Guide to the Nelleke Nix and Marianne

Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers 1930-1954

Archives and Special Collections Re-processed by Jennifer Page Library and Research Center March 2012 National Museum of Women in the Arts 1.75 linear feet; 4 containers

Biography

Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was the third of four daughters born to a German Hungarian father

and a mother of Spanish and Mexican Indian descent. She did not originally plan to become an

artist. At age fifteen Kahlo entered the premedical program at the prestigious National

Preparatory School in Mexico City. However, this training ended three years later when Kahlo

was gravely injured in a bus accident. She spent more than a year in bed, recovering from

fractures of her back, collarbone, ribs, and pelvis, as well as shoulder and foot injuries. Despite

more than thirty subsequent operations, Kahlo spent the rest of her life in constant pain, finally

succumbing to related complications at age forty-seven.

During her recovery from the 1925 bus accident, Kahlo began to paint with oils. Her pictures,

mostly self-portraits and still lifes, were deliberately naïve and filled with the bright colors and

flattened forms of the Mexican folk art she always loved. At twenty-one, Kahlo met and fell in

love with the famous Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, whose approach to art and political

activism complemented her own. Although he was twenty years her senior, they were married in

1929. This high-profile relationship survived marital infidelities on both sides, the pressures of

Rivera’s career, a divorce and remarriage, and Kahlo’s deteriorating health. Kahlo traveled with

Rivera to the United States and to France, where she encountered luminaries from the worlds of

art and politics. She had her first one-woman exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York in

1938. She was in numerous group exhibitions throughout her life and, just prior to her death, was

honored by a retrospective exhibition at Lola Álvarez Bravo’s Galería de Arte Contemporáneo in

Mexico City.

Chronology

1907 Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón is born on July 6 in Coyoacán,

Mexico to Matilde Calderón y González and Guillermo Kahlo.

1914 Kahlo contracts polio and spends nine months in bed. Her right leg and foot are

permanently damaged by the illness.

1922 Kahlo begins pre-medical studies at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria in Mexico

City. She is one of only 34 women in the student body.

1925 On September 17, a bus Kahlo is riding is struck by a streetcar. She sustains severe

injuries to her spine, pelvis and right foot. She returns home from the hospital in

October and begins to paint.

1927 Kahlo joins the Young Communist League.

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1928 Kahlo meets Diego Rivera through photographer Tina Modotti. She joins the

Mexican Communist Party.

1929 Kahlo and Rivera marry on August 21.

1930 Kahlo becomes pregnant but must abort the pregnancy due to her pelvic

injuries. Kahlo and Rivera travel to San Francisco where Rivera has mural

commissions at the California School of Fine Arts and the Luncheon Club of the

California Stock Exchange. Kahlo meets Dr. Leo Eloesser.

1931 Kahlo and Rivera travel to New York City where the Museum of Modern Art is

mounting a retrospective of Rivera’s work. Kahlo meets artist Lucienne Bloch.

1932 Kahlo and Rivera travel to Detroit where Rivera has been commissioned to paint

a mural at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Kahlo’s second pregnancy ends in

miscarriage on July 4. Kahlo’s mother dies on September 15. Juan O’Gorman

begins construction on the Rivera residence in San Angel.

1933 Kahlo and Rivera travel again to New York City where Rivera has been invited to

paint a mural at the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center. After his inclusion of

Lenin’s likeness in the mural sparks a public outcry, the commission is withdrawn.

Kahlo and Rivera return to Mexico in December.

1934 Kahlo’s third pregnancy is terminated. Kahlo discovers an affair between Rivera

and her sister Cristina.

1935 Kahlo and Rivera separate briefly but soon reconcile. Kahlo begins affair with

American sculptor Isamu Noguchi.

1937 Leon and Natalia Trotsky arrive in Mexico, where they have been granted

political asylum at the request of Rivera. Leon Trotsky and Kahlo have a brief

affair. Kahlo exhibits four paintings in a group exhibition at the Galería de Arte of

the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

1938 Kahlo has her first one-woman exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York

City in November. Half of the paintings are sold. She meets André Breton. Kahlo

begins affair with Hungarian-American photographer Nickolas Muray.

