Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946
| title | Alfred Stieglitz / Georgia O'Keeffe Archive | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The Alfred Stieglitz/Georgia O’Keeffe Archive contains correspondence files, manuscripts, documentary ephemera, photographs, art and realia related to the lives and careers of Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keeffe, his second wife, and to other members of Stieglitz’s family. The first subgroup, Alfred Stieglitz Papers, consists of material documenting Stieglitz’s life’s work: correspondence with artists, photographers, and writers; manuscripts by Stieglitz and others describing the art movements of the early twentieth century; scrapbooks; an autograph collection; prints of photographs by Stieglitz and other noted photographers; awards given to Stieglitz for his work; several works of art such as four poster portraits by Charles Demuth; and notebooks assembled posthumously to record the contents of Stieglitz’s extensive art collection before it was dispersed following his death. The second subgroup, Georgia O’Keeffe Papers, consists primarily of correspondence from O’Keeffe’s friends and family along with a number of fan letters, subject files, and business correspondence addressing rights and reproductions of O’Keeffe’s works. This subgroup also includes files of documentary ephemera and a number of awards and medals given to O’Keeffe. The third subgroup, Stieglitz Family Papers, consists of correspondence, documentary ephemera, and drawings from Stieglitz family members, principally Alfred’s parents, Edward and Hedwig. Notes: Chiefly in English, many letters in German. Available in other formats: Available on microfilm from Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Location: BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) Call Number: YCAL MSS 85 |
| extent | 168 linear ft. (256 boxes) |
| formats | Artworks Correspondence Ephemera Scrapbooks Photographs |
| access | Correspondence between Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keeffe: Closed until 2006. For further information consult the appropriate curator. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.sok |
| record source | http://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/4043529 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Alfred Stieglitz Papers: Gift of Georgia O’Keeffe, 1949-53, with subsequent gifts and purchases from various parties, 1953-1980. Georgia O’Keeffe Papers: Bequest of the Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation, 1992, along with several earlier gifts from O’Keeffe. Stieglitz Family Papers: Gift of Flora Stieglitz Straus and Sue Davidson Lowe. Associated material: Stieglitz Family Papers (YCAL MSS 89) Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:54 |
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| title | Alfred Stieglitz / Georgia O'Keeffe collection, ca. 1893-[ongoing] | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The Alfred Stieglitz/Georgia O’Keeffe Collection contains items acquired by the Beinecke Library after 1980. Previous accessions are part of the Alfred Stieglitz/Georgia O’Keeffe Archive [YCAL MSS 85] Biographical/Historical note: Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), photographer, publisher, gallery owner, and artists’ advocate. Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), American artist. Location: BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) Call Number: YCAL MSS 104 |
| extent | 168 linear Feet |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence |
| access | Restricted Fragile Papers in Boxes 247-256 may only be consulted with permission of the appropriate curator. Preservation photocopies for reference use have been substituted in the main files. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.sokcoll |
| record source | http://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/4092765 |
| finding aid | Online and in repository |
| acquisition information | Ongoing collection of documents acquired by gift and purchase from various sources. |
| updated | 12/07/2018 10:56:21 |
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| title | Flora Stieglitz Straus collection of Stieglitz family papers, 1860-1999 | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The Flora Stieglitz Straus Collection of Stieglitz Family Papers consists of letters, photographs, printed materials, journals, and a scrapbook documenting the lives of Alfred Stieglitz’s extended family. Included in the first series, Stieglitz Family Papers, are letters between family members, a draft of an autobiography by Edward J. Stieglitz, and biographical information about Julius Stieglitz. Series II, Alfred Stieglitz, contains a number of letters from Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keeffe to Elizabeth Stieglitz Davidson and Donald Douglas Davidson and to Flora Stieglitz Straus. Series III consists of material concerning Leopold Stieglitz, complete with several journals from the 1880s. Series IV, Additions since 1999 adds several letters, photographs andfamily items. Biographical/Historical note: Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), photographer, publisher, gallery owner, and artists’ advocate. Julius Stieglitz (1867-1937), chemist. Leopold Stieglitz (1867-1956), physician. Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), American artist. Associated Material: Alfred Stieglitz / Georgia O’Keeffe Papers (YCAL MSS 85) Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Location: BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) Call Number: YCAL MSS 89 |
