Subseries 2H: Broken Obelisk and Reflection Pool

Files include:

0. Broken Obelisk, Chapel handout, n.d. 0. Broken Obelisk, Details of sculpture written by Dominique de Menil, n.d. 0. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence, Handwritten note from Virginia Wright to Dominique de Menil regarding file on Broken Obelisk, n.d. 02. Broken Obelisk, Excerpts from City Council Minutes, 1969-08-20 03. Broken Obelisk, Letter and newspaper clippings from Barnett "Barney" Newman, 1969-08-26 04. Broken Obelisk, Houston City Conflictin media, newspaper clippings, 1969 05. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence regarding purchase and dedication, 1969 06. Broken Obelisk Purchase, 1969 07. Broken Obelisk, Insurance, correspondence and contracts, 1969-1971 08. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence between Barnett Newman, Analee Newman, Jean de Menil and Dominique de Menil, 1969-1971 09. Broken Obelisk, Press releases 1969-1979 10. Broken Obelisk, Construction invoices and reference material, 1970 11. Reflection Pool, Construction invoices, 1970-1971 12. Broken Obelisk, Newpaper clippings, general, 1970-2010 13. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence, telegram from Coretta Scott King to Dr. Thomas Shannon, 1971-02-24 14. Broken Obelisk, Address made by Dominque de Menil at dedication of Broken Obelisk, 1971-02-28 15. Barnett Newman, "Around Barnett Newman" - Art News, 1971-10 16. Reflection Pool, Maintenance invoices, 1071-1978 17. Broken Obelisk, Book, Barnett Newman: Broken Obelisk and other Sculptures (1971), University of Washington Press: Seattle by Harold Rosenberg 18. Broken Obelisk, Write-up describing Rothko Chapel and Broken Obelisk, unknown author, 1972-04-25 19. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence, Dominique and John de Menil and Coretta Scott King regarding postcard, 1973 20. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence, regarding subsidence, 1975-10 21. Broken obelisk, Cor-Ten Steel information package, 1976 22. Broken Obelisk, Condition report by University of Washington, 1977-1978 23. Broken Obelisk, National Association of Corrosion engineers, summary of the technical program, 1978-1979 24. Broken Obelisk, Conservation efforts and reports, 1978-1983 25. Broken Obelisk mechanical drawings, 1979-07 26. Broken Obelisk, Reports on corrosion by A.C. Conrad, 1979 27. Boken Obelisk, The Catholic Community of St. Francis de Sales Broken Obelisk advent banner design, 1979 28. Broken Obelisk, Conservation, media coverage, 1979-2006 29.Broken Obelisk, Dominque’s response to Mayor’s appeal for financial support for a statue of MLK, 1980-09-30 30. Broken Obelisk, Annalee’s letter about photo reproduction rights for chapel, 1983-09-10 31. Broken Obelisk, Conservation, Ove Arup transmittal and mechanical drawings, 1983-09-25 32. Reflection Pool, Renovation, Correspondence and proposals, 1984-1987 33. Broken Obelisk, Neil Printz file on sculpture including telephone interviews, 1986 34. Broken Obelisk, Correspondence, Request and reply regarding information and meeting with Dominique de Menil from Ann Schoenfeld, 1991-04 35. Broken Obelisk, Fabrbication fact sheet, 1997-01-14 36. Reflection Pool, Renovation, Proposals and condition reports, 2001-2003 37. Reflection Pool, Chlorine issue and possible alternatives, 2001-2003 38. Broken Obelisk and Reflection Pool, Correspondence, Restoration, proposals and sample contracts, 2003-2005 39. Reflection Pool, Renovation bidders package, 2004 40. Broken Obelisk and Reflection Pool, Conservation, planning and progress schedules, 2004-2005 41. Broken Obelisk, The Getty Conservation Institute Broken Obelisk Conservation Study, Spring 2007 42. Broken Obelisk, Condition inspections by Griswold Conservation Associates, 2007-2010 43. Broken Obelisk, Appeal to Barnett Newman Foundation for funding, 2010 44. Reflection Pool, Leak detection by Olympic Pools, 2010 45. Broken Obelisk, Transmittal and enclosed reports on conservation efforts from 2003-2006, 2010-05-14 46. Broken Obelisk and Reflection Pool, meeting agenda about maintenance, 2011-05-18 47. Broken Obelisk, Conservation, Correspondence and discussions regarding corrosion mitigation, 2012-2013 48. Broken obelisk, Conservation, Correspondence and plans, 2012-2016 49. Broken Obelisk, Corrosion study by Engineering Associates, Inc., 2015-08-05 50. Reflection Pool, Correspondence and filtration guidelines from Longhorn Organics, 2016 51. Reflection Pool, Renovation, organic pool surface sample, 2016 52. Reflection Pool, Renovation, accepted pool surface sample, 2016 53. Broken Obelisk, Conservation, Release authorization for treatment, 2016-01-11