Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Liebes, Dorothy
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- Dorothy Liebes papers
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing of the Dorothy Liebes papers was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Funding for the digitization of the collection was provided by the Coby Foundation.
- Extent
- 0.6 Linear feet (Boxes 6, 20)
- Date
- circa 1935-1972
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.liebdoro, Series 6
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Dorothy Liebes papers, circa 1850-1973, bulk 1922-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Existence and Location of Copies
- This series has been digitized in entirety, with the exception of duplicates.
- Scope and Contents
- Series includes an account book, personal and business related accounting correspondence, balance sheets, statements of income and profit and loss, year-end statements for Dorothy Liebes Textiles, Inc., some financial summaries for Liebes's personal expenses, statements summarizing Liebes's investments, personal and business inventories and insurance records, and federal, state, and city tax records. Of note is a file documenting Liebes's appeal to the New York State Tax Commission to be recognized as a professional industrial designer, with supporting statements written by colleagues such as Alfred Auerbach, Henry Dreyfuss, Samuel Marx, Edward J. Wormley, and Walter Teague, and two folders of records relating to legal action taken by Liebes against a company (Matson vs. Liebes) for use of a design.
- Collection Restrictions
- This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503512836813-1503512836848-7
