Zimmerman House Materials—Final List Binder 1
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Zimmerman House Materials—Final List Binder 1—Labeled “Zimmerman House Through 1989” Photocopied articles from magazines and newspapers o Dates: from 1956-1989, bulk 1989 Binder 2—Labeled “Zimmerman House 1990” Photocopied and original articles from magazines and newspapers o Date: 1990 Binder 3—Labeled “Zimmerman House 1991” Photocopied and original articles from magazines and newspapers o Dates: 1991-1992, bulk 1991 Box 1—Labeled “Zimmerman House Archive—Deaccession? Files” Folder: Sotheby’s catalogue—Gagliano violin and sales slip Folder: Slides, photos, receipts, correspondence, appraisal for Gagliano violin and bow. o Date: 1989 Box 2—Labeled “Zimmerman House Archive—Vintage Publications on the Zimmerman House” “The Zimmerman House Historic Structure Report” (2 copies); also includes a press release (not attached) o Date: 1989 “A Classic Usonian: Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1950 House for Isadore J. and Lucille Zimmerman.” General information, labels. o Date: 1990 Folder: “Exhibition: A Classic Usonian: Label Copy.” Also an unattached article; label copy from exhibit appears to be the same as previous item. “Currier Grant Application for National Endowment for the Humanities for Training Zimmerman House Guides.” Also includes unattached correspondence, a docent bulletin, a memorandum, and a priorities evaluation. o Dates: 1990-1991, bulk 1990 Box 3—Labeled “Uncatalogued Materials” Newsclipping about Dr. Zimmerman o Date: undated 2 color photos of exterior of Zimmerman House with inscriptions from Zimmermans on back o Date: 1976 Black and white photo of exterior of Zimmerman House in winter o Date: undated 3 B & W photos of Lucille Zimmerman’s family o Date: undated Postcard with picture of S.C. Johnson Headquarters, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright o Date: undated Postcard from Helen to the Zimmermans o Date: 1973 Postcard from “Jinny” (sp?) to the Zimmermans o Date: undated Card from Sarah to L.Z. o Date: 1986 Pamphlet about exhibition of Eugene Masselink’s work, secretary to Frank Lloyd Wright. o Date: 1963 List—magazine articles with dates—relating to Frank Lloyd Wright. 3 pages Sheet of Dr. Zimmerman’s prescription paper—letterpress Cover of a Christmas card from the Zimmermans’ with a drawing/watercolor of their house. 2 B & W photos of Zimmerman House in winter o Date: undated Postcard of pottery by UNH student to Zimmermans o Date: 1967 2 B & W photos of a dog named Checkers, one mounted on cardboard with “IJZ” written in the corner and one dated 1943. B & W photo of Isadore Zimmerman and unidentified couple (one of the woman may be Lucille Zimmerman) in a folder that says “Hollywood Beach Hotel— Hollywood by the Sea in Florida” o Date: undated Color photo of I.Z. with a bird perched on his hand o Date: undated Pamphlet for the Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium at Arizona State University, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright o Date: undated Postcard made from color photo of I.Z. in the house Photo Christmas card from the Kalils o Date: undated (Note: the Kalils lived in the Usonian automatic house in Manchester, NH) Postcard to the Zimmermans from Carol o Date: 1979 “Taliesin Tract” pamphlet by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1953, in envelope from John Geiger o Date: 1954 4 B & W photos of exterior of the Zimmerman House, furniture, and pottery, take by Bill Jinney. 3 B & W photos of interior of the Zimmerman House taken by Richard Cheek o Date: 1988 “Taliesin Tract” pamphlet by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1953, in envelope from Frank Lloyd Wright. Signed by Frank Lloyd Wright “To the Zimmermans.” o Date: 1954 L.Z. phone directory o Date: undated “Organic Architecture” pamphlet by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1953, in envelope from John Geiger o Date: 1953 Small binder notebook with pencil: an account of spending by month and category o Dates: 1987-1988, bulk 1987 Small spiral-bound notebook: an account of spending o Dates: 1985-1986, bulk 1986 Small red address book, mostly full. o Dates: undated Green notebook: an account of spending (especially checks and payments) o Dates: 1976-1988. 