Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951
| title | Barnes Foundation Archives | repository | The Barnes Foundation |
| description | The mission of the Barnes Foundation´s archives is to identify, preserve, organize, and make available historical records that document the activities of the Barnes Foundation, its collections, and its community, which includes staff, teachers, students, and alumni. The archives also document the personal and professional lives of Dr. Albert C. Barnes and Laura Leggett Barnes. The Barnes Foundation´s archives comprise approximately two thousand linear feet of records, which include the correspondence of Dr. Albert C. Barnes (1872–1951), drafts of writings and essays by Dr. Barnes and others, blueprints and drawings of Foundation buildings and the Arboretum, photographs, ephemera, Arboretum records, and institutional records documenting the activities of the Foundation through the present day. The personal and professional papers of Dr. Barnes make up much of the earlier material in the archives, while the later material includes papers of important educators and administrators such as Barnes´s wife, noted horticulturalist, and Director of the Arboretum and Foundation President Laura L. Barnes; Director of Education Violette de Mazia; and University of Pennsylvania professor and Director of the Arboretum John Milton Fogg. At present, only a small portion of the archives has been processed and catalogued. |
| extent | 2000 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Records Financial Records Personal papers Correspondence Photographs |
| access | Please contact the Archives for information on access and research. |
| record link | http://www.barnesfoundation.org/finding_aids_index.html |
| record source | http://www.barnesfoundation.org/des_collections.html#finan |
| finding aid | Online Guide |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:54 |
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| title | Ira and William Glackens papers, circa 1900-1990 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Primarily the papers of Ira Glackens related to the life and work of his father, William J. Glackens, including correspondence, writings, photographs, printed material, financial material, scrapbooks, an interview (untranscribed), and a card file on paintings. Correspondence consists of 6 letters from William to his wife Edith, 1912, written from Paris while buying paintings for collector Albert C. Barnes; 12 letters from Barnes to William and Edith, 1923-1939; ca. 100 letters to Edith, 1902-1946, including many from her father, and one from Maurice Prendergast, 1923; Ira Glackens' correspondence, 1938-1990, with dealers, collectors, museums, researchers, friends, and family, mainly regarding his father, including letters from "Aunt Laura," (Mrs.Albert C. Barnes), 1955-1956, illustrated letters from his aunt Irene Dimmock Fitzgerald, and a note with a sketch from Walt Kuhn. Writings include Glackens family genealogical writings; writings by Ira, including a 71 p. autobiographical account "The Porpoise Close Behind me, or, a Garden of Cucumbers," and typescripts of speeches; an autobiographical account by Edith, "Life and Antics of the Young Dimocks"; writings by others, including "George Luks and William Glackens in Cuba" by E. John Bullard and a script by Everett Shinn, "Hazel Weston, or, More Sinned Against Than Usual." Printed materials include William Glackens' magazine illustrations, exhibition catalogs and clippings; printed material on Barnes and other artists; books by Ira Glackens, including Pope Joan, Yankee Diva, A Measure of Sliding Sand, and Did Molly Pitcher say That? (only covers and title pages were microfilmed). The scrapbook compiled by Ira contains clippings on his father and himself, 1956-1980. Photographs include an album containing photographs of family, friends, among them Walter Pach and Leon Kroll, and travel, 1925-1926; and photographs of family and art works. The card file compiled by Ira is an index to William Glackens' paintings. Also included is a 78 rpm phonograph recording of a WJZ-radio interview of William on the occasion of winning the Allegheny County Garden Club Prize at the 1936 Carnegie International Exhibition. UNMICROFILMED: 9 exhibition catalogs, 1939-1947, for Annual Loan Exhibitions at 10 West 9th Street, New York, of the work of William Glackens. As well as correspeondence, price lists, inventories and financial material compiled by Ira Glackens regarding the sale or donation of William Glacken's paintings. Bio / His Notes: William Glackens was a painter and illustrator; Philadelphia, Pa. His son, Ira, was a writer. |
| extent | 2.3 linear ft. (on 3 microfilm reels) reels 4708-4710 |
| formats | Correspondence Sound Recording Scrapbooks Ephemera |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. Use of untranscribed interview of William Glackens requires an appointment. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.glacwill.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/ira-and-william-glackens-papers-7175 |
| acquisition information | Donated in 1987 by Ira Glackens, in 1991 by his estate through Peter L. Chakmakian, executor, and in 2007 by Susan Corn Conway who purchased the material when she moved into the Glacken's home. |
| updated | 06/20/2023 14:07:19 |
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| title | Robert Laurent papers, 1869-1973. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence; manuscripts and writings; lists of works of art; photographs; biographical material; gallery and foundry files; notes and speeches; financial material; scrapbook; guest book; magazines; exhibition catalogs; clippings; and printed material. REEL N68-2: Letters from George Bellows, Bernard Berenson, Elliott Daingerfield, Arthur B. Davies, Roger Fry, John Marin, Joseph Pennell, Man Ray, John Sloan, Max Weber, J. Alden Weir, and others. Two highly detailed letters from Maurice Sterne in 1913 describe that artist's life in Bali. Also included are signatures of American artists from a guest book, and a 1966 catalog of the Hamilton Easter Field Art Foundation Collection. REEL N68-3 Letters from Childe Hassam, Walt Kuhn, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Gaston Lachaise, Elie Nadelman, David Smith, Alfred Stieglitz, William Zorach, Oscar Bluemner, Albert C. Barnes, Andrew Dasburg, Ernest Fiene, Pop Hart, Robert Henri, Joseph Stella, Maurice Sterne, and others. Also included are manuscripts, lists of works of art, and photographs of Laurent with Hamiltion Easter Field, Bernard Kariol and others. REEL 2: Personal data sheet, exhibition catalogs and magazines containing articles by or about Laurent, ca. 1920-1965. REEL 497: John Laurent's collection of 34 letters, 1902-1960, to Robert Laurent and Hamiltion Easter Field. The 6 letters to Field are from Bernhard Berenson, George Bellows, Maurice Prendergast, Pop Hart, Gustov Courtois, and John Carpenter. The 28 letters to Robert Laurent are from Albert P. Ryder, Gaston Lachaise, Raphael Soyer, Walt Kuhn, Robert Henri, Alfred Stieglitz, Arthur B. Davies, Milton Avery, Alexander Calder, Henry McBride, William McFee, Jules Pascin, Jean Careas, and two unidentified artists. REEL 2063: Photographs, ca. 1930-1962, of