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Robert Bruce Inverarity interview

Inventory

Accession No: 4445-001

Special Collections Division University of Libraries Box 352900 , Washington, 98195-2900 USA (206) 543-1929

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INVENTORY

Tape Numbers Dates

Tapes

745 A-E These five tapes were recorded by Craig Gilborn, who was the Sept 18, 19, former director of the Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake, 1990 New York. The set of tapes used here are unedited and complete. Tapes A-E “present a unique factual account of much of [Robert Inverarity’s] life.”

745 F This tape of September, 1980 is Robert Inverarity’s interview of Sept 1980 Helen and Ernest Johanson. Ernest Johanson was his assistant, when they both worked for the museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe New Mexico. He was present when Inverarity was forced to resign his position there. The Johansons remained at the museum and describe in their own words the events occurring after Robert Inverarity’s removal.

745 G This is an interview by Robert Inverarity and his wife of Grace March 1981 Stevenson, a former librarian at the Seattle Public library. It includes discussions of early art shows in the library’s art gallery and the ineptness of the picture hanging. Mrs. Stevenson briefly describes anecdotally her acquaintanceship with and and mentions a few other Northwest artists, such as Guy Aderson and Kenneth Callahan. On side two Mr.Inverarity describes his device for remembering instances of Tobey’s life which could be used biographically. The three friends end the interview chatting of personal experiences and a discussion of yearly Friends of the Library book sales given by the Public Library and the benefits thereof.

Box Folder Numbers

1/1 OUTGOING LETTERS 1993

1/2 GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 1978 British Museum Ethnology Department

1/3 SPEECHES AND WRITINGS 1964, 1975 Robert Bruce Inverarity Acc. No. 4445-1 Page 2

Box Folder Numbers Dates

Interview Transcript Archives of American Art 1/4 Notes regarding the Inverarity collection in the Museum of Mankind n.d. 1/5 Reminiscence 1984 1/6 Accessioning and Catologuing, Adirondack Museum n.d.

1/7 CLIPPINGS