MZF2640.xml Guide to the Bob and Gennie DeWeese papers1946-2007 DeWeese (Bob and Gennie) papers Finding aid prepared by Sophia Phillips, 2020. Collection rehoused and box numbers and folder titles updated by Heather Mulliner with the assistance of Kristin Chibroski and Harley Robinson, 2023. Addition of sketchbooks, and links to digital sketchbooks by Jodi Allison-Bunnell and Grace Fiacco. Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections 2025
P.O. Box 173320, Centennial Mall Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-16. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2023 April Collection rehoused and box numbers and folder titles updated by Heather Mulliner with the assistance of Kristin Chibroski and Harley Robinson. 2024 January Collection description corrected and augmented with notes from Tina DeWeese on misspellings, missing attributions, and biographical details. 2025 January Series 2, subseries 5 added; collection level information updated Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections Bob and Gennie DeWeese papers DeWeese, Robert, 1920-1990 DeWeese, Gennie, 1921-2007 2640 27.6 linear feet 64 boxes 1929-2025 Personal files and artwork of Bob and Gennie DeWeese, two Bozeman-based artists and teachers who helped to build Montana's modernist art scene. English

Collection is open for research

Gift of Tina DeWeese on behalf of the DeWeese Family, 2018, 2019, and 2024.

Divided into the following series: 1. Bob DeWeese-Biographical Files, 2. Bob DeWeese--Working Files, 3. Bob DeWeese--Correspondence, 4. Gennie DeWeese--Biographical Files, 5. Gennie DeWeese--Working Files, 6. Gennie and Bob DeWeese Gallery, and 7. DeWeese Web Archive

Robert (Bob) and Genevieve (Gennie) DeWeese were pioneers in the modernist movement in the state of Montana. Primarily painters and printmakers, both artists influenced a generation of students through their teaching and involvement with the Montana arts community. Bob was Professor of Art at Montana State University from 1949 to 1977. Prior to that, he taught classes at Texas Tech University and Ohio State University. He earned his B.S. from Ohio State University and his M.F.A. from University of Iowa in 1948. In 1946 he married Gennie, who was a fellow art student at Ohio State.

They had five children together: Cathie, Jan, Gretchen, Tina and Josh. According to Tina, "Art was certainly their common ground, but family is what held them together." Both were also committed to "equal studio time"; Tina has observed that "Gennie was a feminist before the word was known."

Both Bob and Gennie exhibited extensively throughout the state and major retrospectives of their works were presented at the Montana State University School of Art (1979) and the Yellowstone Art Center (1991) for Bob, and at the Missoula Art Museum (1996) for Gennie. In 1995 Bob and Gennie received the Montana Governor's Award for the Arts. That same year, Gennie was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Montana State University in Bozeman.

Bob and Gennie were a hub for a very lively community of intellectual, modernist thinkers and artists of their generation, mostly a cross section of university faculty. They loved to stay in touch with what people were thinking about and what was new in their respective fields through hosting parties which provided them with lifetime friends. Bob DeWeese passed away in 1990, and Gennie in 2007. The DeWeese children continue to honor their parents' life work.

Prior to its donation to MSU, the collection was held by the DeWeese Family, specifically Tina DeWeese, who performed curatorial work on it including identifications and dates.

[Name of document or photograph], [Year if available], [Collection title], Box [Box number], Folder [Folder number], Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections.

This collection was initially processed in 2019-2020. Tina DeWeese provided assistance with identification. An inventory was made of the collection, and this was used as the basis for creating the listed series. All items were reboxed into acid-free containers and sorted into the series. While some items were also refoldered, the bulk of the collection was left in its original folders.

In 2023, the collection was rehoused to provide easier access. Some folder titles have been edited for clarity, and loose items that were not in folders were given titles by the archivist. Materials were condensed within boxes to make better use of space, but they have been retained in their original order. Where possible, titles assigned to folders by Bob and Gennie DeWeese have been retained.

In 2024-2025, Bob's sketchbooks and sketches were added as a subseries. Tina DeWeese assisted with identifying and dating this material.

The collection focuses on the professional work and personal lives of both Bob and Gennie DeWeese, including sketches of commissioned artwork (murals for Bob, book illustrations for Gennie). It has examples of art done by both, such as illustrations done by Gennie DeWeese for the book Hamlet's Planets, items related to the Bob and Gennie DeWeese Gallery, and exhibitions such as Robert DeWeese, a Retrospective. A subseries of sketchbooks documents Bob's ways of interacting with the world, and especially his service in World War II.

Also within the collection is correspondence with other Montana artists such as Jerry Rankin, Jessie Wilber and Frances Senska, reflecting the DeWeese's extensive social and professional network with creatives of significane in twentieth century Montana.

The collection also has a large variety of exhibit catalogs and flyers for the Yellowstone Art Museum and the Missoula Art Museum, among others. In addition to examples of his artwork, the collection also has items from Bob DeWeese's career as an art professor at Montana State College (now Montana State University).

The first donation included a box of materials about Gennie DeWeese collected by Terry Karson, which was separated into its own collection.

A pair of Gennie DeWeese's Birkenstock sandals included in the collection were not retained.

 Montana State University--Bozeman--Faculty Montana Artists--Montana Fine Arts Montana Works of art Biography Artist files Correspondence Web archives Biographies Sketchbooks Bob DeWeese biographical files 1 4 linear feet 1946-1990

This series includes correspondence, teaching materials, notes and student papers. Series one is divided among 2 sub-series, personal and education/teaching.

Arranged chronologically.

 Personal 1 0.4 linear feet 1946-1990

Personal papers and items of Bob DeWeese such as his resume and Army papers.

Arranged chronologically.

 Army papers 1946-1972 1 1 Birth certificate copy 1975 1 2 Handwritten resume 1979 1 3 Healthcare notes and questionnaire 1976 1 4 Identification cards 1971-1976 1 5 Job searches 1948-1949 1 6 Lona E. DeWeese estate 1981 1 7 Passport 1975 1 8 Pocket address book 1 9 Provisional Special Certificate 1942 1 10 Veterans Administration papers 1946-1947 1 11-12 Bob's Memorial 1990 1 13 Educational and Teaching 2 3.5 linear feet 1946-1977

Two types of papers are represented in this subseries: Papers related to Bob DeWeese's time as a student, and papers related to his tenure as a professor at Montana State Collage, including lesson plans, student work, and administration records.

