Oral histories

Maria Chabot (1913-2001) was a friend of Georgia O'Keeffe who lived with O'Keeffe at her Ghost Ranch house (1941-1944) and oversaw the renovation of the ruined adobe hacienda that O'Keeffe purchased in the village of Abiquiu (1946-1949). Maria Chabot is interviewed by Jane Cook.

Brian Francis Wynne Garfield (b. 1939) is an American novelist and screenwriter. Garfield's mother Francis O'Brien became friends with Georgia O'Keeffe in New York, and she and her son moved to Tucson in 1950. They visited O'Keeffe in Abiquiu several times. Garfield knew O'Keeffe best from 1949 to 1956 and then intermittently until 1971. Garfield is interviewed by Jane Cook at his home in Santa Fe.

The collection consists of interviews with Georgia O'Keeffe's surviving relatives, colleagues, friends, and employees as well as supporting project documentation. The bulk of the materials date from 2000 to 2003 and include audiocassette recordings, typed transcripts, photographs, and research and project records.

Architects Paul Hart and Joel Muller conducted the renovation of Georgia O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch house in 1999-2000. They were interviewed at the Ghost Ranch house about the restoration process by Jane Cook as they walked through the building.

Saundra B. Lane is an art collector and widow of William H. Lane (1914-1995). The Lane Foundation owned many modernist paintings and photographs, which it donated to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Lane was interviewed by Jane Cook.

James Lebron (1928-2005) was an art handler, framer, and installer. He was involved with shipping O'Keeffe's paintings between New Mexico and New York. Lebron was interviewed by Jane Cook.

Judy Margolis is the owner of Origins, a designer clothing boutique through which O'Keeffe ordered custom clothing. Margolis was interviewed by Jane Cook.

Norma B. Marin is the widow of John Marin, Jr., the son of American modernist painter John Marin. John Marin, Sr. was a close friend of O'Keeffe and was represented by Alfred Stieglitz's gallery. Marin was interviewed by Jane Cook.

Arnold Newman (1918-2006) is acknowledged as one of the great masters of 20th century photography, in particular as it relates to portraiture. Newman was encouraged in his early work by Stieglitz and photographed both Stieglitz and O'Keeffe. Newman was interviewed by Jane Cook.

Robert (Bob) Donald Ray (1924-2002) was a painter who is a recognized member of the Taos Moderns. He met O'Keeffe on several occasions through their mutual friend, Otto Pitcher. Ray was interviewed by Jane Cook.

Earl Stroh (1924-2005) was a painter and member of the Taos Moderns who was acquainted with O'Keeffe. Stroh was interviewed by Jane Cook.

Jan Henry Sultan is a body worker trained in rolfing techniques. He became O'Keeffe's rolfer in New Mexico upon referral by Dr. Ida P. Rolf. Sultan was interviewed by Jane Cook.