urn:taro:rice.wrc.00138 Guide to the Grace Spaulding John papers, 1890-1977 Processed by Nancy Boothe Parker, 1984 and updated by Adam Nugent, June 2002, and Carol Ellis, 2005. Woodson Research Center 2004 Finding aid written in English. 10232006 Added significantly to container list, going from 3 boxes total to 39. Scope note and various other relevant tags were changed accordingly as well. These changes reflect the 2005 additions to GSJ's papers. Coding updates by Amanda York Focke, WRC. 02052007 Corrected several typos in container list. Amanda York Focke, WRC. Guide to the Grace Spaulding John papers, 1890-1977 Woodson Research Center 2004 Descriptive Summary Guide to the Grace Spaulding John papers 1890-1977 MS 383 20 lin. ft. (39 boxes) Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX These papers consist of proofs, dummies, and printed copies of published and unpublished works written by or illustrated by Grace Spaulding John. Also included are film/film prints of illustrations from these works, sketchbooks, as well as other artwork. Additional items in the collection include biographical information on John, newspaper and magazine articles, and family photographs, audiotapes and correspondence. John, Grace Spaulding Materials are in English. Biographical Note

Grace Spaulding John was born February 10, 1890, in Battle Creek, Michigan, at the home of her maternal grandmother. The first thirteen years of her life were spent in Vermont where her father was a newspaper editor and publisher. The family moved to Beaumont, Texas, where Grace received her first art lessons from Penelope Lingham, a trained artist, who recognizing her talent, recommended that after finishing high school, Grace be sent to the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, in St. Louis Missouri. Grace would go on to study at the Chicago Art Institute, the Art Students League in New York City, the National Academy of Design in New York City, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Chester Springs, where she worked under Charles W. Hawthorne, who proposed her name for a Tiffany Foundation Fellowship. The result was that she was one of the eight young artists, chosen nationally, to reside and study at "Laurelton Hall," the beautiful home of Louis Comfort Tiffany, on Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York an entire summer.

In 1921 she went to Houston, Texas, to live, and there she married Alfred Morgan John, a prominent Houston attorney, the great-grandson of General Sam Houston. In 1927, Spaulding went to Europe, where she painted in France, Italy and Spain. In 1928, she made her first visit to Mexico, returning to Houston with enough paintings for a one-man show at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. A hallmark of her work was her use of natural brown linen for her canvases, sizing it first with rabbit skin glue, a technique taught to her by Hawthorne. In 193l, she traveled to New Mexico, where the earth colored pueblos and turquoise skies lured her back time and again. She had two children, a boy and a girl. Her husband died in 1937, in Houston. A fine portrait painter, she executed over a hundred and twenty-five portraits, all done from life, among them Thomas Mann, Edgar Lee Masters, and Oveta Culp Hobby dressed in her uniform as first commander of the WAACS which is now in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Spaulding was adept in any medium - oil, dry-point, lithography (on stone), pastel, conté, charcoal, pen and ink, watercolor, block print, and plexiglas. She was given a one-man show of her small plexiglas carvings at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and while Spaulding's early murals were done in true fresco, she was the first to use the newly developed medium of plexiglas for her large panels on which, using special tools, she carved her designs. She traveled constantly, and among her canvases are scenes of Texas, Virginia, Florida, Colorado, California, New York, Canada, and, of course, New Mexico, Mexico and Europe. During her career, she had twenty-seven one-man shows. She was a recognized poet, and three books of her poetry, illustrated with what she called her "living line" drawings, were published. There is also a prize winning novel, Black Son, White Son, to her credit. The Archives of American Arts has microfilm of her papers, and color slides of her paintings. Examples of her work are to be found in the principle museums, libraries, and universities in the United States. Her last studio was in Houston at 1503 Banks Street. Only the week before she died, she gave a reading of her poetry to a large audience at Houston's Galleria. She died on July 22, 1972.

Scope and Contents

The papers of Grace Spaulding John consist of correspondence between Grace Spaulding John and members of her family, between her and her friends and beaux, and between her and other artists. Box one of the collection provides a Sam Houston/Alfred John family tree. In addition, the collection contains John’s address books, diaries, journals, and sketchbooks. A wealth of biographical information on John is present in her papers as well. The collection also consists of audio tapes; awards; business records; financial information; magazine articles about John; newsclippings; photographs of her, members of her family, and many of her friends and artistic subjects; printed ephemera; and reference material. Also within the collection are proofs, dummies, and printed copies of published and unpublished works written by or illustrated by Grace Spaulding John, as well as film/film prints of illustrations from these works. John’s papers also include a representative, but not exhaustive, sample of her artwork, primarily through photographs and scanned images.

 Arrangement

This material is divided into four series which are listed below:

Series I: Correspondence, 1908-1970 (Boxes 1-13) Series II: Daily Calendars, Address Books, Financial Documents, 1938-1961 (Boxes 13-14) Series III: General Biographical Information, 1890-1997 (Boxes 14-19) Series IV: Photographs, 1890-1972 (Boxes 20-21) Series V: Artists and Writers, n.d. (Boxes 21-23) Series VI: Friends and Beaux, n.d. (Box 23) Series VII: Works, 1908-1966 (Boxes 23-35) Series VIII: Printed Ephemera, n.d. (Boxes 35-36) Series IX: Awards, n.d. (Boxes 35-36) Series X: Tapes (Audio), 1966-1968 (Boxes 37-39) Preferred Citation

Grace Spaulding John papers, MS 383, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

Acquisition Information

The Grace Spaulding John Collection was received in April 1984, with additional materials arriving in May 1993 and in 2005. The collection was a gift of Patricia John Keightley, daugher of Grace Spaulding John.