1939 Kahlo travels to Paris to participate in the exhibition Mexique, organized by

Marcel Duchamp and André Breton. Kahlo appears on the covers of Coronet

and French Vogue. Kahlo’s self-portrait The Frame is purchased by the Louvre.

Kahlo and Rivera divorce on November 6.

1940 Kahlo exhibits The Two Fridas and The Wounded Table at the International

Exhibition of Surrealism in Mexico City. Trotsky is assassinated on August 20 by

Ramón Mercader. Kahlo and Rivera remarry in San Francisco on December 8.

1941 Guillermo Kahlo dies in April.

1942 Kahlo begins teaching at “La Esmeralda” school of painting and sculpture.

Construction begins on Anahuacalli, a museum to house Rivera’s collection of

pre-Columbian idols.

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1943 One of Kahlo’s self-portraits is included in an exhibition at the Art of This Century

gallery entitled Women Artists. Three of Kahlo’s works are included in the

exhibition Mexican Art Today at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

1944 Kahlo begins keeping a diary.

1946 Kahlo wins a national painting prize from the Palacio de Bellas Artes. She and

Cristina travel to New York City in June where Kahlo is scheduled for surgery to

fuse four vertebrae.

1947 The Museo de Arte Moderno purchases Kahlo’s The Two Fridas. Kahlo’s fourth

pregnancy ends in miscarriage.

1950 Kahlo’s right foot is stricken with gangrene, and a bone infection forces her to

stay at the English Hospital in Mexico City for nine months.

1951 Kahlo’s use of painkillers, injections, and alcohol increases dramatically.

1953 Lola Álvarez Bravo organizes Kahlo’s first one-woman exhibition at the Galería de

Arte Contemporáneo in Mexico City. Due to gangrene, Kahlo’s right leg is

amputated below the knee. Her work is included in the Exhibition of Mexican Art

from Pre-Columbian Times to the Present Day at the Tate Gallery in London.

1954 In June, Kahlo is hospitalized for pneumonia. Kahlo dies on July 13. The official

cause of death is pulmonary embolism.

Scope and Content

The Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers consists of 369 letters,

postcards, notes, clippings, printed matter, and drawings related to the life and work of Frida

Kahlo. Multi-page correspondence constitutes the majority of the collection. A small group of six

drawings is also present, although four of these drawings have not yet been authoritatively

attributed to Kahlo’s hand. The collection ranges in dates from 1930 to 1954, with the bulk of

material dating between 1930 and 1935. A significant portion of the collection is a group of

letters between Kahlo and her family, most notably her mother and father. The content of these

letters is intimate and tracks some of the most formative years of Kahlo’s artistic development.

They reflect her impressions of the United States as well as her opinions on politics, art, and the

art world as she traveled with husband Diego Rivera to San Francisco, Detroit, and New York.

Other significant correspondents represented in the collection are Juan O’Gorman, Walter

Pach, Emmy Lou Packard, Ella and Bertram Wolfe, Mary Sklar, Lucienne Bloch, and Diego Rivera.

This collection is divided into three series:

Series 1: Correspondence: 1930-1954 and undated

Series 2: Drawings: 1944, ca. 1951 and undated

Series 3: Printed Matter: 1931,1944 and undated

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Series Descriptions

Series I: Correspondence, 1930-1954 and undated

This series contains correspondence between Frida Kahlo and her family, friends, artistic

acquaintances, business associates, and others. The series is arranged at the folder level by the

surname of the correspondent or the organizational name (in the case of corporate

correspondents). For each correspondent or organizational name, folders and letters are

arranged chronologically. The series also contains a small number of handwritten receipts of

sale, five poems by Guillermo Kahlo as well as two works of prose by unidentified individuals.

