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| title | The Fototeca Berenson (Villa I Tatti Photo Archives) | repository | Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti |
| description | The collection contains about 300,000 photographs, many of them collected by Berenson himself from the 1880s until the time of his death in 1959. Many have notes on the back in his handwriting. Many show works of art before restoration, and others show images since destroyed. An important section, "Homeless paintings", contains photographs of works whose current location is unknown. The photographs are almost exclusively black and white in a variety of photographic media, such as albumen, gelatine, or carbon. About 3000 large-format photographs are stored separately. In addition, there is a considerable amount of documentary material in the form of clippings, notes and printed reproductions. The photographs are arranged according to Berenson's original scheme, by school: Florence, Siena, Central Italy, Northern Italy, Lombardy, Venice, Southern Italy. Within each school they are arranged by artist, then by topography, followed by homeless. Paintings and drawings are arranged separately. The main focus of the collection is on Italian painting and drawing from the mid-thirteenth to the mid-sixteenth centuries. This part of the collection continues to be developed through the acquisition of new materials and through photographic campaigns. Later periods are also represented but in smaller scale, without systematic updating. There is also material on medieval painting, arranged topographically; manuscript illumination, arranged according to present location; archeology; Byzantine art and architecture, arranged both by artist and by location; and non-Italian art, arranged by country. Finally a section of 8000 photographs is devoted to the art of the Far East, India and Islam. In addition to the original Berenson nucleus, collections of prints, glass plates, negatives and transparencies have entered the Fototeca. These include the collections of Emilio Marcucci (nineteenth-century projects for the completion of various Florentine monuments), George Kaftal (representations of saints in Italian painting of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries), Henry Clifford (painting thirtheenth to seventeenth centuries), Giorgio Castelfranco (Italian art thirteenth to twentieth centuries), Giannino Marchig (restoration), Frederick Hartt (Michelangelo, Giulio Romano), Giuseppe Marchini (Italian art and stained glass), and Craig H. Smyth (Renaissance painting and drawing). There is a small collection of micropublications and microfiche (162,386 frames): L=index photographique de l'art en France (95,648); Sotheby's Pictorial Archive - Old Master Paintings (45,472); Christie's Pictorial Archive Italian School (9,898); Christie's Pictorial Archive - New York 1977-95 Old Master Paintings & Drawings (11,368). The microfilm of the Bartsch Corpus comprises about 42,000 frames. Notes Most photographers not identified. |
| extent | 300,000 + photographs |
| formats | Photographs Reproductions Microfilm Artist Files |
| access | Contact Ilaria Della Monica the archivist at the Berenson Library for restrictions and appointments. |
| record link | http://via.lib.harvard.edu/via/deliver/advancedsearch?_collection=via |
| record source | http://itatti.harvard.edu/ |
| finding aid | Currently, there is no catalog of the photographs at Villa I Tatti. In some cases, Artist Files, can be found school (i.e. Venetian, Lombard, Northern Italy, Central Italy, etc. . .) and some are cataloged in Harvard's online catalog, HOLLIS. |
| acquisition information | Originally formed by Bernard Berenson the Library continues to add to the file. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:04 |
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| title | Records of the Director's Office: Frederic Allen Whiting, 1913-1930 | repository | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| description | The records of the Director's Office are the primary source for understanding the decisions made and actions taken at the highest level of the museum's administration. In addition, the records constitute one of the most valuable, unified resources for researching the early history of the museum and its art collection; initial construction and expansion of the museum building; changes in the museum's administrative hierarchy; personalities and activities of individual staff members; artistic and social movements of the first half of the twentieth century; and the museum's relationship with civic, cultural, and educational institutions throughout the country and the world. The records from Frederic Allen Whiting's tenure as director are divided into four main series: I. Numbered Administrative Correspondence, II. Unnumbered Administrative Correspondence, III. Biographical Materials, and IV. Index to Numbered Administrative Correspondence. Citation: The Cleveland Museum of Art Archives, Records of the Director's Office: Frederic Allen Whiting, date and short description of document [e.g., letter from Whiting to Kent, 6 June 1916]. |