 Access Restrictions

No access restrictions; this material is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the Grace Spaulding John collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Bistram, Emile, 1895-1976 Bolding, Patricia Spaulding Smith, b. 1944 Hobby, Oveta Culp, 1905-1995 Hancock, John W. Sr., d. 1960 Hobby, Oveta Culp, 1905-1995 Hughes, Pamela Sturtevant Keightley, b. 1946 John, Alfred M., d. 1936 John, Grace Spaulding, 1890-1972 John, John Spaulding, b. 1915 Keightley, Patricia John, b. 1916 Larch-Miller, Aloysius Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 Pershing, Ruth Uhler, 1898-1967 Pillot, Joseph E., 1886-1966 Spaulding, Gertrude Lavinia, 1871-1932 Spaulding, Helim George, 1869-1943 Stevens, Risë, b. 1913 Subjects Artists -- Texas -- 20th century. Document Type Audio tapes Correspondence Journals Photographs Newsclippings Published works Illustrations Sketchbooks Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Correspondence, 1908-1970, Boxes 1-13 Subseries A: Grace Spaulding John, 1908-1970

This sub-series consists of correspondence between Grace Spaulding John and members of the Spaulding/John families. It also includes an autograph book, business files, drawings, legal documents, military records, newsclippings, notes, photographs, playbills, poems, postcards, printed ephemera, schoolwork, stories, and writings.

 11 1908 12 1911 13 1913 14 1914 15 1917 16 1918 (contains photograph of Roy Keehnel) 17 1919 18 1921 (includes biography of Alfred M. John and certificate of marriage between himself and Grace Spalding John) 19 1927 110 1928 111 1929 112 1930 113 1934 114 1935 115 1936, Jan. - July (includes photo of and condolences about Alfred M. John) 115-16 1936 (includes photo of and condolences about Alfred M. John) 117 1937 (includes photo of Helim and Emma Spaulding) 118 1939 119 1940 120-21 1941 122 1942 123-24 1943 123-26 1943 (including 4 photographs of Grace Spaulding John) 21-4 1944 25-8 1945 29-12 1946 213-16 1947 31 1948 32 1949 33 1950 34 1951 35 1952 (includes photo of Patricia John Smith) 36 1953 37 1955 (includes photo of GSJ and Eugene Pillot) 38 1956 39 1957 310 1958 311 1959 312 1960 313 1961 314 1962 315 1963 316 1964 317 1965 318 1966 319 1967 320 1968 321 1969 322 1970 41 Postcards, 1927, Capri 42 Postcards, 1927, Havana 43 Postcards, 1927, Marseille 44 Postcards, 1927, Masterbank 45 Postcards, 1927, Milan 46 Postcards, 1927, Paris 47 Postcards, 1927, Petit-Andely 48 Postcards, 1927, Pisa 49 Postcards, 1927, Rome 410 Postcards, 1927, Rouen 411 Postcards, 1927, Venice Subseries B: Other family correspondents, 1933-1975

Subseries B – Patricia John Smith Gorisch Keightley, 1933-1970, 1974-1975, and n.d. 2 lin. ft.; Youel Curtis Smith Jr., 1942-1947, and n.d. (1 Folder); Ellen Mary Keightley, 1944-1946, 1958-1962, and n.d. (2 Folders); Frank Geoffrey Keightley, 1947-1951, 1955,1961,1962 and n.d. (2 Folders); George Keightley, n.d. (1 Piece). This Subseries consists of four chronologically-arranged document cases of correspondence.

Most of the correspondence is between PJK and GSJ. However, other correspondents include Alfred M. John, Naiad Key, Mildred Milligan, Helim Spaulding, Fanny Breaker, and Patricia’s daughters. There are also drawings and writings of Patricia’s. In addition, this subseries consists of one folder of correspondence mainly to/from Patricia and her first husband, Youel Curtis Smith Jr., as well as six folders of correspondence from/to Patricia’s mother-in-law, Ellen Mary Keightley, Patricia’s third husband, Frank Keightley, and Patricia’s father-in-law, George Keightley.

412 Keehnel, Roy Bedell 413 John, Patricia, 1933 414 John, Patricia, 1934 415-16 John, Patricia, 1935 417-21 John, Patricia, 1936 422 John, Patricia, 1937 423 John, Patricia, 1938 424 John, Patricia, 1939 51-2 John, Patricia, 1940 53 John, Patricia, 1941 54 John, Patricia, 1942 (Includes war ration book) 55 John, Patricia, 1943 (Includes war ration book) 56 John, Patricia, 1944 (Includes war ration book) 57 John, Patricia, 1945 58 John, Patricia, 1946 59 John, Patricia, 1947 510 John, Patricia, 1948 511 John, Patricia, 1949 61 John, Patricia, 1950 62 John, Patricia, 1951 63 John, Patricia, 1952-1954 64 John, Patricia, 1955-1956 65-6 John, Patricia, 1957 67-8 John, Patricia, 1958 (includes photos) 69 John, Patricia, 1959 610 John, Patricia, 1960 (includes photos of Sumatra and Candy and Pamela Sturtevant Keightley) 611-12 John, Patricia, 1961 (includes photos of Singapore and Sumatra) 71 John, Patricia, 1962 72 John, Patricia, 1963 73 John, Patricia, 1964 74 John, Patricia, 1965 75 John, Patricia, 1966 76 John, Patricia, 1967 77 John, Patricia, 1968 78 John, Patricia, 1969 79 John, Patricia, 1970 710 John, Patricia, 1974 711 John, Patricia, 1975 712 Undated and incomplete 713 Drawings 714 Writings 715 Smith, Youel Curtis, Jr., 1942-1947, and n.d. 81 Keightley, Ellen Mary, 1958- 1962, and n.d. (To Frank Keightley, Patricia John, and Grace John) 82 Keightley, Ellen Mary, 1944-1946 (Financial) 83 Keightley, Frank Geoffrey, 1962 and n.d. (To Patricia) 84 Keightley, Frank Geoffrey, 1947-1951, 1955, 1961 (To Ellen Keightley and others) 85 Keightley, George, n.d. Subseries C: Alfred "Pat" M. John

Alfred “Pat” M. John, 1917-1918, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1936 (12 Folders); Margaret “Amahoney” Morrow John, 1936, and n.d. (1 Folder); Robert Alexander John, 1921, 1928, 1930 (1 Folder). Subseries C consists of twelve folders related to Grace Spaulding John’s second husband, Alfred “Pat” M. John. The folders contain correspondence, family photos, his military records, biographical information about him, newsclippings connected with him, legal documents, his writings, and his notes. In addition, this Subseries contains one folder each of correspondence to/from Robert Alexander John and Margaret “Amahoney” Morrow John, Alfred M. John’s mother and father.

