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Scott, Irving M. (Irving Murray), 1837-1903 print view role Collector dates 1837-1903 city San Francisco state CA other cities Baltimore, MD; sex M historical notes Scott was an art collector, businessman and president of the Union Iron Works. He owned a collection of European and American paintings which was sold at a New York auction via the American Art Association in February of 1906. Scott was president of the following societies and institutions: Washington Irving Literary Society (1857-1860), Addisonian Society (1863-1865), Haward Street Literary Society (1865-1869), Mecahnic's Instutute (1878-1880), Authors' Carnival (1880), Art Association (1876-1881), Commercial Museum of the Pacific Coast, California State Commission to the Columbian Exposition (1892-1893), and Young Men's Republican Club (1865-1872). According to The Art Treasures of America, Scott owned works by H. Bethke, W. A. Bouguereau, F. Bouvey, J. G. Brown, A. Edelfelt, S. J. Guy, T. Hill, J. Hintz, W. Keith, P. Michis, H. H. Moore, E. Narjot, E. Normand, B. Piltz, E. Richter, L. C. Roessler, N. Rogge, T. Rosenthal, H. Savry, A. Schreyer, J. Tavernier, H. Thompson, A. Van Der Venne, and J. G. Vibert. There are books published regarding his collection. decades of activity 1860-1870 1870-1880 1880-1890 1890-1900 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:16 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 University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library Biographical materials relating to Irving Murray Scott : San Francisco, [undated]. see details... University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library Edwin Allen Sherman papers, 1872-1971, (bulk 1896-1913). see details... University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library Douglas Tilden Papers, 1860-1970 see details... University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library Eli Taylor Sheppard Papers, ca. 1858-1927 see details... University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library Waterman Family Papers, 1839-1906 see details... University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library Adolph Sutro papers 1853-1915 see details... University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library Benjamin Ide Wheeler Papers, 1854-1927 see details... University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library Keith-McHenry-Pond Family Papers, 1841-1961 see details... University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library George Davidson Papers, 1845-1911 see details... University of California, Berkeley The Bancroft Library California Faces: Selections from The Bancroft Library Portrait Collection see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971 see details... «  back