 Italian Renaissance class notes 1946-1947 1 14 Italian Renaissance class notes 1946-1947 1 15 Italian Renaissance class notes and reports 1946-1947 1 16 Oriental Art class notes and reports 1946-1947 1 17 Oriental Art class notes and reports 1946-1947 1 18 Oriental Art class notes and reports 1946-1947 1 19 Oriental Art class notes and reports 1946-1947 1 20 Exhibition catalogs 1946-1947 2 1 20th Century Art class report 1946-1948 2 2 Class notes 1946-1948 2 3 Class notes 1946-1948 2 4 Esthetic-Modern-Medieval notes 1946-1948 2 5 Exams 1946-1948 2 6 Northern Renaissance class notes 1946-1948 2 7 Northern Renaissance class notes and reports 1946-1948 2 8 Northern Renaissance class notes and reports 1946-1948 2 9 Shakespeare's Comedies class notes 1946-1948 2 10 Program for Master's Degree January 21, 1947 2 11 Medieval Art/Northern Renaissance class notes 1948 2 12 Thesis 1948 3 1 Thesis 1948 3 2 Class report 3 3 Ohio State University notebook 1948 3 4 Texas Tech University class and scheduling records 1948 3 5 Texas Tech University ceramics notebook 1948-1949 3 6 Montana State College contracts 1949-1964 3 7 Art 225, Life Drawing 1950 3 8 Supply lists 1952-1966 3 9 Notes 1953 3 10 Notes, Life Drawing 1954 3 11 Student art exhibition catalogs 1956-1971 3 12 The Word 1957 Spring 3 13 Notes, Drawing 1957 3 14 Notes, Art 119 - Drawing 1958 3 15 Notes, Watercolor 1959 3 16 Notes, Art 119 1959 3 17 Notes, Art 119 - Drawing 1958 3 18 Notes, Art Appreciation 1959 3 19 Prospect 1959 4 1 Notes, Art Appreciation 1960 4 2 School of Architecture sketching program 1960 4 3 Teaching materials 1960 4 4 Notes, Watercolor 1961 4 5 Notes 1962 4 6 College of Graduate Studies 1963 4 7 Faculty documents 1963 4 8 Individual annual report 1964 4 9 Life Anatomy 1964 4 10 Life Anatomy 1964 4 11 Retirement contributions 1964 4 12 19th Century Impressionism January 1965 4 13 Montana State University contracts 1965 4 14 "Contemporary Art 321 - Samples of tests, papers, journals" 1966 4 15 "Contemporary Art 321 - Samples of tests, papers, journals" 1966 5 1 Art 321 - Contemporary Art 1966 5 2 "Contemporary Art 321-Sherman's Cézanne" 1966 5 3 "Department" 1966 5 4 Cézanne and Visual Form teaching materials 1966 5 5 Cézanne and Visual Form teaching materials 1966 5 6 Cézanne and Visual Form teaching materials 1966 5 7 Hoyt L. Sherman correspondence 1966 5 8 Student journals 1966 5 9 "Department politics" 1966 5 10 Art 321 final exams 1967 March 17 5 11 Guest artists 1967-1968 6 1 Graduate faculty materials 1970-1974 6 2 Student papers 1970 6 3 Notes, Art 111 1971 6 4 Notes, Art 111 1974 6 5 MSU School of Art Faculty Exhibition catalogs 1974 6 6 Notes, Art 114 1975 6 7 Notes, Art 111 1975 6 8 Preliminary class rolls 1975-1977 6 9 Notes, Art 111 1976 6 10 Notes, Art 114 6 11 Notes, Art 205 - Painting 6 12 Notes, Art 218 6 13 Notes, Art 118 - Drawing 6 14 Notes, Drawing 6 15 Notes, Oil Painting, Freshman Drawing, and Water Color Painting 6 16 Notes 6 17 "Prints School" 6 18 Readings, "Gassett Mimes Wisdom" 6 19 Readings, "General Art Mimes Wisdom" 6 20 Readings, "Intaglio Mimes Wisdom" 7 1 Student journal 7 2 Student journals 7 3 Syllabus drafts 7 4 Mary Lou, Michael-Bob Shimabukuro Letters 7 5 Quotations-Notes-Ideas" 1951-1960 7 6 Painting, Drawing, and Art Appreciation 7 7 Perspective 1961 7 8 Resumes 7 9 Dog tags 30 2 Paintbrushes 30 3 Robert DeWeese Studio stamp 30 4 Piccolo 30 5 Belt 30 6 Painted letter to P.D. Skaar (on woodblock) 8 11 Montana State University Professor Emeritus certificate 8 1 Montana State University Professor Emeritus resolution 1977 9 1 Bob DeWeese working files 2 13 linear feet

Series 2 contains art projects and materials, notes, newspaper clippings, correspondence and photographs.

This series is divided between four subseries: projects, exhibitions, filing cabinets and documentary ephemera.

 Projects 1 2.9 linear feet

Includes material related to workshops, murals, graphic projects)

Arranged by project.

 Examples of Work 1940-1948 9 2 Buckley Field Program Designs 1943-1944 9 3 Winter Fair Barns 1977 9 4 Winter Fair Proposal for Mural-Photos, Bozeman Public Library 1978-1982 9 5 Winter Fair Mural Documents: Drawings, Photos 9 6 Bank Mural Preliminary Sketches 9 7 Bank Mural 1960, 1989 9 8 Quake Lake Mural 1966 9 9 Collage Scraps/Xerox 9 10 Proposed Murals and photos-Mural and Architecture proposals 9 11 Montana Cultural Congress newsletters 1990 10 1 Cadenza, Montana Music Educators Association magazine 1962-1967 10 2-5 DeWeese Children's Papers and Drawings 1963-1964 10 6 Rimer, Rhode Island Music Educators Association magazine 1962 10 7 Richard Hugo Poem 10 8 John Buck and Deborah Butterfield - "John and Debbie" 10 9-11 Buck Butterfield-Clippings, brochures, photos 11 1 Jessie Wilber and Frances Senska: Correspondence, newspaper clippings, postcards 1952-2006 11 2-3 Personal letters to and from other artists 1944-1990 11 4-6

Much of the correspondence is from Lou Penfield.