86 John, Alfred Morgan, biographical info 87 John, Alfred Morgan, correspondence, 1917-1918, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1936 88 John, Alfred Morgan, death of 89 John, Alfred Morgan, legal documents 810 John, Alfred Morgan, military records 811 John, Alfred Morgan, newsclippings 812 John, Alfred Morgan, notes 813 John, Alfred Morgan, photos 814 John, Alfred Morgan, poll tax receipt 815 John, Alfred Morgan, printed ephemera 816 John, Alfred Morgan, Sam Houston genealogy 817 John, Alfred Morgan, writings 818 John, Margaret Morrow, correspondence, 1936 and n.d. 819 John, Robert Alexander, 1921, 1928, 1930 Subseries D: Hancock, John W., Sr., 1944-1960, 1961-1965, 1971, 1973, and n.d.

Within Subseries D are approximately two linear feet of material associated with Grace Spaulding John’s third husband, John W. Hancock Sr. Included in this Subseries are numerous letters to/from Grace from both John Hancock and other members of the Hancock family. There are also poems written to and from Grace as well as legal documents pertaining to Hancock’s divorce from Grace. This Subseries also includes photographs of John Hancock, alone and with Grace, as well as a few photographs of other Hancock family members.

820 Hancock, John, 1944 821 Hancock, John, 1947 822 Hancock, John, 1948-1949 823 Hancock, John, 1950 824-25 Hancock, John, 1951 826 Hancock, John, 1952 827 Hancock, John, 1953 828 Hancock, John, 1954 91 Hancock, John, 1955 92-4 Hancock, John, 1956 95 Hancock, John, 1957 96 Hancock, John, 1958 97 Hancock, John, 1959 98-9 Hancock, John, 1960 910 Hancock, John, photos 911 Hancock, John and Grace, photos 912 Hancock, John, photos (non-family) 913 Hancock family correspondence, 1961-1973 914 Hancock family photographs 915 Hancock, John, divorce documents 916 Hancock, John, household income 916 Hancock, John, poems, to and from Subseries E: John Spaulding John, 1936-1961 (4 Folders); Margaret “Peg” Morrison John, 1939-1968 (1 Folder).

Subseries E contains four folders of correspondence from John Spaulding John to his mother and sister. There are also newsclippings, printed ephemera, and photographs, as well as one folder of correspondence to Grace from Peg John, her daughter-in-law.

101 John, John Spaulding, correspondence,1936-1961, and n.d. 102 John, John Spaulding, newsclippings 103 John, John Spaulding, photos 104 John, John Spaulding, printed ephemera 105 John, Margaret "Peg" Morrison, Correspondence, 1939-1968, and n.d. [Bulk 1940, 1955-1956] Subseries F: Pamela Sturtevant Smith Hughes, 1956-1984, and n.d.

This Subseries contains correspondence, arranged chronologically, primarily between Pamela Keightley and her sister (Patricia), her mother, and her father. It also includes playbills, newsclippings, and Pamela’s poems, writings, and drawings.

106 1956 107 1957-1962 108 1964 109 1965 1010 1966 1011 1967 1012 1968-1969 1013 1970-1972 (includes 2 photos) 1014 1973-1974 1015 1975-1976 1016 1977 1017 1978 111 1979 112 1980 113 1981 114 1982-1984 115 undated 116 Drawings 117 Education and travel 118 Poems 119 Rice University, 1964-1969 1110 Stories Subseries G: Patricia “Candy” Spaulding Smith Bolding, 1954-1983. 1 lin. ft. (2 Mss Document Boxes).

Within this Subseries are the chronologically arranged correspondence of Patricia Smith Bolding to/from her mother, father, and sister. It also contains Patricia’s schoolwork, as well as newsclippings, greeting cards, and travel records

1111 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, 1954-1959 1112 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, 1960-1963 1113 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, 1964 1114 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, 1965-1966 1115 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, 1967 1116 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, 1968-1970 121 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, 1971-1977 122 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, 1981-1983 123 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, greeting cards 124 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, schoolwork 125 Keightley, Patricia Spaulding, travel record Subseries H: Katherine Nell Bolding, 1975, 1977, 1979 (1 Folder)

This subseries contains one folder of correspondence from Katherine Nell Bolding to her grandparents, Patricia and Frank Keightley.

126 Bolding, Katherine Nell,Correspondence 1975, 1977, 1979 Subseries I: Frank Milton Bolding, 1973-1980, and n.d. (1 Folder).

This Subseries consists of one folder of correspondence, artwork, poems, and stories, from Frank Milton Bolding to his grandparents, Patricia and Frank Keightley.

127 Bolding, Frank Milton, Correspondence and Artwork Subseries J: Don Hugo Adams Jr., 1936, 1937-1939, 1949, 1964, 1965-1969. 5 Folders.

This Subseries is made up of five folders of correspondence, writings, newsclippings, biographical information, and photographs connected with Grace’s cousin Don Hugo Adams Jr.

128 Adams, Don, biographical info 129 Adams, Don, correspondence, 1936, 1937-1939, 1949, 1964, 1965-1969 1210 Adams, Don, Grace Spaulding John writings about (includes "Second Cousin") 1211 Adams, Don, newsclippings 1212 Adams, Don, photos Subseries K: Helim George Spaulding, 1913-1943, and n.d. (15 Folders); Emma “Glory” Mesow Fitch Spaulding, 1943, 1955, 1960 (1 Folder); Gertrude Lavinia Sturtevant Spaulding, n.d. (1 Folder).