| extent | 22.6 cubic feet, 72 boxes |
| formats | Administrative Records Writings Correspondence Notes |
| access | At the end of the restricted period, the records will still be subject to the review of the archivist before access is granted. |
| record link | http://library.clevelandart.org/museum_archives/finding_aids/whiting/index.php |
| record source | http://library.clevelandart.org/museum_archives/finding_aids/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | Photograph albums of Glenallen | repository | Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University |
| description | This collection of 116 professional photographs spotlights the unique interior and exterior features of this historic estate. The digitized images are from a rare twin-volume book of hand-mounted photographs by photographer, Clifford Norton, recently acquired by Special Collections at Cleveland State University Library. About Glenallen Glenallen, the estate of Elisabeth Severance Allen Prentiss, was located at the northeast corner of Mayfield and Taylor Road in Cleveland Heights, across from John Severance’s (1863-1936) estate, Longwood, and next to Ben-Brae, the estate of Julia Severance Milliken. Glenallen was designed in the English manorial style in 1914 by Charles Schweinfurth for Elisabeth Severance and her husband Dudley P. Allen (1852-1915). Elisabeth Severance was remarried in 1917 to Francis Fleury Prentiss (1859-1937). Glenallen, situated on 45 acres of land, was known for its landscape. It was featured in The Complete Garden by Albert Taylor. The grounds had several unique features, such as a Japanese Garden with a goldfish pond and a Korean Pavilion shipped directly from Korea. The interior of the estate featured inlaid oak floors, marble fireplaces, fine art, and a carved mahogany woodwork. After the death of Mrs. Prentiss in 1944, the estate was demolished in 1945 by the Broadway Wrecking Company. The land was purchased by Gabriel Feigenbaum, Leighton A. Rosenthal, & Gabriel Leeb, who sought to develop it into “Prentiss Park,” 100 hundred homes selling for $15,000. Although a few homes were built, the land was primarily used as the site for the Jewish Community Center (1960) and is currently the home of Lutheran East High School and Bluestone condominiums. |
| extent | 116 items |
| formats | Photograph Album Photographs Digital Collection |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.clevelandmemory.org/glenallen/ |
| finding aid | Images have been digitized and are available on the repository's Web site. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | Severance family photographs, 1846-1950 [graphic]. | repository | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| description | Consist of individual and group portraits of Severance family members; allied families including the Allen, Hadden, Long, Millikin, Nash, Prentiss, Robbins, and Tryon families; and unrelated individuals, including Jacob D. Cox, Charles Gleason, and Rutherford B. Hayes. Also included are views of various family residences and trips. Historical Note: Members of the Severance family were prominent bankers and industrialists in Cleveland, Ohio. The Severance family was also known for its philanthropic activities. Solon Severance, a Cleveland banker, was the son of Solomon Severance and Mary Helen Long, and a brother of Louis Severance. He was also a descendent of John Walworth, an early settler of Cleveland who was a civil engineer and was appointed in 1806 as the Custom Collector for the District of Erie. Solon's wife, Emily Allen, was the daughter of Dr. Dudley Allen, and the sister of prominent surgeon Dudley P. Allen. Solon and Emily's daughter, Julia Severance Millikin, was the wife of Benjamin Millikin, a noted Cleveland ophthalmologist. Julia's children included Helen Millikin Nash and Severance, Marianne, Dudley, and Louise Millikin. Supplement to: Severance family. Severance family papers, Severance family. Severance family papers, series II, Location WRHS Archives Library Collection Photograph Collections Call Number PG. 440 |
| extent | 2.2 linear ft. |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://ipac.wrhs.org:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?forcelogout=true&profile=wrhsl&lang=eng#focus |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | Frank A. Scott papers, series II, 1894-1949. | repository | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| description | Consists of correspondence, biographical materials, diaries, personal mementoes, speech texts, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, and the diaries of his second wife, Faith Alice Fraser Scott, and her sister, Grace Fraser Waugh. The collection is useful for understanding Scott's personal and business life, including his activities at Warner and Swasey and his work as an administrator at the War Dept. during World War I. Included among the correspondents are Samuel Mather, Theodore Burton, Newton D. Baker, Francis F. Prentiss, and Ambrose Swasey. Historical Note: Cleveland, Ohio businessman and civic leader who was chairman of the Munitions Standards Board of the Council of National Defense and first chairman of the War Industries Board during World War I, as well as chairman of the board of Warner & Swasey Company. Notes: Organized into two series: I. Frank A. Scott papers; II. Family papers. |