 Les Barret Drawings and Photographs 1945 12 1 Jerry Rankin 1996 12 2 James Reineking - Correspondence, art brochures, photos 1969-2000 12 3-4 David Dunlap 1985 12 5 Ben Tone, Hamada, Leach 1982-2005 12 6 Neil Parsons 1964-1988 12 7 Bill Stockton, "Today I Baled Some Hay to Feed the Sheep the Coyotes Eat" manuscript 12 8 Bill Stockton 1971-2007 12 9-10 Art - Cadenza 1947-1967 13 1 Cadenza 1962-1967 13 2 Newspaper clippings, sketch of dog, and art gallery letter 1960-1964 13 3 Art Sketches and Studies 1942-1952 13 4 George Conky Sculpture Questionnaire 1961-1966 13 5 School of Art 1971-1974 13 6 Chicago Art Institute Class Trip, notes 1972-1976 13 7 Hospital Memorial Memorabilia 1990 13 8 Notes from Friends and Gallery Flyers 1956-1986 13 9 "De Kooning Problem" Lecture Slides 1977 January 13 10 Collected Art from Magazines and Print 13 11 Letter from Dirk Lee to Gennie DeWeese 1991 13 12 Catalog of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1971 13 13 Writing, Teaching notes, Shows, etc. 1972-1985 14 1 Order Books - Auction Sales 14 2-4 Exhibitions 2 3.3 linear feet

Includes art lists and prices, notes and correspondence with galleries, gallery announcements

 Notes - "Our Abode Almost a House We (Almost) Built in Texas Before Jessie Called from Bozeman" 1949 14 5 Notes and Correspondence - Includes poem "Memories of a DeWeese Proof" by John D. Flemming 1972-1990 14 6 Notes and To-Do Lists 14 7 Notebook - Art Inventory 14 8 Bob DeWeese Auction - Photos 1992 14 9 Bob DeWeese Auction - Item list and sales 1992 15 1 Bob DeWeese Retrospective 1991-1993 15 2 Robert DeWeese Exhibition 1991 August 30 55 1 Rabbit Book Baltimore (photo album) 1987 15 3 Old Trailer Inventory Notebook 15 4 Postcards and exhibition memorabilia 1985-1986 15 5 Notebook - "Slides (Tina)" 15 6 Bob DeWeese Appraisal reports 1998, 2001 15 7 Bob DeWeese Appraisal reports 1998, 2001 16 1-2 YOKOI: "The Legacy of Robert DeWeese" 1991 Winter 16 3 Bob DeWeese Appraisals 1995-1998 16 4 DeWeese Appraisals by Dennis Kern 55 1 Fine Art Appraisals (Draft) 1997-1998 16 5 Bob and Gennie Shows 1978-2006 16 6-7 Personal Bob Memorabilia 1951-1992 16 8-9 Bob Memorabilia 1974-1987 16 10 Letters of Condolence to Gennie DeWeese 1991 17 1 Writings about Bob 1995 17 2 P.D. Skaar; Auction Correspondence 1977-1981, 1992 17 3 Printing Schedule and Prep for Bob DeWeese Print Show 1992 17 4-5 Exhibition Flyers and Invitations 1982-2007 17 6-10 Exhibition Flyers and Invitations 1973-2007 18 1-6 Exhibition Flyers and Invitations 1964-2007 19 1-7 Exhibition Flyers and Invitations 1987-2007 20 1-3 Exhibition Flyers and Invitations 1979 54 1 Personal Correspondence 1983-1995 20 4 Billing Lists for Northcutt Gallery and Auction 1985 20 5 Current Art: Show and Grant Applications 1983-1985 20 6 Newspaper Publicity 1985-1999 20 7 Mary Lou - Michael Bob Shimabukuro Columns, Tina Letters 1983-1985 20 8 Gen. Newspaper Stuff; Lou Reed Article 1983-1985 21 1 Recent Letters and Recommendations" 1981-1986 21 2-3 Trips and Others' Art 1982-1985 21 4-5 EMC and Advertising 1983-1985 21 6 Filing Cabinet 3 6 boxes

Files taken from a filing cabinet kept by Bob DeWeese, includes drafts of projects, artwork, correspondence, and documents relating to shows and workshops that Bob participated in. The materials give insight into his working process and what items he kept over the years.

While some items were refoldered, they kept their original labels, and their original order as arranged by Bob DeWeese; labels may not exactly adhere to contents)

 DeWeese Art Stuff 1962-1988 21 7 Newsweek 1983 22 1 Art Memorabilia 1977-1990 22 2 Auction Lists and Prices 1979-1985 22 3 CAA-Boston, Letters, etc. 1986-1987 22 4 Letters to Editor 1982 22 5 Chicago 1972 22 6 Big Fork Gallery 1986 22 7 CAA and Danto Reviews 1986 22 8 Announcements 1980-1987 22 9 Resumes 1979-1987 22 10-11 Resumes, loan, and auction receipts 1983-1990 22 12 Art Shows, price lists, etc. 1987-1991 23 1 Artist Resource Bank (ARB) Update 1988 23 2 Washing Project for the Arts 1986 23 3 Gallery Paule Anglim 1987 23 4 DeWeese Catalog - Price lists 1991 23 5 Yellowstone Art Center - Record of Acquisition, University of Washington - Lynn Basa Correspondence 1988-1989 23 6 Montana Draw Exhibition 1986 23 7 Robert DeWeese Work since 1949 - Price List 1979 23 8 Introduction by Rudy Autio and Foreword by Dennis O'Leary for Exhibition Catalog 23 9 Awards in the Visual Arts (AVA) 1983-1988 23 10 Art for the Aged 1988 23 11 Art Correspondence 1959-1987 23 12-13 Letters about My Shows 1978-1979 23 14 Paris drawings and reproductions 1975-1976 23 15 "Shows" Calendar of Paris sketches 1976 8 2 Press and Publicity 1961-1985 24 1 Rapture Article, Ariel Horoscope, Studio Essays 1988 24 2 Shows 1954-1989 24 3-8 Workshops 1981-1984 24 9 Yellowstone Art Center 1981-1990 25 1-2 House Plans and Kid's Drawings 1987 25 3 Essays, Exhibitions 1960-1975 25 4 Exhibitions 1941-1985 25 5 Various Letters 1961-1963 25 6 Letters to MSU Faculty and Students, Retirement Letters 1976-1977 25 7 MSU Classes - Enrollment and correspondence 1975-1977 25 8 Art Piece Orders 1962-1963 25 9 Stuff from Studio Tack Wall 1975-1978 26 1 Artwork from Studio Tack Wall 8 12 Basic Art Courses, Old Department Stuff 1945-1965 26 2 Painting 405 1975 Fall 26 3 Documentary Ephemera 4 9 boxes

This series contains examples of Bob's work, such as a portfolio of sketches.