Series II: Drawings, 1944, ca. 1951 and undated

This series consists of pencil and ink drawings of various subjects. They are arranged first by artist,

then by title, although each title is merely descriptive and not assigned by the artist. Some of the

drawings may be from Kahlo, but they have not been authoritatively attributed to her hand. This

series also contains two child-like renderings by Antonio Kahlo and an individual identified only

as Manuel.

Series III: Printed Matter, 1931-1932, 1944, and undated

This series consists of a small amount of material relating to trips, exhibition invitations, and

clippings from magazines and newspapers. These are organized by descriptive title.

Provenance

The collection was given by Frida Kahlo to Dr. Leo Eloesser, her friend and medical advisor. The

date of this transfer is unknown; however, the vintage of the correspondence contained in the

collection indicates this must have happened in the early 1950’s. Eloesser retained custody of

the collection after Kahlo’s death. Upon the death of Eloesser in 1976, the collection passed to

his personal secretary, Ms. Josefa Vera Rodriguez. It remained in her possession until 1996, when

it was sold to Nelleke Langhout Nix and Marianne Huber. The collection was appraised by Louis

Collins of Seattle, WA in December 2006 and donated by Nelleke Langhout Nix to the National

Museum of Women in the Arts in January 2007. Supporting documentation for this custodial

history is located in the collection dossier housed in the museum archivist’s office.

Conditions Governing

Physical Access

The collection is open for research use upon appointment. All researchers will be supervised

carefully during use of the collection.

All materials are in excellent condition with minimal folds, fading, or brittleness. Some letters in

Series 2 exhibit water damage and bright pink splotches, which seem to indicate active mold;

however, closer examination reveals none of the other indicators of mold, such as surface

fuzziness or acrid scent. Each leaf has been separately sleeved in mylar to isolate any possible

spores. Photocopies of the collection are prohibited. Researchers wishing to obtain electronic

facsimile of any portion of the collection must consult the archivist.

Materials are almost entirely in Spanish. Some materials in English, French, and German are also

present.

Conditions Governing

Reproduction and Use

Copyright restrictions may apply to any portion of the collection. Banco de Mexico presently

holds copyright to all of Frida Kahlo’s artistic and literary output, including unpublished

manuscripts and letters.

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Processing

The collection was received in 14 bound portfolios prepared by the donor [Nelleke Nix] and

titled by groups of correspondents or loose series description. The donor had sleeved most of the

items in polyester or mylar and had prepared an item-level inventory. The collection was

received in excellent condition. During processing, all items were removed from the portfolios

and each leaf was sleeved individually in mylar or polyester. All materials were separated into

three series and placed in acid-free folders. The collection is housed in four acid-free manuscript

boxes located in the Library and Research Center. Collection was reprocessed in March 2012 by

Jennifer Page.

Citation Format

Citations to this collection should read in the following manner:

The Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers. Special Collections,

Library and Research Center, National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Descriptive Standards

The collection was processed in 2007 by Jason Stieber using descriptive standards set out in

Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Society of American Archivists: Chicago, 2004.

The following monographs were consulted during the preparation of biographical notes,

chronology, and box inventory for this guide:

Carpenter, Elizabeth, ed., Frida Kahlo. Walker Art Center: Minneapolis, 2007.

Dexter, Emma and Tanya Barson, eds., Frida Kahlo. Tate Publishing: London, 2005.

Herrera, Hayden, Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo. Harper & Row: New York, 1983.

