographs.
box 23, folder 12
Prints, contact sheets
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs of Suzi Hicks and Bob Alexander.
box 83-84
Photographs added later
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 83, folder 18
Prints and contact sheets
box 23, 31
Ochs, Phil,
circa 1950s-1960s
box 23, 27, 31, 83
O'Day, Anita,
circa 1940s-1950s, 1981, circa
1998
box 83, folder 19
Papers added later,
circa 1998
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 23, 27, 31
Photographs,
circa 1940s-1950s
box 23, folder 15
Prints, contact sheets
Scope and Content Note
Also contains photographs by unknown photographer(s).
box 24, 26-27, 72*
Reed, John,
circa 1955-1958
box 24, folder 2
Papers,
circa 1958
Scope and Content Note
See also Semina Gallery file (box 34) for Reed's exhibition announcement.
box 24, 27
Photographs,
circa 1956-1957
Scope and Content Note
See also John Altoon file.
box 24, folder 2
8 x 10 inch print,
circa 1957
box 26, folder 5
Drawing,
circa 1955
Scope and Content Note
The Unseen Green is Touched and Bounding Back
box 72*, folder 4
Poster,
1958
Scope and Content Note
Designed by Reed; poster was mailed to Brittin from Wallace Berman.
box 24, 26, 32
Richer, Arthur,
between 1950-1963
box 24, folder 3
Papers,
between 1956-1963
Scope and Content Note
Contains invitation to Richer's exhibition at the Syndell Gallery. Another copy
can be found in Wallace Berman's paper files. See also Ferus Gallery and Semina
Gallery files for additional exhibition announcements.
box 24, folder 4
Prints, contact sheets
Scope and Content Note
Also contains photographs of Richer's wife, Betty. Includes photographs of
Richer at Syndell Studio.
box 26, folder 6
Works on paper,
circa 1958-1962
box 24, 32, 83
Rosen, Seymour,
circa 1950s
box 83, folder 20
Photographs added later
Scope and Content Note
Later Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 24, 27, 32
Rosenthal, Rachel,
between 1955-1965
box 24, folder 7
Papers,
circa 1955-1956
Scope and Content Note
Invitation to Instant Theatre performance designed by Press Baza (Bob
Alexander).
box 24, 27, 32
Photographs,
between 1955-1965
Scope and Content Note
Images of Rosenthal at Instant Theatre with Jan Burrell.
box 83, 85
Rudolph, Nancy,
1999-2000
box 83, folder 8
Correspondence,
2000 May 23
Scope and Content Note
Card for Brittin from Rudolph and Marty Gunsaullus.
box 83, 85
Photographs,
1999
Scope and Content Note
Pictures of Rudolph, Brittin and Marty Gunsaullus.
box 83, folder 9
Prints and contact sheets
box 71*, folder 7
Siskind, Aaron,
1951-1952
box 71*, folder 8
Talbert, Ben,
1960s
Scope and Content Note
Jean Cocteau's
Les Enfant Terribles poster possibly
created by Talbert according to original inventory provided with acquisition of the
archive.
box 69*-71*
Teske, Edmund,
circa 1940s-1960s
Scope and Content Note
Photographs by Teske.
box 24, folder 9
Trocchi, Alexander,
1950s
Scope and Content Note
See John Altoon file for photographs of Trocchi with Altoon and John Reed. See also
box 72*, folder 5 for Trocchi's contribution to
Semina, No.2. Additionally, an invitation to a Trocchi and Wallace Berman
event can be found in Berman's paper files.
box 24, 27-28, 32, 83, 98
Walsh, Beverly,
circa 1950s-1960s
box 24, folder 11-12
Prints, contact sheets,
1950s-1960s
box 32
Negatives, color slides,
1950s-1960s
box 27, folder 15
11 x 14 inch prints,
1950s-1960s
box 28, folder 2
Color prints, color contact sheets,
1950s-1960s
box 24, 27, 32, 98
Erotica,
circa 1950s-1960s
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs and negatives with Zack Walsh, Bob and Anita Alexander.
