Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, 1887-1970
| title | Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1949. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Contained in: Van Wyck Brooks Papers. Folder 1885 Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 650 |
| extent | 1 item (1 leaf) |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:59 |
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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 | Artists at Mt. Kisco [graphic]. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Group of artists seated on the ground, among the trees. Identification on verso (handwritten): Left to right - Paul Haviland, Abraham Walkowitz, Katharine N. Rhoades, Mrs. Alfred Stieglitz, Agnes Ernst (Mrs. Eugene Meyer), Alfred Stieglitz, J.B. Kerfoot, John, Marin. Property of Walkowitz family. Published in: Archives of American Art Journal v. 6, no. 2, p. 15; v. 40, no. 3-4, p. 36. Found In: Abraham Walkowitz papers, 1904-1966. 211458 Walkowitz, Abraham, 1880-1965 |
| extent | 1 photographic print : b&w ; 12 x 16 cm. |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://sirismm.si.edu/aaa/newPOA/aaa_walkabra_4951.jpg |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:59 |
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| title | Marius de Zayas Research Collection for How, When and Why Modern Art Came to New York, ca. 1910-1936. | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | Forms part of the Jean Brown Papers (Special Collections accession no. 890164, series VI) 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 Yorki 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. See series descriptions bel. Biographical and Historical Notes: 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. Author(s): Naumann, Francis M. FitzGerald, Michael C. Zayas, Marius de; (1880-1961) Additional Authors or Names: Andersen, Eric. Ay-o, 1931- Banville, Bernard (Zona) Beuys, Joseph. Brecht, George. Brown, Jean, 1911- Calendar, Don. Christo, 1935- Copp, Fletcher. Cutts, Simon, 1944- Cox, Ken. Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968. Etlinger, Amelia. Filliou, Robert. Finlay, Ian Hamilton. Friedman, Ken, 1949- Furnival, John, 1933-. Gerlovina, Rimma. Gerlovin, Valeriy. Gestner, Karl. Giersbach, William. Groh, Klaus. Held, John, 1947- Hendricks, Geoffrey. Jones, Joe, 1934- Kirkeby, Per. Knížák, Milan. Lennon, John, 1940-1980. Liss, Carla. Maciunas, George, 1931-1978. Miller, Larry. Nannucci, Maurizio, 1939- Olbrich, Jürgen O. Ono, Y ko. Paik, Nam June, 1932-2006. Patterson, Benjamin. Random, Steve. Man Ray, 1890-1976. Reynolds, Jock. Roth, Dieter, 1930-1998. Saito, Takako, 1929- Schmit, Tomas. Shiomi, Mieko. Truck, Fred. Vautier, Ben, 1935- Vostell, Wolf, 1932- Wall, Beriah Watts, Robert, 1923-1988. Beau Geste Press. Coach House Press. Coracle Press. Galerie im Centre. Edition Hundertmark. Interdada Group San Francisco. |
| extent | 0.5 linear feet. 1 document box. |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Scrapbooks |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa890164 |
| record source | https://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/19q6gmb/GETTY_ALMA21116116330001551 |
| updated | 07/28/2023 16:33:47 |
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| title | Papers of Joseph Pulitzer, 1897-1958 (bulk 1925-1955). | repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Family and general correspondence, subject and business files, and personal financial papers relating primarily to Pulitzer’s editorship of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and contain material on nearly every aspect of the operation and production of the newspaper, including its working philosophy, internal business management, and editorial policies. Includes extensive files of correspondence between Pulitzer and his editorial and reporting staffs and other journalists, as well as his correspondence with local St. Louis and national government officials. There is also extensive material relating to his personal and family life and to his great interest in hunting and fishing. Other topics include Pulitzer’s interest in Nazi concentration camps, Joseph Pulitzer, Sr., the Pulitzer estate, and the administration of the Pulitzer Prize. Correspondents include Paul Y. Anderson, Bernard M. Baruch, Oliver Kirby Bovard, Raymond P. Brandt, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Norman Chandler, Marquis William Childs, James Bryant Conant, Raymond L. Crowley, Dwight Filley Davis, Frederick Trubee Davison, Irving Dilliard, Cyrus Stephen Eaton, Ernest Gruening, Jesse H. Jones, David Lawrence, Walter Lippmann, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer, Eugene Meyer, Ogden Livingston Mills, Charles Nagel, Adolph S. Ochs, Joseph Medill Patterson, Benjamin Harrison Reese, Charles G. Ross, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wesley Winans Stout, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, Herbert Bayard Swope, Stuart Symington, Norman Thomas, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Oswald Garrison Villard, Sumner Welles, and John N. Wheeler. Biographical and Historical Notes Newspaper editor and publisher. |
| extent | 67,500 items, 193 containers, 163 microfilm reels. |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence Business Papers Subject Files Financial Records |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://lccn.loc.gov/mm76075797 |
| record source | http://catalog.loc.gov |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room. |
| acquisition information | Gift, Elizabeth Edgar Pulitzer, 1974. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:59 |