1985 weekly reminder bookL.Z. Yarmulke (I.Z.?) The Book of Trees by Alfred C. Hottes. Third edition. New York: A.T. De La Mare Company, Inc., 1952. Climbers and Ground Covers: Including the Vast Array of Hardy and Subtropical Vines Which Climb or Creep by Alfred Carl Hottes. New York: A.T. De La Mare Company, Inc., 1949. Isadore Zimmerman wrote his name on the title page. A Field Guide to the Birds: Giving the Marks of all Species Found East of the Rockies by Roger Tory Peterson. Second edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947. Includes a small sheet of notebook paper with handwritten notes by Lucille about birds seen in the yard. Begonias and How to Grow Them by Bessie Buxton. Lexington, Mass: The Adams Press, Inc., Hale, Cushman & Flint, and The Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1939. Box 4—Labeled “Zimmerman House Archive—Uncatalogued Materials— Jewelry” Red leather wallet Black box with medal engraved with “Isadore Jacob Zimmerman— June 3, 1921—For Excellence in Music.” Other side says “Schola Lania Bostoniensis” (Boston Latin School?) Silver-colored leather wallet with “L.C.Z.” engraved inside Maroon leather wallet with L.Z.’s driver’s license; L.Z.’s Manchester City Library card; 2 “In case of accident, please notify…” cards; 2 Social Security cards for L.Z.; photo of Zimmermans taken in the 1940s; ID card for wallet for L.Z.; L.Z. ID card with address and notification info; 3 Blue Cross Blue Shield NH—VT Health cards for L.Z.; photo of Zimmermans taken in 1965; photo of “Checkers” the dog; another photo of Zimmermans taken in 1965; another photo of “Checkers” the dog; photo of I.Z. with a violin circa 1942; photo of IZ taken in 1939 for Urological Board; another ID card with notification information for L.Z.; another photo of “Checkers” the dog. Bonwit Teller box with beaded necklace with charms and long glass or amber necklace. Plaid bag with silver pocketknife attached to a keychain; black change purse with change; gold linked necklace; silver necklace with large pendant and charms Red jewelry box with set of silver iridescent cuff links and button fillers; small pocketknife with mother-of-pearl sides; small keychain with a nail engraved with “Glenwood” on one side and “Potaba” on the other; gold and silver bracelet; belt buckle engraved with a “Z;” pearl earrings with a stud and loop of pearls; some kind of pin engraved with “B.D.” and “Yale;” gold Omega watch with “I.J.Z” engraved on clasp; large gold ring; pin that reads “Owensboro City Hospital, 1931;” set of gold earrings with a clear stone; charm from the Los Angeles County Hospital; gold pocket watch; ring with large clear stone and smaller blue stones; pin engraved with a “Z;” gold bracelet with leaves; 2 small gold keys (for the jewelry box?); sewing pin; 2 loose earring backs; 2 short strings of pearls; medical symbol charm with “ONB” or “DNB” and “1915” on one side and “I.J. Zimmerman” engraved on the back—attached to a Harvard charm; empty “Lemor Juwelier” box; cardigan pin with “OCH” (“L.C. ‘31” engraved on the back) for one side and “RN” for the other side; set of gold cuff links; gold “EternaMatic” watch; 2 broken gold wire pieces; gold ring with “OCH” on top and “1931” on sides; pearl necklace with small silver square bead; 2-stranded pearl bracelet with small silver square bead; set of pearl stud earrings; gold hair pin; gold money clip; a second gold money clip, this one with “L.Z. to I.J.Z., 1950” engraved on it; pin with “OWHS ‘16” on front and “I.J.Z.” engraved on back; gold pin with jewels and “Φ” and “E;” gold ring with “L 21” on top and “I.J.Z.” engraved on the back. o Dates: various dates Box 5—Labeled “Zimmerman House Archive—Photographs” Folder: Zimmerman chronology (newsclippings, correspondence, school records, history of the house by L.Z., chronology of the Zimmermans) Genealogy of L.Z.’s family Index of Zimmerman House photographs (how accurate and current?) 2 B & W photos of exterior in winter by Gerda Peterich Folder: 5 B & W photos of L.Z.; 2 empty Koday envelopes (undated); one Kodak envelope with color photos and negatives of exterior, 1982 (file with other negatives); one Kodak envelope with negatives (file with other negatives); 5 Polaroid photos of interior, artwork and L.Z.; photo of interior of the Currier, 1988; photos of the exterior of the Zimmerman House, 1988; B & W photos, interior and exterior of the Zimmerman House, undated Folder: Photo of the exterior of the Zimmerman House by photographer Laurier Durette; B & W photos of exterior, some with photographers identified. Folder: B & W photo of interior; remove extra sheets of paper and file with other photographs Folder: Photos of interior and exterior, including one with the Zimmermans; remove the extra paper. Folder: 2 color photos of exterior, 1972; B & W photos of interior; mock-ups of the Zimmermans’ Christmas card with the house drawing/watercolor; remove empty folders. Folder: Christmas card mock-up; color photos of exterior, 1973; B & W shots of interior; color photos of interior, 1973. Folder: Color photos of interior, 1971, 1973, 1976. Box 6—Labeled “Zimmerman House Archive—Zimmermans’ Household Files: Gas, Honeywell, Currier Gallery of Art—Related File” Handwritten note about Calder television spot and a photocopy of a newsclipping about the Currier Gallery of Art and the Calder exhibit, The Providence Sunday Journal, June 24, 1979 (in an envelope) Note from David to L.Z., May 26, 1979 Handwritten note from Barbara Clinton to L.Z.