box 98
Negatives added later
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 24, 27-28, 32, 83
Bob and Dominique Jones' Party,
circa 1961-1963, undated
Scope and Content Note
Walsh at Bob and Dominique Jones' party. Also includes photos of Wallace Berman,
Dean Stockwell, Zack Walsh and others.
box 24, 27-28, 32
Photographs
circa 1961-1963
box 28, folder 3
Color prints, color contact sheet
box 83, folder 22
Clipping added later,
1963
Scope and Content Note
Brittin material integrated into the archive in 2012. Photocopy of a 1963
clipping from the
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
featuring Dominique Jones.
box 24, folder 15
Walsh, Zack,
circa 1950s-1960s
Scope and Content Note
Includes four copies of "Bazascope Mother" (1964). More copies can also be found
under Bob Alexander and David Meltzer files.
box 24, folder 16
Westbrook, Yvonne,
1997
Scope and Content Note
Certificate of Ordination from the Temple of Man. An unidentified print, possibly
by George Herms, was found with certificate.
box 24, folder 17
Westervelt, Barbara,
circa 1950s-1960s
Series I.B.
Galleries and museums,
1957-2005
Physical Description:
3 Linear
Feet
(5 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Series I.B. contains photographs, exhibition invitations, posters and correspondence
from galleries and museums focusing on the Los Angeles art scene. The majority of this
section contains Ferus Gallery and Semina Gallery material. See also artist files in
Subseries I.A. for more information on specific artists who exhibited at these
galleries.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by name of gallery or museum.
box 34, folder 1
The Alan Gallery,
1959 May 12
box 34, folder 2
Barnsdall Art Park,
circa 1958
Scope and Content Note
Poetry reading announcement at the Frank Lloyd Wright Gallery.
box 93-95, 129
Craig Krull Gallery,
1996-2001
box 94-95, 129
Photographs,
1999
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of Edward Teske, George Herms and Suzi Hicks at exhibition
opening.
box 94
Prints and contact sheets
box 129, folder 1
11 x 14 inch contact sheets
box 95
Color prints and negatives
box 28, 34, 71*
Ferus Gallery,
between 1957-1966
Scope and Content Note
For more files on individual artists who exhibited at the Ferus Gallery, see also
Series I.A.
box 34, folder 3-4
Announcements,
between 1957-1966
Scope and Content Note
Includes a framed invitation to Wallace Berman's first exhibition. See also
Robert Alexander's Press Baza file for a second copy of Sonia Gechtoff's
invitation.
box 28, 34
Photographs,
circa 1957
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of art at the Ferus Gallery; Wallace Berman's exhibition;
Bob Alexander, Wallace Berman, John Reed, Walter Hopps, and Juanita Dixon at the
Ferus alley. For more images of Berman's exhibition at the Ferus Gallery and his
related arrest and trial, see Wallace Berman's photographic files.
box 34, folder 5
Prints, contact sheets,
circa 1957
Scope and Content Note
Also includes contact sheets of Wallace Berman in abandoned building in
Venice.
box 71*, folder 10
Posters and broadsides,
1959-1964
Scope and Content Note
Advertising exhibitions for Josef Albers, John Altoon, Larry Bell, Billy Al
Bengston, Bruce Conner, Joseph Cornell, Roy Lichtenstein, John Mason and Andy
Warhol.
box 93, 95
G. Ray Hawkins Gallery,
1983-1994, undated
box 34, 93, 95
LACMA,
circa 1966-1968, 1981, 2001
box 34, folder 7
Papers,
circa 1966-1968, 1981
box 93, 95
Photographs added later,
2001
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 34, folder 8
L.A. Louver,
1992
Scope and Content Note
Invitation to
Poem Makers featuring Wallace Berman's
Semina.
box 93, 95
M.H. De Young Memorial Museum,
1976-1977, 1996
box 93, 95
Black-and-white prints,
1996
box 93, folder 10
Prints and contact sheets
box 34, folder 9
The National Portrait Gallery,
1996
box 28, 34
Newport Harbor Art Museum,
1976 February-October
Scope and Content Note
The Last Time I Saw Ferus 1957-1966 exhibition,
1976.