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Box Inventory

SERIES I: CORRESPONDENCE

Box 1

Folder From To Date (Y/M/D) Language

1 Arquin, Florence Frida 1944/03/10 English

2 Bahr, Paul Frida and Diego 1951/05/18 English

3 Bejarano, Benigno Frida 1939/09/25 Spanish

4 Bender, Albert M. Frida 1935/08/30 English

4 Bender, Albert M. Diego 1935/09/03 English

4 Bender, Albert M. Frida 1935/09/03 English

4 Bender, Albert M. Frida 1935/09/03 English

4 Bender, Albert M. Frida 1935/09/20 English

5 Berrien, Ruth Frida Undated English

6 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1932 English

6 Bloch, Lucienne Frida and Diego 1932 Spanish

7 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1932/05/05 English

7 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1932/11/01 English

8 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1932/11/20 English

9 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1932/12/12 English

10 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1934/09/15 English

11 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1935/12/15 English

12 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1936/04/25 English

13 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1939/02/20 English

13 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1939/08/17 English

14 Bloch, Lucienne Frida 1944/01/01 English

15 Bojorquez, Carlotta S. Frida 1940/07/06 Spanish

16 Book, Sheldon Frida 1939/10/20 English

17 Browne, Sibyl Frida Undated English

18 Calderon, Aurora B. Vda Frida 1931/12/09 Spanish

19 Calderon, Isabel [G.V.] de Frida 1932/07/03 Spanish

20 Camacho, L.A. Frida 1953/07/10 Spanish

21 Campos de Romero, Isabel Frida 1930/07/03 Spanish

22 Campos de Romero, Isabel Frida 1932/07/11 Spanish

22 Campos de Romero, Isabel Frida 1932/08/09 Spanish

22 Campos de Romero, Isabel Frida 1932/10/31 Spanish

23 Campos de Romero, Isabel Frida 1932/11/20 Spanish

23 Campos de Romero, Isabel Frida 1932/12/20 Spanish

24 Campos de Romero, Isabel Frida 1933/01/07 Spanish

24 Campos de Romero, Isabel Frida 1933/01/31 Spanish

24 Campos de Romero, Isabel Frida 1933/06/09 Spanish

25 Campos de Romero, Isabel and Caro Frida 1940/11/09 Spanish

26 Chavez, Carlos Frida 1936/04/26 Spanish

27 Condit, Jean Frida 1945/01/12 English

28 del Rio, Dolores Frida Undated Spanish

29 Drew, Josephina Frida [no year] 11/05 Spanish

30 Eaton, Mary C. Frida Undated English

31 Excelsior (Margarita T. de Ponce) Frida 1951/03/28 Spanish

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Box 1 (Continued)