Within this Subseries are six folders of correspondence from Grace’s father, Helim George Spaulding, to/from Grace and others. In addition, it contains an autograph book, biographical information, business files, newsclippings, photographs, publications, speeches, and some of Helim’s newspaper columns. Also within this Subseries are one folder each related to Gertrude Lavinia Spaulding (Helim’s first wife) and Emma Fitch Spaulding (Helim’s third wife).

1213 Spaulding, Helim, Autograph Book 1214 Spaulding, Helim, biographical info 1215 Spaulding, Helim, business cards 1216 Spaulding, Helim, conferences 1217 Spaulding, Helim, correspondence, 1913-1943, and undated 1218 Spaulding, Helim, Harriet Hoag Sutliff Spaulding Notebook (Helim's mother) 131 Spaulding, Helim, invitations 132 Spaulding, Helim, memberships 133 Spaulding, Helim, newsclippings 134 Spaulding, Helim, newspaper columns 135 Spaulding, Helim, photos and postcards 136 Spaulding, Helim, printed ephemera 137 Spaulding, Helim, publications 138 Spaulding, Helim, speeches 139 Spaulding, Helim, will and testament 1310 Spaulding, Emma Fitch, 1943, 1955, 1960 (includes photo) 1311 Spaulding, Gertrude Sturtevant, n.d. Subseries L – Various family and non-family, 1931, 1933, 1938, 1942, 1957,1963, and n.d. (2 Folders).

This Subseries consists of correspondence from various other members of the Spaulding/John family. The correspondents include Lester and Marguerite Ford, Lucille Smith, Julia McDonough, and Randolph and Ruth John

 1312 Correspondence, non-family, n.d. 1313 Family Correspondence, 1931, 1933, 1938, 1942, 1957,1963, and n.d. Series II: Daily Calendars, Address Books, Financial Documents, 1938-1961 (Boxes 13-14) 13- Address books (5), undated 13- Daily calendars, 1941, 1946-50, and undated 13- Financial ledgers, 1938-1939, 1953-1954, 1959-1961, and undated 141 Newsclippings Series III: General biographical information, 1890-1997, and n.d.

This series is arranged chronologically and consists of general biographical information about GSJ, her life, and her career through brochures, catalogs, newsclippings, photographs, travel material, and PJK’s reminisces. Other people are also represented, including artists/writers/journalists like Claire Dieman, Ina Gillespie, and Eugene Pillot, as well as members of the John family such as Patricia John Keightley, John Spaulding John, and Helim Spaulding. There is also an index card file that gives biographical information on Grace and her family, information about the Tiffany Foundation, names of art dealers, and lists of Grace’s solo and group exhibitions.

142 General biographical information, brief listing of activities by year 143 1890 - 1908 144 1909-1911 145 1912 146 1913-1919 147 1920 148 1921-1922 (includes photos) 149 1923 1410 1924 151 1925 152 1926 153 1927 154 Trip to Europe, 1927 155 Trip to France, April, 1927 156 Trip to France, May, 1927 157 Trip to Italy, August, 1927 158 Trip to Italy, September, 1927 159 Trip to Shores of Collioure, August, 1927 1510-11 1928 1512 1929 1513 1930 1514-15 1931 1516 1932 1517 1933 1518 1934 1519 1935 1520 1936 161 1937 162 1938 163 1939 164 1940 165 1941 166 1942 167 1943 168 1944-1946 169 1947-1952 1610 1953-1954 1611 1955 1612 1956 1613 1957-1959 1614 1960-1964 1615 1965 1616 1966 1617 1967 1618 1968 1619 1969 1620 1970 1621 1971 171 1972 172 1973 173 1983, Sally K. Reynolds Gallery 174 1984, Sally K. Reynolds Gallery, exhibit 175 1988, Museum of Art of the American West 176 1988, Parkerson Gallery Exhibit 177 1991 178 1993 179 1994, Judy Robinson Gallery exhibit [See also Business Records] 1710 1996, Knotless Thread/Post-Impressionist: Grace Spaulding John, Letters of Acknowledgement 1711 1997, National Museum of Women in the Arts 1712 undated 1713 Biography of Grace Spaulding John, 1984, Written by Patricia John 1714 Calendar 1715 Magazine article, Newspaper clippings, Exhibition catalogues, other misc. papers, 1933-1973 1716 Newsclippings, 1920 - 1985 1717 "Patches" 1718 Taos and Santa Fe Years 181-2 Grace Spaulding John, Artist (1890 - 1972), Volume 1 (1890-1930) 19- Index card file Series IV: Photographs,1890-1972 Subseries A: GSJ with Her Work, 1917-1972, and n.d. .5 lin. ft. 201 1917-1920 202 1921-1927 203 1928-1935 204 1939-1949 205 1950-1958 206 1959-1972 207 GSJ and her works, undated Subseries B: Family, 1890-1972. 1 lin. ft. 208 Bolding, Patricia "Candy" Spaulding Smith 209 Donaldson, Margaret "Madge" Morrison John 2010 John, Alfred "Pat" M. 2011 John, Bonnie 2012 John, Grace Spaulding, 1890-1899 2013 John, Grace Spaulding, 1908-1916 2014 John, Grace Spaulding, 1917-1920 2015 John, Grace Spaulding, 1921-1927 2016 John, Grace Spaulding, 1928-1935 2017 John, Grace Spaulding, 1936-1937 2018 John, Grace Spaulding, 1939-1949 2019 John, Grace Spaulding, 1950-1958 2020 John, Grace Spaulding, 1959-1972 2021 John, Grace Spaulding, undated 2022 John, Jennifer 2023 John, John Spaulding 2024 John, Margaret "Peg" Morrison 2025 John, Peter Strutevant and John Spaulding, Jr. 2026 Kechnel, Roy 211 Keightley, Patricia John Smith Gorisch 212 Landscapes, buildings 213 Various family 214 New York studio 215 "Patches" 216 People (non-family) 217 Smith, Pamela Sturtevant 218 Smith, Youel Curtis 219 Spaulding, Emma "Glory" Mesow Fitch 2110 Spaulding, Gertrude Lavinia Sturtevant 2111 Spaulding, Harriet Hoag 2112 Spaulding, Helim George 2113 Sturtevant, Zillah A. Meyers Series V: Artists and Writers, n.d. 1.5 lin. ft.

