Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word document. Date of source: February 21, 2002. Finding aid completed February 21, 2002 by Ashley Yandle; Finding aid encoded by Ashley Yandle, North Carolina State Archives, June 4, 2002 Description is in English. Peggy Dwight Papers, 1933-1976 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 Ashley Yandle Date Completed February 21, 2002 Encoded by Ashley Yandle Date Encoded June 4, 2002

Descriptive Summary Peggy Dwight Papers, 1933-1976 Dwight, Peggy. Margaret "Peggy" Dwight was a student at Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, North Carolina) from 1933-1935. Her papers include letters from Josef Albers, college bulletins, and printed materials about the history of the college and people associated with it. Ca. 30 items. North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Information for Users Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[P.C.1715] Peggy Dwight Papers, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources, Office of Archives and History.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Miss Peggy Dwight, 10 Quay St. Michel, Paris 75005 France; accessioned May 30, 1984.

Processing Information

Finding aid completed by Ashley Yandle.

Completed February 21, 2002.

Note: This collection was processed with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Margaret "Peggy" Dwight (1909- ) was a student at Black Mountain College from 1933-1935. While at Black Mountain she primarily studied art under Josef Albers. Her brother Everett Dwight also attended the college.

Collection Overview

The papers include three letters from Josef Albers to Peggy Dwight (1937-1938), other materials concerning Albers, articles about the history of Black Mountain College, a review of Martin Duberman's book Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community, publications about the Bauhaus, college bulletins, copies of the magazine Form, and information about Xanti Schawinsky.

Online Catalog Headings Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.) Universities and colleges--North Carolina--History. Albers, Josef. Duberman, Martin B. Bauhaus. Schawinsky, Xanti, 1904- Albers, Josef. Arrangement of Papers: P.C.1715.1 1. Albers, Josef Three letters from Josef Albers to Peggy Dwight (1937-1938)

The letters contain information about Dwight's work and art at the college. Also included is a typescript of a review by Nancy Farrell of an art exhibit at Black Mountain of works by Peggy Dwight, Barbara Loines Dreier, and Alex Reed (mentioned in Albers' letter, May 31, 1937).

Fragments of an Albers' talk The Meaning of Art (May 6, 1940) Brochure for the book Anni Albers: On Designing (n.d.) Articles about Josef Albers (1956, 1968) Catalog for exhibition at the Galerie Denise Rene, Paris (1968) Obituary for Josef Albers (March 1976). 2. Articles Fundamentalism and the Higher Learning by John A. Rice (May, 1937). The Rise and Fall of Black Mountain College by Alasdair Clayre (March 27, 1969). New York Times book review of Martin Duberman's book Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community (Oct. 29, 1972). Article about a Walter Gropius house in Massachusetts (May 20, 1975). 3. Bauhaus

Two publications containing articles about the Bauhaus and artists associated with the school.

4. College Publications

Materials printed by or for Black Mountain College.

Black Mountain College: A Forward (1934?) Black Mountain College Bulletin, No. 2, Concerning Art Instruction by Josef Albers (June 1934). Black Mountain College Bulletin, No. 4, On the Civilization of the Two Americas by Herminio Portell-Vila (May 1937). Black Mountain College Bulletin, No. 5, Work With Materials by Anni Albers (November 1938). 5. Form (Magazine)

Volumes 4-9 and 8 of the magazine Form (1967-1968). The volumes include essays about Black Mountain College or by former BMC community members. Includes articles by John A. Rice, Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, George Zabriskie, John Evarts, Jean Charlot, and Xanti Schawinsky. Also includes articles about Josef Albers.

6. Schawinsky, Xanti

Includes a Saturday Evening Post article about Schawinsky (Aug 26, 1961) and photocopies of information about The Danse Macabre. Also includes a biographical sketch of John Evarts.

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