| extent | 5.30 linear feet (18 boxes) |
| formats | Correspondence Ephemera Photographs Printed Materials Scrapbooks |
| access | This collection is open for research. Restricted Fragile Papers in box 10 and in cold storage may only be consulted with permission of the appropriate curator. Preservation photocopies for reference use have been substituted in the main files. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.stiegfam |
| record source | http://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/4044091 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Chiefly the bequest of Flora Stieglitz Straus, with subsequent gifts from Sue Davidson Lowe and Elizabeth Davidson Murray. |
| updated | 12/07/2018 11:09:12 |
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| title | Mitchell Kennerley papers, 1917-1940 (MssCol 1634) | repository | New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division |
| description | Collection consists of correspondence, writings, drawings, photographs, memorabilia, and printed matter related to Kennerley and his associates. Correspondence is with writers, artists, gallery owners, auctioneers, book collectors, and photographers. Writings include typescripts of articles and poems by various authors; photographs are of artists and writers; and drawings are by artists. Also, catalogs of art exhibitions and auctions, clippings and memorabilia. Biographical and Historical Note Mitchell Kennerley (1878-1950) was an American publisher and art dealer. He worked for various literary magazines and published several others. From 1916 to 1929 and 1937 to 1939 he was president of the Anderson Galleries. He started the Lexington Avenue Bookshop in New York City and was involved in the Book Collectors Club of America. |
| extent | 3 linear feet (10 boxes). |
| formats | Correspondence Writings Drawings Ephemera Photographs |
| access | Microfilm and copies must be used when available |
| record link | http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/kennerleym.pdf |
| record source | http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b11883978~S1 |
| finding aid | Collection guide available in repository and on internet: http://catnyp.nypl.org/search?/tMitchell+Kennerley+papers/tmitchell+kennerley+papers/1,1,1,B/l856~b3236609&FF=tmitchell+kennerley+papers&1,1,,1,0/startreferer//search/tMitchell+Kennerley+papers/tmitchell+kennerley+papers/1,1,1,B/frameset&FF=tmitchell+kennerley+papers&1,1,/endreferer/ |
| acquisition information | Purchased from Mitchell Kennerley, 1935-41 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:53 |
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| title | Marius de Zayas letters sent to Paul B. Haviland, 1915-1918. | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | Four letters to the collector Paul B. Haviland, concerning the founding of the Modern Gallery in New York, 1915. The letters furnish information about the purpose for establishing the Gallery; the functions played by collectors such as Haviland, Eugene Meyer (as director and financier for the Gallery) and his wife, Agnes Meyer as consultant; the connections between this branch gallery with Stieglitz’s "291" gallery; and the plans for exhibitions. Included are three additional items: a typescript announcement of the opening of the Modern Gallery in October, 1915 which was to appear in the paper for "291" no. 9; a handwritten copy of a letter from Zayas to Stieglitz addressing the relationship between the two galleries; and a handwritten copy of Stieglitz’ reply with his thoughts on "291." Biographical or Historical Notes: Marius de Zayas (1880-1961) was a Mexican draughtsman, caricaturist and art critic. Together with Marcel Duchamp and Stieglitz, he was a member of group "291" and one of the first persons to introduce Picasso to America. As founder of the Modern Gallery, he was mainly interested in exhibiting "negro" art, Mexican idols, photography and artists such as Derain, Picabia, Dove, Marin and Picasso. |
| extent | 7 items. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/19q6gmb/GETTY_ALMA21123889840001551 |
| updated | 07/28/2023 16:33:47 |