Within this Series are biographic files, photographs, and artwork of, as well as correspondence to/from, various artists and writers.

2114 Autographs 2115 Ayars, Beulah Schiller 2116 Bailey, Carden 2117 Barnstone, Howard, and Gertrude 2118 Becky 2119 Bistram, Emile 2120 Blackmar, De Los 2121 Boyer, Philip (New York City) 2122 Browne, Frederic 2123 Bruton, Helen (Alameda and Monterey, California) 2124 Burton, Mrs. Frederick Moody (Patron) 2125 Byers, Evelyn (Houston) 2126 Cerrachio, Enrico Filberto (Houston) 2127 Cherry, Mrs. E. Richardson (Houston) 2128 Childress, Doris (Houston) 2129 Chillman, James Jr. (Houston) 2130 Claxton, Virginia 2131 Davidson, Ola McNeil (Houston) 2132 Davis, Helen C. (Houston) 2133 Dieman, Claire 2134 Dixon, Royal (Houston) 2135 Domec, Claude 2136 Evans, Mary Catherine Lubbock 2137 Ewing, Betty 2138 Fall, Mrs. Henry B. (Patron) 2139 Fechin, Nicholai (Taos) 2140 Flanagan, Jack/Billfaldt, Jeanne 2141 Franzheim, Kenneth 2142 Freed, Eleanor 2143 Freiman, Lillian 2144 Gillespie, Ina (Houston) 2145 Gonzales, Boyer (Galveston) 2146 Goodlett, Lucy 2147 Gordon, Allyn (Houston) 2148 Hellman, Bertha Louise (Houston) 2149 Heymann, Elsa 2150 Holmes, Ann 2151 Houston Art League 2152 Houston Artists 221 Joy, Robert 222 Kalil, Susie 223 Key, Naiad Cresap 224 Kuykendall, Mabell/ Ross, Grace (Santa Fe) 225 Langham, Emily (Houston) 226 Larkin, Billy 227 Lay, Wynn (Frequent model for GSJ) 228 Lingan, Penelope Bailey (Houston) 229 Matthaei, Beatrice 2210 MacDonnell, Angela 2211 MacMorris, Le Roy Daniel, Correspondence, March 1939 2212 MacMorris, Le Roy Daniel, Correspondence, April 1939 2213 MacMorris, Le Roy Daniel, Correspondence, May 1939 2214 MacMorris, Le Roy Daniel, Correspondence, June 1939 2215 MacMorris, Le Roy Daniel, Correspondence, July 1939 2216 MacMorris, Le Roy Daniel, Correspondence, Sept. 1939 2217 MacMorris, Le Roy Daniel, Correspondence, undated 2218 McGaw, Jessie Brewer 2219 Mckenna, William M. 2220 McLeod, Ian 2221 McVey, William M. 2222 Marshall, John 2223 Muench, Agnes Tidden 2224 Muench, Julian Rhodes 2225 Nespoli, Uriel 2226 Northington, Clarissa 2227 Owens, Jane Blaffer 2228 Palmer, Hattie Virginia 2229 Payne, Lura Masterson 2230 Pillot, Eugene 2231 Reeves, Charlotte 2232 Renoir, Paul 2233 Schiwetz, E.M. 2234 Snowden, Chester/Dixon, Royal 2235 Stedman, Myrtle 2236 Stevens, Rise 2237 Sterling, Mary 2238 Sullivan, Stella 231 Tu-Fu 232 Unler, Ruth, artwork and biography 233 Unler, Ruth, clippings and photos 234 Unler, Ruth, correspondence 235 Walker, Robert 236 Walters, Emile 237 Wiggins, Albert 238 Wilson, Armin 239 Wright, Cleo 2310 Zabaleta, Julio Series VI: Friends and Beaux

The primary contents of this series are photographs of and correspondence to/from GSJ and/or Patricia John Keightley and various of Grace Spaulding John’s friends and/or beaux.

2311 Barone, Antonio 2312 Blockinger, Peg 2313 Breaker, Fanny 2314 Clark, A.P. 2315 Craig, Victor 2316 Engel, Michael 2317 Farnham, Sylvia 2318 Haile, Woodylee 2319 Hamblett, Jean 2320 Johnson, Roy 2321 King, Sparks 2322 Milligan, Mildred 2323 miscellaneous letters from friends 2324 Misuraca, Sonia 2325 Morgan, John A. 2325 Morgner, Aurelius 2326 Parker, Clinton 2327 photographs of beaux 2328 Baker, Capt. James 2329 Bistram, Emile Series VII: Works, 1908-1966 Subseries A: Reference 2330 Blumenschein, Ernest L. 2331 Books 2332 Brett, Dorothy 2333 Brett, Dorothy 2334 Bynner, Witter 2335 Ford, Lester R. 2336 Herz, Henri 2337 Houston, Sam 2338 Houston, Sam, descendants 2339 Lawrence, D.H. 2340 McNay, Marion Koogler 2341 O'Keefe, Georgia 241 Santa Fe, New Mexico 242 Seton, Earnest T. 243 Sloan, John 244 Smith, Mortimer 245-7 Taos, New Mexico 248 Tiffany Subseries B: Literary works, Poems, Essays, 19?-19?. 3 lin. ft.

This Subseries consist of the proofs, dummies, and printed copies of Grace’s published and unpublished works, which were either written by or illustrated by her. In addition, the Subseries consists of an alphabetized set of Grace Spaulding John’s poems and a number of her writings.