 Miscellaneous realia (necklace, medal, mini chalkboard, etc.) 29 Tie wrapped in green tissue paper 30 1 Sign: "So, how much money is art worth?" 30 7 Painted cloth swatches 30 8 Small pieces of art by Bob DeWeese, photographs, newspaper clippings, and Xeroxes 31 1-3 Assorted notes, sketches, newspaper clippings, sketches and photos 31 4-8 Photographs 26 4 Correspondence 1977-1986 26 5 Random posters, correspondence (Some OS) 33 1 Posters for gallery and show announcements (auction of Bob's work after his death in 1986, a performance that Jan DeWeese was in) (Some OS) 33 2 Documentary ephemera related to Bob's work/process? 33 3 GB DeWeese Gallery poster mock-ups, calendars (OS) 33 4 Folder of Xeroxed material (photographs, Bob sketches, etc.) (OS) 33 5 Paintings on canvas board (Bob?) (OS) 33 6 Calendars, 1983-1984 (OS) 33 7 "Kids' Drawings of Bob" -- Portraits of Bob DeWeese by Butte Fifth and Sixth graders during a workshop for the Butte Public Schools, sometime in 1981 (OS) 33 8 Charcoal (?) sketch on paper, "Paris E.A. Ariel" (can't read additional writing) 33 9 Photograph of Tina DeWeese (?) on horse 33 10 Portfolio (Containing documentary ephemera (miscellaneous photographs, scraps of paper, sketches, bits of writing, fabric printed with woodcuts)) 34 1 Donald Gilbert Wood's BFA thesis from The Ohio State University, 1948 [Teaching Materials] 34 2 Matisse Folder of reproductions of various famous artworks 54 2 Reproductions of famous artworks 54 3 Reproductions of famous artworks 8 3-7 Reproductions of famous artworks 26 6-7 Press 1956-1966 26 8 Newspaper Clippings 1996 26 9 Art Pamphlets and Publications 26 10 Art Pamphlets and Publications 27 1 German and Italian Artists - Prints and Reproductions 1953-1961 27 2 Mounted Reproductions 27 3-6 Time Magazine Art Sections 1959-1960 27 7 De Kooning Reviews and works by other artists 1962 27 8 Art Reproductions: Nude Drawings 27 9 Postcards and Correspondence 1975-1976 27 10 Exhibition and Gallery Pamphlets 1950-1965 28 1 Workshops with Young Children and Students 28 2 Cardboard Signs: "International Child Art" and "In the MSC Art Dept. Collection of Original Works of Art" 8 8 Art Postcards 1950s-1960s 28 3 Shows and Exhibitions 28 4 Exhibition Catalogs 1948-1964 28 5-6 Miles City Art Show - Bob and Gennie 1964 28 7 Miscellaneous Exhibition Stuff 28 8 Sketchbooks and sketches 5 3.6 linear feet 9 boxes 1929-1982

This series of sketchbooks and loose sketches document how Bob interacted with and recorded his impressions of the world around him. Beginning in childhood, he sketched and made notes about art, world events, family, and all of the people around him. A significant portion of the series was created while he served in the Pacific during World War II and has sketches of fellow soldiers, some with names. Subsequent notebooks relate to his education and early teaching career. A growing family, homes, and the business of art are also documented. Later sketchbooks are fewer. The subseries also contains loose sketches, categorized by subject, and that contain a few drawings by other artists in his circle of friends and associates.

 My cartoon book 1929 56 1

Child's notebook with a combination of drawings and adhesive stamps

 Very early-figurative 1930-1939 56 2

Figurative drawings. Estimated dates supplied by family

 Figurative 1939 56 3

Spiral bound notebook with pencil and charcoal sketches, mostly of people

 Figurative 1940 56 4

Pencil, charcoal, oil pastel, and ink sketches, mostly of people. Includes pages for the New York World's Fair and one page labeled the Whitney Art Galleries

 Troy, Ohio 1935-1940 56 5

Sketches of people and places in Troy, Ohio. Figures, building, architectural details in pencil and ink. Estimated date provided by family.

 Book III, fall quarter 1941 56 6

Sketches, many annotated with names, titles, or commentary. One page indicates that a number of sketches were created during his 401 speech and 607 philosophy classes

 Two notebooks 1940-1946 56 7

Two notebooks containing sketches, mostly of people. Some labeled with names or captioned. Dates provided by family.

 1943-1944 56 8

Pencil, charcoal, and ink sketches, mostly of solidiers.

 Pfc Robert DeWeese 529th Band, Buckley Field Colorado 1943-1944 56 9

Pencil, charcoal, and ink sketches. Note on inside cover indicates that they were created at the USO; some are labeled with names.

 A few writings, fall quarter 1944 56 10

A mix of notes and pencil and ink sketches, mostly of people. Notes likely from one or more college courses.

 Pfc Robert DeWeese 1944 56 11

Sketches, mostly of soldiers and musicians, mostly in charcoal.

 Soldiers 1944 Fall 56 12

Sketches, many of soldiers on a train. One later drawing is of a sign in the North Philadelphia [train] Station, September

 Buckley Field 1944 56 13

Charcoal and ink sketches of people, mostly soldiers and musicians. Several may be of violinist Paul Bellam (1915-2003), an acclaimed violinist who served in World War II.

