Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Rice, Eleanore Elkins
| title | Fiske Kimball Records, 1908-1955, n.d. (bulk 1925-1954) | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | From 1925 to 1955, Fiske Kimball (1888-1955) served as director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, steering the institution from what he described as "a minor provincial position to become one of the leading museums of America." The Fiske Kimball Records document Kimball's efforts in achieving this transformation in collaboration with the Museum's officers, staff, and the Fairmount Park Commission, and with the assistance of private benefactors and City funding. Comprised primarily of correspondence, these records also include ephemera, clippings, notes, legal documents, reports, minutes, press releases, publications, floor plans, installation drawings, and photographs, mostly of objects, rooms and architectural elements offered for purchase. Kimball's correspondents include preeminent leaders of art museums, universities, auction houses and professional affiliations, as well as government representatives, private collectors, scholars, and artists. Kimball's often successful courting of potential donors of objects and contributors of funds is well represented, as well as his efforts to secure labor funded by the Works Progress Administration. In addition to the refinement and expansion of the Museum's holdings, the development of various departments and offices is also documented, and to a lesser extent other related facilities. |
| extent | 94.5 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Clippings Ephemera Legal Papers Photographs |
| access | The collection is open for research. Certain fragile material may only be consulted with permission of the Archivist. |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=FKR&p=hn |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html |
| finding aid | Available online |
| acquisition information | Bequeathed by Fiske Kimball, 1955. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:06 |
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| title | Horace Trumbauer collection, 1898-1947. | repository | The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| description | This collection contains architectural drawings and blueprints, including floor plans, elevations, sections and details for dwellings, estates and other buildings located in and around Philadelphia, Pa., New Jersey, New York, Washington, D.C., and Rhode Island. Some are for buildings that were never built, like the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station that was supposed to be at 24th and Chestnut Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are also some photographs, prints, and negatives. Additionally, there are two boxes of manuscript material that primarily pertain to Duke University and include photographs, prints, printed materials, and floor plans. Biographical and Historical Note Horace Trumbauer was born in Philadelphia in 1898 and became one of the city's leading architects in the early middle part of the 20th century. He established his own firm in 1890 and, with a team of talented designers, began designing mostly private residences. In 1894, he completed "Gray Towers" for William Welsh Harrison in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Several years later, he designed "Chelton House" for George W. Elkins and "Lynnewood Hall" for P.A.B. Widener, both in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. He designed Philadelphia Museum of Art in Fairmount Park and parts of the Free Library. He also designed buildings for Jefferson Medical College and the Hahnemann Medical College. He designed several college and university buildings throughout the country, most notably much of Duke University's campus in Durham, North Carolina. He also designed Widener Library at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also created residences in other states such as New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Trumbauer died in 1938. |
| extent | 2 boxes, 112 flat files, 6 rolled items, ( 3.6 lin. feet) |
| formats | Drawings Photographs Prints Printed Materials |
| access | The collection is open for research. |
| record link | http://www.hsp.org/files/findingaidv36trumbauer.pdf |
| record source | http://discover.hsp.org/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Honorary diploma, 1935. | repository | Temple University |
| description | Honorary degree of laws (LL.D.) conferred upon Mrs. Eleanor Elkins Rice by Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia. Document includes statements by John Gribbel and Joseph S. Conwell,Trustees of the board of Hahnemann. The statements note Rice's dedicated service to the Philadelphia Community. Degree was received by Mrs. Fitz Eugene Dixon on behalf of her mother, who was travelling overseas. Illuminated, hand-lettered on parchment. Note Eleanor Elkins Rice was a Philadelphia community activist. Collection: Special Coll. Archives Call Number: (SPC) MSS 043 |
| extent | 1 item (6 l.): parchment. |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Materials in the collections do not circulate, although some allowance is made for Inter-Library Loan. Photocopying and scanning services are available. Some of the holdings are in off-site storage and require advance notice for use. For questions on policies and permissions on copying, distribution of and publishing of holdings write to Margery Sly at msly@temple.edu. |
| record source | http://diamond.temple.edu/ |
| finding aid | Shelf list. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Gottscho-Schleisner Collection (Library of Congress), 1896-1970, bulk 1935-1955 | repository | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division |
