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Personal Papers

 Series

Scope and Content

Series contains photographs, correspondence, interview transcripts, press releases, financial reports, awards, certificates, art, personal objects and other documents that relate to Bella Lewitzky and Newell Reynolds' personal affairs and public image and that were found in the Lewitzky house (and not the Company's offices). Also in this series are documents pertaining to Lewitzky and Reynolds' involvement with The Dance Gallery and Lewitzky's First Amendment suit against the National Endowment for the Arts.

Dates

  • Creation: 1932 - 2019
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1966 - 1997

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Extent

From the Collection: 310 Linear Feet (366 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

This series has been arranged into 4 sub-series:

1.A Bella Lewitzky's papers

1.B Newell Reynolds' papers

1.C The Dance Gallery

1.D National Endowment for the Arts

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Music Library Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library, G-24
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-1822 United States