Title: Dorothy Laverne Meredith Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1925-1980

Creator:

• Meredith, Dorothy Laverne, 1906-1986

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 27

Quantity: 1.2 cubic ft. (2 boxes and 1 scrapbook)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Papers of a Milwaukee woman artist which include correspondence with friends and artists discussing her personal life and views on art (1937-1980). In particular she had continued correspondence with Morino Hiroaki and a prominent Tokyo landscape designer, Shimoyama Shigemaro. Also included are programs of her art exhibitions (1926-1980), photographs of art work and personal life (undated), and a scrapbook that documents the recognition she received in newspapers (1925-1962). The programs of her exhibitions and the scrapbook are of primary importance because they document her life as an artist.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0027

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Dorothy Meredith was born November 17, 1906 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended the Layton School of Art, Milwaukee and the Wisconsin State Teachers College at Milwaukee. Meredith received recognition for her watercolor paintings and later moved into fiber art where she received international recognition. She was a professor of weaving at UWM between 1953 and 1975. In 1975, she retired with the status of professor emeritus. She was listed in Who's Who in American Art, Famous American Women, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who's Who in America. In 1962, Meredith received the Nippon Gendai Kogi Bijutsu Award for her work in fiber art. She also became a fellow to the American Crafts Council in 1958 and received emeritus fellow status in 1980.

The files are organized alphabetically by personal name or by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• Archive of Wisconsin Women Artists Records. UWM Manuscript Collection 3.

• Charlotte Russell Partridge and Miriam Frink Papers. Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 167, Tape 1330A, PH Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 167.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Ed Bjorkland transferred .4 cubic feet on January 18, 1984 and Peggy Kendellen transferred 3.4 cubic feet on July 16, 1986 to the Archives.

Processing Information

Timothy J. Spindler processed the collection in June 1992 at the Archives.

Box   1 Folder   1	American Crafts Council, 1964-1977
Box   1 Folder   2	Beth El Synagogue Commission, 1968
Box   2 Folder   4	Certificates of Merit, Japan Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, 1967, undated
Box   1 Folder   3-4	China Tour, Photographs, 1936
Box   1 Folder   5	Commissions, 1956-1978
Box   1 Folder   6-9	Correspondence, 1937-1980, undated
Box   1 Folder   10-17	Exhibit Programs, 1926-1980, undated
Box   1 Folder   18	Exhibit Record, 1929-1975
Box   2	Framed Awards, 1975, 1980
Box   1 Folder   19	Grant Information, 1965-1969
Box   1 Folder   20	Hiroaki, Morino, Correspondence, 1968-1980
Box   1 Folder   21	Japanese Correspondence, 1965-1978
Box   2 Folder   3	Japanese Record, undated
Box   1 Folder   22-23	Lectures, 1931, 1958-1978, undated
Box   1 Folder   24	Mexico Tour, Photographs, undated
Box   2 Folder   1	Phi Kappa Phi Awards, 1973, 1979
Box   1 Folder   25	Photographs, undated
Box   1 Folder   26	Round the World Trip, 1965
Volume   1	Scrapbook, 1925-1962
Box   1 Folder   27	Shimoyama, Shigemaro, Correspondence, 1963-1978
Box   2 Folder   2	Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Award, 1964
Box   1 Folder   28	Women Artists Sound Recordings Project, 1978
Box   1 Folder   29	World Crafts Council, 1965-1980