Olivo, Darlene
2007-255

Summary Information

Repository
Newcomb Archives
Creator - Creator
Olivo, Darlene
Title
Darlene Olivo Collection
ID
2007-255
Date [inclusive]
Between 1972 and 2000
Extent
26.0 Cubic feet 26 record cartons.
Language
English

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Biographical/Historical note

Darlene Olivo was born in 1934. She is a Louisiana native. She has worked for many years as a photographer for The Times-Picayune. She is also an ardent writer. Included in the collection are journals spanning from 1972 to 1997. Also in the collection are several manuscripts.

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Scope and Content

Darlene Olivo's collection consists of mainly her journals, her photographs, and her manuscripts. Her journals span from 1972-1997. Her photographs are presented basically in two forms: negative and print. Binders of negatives date from 1989-1994. Copies of her work from the 'Times-Picayune' date from 1989 to 2000. Other periodicals in the collection include various art and activism literature. The main periodicals included are 'Art Paper' and 'Off Our Backs.' Her journals chronicle her personal life as well as her progress towards obtaining a Master's Degree in Art with a feminist concentration.

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Organization and Arrangement

The collection consists of 26 cartons. This collection appears to have been incompletely processed numerous times. All paperclips and staples have been removed. Various cartons contain journals with spiral binding yet to be removed. Additionally, most pieces in the collection need flattening and new folders. The material was left in the condition as found.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Newcomb Archives

Newcomb Center for Research on Women
Seltzer-Gerard Reading Room
62 Newcomb Place
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
504 865 5762
vorhoff@tulane.edu

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Newcomb College, Art

Personal Name(s)

  • Olivo, Darlene

Subject(s)

  • Feminism

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General note

Previous processor's notes can be found in Carton 22. Carton 26 also contains previous notes and a computer diskette.

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Collection Inventory

 NAC-336 Business Records   1.0 Cubic feet Box 1 of 26

Business Records

Taxes and Payroll Information

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Journals 

 NAC-338 Journals 1   1.0 Cubic feet Box 3 of 26

Journals

November ?, 1972-December 16, 1978

 NAC-340 Journals 2   1.0 Cubic feet Box 5 of 26

Journals

December 28, 1978-March 5, 1991

 NAC-347 Journals 3   1.0 Cubic feet Box 12 of 26

Journals

Graduate work and Manuscripts-August 29, 1990-June 24, 1993

 NAC-348 Journals 4   1.0 Cubic feet Box 13 of 26

Journals

October 10, 1984-December 14, 1989

 NAC-349 Journals 5   1.0 Cubic feet Box 14 of 26

Journals

July 29, 1980-Spetember 5, 1984

 NAC-361 Journals 6   1.0 Cubic feet Box 26 of 26

Journals

December 28, 1990-December 25, 1997. Carton also contains various manuscripts.

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Manuscripts 

 NAC-337 Manuscripts 1   1.0 Cubic feet Box 2 of 26

Manuscripts

Various rewrites, notes, etc. of 'Who Wrote the Book of Love'

 NAC-339 Manuscripts 2   1.0 Cubic feet Box 4 of 26

Manuscripts

Various rewrites, notes, etc., of 'She Looks So Natural'

 NAC-341 Manuscripts 3   1.0 Cubic feet Box 6 of 26

Manuscripts

Various rewrites, notes, etc. of five or six works

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Negatives 

 NAC-351 Negatives 1   1.0 Cubic feet Box 16 of 26

Negatives

November 22, 1991-August 3, 1994

 NAC-352 Negatives 2   1.0 Cubic feet Box 17 of 26

Negatives

Ocotber 21, 1989-October 31, 1992

 NAC-353 Negatives 3   1.0 Cubic feet Box 18 of 26

Negatives

January 6, 1989-May 11, 1991. Carton also contains correspondence and graduate work.

 NAC-354 Negatives 4   1.0 Cubic feet Box 19 of 26

Negatives

April 14, 1993-December 31, 1994

 NAC-357 Negatives 5   1.0 Cubic feet Box 22 of 26

Negatives

January 31, 1989-July 1990. Carton also contains color negatives and prints of various weddings. Carton also contains photographs from the 1970s.

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 NAC-342 Women and Art   1.0 Cubic feet Box 7 of 26

Women and Art

Organization information-Women's Caucus for Art-1978-1980s

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 NAC-343 Newspapers 1   1.0 Cubic feet Box 8 of 26

Newspapers

The Times Picayune- January 2, 1997-August 29, 2000

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 NAC-344 Newspapers 2   1.0 Cubic feet Box 9 of 26

Newspapers

The Times Picayune- July 30, 1994-December 31, 1996

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 NAC-345 Calendars   1.0 Cubic feet Box 10 of 26

Calendars

1985-1989

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 NAC-346 Correspondence and Literature   1.0 Cubic feet Box 11 of 26

Correspondence and Literature

Letters and works of other artists. Carton also contains photographs from the 1970s.

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 NAC-350 Periodicals 1   1.0 Cubic feet Box 15 of 26

Periodicals

1984-1991--Mainly Art Related--'Art Paper,' 'Fiber'

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 NAC-355 College Documents   1.0 Cubic feet Box 20 of 26

College Documents

Goddard College Rockland Community College

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 NAC-356 Periodicals 2   1.0 Cubic feet Box 21 of 26

Periodicals

'Women of Power,' 'Art Paper'- 1988-1991

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 NAC-358 Personal Documents   1.0 Cubic feet Box 23 of 26

Personal Documents

Day Planners 1981-1985, 1988-1989, 1991-1996. Carton also contains documents related to the purchase of a new home.

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 NAC-359 Newspapers and Literature   1.0 Cubic feet Box 24 of 26

Newspapers and Literature

1972-1976- 'Off Our Backs' and activism literature

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 NAC-360 Newspapers 3   1.0 Cubic feet Box 25 of 26

Newspapers

The Times Picayune- April 13, 1989-December 31, 1993

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