box 34, folder 10
Correspondence,
1976 February 23
box 28, 34
Photographs,
1976 October 16
box 93, folder 11
Santa Monica Museum of Art,
2005
box 28, 34, 72*
Semina Gallery,
1957-1961
box 34, folder 13
Semina, No.1 (incomplete
copy),
1957
Scope and Content Note
Includes only 8 contributions.
box 28, 34, 72*
Photographs,
between 1957-1960
Scope and Content Note
Images of Brittin's first exhibition and the Berman's home in Larkspur,
California. Contains photographs of Wallace and Shirley Berman, Suzi Hicks and
Donald Morand.
box 34, folder 14
Prints, contact sheets,
1960
box 72*, folder 6-7
16 x 20 inch prints,
between 1957-1960
Scope and Content Note
Includes a photograph of Cameron's contribution to
Semina, No.1.
box 72*, folder 5
Maquette,
1957
Scope and Content Note
Mock-up of Jean Cocteau, Alexander Trocchi and Dion Vigne's contributions to
Semina, No.2.
box 93, 95
Track 16 Gallery,
undated
box 93, folder 12
Prints and contact sheets
box 93, 95
Miscellaneous,
1979-2005, undated
Scope and Content Note
Assorted gallery ephemera and unidentified items.
box 95
Negatives and color Polaroid prints
Series I.C.
Venice sites,
1950s-1970s, 2005, undated
Physical Description:
3 Linear
Feet
(5 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
The files contain photographs, contact sheets, negatives and color slides of sites in
Venice, California during the 1950s-1970s.
Arrangement
Arranged by medium.
box 35-38, 73*, 93, 95
Photographs,
1950s-1970s, 2005
Scope and Content Note
Also includes images of Santa Monica. Contains photographs of Billy Al Bengston's
bathroom.
box 93, 95
Photographs added later,
circa 1954-1965, 2005
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012. See also Maryjane Lang
file for materials related to Venice's 95th Anniversary.
box 93, 95
Black-and-white prints,
circa 1954-1965, 2005
box 93, folder 15-16
Prints and contact sheets,
circa 1964, 2005
box 95
Negatives,
circa 1954-1965
Series I.D.
City views,
1950s-1970s
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear
Feet
(3 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
The files contain photographs, contact sheets, negatives and slides of sites in Los
Angeles, California and Greenwich Village, New York during the 1950s-1970s.
Arrangement
Arranged by location.
box 36, 38, 74*, 82*, 93, 129
Los Angeles sites,
1950s-1970s
Scope and Content Note
Contains images of Watts Towers.
box 38
Negatives, color photographs, slides
box 93, 129
Photographs added later,
1950s-1970s
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 36, folder 10
Greenwich Village, New York,
1956
Series II.
Political movements and protests,
1926-2004 (bulk 1960-1979)
1960-1979
Physical Description:
33 Linear
Feet
(35 boxes, 5 flatfile folders, 1
roll)
Scope and Content Note
This series contains mostly black-and-white prints, contact sheets, negatives,
transparencies, and slides of civil rights, Vietnam War, and political protests
documented by Brittin during the 1950s-1970s. Some files also contain photographs taken
by Brittin's wife, Barbara, and other photographers. Along with these photos are various
related posters, publications, clippings, ephemera, and other papers. Unidentified
photographs of political movements and protests are filed at the end of the series.
Arrangement
The series is arranged in four subseries: Series II.A.: Civil rights; Series II.B.
Feminism and labor protests; Series II.C. Vietnam war protests; Series II.D.
Politics.
Series II.A.
Civil rights,
1926-1997 (bulk 1960-1975)
Physical Description:
12 Linear
Feet
(13 boxes, 1 flatfile
folder)
Scope and Content Note
Series II.A. primarily contain black and white photographs, contact sheets, negatives
and color slides of civil rights protests during the 1950s-1970s. CORE protests form
the bulk of this section. Some files also contain photographs taken by Brittin's wife,
Barbara, and other photographers. Along with these photographs are related papers,
clippings, ephemera and posters.