 Soldiers 1944 57 1

Charcoal, pencil, and ink sketches, mostly of soldiers, and possibly created during a train journey. One page has references to the Pennsylvania Short Route. The name Thompson appears on several pages. There is also a sketch labeled "Mothaw," and another that may refer to mothers' service to a nation in wartime.

 Soldiers 1944 57 2

Charcoal, pencil, and ink sketches, mostly of soldiers. Many blank pages. A whole section of the notebook has been identified by the familiy as not created by DeWeese. The drawings are signed, but the creator is not identified.

 "Jam Session" studies, USO, Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii 1945 57 3

Sketches of bandsmen for painting that DeWeese created for the USO hall. Includes newspaper clipping about the painting and postcard photographs of the hall.

 On ship to or from Hawaii, Dec 44 or Feb 46 and just Oahu drawings 1945 1944-1946 57 4

Loose sketches rendered in charcoal, pencil, ink, and scratchboard. Also includes sheet music for a guitar piece with an ink cartoon, "The Adventures of George Guitar."

 Figurative 1944-1945 57 5

Soldiers, female forms, some notes, in charcoal, pen and ink, and oil pastel.

 Pineapple pickers from Kanehamela School, Honolulu Spring 1945 57 6

Sketches of people

 Hawaii 1945 57 7

Loose sketches of people, including gesture drawings, caricatures, and others rendered in pen and ink, felt pen, and other forms.

 VJ day in Honolulu 1945-08-01T00:00:00+00:00 57 8

Charcoal, ink, and pencil sketches of people, some with labels

 Coming home: Fort Kam, Frisco, Burleno [?], Spots, western [illegible] January-February 1946 57 9

Ink, charcoal, and other sketches , mostly of people. Some annotated.

 "A" Bomb 1945-1946 57 10

Newspaper clippings and sketches related to the use of the atom bomb on Japan

 Sketches 1946 57 11

Ink and charcoal sketches. Notes in back relate to choice of graduate program and use of G.I. Bill benefits

 Drawings, mostly from Detroit Spring-Summer 1946 57 12

Ink sketches, some with names of subjects.

 Figurative Summer 1946 57 13

Charcoal and oil pastel sketches of human figures.

 The Calliope 1946 57 14

Handwritten story, charcoal and oil pastel illustrations.

 Iowa 1946-1947 57 15

Three sketchbooks with ink and oil pastel sketches.

 University of Iowa 1946 58 1

A mix of sketches and notes from DeWeese's first year at University of Iowa.

 Sketches 1947 58 2

Charcoal and oil pastel sketches.

 Sketches 1946-1947 58 3

Sketches of people, including figure drawings. A few notes from a sociology class in the back. The name Tommy Kendall also appears in the book. Estimated date supplied by family.

 Iowa 1946-1947 58 4

Figurative drawings, pen and ink and oil pastel.

 Iowa 1947-1948 58 5

Charcoal and oil pastel sketches.

 Iowa 1947-1948 58 6

Charcoal and oil pastel sketches of human figures.

 [two notebooks] 1947 58 7

Two notebooks, charcoal and oil pastel sketches, mostly human figures.

 [sketches and notes] 1948 58 8

Notebook with some sketches, but mostly notes related to moving, auto maintenance, and inventory of art supplies.

 Drawing, from OSU 1948 58 9

Notebook with some sketches, but mostly notes on teaching and miscellaneous matters. Ten pages of personal reflections.

 Sketches 1949 58 10

Sketches, mostly human figures.

 Mural projects 1940s 59 1

Sketches for mural projects.

 Social commentary, graphics, elevations, miscellaneous 1940s 59 2

Social commentary and studies on war, graphics, illustrations for story.

 Portraits 1940s 59 3

Sketches, mostly ink and oil pastel.

 Figurative 1940s 59 4

Figures, VJ Day, ink series of stripper, animals.

 Will Barnets class, notes on painting litho tech 1951 59 5

Mostly figure drawings, few notes.

 Sketches 1953 59 6

Ink, oil pastel sketches.

 Sketches 1954-1955 59 7

Mostly figure drawings.

 Sketches and notes on photography mid-1950s 59 8

A combination of sketches and notes on photography processes.

 Diorama sketches, notes, babies Summer 1954 59 9

Sketches of babies (labeled as Lisa, Tina), Ford Times, White Sulphur Springs

 Figurative Fall 1954 and Summer 1955 59 10

Mostly figures, ink, pencil, and crayon.

 Notes and sketches 1956 60 1

Teaching notes, sketches. Draft of a letter to Seligman in Seattle, WA, regarding art for sale.

 Notes and sketches Spring 1956 60 2

Includes 11 pages of teaching notes. Sketches in ink and pencil.

 Notes and sketches Summer 1956 60 3

Ink, pencil, oil pastel, watercolor sketches.

 Notes and sketches Winter 1956 60 4

Pencil, ink, other sketches, mostly people but also building details.

 Notes and sketches 1956 60 5

Two series of female figure drawings. Teaching notes, particularly a page titled "Life."

 Shirley Rae Smith 1956-1957 60 6

Cover reads "Shirley Rae Smith, Ham[ilton?] Hall. Most drawings are of the same small child.

 Notes and sketches 1957 60 7

Notes include commentaries on deadlines, Montana State College, and creative experimentation. Ink and pencil drawings, mostly of figures, some labeled with names.

 Figurative 1955-1957 60 8

Watercolor, ink, and pencil sketches, mostly figures.

 Sketches 1957-1958 60 9

Ink, pencil, oil pastel, watercolor sketches.

 Drawings 1958 60 10

Sketches, subjects labeled by Tina DeWeese as Elaine Coombs, Tata Bryson, Wylla Barsness, Molly, Elaine C., Oya, Don Coombs.

 Life Drawing 1958 61 1

Figures in ink, pencil. List of Bob and Gennie artworks to a show in Billings, February 22, 1958.

 Figures; DeWeese children 1959 61 2

Figures in ink, pencil. Some drawings may be the DeWeese children on a train journey. One page of tic-tac-toe, and drawings of rockets that may not be Bob's.

 Figurative 1959 May 61 3

Figures in ink, pencil, charcoal. Some lists of household items, including paint and brushes.