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| title | Alfred Stieglitz notes, 1915 Nov. 15. | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | Referring to the copy of ’291’ within Getty’s holdings, Stieglitz writes: "This set of ’291’ has been specially selected. Please handle it with great care. The Rhoades is hand-colored (110.2) colored by de Zaras. The Picabia is colored by himself, (No. 4). The Marin colored by himself, (No. 4). The ’Steerage’ printed under supervision of Alfred Stieglitz (No. 7-8)." Note: Forms part of: Brown, Jean, 1911-1994. Jean Brown papers, 1815-1995 (bulk 1916-1985). (Special Collections, accn. no. 890164). |
| extent | 1 item. |
| formats | Notes |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/mlc5om/GETTY_ALMA21126976450001551 |
| updated | 07/28/2023 16:33:44 |
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| title | Alfred Stieglitz / Georgia O’Keeffe archive, 1728-1986. | repository | National Gallery of Art, Library |
| description | The Library hold series #1, reel 18 and series #8 reel 115 and 119: Personal & Business correspondence. |
| extent | 3 microfilm reels : 35 mm. |
| formats | Microfilm |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm. |
| record source | http://library.nga.gov/ |
| acquisition information | Originals are held at Yale University. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:53 |
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| title | Keith Warner papers, 1935-1975. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Primarily letters received by Warner from artists Alexander Calder, Roland Dorcely, Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Piet Mondrian, Alfred Stieglitz, and Max Weber. Also included are notes by Warner, and writings by Dorcely and Macdonald-Wright. Letters from Calder, 1944-1951, include several illustrated postcards, letters illustrated with jewelry designs commissioned by Mrs. Warner, and letters concerning proposals for mobiles with drawings and notations regarding material, scale and cost. Typed notes taken from Warner's journal on Calder are also included. Material on Haitian painter Roland Dorcely includes small sketches, letters about art and Warner's support in launching Dorcely's career, and the economic hardships of Haitian artists; writings by Dorcely on art, and his work. An extensive group of letters from Macdonald-Wright, mostly undated, refers to Stieglitz's career and his relationship with Georgia O'Keeffe, the 291 group artists, Morgan Russell, Lorser Feitelson, and Samuel Kootz. Also included are printed and biographical material and published articles by Macdonald-Wright that appeared in Script magazine, 1945-1946. Two letters from Piet Mondrian, 1943-1944, acknowledge payment for a purchase. Stieglitz's letters, 1940-1947, relate to his gallery "An American Place," John Marin, whose work Warner actively collected, and 2 letters rom O'Keeffe written on behalf of Stieglitz. Warner's notes on Stieglitz recount a visit with him on May 3, 1944, where Stieglitz explained his early relationship with O'Keeffe. Max Weber letters, 1944-1949, refer to Stieglitz and Marin, and includes comments on his painting and sculpting, his retrospective show at the Whitney, the art press, and national politics. |
| extent | 0.6 linear ft. (microfilmed on one reel) reel 4995 |
| formats | Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.warnkeit.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/keith-warner-papers-10964 |
| acquisition information | Donated 1992 by Edna K. Allen, widow of Keith Warner. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:16 |
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| title | Carl Van Vechten papers, 1833-1965, bulk (1920-1940) (MssCol 3142) | repository | New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division |
| description | Papers reflect Van Vechten's social life and professional career as a writer, photographer and patron of the arts; they also document Van Vechten's literary and artistic circle of friends and colleagues. An avid collector, Van Vechten retained the letters of prominent individuals who corresponded with him including Ralph Barton, James Branch Cabell, Arthur Davidson Ficke, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Donald Gallup, Langston Hughes, Edward Jablonski, Klaus Jonas, James Weldon Johnson, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Bruce Kellner, Saul Mauriber, H. L. Mencken, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz, Florine Stettheimer, and Henrietta Stettheimer. Papers are also rich in Van Vechten's photographs of prominent individuals, and in 19th century photographs of his family in Iowa. Multiple editions of Van Vechten's monographs and the monographs of others add to the diversity of the papers. Many of the monographs have been autographed by the author. |
| extent | 156.3 linear feet (208 boxes, 339 v.). |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Legal Papers Printed Materials Writings |
| access | Apply in Special Collections Office for admission to the Manuscripts and Archives Division. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals when available. Some typescripts are restricted due to fragile condition; photocopies must be used in lieu of originals. |
