Isaacs, Barbara
Person
Dates
- Existence: 20th century-Present
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Announcement; Shivitz show, Angeleski Gallery, NYC, 1961
File — Box: 4, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: 1961
Book section draft; "In work...", undated
File — Box: 39, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Documents work by Ken Isaacs that was done independent of UIC but completed during his time there. It includes exhibit proposals, contest entries and correspondence.
Dates:
Other: undated
Chicago's American article, 1964-05-10
File — Box: 52, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Comprises Isaacs’ personal reference library, used by him for in-house reference as well as in press kits. For business, he produced and kept documentation files including drawings, plans and photographs about his designs and copies of any media coverage.
Dates:
1964-05-10
Correspondence; Barbara Isaacs promoting Matrix and Knowledge Box to USIA, IIT, Mumford Lewis, 1963 - 1964
File — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: 1963 - 1964
Correspondence; Eduoardo de Robert, pre-fabricated housing units, 1961 - 1964
File — Box: 4, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
1961 - 1964
Family correspondence; David Shivitz, Valentine from Barbara Isaacs, 1957
File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: 1957
Greeting cards with [Barbara] Shivitz illustration, c. 1957
File — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
circa 1954-1972
Institute for Matrix Investigation and Development , 1957
File — Box: 2, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Contains Isaacs’ early designs and promotional papers for Ken Isaacs Ltd, and records related to his temporally overlapping projects of building Microhouses at Groveland, Illinois, his tenure as contributing editor for Popular Science magazine (1967-1972), and the creation of his first book, Culture Breakers, Alternatives & Other Numbers (1970). The Groveland Subseries includes some press correspondence. The Popular Science Subseries includes article drafts and published copies, as well...
Dates:
Other: 1957
Letter, photos; "Cube Living" by Arnold Tolchin, 1964
File — Box: 52, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Comprises Isaacs’ personal reference library, used by him for in-house reference as well as in press kits. For business, he produced and kept documentation files including drawings, plans and photographs about his designs and copies of any media coverage.
Dates:
1964
Letters; Barbara Isaacs to Ken Isaacs, Ken and Carole, 1971 - 1982
File — Box: 32, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Documents work by Ken Isaacs that was done independent of UIC but completed during his time there. It includes exhibit proposals, contest entries and correspondence.
Dates:
Other: 1971 - 1982