ualhall Inventory of the Louise Hall Papers, 1934-1981 Processed by: Kimberly Sims; machine-readable finding aid created by: Kimberly Sims University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: February 2008Processed by Kimberly Sims, February 2008; Finding Aid encoded by Kimberly Sims, University Archives, Duke University, February 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Louise Hall Papers, 1934-1981 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

2008 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Hall, Louise. Louise Hall Papers, 1934-1981 Material in English 1.5 Linear Feet approx. 1000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Louise Hall was a professor of Art and Architecture at Duke University from 1931-1975. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, printed material, clippings, color slides and papers related to the Art Department. The material ranges in date from 1934-1981. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Copyright Notice

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Louise Hall Papers, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

 Provenance

The Louise Hall Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1991 and 1999.

Processing Information

Processed by Kimberly Sims, February 2008

Encoded by Kimberly Sims, February 2008

Accessions A91-82 and A99-40 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Biographical Note

Louise Hall was born in Cambridge, MA in 1905 and was a professor of Art and Architecture at Duke University from 1931 until her retirement in 1975. She earned a B. A. from Wellesley, a B. S. from MIT, a Brevat from the University of Paris, and a Ph.D. from Harvard. A registered architect, Hall was responsible for the establishment of the curriculum in art at Duke, including the development of collections and planning for a museum. She was also Duke's representative at the Winchester [England] archaeological excavation from 1964-1971. Hall died in 1990.

Collection Overview

The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, documents related to courses and the Art Dept. as well as reports presented to the Committee on Long Range Planning. There is also material regarding space planning, the American Association of University Women and the UNC-Duke Winchester Excavation. There are color slides of the deconstruction of the Asbury Building on East Campus, printed material, some photographs of Hall, clippings and a copy of Hall's Last Will and Testament. The material ranges in date from 1934-1981.

 Subject Headings

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Hall, Louise. Duke University. Dept. of Aesthetics, Art and Music. Duke University. Dept. of Art. Duke University--Buildings. UNC-Duke Joint Committee on the Winchester Excavations. American Association of University Women. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Color slides. Related Material News Service Biographical Files Duke University Archives University Archives Photographic Negative Collection Duke University Archives Art Association Records Duke University Archives Winchester Excavation Scrapbook Duke University Archives Contents of Collection Container List 1Correspondence, 1934, 1948-1952, 1958-1959, undated Correspondence, 1961-1965 Correspondence, 1969-1977 Memoranda, 1948-1949, 1956-1959, 1961-1963, 1965-1966, 1969-1973 Art Dept. and Course-related Documents, 1946-1973 Art Dept. Staff Meetings, 1960, 1970-1971 Art Dept. Space Planning Preliminary Report to the Committee on Long Range Planning, 1958 Some Thoughts on the Arts and the Humanities in a Liberal Arts University, by Ransom R. Patrick, written for the Long Range Planning Committee, circa 1958 Report to the Committee on Long Range Planning, 1959 Report Appendices and Notes, circa 1958-1959 Committees, 1958, 1961-1962, 1970-1971, 1973 Efforts to Acquire Julian Abele Drawings, 1964, 1977 Phi Beta Kappa, 1964-1966 (2 folders) UNC-Duke Winchester Excavations, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1977 Commencement, 1975 American Association of University Women, 1957-1958 A Center for the Fine Arts, Duke University, 1962 Printed Material, 1934-1943 Printed Material, 1947-1975 Last Will and Testament, 1981 Clippings Miscellaneous - Notes Miscellaneous and Photographs Color slides of the deconstruction of Asbury Building on East Campus (5 slide boxes)