Laurent, his studio, exhibitions, and works of art. REELS 2065-2067: Biographical material; correspondence from Maurice Sterne, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Edith Halpert, Henry Hope, Henry Strater, Lloyd Goodrich, David Smith, Walt Kuhn, William Zorach, Ernest Fiene, and Samuel Wood Gaylor; gallery and foundry files; notes, writings, and speeches; financial material; lists of works of art; blueprints; exhibition and printed material, clippings, and a scrapbook; photos of source material and works of art owned by Laurent; and material concerning Hamilton Easter Field, Laurent's teacher and friend, including correspondence, guest book signatures, financial and legal papers and Field Foundation material. REEL 2155: Photographs of Laurent's works of art with catalog sheets listing the title, date, medium, size, ownership, and exhibition information for each work, ca. 1920-1967. Also included are photographs of Laurent in his studio and with others, including Gaston Lachaise and David Smith; a photo of Chaim Gross; and photos of the Ogunquit Museum in Maine. UNMICROFILMED: A black and white photograph of the Field Foundation Dinner Auction-Dinner-Dance, Ogunquit, Maine. Depicted are Lloyd Goodrich, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, William Zorach, Robert Laurent, Emil Ganso and others. Also photographs of Laurent and his works of art. Bio / His Notes: Painter, sculptor, teacher, etcher, and writer; Brooklyn, New York & Ogunquit, Maine. Laurent studied under Hamilton Easter Field, and both were from Brooklyn, N.Y. and were involved in the summer art colony in Oguniquit, Maine. |
| extent | 3.2 linear ft. (on 9 microfilmed reels + 1 photograph not microfilmed. reels N68-2-N68-3, 2, 497, 2063, 2065-2067 & 2155 |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed photograph requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/robert-laurent-papers-9717 |
| acquisition information | Material on reels N68-2-N68-3 was lent for microfilming 1968 by Robert Laurent; he donated material on reel 2 1966; material on reel 497 was lent for microfilming 1973 by John Laurent, son of Robert Laurent; material on reels 2063, 2065-2067 was donated 1978 by John Laurent; He donated additional material with his brother Paul in 1981. Reels N68-2-N68-3: Originals returned to Robert Laurent after microfilming. Reel 497: Originals returned to John Laurent after microfilming. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:22 |
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| title | William Schack papers, 1891-1963. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Research materials for Schack's books on Albert C. Barnes and Louis Michel Eilshemius, ART AND ARGYROL: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF DR. ALBERT C. BARNES and AND HE SAT AMONG ASHES. REEL D193: Eilshemius material, including fifteen letters, 1891-1831, primarily thanks from Eilshemius to C. H. Collins, a poet and a critic who favorably reviewed Eilshemius' books of verse, "Mamon" and "'Lady' Vere" in local Hillsboro, Ohio papers; 2 letters, undated and 1936, from Eilshemius to Schack; 13 hotel and restaurant receipts, 1893-1903; a certificate concerning Eilshemius' coat-of-arms; 21 clippings, 1897-1917; 3 tickets, 1903; and a map of Arlington, Hudson County, New Jersey, 1900, which was not microfilmed. Other Eilshemius material from sources other than Schack appearing on microfilm reel D193 has been cataloged and housed separately. REEL 2917: Barnes and Eilshemius material. Barnes material includes correspondence with Ira Glackens, Dr. Hermann Hille, George Biddle, Thomas Hart Benton, James A. Michener, and others; notes; manuscript pages; a catalog; printed material; and a photograph. Eilshemius material includes letters to Eilshemius; Schack's correspondence with Katherine S. Dreier, Duncan Phillips, and others; notes; copies of writings on Eilshemius by others; and clippings. Bio / His Notes: Writer; Jerusalem, Israel. |
| extent | 0.9 linear ft. (on 2 partial microfilm reels) reels D193 and 2917 |
| formats | Microfilm Research Files Correspondence Notes Ephemera |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/william-schack-papers-8705 |
| acquisition information | Material on reel D193 donated 1959 by William Schack. These papers appear on the microfilm with records of the Valentine Gallery relating to Eilshemius. Material on reel 2917 donated 1981 by William Schack. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:23 |
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| title | Arthur W. Colen correspondence with Albert C. Barnes, 1940-1945. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence, newsclippings, and miscellaneous items pertaining to the personal and business relationship between Arthur Colen and Albert Barnes. The collection documents the onset of their relationship, first as dog aficionados, followed by a business arrangement granting Colen permission to photograph works in the Barnes Collection. Later correspondence reveals the conflict over the reproductions which led to a legal battle between the two men. Bio / His Notes: Colen was a photographer, also a sculptor, architect and interior decorator, Philadelphia; Barnes a businessman and art collector. |
| extent | 0.2 linear ft. (30 items) |
| formats | Correspondence Clippings Ephemera |
| access | Unmicrofilmed; use requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1994 by Michael Zakian, who received the letters from Roy and Paul Colen, Colen's sons and executors of his estate. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:50 |
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| title | Barnes Foundation lecture notes, 1963-1964. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | 137 pages of notes covering 33 lectures given by Violette De Mazia at the Barnes Foundation on 19th and 20th century art. These unauthorized notes include the orientation lecture, reading assignements, and class discussions. Bio / His Notes: Painter, art instructor; Wilmington, Del. Loper studied at the Barnes Foundation. |
| extent | 0.1 linear ft. (on partial microfilm reel) reel 4233 |
| formats | Notes Ephemera |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Edward Loper was given a copy of short hand notes taken in De Mazia's class by an unidentified student. Loper then had one of his students, Janet Neville, type the notes. Neville, who later became Loper's wife, kept a copy of the notes, and they were microfilmed in 1989 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Originals returned to the lender, Janet Neville-Loper, after microfilming. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:50 |
