Friends: Jerry Rosenfeld, 1986-1988
This series contains life documents, resumes and biographical summaries, student records, awards, files on friends and family, and personal photographs. Student records include Henry's report card from the Institute of Design signed by László Moholy-Nagy and Henry's master's thesis notebooks.
Files on friends and family primarily consist of photographs, letters, and cards, but also include news clippings, drawings, and invitations. Of note are letters from Emerson Woelffer, a painter and one of Henry's teachers at the Institute of Design. Family members include: Henry's parents, Lucy and Eugene Dill; Henry's husband from 1940-1966, Wilbur Henry; Henry's daughter, Suzanne Rahn, and son-in-law, John Rahn; and Henry's son, William (Bill) Henry.
The series also contains documentation of Henry's house and grounds, a kitchen design contest submission she made to McCall's Magazine, and personal objects (colored pencils and a crystal prism).
Dates
- Creation: 1986-1988
Language of Materials
English .
Collection Size
From the Collection: 14.5 Linear Feet
From the Collection: 3.65 Gigabytes
Biographical / Historical
Content description from Suzanne Rahn's inventory of the archive: Jerry Rosenfeld (doctor and social activist, became Mary's lover in Mendocino and remained a close friend till his death, visiting her for long periods on Whidbey).
Creator
- From the Collection: Henry, Mary Dill, 1913-2009 (Person)
Part of the Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections Repository