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Janet Nickle collection, 1944-2002
Collection
Identifier: 008.03.06
Description of the Collection
Materials related to Institute of Design, primarily the text of lectures delivered in connection with the 1948 "Society and Design" seminar. Items include:
Reprint: The Task of This Generation: Reintegration of Art into Daily Life by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy; reprinted from the Department of Art Education N.E.A. 1944 Bulletin.
Typescripts: Lectures given at Institute of Design: Form and...
Dates:
1944-2002
Jay Doblin papers, 1946-1988
Collection
Identifier: 008.02.03
Description of the Collection
The Jay Doblin collection is heavily composed of graphic materials and photo prints, much of it generated in support of his “One Hundred Great Product Designs” research (and subsequent books). But it also amply documents the Institute of Design, with files on student projects/theses, various courses (including some syllabi), space station designs from 1986, Ken Isaccs and his Knowledge Box, and clipping files (mainly from Chicago newspapers) on notable ID achievements (especially student...
Dates:
1946-1988
Mary Jane King collection, 1948-1971
Collection
Identifier: 008.01.21
Description of the Collection
Materials collected by Mary Jane King related to her academic tenure as a student at the Institute of Design, circa 1948. Includes a small amount of correspondence from the school, artwork from Norman Laliberte, and three paperback books.It also includes typed and handwritten class notes on abstract art and lectures by R. Buckminster Fuller, ca. 1948 (2 pages). A file of miscellaneous materials related to architecture, mostly newsclippings. Also included with this...
Dates:
1948-1971