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| title | Katherine Dunn Pagon papers relating to the Barnes Foundation, [ca. 1938-1961]. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters, notes, writings and printed material collected by Pagon regarding the Barnes Foundation, Albert C. Barnes, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Included are letters, 1948-1952, from Pagon to the editors of Philadelphia area newspapers regarding the Barnes Foundation, and several letters received, 1948-1953, including one from Barnes, 1950; Pagon's notes from a Barnes Foundation class taught by Angelo Pinto, 1946, and other notes; a file containing copies of correspondence between Barnes, Henry Clifford and Fiske Kimball regarding a 1948 Matisse exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; writings by Barnes, including pamphlets on art education and writings on Fiske Kimball, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the arts in Philadelphia, 1938-1948. Printed material includes a pamphlet, 1938, by Harry Fuiman, "The Progressive Decay of the Pennsylvania Museum of Art," an article on Matisse, and pamphlets and clippings on Barnes and the Foundation, primarily focused on the lawsuit after Barnes' death to force the Foundation to open its gallery to the public, 1943-1961. Bio / His Notes: Painter, Philadelphia, Pa., and Baltimore, Md. Studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1910 and 1918, and later at the Barnes Foundation. Albert C. Barnes was a collector of modern art who acquired over 800 paintings, particularly French Impressionists and other modern painters such as Cezanne, Renoir, Matisse and Picasso. The collection is housed in the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pa. Barnes directed in his will that the collection never be allowed to tour or be reproduced. |
| extent | 0.4 linear ft. (75 items) |
| formats | Correspondence Notes Printed Material Ephemera |
| access | Unmicrofilmed; use requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/katherine-dunn-pagon-papers-relating-to-barnes-foundation-6353 |
| acquisition information | Donated by Pagon's granddaughter, Katherine Pagon Tawney and her husband, Lee Tawney, 1992. |
| updated | 06/20/2023 14:12:38 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Nelli Bar Wieghardt, 1987 July 9-1989 April 29 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Nelli Bar Wieghardt conducted by Marina Pacini for the Archives of American Art. Wieghardt discusses her and her husband Paul Wieghardt's art training in Germany; their move to Paris in 1931; their emigration to the United States in 1940 and their involvement with Quaker refugee programs; their move to a hostel in Cummington, Massachusetts and subsequent employment at the Cummington School in the Hills and the Berkshire Museum; their move in 1943 to Philadelphia to set up and run an art department for the Friends Neighborhood Guild; exhibitions at the Carlen Galleries and their relationship with Albert Barnes; the move in 1946 to Chicago and their teaching careers and methods at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology; the University of Chicago, and the Evanston Art Center; their exhibition history; and the Wieghardt galleries at the State Museum, Ludensheid. Bio / His Notes: Sculptor and instructor (Gwynedd, Pa.) |
| extent | 4 sound cassettes (104 p. transcript) |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-nelli-bar-wieghardt-11675 |
| acquisition information | Part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958. |
| updated | 06/20/2023 14:16:16 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Edward L. Loper 1989 May 12. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Edward Loper conducted by Marina Pacini for the Archives of American Art. Loper speaks of his early life and education; his work on the WPA's Federal Art Project in Delaware, on the Index of American Design and the easel project; his self-education and stylistic development; meeting Albert Barnes; studying with Violette De Mazia at the Barnes Foundation; meeting Horace Pippin; his exhibition history and his affiliation with various galleries, including the Carlen Galleries; his teaching career; his experiences as an African-American artist; the art scene in Wilmington. Bio / His Notes: Painter, instructor (Wilmington, Del.) |
| extent | Sound recording: 3 sound cassettes Transcript: 132 p. (on partial microfilm reel) reel 4778 |
| formats | Sound Recording Microfilm Transcript |
| access | Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-edward-l-loper-11450 |
| acquisition information | This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others. |
| updated | 06/20/2023 14:15:05 |
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| title | Miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection, 1813-1953, bulk 1915-1925 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | From the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art's "Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings Showing the Later Tendencies in Art, April 16 to May 15, 1921," listing 280 works by 86 artists; "Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary European Paintings and Sculpture, April 11, 1923 - May 9, 1923," with an introduction by Albert C. Barnes; cover annotated in ink, "Henry McCarter His Catalogue", and in pencil on front and back. Bio / His Notes: Art school; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| extent | 2 items. reel 4859 (fr. 932-970) |
| formats | Exhibition Catalogs Microfilm |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.archamea.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/miscellaneous-art-exhibition-catalog-collection-9520/series-6 |
| finding aid | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| updated | 06/20/2023 14:19:32 |
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| title | Correspondence with the University of Pennsylvania, 1926-1950. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Contains primarily correspondence between Barnes (or the secretary of the Barnes Foundation, Nelle E. Mullen, on Barnes’ behalf) and university officials. Vice-provost John M. Fogg is Barnes’ most frequent correspondent, but other members of the university in the collection include presidents George William McClelland and Harold Edward Stassen; executive vice-president William H. DuBarry; George Simpson Koyl, dean of the School of Fine Arts; Roderick M. Chisholm, who was hired by the university to teach a joint Penn-Barnes course; Glenn R. Morrow, dean of the College; Edgar Arthur Singer, philosophy professor; Frederick C. Gruber of Penn’s radio station; and students Jon D. Longaker and Hannah Dorothy Clymer. In his correspondence with university officials, Barnes frequently enclosed copies of his correspondence with individuals not associated with the university, such as Marie Clews, John Dewey, John Hospers, R. Sturgis Ingersoll and Fiske Kimball of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, C. Brewster Rhoads, Nelson Read, Henry Clifford, James A. Michener, and Horace Stern. Much of the correspondence concerns attempts to establish a joint Penn-Barnes course, which met for only a few sessions before being called off by Barnes. Other topics of the correspondence include Barnes’ feuds with the Philadelphia Museum of Art and with the author James Michener. A small series of miscellaneous materials (4 folders) includes copies of writings by Barnes; newspaper and magazine clippings concerning Barnes, which extend past the dates of the correspondence to 1974; and a brochure for the 1984-1985 program at the Arboretum School of the Barnes Foundation Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 402 |
| extent | 1 box. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu |
| acquisition information | Gift of Helen B. Fogg, 1986. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:56 |
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| title | Max Kuehne Papers, 1912-1962. | repository | Syracuse University Libraries |
| description | Letters (8) of Albert C. Barnes (1921-1923), for whom Kuehne made gesso frames and furniture; 1 pencil sketch, 4 photographs of Kuehne's gesso work; miscellaneous reproductions (1923-1937); articles and reviews (1912-1936), a book about Kuehne by A.E. Gallatin, clippings (1913-1938), and exhibition catalogs and invitations (1918-1961); and 2 photographs of Kuehne. Bio/History: German-American painter, etcher, and gesso artist; died 1968. |
| extent | 1.25 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Sketches Photographs Clippings Manuscript |
| access | Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection. |
| record link | http://library.syr.edu |
| record source | http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/k/kuehne_m.htm |
| finding aid | online and in repository |
| updated | 11/01/2017 15:42:07 |
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| title | M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971 | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | The records of M. Knoedler & Co. document the business of the prominent American art dealer from the mid-19th century to 1971, when the Knoedler Gallery was acquired by Armand Hammer. The archive traces the development of the once provincial American art market into one of the world's leading art centers and the formation of the private art collections that would ultimately establish many of the nation's leading art museums, such as the Frick Collection and the National Gallery of Art. It brings to the foreground the business side of dealing as artworks shuttled back and forth among Knoedler, fellow dealers, and collectors, documenting developments in art connoisseurship, shifting tastes, the changing role of art in American society, and the essential role of private collectors in the formation of public American art collections. The records provide insight into broader economic, social and cultural histories and the nation's evolving sense of place in the world. The Knoedler Gallery became one of the main suppliers of old master and post-Impressionist paintings in the United States. Financial records of the firm provide crucial provenance information on the large number of artworks in American museums that were sold by the gallery. The archive includes stock books, sales books and commission books; correspondence with collectors, artists, art dealers and other associates; photographs of the artworks sold by the gallery; records from the firm's offices in London, Paris and other cities; exhibition files; framing and restoration records, and records of the firm's Print Department. Selected portions of the archive have been digitized and made available online. Connect to selected digitized portions of the archive. Arranged in 14 series: Series I. Stock books; Series II. Sales books; Series III. Commission books; Series IV. Inventory cards; Series V. Receiving and shipping records; Series VI. Correspondence; Series VII. Photographs; Series VIII. Exhibition files; Series IX. American Department records; Series X. Framing and restoration records; Series XI. Print Department records; Series XII. Other financial records; Series XIII. Library cards, scrapbooks, and research materials; Series XIV. Knoedler family papers Biographical/Historical Note: M. Knoedler & Co. was a successor to the New York branch of Goupil & Co., an extremely dynamic print-publishing house founded in Paris in 1827. Goupil's branches in London, Berlin, Brussels, and The Hague, as well as New York, expanded the firm's market in the sale of reproductive prints. The firm's office in New York was established in 1848. In 1857, Michael Knoedler, an employee of Goupil and a manager for the firm, bought out the interests in the firm's New York branch, conducted the business under his own name, and diversified its activities to include the sale of paintings. Roland Knoedler, Michael's son, took over the firm in 1878 and with Charles Carstairs opened galleries in Paris and London. In 1928, the management of the firm passed to Roland's nephew Charles Henschel, Carman Messmore, Charles Carstairs and Carstairs' son Carroll. In 1956 Henschel died, and E. Coe Kerr and Roland Balaÿ, Michael Knoedler's grandson, took over. In 1971 the firm was sold to businessman and collector Armand Hammer. The gallery closed in November 2011. |
| extent | 3042.6 linear feet (5550 boxes, 17 flat file folders). |
| formats | Auction Catalogs Business Records Correspondence Financial Records Ephemera |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers, with the following exceptions. Boxes 77, 262-264, 1308-1512, 1969-1974, 3592-3723 are restricted due to fragility. Box 4468 is restricted until 2075. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2012m54 |
| record source | https://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/19q6gmb/GETTY_ALMA21129976460001551 |
| contact information | Contact gallery's archivist |
| finding aid | At the Getty Research Institute and over their website. |
| acquisition information | Acquired in 2012. |
| updated | 07/28/2023 16:33:45 |
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| title | John Dewey papers, 1858-1970. | repository | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| description | The John Dewey papers date from 1858 to 1970 and consist of correspondence, financial records, recordings, and published and unpublished writings including original manuscripts which are published in The Poems of John Dewey. The majority of the correspondence is familial, including letters between Dewey and Alice Chipman before their marriage. Other personal letters include those Dewey wrote Roberta Dewey from Mexico in 1937, telling of the Trotsky hearings by the Preliminary Commission of Inquiry. Correspondence dating after Dewey’s death (1952) is primarily Roberta Dewey’s while she was acting as an executrix of Dewey’s estate. There is also a large portion of professional correspondence including several letters of administrative nature from Dewey’s University of Chicago days, correspondence between Dewey and Arthur F. Bentley, and letters concerning the work of Adelbert Ames in Hanover, New Hampshire. Other miscellaneous, significant material includes: Abstract of paper of Dewey’s "Essays in Experimental Logic"; Schedules of lectures and readings; The Ethical Theory of John Dewey; names of members of the National Committee to Honor John Dewey; and the death certificate of John Dewey. The recordings in this collection consist of tapes of family conversations interviews with Dewey, reminiscences of Dewey and some of his lectures as well as films of family trips in the United States and abroad, recordings of Dewey’s telephone conversations, and interviews with Dewey at the University of Pittsburgh (1949). Writings by Dewey, Albert Barnes, Arthur F. Bentley, Sidney Hook, and Toyohiko Kagawa are also in this collection as well as a number of personal artifacts including Dewey’s academic regalia, miscellaneous artwork, and Underwood typewriter. Location: Special Collections (non-circulating), 1st Floor Call Number: 1/2/MSS 102 Related Materials: John Dewey Syllabi and Lectures (MSS 22); Sidney Hook collection of John Dewey manuscript (MSS 23); John Rothman collection of John Dewey (MSS 93); Joseph Ratner papers and collection of John Dewey (MSS 142); Sidney Hook collection of John Dewey (MSS 142); Myrtle McGraw collection of John Dewey correspondence (MSS 155); John Dewey Society (MSS 251) Preferred Citation: [Item], John Dewey papers, Special Collections Research Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| extent | 96 Boxes |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Sound Recording Writings Artwork |