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| title | Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer papers, 1907-1970. | repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, subject files, research material, family papers, and other papers. Biographical and Historical Data: Author and social activist. Mrs. Eugene Meyer. Died 1970. |
| extent | 90 linear feet. |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Writings Subject Files Personal Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://lccn.loc.gov/mm89049593 |
| bibliography | Günter O. Rebing, Thomas Mann’s letters to Agnes E. Meyer. [New Haven, Yale University Library] 1964. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room. |
| acquisition information | Deposit, Agnes E. Meyer, 1972. Deposit, George Arents Research Library, Syracuse University, N.Y., 1972. Deposit, Meyer Family via Batt Bates & Co., Washington, D.C., 1973. Gift, Meyer Family via Carl Marburger, National Committee for Citizens in Education, Columbia, Md., 1977. Gift, Vera S. Kutz, Membership Coordinator, Seven Springs Center, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 1982. Gift, Elizabeth Meyer Lorentz, via: Thomas Lawton, 1995. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:59 |
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| title | Charles Lang Freer selected papers, 1876-1931. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Summary: Papers concerning Freer's art collecting activities, including correspondence, diaries, art inventories, scrapbooks of clippings on James McNeil Whistler and other press clippings, and photographs. In addition to Freer's own correspondence, the papers include correspondence collected by Freer of James McNeill Whistler and of Whistler collector Richard A. Canfield, correspondence of Freer's assistant Katharine Nash Rhoades, and correspondence regarding Freer's bequest to the Smithsonian Institution. Correspondence, ca. 1860-1921, includes Freer's correspondence, 1876-1920, with artists, dealers, collectors, museums, and public figures; 30 v. of letterpress books containing copies of letters sent, 1892-1910; correspondence collected by Freer of James McNeill Whistler, and his wife Beatrix, 186?-1909, with Lady Colin Campbell, Thomas R. Way, Alexander Reid, Whistler' mother, Mrs. George W. Whistler, and others; correspondence of Whistler collector Richard A. Canfield, 1904-1913, regarding works in Canfield's collection; and correspondence of Freer's assistant, Katharine Nash Rhoades, 1920-1921, soliciting Freer letters and regarding the settlement of his estate. Also included are twenty-nine pocket diaries, 1889-1890, 1892-1898, 1900-1919, recording daily activities, people and places visited, observations, and comments; a diary kept by Freer's caretaker, Joseph Stephens Warring, recording daily activities at Freer's Detroit home, 1907-1910; Inventories, n.d. and 1901-1921, of American, European, and Asian art in Freer's collection, often including provenance information; vouchers, 1884-1919, documenting his purchases; five volumes of scrapbooks of clippings on James McNeill Whistler, 1888-1931, labeled "Various," "Peacock Room," "Death, etc.," "Paris, etc.," and "Boston...London" ; three volumes of newsclippings, 1900-1930, concerning Freer and the opening of the Freer Gallery of Art; correspondence regarding Freer's gift and bequest to the Smithsonian Institution, 1902-1916; and photographs, ca. 1880-1930, of Freer, including portraits by Alvin Langdon Coburn and Edward Steichen, Freer with others, Freer in Cairo, China and Japan, Freer's death mask, and his memorial service, Kyoto, 1930; photographs of artists and others, including Thomas Dewing, Ernest Fenellosa, Katharine Rhoades taken by Alfred Stieglitz, Rosalind B. Philip, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Abbott H. Thayer, Dwight Tryon, and Whistler; and photographs relating to Whistler, including art works depicting him, grave and memorial monuments, works of art, the Peacock Room, and Whistler's memorial exhibition at the Copley Society. Among Freer's correspondents are: Otto Bacher, Bernard Berenson, Siegfried Bing, Laurence Binyon, W.K. Bixby, Sigisbert Chretien Bosch-Reitz, Charles H. Caffin, Colin Campbell, Richard Canfield, William Merritt Chase, Frederick Stuart Church, Alfred Vance Churchill, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, Arthur Wesley Dow, Ernest Fenollosa, Albert Gallatin, John Gellatly, Frederick W. Gookin, Sadakichi Hartmann, Frank J. Hecker, Dikran Kelekian, M. Knoedler & Co., Berthold Laufer, Lien Hui Ching Collection, W.A. Livingstone, Frederick McCormick, Bunkio Matsuki, Gari Melchers, Agnes Meyer, Eugene Meyer, Charles Moore, Yozo Nomura, Rosalind Birnie Philip, Charles A. Platt, Theodore Roosevelt, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the Smithsonian Institution, Joseph Stephens Warring, Thomas Way, Abbott Handerson Thayer, Dwight W. Tryon, Charles Walcott of the Smithsonian Institution, Beatrix Whistler, James McNeill Whistler, K.T. Wong, Yamanaka & Co., and Seaouke Yue. |
| extent | 34 microfilm reels. reels 4720-4753 |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Inventories Scrapbooks Clippings |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/charles-lang-freer-selected-papers-11003 |
| finding aid | Electronic finding aid available. |
| acquisition information | Selected for microfilming from the Charles Lang Freer papers at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Microfilmed 1992 by the Archives of American Art with funding provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Fellowships and Grants Research Resources Program. Portions of the correspondence and the letterpress books were previously filmed by the Freer in the 1970 (AAA reels 77, 453-456, and 1217-1232); those reels have been replaced by this microfilming project. See Finding Aid for information on papers not selected for microfilming. Originals in: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:12 |
