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titleOral history interview with Jane Blaffer Owen
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionAn interview of Jane Blaffer Owen conducted 1980 Mar. 12, by Sandra Curtis Levy, for the Archives of American Art Texas Project.
Blaffer speaks of the history of the Blaffer family and its involvement in the art world; speaks about her mother, Sarah Campbell Blaffer and her development as an art patron; and about the family's art collection.
extent27 PagesTranscript
formatsOral History
accessFor information on how to access this interview contact Reference Services.
record linkhttps://sova.si.edu/record/AAA.owen80?s=0&n=10&t=K&q=*&i=0
record sourceSNAC
finding aidhttps://sova.si.edu/record/AAA.owen80?s=0&n=10&t=K&q=*&i=0
acquisition informationThese interviews are part of the Archives of American Art 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.
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titlePapers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006
repositoryHarvard Art Museum Archives
descriptionThese papers of Fogg Museum directors John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan document their administration of the museum and related professional activities. Most of Coolidge's papers were created during his administration, from 1948 to 1968; most of Mongan's papers are from her tenure as acting director and then director (1968 to 1971). The papers consist primarily of correspondence, including Coolidge's correspondence with art dealers, and also include photographs, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, blueprints, printed material, letters of recommendation, page proofs, financial documents, sketches, and grant proposals.
extent65 linear feet (152 file boxes, oversize materials)
accessAccess to most of the papers is unrestricted. Access to files containing information on personnel matters, student academic records and other materials deemed confidential is restricted. These restrictions are noted at the file level.
record linkhttps://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/9/archival_objects/40955
record sourceSNAC
finding aidhttps://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/9/resources/396
acquisition informationThese papers were left at the Fogg Museum by former director and professor John Coolidge and by former director, curator, and professor Agnes Mongan.
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