| access | Unrestricted access. |
| record link | http://archives.lib.siu.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=2125 |
| record source | https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:10 |
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| title | Albert C. Barnes Correspondence, 1902-1951 | repository | The Barnes Foundation |
| description | The correspondence of Albert C. Barnes (1872 - 1951) contains personal and professional letters and records that document the activities of his chemical companies, Barnes and Hille and the A.C. Barnes Company, the acquisition of his world-renowned art collection, and the development of the educational program which lead to the establishment of the Barnes Foundation, an institution over which he presided until his death in 1951. The bulk of the correspondence (1924 - 1951) reflects Barnes's work as a businessman, art collector, author, and educator and includes evidence of his evolving educational theories, his finances, travels to Europe and the American West, essays, lectures, and publications, and his opinions regarding art and artists. Correspondents include Etienne Bignou, John Dewey, Paul Guillaume, Georges Keller, Henri Matisse, Pierre Matisse, Bignou Gallery, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Leo Stein. Biographical Notes: Albert C. Barnes was born in Philadelphia on January 2, 1872, completed a B.S. degree at Central High School of Philadelphia, and earned an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, in 1892. Barnes studied chemistry at the University of Berlin and pharmacology at Ruprecht-Karls-Universtat in Heidelberg. In 1901, Barnes married Laura Leggett of Brooklyn, N. Y. The following year, with partner Hermann Hille, Barnes developed and manufactured the medicine Argyrol, which he successfully marketed worldwide. In 1922, Barnes established the Barnes Foundation, an educational institution dedicated to the appreciation of fine art and arboriculture. Throughout his life, Barnes collected European Primitive, Impressionist, and Modern art as well as Native American, Early American, and Pennsylvania German decorative art and fine crafts. He presided over the Barnes Foundation until his death on July 24, 1951. Preferred Citation [Description of item], [date]. Presidents' Files, Albert C. Barnes Correspondence. The Barnes Foundation Archives, Merion, Pennsylvania. Reprinted with permission. |
| extent | 125.5 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Open for research by appointment only. |
| record link | https://s3.amazonaws.com/barnes-images-p-e1c3c83bd163b8df/assets/ABC_Pkwy.pdf |
| record source | http://www.barnesfoundation.org/ead/acb_frameset.html |
| finding aid | http://www.barnesfoundation.org/ead/acb_frameset.html |
| acquisition information | These records were housed in the storage area of the Barnes Foundation’s administration building. |
| updated | 12/22/2017 12:57:08 |
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| title | Bertrand Russell Archives | repository | William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections |
| description | See repository for more information. |
| formats | |
| record source | http://library.mcmaster.ca/archives/findaids/findaids/r/russell-d.01.htm |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:12 |
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| title | Correspondence with Paul Philippe Cret, 1917-1929. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Correspondence concerns architectural tile work produced by Allen for the following projects: Rittenhouse Square, Work No. 98; Delaware River Bridge, Work No. 115 (now Benjamin Franklin Bridge); Barnes Foundation, Work No. 132. Two items to Cret are copies made by Allen of letters from Albert C. Barnes to Allen. Also includes 1 item (1929) from Allen endorsing Cret’s nomination for the Philadelphia Award. Biography/History: President of Enfield Pottery and Tile Works, Enfield, Pa. Contained in: Paul Philippe Cret Papers, 1865-1976. Folders 8 and 552. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 295 |
| extent | 8 items |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:12 |
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| title | Gottscho-Schleisner Collection (Library of Congress) [graphic]. | repository | Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. |
| description | Images of Albert C Barnes and his art collection. Request in: Prints & Photographs Reading Room (Madison, LM337) |
| extent | ca. 28,350 negatives, ca. 300 transparencies, ca. 275 photographic prints |
| formats | Photographs Photograph Album |
| access | For unprocessed portion of the collection: Please allow fourteen days advance notice to view materials. To make a request, see "Access to Unprocessed Materials," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/022_unpr.html |
| record source | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/gottscho/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:12 |
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| title | Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1928-1962, n.d. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Correspondence comprises 1 letter from Dr. Barnes (1928) inviting Julius Meier-Graefe to visit his collection. The other items are all printed matter, mostly periodical articles concerning the Barnes Foundation. Contained in: Carl Zigrosser Papers, ca. 1891-1971. Folder 119. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 6 |
| extent | 5 items |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:12 |
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| title | Correspondence with Paul Philippe Cret, 1923-1924. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Correspondence concerns the buildings of the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pa., Work No. 132. Contained in: Paul Philippe Cret Papers, 1865-1976. Folder 30. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 295 |
| extent | 15 items (25 leaves). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:12 |