Folder From To Date (Y/M/D) Language

32 Frida? Ford, Edsel B. 1939/12/06 English

33 Gerstle, William Lewis Frida 1940/06/13 English

34 Gomez, Francisco ? Undated Spanish

35 Haas, Elise S. Frida 1932/10/20 English

36 Hijos y Amigos de Guanajuato ? 1945/06/19 Spanish

37 Imerman Bloom, Josephine Frida 1932 English

38 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/06/20 Spanish

39 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/06/29 Spanish

40 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/07/02 Spanish

41 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/07/06 Spanish

42 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/07/19 Spanish

43 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/07/25 Spanish

44 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/08/04 Spanish

45 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/10/20 Spanish

45 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/10/27 Spanish

46 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/11/04 Spanish

47 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/11/12 Spanish

48 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/11/19 Spanish

49 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/11/30 Spanish

49 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/12/14 Spanish

50 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/12/21 Spanish

50 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1932/12/27 Spanish

51 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/01/04 Spanish

52 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/01/17 Spanish

53 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/01/26 Spanish

53 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/02/06 Spanish

54 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/02/17 Spanish

55 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/02/20 Spanish

56 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/05/22 Spanish

57 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/05/29 Spanish

57 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/06/06 Spanish

58 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/06/16 Spanish

59 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/06/30 Spanish

60 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/07/13 Spanish

61 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/07/17 Spanish

62 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/08/16 Spanish

63 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/08/31 Spanish

64 Kahlo, Adriana Frida 1933/09/10 Spanish

65 Kahlo, Adriana Frida Undated Spanish

65 Kahlo, Adriana Frida Undated Spanish

66 Kahlo, Antonio P. Frida ca. 1940 Spanish

67 Kahlo, Antonio P. Frida 1940/09/09 Spanish

68 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1932/03/27 Spanish

68 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1932/04/06 Spanish

69 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1932/04/08 Spanish

69 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1932/07/15 Spanish

70 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1932/08/10 Spanish

70 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1932/11/01 Spanish

71 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1932/12/12 Spanish

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Box 2

Folder From To Date (Y/M/D) Language

72 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1933/01/16 Spanish

72 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1933/06/30 Spanish

73 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1933/07/14 Spanish

74 Kahlo, Cristina Frida 1933/07/18 Spanish

75 Kahlo, Cristina Frida Undated Spanish

76 Kahlo, Cristina Frida Undated Spanish

77 Kahlo, Cristina Frida Undated Spanish

78 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1932/06/30 Spanish

79 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1932/08/08 Spanish

79 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1932/09/04 Spanish

80 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1932/11/03 Spanish

80 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1932/11/14 Spanish

81 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1932/12/02 Spanish

81 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1932/12/21 Spanish

82 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1933/01/14 Spanish

82 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1933/02/05 Spanish

83 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1933/03/29 Spanish

83 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1933/04/21 Spanish

84 Kahlo, Guillermo and Maty Frida 1933/06/14 Spanish

85 Kahlo, Guillermo Frida 1933/08/17 Spanish

86 Kahlo, Guillermo and Maty Frida 1933/08/29 Spanish

87 Frida? Kahlo, Guillermo Undated Spanish

88 Kahlo, Guillermo ? Undated

88 Kahlo, Guillermo ? Undated

89 Kahlo, Guillermo ? Undated

89 Kahlo, Guillermo ? Undated

90 Kahlo, Guillermo ? ? Undated

91 Kahlo, Ida L. Frida 1937/04/10 English

92 Kahlo, Isolda P. Frida 1940/08/11 Spanish

92 Kahlo, Isolda P. Frida 1940/08/30 Spanish

93 Kahlo, Isolda P. Frida 1940/09/09 Spanish

93 Kahlo, Isolda P. Frida 1940/11/29 Spanish

94 Kahlo, Maria Margarita Frida 1932/10/26 Spanish

95 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/06/27 Spanish

96 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/06/29 Spanish

97 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/07/06 Spanish

97 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/07/08 Spanish

98 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/07/12 Spanish

99 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/07/19 Spanish

100 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/07/23 Spanish

101 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/08/04 Spanish

102 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/08/20 Spanish

103 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/08/23 Spanish

104 Kahlo, Matilde Frida 1932/11/01 Spanish

104 Kahlo, Matilde Frida ca. 1932 Spanish

105 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de ca. 1930 Spanish

105 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de ca. 1930 Spanish

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Box 2 (Continued)

Folder From To Date (Y/M/D) Language

105 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de ca. 1930 Spanish

106 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/01/01 Spanish

107 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/01/15 Spanish

107 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/02/17 Spanish

108 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/11/09 Spanish

109 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/11/10 Spanish

109 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/11/14 Spanish

110 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/11/14 Spanish

110 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/11/21 Spanish

111 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/11/21 Spanish

111 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/11/30 Spanish

111 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/12/04 Spanish

112 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/12/04 Spanish

112 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/12/08 Spanish

113 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/12/11 Spanish

113 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/12/18 Spanish

114 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/12/25 Spanish

115 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1930/12/30 Spanish

116 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/01/13 Spanish

116 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/01/24 Spanish

117 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/01/30 Spanish

117 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/02/04 Spanish

118 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/02/12 Spanish

119 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/02/16 Spanish

119 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/02/21 Spanish

120 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/02/26 Spanish

121 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/03/12 Spanish

122 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/03/18 Spanish

123 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/04/23 Spanish

124 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/05/03 Spanish

124 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/05/07 Spanish

125 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/05/13 Spanish

126 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/05/20 Spanish

126 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/05/21 Spanish

127 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/11/09 Spanish

127 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/11/14 Spanish

128 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/11/16 Spanish

129 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/11/20 Spanish

130 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/11/23 Spanish

131 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/11/27 Spanish

132 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/11/28 Spanish

133 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/11/30 Spanish

134 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/12/04 Spanish

135 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/12/13 Spanish

136 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/12/18 Spanish

137 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1931/12/26 Spanish

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Box 3

Folder From To Date (Y/M/D) Language

138 Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de Frida 1932/01/01 Spanish

