Hellman, George S. (George Sidney), 1878-1958
type Collector Dealer/Gallery
dates 1878-1958
city New York City
stateNY
sex M
history George Sidney Hellman (1878-1958), American author and editor, was a rare book, manuscript and art dealer and collector in New York City. He amassed collections of his own and helped secure major acquisitions for the Pierpont Morgan Library.

He founded and edited the literary magazine, East & West, 1900-1901; and from 1919 to 1920 served as director of the American Expeditionary Forces University's School of Fine Arts for service men in France. His publications include Washington Irving, Esquire (1925), The True Stevenson (1925), Benjamin N. Cardozo, American Judge (1940), and hundreds of book reviews and magazine articles.
decades1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
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Repository Description Links
New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Rm 328
George Sidney Hellman papers, 1888-1958, bulk (1900-1958). (MssCol 1376) see details...
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
University of Pennsylvania
Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1938-1947. see details...