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| title | Kneedler, Mirick & Zantzinger Records concerning Albert C. Barnes, 1940-1946. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Contains three series. The first series is Correspondence (approximately one box), which concerns Barnes’ hiring of the firm to design alterations and additions to his Chester County farmhouse and to supervise their construction; the firm’s interactions with various subcontractors; and social notes upon the completion of the project. Also in the Correspondence are notes from a 1980 inquiry by the Barnes Foundation as to whether the firm had a complete set of plans from the project. The second series, Miscellaneous (2 folders), includes Barnes Foundation materials and clippings. The third series, Architectural Drawings (2 boxes), contains the plans from the project. Biography/History: A Philadelphia architecture firm. Each of the partners took his B. Arch. and M. Arch. degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. Kneedler and Zantzinger formed the original partnership in 1935, and Mirick joined them in 1937. All three remained in business together until Zantzinger retired in 1969, followed by Kneedler and Mirick in the 1970s. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 403 |
| extent | 3 boxes. |
| formats | Correspondence Clippings Ephemera Architectural Drawings |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Gift of Henry D. Mirick, July 1986. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:12 |
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| title | Leo Stein Collection 1892-1950. | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The Leo Stein Collection contains manuscripts of writings by Stein, letters from such persons as: Bernard Berenson, Mabel Dodge Luhan and Maurice Sterne, personal papers, photographs, and artworks (mainly by Stein), which document the life of Leo Stein, an artist and writer. Many letters to Leo Stein for the period before 1913 can be found in the Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Papers, YCAL MSS 76, also owned by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Biographical/Historical note: Leo Stein (1872-1947) shared the enthusiasm for art and literature with his sister, Gertrude, when they lived together in Paris during the early part of the 20th century. After his break with her in 1913, he concentrated on painting and aesthetic criticism. Location: BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) Call Number: YCAL MSS 78 |
| extent | Linear Feet: 19.25 |
| formats | Artworks Correspondence Manuscript |
| access | This collection is open for research. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.leostein |
| record source | http://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/3976998 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Bequest of the estate of Leo and Nina Stein with subsequent gifts from other Stein family members and friends, ca. 1947-65. Bequest of the estate of Leo and Nina Stein with subsequent gifts |
| updated | 12/07/2018 10:53:09 |
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| title | Albert C. Barnes and Violette de Mazia The Art of Renoir Manuscripts | repository | The Barnes Foundation |
| description | This collection consists of background materials, drafts, catalogue data, and proofs for The Art of Renoir by Albert C. Barnes and Violette de Mazia. Background materials include notes taken by Barnes and de Mazia at several exhibitions, including the 1933 Renoir exhibition at the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, and Quelques oeuvres importantes des Corot à van Gogh, held at Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, in 1934. Drafts are in manuscript, typescript, and carbon copy form, and in some cases include working notes for the insertion, deletion, and reordering of material. These notes document the dynamics of Barnes’s collaborative work method, recording which staff members took notes, typed drafts, or made corrections. In addition to drafts by coauthors Barnes and de Mazia, this series contains substantial revisions by Foundation associate Laurence Buermeyer and the draft of John Dewey’s introduction. Notes that accompany two complete late drafts record biographical details of Renoir and his family and list the identities of models and dates for particular paintings. Specifics of provenance may be found in the catalogue data compiled by Foundation employees. A small number of galley and plate proofs survive; others, and perhaps some manuscript materials, were destroyed by the publisher G.P. Putnam’s Sons at the request of Nelle E. Mullen. |
| extent | 14.5 linear ft. |
| formats | Manuscript |
| access | The Barnes Foundation Archives is currently closed for research while staff complete grant-funded projects to process the collection. Please contact the Archives for information on access and research. |
| record source | http://www.barnesfoundation.org/ead/aor_frameset.html |
| acquisition information | These records were part of a writings file housed in the Barnes Foundation’s administration building storage area. |
| updated | 08/25/2017 17:16:24 |
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| title | Max Otto Papers, 1899-1963 | repository | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
| description | Papers of a prominent German American philosopher, teacher at the University of Wisconsin, and controversial figure because of his atheism, pacifism, and defense of academic freedom. Included is correspondence, articles, notes, speeches, lectures, book manuscripts, drawings and cartoons, diaries, an autobiography, newsclippings on criticism of Otto by John B. Chapple in 1932, and other items. The extensive correspondence (1900-1964) provides insight into Otto’s long-term intellectual relationship with Boyd S. Bode, John Dewey, and Dickinson S. Miller and into the development of American philosophy during the first half of the twentieth century. Other correspondents include Morton Enslin, Horace Fries, A. Eustace Haydon, Elijah A. Jordan, Horace M. Kallen, Edward C. Lindeman, Alain Locke, Donald Piatt, Harold Taylor, Marten Ten Hoor, Lewis G. Westgate, George C. Sellery, Albert C. Barnes, E. A. Birge, Baker Brownell, Clarence Darrow, Glenn Frank, Nathan Feinsinger, William Leiserson, Alexander Meiklejohn, and Frederick Merk. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above, dates 1899-1963, and is described in the register. Additional accessions date ca. 1860-1950 and are described below. Location: Archives Main Stacks Call Number: Mss 101 Shelf Location: 14 archives boxes MAD 4 /39/A7-B2 Location: Archives Visual Materials Holdings Call Number: PH 3440 Shelf Location: MAD 4 /90/E3 Description: Photographs, ca. 1860-1950, including family portraits, views from Germany, West Virginia, and the Ohio River, the editorial office of the Camp Hope Boomerang, newsphotos, and others. Qty: 49 photographs (1 folder) Location: Z: Accessions Call Number: M86-392 Shelf Location: MAD 4 /Unprocessed SC file Description: A publication, "An Almanac of College Doings" (Milwaukee, 1909) with verses by Horatio Winslow and illustrations by Max Otto. Also included is "The Cleavage in our Culture: Studies in Scientific Humanism in honor of Max Otto" and "Natural Laws and Human Hopes" by Otto and inscribed "To Clarence Darrow 31 May, 1926. Qty: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) |
| extent | 5.6 c.f. |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Writings Printed Materials |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record link | http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00101 |
| record source | http://arcat.library.wisc.edu/ |
| finding aid | Register available on-line. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:12 |