249-16 Essays 251 Azalea, autographed copy, 1955 252 Azalea, dummy 253 The Cousins,manuscript, unpublished, n.d. 254 The Cousins,manuscript, unpublished alternate copy, n.d. 255 The Knotless Thread,dummy notebook 256 The Knotless Thread,prints for film 257 The Knotless Thread,published copy, 1970 258 The Living Line,printer proof 261 The Living Line,dummy notebook, 1962 262 The Living Line,correspondence, 1960-1965 263 Memo,corrections 264 Memo,correspondence, 1943-1963 265 One-plus one-plus one,proofs, ca. 1972 266 One-plus one-plus one,printer proofs, ca. 1972 267 One-plus one-plus one,published copy, 1972 268 One-plus one-plus one,partial dummy notebook, 1972 269 One-plus one-plus one,correspondence, 1972 2610 Smocking through Mexico,pp. 1-49, ca. 1935 2611 Smocking through Mexico,pp. 50-99, ca. 1935 2612 Smocking through Mexico,pp. 100-146, ca. 1935 271 Smocking through Mexico,pp. 147-196, ca. 1935 272 Smocking through Mexico,pp. 197-249, ca. 1935 273 Smocking through Mexico,pp. 250-321, ca. 1935 274 Smocking through Mexico, Houston Chronicle review 275 White Son, Black Son, Part 1, first copy, 1960 276 White Son, Black Son, Part 2, first copy, 1960 277 White Son, Black Son, Part 3, first copy, 1960 278 White Son, Black Son, Part 1, unpublished, 1960 281 White Son, Black Son, Part 2, unpublished, 1960 282 White Son, Black Son, Part 3, unpublished, 1960 283-5 White Son, Black Son, complete carbon copy 286 White Son, Black Son, notes 287-13 Poems 291 Poems 292 Poems, alphabetized, A-D 293 Poems, alphabetized, E-I 294 Poems, alphabetized, K-M 295 Poems, alphabetized, N-R 296 Poems, alphabetized, S-W 297 Poems, early sketches 298 Poems, to Don Adams 299 Poetry party Subseries C: Journals and Sketchbooks, 1908-1966, and n.d. 1.5 lin. ft. 301 Journals, 1908 302 Journals, 1913-1914 303 Journals, 1916-1919 304 Journals, 1923-1924 305-6 Journals, 1927 307 Journals, 1933-1934 308-9 Journals, 1935 3010 Journals, 1938 3011 Journals, 1938-1941 3012 Journals, 1938-1941 (predominantly Galveston) 3013-14 Journals, 1940-1950 311 Journals, 1942-1964 312 Journals, ca. 1965 313 Journals, 1966 (El Greco) 314 Journals, 1966 (San Miguel de Allende) 315 Journals, undated 316 Sketchbooks, 1918 317 Sketchbooks, 1920, unbound, Ballet in Houston 318 Sketchbooks, 1921-1923 319 Sketchbooks, 1927 (France) 3110 Sketchbooks, 1927 (predominantly Cuba) 3111 Sketchbooks, 1931-1952 (Houston) 321-2 Sketchbooks, 1935, unbound (West Coast of Mexico) 323 Sketchbooks, ca. 1938 (predominantly Galveston) 324 Sketchbooks, 1939 325 Sketchbooks, ca. 1947 (Cape Cod, New York, Canada) 326 Sketchbooks, undated 327 Sketchbooks, undated (Mexico) 328 Sketchbooks, undated (New Mexico) Subseries D – Films and Prints, 1933, 1952. 2 Folders 329 Films and prints, 1933 3210 Films and prints, 1952 3211-12 Films and prints, n.d. Subseries E: Business Records, 1923-1996. 2 lin. ft.

This Subseries consists of correspondence related to Grace’s and/or Patricia’s business affairs. It also contains files about the various galleries that exhibited Grace’s work or placed her work on consignment, as well as sales records related to her artwork. Within this Subseries are also documents associated with a number of Grace’s murals, paintings, and portraits. Many of these files contain photographs or scanned copies of the piece in question.

