The Papers of Pat Schleger

There are nine sub-fonds level descriptions: Gotaas-Larsen, BBC, Tootal, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, Books: 1983-1994, Other Events, Sandra Blow Exhibition, Other Organisations and Maritime Ventures. Within each sub-fonds are two series: Promotional and Publications.

"Pat Schleger nee Maycock (b. 1928), a graphic designer, studied Illustration at Chelsea Art School in the late 1940s. In 1949 she joined Hans Schleger and Associates as a design assistant. Pat and Hans married in 1956 and in the period until Hans' death in 1976 she contributed to the studio's campaigns for clients including ICI, British Rail, Mac Fisheries, John Lewis Partnership, Penguin Books and Edinburgh International Festival. Following Hans' death, Pat continued the studio, working with existing clients such as the Edinburgh International Festival and Manchester Polytechnic. She also gained new clients including BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and the Royal Academy, London. Pat also worked as a senior lecturer at Croydon School of Art and Design for fifteen years and published a book in 2001, Zero: Hans Schleger, a Life of Design." Pat Schleger passed away in November of 2015. [See note for cited source]

The fonds has been broken down into sub-fonds for each commissioner of artistic works. Within these sub-fonds are series to note whether the material is promotional or for a publication of some sort. More specifically, the series are broken down into sub-series indicating the type of material (i.e. reports, logos, brochures, etc.). The original order was respected in that most material was filed by commissioner, though there was a great deal of overlap in certain files, meaning that one file may contain some material belonging to another sub-fonds.

This archive collection is available for consultation in the V&A Study Rooms by appointment only. Full details of access arrangements may be found here: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/archives/.

Additionally access to some of these files may be restricted. These are identified at file level.

Gift of Pat Schleger, 2010 and 2014

Paper, photographs, clear plastic sheets, boards, wax envelopes, plastic envelopes

Description prepared by Amy Gruar in October and November of 2016.

For conservation reasons the photocopying of archival material is not permitted. Archives may be photographed for study purposes only, at the discretion of the archivist.

No weeding to date

The fonds is comprised of two separate gifts by Pat Schleger, one given in 2010 and the other in 2014 to complement the V&A's graphic design resources, particularly those for study in the archives. Regarding related collections, the gift of Hans Schleger's goes back a bit farther, as the archive acquired his work in 1995. Pat Schleger also gifted another collection in 2008, though this group is classified under the Hans Schleger collection.

None expected

Archive of Hans Schleger in AAD; AAD/1995/32 : AAD/2008/11 : AAD/2014/10

Original finding aid (in institution's local file) created during initial accession of AAD/2014/9 was used as a resource to inform the Related Material and Archival History sections. The Administrative/Biographical history is directly quoted from this finding aid, save for the final sentence and addition of the creator's date of passing.