Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Resor, Stanley Burnet, 1879-1962
| title | Collectors Records, 1929-1987 | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The processed Collectors Records are contained in ten 5" document boxes (4 linear feet) and include correspondence; lists of private collections; notes about collections (frequently in Barr's handwriting); press clippings; photographs; and exhibition announcements, invitations, and brochures. The records date from 1929 through 1987; the majority of the material dates from the 1950s and 60s. The bulk of the Collectors Records consists of correspondence between Museum staff and collectors. The principle staff correspondent is Barr, but the Record Group also includes material from Dorothy C. Miller (Curator, 1943-1967; Senior Curator, 1968-1969), and Betsy Jones (Executive Secretary 1952-1962; Executive Secretary and Assistant Curator, 1963-1966; Associate Curator and Executive Secretary of Collections, 1967-1969). Correspondence with the collectors participating in the Visits to Private Collections series and lists of the collections visited are also included. Historical Note During his tenure as Director of Museum Collections, Alfred H. Barr, Jr., and his staff maintained files on private collectors and collections (ca. 1947 through ca. 1967). This documentation reflects the Museum's interest in private collections from which it could potentially borrow, purchase, or receive gifts or bequests to enhance the Museum's collection. A Committee on the Museum Collections, established by the Board of Trustees in May 1944, consisted of approximately ten members, all of whom were collectors and/or Museum staff members. The founding members of the Committee were: Alfred H. Barr, Jr., William A. M. Burden, Stephen C. Clark, A. Conger Goodyear, Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, Bartlett H. Hayes, Jr., Mrs. Sam A. Lewisohn, Miss Agnes Rindge, James Thrall Soby (Chairman), James Johnson Sweeney (Vice Chairman), Edward M. M. Warburg, and Mrs. George Henry Warren, Jr. The Committee, which replaced the Acquisitions Committee, advised the Board of Trustees on which works to acquire, by gift or purchase, for the Museum's collection. Several members gave works of their own and/or financial contributions for purchases. Documentation on the collections of nearly all of the Committee Members can be found in this Record Group. An annual series, Visits to Private Collections, was organized by the Department of Membership as a special privilege for Contributing Members. Members were invited to spend three afternoons a year touring the private homes and collections of select collectors, who were frequently members of the Committee on the Museum Collections. This series was suggested by a Membership Committee member in 1939, and the program lasted through 1966. Documentation for this program can also be found throughout the Record Group. After Barr's retirement in 1967, the Committee on the Museum Collections was divided into five separate committees, each one focusing on a curatorial department: Painting and Sculpture; Prints and Illustrated Books; Photography; Architecture and Design; and Film. These five committees exist to the present day. Related Collections at MoMA and Elsewhere For related collections see also, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers, Series 1. Personal Correspondence; the James Thrall Soby Papers, Series III: Museum Matters; the Dorothy C. Miller Papers, Series III: Museum Matters; the Public Information Scrapbooks; catalogues of private collections and PASITMOMA in the Library; Object Files in the Department of Painting and Sculpture; and lenders records in the Department of the Registrar. Preferred Citation Collectors Records, [folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. |
| extent | 4 linear feet |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Ephemera Photographs Administrative Records |
| access | The records are open for research and contain no restricted materials. |
| record link | http://www.moma.org/research/archives/EAD/CollectorsRecordsf.html |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991007920159707141 |
| finding aid | In the repository and on the Web site. |
| acquisition information | The Collectors Records were compiled and maintained by Barr and his staff until his retirement in 1967, when they were brought under the aegis of the Department of Painting and Sculpture. They became part of the Museum Archives holdings in 1998 and were processed in June 1998. |
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| title | Winfield Taylor papers, 1948-1960. | repository | Duke University Library |
| description | Collection comprises correspondence and office files Taylor generated while a copywriter, then vice president, for the company. Correspondents of note include Norman H. Strouse; Henry C. Flower, Jr.; Samuel W. Meek; John Monsarrat; Joan Didion; Stanley B. Resor; and Ruth Waldo. The office files contain memoranda, reports, minutes, and printed material, as well as copy and product information, and major clients featured include Ford, Shell, Pan American. Campaigns covered are "Worth More... and Why" for Ford, and "This is the Captain Speaking" for Pan American. There are also files for the following clients: American Red Cross, Champion Spark Plug, Foundation for Commercial Banks, Institute of Life Insurance, Johns-Manville, Pharmacraft, Charles F. Orvis Company, RCA, Scott Paper, and Standard Brands. Notes: Founded in New York City in 1864. One of the world's oldest and largest advertising firms. |
