Archive of Mimi’s Work

Mimi’s archive is at the Architectural Archives at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, in the basement of the Fisher Fine Arts Library. Mimi kept much of her material throughout her life, including notes from college courses, architecture school projects, work done in architectural offices, design projects, material from her teaching at Pratt Institute, and her many articles. This material is gathered in about 100 boxes and is available to those doing research.

Architectural Archives

PennDesign (school of architecture and related disciplines)
University of Pennsylvania
William Whitaker, Curator and Collections Manager
Heather Isbell Schumacher, Archivist
Website: https://www.design.upenn.edu/architectural-archives/about

Street address
220 South 34th Street at Smith Walk
Lower Level of the Fisher Fine Arts Library building
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Mailing address
102 Meyerson Hall
210 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6311

Contact
Heather Isbell Schumacher, Archivist
hisbell@upenn.edu
215.898.8323

Mimi’s archive is in about 100 boxes. It is accompanied by text describing what is in each box. That text provides detailed biographical material. Below is the table of contents for the boxes and text.


Main categories in this outline

1.0.			COVER MATERIAL

2.0.			MEMORIALS AND OBITUARIES

3.0.			PERSONAL

4.0.			EDUCATION

5.0.			ARCHITECTURAL OFFICES WORKED IN
				AND REGISTRATION

6.0.			INDEPENDENT PROJECTS

7.0.			WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE

8.0.			SPIRITUAL INTERESTS

9.0.			TRAVEL

10.0.			WRITING AND PUBLICATIONS

11.0.			TEACHING AT PRATT

12.0.			SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS PROPOSAL

13.0.			GRANTS

14.0.			MIMI’S LIBRARY

15.0.			LECTURES AND CONFERENCES

16.0.			MIMI’S COMPUTER

17.0.			RÉSUMÉS


1.0.					COVER MATERIAL
	1.1.					Cover letter
	1.2.					Narrative of Mimi’s life
	1.3.					Narrative for each section of archive
	1.4.					Transcript of 9/20/01 Memorial
	1.5.					Résumé
	1.6.					Outline of this archive


2.0.					MEMORIALS AND OBITUARIES
	2.1.					Narrative
	2.2.					Materials
							Memorial Video Tape, 6/2/01
							Memorial Video Tape, 9/20/01
							Memorial DVD, 9/20/01
							Memorial transcript, 9/20/01
							Obituaries
							Other