Arrangement
CORE records are followed by other assorted civil rights material.
box 39-42, 53, 55-57, 75*-77*, 96, 98, 129, 133, 134*
CORE,
between 1963-1970, 1991, 1997
box 39, 53
Papers,
between 1963-1970
box 53, folder 2-3
Posters and clippings,
1966
Scope and Content Note
Related to Brittin's visit to Bogalusa, Louisiana.
box 39-42, 55-57, 75*-77*
Photographs,
between 1963-1970, 1997
box 39-41
Prints, contact sheets,
between 1963-1970
Scope and Content Note
Some folders contain related papers.
box 39, folder 4-17
CORE personalities and events,
between 1963-1970
box 39, folder 18-21
Police brutality protests,
1965-1968
box 40-41
Housing and other protests,
circa 1963-1965
Scope and Content Note
Includes Board of Education sit-in, job discrimination pickets, marches for
Alabama and Brittin's documentation of protests in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Also
contains Barbara Brittin's court trial and unidentified CORE photographs. Some
folders include related papers.
box 55-57
Negatives, color slides,
between 1963-1970, 1997
box 42
11 x 14 inch prints,
between 1963-1966
Scope and Content Note
Folder 8: "CORE Action in Torrance" (1964) also contains "NO on 14" protest
sign.
box 75*-77*
16 x 20 inch prints,
circa 1964-1965
Scope and Content Note
Box 76*: "CORE Action in Torrance" (1964) also contains one protest sign.
box 96, 98, 129, 133, 134*
Items added later,
between 1963-1970, 1991
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 96, folder 1
Papers,
between 1963-1970
box 133, folder 4
Oversize clipping,
1991
Scope and Content Note
The clipping includes a Brittin photograph of police brutality.
box 96, 98, 129, 134*
Photographs,
between 1963-1970
box 98
Polaroid prints and one negative
box 43, 53
Papers,
1926-1991 (bulk 1963-1975)
1963-1975
Scope and Content Note
Includes various ephemera and publications.
box 43, folder 1-4
General,
1926-1970 (bulk 1964-1970)
1964-1970
box 53, folder 1
Clippings,
1965-1967, 1991
box 43, 52, 57
Photographs,
1960-1975
Scope and Content Note
Includes school board protests and demonstrations by the Non-Violent Action
Committee (N-VAC). Also contains photographs taken by Barbara Brittin and
others.
box 43, folder 5-24
Prints, contacts sheets,
1963-1975
box 52, folder 1-2
11 x 14 inch prints,
1960s
box 49, 60, 78*, 96-97
Political graphics,
circa 1960s, 1971
Scope and Content Note
Various papers, photographs, negatives, transparencies and maquettes of protest
ephemera and posters designed by Brittin.
box 49, 78*
Papers, photographs, posters
box 60
Negatives, transparencies
box 96-97
Items added later,
circa 1960s, 1971
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 96, folder 5-6
Papers and photographs,
circa 1960s, 1971
box 80*, folder 1
Posters,
circa 1950-1971
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 4**.
Series II.B.
Feminism and labor protests,
circa 1946-1979 (bulk 1970s),
undated
Physical Description:
3.5 Linear
Feet
(5 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Series II.B. consist primarily of photographs (black and white prints, contact
sheets, negatives and color slides), papers, ephemera and publications related to
feminist and labor protests in Los Angeles during the 1970s.
Arrangement
Arranged by topic.
box 44, folder 1-2
Pamphlets, publications,
circa 1969-1970
box 44, folder 3-4
Prints, contact sheets,
1970-1975
box 96, folder 7
Prints added later,
1970-1975
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 96, folder 8
Political graphics,
between 1970-1975
box 44, 49, 52-53, 57, 60, 78*-80*, 96, 98, 133, 134*
Labor protests,
circa 1946-1979 (bulk 1970s),
undated
1970-1979
Scope and Content Note
The files contain material on Chicano protests, labor committees and film industry
protests.
box 44, folder 9-14
Papers,
1946-1947, 1970-1976
box 53, folder 5-6
Publications,
1975-1976
Scope and Content Note
Seven issues of
El Obrero del Sur de California
newspaper.
