A02 Dominique de Menil-I, 1971 - 1999

Black leatherbound scrapbook containing information sheets, press releases, program brochures, photographs, published newspaper clippings, and enclosure cards regarding Dominique de Menil.

Loose Materials: - Invitation to the awards ceremony for The Rothko Chapel Awards for Commitment to ruth and Freedom, The Rothko Chapel Oscar Romero Award and the Carter-Menil Humam Rights Prize, 1991-12-08 - Press release, "The Menil Collection to open in Houston, Texas, Sunday, June 7, 1987". Includes :"Renzo Piano", "Dominique de Menil: Comments on the Menil Collection and Museum", and "Walter Hopps", n.d. - Copy of the address by Dominique de Menil at Rothko Chapel, 1971-02-26 - The acceptance speech of Dominique de Menil after receiving the 1992 Christian Culture Award Gold Medal from Assumption University in Windsor, Ontario, 1992-03-08 - Photocopy of an article from the Vanity Fair September 1996 issue "Remains of the Dia" by Bob Colacello, 1996-09 - Summary biography of Dominique de Menil and the Menil Collection, followed by a chronology of the de Menil's cultural activities since 1942, 1997 - Photocopy of The New York Times Magazine May 18, 1985 issue with the article "The de Menil Family: The Medici of Modern Art" by Grace Glueck, 1985-05-18 - A copy of the dedication speech given by Dominique de Menil at the opening of the Menil Collection, 1987-06-04 - Biographical sketch of Dominique de Menil, 1998- 01-28 - Remarks of Dominique de Menil at the dedication of the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum, 1997-02-08 - Biographical sketch of Dominique de Menil, 1993-04-07 - Address by Dominique de Menil at the opening of Rothko Chapel, 1971-02-27 - Welcoming speech of Dominique de Menil at the Rothko Chapel Colloqium, 1073-07-22 - Address by Dominique de Menil at the Rothko Chapel meeting of economics on development, 1977-02-03 - The Park People Spring/Summer 1991 Newsleaf featuring Dominique de Menil receiving the Leadership Award at the 1991 Annual Awards Dinner, 1991 - Photocopy of a newspaper clipping from The New York Times article "At Dia, Fresh Wounds and a Fresh Start" by Michael Kimmelman, 1996-09-15

Within the pages: - Envelope addressed to Madame de Menil postmarked 1996-03-06 - Notecard from the ambassador to Canada Raymond Chretien - Photograph, Dominique de Menil and Raymond Chretien standing in front of the Broken Obelisk, n.d. - Photograph of Dominique de Menil, Raymond Chretien, and others in front of the Broken Obelisk, n.d. - Newspaper clipping from the Houston Chronicle article "Rothko Chapel: Houston landmark and human rights beacon turns 25", 1996-02-26 - Photograph of Richard Gere, Dominique de Menil, and the Dalai Lama, copyright by Houston Chronicle - 2 copies of the Baker Institute Report, Number 3 March 1996 edition, 1996-03 - Pages from Rice News, Volume 5 , Number 10, 1995-10-19 - Photograph a, "Mrs. Dominique de Menil/ The Rothko Chapel and the Carter-Menil Human Rights Awards Dec. 7 and 8, 1991", copyright Anthony Allison, 1991-12 - Photograph, Dominique de Menil and Mikhail Gorbachev at the graduation for her honorary degree at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1992-05-11 - Photograph, Dominique de Menil and Mikhail Gorbachev at the graduation for her honorary degree at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, copyright Anthony Allison 1992-05-11 - Photograph, Dominique de Menil at the Carter-Menil Human Rights Foundation, The Seventh Carter-Menil Human Rights Prize, copyright Anthony Allison, 1992-12-10 - Photograph b, "Mrs. Dominique de Menil/ The Rothko Chapel and the Carter-Menil Human Rights Awards Dec. 7 and 8, 1991", copyright Anthony Allison, 1991-12 - Emory Magazine, Spring 1992 edition, Volume 68, Number 1 - Newspaper clipping from The Houston Post "Peace prayers at Rothko Chapel", 1995 - KUHF 88.7FM Radio Guide, Volume 15, Number 6 June 1999, featuring "The Best of The Engines of our Ingenuity, Episode 1427: Dominique de Menil" by John H. Lienhard, 1999-06 - Newspaper clipping from Norwegian publication Aftenposten "Gave fra en imponerende dame", 1994-05-04 - Biographical sketch and summary of Dominique de Menil, 1993-04-07 - Remarks of Dominique de Menil at the presentation of A Carter-Menil Human Rights Special Prize to Institute of Applied Social Sciences in Oslo, Norway, 1994-05-18 - Photocopy of newspaper clipping from the Dallas Times Herald article "Santuary group, Sovit win human rights awards" by Tom Curtis, 1986-11-12 - Photocopy of newspaper clipping from the Houston Chronicle article "Human rights concerns will dominate Tutu visit to Houston" by Julia Duin, 1986-11-29 - Photocopy of newspaper clipping from The Houston Post article "The de Menils; They made Houston a more beautiful place in which to live" by Marguerite Johnston, n.d. - Booklet, Andre Scrima's remembrance of Dominique de Menil in the introduction, 1999 - Newspaper pages from The Dallas Morning News article "Dominique de Menil: Keeping up with Houston's patron saint of the arts" by Bruce Nichols, 1997-04-06 - Original full issue of The New York Times Magazine "The de Menil Family: The Medici of Modern Art" by Grace Glueck, 1986-05-18 - The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University's Spring 1998 Calendar, 1998