3.0.					PERSONAL
	3.1.					Narrative

	3.2.					Family
		3.2.1.					Narrative
		3.2.2.					Materials

	3.3.					Childhood
		3.3.1.					Narrative
		3.3.2.					Materials

	3.4.					Places lived
		3.4.1.					Narrative
		3.4.2.					Materials (no materials yet)

	3.5.					Marriage to John Lobell
		3.5.1.					Narrative
		3.5.2.					Materials

	3.6.					“John & Mimi”
		3.6.1.					Narrative
		3.6.2.					Materials

	3.7.					Relationships and AOL
		3.7.1.					Narrative
		3.7.2.					Materials (no materials yet)

	3.8.					Friends
		3.8.1.					Narrative
		3.8.2.					Materials (no materials yet)

	3.9.					Journals, Diaries, Dreams, Calendars
		3.9.1.					Narrative
		3.9.2.					Materials

	3.10.					Needle Work
		3.10.1.					Narrative
		3.10.2.					Materials

	3.11.					Stuffed animals
		3.11.1.					Narrative
		3.11.2.					Materials

	3.12.					Rubber stamps
		3.12.1.					Narrative
		3.12.2.					Materials

	3.13.					Music
		3.13.1.					Narrative
		3.13.2.					Materials

	3.14.					Misc. personal correspondence
		3.14.1.					Narrative
		3.14.2.					Materials

	3.15.					Misc. personal materials
		3.15.1.					Narrative
		3.15.2.					Materials

	3.16.					Financial
		3.16.1.					Narrative
		3.16.2.					Materials

	3.17.					Mimi’s dark side
		3.17.1.					Narrative

	3.18.					Death
		3.18.1.					Narrative
		3.18.2.					Materials
								Death certificate
								Medical documents

	3.19.					Official documents
		3.19.1.					Narrative
		3.19.2.					Materials

	3.20.					Photos, tapes, etc.
		3.20.1.					Narrative
		3.20.2.					Materials

	3.21.					Receipts
		3.21.1.					Narrative
		3.21.2.					Materials


4.0.					EDUCATION
	4.1.0.					Early education and high school
		4.1.1.					Narrative
		4.1.2.					Materials


	4.2.0.					High school junior year in Switzerland
		4.2.1.					Narrative
		4.2.2.					Materials (no materials yet)


	4.3.0.					Middlebury College
		4.3.1.					Narrative
		4.3.2.					Materials


	4.4.0.					University of Pennsylvania
		4.4.1.					Narrative
		4.4.2.					Records: Transcripts, yearbook, diplomas
			4.4.2.1.					Narrative
			4.4.2.2.					Materials
		4.4.3.					Coursework, not design
			4.4.3.1.					Narrative
			4.4.3.2.					Materials
		4.4.4.					Design (not including mental hospital)
			4.4.4.1.					Narrative
			4.4.4.2.					Materials
		4.4.5.					Mental Hospital
			4.4.5.1.					Narrative
			4.4.5.2.					Materials
		4.4.6.					Thesis
			4.4.6.1.					Narrative
			4.4.6.2.					Materials
		4.4.7.					Book on Penn Architecture School
			4.7.1.					Narrative
			4.7.2.					Materials



5.0.					ARCHITECTURAL OFFICES WORKED IN
								AND REGISTRATION
	5.1.					Narrative
	5.2.					Registration as an architect
		5.2.1.					Narrative
		5.2.2.					Materials
	5.3.					Fox
		5.3.1.					Narrative
		5.3.2.					Materials (no materials yet)
	5.4.					Kahn and Jacobs
		5.4.1.					Narrative
		5.4.2.					Materials (no materials yet)
	5.5.					Breuer
		5.5.1.					Narrative
		5.5.2.					Materials
	5.6.					Johansen
		5.6.1.					Narrative
		5.6.2.					Materials
	5.7.					Cromley
		5.7.1.					Narrative
		5.7.2.					Materials (no materials yet)



6.0.					INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
	6.1.					Narrative
	6.2.					House based on corridors
		6.2.1.					Narrative
		6.2.2.					Materials (no materials yet)
	6.3.					Vasta Pursusha House
		6.3.1.					Narrative
		6.3.2.					Materials
	6.4.					Goddess Temple
		6.4.1.					Narrative
		6.4.2.					Materials
	6.5.					Goddess Mound
		6.5.1.					Narrative
		6.5.2.					Materials
	6.6.					Other
		6.6.1.					Narrative
		6.6.2.					Materials


7.0.					WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE
	7.1.					Narrative
	7.2.					Materials
							Alliance of Women in Architecture
							Women in American Architecture, exhibition
							Archive of Women in Architecture
							Women architecture firm


8.0.					SPIRITUAL INTERESTS
	8.1.					Narrative
	8.2.					LSD
		8.2.1.					Narrative
	8.3.					Tai Chi
		8.3.1.					Narrative
	8.4.					Buddhism
		8.4.1.					Narrative
		8.4.2.					Materials
	8.5.					Shamanism
		8.5.1.					Narrative
		8.5.2.					Materials
	8.6.					Joseph Campbell
		8.6.1					Narrative
		8.6.2.					Materials (no materials yet)
	8.7.					Astrology
		8.7.1.					Narrative
		8.7.2.					Materials
	8.8.					Tarot
		8.8.1.					Narrative
		8.8.2.					Materials
	8.9.					Archeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy
		8.9.1.					Narrative
		8.9.2.					Materials
	8.10.					The Goddess
		8.10.1.					Narrative
		8.10.2.					Materials
	8.11.					Goddess Group
		8.11.1.					Narrative
		8.11.2.					Materials
	8.12.					Shrines and sculptures
		8.12.1.					Narrative
		8.12.2.					Materials
	8.13.					New York Open Center
		8.13.1.					Narrative
		8.13.2.					Materials
	8.14.					Other
		8.14.1.					Narrative
		8.14.2.					Materials (no materials yet)