box 44, 52, 57, 79*
Photographs,
1968-1975
Scope and Content Note
Chicano/Labor protest photographs.
box 44, folder 5-8
Prints, contact sheets,
1970-1975
box 57
Negatives, color slides,
1968-1975
box 52, folder 3
11 x 14 inch prints,
between 1970-1975
box 79*, folder 1
16 x 20 inch prints,
between 1970-1975
box 49, 60, 78*
Political graphics,
1970s
Scope and Content Note
Various papers, photographs, negatives, transparencies and maquettes of protest
ephemera and posters designed by Brittin.
box 60
Negatives and transparencies
box 80*, folder 2
Poster,
undated
Scope and Content Note
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union protest sign.
box 96, 98, 133, 134*
Items added later,
between 1969-1979, undated
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 96, 133
Papers,
1969-1972, undated
box 96, folder 10
Prints and contact sheets
box 96, 98
Political graphics,
1970s
box 98
Negatives and color slides
Series II.C.
Vietnam war protests,
circa 1960-1975, undated
Physical Description:
5.25 Linear
Feet
(7 boxes, 1 flatfile folder, .5
roll)
Scope and Content Note
This subseries primarily contain black-and-white photographs, contact sheets,
negatives and color photographs and slides of Vietnam War protests during the
1960s-1970s. Some files also contain photographs taken by Brittin's wife, Barbara.
Along with these photographs are related papers, clippings, ephemera and posters. See
also Series I.A. for
The Artists' Tower of Protest
(
Peace Tower) files.
Arrangement
Arranged by medium.
box 45, folder 1-2
General,
circa 1964-1969
Scope and Content Note
Contains flyers, pamphlets, correspondence, clippings, etc. Also includes a 44
rpm record of Matt Jones's songs, "Hell No! I Ain't Gonna Go" and "Supersam."
box 53, folder 7
Clippings,
1961 November 12
box 53, folder 8-9
Bumper stickers,
circa 1960s
Scope and Content Note
Bumper sticker in folder 9 is fragile and has a sticky, adhesive material on the
surface.
box 28, 45, 47, 52, 58-60, 79*
Photographs,
1965-1975
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs of the remains of anti-war protestor Florence Beaumont, who
died from self-immolation at the LA Federal Building in 1967. The photographs were
taken at the aftermath of the incident where some of her remains were found.
box 45, 47
Prints, contact sheets,
1965-1975
Scope and Content Note
Some folders contain related papers. Also includes photographs taken by Barbara
Brittin.
box 28, folder 7
Color print,
1967
Scope and Content Note
One color photograph from "Century City Anti-War Demonstration, June 23,
1967"
box 58-60
Color slides, negatives,
between 1965-1975
box 52, folder 4-9
11 x 14 inch prints,
1966-1967
box 79*, folder 2-4
16 x 20 inch prints,
1966-1969
Scope and Content Note
Some folders contain photocopies of prints.
box 28, 49, 60, 78*
Political graphics,
circa 1960s
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 3**. Various papers, photographs, negatives, transparencies
and maquettes of protest ephemera and posters designed by Brittin.
box 49, 78*
Papers, photographs, and posters
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 3**.
box 60
Negatives and transparencies
roll 1**
Poster,
undated
Scope and Content Note
"Primary Uses of Basic Ground Weapons"
box 97-98, 129, 133, 134*
Items added later,
circa 1960-1975
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 97, 129, 134*
Black-and-white prints,
1965-1975
box 97, folder 3
Prints
Scope and Content Note
Also contains photographs by Nadine Etkes.
box 97, 129, 133, 134*
Political graphics,
circa 1960s
Series II.D.
Politics,
1940-2004 (bulk 1960s-1970s)
1960-1979
Physical Description:
12.25 Linear
Feet
(10 boxes, 3 flatfile folders, .5
roll)
Scope and Content Note
The files consist of photographs, papers, clippings, publications and posters on
various political and politicized organizations, namely the Black Panther Party,
Communism, National Rifle Association (NRA) and political films. Photographic files
comprises black and white prints, contact sheets and negatives of political figures,
parties, protests and events during the 1960s-1970s. Unidentified photographs of
political movements and protests are filed at the end of this subseries.