3213 Art apparaisals 3214 Deposal of 3215 Conrad Gallery 3216 Correspondence, general business,1935-1998 3217 Dealers 3218 DuBose Gallery 3219 Emile Walter Gallery 3220 Etchings, "Allen's Landing", (Old Viaduct Bridge) 3221 Etchings, "Pyjama Party" 3222 Etoffe Litteraire, 1991 3223 Financial information 3224 Framing, 1979-1996 331 Houston galleries 332 Klep Gallery 333 Legal documents 334-5 Murals, "The Balinese Room" 336 Murals, "The Mermaid" 337 Murals, "Mrs. M[____]'s Wall" 338 Murals, "New Lands" 339 Murals, "The Pipe of Peace" 3310 Museum of New Mexico 3311 Paintings, "Afternoon Tea" 3312 Paintings, "Allen's Landing" 3313 Paintings, "Bird's Eye View" (6th Avenue at 41st Street, Bird Cage, fluted curtain) 3314 Paintings, "Buffalo Bayou in Spring" 3315 Paintings, "Cherry Blossom Farm" 3316 Paintings, "Daffodils and Tanagra Figurine" 3317 Paintings, "Dining Room of 'The Oaks'" (Captain James A. Baker) 3318 Paintings, "The Dye Shop" 3319 Paintings, "Easter" ("Ave Maria") 3320 Paintings, "El Ajuar" ("The Trousseau") 3321 Paintings, "The Galleon" 3322 Paintings, "Gossip" 3323 Paintings, "The Grapefruit Tree" 3324 Paintings, "The Green Silk Parasol" 3325 Paintings, "Holcombe Drive" 3326 Paintings, "Hope Deferred" 3327 Paintings, "Houston, Main Street 1924" (Sold to Jack Josey) 3328 Paintings, "I.Miller Shoes" 3329 Paintings, "Jamail's First Stall" 3330 Paintings, "The Leghorn Hat" 3331 Paintings, "Line of the Daisy" 3332 Paintings, "Male Nude" (Wynn Lay, model) 3333 Paintings, "Mortgage" 3334 Paintings, "The Moss Tree" 3335 Paintings, "Old Market" 3336 Paintings, "Oleanders" 3337 Paintings, "Open Gates" (Sealy Home) 3338 Paintings, "Parasols for Posies" 3339 Paintings, "The Plaza Hotel" 3340 Paintings, "Portrait of a Child" 3341 Paintings, "Prather Garden" 3342 Paintings, "Prather Garden" 3343 Paintings, "Purple Pools" 3344 Paintings, "Queen of the May" 3345 Paintings, "Ruth Schucke Poor's Dancing class" 3346 Paintings, "The Saint" 3347 Paintings, "Shrimp Boats, Galveston" 3348 Paintings, "Sixth Avenue at 41st, NYC" or ("Night Life") 3349 Paintings, "Spring comes to the Bayou" 3350 Paintings, "Storm Warning" (Yellow Lightning) 3351 Paintings, "Sylvan Beach" 3352 Paintings, "The Tempest" (Green Lightning) 3353 Paintings, "Thursday nite" ("Maid's day out") 3354 Paintings, "Two Girls in White by Half Moon Bridge" 3355 Paintings, "Unloading Bananas" 3356 Paintings, "Where 17 Railroads meet the Sea" (Houston Ship Channel) 3357 Paintings, "The White Courtyard at Tacubaya" 3358 Paintings, Tiffany's, "The Birthday Party" 3359 Paintings, Tiffany's, "The Chapel Door" 3360 Paintings, Tiffany's, "Daffodils and Glass" 341 Paintings, Tiffany's, "Easter Lilies" 342 Paintings, Tiffany's, "Laurelton Hall" 343 Paintings, Tiffany's, "Laurelton Hall, Loggia and Moorish Fountain" 344 Paintings, Tiffany's, "Lighted Candle" 345 Paintings, Tiffany's, "Orange Lilies in Tiffany Vase" 346 Paintings, Tiffany's, "Tiffany's Terrace" 347 Paintings, Tiffany's, "Venus and Dandelions" 348 Paintings, Tiffany's, "The White Court" 349 Parkerson Gallery 3310 Portraits, "Agnes" (Agnes Hamilton) 3411 Portraits, Barlow, Ann 3412 Portraits, Barlow, Jane 3413 Portraits, Barton, Mrs. Ernest 3414 Portraits, Breaker, Lois, with Raggedy Ann doll 3415 Portraits, Breaker, Muriel ("La Paloma") 3416 Portraits, "Caroline" (Mrs. Tom Mings, niece of Ruth Uhler) 3417 Portraits, Cleveland, Tina 3418 Portraits, Cleveland, Tina 3419 Portraits, Coward, Mary Cook 3420 Portraits, Creech, Violet 3421 Portraits, Denee, Violet 3422 Portraits, Eilshemius, Louis 3423 Portraits, Farish, Mrs. Stephen ("Mrs. Malaprop") 3424 Portraits, Hancock, John 3425 Portraits, Hobby, Oveta Culp 3426 Portraits, Hobby, Willie Cooper 3427 Portraits, Houston, Sam 3428 Portraits, John, Alfred "Pat" Morgan 3429 Portraits, John, Grace Spaulding, 1923 3430 Portraits, John, Grace Spaulding, 1927 3431 Portraits, John, Grace Spaulding, 1933 3432 Portraits, John, Grace Spaulding, 1943 3433 Portraits, John, Patricia, 1933 3434 Portraits, John, Patricia, 1953 3435 Portraits, John, Robert Alexander 3436 Portraits, Killen, Mrs. Rutherford 3437 Portraits, [Kuhlman, Louise] 3438 Portraits, Lancaster, Naomi 3439 Portraits, Larch-Miller, Aloysius 3440 Portraits, Lewis, Judd Mortimer 3441 Portraits, Lorenberg, Mrs. Isadora 3442 Portraits, McAlyster, Dolores ("The Blind Girl") 3443-44 Portraits, Mann, Thomas 3445 Portraits, Masters, Edgar Lee, charcoal 3446 Portraits, Masters, Edgar Lee, oil 351 Portraits, Milsaps, Major John, E.T. 352 Portraits, "The Mountaineer" 353 Portraits, Parker, Clinton Woodridge 354 Portraits, Pillot, Eugene 355 Portraits, Rittenhouse, Jessie 356 Portraits, Robinson, Guin 357 Portraits, Schlumberger, Marc and Mildred Milligan 358 Portraits, Smith, Youel Curtis, Jr. 359 Portraits, Snyder, Maryellen (Lowe) 3510 Portraits, Spaulding, Emma "Glory" Mesow Fitch 3511 Portraits, Trapp, Frann T. 3512 Portraits, Uhler, Ruth Pershing 3513 Portraits, Unidentified woman with champagne bucket filled with flowers 3514 Portraits, Wortham, Lindel, 1926 3515 Portraits, Young Girl with a Boston Bulldog 3516 Property 3517 Repairs 3518 Robinson Gallery: Brandt, Bradley L. 3519 Robinson Gallery: catalog 3520 Robinson Gallery: contract 3521 Robinson Gallery: correspondence, 1993-1995 3522 Robinson Gallery: gallery talk by PJK 3523 Robinson Gallery: invitation lists 3524 Robinson Gallery: newsclippings 3525 Robinson Gallery: photography 3526 Robinson Gallery: price lists 3527 Robinson Gallery: sales 3528 Rosenberg Library 3529 Santa Fe galleries 3530 Snite Museum of Art 3531 Stables Art Gallery 3532 Stocks, 1931-1972 3533 Wickersham Gallery, brochure (Tiffany exhibit) 3534 Wickersham Gallery, correspondence 3535 Wickersham Gallery, exhibit list 3536 Wickersham Gallery, guest list 3537 Wickersham Gallery, newsclippings 3538 Sales / expenses 3539 Dream notes Series VIII: Printed Ephemera, undated. 1 lin. ft.

