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titleMaybrook-Gibson's palace on the Main Line
repositoryThe Lower Merion Historical Society
descriptionHistory of the mansion and 76 acre estate built for Henry C. Gibson, designed by the Hewitt Brothers, sold by Mary Gibson to John W. Merriam

Folder:
Maybrook-Merriam Family (1)

Item #: 22
extent1 item
formatsEphemera
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record sourcehttp://www.lowermerionhistory.org/cgi-bin/search/search.pl
updated03/16/2023 10:29:46
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titleStory Of Maybrook-Part 1
repositoryThe Lower Merion Historical Society
descriptionHow Henry C. Gibson came to build and name Maybrook; other large property owners in the area

Source: Main Line Chronicle

Author: Floyd, Betty

Date: 2/23/1956

Folder: Maybrook-Merriam Family (1)

Item #: 1
extent1 item
formatsClippings
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record sourcehttp://www.lowermerionhistory.org/cgi-bin/search/search.pl
updated11/12/2014 11:30:06
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titleHenry C. Gibson
repositoryThe Lower Merion Historical Society
descriptionCatalogue and chronology from the Academy on the works of Mr. Gibson

Source: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Date: 7/15/1988

Folder: Art & Artists (1) to 1995

Item No.: 17

The Lower Merion Historical Society Vertical Files

extent1 item
formatsCatalogs
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updated11/12/2014 11:30:06
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titleThe Main Line-More About Wynnewood Source: Main Line Times
repositoryThe Lower Merion Historical Society
descriptionBrief biography of Dr. Wynne, mention of the large estates that made up Wynnewood, description of the community, map

Source: Main Line Times

Date: 11/8/1951

Folder: Wynnewood (1) to 1999

Item #: 10

The Lower Merion Historical Society Vertical Files
extent1 item
formatsClippings
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updated11/12/2014 11:30:06
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titleHenry C. Gibson
repositoryThe Lower Merion Historical Society
descriptionAbstract: Engaged the Hewitt Brothers to design and build Maybrook in 1881

Source: Urban Archives, Samuel Paley Library, Temple University

Binder: 5

Collection: W. Robert Swartz

This photo and many others may be found in The First 300: The Amazing and Rich History of Lower Merion, which may be purchased through Diane Publishing Company or in Lower Merion area book stores.

extent1 item
formatsPhotographs
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record sourcehttp://www.lowermerionhistory.org/cgi-bin/search/search.pl
updated11/12/2014 11:30:06
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titleHouses & Estates Photo Collection
repositoryThe Lower Merion Historical Society
descriptionThe Houses & Estates Photo Collection contains 15 photographs of Henry C. Gibson’s Country House “ Maybrook.” All of the photographs can be found in Binder No.: 8 (Wynnewood).

Notes: Penn & Wynnewood Roads, Wynnewood; original owner: Henry C.Gibson, President, John Gibson & Son, distillers; subsequent owners: Mary K. Gibson, John W. Merriam, Merloc Partners; original architect and alterations: Hewitt & Hewitt; plot size: 60 acres; 1881; extant

Following are the titles, descriptions (when available) and call numbers for each of the photographs held in the binder (no. 8)

Title: "Maybrook" - Artist's rendering - Mr. Henry C. Gibson's Country House
Description: 8" x 10"; b & w; courtesy of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 02

Title: "Maybrook" - Data sheet
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 01

Title: "Maybrook" - Carriage house
Description: 8" x 10"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 14

Title: "Maybrook" - First floor plan
Description: 5" x 4"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 13

Title: "Maybrook" - View from southeast
Description: 8" x 10"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 03

Title: "Maybrook" - Fountain
Description: Two copies; 8" x 10"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 11

Title: "Maybrook" - Music room
Description: Two views; 8" x 10"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 12

Title: "Maybrook" - Another view from southeast
Description: 8" x 10"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 04


Title: "Maybrook" - Turret and tower
Description: Two copies; 8" x 10"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 09


Title: "Maybrook" - Tree-lined entrance
Description: Two copies; 8" x 10"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 10


Title: "Maybrook" - Part of the south facade
Description: Four views; 8" x 10"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 08

Title: "Maybrook" - Entrance porte-cochère
Description: Two copies; 8" x 10"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 06

Title: "Maybrook" - Summer view
Photographer: Goldsborough, Ted
Photo Date: 1960
Description: 5" x 3_"; color
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 05

Title: "Maybrook" - South terrace (replaced earlier sun porch)
Photo Date: 1920s
Description: Four views; 8" x 10"; b & w
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 07

Title: "Maybrook" - Perpetual Survey No. 60580
Photo Date: 1882
Binder No.: 8 (Wynnewood)
Description: Fifteen page hand-written survey describing the house issued by the Franklin Fire Insurance Co.
Call No.: PHE-8-MAY 15
extent15 items
formatsPhotographs
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record sourcehttp://www.lowermerionhistory.org/cgi-bin/search/search.pl
updated11/12/2014 11:30:06
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titleHenry C. Gibson papers
repositoryPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
descriptionHenry C. Gibson (1830–1891; board member 1870–91)

Suite of thirteen mounted photographs, by William H. Rau, showing Gibson’s collection displayed in his home, ca. 1882
extent13 items
formatsPhotographs
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record sourcehttp://www.pafa.org/SiteData/doc/archivesWebMssCollec%20fnl/67129de26fdcfacd6f59893b2be5e1b8/archivesWebMssCollec%20fnl.pdf
updated11/12/2014 11:30:09
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titleM. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971
repositoryThe Getty Research Institute
descriptionThe 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.

extent3042.6 linear feet (5550 boxes, 17 flat file folders).
formatsAuction Catalogs Business Records Correspondence Financial Records Ephemera
accessOpen 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 linkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2012m54
record sourcehttps://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/19q6gmb/GETTY_ALMA21129976460001551
contact informationContact gallery's archivist
finding aidAt the Getty Research Institute and over their website.
acquisition informationAcquired in 2012.
updated07/28/2023 16:33:46
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