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| title | Charles Lang Freer Papers 1876-1931 | repository | Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives |
| description | Summary: The personal papers of Charles Lang Freer, the industrialist and art collector who founded the Freer Gallery of Art. The papers include correspondence, diaries, art inventories, scrapbooks of clippings on James McNeil Whistler and other press clippings, financial material, architectural drawings, and photographs. Correspondence, ca. 1860-1921, includes Freer's correspondence, 1876-1920, with artists, dealers, collectors, museums, and public figures; letterpress books contain copies of Freer's outgoing letters, 1892-1910; correspondence collected by Freer of James McNeill Whistler, and his wife Beatrix, 186?-1909, with Lady Colin Campbell, Thomas R. Way, Alexander Reid, Whistler' mother, Mrs. George W. Whistler, and others; correspondence of Whistler collector Richard A. Canfield, 1904-1913, regarding works in Canfield's collection; and correspondence of Freer's assistant, Katharine Nash Rhoades, 1920-1921, soliciting Freer letters and regarding the settlement of his estate. Also included are twenty-nine pocket diaries, 1889-1890, 1892-1898, 1900-1919, recording daily activities, people and places visited, observations, and comments; a diary kept by Freer's caretaker, Joseph Stephens Warring, recording daily activities at Freer's Detroit home, 1907-1910. Inventories, n.d. and 1901-1921, of American, European, and Asian art in Freer's collection, often including provenance information; vouchers, 1884-1919, documenting his purchases; five volumes of scrapbooks of clippings on James McNeill Whistler, 1888-1931, labeled "Various," "Peacock Room," "Death, etc.," "Paris, etc.," and "Boston...London" ; three volumes of newsclippings, 1900-1930, concerning Freer and the opening of the Freer Gallery of Art. Correspondence regarding Freer's gift and bequest to the Smithsonian Institution, 1902-1916; and photographs, ca. 1880-1930, of Freer, including portraits by Alvin Langdon Coburn and Edward Steichen, Freer with others, Freer in Cairo, China and Japan, Freer's death mask, and his memorial service, Kyoto, 1930; photographs of artists and others, including Thomas Dewing, Ernest Fenellosa, Katharine Rhoades taken by Alfred Stieglitz, Rosalind B. Philip, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Abbott H. Thayer, Dwight Tryon, and Whistler; and photographs relating to Whistler, including art works depicting him, grave and memorial monuments, works of art, the Peacock Room, and Whistler's memorial exhibition at the Copley Society. Co-Creator: Bacher, Otto H. (Otto Henry), 1856-1909 Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959 Bing, Siegfried, 1838-1905 Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943 Bixby, William K. (William Keeney), 1857-1931 Bosch-Reitz, Sigisbert Chretien, 1860- Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 Campbell, Colin, Lord, 1853-1895 Campbell, Colin, Lady, 1857-1911 Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916 Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924 Churchill, Alfred Vance, 1864-1949 Canfield, Richard A. (Richard Albert), 1855-1914 Coburn, Alvin Langdon, 1882-1966 Dewing, Thomas Wilmer, 1851-1938 Dow, Arthur W. (Arthur Wesley), 1857-1922 Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco, 1853-1908 Gallatin, A. E. (Albert Eugene), 1881-1952. Gellatly, John, 1853-1931 Gookin, Frederick William Hartmann, Sadakichi, 1867-1944 Hecker, Frank J. (Frank Joseph), 1846-1927 Kelekian, Dikran, 1868-1951 Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 McCormick, Frederick, 1870- Matsuki, Bunkio, 1867-1940 Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932 Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, 1887- Meyer, Eugene, 1875-1959 Moore, Charles, 1855-1942 Nomura, Yozo Philip, Rosalind Birnie, 1873-1958 Reid, Alexander Rhoades, Katharine N., 1885-1965 Platt, Charles A. (Charles Adams), 1861-1933 Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973 Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946 Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921 Tryon, Dwight William, 1849-1925 Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927 Warring, Joseph Stephens, 1863?-1944 Way, Thomas R. (Thomas Robert), 1861-1913 Whistler, Beatrix Philip Godwin, d. 1896 Wong, K. T. Yue, Seaouke M. Knoedler & Co. Yamanaka & Company |
| extent | 145 linear feet |
| formats | Personal Papers Correspondence Photographs Diaries Financial Papers |
| access | Access is by appointment only, Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please contact the Archives to make an appointment. |
| record link | http://www.asia.si.edu/archives/finding_aids/freer.html |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:59 |
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| title | Correspondence, 1957, from Lewis Mumford. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Contained in: Lewis Mumford Papers, ca. 1905-1987. Folder 6013. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 2 |
| extent | 1 item (1 l.). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:03 |
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| title | Letters, 1934-1953, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Contained in: Lewis Mumford Papers, ca. 1905-1987. Folder 3272. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 2 |
| extent | 9 items (13 l.). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:03 |
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