Box 1
Contains 49 Results:
Nomination materials for the National Living Treasure Award,, 1994.
Includes supporting nomination documentation: Simmons' resume; ten (10) photographic slides of his ironwork and letter of support from South Carolina Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
Photocopied newspaper clippings,, 1977, 1982-1989, 1991-1992, 2006, and undated.
Articles highlighting Simmons' life and ironwork.
Photographs,, 1989, undated.
Color, B&W and photocopied images of Simmons and family members.
Programs and invitations,, 1988, 1991.
Contains brief biographical papers with letters; newspaper clippings (photocopied): photographs; programs and invitations, in addition to financial statements and correspondence re potential ironwork commissions.
Poster and book covers,, 2007 and undated.
Materials re Simmons and fellow National Heritage Fellowship recipients from the National Endowment for the Arts; with photocopies of book covers re Simmons' work.
Information re: Peter and Lonnie Simmons,, 1979, 1981, undated.
Photocopies of newspaper, magazine clippings and photograph re master blacksmith Peter Simmons (no relation to Philip) and his son, jazz musician Lonnie Simmons.
Financial and income statements,, bulk: Bulk, 1991-1993, 1991-1993, 2003, undated.
Financial documents, correspondence and other materials relating to Simmons' ironwork and his commissions.
Correspondence with drawings,, 1995, 2001.
Written by Simmons and other companies re potential commissions for business, museums and private residences.
Letters,, 1980-1992, undated.
Re notes of appreciation to Simmons for completed work. Includes letters from the Smithsonian Institution, the South Carolina State Museum and Charleston County School District.
Brochures and flyers,, undated.
Include flyers for the "Philip Simmons Blacksmith Museum."