| extent | 3.00 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Writings Scrapbooks Clippings |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://ipac.wrhs.org:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?forcelogout=true&profile=wrhsl&lang=eng#focus |
| finding aid | Register available in the library. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | Acme-Cleveland Corporation records, 1869-1982. | repository | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| description | Histories, correspondence, writings by company executives, especially J.D. Cox, Jr., articles of incorporation, annual reports, ledger books, publications, such as catalogs, brochures and company newsletters, records of acquisitions and subsidiary firms, and newspaper clippings, pertaining to the Cleveland Twist Drill Co., National Acme Co., and Acme-Cleveland Corp., and to their predecessor firms. The collection traces the development of a major Cleveland machine-tool corporation, as well as developments within the metal-cutting and machine-tool industries in Cleveland and the U.S. during their formative years, and, in particular, to the very important decade of 1942-52. The collection also details the lives of Jacob D. Cox II and his son Jacob D. Cox, Jr., particularly his economic and political views. Historical Note: Formed by the merger in 1968 of Cleveland Twist Drill Co., a manufacturer of high-speed drills and metal cutting tools, and the National Acme Company, a manufacturer of automatic multiple-spindle lathes and screw machines. Cleveland Twist Drill was founded in 1876 by Jacob D. Cox II, son of a Civil War general and former governor of Ohio. The company became a leader in the manufacture of superior-grade high-speed twist drills and pioneered the development of steels made of molybdenum as a substitute for tungsten. By 1936 it was the world's largest maker of high-speed drills and reamers, flourishing under Jacob D. Cox, Jr., who pioneered profit-sharing and authored two books on wage theory. National Acme originated as the Acme Screw Machine Co. in 1895, makers of the first commercially successful automatic multiple-spindle screw manufacturing machine. Acme Screw merged with National Manufacturing Co. in 1901 to become National Acme Mfg. Co., which purchased the Windsor Machine Co. to become National Acme Co. in 1916. Notes: Organized into three series: I. Cleveland Twist Drill Company, II. National Acme Company, III. Acme-Cleveland Corporation. |
| extent | 5.81 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Correspondence Writings Financial Records Legal Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://ipac.wrhs.org:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?forcelogout=true&profile=wrhsl&lang=eng#focus |
| finding aid | Register available in the library. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | Saint Luke's Foundation records, 1904-1997. | repository | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| description | Consists of the institutional records of Saint Luke's Hospital, MetroHealth Saint Luke's Medical Center, Saint Luke's Medical Center, and the Saint Luke's Hospital Association, including historical records, correspondence, contracts and agreements, minutes, financial statements, wills, newspaper clippings, publications, transcripts, reports, and surveys. |
| extent | 16.41 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Administrative Records Financial Records Legal Papers Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://ipac.wrhs.org:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?forcelogout=true&profile=wrhsl&lang=eng#focus |
| finding aid | Register available in the library. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | Margaret Bourke-White photographs, ca. 1928 [graphic]. | repository | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| description | Consists of 16 views of the buildings and grounds of Glenallen, the estate of Dr. Dudley Allen and later Francis F. Prentiss, at 3505 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The photographs are mounted on thin board stock and are signed by Bourke-White. |
| extent | 16 photographs |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://ipac.wrhs.org:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?forcelogout=true&profile=wrhsl&lang=eng#focus |