| description | Other Title: Architecture and interior design for 20th century America, photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955. Architectural photographs, often made on commission for architects, designers, and commercial businesses, record important design achievements. Interiors and exteriors of homes, stores, offices, factories, historic buildings, and other structures, primarily in the northeastern United States and Florida. Also, documentation of the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York. Work by Gottscho before the establishment of the firm Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. includes views of New York City and the surrounding area and images of family and friends. Six Digital Images to Alexander Hamilton Rice New York City Residence: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/gsc.5a20847 Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice, residence on 5th Ave., New York City. Mrs. Rice's room to window, 1951 Dec. 16. 1 negative, Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/gsc.5a20848 Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice, residence on 5th Ave., New York City. Mrs. Rice's room to desk, 1951 Dec. 16., 1 negative, Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/gsc.5a20845 Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice, residence on 5th Ave., New York City. View towards table, 1951 Dec. 16., 1 negative, Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/gsc.5a20846 Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice, residence on 5th Ave., New York City. View of hall, 2nd floor, 1951 Dec. 16., 1 negative, Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/gsc.5a20849 Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice, residence on 5th Ave., New York City. Boudoir, 1951 Dec. 16., 1 negative, Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/gsc.5a20850 Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice, residence on 5th Ave., New York City. View to tapestry in library, 1951 Dec. 16., 1 negative, Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc. |
| extent | ca. 28,350 negatives; ca. 300 transparencies; 11 albums of photographic or photomechanical prints; ca. 275 photographic prints |
| formats | Photographs Photograph Album Negatives Digital Collection |
| access | No known restrictions on publication. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/93845488/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Johnston photograph collection (Library of Congress), ca. 1864-ca. 1947, bulk 1897-1927. | repository | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division |
| description | Primarily photographs by Johnston, including portraits of prominent Americans, foreign dignitaries, and members of Washington, D.C., social and political circles. Photojournalistic coverage of American politics & government, industry, social conditions, and events, ca. 1890-1913. Architecture in the United States, concentrating on the South, Mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Coast, ca. 1913-1940. Travels in Europe, Middle East, Bermuda, and across the United States, ca. 1899-1922. Also includes material collected by Johnston, such as artistic photos by other photographers, family photos, albums, graphic ephemera, and architectural and watercolor drawings. Two Digital Images to Alexander Hamilton Rice Newport Residence. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b40244 [Interior view of Mrs. Hamilton Rice home in Newport, Rhode Island, with desk and fireplace], [between 1917 and 1927], 1 photographic. print, Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b40244 [Interior view of Mrs. Hamilton Rice home in Newport, Rhode Island, with desk and fireplace], [between 1917 and 1927], 1 photographic print, Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952 |
| extent | ca. 25,000 items. |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | No known restrictions on publication. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/88707696/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid (unpublished): Additional information available in unpublished general finding aid filed in Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room Reference File under "Johnston". |
| acquisition information | Most are gift and purchase; Frances Benjamin Johnston and Johnston estate; 1905-1953. Some transferred from; LC Manuscript Division (Frances Benjamin Johnston Papers); 1982; (DLC/PP-1982:211). |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Letters to Eleanor Elkins Widener and A. Hamilton Rice : manuscript, 1915-1940. | repository | Houghton Library |
| description | Miscellaneous correspondence pertaining to the library, including the memorial tablet to Eleanor Elkins Widener dedicated in 1938. Correspondents include Henry Cabot Lodge, Archibald Cary Coolidge, Thomas Lamont, A. Lawrence Lowell, Jerome D. Green, Keyes Metcalf. A few letters and papers are on other subjects, including the donation of a building to the Hill School, 1929. History notes : Eleanor Elkins Widener (after 1915, Mrs. Rice) was the donor of Widener Library. Notes : Includes a typescript list of the contents. In a brass box within a blue leather case, 33 cm. Preferred citation: HEW 12.12.31. Harry Elkins Widener Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University. Location : Houghton Harry Elkins Widener Collection f HEW 12.12.31 |
| extent | ca. 30 items ; 28 cm. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://lms01.harvard.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Letters to Flora Livingston: 1914-1937. manuscript, 1914-1937 | repository | Houghton Library |
| description | Flora Livingston was the wife of Luther S. Livingston, the first librarian of the Harry Elkins Widener collection at Harvard. She became assistant librarian after her husband’s death in 1914; then librarian in 1926. The letters mostly concern library business. Notes : After Nov. 1915 the letters are signed "Eleanor Rice." Included are 3 letters to Florence Milner (all 1926) and a card acknowledging condolences on Mrs. Rice’s death (1937). In a case, 35 cm. Cite as : HEW 12.12.29. Harry Elkins Widener Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University. Location : Houghton Harry Elkins Widener Collection f HEW 12.12.29 |
| extent | 47 items ; 31 cm. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://lms01.harvard.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Letters to Eleanor Elkins Widener from collectors and libraries : manuscript, 1914-1915. | repository | Houghton Library |
| description | The letters acknowledge copies of A catalogue of the books and manuscripts of Robert Louis Stevenson in the library of the late Harry Elkins Widener, by A.S.W. Rosenbach. Notes : Correspondents include: W.K. Bixby, Beverly Chew, Sidney Colvin, Henry F. De Puy, W.B. Osgood Field, Edmund Gosse, Belle da Costa Greene, John Gribbel, Winston H. Hagen, George S. Hellman, Henry E. Huntington, Morris Jastrow, Luther S. Livingston, George B. McCutcheon, A. Edward Newton, W.F. Prideaux, Clement K. Shorter, Henry B. Smith, George Parker Winship, Thomas J. Wise. In a quarter red leather and cloth case, 34 cm. Cite as : HEW 12.12.30. Harry Elkins Widener Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University. Location : Houghton Harry Elkins Widener Collection f HEW 12.12.30 |
| extent | 57 items ; 30 cm |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://lms01.harvard.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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