The Printed Ephemera Series contains folders about painting techniques, John’s notes on her dreams, a listing of her quotes, John’s attitude toward philosophy and religion, as well as various newsletters.

3540 GSJ philosophy and religion 3541 GSJ quotes 3642 Invitations 3643 Murals 3644 Newsletters 361 Publications about GSJ, 1926-1974 362 Publications about GSJ, 1985-2000 363 St. Louis School of Art 364 Spaulding memorial Book (excerpts) 365 Techniques 366 Techniques, Dynamic Symmetry Series IX – Awards, undated, 0.5 lin. ft. 367 Matrix award, plaque 368 Ribbons Series X: Tapes (Audio), 1966-1968. 1.5 lin. ft.

Within this series are two groups of tapes. One group consists of eighty-eight magnetic tapes, the other of twenty-two cassette tapes. The cassette tapes appear to be updated versions of the magnetic tapes. On them are audio letters exchanged between Patricia Keightley and her husband Frank, and her daughters Patricia and Pamela. The bulk of the tapes, however, are between GSJ and PJK. There are also several other audio tapes in this Series, including a radio interview of Grace John discussing “Arts in Houston.”

371 GSJ to PJK, March 2, 1966 372 GSJ to PJK, March 3, 1966 373 GSJ to PJK, March 10, 1966 374 GSJ to PJK, March 14, 1966 375 GSJ to PJK, March 15, 1966 376 GSJ to PJK, March 23, 1966 377 GSJ to PJK, March, 1966 378 GSJ to PJK, April, 1966 379 GSJ on 1923 Tiffany's Stay, n.d. 3710 GSJ to PJK, January 23, 1967 3711 GSJ to PJK, March 22, 1967 3712 GSJ to PJK, March, 1967 3713 GSJ to PJK, March, 1967 3714 GSJ to PJK, June 4, 1967 3715 CS (Curtis Smith?) to PJK, July 21, [1966] 3716 CS (Curtis Smith?) to PJK, April 29, [1966] 3717 August 13, [1966] 3718 GSJ to PJK, n.d. 3719 GSJ to PJK, August 1, 1966 3720 GSJ to PJK, n.d. 3721 GSJ to PJK, n.d. 3722 GSJ to PJK, n.d. 3723 PJK to GSJ, n.d. 3724 GSJ to PJK, July 7, 1966 3725 GSJ to PJK, May 16, 1966 3726 GSJ to PJK, June 25, 1966 3727 GSJ to PJK, July 6, 1966 3728 PJK to Frank Geoffrey Keightley (FGK), n.d. 3729 PJK to Frank Geoffrey Keightley (FGK), n.d. 3730 PJK to Frank Geoffrey Keightley (FGK), n.d. 3731 PJK to Patricia Spaulding Bolding, n.d. 3732 PJK to Patricia Spaulding Bolding, n.d. 3733 PJK to Pamela Sturtevant Hughes, 1966 3734 PJK to Pamela Sturtevant Hughes, April 4, 1966 3735 [PJK to GSJ], n.d. 3736 Unidentified 3737 Unidentified 3738 Mildred Milligan 3739 Kate 3740 Pastorale 3741 Frank Keightley 3742 Phia Berghout 3743 Unidentified 3744 Christmas 3745 PJK to GSJ, January 4, 1966 3746 PJK to GSJ, January 10, 1966 3747 PJK to GSJ, January 14, 1966 3748 PJK to GSJ, January 20, 1966 3849-50 Georgie's party 3851 PJK to GSJ, Feb. 16, 1966 3852 PJK to GSJ, Feb. 24, 1966 3853 PJK to GSJ, March 23, 1966 3854 PJK to GSJ, April 1, 1966 3855 PJK to GSJ, April 11, 1966 3856 PJK to GSJ, April 18, 1966 3857 PJK to GSJ, April 25, 1966 3858 PJK to GSJ, April 28, 1966 3859 PJK to GSJ, May 8, 1966 3860 PJK to GSJ, May 12, 1966 3861 PJK to GSJ, May 19, 1966 3862 PJK to GSJ, June 21, 1966 3863 PJK to GSJ, July, 1966 3864 PJK to GSJ, July 17, 1966 3865 PJK to GSJ, July 28, 1966 3866 Ernest P. Walker (Curator of Washington Zoo), July 31, 1966 3867 PJK and Newcastle, August 1, 1966 3868 PJK, Newcastle, and Washington, August 1, 1966 3869 PJK to GSJ, August 8, 1966 3870 PJK to GSJ, September 4, 1966 3871 1967 3872 PJK to GSJ, March 1967 3873 PJK to GSJ, August 8, 1967 3874 PJK to GSJ, Dec. 26, 1967 3875 PJK to GSJ, Jan. 1, 1968 3876 PJK to GSJ, Jan. 27, 1968 3877 PJK to GSJ, Feb. 1, 1968 3978 PJK to GSJ, Feb. 10, 1968 3979 PJK to GSJ, Feb. 14, 1968 3980 PJK to GSJ, Feb. 15, 1968 3981 PJK to GSJ, Feb. 20, 1968 3982 PJK to GSJ, [April 27, 1968] 3983 PJK to GSJ, July 24, 1968 3984 PJK to GSJ, August 20, 1968 (For Betty Ewing) 3985 PJK to GSJ, undated 3986 PJK to GSJ, undated 3987 blank 3988 PJK to GSJ, [March 18, 1967] 3988 Unidentified 39- 23 cassette tapes labeled Tape 1a through 88b 39- PJ to GSJ, Feb. 14, 1968 39- Tape labeled "09/06/1998 Joseph Thomas Bloxsom Speaking about Betty Bolton Bloxsom who interested Grace John in Plexiglass" 39- 2 tapes with an accompanying white sheet of paper with the following typed on it: "Arts in Houston, Grace Spaulding John, Interview (Recorded by KUHF-FM)" 39- 1 Sony PR-150 Recording Tape labeled "Shannon Williams 1975 (May)"