9.0.					TRAVEL
	9.1.					Narrative
	9.2.					Materials



10.0.					WRITING AND PUBLICATIONS
	10.1.					Narrative
	10.2.					Book, Spatial Archetypes
		10.2.1.					Narrative
		10.2.2.					Contract history
		10.2.3.					Various manuscripts
		10.2.4.					Sample illustrations
		10.2.5.					Other material

	10.3.					Book starts and book proposals
		10.3.1.					Narrative
		10.3.2.					Materials

	10.4.					Published articles, contributions to books, and papers
		10.4.1.					Narrative
		10.4.2.					Materials

	10.5.					Article manuscripts and correspondence
		10.5.1.					Narrative
		10.5.2.					Materials

	10.6.					Articles and publications about Mimi’s work
		10.6.1.					Narrative
		10.6.2.					Materials

	10.7.					Research notes
		10.7.1.					Narrative
		10.7.2.					Materials



11.0.					TEACHING AT PRATT
	11.1.					Narrative
	11.2.					Personnel file
		11.2.1.					Narrative
		11.2.2.					Materials

	11.3.					Full time and tenure
		11.3.1.						Narrative
		11.3.2.						Material

	11.4.					Teaching Design
		11.4.1.					Narrative
		11.4.2.					Architectural Alternatives studios
			11.4.2.1.					Narrative
			11.4.2.2.					Materials
		11.4.3.					Cosmological Architecture studios
			11.4.3.1.					Narrative
			11.4.3.2.					Materials
		11.4.4.					The House: Society, Self & Nature studios
			11.4.4.1.					Narrative
			11.4.4.2.					Materials
		11.4.5.					Comprehensive Design studios
			11.4.5.1.					Narrative
			11.4.5.2.					Materials (no materials yet)
		11.4.6.					Place for a creative person studios
			11.4.6.1.					Narrative
			11.4.6.2.					Materials
		11.4.7.					Other design studios
			11.4.7.1.					Narrative
			11.4.7.2.					Materials
		11.4.8.					First year design
			11.4.8.1.					Narrative
			11.4.8.2.					Materials
	11.5.					Teaching: Lecture and seminar courses
		11.5.1.					Narrative
		11.5.2.					Architectural Alternatives
			11.5.2.1.					Narrative
			11.5.2.2.					Materials
		11.5.3.					Non-Western Architecture
			11.5.3.1.					Narrative
			11.5.3.2.					Materials
		11.5.4.					Myth and Symbol in Architecture
			11.5.4.1.					Narrative
			11.5.4.2.					Materials
		11.5.5.					History of Architecture sequence
			11.5.5.1.					Narrative
			11.5.5.2.					Materials
		11.5.6.					Life Support Systems
			11.5.6.1.					Narrative
			11.5.6.2.					Materials
		11.5.7.					Misc. and unsorted lecture course material

	11.6.					Letters of recommendation from Mimi
		11.6.1.						Narrative
		11.6.2.						Material

	11.7.					Curricualum Chair
		11.7.1.					Narrative
		11.7.2.					Material

	11.8.					Committees
		11.8.1.					Narrative
		11.8.2.					Material (no materials yet)

	11.9.					Misc. administrative memos
		11.9.1.						Narrative
		11.9.2.						Material

	11.10.					Student work
		11.10.1.					Narrative
		11.10.2.					Material

	11.11.					Tapes, photos, etc. of Mimi
		11.11.1.					Narrative
		11.11.2.					Materials

	11.12.					Myth & Symbol Study Center
		11.12.1.					Narrative
		11.12.2.					Materials (no materials yet)

	11.13.					Misc. and unsorted Pratt Material
		11.13.1					Narrative
		11.13.2.					Materials



12.0.					SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS PROPOSAL
	12.1.					Narrative
	12.2.					Materials



13.0.					GRANTS
	13.1.					Narrative
	13.2.					Materials



14.0.					MIMI’S LIBRARY
	14.1.					Narrative
	14.2.					Materials



15.0.					LECTURES AND CONFERENCES
	15.1.					Narrative
	15.2.					Materials



16.0.					MIMI’S COMPUTER
	16.1.					Narrative
	16.2.					Materials (no materials yet)



17.0.					RÉSUMÉS
	17.1.					Narrative
	17.2.					Materials