139 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1932/01/08 Spanish

140 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de 1932/01/14 Spanish

141 Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de Frida 1932/04/08 Spanish

141 Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de Frida 1932/08/15 Spanish

142 Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de Frida Undated Spanish

143 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de [no year] 05/05 Spanish

143 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de undated Spanish

143 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de Undated Spanish

143 Frida Kahlo, Matilde Calderon de Undated Spanish

144 Kanzler, Josephine Frida Undated English

145 Kaufmann Department Stores Frida 1940/03/15 English

145 Kaufmann Department Stores Frida 1940/04/08 English

146 Lamba Breton, Jacqueline Frida Undated English

147 Lang-Posselt, E.A. Frida 1950/10/13 Spanish

148 Laub, Rose Frida 1941/01/08 English

149 Levy, Charmin S. Frida 1945/03/21 English

150 Liebes, Dorothy Frida 1931/12/10 English

151 Liebman, Alice M. Frida 1932/11/28 English

152 Luban, Miguel Frida 1948/03/24 Spanish

153 Ludine, Ryah Frida 1932/01/17 English

154 Montenegro, Roberto Frida 1932/07/19 Spanish

154 Montenegro, Roberto Frida 1932? Spanish

154 Montenegro, Roberto Frida 1932? Spanish

155 Navarro, Sixto Frida 1931/10/19 Spanish

156 Noguchi, Isamu Frida Undated English

157 O'Gorman, Juan Frida 1931/11/23 Spanish

158 O'Gorman, Juan Rivera, Diego 1932/03/03 Spanish

159 O'Gorman, Juan Rivera, Diego 1932/03/12 Spanish

159 O'Gorman, Juan Frida 1932/07/11 Spanish

160 Pach, Magda Frida 1943/11/16 English

161 Pach, Walter ? (addressed to "Friends") 1934/10/07 Spanish

162 Pach, Walter Frida 1941/11/05 Spanish

163 Pach, Walter ? (addressed to "Friends") 1943/12/23 Spanish

164 Packard, Emmy Lou Frida ca. 1940 English

164 Packard, Emmy Lou Frida 10/13[1940?] English

165 Packard, Emmy Lou Frida Undated Spanish

165 Frida Packard, Emmy Lou Undated English

166 Painie, Chita Frida 1932/12/15 English

166 Painie, Chita Rivera, Diego 1932/12/15 English

167 Reyes, Victor M. Frida 1945/01/24 Spanish

168 Frida Rivera, Diego 1932/09/08 Spanish

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Box 3 (Continued)

