Kay Baden Collection
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TITLE: Kay Baden Collection DATE RANGE: 1922-2012 CALL NUMBER: PP-MS 252 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 33 linear feet (64 boxes) PROVENANCE: Donated by niece, Glenda Garrard, 2015. COPYRIGHT: The Arizona Historical Society owns the copyright to this collection. RESTRICTIONS: This collection is unrestricted. CREDIT LINE: Kay Baden Collection, PP-MS 252, Arizona Historical Society-Papago Park PROCESSED BY: Ashley Hinshaw, 2016 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Kay Baden (originally Kathryn Badeen) was born on January 27, 1916 of Syrian immigrants Charlie and Sadie Badeen. She was one of ten children who grew up in McAlester, Oklahoma. Baden studied interior decorating at University of California, Los Angeles and made her way to Arizona as a salesperson and decorator for Montgomery Ward. In 1949, she opened her first studio, Kay Baden Interiors with partner Nancy Stillman. This launched her 50-year career as a prominent interior designer. In 1963 she opened a new studio, Kay Baden Decorators - one of the first occupants of Biltmore Fashion Park. As an active and passionate representative of her field, Baden was an influential member and former president of the prestigious American Society of Interior Designers. In 1959 Baden married Paul Sexson who served as secretary and aid to Governor Howard Pyle, President Herbert Hoover, and former brother-in-law of Senator Barry Goldwater. Throughout her career Kay Baden and her company provided interior design services for many high profile clients including Philip and Helen Wrigley, Kemper and Ethel Marley, and Loretta Young. Her commercial clients included The Biltmore Hotel, Valley National Bank, Westward Ho, and Gardiner Tennis Ranch. She died July 2, 2015 in Prescott, Arizona at age 99. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: Consists of business and client files, photographs, correspondence, professional publications, promotional materials, news clippings, and samples. As a successful business owner, Baden decorated the residences for many wealthy and notable clients. The news clippings, magazine articles, vendors, and photographs document key mid-century design trends. The breadth of the collection demonstrates Baden’s relationship with clients and provides insight into post WWII Phoenix business practices and networks; economic and urban growth; and the tastes of Kay Baden Collection– 1 of 22 Arizona Historical Society at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: 480-387-5355, Email: [email protected] affluent residents. A combination of professional and personal material, this collection has been arranged into eight series. Series I: Client Files - Arranged alphabetically and chronologically within. Contains Baden’s records of the scope of work provided including vendor forms, estimates, correspondence, photos, material samples, catalogue images, publicity, drawings and blue prints. Philip K. and Helen Wrigley’s files are subdivided by property. Series II: Personal - Arranged alphabetically and chronologically within. Includes clippings Baden kept of her family and friends’ social lives, personal accomplishments and announcements. There are educational elements including French language notes and notes on furniture. Also included here are Baden’s notes on friends and family including birthdays, legal papers, membership books, personal inventory lists, appraisals and travel documents. See also Publications -Publicity. Series III: Correspondence - Primarily personal correspondence with Paul Sexson, family, friends, clients, and notable Arizona and national figures. Arranged alphabetically and chronologically within. Some letters include clippings and photos. The final folder consists of loose clippings and photos found among but not attached to specific correspondence. Series IV: Business – Arranged alphabetically and chronologically within. Includes inventories, invoices, legal documents, office procedures, sketches and floor plans, vendors and pricing information. Series V. Financial- Ledgers contain accounts receivable, special orders and purchase orders. These ledgers contain additional clients not represented in Client Files series. Series VI: Photographs – Personal photographs arranged chronologically which include photos of friends and family. Of particular interest are images of Kay Baden at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, 1940s; the grand opening of her first studio in 1949; and interiors of her apartment in the Phoenix Towers 1970s-2000s. Vendor photographs are arranged by subject, most are not dated. These include artwork, furniture, and various décor – some items as part of the studio inventory and others as potential purchases for clients. Series VII: Publications and Publicity - arranged