Palmer, Bertha Honore, 1849-1918

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role

Collector

dates

1849-1918

city

Chicago

state

IL

other cities

Sarasota, FL; Paris, France; London, United Kingdom; Temple Terrace, FL; Newport, RI;

sex

F

historical notes

Berthe Honorée Palmer was a collector, businesswoman, philanthropist, socialite and wife of Potter Palmer (1826-1902), a wealthy Chicago businessman.

For the most part Palmer collected works by Impressionist and Barbizon School painters and the collection included work by Renior, Corot, Millet, Manet, Monets, and Anders Zorn.

decades
of activity

1890-1900
1900-1910
1910-1920

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Mary Cassatt collection, 1871-1955.	see details...
Online Edition of Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler University of Glasgow	Correspondence associated with: Palmer, Bertha Honore, 1892-1893	see details...
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Manuscripts	Bertha Honore Palmer Letters, July 12, 27, 1892.	see details...
The Ryerson & Burnham Archives Art Institute of Chicago	Bertha Honoré Palmer Correspondence Collection, 1883-1899	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977	see details...
Library of Congress Manuscript Division	Papers of Raoul Heilbronner, 1887-1914 (MSS25650)	see details...
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Harvard University	Ellen Martin Henrotin Papers, 1865-1921 (inclusive).	see details...
Chicago History Museum Research Center	G.P.A. Healy papers [manuscript], 1839-1889.	see details...
Chicago History Museum Research Center	President's letterbook [manuscript], 1892 July 26-1893 Jan. 3.	see details...
The Ryerson & Burnham Archives Art Institute of Chicago	Registrar's Records	see details...
Chicago Historical Society	Bertha Honore Palmer (Mrs. Potter Palmer) papers [manuscript], 1884-1902.	see details...
Chicago Historical Society	President's letterbooks [manuscript], 1890-1895.	see details...
Chicago Historical Society	World's Columbian Exposition, Board of Lady Managers records [manuscript], 1890-1904 (bulk 1890-1894).	see details...
Chicago Historical Society	Potter Palmer and Palmer estate papers [manuscript], 1849-1920.	see details...
Archives of American Gardens Capital Gallery Building, Suite 3300	Historic Spanish Point 1999.	see details...
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Harvard University	Anna Howard Shaw Papers (Series X of the Mary Earhart Dillon Collection)	see details...
The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections	M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971	see details...