| record link | http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/vanvechten.pdf |
| record source | http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b11985356~S1 |
| finding aid | Collection guide available in repository and on internet: http://catnyp.nypl.org/search?/tCarl+Van+Vechten+papers%2C/tcarl+van+vechten+papers/1,1,1,B/l856~b3427979&FF=tcarl+van+vechten+papers&1,1,,1,0/startreferer//search/tCarl+Van+Vechten+papers%2C/tcarl+van+vechten+papers/1,1,1,B/frameset&FF=tcarl+van+vechten+papers&1,1,/endreferer/ |
| acquisition information | The Carl Van Vechten Papers were received as a gift from Carl Van Vechten and the Van Vechten estate over a period of years between 1941 to 1988. Gifts of other additions were received other donors between the years of 1965-1982 from Bruce Kellner, Saul Mauribner and Paul Padgette. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:53 |
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| title | Edward Steichen Archive, [ca. 1900]-1986, [ca. 1900]-1960 (bulk) | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The collection consists principally of printed matter, especially news clippings and articles about Steichen's varied and long career. Some of the numerous subjects dealt with are the Photo-Secession and "291" galleries in which modern artists such as Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brancusi, John Marin, and Alfred Maurer were introduced to the United States (represented by correspondence between Steichen and Alfred Stieglitz); (cont.) Steichen's involvement in World Wars I and II including a day-by-day log he maintained about his experiences in the Navy and published under the title THE BLUE GHOST, his personal military papers, and information about a film he worked on called THE FIGHTING LADY. Also, the design of pianos and silk fabrics (samples of silk are in the collection), introduction of a new type of fashion design in 1911; his involvement with horticulture and research on Delphinium; popular "Family of Man" photograph exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art; articles by and about Steichen; paintings he made; and a film he made called THE LITTLE TREE. The collection also includes photographs of paintings, sculptures, and other photographs artists made of Steichen; photographs of some of his paintings; family and personal papers relating to his early life; honorary degrees and awards; and his mother's scrapbook consisting of news clippings about Steichen's exhibitions and photographic work and his experiences with modern art in France. In addition, information about the court case Brancusi vs. the United States which permitted works of art to be brought into the United States free of customs duty. Also, audio tapes and some transcripts of interviews with him; information about his autobiography, A LIFE IN PHOTOGRAPHY; letters Steichen wrote to his brother-in-law, Carl Sandburg; catalogs of his exhibitions and those he promoted; a chronology of Steichen's life assembled by Grace Mayer; and lists of Steichen photographs housed in collections other than the Museum of Modern Art. Reproduction Correspondence between Steichen and Alfred Stieglitz is photocopies. Steichen’s vintage photographs and correspondence are maintained in the Dept. of Photography, Museum of Modern Art. Biographical/historical note Prominent American photographer, Director of the Museum of Modern Art's Dept. of Photography, 1947-1962. Steichen was instrumental in arranging the first showings in America of several innovative European modern artists. He was also a painter and collector of art. Location MoMA Museum Archives Call Number Edward Steich Archive |
| extent | ca. 66 cubic ft. |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Personal Papers Photographs Sound Recording |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://arcade.nyarc.org/record=b844881~S1 |
| acquisition information | |*N|3MoMA: Papers, correspondence, news clippings, photographs, silk fabric samples, scrapbook, diary, audio tapes|cGift|5NNMoMA |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:03 |
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| title | Artist file: Stieglitz, Alfred , 1864-1946 | repository | National Portrait Gallery Library |
| description | Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs. |
| extent | 1+ folders (check with repository) |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Folder(s) do not circulate. Folder(s) available for use only at the holding library |
| record source | http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Art-Design/artandartistfiles/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:05 |
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| title | Artist file: Stieglitz, Alfred , 1864-1946 | repository | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library |
| description | Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs. |
| extent | 1+ folders (check with repository) |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Folder(s) do not circulate. Folder(s) available for use only at the holding library |
