The Heetman firm in Rotterdam (Pieter de Raadtstraat) was renowned for their versatility and quality in glass design. Their specialities were sandblasting and stained glass. The company was founded by the glass painter and artist Alphonsus Johannes Augustinus Heetman (1885-1957) - previously working for the design company Aestetisch Technisch Bureau ‘Kunstzin’- and continued by his son, Gijsbertus Johannes Franciscus Heetman (1911-2004). In 1928, the firm placed advertisements in the famous Dutch avant-garde design periodical Wendingen. The present collection, from their archives, forms a very interesting cross section of the firm’s designs, chiefly from the 1900s into the early 1970s - a period interrupted by WWII and in particular the destruction of large parts of Rotterdam by the German Luftwaffe. The earlier designs are chiefly in Art Nouveau or Jugendstil style, this gradually being replaced by Art Deco, followed by Nieuwe Zakelijkheid (New Objectivity). This archive comprises hundreds of original designs, several albums with illustrations of completed works, and examples of works by other firms, apparently for inspiration and reference, as well as original tools used in the stain glass industry, amongst which 6 diamond cutters, and part of its administration (several folders). Various material and sizes; predominantly original designs in pencil and watercolour, or white drawing ink. Also numerous photos and glass negatives of original artwork and examples obtained by Heetman from other sources, as well as printed matter containing Heetman designs. A more detailed breakdown is as follows: 53 (very) large art study drawings12 large tracings of sandblasted glass designs (zodiac signs)1 folder with advertisments of suppliers and competitors; several brochures and prints by other suppliers (e.g., Ibegla in Cologne, Morgenstern Zsigmond in Budapest, and Jacobi in Frankfurt am Main2 scrap books with original artwork (various techniques and sizes)original photos of the firm's works4 large cardboard leaves with original designs (13 drawings, nine photos or photo-prints) all by Heetman, mounted186 original designs, loose (partly mounted on cardboards; several large, folded, mostly in colour, several in white ink on dark paper83 examples of glass etchings (many mounted, often with the firm's stamp; including a suite of 31, numbered, mostly mounted om black paper, combined with a suite of 15 printed designs in black and white, also numbered)165 examples of glass etchings, by others (mostly printed, several apparantly copied by hand (all in blue ink)1 scrap book with 170 design examples (various sources, printed)1 scrap book with 280 examples, with a handwritten index1. Teekenboek (printed title), containing over 50 studies by Fr. Heetman, dated 1930-1932 (one 1934)1 oblong booklet "Collectie D" with original designs, mounted1 oblong booklet "Modellen voor geëtst glas"9 blotting sheets with the firm's name printed (various designs)1 folder with an original design for a church window, together with a letter, photo, and newspaper clippings related to the same1 portfolio with printed boards, titled "Ornementen [sic] voor teekenschool en werkplaats" published in Schoonhoven, by S. read more