Folder From To Date (Y/M/D) Language

168 Frida Rivera, Diego 1932/09/10 Spanish

168 Frida Rivera, Diego 1932/09/12 Spanish

169 Frida Rivera, Diego 1932/09/10 Spanish

170 Frida Rivera, Diego 1952? Spanish

171 Frida Rivera, Diego Undated Spanish

171 Frida Rivera, Diego Undated Spanish

171 Frida Rivera, Diego Undated Spanish

171 Frida Rivera, Diego? Undated Spanish

172 Judy ? Rivera, Diego Undated Spanish

173 Rivera, Maria del Pilar Frida 1932/05/30 Spanish

173 Rivera, Maria del Pilar Rivera, Diego 1932/11/07 Spanish

173 Rivera, Maria del Pilar Frida 1932/12/15 Spanish

174 Frida Robleda, Jose Gomez 1953/03/14 Spanish

175 Rockefeller, Abby A. Frida 1933/01/09 English

176 Sanger, Margaret Rivera, Diego Undated English

177 Scheyer, Galka E. Frida and Diego Rivera 1931/11/14 English

177 Scheyer, Galka E. Frida and Diego Rivera 1931/12/21 English

178 Scheyer, Galka E. Frida 1932/01/12 English

178 Scheyer, Galka E. Frida 1932/02/02 English

178 Scheyer, Galka E. Frida 1932/05/21 English

178 Scheyer, Galka E. Frida 1932/08/14 English

178 Scheyer, Galka E. Frida [1932?] 10/26 English

179 Scheyer, Galka E. Frida 1940/10/03 English

180 Sklar, Mary Frida Undated English

181 Sklar, Mary Frida Undated English

182 Sklar, Mary Frida [no year] 06/11 English

182 Sklar, Mary Frida [no year] 03/14 English

183 Sklar, Mary Frida [no year] 08/02 English

184 Sklar, Mary Frida [no year] 10/07 English

185 Sklar, Soloman Frida Undated English

186 Sklar, Suzanne Frida [no year] 04/28 English

186 Sklar, Suzanne Frida and Diego Rivera [no year] 06/06 English

187 Solow, Herbert Frida 1940/08/10 English

188 Storn, Martin W. Frida 1935/09/22 English

189 Toor, Frances Frida 1932/02/24 Spanish

189 Toor, Frances Frida 1932/06/27 Spanish

190 Union Democratica de Mujeres Mexicanas Frida 1951/03/03 Spanish

191 Valentiner, William Frida 1933/05/06 English

192 Veraza, Alberto Frida 1932/06/20 Spanish

193 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/04/11 Spanish

193 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/06/10 Spanish

194 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/06/24 Spanish

195 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/06/30 Spanish

196 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/07/04 Spanish

197 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/07/06 Spanish

198 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/07/17 Spanish

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199 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/07/25 Spanish

Box 3 (Continued)

Folder From To Date (Y/M/D) Language

200 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/08/09 Spanish

201 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/10/30 Spanish

202 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/11/07 Spanish

202 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/11/24 Spanish

203 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1932/12/15 Spanish

Box 4

Folder From To Date (Y/M/D) Language

204 Caro (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1933/01/12 Spanish

204 Caro (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1933/01/29 Spanish

205 Carmela (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1933/02/13 Spanish

206 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1933/06/06 Spanish

207 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1933/07/17 Spanish

208 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1933/08/02 Spanish

209 Carito (Veraza, Carlos & Carmen) Frida 1933/09/03 Spanish

210 Villar, Cesara Frida 1932/12/29 Spanish

211 Wight, Clifford Frida ca. 1933 English

212 Wight, Clifford unknown ca. 1933 English

213 Wight, Jean Frida 1931 English

213 Wight, Jean Frida 1932/01/01 Spanish

213 Wight, Jean Frida 1932/01/02 English

214 Winter, F. A. Th. Frida 1952/09/19 English

214 Winter, F. A. Th. Frida 1953/09/18 German

215 Wolfe, Bertram Rivera, Diego 1932/06/28 Spanish

215 Wolfe, Bertram Frida Undated Spanish

215 Wolfe, Bertram Rivera, Diego Undated Spanish

216 Wolfe, Ella Frida 1932/02/25 Spanish

216 Wolfe, Ella Frida 1932/03/16 Spanish

216 Wolfe, Ella Frida and Diego 1932/04/21 Spanish

216 Wolfe, Ella Frida 1932/05/07 Spanish

217 Wolfe, Ella Frida 1932/07/16 Spanish

217 Wolfe, Ella Frida 1932/08/17 Spanish

217 Wolfe, Ella Frida 1932/11/11 Spanish

217 Wolfe, Ella Frida 1932/11/24 Spanish

218 Wolfe, Ella Frida 1935/09/25 Spanish

218 Wolfe, Ella Frida 1944/02/21 English

219 Wolfe, Ella Frida [no year] 12/20 Spanish

219 Wolfe, Ella Frida [no year] 03/15 English

219 Wolfe, Ella Kahlo, Kristina Undated English

220 Wolfe, Ella Frida Undated English

Spanish

220 Wolfe, Ella Frida Undated English

220 Wolfe, Ella Rivera, Diego Undated Spanish

221 Ady? Frida and Diego 1932/07/19 Spanish

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222 Alberta? Frida 1940/02/28 English