| record source | http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Art-Design/artandartistfiles/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:05 |
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| title | Artist file: Stieglitz, Alfred , 1864-1946 | repository | Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives |
| description | Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs. |
| extent | 1+ folders (check with repository) |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Folder(s) do not circulate. Folder(s) available for use only at the holding library |
| record source | http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Art-Design/artandartistfiles/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:05 |
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| title | How, When and Why Modern Art Came to New York, 1996 | repository | Whitney Museum of American Art |
| description | This collection, assembled by Francis M. Naumann, includes correspondence and other material relating to Marius de Zayas and his role in bringing modern art to the United States from Europe. This material was used by Naumann in preparation for How, When, and Why Modern Art Came to New York by Marius de Zayas, edited by Naumann, and published in 1996 by The MIT Press. Included in the first series is correspondence between de Zayas and various associates and friends. There is a lengthy exchange of correspondence between de Zayas and Alfred Stieglitz, as well as correspondence with others involved in the avant-garde art world, including Walter Arensberg, Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Benjamin De Casseres, Paul Haviland, Max Jacob, Walt Kuhn, Francis Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Charles Sheeler, Tristan Tzsara, Forbes Watson and Adolf Wolf. Also included is correspondence and other material relating to de Zayas’s business dealings with other art dealers, financial backers, and collectors, including Walter Arensberg, Paul Guillaume, Lucien Lefebvre-Foinet, Agnes Ernst and Eugene Meyer, John Quinn, Paul Rosenberg, Ambroise Vollard, and Charles Vignier. The second series consists of correspondence and related material arranged by subject matter, and includes material relating to de Zayas’s work as both artist and writer, as well as to the Modern and Photo-Secession galleries, and other subjects. The final series consists of photocopies of pages from de Zayas’s scrapbook of press clippings. Biographical and Historical Note Francis M. Naumann, an art historian and curator, collected this material in preparation for How, When and Why Modern Art Came to New York, by Marius de Zayas (Cambridge: MIT Press, 1996), which he edited. Naumann specializes in Dada and Surrealism in Europe and the United States, and runs a gallery, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, in New York City. Marius de Zayas (1880-1961), an artist and gallery operator, was born in Veracruz, Mexico, the son of Rafael de Zayas, a noted historian, orator and lawyer. He gained a reputation as a caricaturist, exhibiting his work in Alfred Stieglitz’s "291" gallery in 1909; two years later he wrote to Stieglitz from Paris advising him on trends in modern art. With Paul Haviland, he wrote A Study of the Modern Evolution of Plastic Expression, published in 1913, an early study of modern art. By 1914, he had met Apollinaire and Gertrude Stein in Paris, and had organized exhibitions at 291 of African Negro art, as well as of work by Francis Picabia, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. With Picabia and others in 1915, he brought out the publication 291, an avant-garde magazine, and opened the Modern Gallery, which operated first as a branch of 291, and then on its own. After the Modern Gallery closed in 1921, de Zayas organized shows for the Whitney Studio Club and the Wildenstein Gallery, and worked for a time for the Parisian art dealer Paul Rosenberg. Marius de Zayas died in 1961 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Location: Archives |
| extent | 0.5 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Photocopies Scrapbooks Clippings |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. To use the Library, patrons are required to please state their request in the body of an email, in advance, and send the message to library@whitney.org. |
| record source | http://library.whitney.org |
| finding aid | Finding aid available at repository. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:13 |