Arrangement
Files are arranged by topic: the Black Panther Party, communism, National Rifle
Association (NRA) and political films, followed by other assorted political
material.
box 48-49, 52, 54, 60-61, 78*-80*, 97-98, 129, 133
Black Panther Party,
circa 1966-1971, 1996, 1999,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 5**.
box 54, folder 1
Publications and clippings,
1968
box 48, 52, 61, 79*
Photographs,
1968-1971
Scope and Content Note
See also Peace and Freedom Party (PFP) in box 47.
box 48, folder 6-16
Prints, contact sheets,
1968-1971
box 52, folder 11-13
11 x 14 inch prints,
1969-1970
box 79*, folder 5-6
16 x 20 inch prints,
1969
box 49, 60, 78*
Political graphics,
circa 1968-1971
Scope and Content Note
Various papers, photographs, negatives, transparencies and maquettes of protest
ephemera and posters designed by Brittin.
box 49, 78*
Papers, photographs, and posters
box 60
Negatives and transparencies
box 80*, folder 3
Posters,
between 1968-1970, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 5**.
box 80*, folder 3
Oversize,
between 1968-1970,
undated
flatfile 5**
Flatfile,
1968
Scope and Content Note
Presidential campaign poster for Dick Gregory.
box 97-98, 129, 133
Items added later,
circa 1968-1971, 1996, 1999,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 97-98, 129
Photographs,
1968-1971, 1996
box 98
Black-and-white prints and color slides,
1968, 1996
box 97, 129, 133
Political graphics,
circa 1968-1971
box 49-50, 54, 80*-81*, 97, 133
Communism,
1942-2004
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 6-7** and roll 1**.
box 49, 54
Revolutionary Worker,
1999-2004
box 49, folder 13-14
No.1220-1224; 1228-1230
November 2003- February
2004
box 54, folder 7-8
No.1004-1012
May 1999-June 1999
box 80*-81*
Posters,
circa 1950s-1990s
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 6-7** and roll 1**.
box 80*, folder 8-10
Oversize,
circa 1950s-1990s
box 81*
Manifesti della Rivoluzione russa
1917-1929,
circa 1950s-1960s
Scope and Content Note
33 poster reproductions of Russian avant-garde posters.
flatfile 6-7**
Flatfiles,
circa 1950s-1990s
roll 1**
Poster of Lenin,
circa 1950s-1990s
box 97, 133
Items added later,
1963-1978, 2002-2004,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 97, folder 11-14
Papers,
1963-1978, 2002-2004
box 50, 97
National Rifle Association (NRA),
circa 1969-1971, undated
box 97, folder 15
Ephemera added later,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 51
Political films,
1968-1971
Scope and Content Note
Los Angeles Power and Light Film Series; newsreel.
box 47, 54, 80*, 97, 133
Papers,
1940-2000 (bulk 1960-1979)
1960-1979
box 47, folder 24-29
General,
1940-1972 (bulk 1970-1972)
1970-1972
box 54, folder 2-2A
Bumper stickers,
circa 1960s-1970s
Scope and Content Note
Campaign stickers for political candidates. Bumper sticker in folder 2A is
fragile and has a sticky, adhesive material on the surface.
box 54, 80*
Publications and clippings,
circa 1957-1975
box 80*, folder 4
Oversize,
circa 1957, 1968
box 97, 133
Papers added later,
1942, 1975-1983, 2000,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 97, folder 16-18
General,
1975-1983, undated
box 133, folder 10
Large clippings,
1942, 2000
box 47, 52, 60, 79*, 97-98
Photographs,
1964-1977
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Peace and Freedom
Party (PFP), political figures and events.
box 47, folder 9-22
Prints, contact sheets,
1964-1977
Scope and Content Note
Some folders also contain related papers.
