Lilly Library Manuscript Collections

BOGDANOVICH MSS.

Inventory

V. Borislav and Herma Bogdanovich: detailed list

Consists of the papers of Peter Bogdanovich's parents, Borislav and Herma (Robinson) Bogdanovich. This section is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II. Subjects; III. Financial; IV. Miscellaneous; V. Diaries, notebooks and address books.

I. Correspondence

  • Box 208: 1885 - 1937, Sept.
  • Box 209: 1937, Oct. - 1945, June
  • Box 210: 1945, July - 1951
  • Box 211: 1952 - 1959, Mar.
  • Box 212: 1959, Apr. - 1964
  • Box 213: 1965 - 1972
  • Box 214: 1973-1979; Peter's letters to family (6 folders); family letters, 1966; undated (7 folders)
  • II. Subjects. Following the biographical materials, folders are arranged alphabetically by given or supplied folder labels.
  • Box 214: Biographical (3 folders); art supplies, 1968-1970; Artists Equity Association, 1947-1959 (4 folders)
  • Box 215: Artists Equity Association, undated; artwork - sale; Bimson; Bogdanovich vs. Streletski; Bogdanovich, Anna; Bogdanovich, Peter (mostly correspondence from and about PB) (2 folders); car; car maintenance; Collegiate School (concerning PB); Collegiate School vs. Bogdanovich; Columbia University (receipts for tuition for PB); contributions and dues, including numerous membership cards (2 folders); Curtis, Philip C.; drawings, both by Boris and children; exhibitions (5 folders)
  • Box 216: Frames; freight; graphics show, 2/7-3/5, 1967; Great Oaks Camp (2 folders); house maintenance; house mortgage; immigration and naturalization; insurance (2 folders); lectures; legal; legal-lawsuits; medical (2 folders); music; Neugass; Polly Platt; photographs - artwork; photographs - family, friends, etc.; proposals [for art gallery and frame shop]; publicity; rental property; Robinson family
  • Box 217: Scottsdale Fines Arts Commission (3 folders); Soretić, Fedor; Trill Bill; Tabbat, Bernard/Tabchnick, Jacob; travel (6 folders); United Nations International School (Anna) (3 folders); Vagabonding with Vanderbilt, 1962-1964; World War II, including ration books and air warden materials; writings (2 folders); Young & Rubicam, Inc.

III. Financial

  • Box 217-218:
  • Includes tax papers, loan papers, Small Business Administration loan, receipts, etc. (16 folders)

IV. Miscellaneous

  • Box 218: Unsorted papers. Includes notes, lists of paintings, writings, printed items (4 folders)
  • Box 219: Unsorted papers (cont.). (24 folders)

V. Diaries, notebooks, address books

  • Box 220: Unsorted, approximately 60 in number

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