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Stokes, I. N. Phelps (Isaac Newton Phelps), 1867-1944 print view role Collector dates 1867-1944 city New York City state NY other cities Cambridge, MA; Paris, France; sex M historical notes Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes (1867-1944) was a collector, housing reformer, real estate developer and architect. Stokes began collecting prints in 1899. In 1930 he donated his entire collection, which by then included prints, maps, drawings, paintings, view-books, photographs and other documents, to the New York Public Library. His collections includes more than 800 prints, drawings, and maps produced over a period of four centuries, from the earliest European discoveries of the West Indian islands through the 19th century. decades of activity 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 updated 11/24/2025 10:11:50 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The New-York Historical Society Manuscript Department Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes papers, 1898-1937. see details... New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Rm 328 Stokes, I. N. Phelps (Isaac Newton Phelps), 1867-1944. see details... «  back