Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: John Wanamaker (Firm)
| title | John Wanamaker department store art gallery records, [ca. 1908]-1941. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Records documenting John Wanamaker's import of French painting from Parisian salons and artists to sell in his store, to keep for his private collection and to keep for his store collection. Also included is a photograph album of Rodman Wanamaker's silver collection. Included are: correspondence; customs papers; purchase and sale records; preview invitiations; inventories of works purchased for the store's collection; inventories of Wanamaker's private collection; artist files containing lists of Colin Campbell Cooper's works, photographs and clippings relating to Paul W. Bartlett's paintings, autographed photographs of Frederick Frieseke's painting, and files on Mihaly Munkacsy and Pierre Fritel. |
| extent | 1.5 linear ft. (on 2 microfilm reels) reels 3918-3919 |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Inventories Photographs Clippings |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Microfilmed in 1986 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Subquently donated to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:48 |
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| title | John Wanamaker, New York exhibition catalogs, 1916-1934. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | "Exhibition of Paintings by Eliseo Meifren, Nov. 17-Dec. 17, 1916," held at Au Quatrieme, the Wanamaker Store; "Second Art Students Exhibition March 18-30, 1918," listing 843 works in painting, illustration, sculpture, textiles, crafts and designs, architecture and interior decorations, posters, and costume design, by mainly New York City area students; and the "Wanamaker Regional Art Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting Oct. 13-Nov. 3, 1934" at the Wanamaker Gallery, juried by Lloyd Goodrich, Robert B. Harshe, and Grant Wood. |
| extent | 3 items. reel 4859 (fr. 234-264) |
| formats | Exhibition Catalogs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Contained in miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection, 1887-1934 (bulk 1915-1925) |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:49 |
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| title | Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1914-1918. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Archival/Manuscript Material Contained in: Theodore Dreiser Papers, ca. 1890-1965. Folder 3096. Notes: Comprises 3 items to Dreiser. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 30 |
| extent | 3 items (3 leaves). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | The Theodore Dreiser Papers may be examined by researchers in the reading room of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania. Permission to quote from and to publish unpublished materials must be requested in writing from the Curator of Manuscripts. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Gifts with some additional purchases, received: 1942 through 1991. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Correspondence with Eugene Ormandy, 1974. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Archival/Manuscript Material Contained in: Eugene Ormandy Papers. Folder 707. Summary: Comprises 1 item from John R. Wanamaker and 1 item from Ormandy or his representative. Other Contributors: Wanamaker, John R. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 91 |
| extent | 2 items (3 leaves). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:03 |
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| title | Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1932-1977. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Archival/Manuscript Material Contained in: Marian Anderson Papers, ca. 1900-1993. Folder 2872. Summary: Comprises 3 items, 3 leaves correspondence. Contains letters from Samuel L. McKnight and Reeves Wetherill. Other Contributors: McKnight, Samuel L. Wetherill, Reeves. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 200 |
| extent | 3 items (4 l.) |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:03 |
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| title | Correspondence with Edgar Fahs Smith, 1911-1920. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | Archival/Manuscript Material Contained in: Edgar Fahs Smith Papers, ca. 1870-1940. Folder 2292. Other Contributors: John Wanamaker (firm). Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 112 Status: Available, check location |
| extent | 7 items (7 leaves). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:03 |
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| title | Edwin Atlee Barber Records, 1901-1916 | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | Barber's correspondence is arranged in two alphabets, 1901 to 1911 and 1912 to 1916. Some Barber correspondence with Museum people was kept separately. Extensive correspondence with John T. Morris, Board of Trustees Vice President and a collector; John Story Jenks, also a collector and a Vice President of the Board; Leslie W. Miller, Principal of the School; and James L. Allan, Assistant Treasurer make up a series. |
| extent | 19 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | The collection is open for research |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=BAR&p=cs |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html |
| finding aid | Available online |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | John Wanamaker Collection, 1827-1987 | repository | The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| description | John Wanamaker (1838-1922) was a well-known merchant, entrepreneur, and lifelong resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was active in the city’s religious, political, and philanthropic areas, founded several Presbyterian churches and Sunday schools, and served as Postmaster General under President Benjamin Harrison from 1889 to 1893. He opened his first Philadelphia clothing store, Oak Hall, with partner Nathan Brown in 1861, and founded John Wanamaker and Co. several years later in 1869. In 1876, they opened “A New Kind of Store” known as the Grand Depot at 13th and Market Streets. This store later became the flagship store, which eventually branched out into central and southeastern Pennsylvania. Satellite stores were also established in New Jersey, Delaware, and New York City. Wanamaker was at the forefront in many areas in retailing including merchandising, employee relations and advertising. His sons Thomas B. Wanamaker and L. Rodman Wanamaker were also active in the business. Thomas ran John Wanamaker and Co. in Philadelphia and Rodman took over the New York store operations in 1906. This rich and extensive collection, which is arranged into five series and spans over one hundred and fifty years, details the history of Wanamaker’s store in Philadelphia and its influence as a major city retailer in during the 19th and 20th centuries. There is also material in the collection that documents Wanamaker’s involvement and impact not only on merchandising and related fields but also on issues of social reform and cultural attitudes. Throughout the collection, materials are generally arranged in chronological order; however, the loose photographs in Series four are arranged by subject and size. The collection includes correspondence, financial volumes, scrapbooks, albums, estate and legal papers, store records, publications, photographs, financial files, sales portfolios, sound recordings, glass negatives, and deeds. A complete inventory of the collection is available in HSP’s library. |
| extent | 327 boxes, 196 volumes, 365 lin. feet |
| formats | |
| access | None |
| record link | http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid2188wanamaker.pdf |
| record source | http://hsp.org/collections/catalogs-research-tools/finding-aids |
| finding aid | Available online |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Langdon Warner Records, 1917-1923 | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | Langdon Warner, a scholar in Oriental Art and an Archeologist, was the Director of the Museum from 1917 to 1923. He was often away from the Museum working in China. In 1923 he left to accept a position at Harvard. In addition, he was the Curator of the Wilstach Collection, a city-owned collection housed in Memorial Hall. Warner's correspondence mainly concerns the collection, Memorial Hall, exhibitions and purchases. There is some correspondence with corporate officers including President, John D. McIlhenny. From December 1917 through January 1919 E. Hamilton Bell was Acting Director while Warner was away in China. Some of Bell's correspondence is in this record group as a separate series. Bell also was the Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection, another city-owned collection, from 1917 until his death in 1929 (3/25/1929). Henri Marceau was his Assistant Curator for the Johnson Collection. Bell was Co-Editor of a journal, Eastern Art, along with Horace H. F. Jayne and Langdon Warner. |
| extent | 4.5 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | The collection is open for research |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=WAR&p=hn |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html |
| finding aid | Available online |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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