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| title | R. Sturgis Ingersoll papers relating to Henry McCarter, 1896-1944, bulk 1930-1943 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Material compiled by R. Sturgis Ingersoll preparatory to his biography of Henry McCarter (never completed), primarily Ingersoll's correspondence with McCarter's friends and associates, and McCarter's correspondence collected by Ingersoll. Included are Ingersoll's correspondence requesting information and documents relating to McCarter; correspondence and clippings regarding the Henry McCarter Memorial Exhibition held at the J.B. Neumann Gallery, New York, N.Y. and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1943; and documents regarding McCarter's estate, 1943, 1944. Among the correspondents are Francis and Katherine Biddle, Mrs. Adolphe Borie (Edith), Alexander Crane, Royal Cortissoz, Charles Cullen, Bernard Davis, Daniel Garber, William Weeks Hall, Mrs. William Sergeant Kendall (Christine Herter), Joanna McCarter (McCarter's neice), Abraham Rattner, Lorna Gill Walsh, Franklin C. Watkins, and others. McCarter's correspondence is with Albert C. Barnes, Cecilia Beaux, Francis and Katherine Biddle, Adolphe and Edith Borie, Bernard Davis, Lenora Owsley Herman, Anna Warren Ingersoll, R. Sturgis Ingersoll, William Sergeant Kendall, Nicholas Roosevelt, and others. Also included are a manuscript fragment by McCarter about individual expression and the "stifling' traditions of academic training, undated; Hannah Rile Weiman's handwritten notes of a lecture by McCarter at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1920 or 28; sketches by McCarter; 12 photographs of McCarter and others, ca. 1930; and clippings. |
| extent | 0.6 linear ft. (on 1 microfilm reel) reel 4949 |
| formats | Microfilm |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/r-sturgis-ingersoll-papers-relating-to-henry-mccarter-6513 |
| acquisition information | Lent for microfilming 1994 by Mr. Perry Benson, Ingersoll's grandson. Originals returned to the lender after microfilming. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:21 |
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| title | Caroline Lewis Lovett Correspondence, 1940-1945. | repository | Rosenbach Museum & Library |
| description | Letters and clippings concerning the dispute between Russell and Albert C. Barnes, who had hired him to lecture at the Foundation. Barnes was a Philadelphian who made his fortune with the patent medicine Argyrol, amassed an extraordinary collection of Impressionist paintings, and established the Foundation to house his collection and espouse his own theories of the history of art. Barnes and Russell soon had a falling out, and Barnes took the occasion of Russell's absence on 7 January 1943 to declare the five-year contract void. Russell sued Barnes for the salary remaining to him under the original contract. Russell won and the Supreme Court refused to hear Barnes's appeal. The collection includes six ALsS form Russell to Lovett; ten letters from Lovett to Russell (two retained copies and eight photocopies); a copy in Lovett's hand of a letter from the Foundation to Russell, setting forth their original contract; copy in Lovett's hand of a letter from Barnes to Russell; carbon copy of a letter from Russell's attorneys, White & Staples, to Barnes; three TLsS from T.R. White to Lovett; and eighteen clippings from various newspapers about the controversy. Notes: Caroline Lewis Lovett was an employee of the Free Library of Philadelphia. She attended classes at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pa., in the early 1940s, including one taught by the philosopher Bertrand Russell. |
| extent | 40 items |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://www.rosenbach.org/archive/collections/catalog.html |
| acquisition information | Gift of Caroline Lewis Lovett, 1972. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:12 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Nelli Bar Wieghardt, 1987 July 9-1989 Apr. 29. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Nelli Bar Wieghardt conducted 1987 July 9-1989 Apr. 29, by Marina Pacini, for the Archives of American Art. Wieghardt discusses her and her husband Paul Wieghardt's art training in Germany; their move to Paris in 1931; their emigration to the United States in 1940 and their involvement with Quaker refugee programs; their move to a hostel in Cummington, Massachusetts and subsequent employment at the Cummington School in the Hills and the Berkshire Museum; their move in 1943 to Philadelphia to set up and run an art department for the Friends Neighborhood Guild; exhibitions at the Carlen Galleries and their relationship with Albert Barnes; the move in 1946 to Chicago and their teaching careers and methods at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology; the University of Chicago, and the Evanston Art Center; their exhibition history; and the Wieghardt galleries at the State Museum, Ludensheid. Bio / His Notes: Nelli Bar Wieghardt, (b. 1904) was a sculptor and instructor of Gwynedd, Pa. |
| extent | 4 sound cassettes, Transcript: 104 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-nelli-bar-wieghardt-11675 |
| acquisition information | These interviews are part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others. |
| updated | 07/10/2023 14:57:28 |
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| title | Horace Mann Bond papers, 1830-1979 (bulk 1926-1972). | repository | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| description | Includes personal and professional correspondence; administrative and teaching records; research data; manuscripts of published and unpublished speeches, articles and books; photographs; and Bond family papers, especially those of Horace Bond's father, James Bond. Fully represented are Bond's two major interests: black education, especially its history and sociological aspects, and Africa, particularly as related to educational and political conditions. Correspondents include many notable African American educators, Africanists, activists, authors and others, such as Albert C. Barnes, Claude A. Barnett, Mary McLeod Bethune, Arna Bontemps, Ralph Bunch, Rufus Clement, J.G. St. Clair Drake, W.E.B. Du Bois, Edwin Embree, John Hope Franklin, E. Franklin Frazier, W.C. Handy, Thurgood Marshall, Benjamin E. Mays, Kwame Nkrumah, Robert Ezra Park, A. Phillip Randolph, Lawrence P. Reddick, A.A. Schomburg, George Shepperson, Carter Woodson and Monroe Work. Biographical Note: Educator, sociologist, scholar, and author. Collection number: MS 411 |
| extent | 84.5 linear ft. |
| formats | Administrative Records Personal Papers Business Papers Correspondence |
| access | Access to a small part of the papers has been restricted. |
| bibliography | Described in: Barbara S. Meloni, ed., The Horace Mann Bond Papers, 1830 (1926-1972) 1979 : A Guide (Amherst, Ma. : University of Massachusets Library, Archives and Manuscripts, 1984). |
| record source | http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/umass/mums411_main.html |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:12 |
