Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991
| title | Berenice Abbott papers, 1927-1992 (bulk 1960-1992). | repository | New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division |
| description | Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) was an American photographer best known for her black and white photography of New York City's architecture. The Berenice Abbott papers contain correspondence, writings, photographs, and personal materials relating to the life and career of the noted photographer. The bulk of the collection consists of personal and business letters that Abbott received from notable artists, writers, and public figures; art galleries, universities, photographic magazines, scientific journals, and publishers. Prominent correspondents include Djuna Barnes, Kay Boyle, Cornell Capa, Lisette Model, Marianne Moore, and Jacqueline Onassis. Other materials include notebooks concerning science and the economy, ideas for photographic subjects, and improvements to photographic equipment; diaries, with sporadic entries detailing her daily life; photographs; and personal and family materials, among them a 1939 interview with Abbott conducted by the Works Progress Administration. While the collection includes photographs of Abbott with family and friends, photographs and snapshots taken by Abbott later in life, and documentation of the layout and exhibit spaces for several of Abbott's exhibitions, it is not, however, a major source for Abbott's photography. In four series: I. Correspondence, 1928-1992; II. Personal miscellany, 1927-1992; III. Writings, 1929-1980; IV. Photographs, 1930-1991. |
| extent | 5.5 linear feet (12 boxes). |
| formats | Correspondence Writings Personal Papers |
| access | Open for research. |
| record source | http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b17976025~S1 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in repository and on internet. |
| acquisition information | The Berenice Abbott Papers were transferred from the Photography Collection, Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, New York Public Library, in 2008. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:02 |
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| title | Artist file: Abbott, Berenice; miscellaneous uncataloged material. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The folder may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral material. Location: MoMA Queens Artist Files Call Number: Abbott, Berenice |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Open for qualified researchers. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991011941539707141 |
| finding aid | No finding aid. |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:51 |
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| title | Abbott, Berenice : [photography bio file]. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The file may include announcements, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral material filed through 2000; after 2000 all material is filed in the Library's artist files. Location: MoMA Queens Photo Bio File Call Number: Abbott, Berenice |
| extent | 3 folders |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Open to qualified researchers. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991012098229707141 |
| finding aid | No finding aid. |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:51 |
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| title | Berenice Abbott collection, 1950-1991. | repository | The Maine Women Writers Collection, University of New England, Portland Campus |
| description | This collection consists primarily of published articles about Abbott and her work, dating from the 1970's into the 1990's. Also included are exhibition catalogs and ephemera from the exhibits which featured Abbott's work, material regarding awards received, and a small amount of correspondence from Abbott to the Maine Women Writers Collection. There is also documentation about the collection of photographs donated by Abbott to Westbrook College in 1985. These original photographs are now located in the University of New England Art Gallery Collection. LOCATION: Portland Campus Maine Women Writers Collection CALL: MS-0004 |
| extent | .5 linear ft. |
| formats | Printed Materials Ephemera |
| access | Available for research. |
| record source | http://www.une.edu/mwwc/research/featuredwriters/abbottb.cfm |
| finding aid | Finding aid available online. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Berenice Abbott artist file. | repository | Whitney Museum of American Art |
| description | Folder(s) may include announcements, photographs, clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral material. |
| extent | 3 folders. |
| formats | Clippings Photographs Announcements |
| access | Available for research. |
| record source | http://library.whitney.org/webvoy.htm |
| finding aid | No finding aid. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Records of Witkin Gallery, 1954-1984. | repository | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections |
| description | Correspondence with photographers including Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Margaret Bourke-White, Brassaï, Imogen Cunningham, Robert Doisneau, Robert Heinecken, Lotte Jacobi, André Kertész, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Naomi Savage, Ralph Steiner, and Jerry Uelsmann; publications, posters, and other records of the gallery; together with biographical materials, portraits, and artifacts, relating to Lee Witkin (1935-1984). Location: CCP Volkerding Study Center CALL: AG 062 |
| extent | 60.75 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Open for research. |
| record source | http://sabio.library.arizona.edu.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu/record=b3402768~S9 |
| finding aid | Finding aid in the repository. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Witkin estate, 1985. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Artist file: Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 | repository | The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives |
| description | The file may include any of the following materials: announcements, clippings, photographs, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, resumés, other ephemeral material. Location: Brooklyn Artist Files Call Number: AF BMA A |
| extent | 1 folder. |
| formats | Ephemera |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991013273879707141 |
| finding aid | No finding aid |
| acquisition information | Files compiled by BMA library staff from 1917 to the present. |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:51 |
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