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Box MSS016.01

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Correspondence, 1983-1993

 Series — Box: MSS016.01, Folder: 01-02
Identifier: MSS. 016. Series I
Scope and Contents Note

This series contains letters and postcards to Dawson from Elizabeth Layton. They span the course of their decade-long acquaintance, and discuss art and exhibitions, metaphysics, daily life, and family and friends. There are also some sympathy cards written to Dawson following Layton’s death in 1993.

Dates: 1983-1993

Photographs, 1987-1993

 Series — Box: MSS016.01, Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS. 016. Series II
Scope and Contents Note

This series consists of photographs of Layton’s work hanging in Dawson’s apartment and on display at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Also included are photos of Layton, Layton’s husband, and Dawson.

Dates: 1987-1993

Articles, 1984-2005

 Series — Box: MSS016.01, Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS. 016. Series III
Scope and Contents Note

This series contains newspaper and magazine articles collected about Layton and related to her life, art, exhibitions, and death.

Dates: 1984-2005

Miscellaneous, 1985-2005

 Series — Box: MSS016.01, Folder: 05-07
Identifier: MSS. 016. Series IV
Scope and Contents Note This series contains exhibition notices and invitations, notes from Dawson describing her relationship with Layton, a handbook written by Dawson with illustrations by Layton, and a program from Layton’s memorial service. It also includes two DVDs - A Sunflower Journey’s profile on Layton which aired on KTVU-Topeka in 1988, and interviews with Don Lambert, Myra Christopher, and Bill Bartholome (regarding Layton) produced by the Midwest Bioethics Center in...
Dates: 1985-2005