 Figurative 1959 61 4

Figures in ink, pencil, oil pastel. One sketch labeled as Sue McCulough.

 Figurative and abstract 1950s 61 5

Abstracts and figures in ink, pencil, watercolor, oil pastel.

 Figurative 1959-1960 61 6

Figures in ink, pencil.

 Figurative, Courtship, Powwow dancing 1950s 61 7

Figures in ink, pencil. Grouped by topics that include powwow dancers, courtship (which includes nudes), and figurative

 Assorted sketches 1950s 61 8

Figures in ink, pencil, oil pastel.

 Trip east 1961 61 9

Iowa, Wilmington, New York. Prospectus for painting class at studio.

 Figurative 1961-1962 61 10

Figures in ink, pencil, oil pastel. A few household lists.

 Figurative 1962 61 11

Figures in pencil. Some sketches appear to be related to the "Threepenny Opera" by Brecht.

 Figurative 1961-1963 62 1

Figures in pencil and multimedia with stickers and assorted scrap pieces. Household list of repairs and projects to do over the summer of 1963.

 Figurative Early 1960s 62 2

Figures in pencil, ink, oil pastel.

 Figurative 1964 62 3

Figures in pencil, ink, oil pastel.

 Figurative 1960s 62 4

Two notebooks of pencil and ink sketches, mostly figurative. One notebook also has notes related to household matters on the cover. Dates inferred by Tina DeWeese.

 Figurative 1960s 62 5

Two notebooks, one of pencil, ink, and oil pastel figuratives; one handmade notebook with a few pages of ink figuratives. Dates inferred by Tina DeWeese.

 Figurative 1972 62 6

Drawing tablet with figuratives in ink, possibly of the DeWeese children.

 Figurative 1970s 62 7

Figures in pencil and ink. Some are from a production of Shakespeare's "The Tempest."

 Figurative 1971 62 8

Figures in ink, charcoal, and ink. Notes related to project on first page.

 Figurative 1970s 62 9

Figures in ink, pencil, and other media. Inscription on first page reads "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Love Cathie" In handmade notebook with silk and velvet patchwork covers.

 Notebooks 1972-1975 62 10

Two notebooks, one labeled 1975 and one Summer 1972 and 1973. Landscapes in ink in children's lined handwriting instruction books.

 Ceramics notes Early 1950s 63 1

Mostly notes from either taking or teaching ceramics. Includes student names but no grades; notes are related to equipment. DeWeese may have been making these notes while teaching in Texas or Oklahoma. Undated; date inferred from similarity to the 1951 notebook.

 Teaching notes 1951 Fall 63 2

Notes for Art 328, drawing course, and Art 227, watercolors course, taught at Montana State College.

 Sketches 1974 63 3

Sketches for a bridge, some figuratives in pencil and ink.

 Figurative undated 63 4

Pencil, ink, and oil pastel sketches, figurative. Two drawings identified as "Bill" and "Elvia" by Tina DeWeese.

 Three notebooks 1982 fall and undated 63 5

Three small notebooks, one labeled "High Line, Fall '82"; other items lack labels. One is a handmade accordion-fold book with a continuous pen and ink drawing of an unidentified landscape.

 Figurative 1960s and 1970s 63 6

Loose drawings, figurative, pencil, ink, and oil pastel.

 Drawings of Cathie 1947 63 7

Loose drawings of Cathie DeWeese as an infant.

 Early family Late 1940s 63 8

Loose drawings of DeWeese family members. Dates derived by Tina DeWeese.

 Family 1950s 63 9

Loose drawings of DeWeese family members. Dates inferred by Tina DeWeese.

 Family 1960s 63 10

Loose drawings of DeWeese family. Dates inferred by Tina DeWeese.

 Family 1970s 63 11

Loose drawings of DeWeese family. Dates infered by Tina DeWeese.

 Arizona 1977 June 63 12

Loose drawings, people and landscapes.

 Friends undated 63 13

Loose drawings, friends, some labeled with names. One sketch of dog, "Weesie."

 Leila and Rudy Autio undated 63 14

Loose drawings, mostly of Leila.

 Landscapes undated 64 1

Loose drawings, pencil, ink, charcoal, and watercolor, almost all unlabeled.

 Landscapes undated 64 2

Loose drawings, pencil, ink, charcoal, some identified.

Copyrights held by creators. No copies.

 Non objective undated 64 3

Loose drawings, pencil, ink, oil pastel, one on MSU music recital program.

 Non objective 1962 and undated 64 4

Loose drawings, pencil, ink, figurative.

 Misc from auction undated 64 5

Loose drawings, figurative, mostly ink. Assembled as a lot for an auction.

 Winter Fair undated 64 6

Loose drawings of Winter Fair in Bozeman, MT. Assembled as a lot for an auction.

 Roller skating at the hot springs undated 64 7

Loose drawings of roller skating at [Bozeman Hot Springs?], assembled for an auction.

 Figurative undated 64 8

Loose drawings, figurative, assembled as a lot for an auction.

 Paris 1975 64 9

Drawings from a trip to Paris. Assembled as a lot for an auction.

 Others' drawings 1937-1944 and undated 64 10

Drawings by Bill Blakesley, Keene, Nolan, Hirschl, and others, along with a few DeWeese sketches.

Copyrights held by creators; no copies.

 Figurative undated 34 3

Black portfolio, figurative drawings in ink, some labeled with subjects' names. Numerous blank pages.

 Figurative 1973 8 12

Sketches, reflections, plans for exhibits, plays on words.

 DeWeese Family correspondence 3 5 boxes

This series largely consists of letter of condolence to Gennie DeWeese regarding Bob's passing in 1990. Another large portion of the series consists of letters of condolence sent to Josh and Tina DeWeese after Gennie's death in 2007. Correspondence contains letters, condolence notes and newspaper clippings. Two folders contain assorted letter sent to Bob and Gennie DeWeese from friends. Corresondence in this series is not exhaustive and other letters may be found interspersed throughout the rest of the collection.