| extent | ,770 items 4.7 lin. ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Administrative Records Business Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://library.duke.edu/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid in repository |
| acquisition information | Materials were collected, arranged, and described by the J. Walter Thompson Company Archives in 1979. |
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| title | Albert Galloway Keller papers, 1888-1956 (inclusive). | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The papers consist of correspondence, writings, student and teaching files, and miscellanea documenting the personal life and professional career of Albert G. Keller, a sociologist, author, and student and colleague of William Graham Sumner. Keller frequently corresponded with individuals on the subject of Sumner, and Yale University figures such as Arthur T. Hadley, James Rowland Angell, and Charles Seymour often felt Keller’s displeasure over the University’s treatment of the Sumner legacy. He also corresponded with colleagues and former students, Sumner biographers, and family members. Files relating to the William Graham Sumner Club, which he helped found, are also included. Drafts of several published and unpublished writings and many student gradebooks detail his literary and teaching activities. Biographical/Historical note: Albert Galloway Keller was born on April 10, 1874 in Springfield, Ohio. He graduated from Yale (B.A., 1896; Ph.D., 1899), where he studied with William Graham Sumner. Keller joined the Yale faculty and taught from 1899-1942. He published many sociological works, edited much of Sumner’s work (after Sumner’s death in 1910), and struggled to keep Sumner’s place in Yale history secure. Keller wrote various anti-New Deal works in the 1930s and 1940s. He died on October 31, 1956. Location: LSF-Request for Use at Manuscripts and Archives Call Number: MS 768 |
| extent | 26.5 linear ft. (59 boxes) |
| formats | Correspondence Writings Subject Files |
| access | The gradebooks are restricted until 2016. Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/redirect/findaid.php?num=0768&typ=ms |
| record source | http://orbis.library.yale.edu |
| finding aid | Finding aid is available in repository and on Internet. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Albert G. Keller in 1927 and 1943; gift of Keller's children after his death in 1956. Additional papers were received from the Watkinson Library, Trinity College, in 1988. With material of William Graham Sumner, these papers originally formed the Sumner-Keller Collection, which were separated into the William Sumner Papers and the Albert Galloway Keller Papers in 1976. |
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| title | J. Walter Thompson Company Writings and speeches, ca. 1918-1998. | repository | Duke University Library |
| description | Primarily printed texts of speeches given by advertising executives employed at the J. Walter Thompson Company. Also included to a lesser extent are articles and books with articles or chapters written by JWT staff. Topics include general trends in advertising and marketing, specific themes related to JWT's policies and philosophies, year-end reports, specific marketing strategies. Notable individuals represented include Stanley B. Resor (president of the company 1916-1961) Norman H. Strouse, Dan Seymour, John B. Watson, Arno H. Johnson, and James Webb Young. |
| extent | 1,124 items. |
| formats | Writings |
| access | Access restricted. Materials created for in-house use are closed to non-JWT staff for 15 years from the date of creation. Some unprocessed parts of the collection may contain restricted materials; consult with a reference archivist. |
| record source | http://library.duke.edu/ |
| finding aid | UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. CATALOGED FROM ACCESSION RECORDS. Container list in repository. |
| acquisition information | Gift 1987-1998, 2000. Part of the Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History. |
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| title | J. Walter Thompson Company. Biographical Information, 1916-1998 (bulk 1960s-1980s) | repository | Duke University Library |
| description | The J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT), founded in 1864, is one of the oldest and largest enduring advertising agencies in the United States. The J. Walter Thompson Company Biographical Information collection includes articles, clippings, press releases, internal memoranda and other printed materials that pertain to the lives and careers of over 3,000 managers, executives and staff members of JWT. Extensive files exist for some notable JWT executives, including Don Johnston, Helen and Stanley Resor, Norman Strouse, James Walter Thompson, and James Webb Young. |
| extent | 21 Linear Feet |
| formats | Clippings Ephemera Photographs |
| access | Collection is open for research. However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection. Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection. |
| record source | http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/rbmscl/jwtbiofiles/inv/ |
| finding aid | UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. CATALOGED FROM ACCESSION RECORDS. Container list in repository. |
| acquisition information | The J. Walter Thompson Company Biographical Information collection was received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a transfer in 1986 and in 2002. |
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