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| title | Records and Papers of David Brooke, Director, 1977-1996 | repository | Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute |
| description | The papers and records of David Brooke, director of the Clark from 1977 to 1994, include business files and correspondence about the administration of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and also Brooke's personal research about Robert Sterling Clark, the Clark Family, and various art-related subjects in which he was interested. Preferred Citation [Cite the item (as appropriate)], Records and Papers of David Brooke, Director, 1977-1996, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Records, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts. See, Box 1, Folder 15, Asbjorn Lunde Identification: CAI ARC 2007.06 |
| extent | 5 linear feet (7 boxes) |
| formats | Administrative Records Business Papers Correspondence Research Files Ephemera |
| access | This material is currently restricted. |
| record source | http://maca.contentdm.oclc.org/index.php |
| finding aid | See online guide. |
| acquisition information | Some of these materials were inventoried and accessioned in late 2006, along with personal papers of Robert Sterling Clark which were subsequently removed and added to the Sterling and Francine Clark Papers. In May of 2007, David Brooke cleaned out and vacated his offices, transferring many more records and papers to the Archives. He also brought in some papers from his home. In February 2008 material found in the Director's Vault was incorporated into this series. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:13 |
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| title | Fiske Kimball Records, 1908-1955, n.d. (bulk 1925-1954) | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | From 1925 to 1955, Fiske Kimball (1888-1955) served as director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, steering the institution from what he described as "a minor provincial position to become one of the leading museums of America." The Fiske Kimball Records document Kimball's efforts in achieving this transformation in collaboration with the Museum's officers, staff, and the Fairmount Park Commission, and with the assistance of private benefactors and City funding. Comprised primarily of correspondence, these records also include ephemera, clippings, notes, legal documents, reports, minutes, press releases, publications, floor plans, installation drawings, and photographs, mostly of objects, rooms and architectural elements offered for purchase. Kimball's correspondents include preeminent leaders of art museums, universities, auction houses and professional affiliations, as well as government representatives, private collectors, scholars, and artists. Kimball's often successful courting of potential donors of objects and contributors of funds is well represented, as well as his efforts to secure labor funded by the Works Progress Administration. In addition to the refinement and expansion of the Museum's holdings, the development of various departments and offices is also documented, and to a lesser extent other related facilities. |
| extent | 94.5 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Clippings Ephemera Legal Papers Photographs |
| access | The collection is open for research. Certain fragile material may only be consulted with permission of the Archivist. |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=FKR&p=hn |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html |
| finding aid | Available online |
| acquisition information | Bequeathed by Fiske Kimball, 1955. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Fiske Kimball Papers, 1874-1957, n.d. | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | The Fiske Kimball Papers document the myriad interests and tireless professional pursuits of architect, scholar and museum director Fiske Kimball (1888-1955). The papers include professional and personal correspondence; architectural drawings; manuscript, typescript, and printed versions of articles, books, and reviews; photographs, including some personal snapshots and portraits of Kimball and his family; and research and reference material, particularly notes and clippings. |
| extent | 101 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Writings Architectural Drawings Photographs |
| access | The collection is open for research |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=FKP&p=cs |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html |
| finding aid | Available o nline |
| acquisition information | Bequeathed by Fiske Kimball, 1955; later accruals in 1977 and 1984. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Anne d'Harnoncourt Records, 1973-2008, n.d. | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | The Anne d'Harnoncourt Records correspond to the quarter of a century that Anne d'Harnoncourt (1943-2008) served as the George D. Widener Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), assuming the additional responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer in 1997. During her tenure, d'Harnoncourt led the Museum through milestones that transformed its collections, exhibitions, curatorial and educational missions, and physical environment. The records she compiled during that time provide the framework for those transformations and underscore the attention to detail, encyclopedic intellect and interests, community commitment and contagious enthusiasm for the arts that characterized d'Harnoncourt's styles of leadership and life. D'Harnoncourt maintained most of her files in large groups of alphabetically arranged names and subjects. Her exhibition records, however, were kept separate, implying an affinity for a subject she learned well during her earlier curatorial years. Other topics for which she held on to her records for extended time periods were the artist Marcel Duchamp, the Museum's Board of Trustees, and a few major projects concerning PMA and other institutions. Documentation consists primarily of correspondence, notes, press clippings, ephemera, reference materials, reports and draft writings. Photographs, phone logs, appointment calendars, floor plans and other drawings are also included. |
| extent | 206 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Clippings Writings Reports Legal Papers |
| access | The collection is open for research as follows. Records created before 1997 are open, with exceptions noted at the subseries or folder level. Folders containing some items requiring further restriction are noted as "permanently restricted in part" or "restricted in part." Access to the latter is at the discretion of the archivist. All press clippings, photographs, and transcripts of remarks and lectures are open for research. Records created after 1996 will be subject to a 15-year closure calculated on the last year of designated date spans. Accordingly, 1997-1999 records will become available Jan. 1, 2015; 2000-2003 on Jan. 1, 2019; and 2004-2008 on Jan. 1, 2024. |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=ADH&p=ifr |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html |
| finding aid | Available online |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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