Series I: Book Copy
Subseries A: Edited, 1960-1979
Scope and Contents note
Contains edited drafts of Abby Weed Grey's book, published in 1983, The Picture is the Window, The Window is the Picture. They are arranged in page order and chronological order beginning with her "early years" pages 1-39. The dates included in the manuscript begin in 1902 (her birth) with earlier dates for family history. Last date on copy is 1979. Also included are notes on the organization of the book and notes on writing a book.
Early Years pp.1-39, undated, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1st Trip Around the World, pp.40-67, 1960, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
2nd Trip, Em & Hilly, pp. 68-90, 1961, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
3rd Trip "Art Form of the Ancient World", pp.91-96 & 4th Trip "Communication Through Art", pp.96-122, 1962-1964, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
5th Trip Jane Gregory, pp.124-165, 1965, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
6th Trip with Ted, pp.166-203, 1967, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
7th Trip Ellen Johnson Triennale, pp.204-230, 1968, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
8th Trip Mike, Ruth, Bettina, Turkey, pp.232-266, 1969, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
pp.267-280, undated, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Last Trip, 9th, pp.281-295, 1973, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Interim Sections, 1979, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Final Chapter: The Gift, undated, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Organization of Book, 1969, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Communication Through Art", MSS Draft, pp.1-88, 1964, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries B: Association & Correspondence, 1975-1981
Scope and Contents note
Contains correspondence about the draft of her book. These letters include notes for the book, the outline and structure of the book, and edited pages of book.
"1960, 61, 62 Notes About Writing a Book (transcribed 1977), 1977, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Jeff Bedou interview with Abby Weed Grey, 1975, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notes on Book from Sylvia Rosen, 1976, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence with Letty Grierson, 1978-1979, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence with Nancy Ann James, 1979, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book Outline from History Ink, 1980, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence Re: Book Publication, 1981, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Miscellaneous MS Pages, undated, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries C: Additions, 1951-1993
Language of Materials
English.
Audio Tape: AWG's biography re: Art, 1981 March 17, inclusive
Box: 32, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Audio)
Extent
1 sound cassettes
Biography (1 of 3), Undated
Box: 43, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Biography (2 of 3), 1978-1993, inclusive
Box: 43, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Biography (3 of 3), 1982-1983, inclusive
Box: 43, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
From Abby's Day Book, 1951-1975, inclusive
Box: 43, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Press Releases, 1983, inclusive
Box: 43, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Miscellaneous, 1980-1981, inclusive
Box: 43, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Miscellaneous ("Land of the Giants"), 1979, inclusive
Box: 43, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)