The Edna Reindel Papers, although small, consists of a large variety of materials that span the 1920s through the end of the 1970s. The first series in the collection is Biographical Writings, including timelines, biographic sketches, and short essays. There are also newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other ephemera documenting Reindel’s exhibitions and her career has a magazine illustrator. The collection includes an unpublished book on painting by Reindel.

The largest series in the collection is Photographs series. Most of the photographs are reproductions of Reindel’s paintings, prints, collages, and sculptures. There are also several portraits of Reindel, including two large, matted prints of her in the studio. The correspondence in the collection, between Reindel and Life magazine, relates to the Women at War series for Life magazine, of which four are now in the NMWA permanent collection. The photostatic proofs of Reindel’s sketches for Life constitute the last series of the collection. They are referenced in one of the letters from Life magazine.

The collection is divided into eight series: Biographical Writings, Clippings, Ephemera, Manuscript, Photographs, Correspondence, Awards, and Proofs. The Edna Reindel Papers are housed in four acid-free boxes in the Archives of the Library and Research Center. The collection is in generally good condition, however many of the papers are brittle. The photographs are generally in good condition, but as many of the prints are not in protective sleeves -- the handler should take extra care. The Edna Reindel Papers appear to have been donated in 1990 by Pauline Davidson, who had durable power of attorney for Reindel and who donated that year four of the paintings from Reindel’s Women at War series.

Finding Aid for the Edna Reindel Papers as PDF