General Meetings, 1941-1947
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Box 5 & 6 General Meetings were a prominent part of campus life at Bennington during President Jone's tenure. These meetings, which took place 2-3 times per week, allowed for performances, readings, lectures, and discussions from across the academic disciplines. Evening meetings often featured guest lecturers, although performances and lectures by Bennington faculty and students were also featured. Notable lecturers and performers included: W.H. Auden, Ralph Ellison, and Erich Fromm. Documents relate to the planning and documenting of the evening meetings, and include correspondence, event programs and announcements, and schedules of meetings.
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Item Adolf Hitler's Art Collection(Bennington College, 1946-10-10) Holt, George; Faison, S. Lane Jr.; Beebe, MarjorieThe Lecture, illustrated by slides made from official photographs, is called "Adolf Hitler's Art Collection". It is primarily a study of Nazi taste, Nazi efficiency, and Nazi duplicity. It touches on collections from all the occupied territories. It discloses Hitler's cultural dream of establishing a kind of Nazi Acropolis at Linz, Austria, in the heart of the region in which Hitler originated.Item Aesthetics and Societal Art Criticism(Bennington College, 1945-10-17) Grodka, Sonia; Hungerland, HelmutItem Amedee Ozenfant Lecture & Exhibit(Bennington College, 1941-09-25) Bowie, Elisabeth; Ozenfant, AmedeeItem American Thought-Lecture Series Listing of Speakers and Topics(Bennington College, 1946) Burnham, James; Brush, John W; Blackmur, R P; Drucker, Peter F, 1909-2005; Hyman, Stanley, 1919-1970; Jackson, James T; Kaiser, C HillisItem Announcement for a lecture given by Martha Graham 1944(Bennington College, 1944)Item Baroness Hilla von Rebay - Gallery Talk and Exhibit from the Guggenheim Collection(Bennington College, 1941-10-29) Park, Edwin Avery; Bowie, Elisabeth; Ferris, Mildred; Krob, RussellBaroness Hilla von Rebay or simply Hilla Rebay (31 May 1890 – 27 September 1967), was an abstract artist in the early 20th century and co-founder and first director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.She was a key figure in advising Solomon R. Guggenheim to collect non-objective art, a collection that would later form the basis of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum collection. She was also influential in selecting Frank Lloyd Wright to design the current Guggenheim museum, which is now known as a modernist icon in New York City. WikipediaItem Bennington College Lecture Series - Spring 1947(Bennington College, 1947)Schedule for the Spring 1947 Lecture Series at Bennington College.Item Bennington College Lecture Series, 1943-Lecture Series Listing of Speakers and Topics(Bennington College, 1943) Polanyi, Karl, 1886-1964; Fergusson, Francis, 1904-1986; Mendershausen, Horst,; d'Estournelles, Paul; Drucker, Peter F, 1909-2005; Hanks, Lucien; Forbes, John DItem Bennington College Presents Martha Graham and Dance Company in Herodiade and Appalachian Spring(Bennington College, 1945-06-23)Program for the dance performances of Herodiade and Appalachian Spring by Martha Graham and Dance Company. Performers included Martha Graham & Merce Cunningham and Louis Horst was Music Director. Aaron Coplan wrote the music for Appalachian Spring for Martha Graham.Item Byzantine Institute's Work in St. Sophia - Thomas Whittemore(Bennington College, 1945-06-08) Lundberg, Mr.; Brockway, Mr.; Holt, George; Beebe, Marjorie; Gano, Seth; Whittemore, ThomasThe Byzantine Institute of America is an organization founded for the preservation of Byzantine art and architecture. Working with the Turkish government and President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, its greatest notable success is the preservation of the mosaics in Hagia Sophia starting in June 1931. WikipediaItem Correspondence Between Kathleen Harriman and Sonia Grodka(Bennington College, 1946-05)This correspondence regards Kathleen Harriman Mortimer's '40 remarks at a May 28th, 1946 Evening Meeting regarding her trip to Russia.Item Correspondence between Ralph Ellison and Sonia Grodka detailing arrangements for his visit and lecture.(Bennington College, 1945-10-16) Grodka, SoniaItem The Early History of Coinage(Bennington College, 1944-11) Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles; Dewing, Arthur S.; Beebe, Marjorie; Mendershausen, Horst...I can give a talk on the Early History of Coinage that will be profitable both to the students of art and to the students of history.Item Erich Fromm Letter Series(Bennington College, 1942)Item Evaluation of the General Meetings Program 1945-46(Bennington College, 1945)Evaluations for each General Meetings Program in 1945-46. One document is the summary of responses from 16 faculty and staff responses and the other is the summary of responses from 75 students.Item From Expressionism to Abstraction(Bennington College, 1944-11) Neumann, J.B.; Beebe, Marjorie; Mendershausen, Mr.Item Function and Design in Modern Stage Setting - George Amberg(Bennington College, 1944-10) Hill, Martha; Beebe, Marjorie; Amberg, GeorgeItem General Meetings - Report(Bennington College, 1944-01-19)Item General Meetings 1939-1945(1945)This document shows the schedule, attendance, and expenses for the General Meetings of the College. The General Meetings were a mix of internal and external guests representing all the academic areas of the College. The schedule also includes recreational events such as parties and movies. Notable speakers include: Jacques Barzun, Karl Polanyi, Peter Drucker, Paul Lester Wiener and José Luis Sert (Josep Lluís Sert i López), Sinclair Lewis, Ursula Niebuhr, Erich Fromm, Buckminster Fuller, Américo Castro, Martha Graham, Richard Neutra, Alain Locke, Theodore Roethke, Kenneth Burke, William Carlos Williams, Anna Arnold Hedgeman, Stanley Kunitz, Louise Bogan, Ralph Ellison, and Margaret Mead.Item General Meetings Notice-Martha Graham & Louis Horst - Dance Concert(Bennington College, 1944-06-30)General Meetings Notice of a Dance Concert performed by Martha Graham and company. Musical Director was Louis Horst.