Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Lydig, Rita de Acosta, 1880-1929
| title | Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner papers, 1853-1977 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Diaries, writings, correspondence, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs. REEL D31: Diary entries, 1914-1957, describing his service in the German army, 1914-1918, with the War Information Office in Berlin, the overthrow of the monarchy and German politics, relations between Germany and Russia and communist activity in Germany, the administration of Berlin museums and radical artists' activities, his work with the L.A. County Museum, Detroit Institute of Fine Arts, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and private collectors, impressions of friends, including Henry Ford, Carl Hamilton, the Hohenzollerns, Franz Marc, Rainer Maria Rilke, Walter Rathenau, Helen Wills, Benjamin Altman, J. Pierpont Morgan, and recollections of women art collectors, including Mrs. August Belmont, Rita Lydig, and Mrs. Leonard Thomas. REELS 272-276: Documents; correspondence with Valentiner's family, E. Colin Agnew, Chester Holmes Aldrich, William von Bode, Duveen Brothers, Max J. Friedlander, Walter Gropius, John Johnson, John McIlhenny, Erich Mendelsohn, M. Perzynski, Edi Redslob, the Rockefeller family, Maria Sarre, Albert Souvier, and C.F. Williams. Correspondence prior to 1920 concerns World War I and life in Germany; also included are essays and research notes on modern European artists; photographs of Valentiner and his family; and printed material. REELS 2140-2144: 26 diaries, 1904-1958; autobiographical writings; manuscripts and lectures by Valentiner; correspondence with family, friends, authors, museums, galleries, and dealers, including Harry Berotia, Charles Culver, Lyonel and Julia Feininger, Walter Gropius, Paul and Mary Weschler, and Morris Graves; and a scrapbook containing clippings, drafts of speeches, and invitations. REELS 3963-3967: Biographical material including a resume, a family history and family tree; correspondence with family, Kurt Bauch, Guy DeLauney, Walter Friedlaender, Henry Goldman, Liselotte Moser, Maria Sarre, Wolfgang von Eckardt, and Helen Wills; manuscripts of an autobiography, writings on art, and articles by Valentiner; notebooks and notes; diaries, 1884-1939; exhibition catalogs and clippings; scrapbooks; photographs, 1875-1965, of Valentiner, his family, Walter Friedlaender, Giacometti, Maria Sarre, Helen Wills, William von Bode, Diego Rivera, Harry Bertoia, and other artists and art work; and an etching of Heidelberg. |
| extent | 6.3 linear ft. (on 16 microfilm reels) reels D31, 272-276, 2140-2144, and 3963-3967 |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Photographs Scrapbooks |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.valewilh.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/wilhelm-reinhold-valentiner-papers-13492 |
| finding aid | Finding aids for reels 2140-2144 and 3963-3967 are available at AAA offices. |
| acquisition information | From 1972 to 1977, Valentiner's papers were gathered from various sources by historian Margaret Sterne who was researching and writing a biography of Valentiner. Sterne died just prior to publication and the papers were sorted by Archives' staff and returned to the lender when known. After publication of the biography, the bulk of the papers were returned to their respective lenders (primarily the University of North Carolina) and the remaining papers were sorted and accessioned by the Archives. Donors are listed as unknown or anonymous. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:23 |
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| title | Portrait--Mrs. Philip Lydig / by Gertrude Käsebier. | repository | Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division |
| description | Creator(s): Käsebier, Gertrude, 1852-1934, photographer Date Created/Published: 1978 from a photo published in 1905. Medium: 1 photomechanical print : halftone. Summary: Print shows Rita de Acosta Lydig, half-length portrait, facing right, seen from behind. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-135713 (b&w film copy neg.) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Call Number: Illus. in TR653 .C34 1978 [P&P] |
| extent | 1 item |
| access | The photograph has been digitized and is available via the Library of Congress. Rights assessment is your responsibility. |
| record link | http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2005685866/ |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2005685866/ |
| updated | 12/07/2018 14:46:43 |
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| title | Portrait photograph of Mrs. Rita Lydig | repository | Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division |
| description | Creator(s): Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942, photographer Date Created/Published: between 1925 and 1942; from a negative taken 1925 Jan. 29. Medium: 1 slide : lantern ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller. Reproduction Number: --- Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Call Number: LC-G4085- 0365 Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA |
| extent | 1 item |
| access | The photograph has been digitized and is available via the Library of Congress. Rights assessment is your responsibility. |
| record link | http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/agc1996000365/PP/ |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/agc1996000365/PP/ |
| updated | 12/07/2018 14:49:29 |
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| title | [Rita de Acosta Lydig, half-length portrait, facing front] | repository | Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division |
| description | Title: [Rita de Acosta Lydig, half-length portrait, facing front] Date Created/Published: 1921. Medium: 1 photographic print. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-113296 (b&w film copy neg.) Rights Advisory: No information on creator or on reproduction rights found with the image, 1995. Call Number: NYWTS - BIOG--Lydig, Philip & Mrs. Rita De Acosta Notes: From Keystone View Co. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. |
| extent | 1 item |
| access | The photograph has been digitized and is available via the Library of Congress. Rights assessment is your responsibility. |
| record link | http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/95503522/ |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/95503522/ |
| updated | 12/07/2018 14:49:55 |
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