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Hello all, We are pleased to announce the following collections now have finding aids and are open to qualified researchers. Cordel collection : Brazilian popular literature pamphlets, 1940-ca. 1989 <http://primo.getty.edu/GRI:GETTY_ALMA21141905350001551> (4.5 linear feet) A collection of over 2000 pamphlets of Brazilian popular literature known as "cordels" for the strings from which they hung at vendor stands. They are predominantly composed in verse with a cover image and were used for moral instruction as well as entertainment for the general populace. (950072) Lawrence Gustave Desmond papers relating to Augustus and Alice Dixon Le Plongeon, 1856-2007 <http://primo.getty.edu/GRI:GETTY_ALMA21123360150001551> (9 linear feet) The collection includes papers and photographs assembled by Lawrence G.Desmond during his research on archaeologists Augustus and Alice Le Plongeon, as well as the drafts and manuscripts for his resulting publications. (2013.M.12) Juan Fassio pataphysique collection, 1949-1977<http://primo.getty.edu/GRI:GETTY_ALMA21123774130001551> (8 linear feet) Includes: correspondence, including 500 items from stage designer Stanley Chapman and ca. 200 letters from other figures in the Coll¨¨ge de Pataphysique, research files, including files on novelist Raymond Roussel and author Alfred Jarry, posters, manifestoes, book-objects, mail art and pamphlets. (930091) Tom Mahoney research materials on Pancho Villa and the Mexican revolution, 1910-1923 <http://primo.getty.edu/GRI:GETTY_ALMA21142685320001551> (5.6 linear feet) The collection represents the archive of Tom Mahoney, an editor of the El Paso Herald, who was writing a book on Pancho Villa.<https://share.getty.edu/confluence/display/SpecCollCat/2001.M.20+Tom+Mahoney+research+materials+on+Pancho+Villa+and+the+Mexican+revolution%2C+1910-1923> (2001.M.20) Schaeffer Galleries records, 1925-1985<http://primo.getty.edu/GRI:GETTY_ALMA21123893410001551> (29 linear feet ADDS and indexed correspondence) The Schaeffer Galleries, owned and directed by Hanns Schaeffer, specialized in Old Masters paintings and drawings, originally concentrating on Flemish and Dutch masters. (910148) <http://primo.getty.edu/GRI:GETTY_ALMA21155149520001551> Barbara T. Smith papers, 1935-2013 <http://primo.getty.edu/GRI:GETTY_ALMA21155149520001551> (186 linear feet) The papers of artist Barbara T. Smith contain diaries, sketchbooks, prints and drawings, photographs, more than one thousand audio and video tapes, notes, plans, and correspondence related to Smith's artistic projects from student days forward and to her work as a writer, teacher, and advocate of the arts in Los Angeles. (2014.M.14) For more on the Barbara T. Smith papers, check out a recent Getty Iris blog post http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/art-versus-archive/ Kind regards, Sarah Sherman Reference Librarian Getty Research Institute 1200 Getty Center Dr. Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90049 310-440-6698 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.getty.edu/research<http://www.getty.edu/research> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/GettyResearchInstitute> ©¦ YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/gettyresearch> ©¦ Getty Research Institute Newsletter<http://www.getty.edu/research/institute/e_news/index.html> Getty Iris blog<http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/> ©¦ Getty Tumblr<http://thegetty.tumblr.com/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~