box 60
Negatives, color slides,
1964-1977
box 52, folder 10
11 x 14 inch prints,
circa 1965-1971
Scope and Content Note
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) photographs.
box 79*, folder 7
16 x 20 inch prints,
1967
Scope and Content Note
Photographs of Cuban Pavilion.
box 97-98
Photographs added later,
between 1964-1977
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 97, folder 19
Black-and-white prints,
between 1964-1977
box 80*, folder 5-7
Posters,
1960s, 1980s, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 5**.
box 80*, folder 5-7
Oversize,
1960s, 1980s, undated
flatfile 5**
Flatfile,
circa 1968, 1987
box 49, 60, 78*, 97, 129
Political graphics,
circa 1960s-1970s
Scope and Content Note
Various papers, photographs, negatives, transparencies and maquettes of protest
ephemera and posters designed by Brittin.
box 49, 78*
Papers, photographs, posters
box 60
Negatives, transparencies
box 97, 129
Items added later
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 47, folder 23
Unidentified photographs,
circa 1950s-1970s
Series III.
Collections,
1937-2005 (bulk 1960s), undated
1960-1969
Physical Description:
3.5 Linear
Feet
(5 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Brittin's collection of counterculture material is comprised of erotica (photographs,
publications, and other papers); advertisements/pamphlets on health, drugs, and
spiritual movements. This series also contains Brittin's collection of theater/film
papers, film stills, and ephemera, including his membership in the Hollywood Film
Society and materials on Orson Welles.
Arrangement
The series is arranged in three groups: erotica, theater/film and
advertisements/pamphlets.
box 28, 62-65, 98-99
Erotica,
1937-2000 (bulk 1960s)
1960-1969
box 62, folder 1-3
Publications,
1937-1968
Scope and Content Note
Includes the periodical,
Physique Pictorial, vol.13,
no.4 (1964).
box 63, folder 1-5
Various
Scope and Content Note
Contains more ephemera, drawings and clippings.
box 28, 63-65
Photographs,
1960s
Scope and Content Note
Box 63 and 64 contain large commercial photographs as well as photographs taken by
Brittin and Bob Alexander. More erotica photographs and negatives with Bob
Alexander, Anita Alexander, Zack and Beverly Walsh can be found in Beverly Walsh:
Erotica files.
box 65
Small, mass-produced prints
box 98-99
Items added later,
1970, 1990-2000, undated
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 99, folder 1-3
Papers,
1970, 1990-2000, undated
Scope and Content Note
Also includes black-and-white photographs and one publication.
box 66, 99, 133
Theater/Film,
1942-2005, undated
box 66, folder 1-4
Papers,
1942-1971
Scope and Content Note
Also includes black-and-white photographs and publications.
box 99, 133
Items added later,
1947-2005, undated
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.
box 99, folder 4-7
Papers,
1947, 1967, 1999-2005
box 99, folder 8-10
Photographs,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Film stills.
box 133, folder 11
Posters,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Kenneth Anger posters.
box 133, folder 12
Dashing Stage Beauties of the
World,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Print portfolio with 12 plates of female performers.
box 66, 80*
Advertisements/Pamphlets
circa 1942-1969, undated
box 66, folder 5
Metaphysics/Philosophy,
circa 1942-1957
Scope and Content Note
Booklets and pamphlets on spiritual movements such as Rosicrucianism and
Mentalphysics.
box 66, 80*
Drugs,
1950s-1960s, undated
Series IV.
Personal photographs,
1950s-2000s
Physical Description:
8 Linear
Feet
(31 boxes, 1 flat file
folder)
Scope and Content Note
This series contains both black-and-white and color photographs in the form of prints,
contact sheets, negatives, and slides of Brittin's personal life. Included are images of
his family and friends, portraits of women, trip and vacations with his wife Barbara,
and scenes of everyday life.