alphabetically and chronologically within. Publications contain magazines, newsletters, and books. While some are of a personal nature, the bulk are professional publications reflecting Baden’s lifetime interest in the interior design field. Publicity includes a wide range of vendor promotional materials and news clippings related to luxury homes in Phoenix and Baden-designed interiors. Series VIII: Oversize - Includes various blue prints, photographs, drawings, textile samples as well as design board presentations for the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and Wrigley residences. Kay Baden Collection– 2 of 22 Arizona Historical Society at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: 480-387-5355, Email: [email protected] CONTAINER LIST: Box Folder Title Dates Client Files: All Saints Episcopal Church - (orders, 1 1 1984-1987 correspondence, plaque of appreciation) Client Files: Anschutz, Philip - (orders, estimates, 2 1980-1982 correspondence, samples) 3 Client Files: Appleby, Dorothy - (correspondence) 1969 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, 4 1969-1979 correspondence, invoices re: bill dispute) 1 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, blueprints, 5 1971-1978 notes) 2 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 6 1970 correspondence) January-March 3 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 7 1970 correspondence, samples) April-December 4 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 2 1 1969 invoices, correspondence) 5 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 2 correspondence, drawings, clippings) January-June 1968 6 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 3 timecards, correspondence, ledgers, samples) July 1968 7 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 4 1968 correspondence, ledgers) August-December 8 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 5 1967 correspondence, photos) 9 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 3 1 1966 invoices, correspondence, drawings, notes) 10 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 2 1965 correspondence, drawings, samples) 11 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 3 1964 correspondence, ledgers) 12 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 4 1963 price lists, correspondence, drawings) 13 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 5 1962 drawings, samples) January-August 14 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 6 correspondence, drawings) September-December 1962 15 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 4 1 1960-1961 correspondence, samples) 16 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, notes) 2 circa 1960s 17 of 23 Kay Baden Collection– 3 of 22 Arizona Historical Society at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: 480-387-5355, Email: [email protected] 3 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (ledgers) 18 of 23 circa 1960s Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (drawings, samples, 4 circa 1960s transparencies) 19 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 5 1959 correspondence, drawings, samples) 20 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 6 1953-1954 correspondence) 21 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, estimates, 5 1 1952 correspondence) 22 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Biltmore - (orders, drawings, 2 circa 1950s samples, notes) 23 of 23 Client Files: Arizona Manor - (correspondence, project 3 1957-1958 lists, samples, notes) Client Files: Aubusson, Chrystian - (order, 4 1990 correspondence) 5 Client Files: Baggett, Robert - (order form) 1996 Client Files: Beene, Adron and Betty - (orders, 6 1964-1966 estimates, correspondence) 7 Client Files: Berry, Bill - (correspondence, drawings) 1998-1999 Client Files: Bimson, Walter - (orders, correspondence, 8 1954-1975 drawings, samples, notes) Client Files: Bisgrove - (orders, invoices, photos, 9 1991-1995 samples) 1 of 2 Client Files: Bisgrove - (orders, estimates, drawings, 10 1991-1995 samples) 2 of 2 Client Files: Bland, L.J. - (orders, estimates, 6 1 1957-1961 correspondence, samples) Client Files: Bogle, Hal and Dorothy - (orders, 2 1951-1974 correspondence, drawings, samples, clippings) Client Files: Bogle, Pete and Bernice - (orders, 3 1950-1977 correspondence, drawings, notes) 1 of 2 4 Client Files: Bogle, Pete and Bernice - (samples) 2 of 2 1950-1977 Client Files: Bonanza Airlines - (orders, estimates, 5 1966 correspondence, drawings, samples) Client Files: Bowker, Patricia - (orders, 6 1971-1996 correspondence) 7 1 Client Files: Caldwell, Erskins - (estimates) n.d. Client Files: Campbell, K.L. and Mona - (orders, 2 1988-1997 correspondence, drawings, samples, notes) Client Files: Carpenter, Francis - (correspondence, 3 1959-1961 drawings, notes) Client Files: Chase, Vincent - (orders,