This series has no formal arrangement

 Condolence Letters to Josh DeWeese - Regarding Death of Gennie DeWeese 2007-2008 32 1-6 Condolence Letters to Tina DeWeese - Regarding Death of Gennie DeWeese 2007-2008 35 1-7 Condolence Letters to Tina DeWeese - Regarding Death of Gennie DeWeese 2007-2008 37 1-2 Get Well Soon Cards to Bob DeWeese and Condolence Letters to Gennie DeWeese 1989-1991 37 3 Condolence Letters to Gennie DeWeese and Family - Regarding Death of Bob DeWeese 1990-1991 37 4-6 Condolence Letters to Gennie DeWeese and Family - Regarding Death of Bob DeWeese 1990-1991 38 1-7 Get Well Soon Cards to Bob DeWeese and Condolence Letters to Gennie DeWeese 1990-1991 39 1 Condolence Letters to Gennie DeWeese and Family - Regarding Death of Bob DeWeese 1990-1991 39 2-6 Letters to Bob DeWeese 1961-1977 40 1 Gennie DeWeese Correspondence 1988-1996 40 2 Gennie DeWeese biographical files 4 4 boxes 1948-2007

This series contains personal effects, art materials, awards, newspaper clippings and gallery opening materials. Series 4 is divided into 2 subseries, personal and awards.

 Personal 1 3 boxes

This subseries contains documents about Gennie DeWeese's family history, as well as personal items she kept over the years.

 Personalized Stamp 42 1 Medal 42 2 Ribbon 42 3 Nametag 42 4 "Gen" Wooden Square 42 5 Sweet Pea Stamp 42 6 She May be Mom, but she's also a woman framed quote 42 7 Family Memories 1990-2006 40 3-4 Family History - Genealogy 2004 40 5 "Adams Family" - Gennie (Adams) DeWeese Family Research 2005 40 6 Memorabilia 1961-2000 40 7 Claris Adams Memorial Service, The American Life Convention, "Mrs. Robert DeWeese" 1960 36 1 Calendar, "In Praise of Women's Art" 54 4 Calendar 1988 December 54 5 MSU 1984-1991 40 8 Josh DeWeese Article circa 2000 40 9 Articles and Flyers - Gennie DeWeese Shows 1966-2003 40 10-12 Articles and Flyers - Gennie DeWeese Shows 1973-2000 41 1-2 Gennie DeWeese Interview, Newspapers, Gallery 1985-1995 41 3 Miscellaneous 1993-2000 41 4 Article in This Week, "Celebrating the life of Gennie DeWeese" 2008 June 20 8 9 Awards 2 1 box

Collection of awards given to Gennie DeWeese.

 Artist of the Year honorary key, Yellowstone Art Museum President's Awards, (Gennie DeWeese) 2002 July 12 42 MSU Honorary Doctorate of the Arts-with Commencement Documents 1995 41 5-6 Senska-Wilber Montana Governor's Arts Award 1985 May 18 41 7 Montana Governor's Arts Award 1980-1995 41 8 Sign: "A woman has to do twice as much as a man to be considered half as good" 41 9 Resume Statements 41 10 US Department of State Art, Certificate of Appreciation, Art in Embassies Program 1995-2000 41 11 Ageless Hero Award, Blue Cross and Blue Shield 2000 43 1 Gennie DeWeese working files 5 9 boxes

Series 5 contains art projects, exhibition materials, notes, lists of artwork details, illustrations and newspaper clippings. The series is split into two subseries, projects and exhibitions.

 Projects 1 4 boxes

Examples of Gennie DeWeese's work such as sketches of murals, illustrations for projects such as Hamlet's Planets.

 Miscellaneous Panels of the Arts Involvements 1986-2005 43 2 Montana Contemporary Art Marketing Study 1994-1995 43 3-4 Meetings - Suggestions, etc. 43 5 Helen Schmidt Book 1981-1982 43 6 Gottlieb Foundation 2005-2006 43 7 Hamlet's Planets 1997 43 8 Gennie DeWeese Painting and Woodcut list 43 9 Shows, museum correspondence, etc. 1975-2003 43 10 Gallery and Exhibit Correspondence 1982-2006 44 1 Gallery Correspondence: San Francisco Gallery, Yellowstone Art Museum, Penelope Loucas Gallery 1984-2002 44 2 Morgan Gallery and Custer County Art Center 1993-2007 44 3 Toucan Gallery and UCross Foundation 2000-2002 44 4 Billings Clinic Hospital Mural, Corona Sexson, etc. 1979-2000 44 5 Billings Clinic Hospital Mural - Photographs 44 6 "Scrolls": Art statements and pricing 44 7 Hamlet's Planets sketches 44 8 Hamlet's Planets manuscript 44 9 Hamlet's Planets 44 10 Women's Work Art Show and The Griffin Child illustrations 1989 45 1 Personal letters, art programs, newspaper clippings 1989 45 2 Notes on Native American Art 45 3 Fish, Wildlife and Parks Mural Proposal 2002 45 4 Lists, Prices 45 5 Notebook 45 6 "About Gennie," Terry Karson 1999 45 7 Mr. Somersets 4th Grade Visit to Art Museum of Missoula circa 1996 45 8 Gennie DeWeese Retrospective Art Museum of Missoula 1992-2005 45 9 Montana Artists Refuge 2003 45 10 Exhibitions 2 5 boxes

Includes art lists and prices, notes and correspondence with galleries, gallery announcements displaying Gennie's works, as well as ones she may have been interested in.

