PUBLIC "-//North Carolina Division of Archives and History::North Carolina State Archives//TEXT (US::NcD::[P.C.1586]::Roberta Blair Collection, 1944)//EN" "blairroberta.xml" Roberta Blair Collection, 1944 Finding aid completed by: Cathy Jackson; machine-readable finding aid created by: Ashley Yandle North Carolina Division of Historical Resources

North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Microsoft Word. Date of source: September 19, 1975. Finding aid completed September 19, 1975, by Cathy Jackson; Finding aid encoded by Ashley Yandle, North Carolina State Archives, May 30, 2002 Description is in English. Roberta Blair Collection, 1944 North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 Contact Information Division of Historical Resources North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm Processed by Cathy Jackson Date Completed September 19, 1975 Encoded by Ashley Yandle Date Encoded May 30, 2002

Descriptive Summary Roberta Blair Collection, 1944 Blair, Roberta. Roberta Blair attended Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, North Carolina) during the first Summer Art Institute which was held July 16-September 15, 1944. The letters and accompanying photographs and slides which make up this collection reflect her experiences during that period. 27 items; 6 letters, 8 color slides, 5 black and white photographs, 4 printed photographs, 4 8x10 black and white photographs. North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Information for Users Access Restrictions

Available for research.

Usage Restrictions

Preferred Citation

[P.C.1586] Roberta Blair Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources, Office of Archives and History.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Miss Roberta Blair, 120 Laurel Street, Vineland, New Jersey, September 15, 1975; accessioned September 15, 1975. Addition, gift of Roberta Blair on March 22, 1976; 4 items (8 x 10 black and white photographs); accessioned March 25, 1976.

Processing Information

Finding aid completed by Cathy Jackson.

Completed September 19, 1975.

Biographical Note

Roberta Blair attended Black Mountain College during the first Summer Art Institute, which was held July 16 - September 15, 1944. Black Mountain College was an experimental liberal arts school located in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Summer institutes in music and art were held in alternate years from 1943-1948. Classes were taught by outstanding persons in those fields.

Collection Overview

Six letters to her mother describe some of her daily activities, her life with other girls staying at a cottage not far from the main campus, the mountain scenery and climate, and her impressions of professors and cultural activities at Black Mountain College. The accompanying photographs and slides include pictures of Josef Albers, Jose de Creeft, Jean Charlot, other instructors and students, and some of the campus buildings.

Online Catalog Headings Blair, Roberta. Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.) Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Curricula. Art--Study and teaching--United States--History--20th century. College students--North Carolina--Social life and customs--20th century. College buildings--North Carolina. Black Mountains (N.C.)--Description and travel. Albers, Josef. De Creeft, Jose, 1884- Breitenbach, Josef, 1896-1984. Charlot, Jean, 1898- Related Material:

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) at http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us