| finding aid | Register available in the library. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | Saint Luke's hospital photographs, 1894-1997 [graphic]. | repository | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| description | This collection consists of prints, glass lantern slides, offset prints, photolithography, negatives, postcards, and 35 mm. transparency slides. Notes: This collection is of value to researchers seeking illustrative materials on the history of Cleveland, Ohio, in general, and the history of Saint Luke's Hospital and Cleveland General Hospital in particular. This collection will also be valuable to researchers studying the history of women, health care, hospitals, hospital funding raising, and nursing education in Cleveland, Ohio, and those interested in the hospital's facilities in Woodland Avenue, Carnegie Avenue, and Shaker Boulevard. Researchers looking for images of Saint Luke's Hospital satellite facilities, including the medical center in Solon, Ohio, and images that document over a century of changes in patient care, surgical facilities, nursing education, and hospital construction will find this collection helpful. Researchers interested in the evolution of the fields of radiology, cardiology, particularly open heart surgery, nursing education, public health nursing, and hospital pharmacies will find the images in this collection particularly valuable. Those studying labor history will find images related to an employee strike that took place at the hospital in the 1960s. Images of Frances Fleury Prentiss (1858-1937) and Elisabeth Severance Allen Prentiss (1865-1944), hospital benefactors, are contained in this group. This collection also includes images of Caroline Kirkpatrick, the first principal of the School of Nursing; Melissa Whittler, an early principal of the School of Nursing, Hazel Avis Goff, an early Director of Nursing at the hospital, E. Laura Lohman, who served as both Director of Nursing at the hospital and Principal at the School of Nursing, and Dr. George Crile, one of the founders of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The researcher should also consult MS. 4786 Saint Luke's Foundation Records and MS.4875 Saint Luke's Hospital Records. Organized into four series: I. Historical, II. Saint Luke's Hospital, Shaker Boulevard, III. Slides and Transparencies, IV. Negatives |
| extent | 17.61 linear ft. |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://ipac.wrhs.org:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?forcelogout=true&profile=wrhsl&lang=eng#focus |
| finding aid | Register available in the library. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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| title | French & Company records, 1911-1998 (bulk 1950-1969) | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | The collection contains the assorted business records of French & Company that were still in the possession of Spencer A. Samuels & Company in 1999. These records include investment reports and other financial papers; business correspondence, including board minutes; and correspondence regarding professional appraisals and sales, with some photographs of art works. Several of the sales files relate to tapestries. A portion of this archive is comprised of reports and publicity photographs that document the firm’s reorganization in the context of a changing clientele and art market. One videotape documents the opening of French & Company on Madison Ave., New York City. Architectural drawings appear to be for renovations for clients, and for French & Company offices and galleries. Nine folders of papers regarding J. Paul Getty and the J. Paul Getty Museum include copies of letters from Spencer Samuels to Getty concerning the appraisal of his art collection, and other correspondence between Mr. Getty (and J.P. Getty Museum employees) and Mr. Samuels, as well as newspaper clippings about the J. Paul Getty Museum. Six folders hold papers regarding sales to other clients. A small number of files are from Spencer A. Samuels & Company, the firm Samuels founded after selling French & Company. Monographs have been separated from the archive to the repository’s library. The bulk of the firm’s paper records were lost in a flood. Biographical or Historical Notes: French & Company was co-founded by Mitchell Samuels in 1907. His son, Spencer Samuels, took over as president in the 1950s, then sold the firm to City Investing in 1959. When City Investing sold the company to Martin Zimet in 1968, much of the remaining stock of decorative art was sold at auction that year. The firm continued under the same name after the 1950s but with a changing inventory and clientele. |
| extent | 6 linear ft. (17 boxes, 3 flat file folders) + ADDS (1 box) 1 videocassette (VHS Dub) : sd. Original. |
| formats | Financial Records Correspondence Photographs Clippings Electronic Resource |
| access | Open for use by qualified researchers; contact repository for information regarding access. |
| record link | http://archives2.getty.edu:8082/xtf/view?docId=ead/990051/990051.xml;query=;brand=default |
| record source | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cat552994 |
| finding aid | http://archives.getty.edu:8082/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=utf8a&idno=US::CMalG::990051 |
| acquisition information | Collection acquired in 1999 from Spencer A. Samuels Company, New York. Additional portions received in 2002, 2003. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:11 |
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