Arrangement
Arranged in four groups: family and friends, portraits of women, trips/vacations, and
assorted and unidentified.
box 100-106, 110
Family and friends,
circa 1954-2000
box 100-102, 110
Black-and-white prints,
circa 1954-1999
box 100, folder 1-10
Prints and contact sheets,
circa 1954-1999
Scope and Content Note
Folder 9 also includes color prints.
box 101-102
Negatives,
1954-1979, 1999
box 110, folder 1
11 x 14 inch prints,
1950s-1960s
box 102-106
Color prints, Polaroid prints, slides and negatives,
circa 1955-2000
box 107-110
Portraits of women,
1950s-2000s
box 107-110
Black-and-white prints,
1950s-2000s
box 107
Polaroid prints and negatives,
1950s-2000s
box 108-109
Prints and contact sheets,
1950s-2000s
box 110, folder 2-4
11 x 14 inch prints,
1950s-1960s
box 107
Color prints, Polaroid prints, negatives, and slides,
1960-1967, circa 1990-2000
box 111-125, 129
Travels,
1951-2003
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 8**.
box 111-113
Various,
1953-1983, 2003
Scope and Content Note
Photographs of domestic and international trips.
box 111-112
Black-and-white prints,
1953-1979
box 111, folder 1-7
Prints and contact sheets,
between 1963-1976
box 112-113
Color prints, slides, and negatives,
1953-1983, 2003
box 111, 114
Black-and-white prints,
1990s
box 114
Color prints, slides, and negatives,
1975, 1990s
box 111, 115, 129
Black-and-white prints,
between 1951-1967
box 111, folder 10-12
Prints,
between 1951-1967
Scope and Content Note
Also contains LA County Local Board permit.
box 129, folder 9
11 x 14 inch prints,
between 1951-1967
box 115
Negatives,
between 1951-1956
box 111, 119-121
French Polynesia,
1972, 1975-1976
box 111, folder 9
Black-and-white prints,
between 1972-1976
Scope and Content Note
Photographs of snorkeling in Tahiti.
box 119-120
Slides,
1972, 1975-1976
Scope and Content Note
Box 120 also contains slides of London, England.
box 122-123
Fiji,
1972-1973, 1975
Scope and Content Note
Color slides of Fiji and adjacent areas. Box 121 also contains images of Costa
Rica.
box 124-125
Virgin Islands,
1972-1978
Scope and Content Note
Also in flatfile folder 8**.
box 124
Color prints and negatives,
1978
box 100-101, 106, 126-129
Assorted and unidentified,
1950s-1990s
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs of various places including Brittin's home.
box 100-101, 128-129
Black-and-white prints,
1950s-1970s
box 100, folder 11-14
Prints and contact sheets
box 101
Negatives and one Polaroid print
box 128-128A
Test strips
Scope and Content Note
Photo pieces of assorted sizes with various images including political protests,
still lifes, portraits, etc. Box 128A contains 37 pieces of loose test strips.
Series V.
Miscellaneous items,
1914, 1943-2005, undated
Physical Description:
3 Linear
Feet
(4 boxes, 1 flat file
folder)
Scope and Content Note
The last series comprises a small number of miscellaneous and unidentified items found
in the archive. Included are papers such as exhibition ephemera and assorted clippings,
artworks by unidentified artists, posters, and publications. Another portion of the
series features Brittin's personal belongings such as photography accessories, music
CDs, a bracelet, and pen nibs.
box 54, 66
Publications,
1914, 1943, 1962
box 66, folder 9
The Vegetative Eye,
1943
Scope and Content Note
Author: Max Harris
box 130-133
Items added later,
1955, 1968-2005, undated
Scope and Content Note
Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012. Also in flatfile folder
9**.
box 130, 133
Papers,
1955, 1976-2005, undated
box 130, folder 1-10
General,
1955, 1976-2005, undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes unidentified works by unidentified artists, clippings, blank postcards
and ephemera.
box 130-131
Assorted objects,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes various items such as paper masks, photography accessories, bracelet,
cigarette box and pen nibs.
box 132
Audiovisual,
1999, undated
Scope and Content Note
Contains one untitled Betamax tape, Sex Pistols
Pretty
Vacant
music CD, and
Sounds of Rain Storms and
Nature
music CD.
flatfile 9**
Posters,
1968, undated
Scope and Content Note
Chart of USDA egg grades and a poster of the skeletal system.
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