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The collection consists of the papers of Lev T. Mills from , including awards and plaques, binders, portfolios, and a photograph album. The awards and plaques are primarily for achievement in teaching. Binders contain correspondence, exhibit and price lists, receipts for purchases of Mills' artwork, and a small amount of printed material relating to exhibitions.
There is not a significant volume of correspondence from any one individual. There is also correspondence with galleries and universities, especially memoranda relating to Mills' career as a professor at Spelman College. Portfolios primarily contain printed and promotional material, including fliers and programs advertising Mills' exhibitions, exhibition catalogs, and clippings about Mills.
The portfolios also contain numerous photographs of Mills teaching, creating artwork, and attending events.
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The photograph album documents some of Mills' international exhibitions in the early s and contains both photographs and promotional material. Lev Timothy Mills was born in Florida in , the only child of his parents, who owned a store. In , he received a fellowship to attend the Slade School of Art in London, receiving a diploma in During his time living in England, he exhibited his work throughout the country, as well as in France, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Madagascar.
He has taught art at Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia since In addition to intaglio and silk screen printing, Mills also creates tile murals and sculpts. Papers of African American artist and educator Lev T. Mills, including correspondence, photographs, and promotional material. Arranged and described at the folder level by Sarah Quigley, July