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RUTH BOWMAN

28 March 1978

Dorothy Miller
12 East 8th Street
New York, N. Y. 10003

Dear Dorothy:

Just a quick note affirming the list of material I removed from you WPA files:

round photo of photomontage by Wyatt Davis (?)
photo of photo-mural: Symbols of Aviation by Dmitri Kessel
both of the above came from large scrap book with patterned cover

two photographs from New Horizons scrapbook:
#33 Kessel SYMBOLS OF AVIATION
#14 Wyatt Davis MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF AIRPLANE CONSTRUCTION

five photographs of de Rivera's FLIGHT
Neg # J-69A, P -42, P1468, O.P. 65-1-97-2063, 17.
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four more de Rivera FLIGHT photos
10199W, P678, P1151 (2)

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photocopies of documents
Employment and Activities FAP chart
telegram from Lewis Mumford, March 30, 1939
letter to Martha Davidson from Beatrice Winser

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Photograph of the WPA building at the World's Fair

1937 pamphlet "Art as a Function of Government" issued by Supervisors Association WPA/FAP

February 15, 1936 Cahill REPORT ON ART PROJECTS #8236

October 27, 1936 Cahill document on "New Horizons"

"The Role of the Artist in War"
"Visual Arts Program"
"The Art Program" 4/22/41
"Recommendations" 1page
Press Digest, Nov.10, 1936 (Sec.2-9)

I am leaving all of the above in a locked drawer of my New York apartment until I return on April 18th. If you wish to reach me, please call collect at the number below.

There is really no way I can adequately express my gratitude for your help. I look forward to seeing you in three weeks.

Fondly,
Ruth

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P.S. I also took the April, 1942, issue of the "Magazine of Art". 

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