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| title | Dorothy Norman Research Collection, 1897-1992, n.d. | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | During her twenty-year relationship with photographer and art promoter Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothy Norman, herself a photographer as well as writer, came to know artists such as John Marin, who were defining American modernism during the 1930s and 1940s. Norman published and edited writings about both men, and likely compiled this material in preparation. Documentation pertaining to Alfred Stieglitz consists primarily of exhibition announcements and checklists, and copies of writings published by his gallery An American Place. Equally significant in amount are the copyprints of photographs by Stieglitz, and of works by artists he promoted, such as Georgia O'Keefe, Arthur G. Dove, John Marin and Marsden Hartley. John Marin material consists primarily of photographs and published writings about the artist, including clippings and exhibition catalogues. Material relating to Norman's other endeavors include ephemera of her publication "Twice a Year" and other works published by the same company. There are also installation photographs from the exhibition of her collection held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1968. |
| extent | 4 linear feet |
| formats | Ephemera Writings Photoprints Clippings |
| access | The collection is open for research |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=NOR&p=ai |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html |
| finding aid | Available online |
| acquisition information | Material originally came to the Museum as a gift of Dorothy Norman estate, ca. 1997. The department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs transferred the John Marin material to the Archives in September 2002. In February 2008, the department transferred the materials pertaining to Alfred Stieglitz. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Evan H. Turner Records, 1964-1978 | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | Evan H. Turner (born 1927), an art historian and scholar, was the Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) from 1964 to 1978, leading the Museum through a period of significant growth and transformation. He created new art departments for American and 20th Century Art, and the innovative Department of Urban Outreach (DUO) to promote art across the City of Philadelphia. These progressive activities were matched by a groundbreaking exhibition in 1973, the Marcel Duchamp retrospective, which drew upon significant scholarship and assembled virtually the entire oeuvre of one of the most important artists represented in the Museum. In 1975, Turner led the Museum in a major construction project to install a new climate control system in the building, and in 1976, he helped plan the United States’ Bicentennial and the PMA’s Centennial celebrations. Turner was an active member of a number of professional organizations, as well as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. The Evan H. Turner records document Turner’s tenure as Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) from 1934 to 1978 (bulk: 1964-1978). A mix of correspondence, inter-office memoranda, reports, minutes and other records provide ample evidence of Turner’s leading position in the Museum’s growth and transformation during that time, as well as exhibition and event planning, and the daily operations of the Museum. The collection also documents Turner’s work with professional organizations, his efforts to help the City plan the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, and his professorship at the University of Pennsylvania. |
| extent | 146 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Memoranda Reports |
| access | This collection is open for research use. |
| record link | http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/pacscl/PMA_PMA004 |
| record source | http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/index.html |
| finding aid | Available as a PACSCL finding aid on the Penn Libraries Web site. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Dalton Dorr Records, 1876-1904 | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | Dalton Dorr played a key role in the beginnings of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, now known as the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Dorr was elected Secretary of the corporation in 1880. In 1888 he is listed as both Secretary and Curator. By 1892 he performed the duties of Secretary, Director, and Curator. In 1899 William Platt Pepper took over as Director, although Dorr continued as Curator and Secretary. Dalton Dorr died on February 26, 1901. Shortly after, Edwin Atlee Barber took over Dorr's roles as Secretary and Curator. This collection contains letter books dating from 1876-1904 of Dorr, Pepper, and also Edwin Atlee Barber. The correspondence pertains to Museum collections, acquisitions, exhibitions, staff, Memorial Hall repairs, and overall information regarding the establishment of the Museum and associated schools. |
| extent | 4.5 linear feet |
| formats | Letterbook |
| access | The collection is open for research |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=DOR&p=cs |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html |
| finding aid | Available online |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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