CMST 12-14/ Series : Ivan Mestrovic Writings & Personal Documents
This series includes writings by Mestrovic, those about him by others, and
works he collected. The writings by Mestrovic include unpublished
mansuscripts, drafts, and translations of poetry, a play, a novel, two
books on Michelangelo, accounts of his travels, articles on his own work,
interviews with him, and miscellaneous works on art and politics.
The writings about Mestrovic by others include short accounts of his life
and art, bibliographies of works about him, and short biographies.
Newsclippings, articles on art and politics, and clippings on the case of
Cardinal Stepinac collected by Mestrovic are also filed with this series.
An extensive collection of articles by and about Mestrovic, his art, and
Yugoslav politics was assembled by the Snite Museum and is now housed in
the Archives with other records from the Snite (see Snite Museum of Art -
UART).
The personal documents include copies of agreements, circa 1951, between
Mestrovic and the Yugoslav government on the disposition of the houses and
artworks Mestrovic left behind in Yugoslavia, inventories of the artworks
and other possessions left behind, inventories of his artworks at various
locations, faculty contracts from Syracuse University and Notre Dame, book
contracts, affidavits of support for immigrants seeking citizenship, his
academic records, and passports. Oversize documents, including awards and
diplomas, are stored in box 21.
- CMST 12-13/ Group : Writings by IM (Primarily on Michelangelo)
- CMST 12/01 Folder : Michelangelo by I.M. - corrected text in Croatian
- CMST 12/02 Folder : Michelangelo by I.M. - typed mss. in English (version 1)
- CMST 12/03 Folder : Michelangelo by I.M. - typed mss. in English (version 2)
- CMST 12/04 Folder : Michelangelo by I.M. - typed mss. in English (version 3)
- CMST 12/05 Folder : Michelangelo by I.M. - typed mss. in English (version 4)
- CMST 12/06 Folder : Michelangelo by I.M. - typed mss. in English (version 5)
- CMST 12/07 Folder : Michelangelo by I.M. - typed manuscript in French
- CMST 12/08 Folder : Michelangelo by I.M. - typed manuscript in English (incomplete)
- CMST 12/09 Folder : Michelangelo by I.M. - typed manuscript in English (incomplete)
- CMST 12/10 Folder : Michelangelo by I.M. - typed manuscript in English (incomplete)
- CMST 12/11 Folder : Loose pages of typed manuscript about Michelangelo by I.M.
- CMST 12/12 Folder : List of reproductions for book on Michelangelo by I.M.
- CMST 12/13 Folder : Dialogues with Michelangelo by I.M., handwritten mss Croatian 1-3
- CMST 12/14 Folder : Dialogues with Michelangelo by I.M., handwritten mss Croatian 4-8
- CMST 12/15 Folder : Dialogues with Michelangelo by I.M., typed mss English (version 1
- CMST 12/16 Folder : Dialogues with Michelangelo by I.M., typed mss English (version 2
- CMST 12/17 Folder : Dialogues with Michelangelo by I.M., typed mss English (version 3
- CMST 12/18 Folder : Dialogues with Michelangelo by I.M., incomplete mss in English
- CMST 12/19 Folder : Dialogues with Michelangelo by I.M., incomplete mss in English
- CMST 12/20 Folder : Notes on the writings about Michelangelo by I.M.
- CMST 12/21 Folder : "Fire and Ashes" Novel by I.M.
- CMST 12/22 Folder : "Fire and Ashes" Novel by I.M.
- CMST 12/23 Folder : "Horus" by I.M. (a Play)
- CMST 13/01 Folder : Forward by I.M. to his monograph - English translation 1933
- CMST 13/02 Folder : Interviews with I.M.
- CMST 13/03 Folder : Interviews with I.M.
- CMST 13/04 Folder : Reflections on a Trip to the Middle East by I.M. 1927
- CMST 13/05 Folder : Reflections on Art by I.M.
- CMST 13/06 Folder : I.M. writings on politics
- CMST 13/07 Folder : I.M. short writings and notes
- CMST 13/08 Folder : Reflective writings by I.M.
- CMST 13/09 Folder : Writings by I.M. regarding Cardinal Stepinac