Box 4 (Continued)

Folder From To Date (Y/M/D) Language

223 Alice? Frida 1939/07/01 French

224 Alma? Frida 1940/08/29 English

225 Aurora? Frida 1949/12/28 Spanish

226 Beti? Frida Undated Spanish

227 Brenner?, Anita Frida 1940/08/15 Spanish

228 Carmen? Frida [no year] 12/22 Spanish

229 Chapanita? Frida 1932/11/04 Spanish

230 Cristina? Frida Undated Spanish

231 Cristina, Anne, Jack? Frida 1933/08/18 English

232 Cullen C, Liliana? Frida Undated Spanish

233 Dorotea? Frida Undated English

234 Faure, Elie? Frida 1931/09/10 French

235 Elizabeth? Frida Undated English

236 Ernestine? Frida ca. 1932 English

237 Gisele? Frida Undated Spanish

238 Gitta? Frida and Diego Undated Spanish

239 Guada? Frida 1933/01/16 Spanish

240 Jacobson? Frida Undated English

241 Jesus of Compania Mexicana de Caminos S.A.? Frida 1939/05/12 Spanish

242 Juan ? Frida 1932/01/14 Spanish

242 Juan ? Frida 1932/11/11 Spanish

243 Judy ? Frida 1954/06/01 Spanish

244 Maorica? Frida [no year] 09/04 English

245 Maorica? Frida [no year] 11/08 English

246 Mariana? Frida 1932/07/09 English

247 Neely, S.? Frida 1951/12/14 English

248 Palo and unidentified? Frida and Diego Rivera 1950/11/25 Spanish

249 Phil? Frida 1935/09/03 English

250 Rachel? Frida 1936/05/08 English

251 Ruth? Frida Undated Spanish

252 Shirley? Frida 1931/09/04 English

253 Sylvia? Frida Undated English

254 Unidentified Frida 1932? Spanish

255 Unidentified Frida 1932/11/03 Spanish

256 Unidentified Frida 1940/03/04 English

256 Unidentified Frida 1940/04/08 English

256 Unidentified Frida 1940/09/04 English

257 Unidentified Frida 1944/01/29 Spanish

258 Unidentified Frida 1945? Spanish

259 Unidentified Frida 1949/10/02 English

260 Unidentified Frida Undated Spanish

260 Unidentified Frida? Undated English

261 Unidentified ? Undated Spanish

262 Unidentified ? Undated Spanish

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SERIES II: DRAWINGS

Folder From Description Date (Y/M/D) Language

263 Kahlo, Antonio P. Drawing: Pre-Columbian collection and steps, "Para Frida" ca. 1944

264 Frida? Drawing: Exquisite corpse sketch [for Anahuacalli?] Undated

265 Frida? Drawing: "Seated Indian Woman" sketch Undated

266 Frida? Drawing: "The Serenade"/erotic sketches Undated

267 Frida? Drawing: Sketches on "Elite Muebles y Decoracion" card ca. 1951

268 Manuel ? Drawing: Tree, steps, and pre-Columbian head 1944/06/25

SERIES III: PRINTED MATTER

Folder Description Date (Y/M/D) Language

269 Guillermo Kahlo business card Undated Spanish

270 Invitation for celebration of work by Emilio Fernandez Undated Spanish

271 New York Guide - Calendar, Dr. Wm. A. Walker, Specialist 1931-1932 English

272 Surrealist clippings 1944 English

273 Tickets for exhibition, "Lucha por la Paz y la Unidad de la Clase Obrera" Undated Spanish

274 Trip from Veracruz to New York on the Morro Castle: passenger list 1931/11/06 English

274 Veracruz trip Nov. 10-14, 1931: cruise ship brochure [1931/11] English