 National Endowment of the Arts 1979-1990 45 11 Women's Work: The Montana Women's Centennial Art Survey Exhibition, curated by Gennie DeWeese and Suzanne Katzanek 1989 45 12 Women's Work: The Montana Women's Centennial Art Survey Exhibition, curated by Gennie DeWeese and Suzanne Katzanek 1989 46 1 Notes and Remarks on Jessie Wilber Tipi Design Serigraphs 46 2 Gallery Guestbook: Thank You Notes from Montana Art Gallery Directors Association (MAGDA) 1966-2003 46 3 Contemporary Art Pamphlets 1990-1993 46 4 Spinsters Ink and R&F Handmade Paints info 1993 46 5 Women Who Make a Difference 1986-2002 46 6 Missoula Art Museum, Gennie DeWeese Retrospective, Exhibit layout sheets (mockup) 1990-2008 46 7 Yellowstone Art Museum 1979-2007 46 8 Yellowstone Art Museum: Acquisition of Gen Paintings 1995-2002 46 9 Holtler Art Museum 1997-2007 46 10 Corona Vol. I 1980 47 1 Corona Vol. II 1981 47 2 DeWeese Legacy 1991-2011 47 3 DeWeese Legacy - Retrospective booklet 1996 53 1 DeWeese Art Postcards 1997-2004 47 4 Gennie DeWeese Retrospective - Art Museum of Missoula 1996 47 5 Arizona State University: The Works of Gennie DeWeese 1995-1996 47 6 Invoices and Receipts 1994-1996 47 7 "Gen" (speech text) 1996 47 8 Notes and Letters to Gennie DeWeese 1992-1996 47 9 "Your comments for Gennie DeWeese" - Comments from exhibition 1996-1997 8 10 Art Museum of Missoula, Gennie DeWeese: A Retrospective 1994-1997 47 10 Gennie DeWeese Retrospective - Proofs 1996 54 6 Gennie DeWeese: A Retrospective, Resume 1996 47 11 Gennie and Bob DeWeese Gallery 6 5 boxes

Series 6 includes gallery materials, notes, guest books, publicity materials, newspaper clippings, press releases and correspondence.

 Bob and Gennie Gallery - Price lists and sales books 1987-1988 47 12-13 At Home magazine 2004-2008 48 1-2 Various Magazines and Art Auction Catalogs 2011 48 3 Various Magazines 2005 54 7 Art Auction Catalogs 1988-2008 48 4-6 Art Auction Catalogs 1982-2003 49 1-2 The Poindexter Collection, Yellowstone Art Museum 2005 49 3 Yellowstone Art Center 1974-1989 49 4 Yellowstone Art Museum Annual Art Auction 2000-2007 49 5-6 Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Exhibition and Auction Catalogs 1988-2002 49 7 Art Magazines 1992-2004 49 8 Assorted Art Pamphlets 1959-1998 50 1 Missoula Museum of the Arts/Art Museum of Missoula Exhibitions 1987-2004 50 2 Peter Rutledge Koch 1995-2000 50 3 Montana State University Art Exhibitions 1966-1974 50 4 Women's Work: The Montana Women's Centennial 1989 50 5 Seattle Gallery Exhibitions 1997 50 6 Montana Cultural Treasures: Guide to Montana Art Galleries, Museums and Studies 1997-1999 50 7 Montana Artists 1997 50 8 DeWeese Shows: Early Years, MSU, and Bozeman 1949-1985 50 9 DeWeese Shows: Montana and Friends' Show Announcements 1954-1993 50 10 Northwest Printmakers, University of Washington 1956-1961 50 11 Seattle Art Museum Annual Exhibition of Northwest Artists 1952-1961 50 12 Gallery Paule Anglim and Loggia Gallery in San Francisco 1958-1987 50 13 Various Exhibitions in the United States and France 1945-1990 50 14 Newspaper Retro Shows, etc. 1979-2006 50 15 Ford Times 1953-1956 51 1 Bob DeWeese's Obituary 1976-1993 51 2 Artweek: Exhibitions: Joys of Process 1983 51 3 DeWeese Contemporary Gallery 1986-1987 51 4 Artweek 1987-1988 51 5 Artweek and This Week magazines 1984-1988 51 6 Correspondence and Newspaper clippings 1982-1987 51 7 DeWeese Gallery: Akio Takamori and Harold Schlotzhauer 1986-1987 51 8 DeWeese Gallery Promotional Material 1987 51 9 Miscellaneous Gallery Stuff 1987-1988 51 10 DeWeese Contemporary Gallery: Miriam Sample 1978-1987 51 11 Gallery Announcements and Correspondence 1985-1987 51 12 Press Releases: Autio Trio 51 13 DeWeese Family Show: Prices and Inventories 1983 51 14 Newspaper Stories 1986 51 15 DeWeese Gallery Advertising 1986 52 1 DeWeese Gallery Preview Show photos 1985 52 2 DeWeese Gallery photos 1986 52 3 DeWeese Gallery: Various shows: Josh DeWeese, Rob DeWeese, Gen DeWeese, Jerry Rankin, Clarice Dreyer show photos 1985-1986 52 4 Exhibitor Resumes and Statements 1986 52 5 DeWeese Gallery Posters 1986 53 2-3 DeWeese Gallery Posters: Xeroxes 54 8 Gallery Correspondence 1986-1988 53 4-6 Cash Book 1985-1986 53 7 DeWeese Contemporary Gallery photos 53 8 Inventory: DeWeese family artworks 1980s 53 9 Gallery Guestbook 1985-1986 53 10 'Gennie DeWeese 80th Birthday' 55 1

Tina DeWeese's compilation of Gennie's life in 444 photographs.

 'Thanksgiving 2007' 55 2

Tina DeWeese's compilation of photos of last DeWeese family gathering before Gennie's death.

 'At the DeWeese's' 55 1

Movie by Michael Sexton.

 'Bob DeWeese: A Look Ahead, Exhibition at the Holter Museum of Art' 55 3

By Martin Holt.

 'Bob DeWeese Panel, Holter Museum, Terry Karson/James Reineking/Markus Stangl/Wes Mills/Jerry Rankin, October 29, 2006' October 26, 2006 55 2 'Terry Karson, Robert DeWeese "At Large" Leni Holliman YPR' 55 3 'DeWeese "House full of Art' 55 2

MSU Film and TV production by Bill Neff.

 'Tipi's Wessie' [Jessie Wilber] 55 3 'Montana Style: The Art of Bob DeWeese' 55 4 'Robert DeWeese Exhibition Tape, August 30, 1991' August 30, 1991 55 5

Video of retrospective at Yellowstone Art Center.

 'Gennie DeWeese' 55 6

Compilation of photos of Gennie by Tina DeWeese.

 DeWeese Gallery - Guest List 36 2 Slides and Photographs from the DeWeese Gallery 36 3 DeWeese Web Archive 7 2020-2025

The DeWeese website was created and is maintained by Tina DeWeese to document and promote the DeWeeses' legacy. It includes photographs, written tributes, and other materials.