Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Havemeyer, Henry Osborne, 1847-1907
| title | Henry O. Havemeyer collection of portrait prints of American statesmen [graphic]. | repository | The New-York Historical Society |
| description | The collection consists of ca. 3,500 prints of United States presidents, vice-presidents, cabinet officers, and Supreme Court justices. Most are engravings or lithographs but also present are woodcuts, etchings, photogravures, illustrations from books, portrayals on sheet music covers, and profiles on silk badges. The Henry O. Havemeyer Collection of Portrait Prints of American Statesmen is divided into twelve series based on eleven job titles that reflect Havemeyer's attempt to collect portraits of every American President and Vice President, their senior level cabinet members, and Supreme Court Justices. The portraits - which include images printed on silk panels, ribbons, cigar bands, tickets, sheet music, and thread wrappers as well as those on paper and meant to be framed and hung on a wall - are arranged within each series in chronological order of term served. The portraits are generally not individually dated, and range from images contemporary with the term of office to historical prints made in the twentieth century by artists such as the Rosenthals. However, the collection is predominantly nineteenth century in period, and holds fine examples of a full variety of graphic techniques: engravings on copper, steel, and wood; lithographs (both uncolored and hand-colored); chromolithographs; etchings; photogravures, photographs, etc. Historical Note: Henry O. Havemeyer (1876-1965) was a business executive and known as a discerning collector of Americana. He served as trustee of The New-York Historical Society and donated many kinds of material to its collections. Location New-York Historical Society Collection Print Room Call Number PR-025 |
| extent | 44.17 linear feet, 36 boxes, ca. 3500 prints |
| formats | Etchings Illustrations Lithographs Woodcuts |
| access | Open to qualified researchers. |
| record link | http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/havemeyer.html |
| record source | http://www.bobcat.nyu.edu |
| finding aid | Finding aid available online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Multiple gifts of Henry O. Havemeyer made between 1946 and the late 1950s. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:49 |
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| title | Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Personal papers of Aline and Eero Saarinen, and Aline Saarinen papers relating to her unpublished biography of architect Stanford White, her published book The Proud Possessors, and her work as an NBC Television correspondent. Papers relating to Stanford White and to Proud Possessors contain primary source material gathered by Saarinen during her research on White and collectors Edward Wales Root and John Quinn. REELS 2074-76, and 2064 (photos): Biographical material; Eero Saarinen's sketches, notes and letters; correspondence between Aline and Eero; Aline Saarinen's correspondence, including letters from John McAndrews, Clifford Odets, Robert Osborne, Frank Lloyd Wright, Joseph Louchheim, and her children; awards; files on her involvement with the Fine Arts Commission, Yale University, and the Design Advisory Committee of the Federal Aviation Agency; speeches, articles on art and architecture; television scripts; clippings and printed material; notes; and photographs and slides of the Saarinens (2 copyprints are also microfilmed on reel 1817 fr. 1054-1058), Charles Alan, and other family members, friends, works of art, and architecture. REELS 2069-2072 and 2084 (photos): Research material, 1903-1960, relating to Saarinen's book The Proud Possessors (1958). Included are notes, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and printed material on art collectors Dr. Albert C. Barnes, Dr. Claribel and Etta Cone, Katherine Sophie Dreier, Charles Lang Freer, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Thomas Gilcrease, Peggy Guggenheim, Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Havemeyer, Joseph Hirshhorn, R. Sturgis Ingersoll, John G. Johnson, J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs. Potter Palmer, John Quinn, the Rockefeller family, Edward Wales Root, Gertrude, Leo, Michael and Sarah Stein, and Electra Havemeyer Webb. Among the correspondents is Bernard Berenson. The material on Edward Root contains letters to Saarinen from Grace Cogswell Root; correspondence between Root and his father Elihu, 1903-1936; one or more letters to Root, 1909-1936, from Charles Culver, Robert De Forest, Frederick James Gregg, Ernest Lawson, George Luks, Duncan Phillips, and Grace Root; copies of 2 letters to Edward Christiana, 1949; a catalog for a Root memorial exhibition, 1957; Saarinen's notes; and a photograph of Root, one of his home, and photographs of works of art in his collection. Copyrpints also available. Material on John Quinn includes correspondence between Saarinen and Jeanne Robert Foster; letters to Foster from Quinn and his sister, Julia Anderson; a copy of a letter to Foster from William B. Yeats and a drawing of Quinn possibly by Yeats; material relating to Roger Casement; and photographs of Quinn and Foster, and Quinn with Constantin Brancusi, Picasso and Mme. Picasso, Henri Pierre Roche, and Erik Satie. REELS 2072-2073 and 2064 (photos): Research material for Saarinen's unpublished biography of Stanford White. Included are: notes, drafts; correspondence with her publisher, scholars, friends and relatives of White, architects, and others; printed material, 1896-1968; McKim, Mead and White memoranda and correspondence, 1887-1906, much of it with Whitelaw Reid; a letter from Charles Lang Freer, 1900; contracts; architectural descriptions and copies of blueprints; a record book; and miscellaneous letters and documents. Letters from White's father, Richard Grant White, to his daughter-in-law Bessie, Bessie White's reminiscenses of Stanford, and her scrapbook on the Washington Centennial and White's Washington Arch are also included. Photographs include over 300, 1878-ca. 1970, of White, his wife; his father and mother; Evelyn Nesbit; his clients, Anne, Louise and Robert Cheney; and 280 photographs of buildings and residences designed by White or McKim, Mead and White, many photographed by Wayne Andrews. UNMICROFILMED: Primarily papers kept by Aline Saarinen while a NBC television correspondent reporting on mainly art related topics. Included are correspondence, printed material, notes, scripts, clippings, kinescope motion picture film, including "Eyes Opening", transferred to VHS, and photographs. Also included are printed material on Eero Saarinen, and photographs of his work. ADDITION: Notebooks containing Aline Saarinen's notes on architecture, art collectors and Stanford White; printed material; Saarinen's journal, 1928-1932; a guest book; photographs; scripts for Venus in Venice (1964), The American Image and other writings. Three phonograph recordings (33 1/3) of a discussion on opera between Eero Saarinen, Professor H. Ingham Ashworth and Professor Leslie Martin on the Australian Braodcasting Commission, January 29, 1957 are not available for research use. |
| extent | 13.5 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 10 reels) |
| formats | Correspondence Notes Sketches Photographs Clippings |
| access | Collection is being processed and digitized, and is closed to researchers. Access is to microfilmed material only. NBC TV material: Authorization to quote from scripts or film prepared for television must be cleared for rights with: NBC Studios, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.saaralin.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/aline-and-eero-saarinen-papers-5589 |
| acquisition information | Donated in 1973 by the Aline Saarinen estate via Charles Alan, art dealer and brother of Saarinen. The NBC TV material was donated 1974 by NBC Studios. Additional material donated 1991 by the Parrish Art Museum, who had received it from Aline Saarinen. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:08 |
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| title | Galerie Durand Records | repository | Durand-Ruel et Cie |
| description | Firm maintains extensive archives and will search archives for a fee. Information Source: The AAM Guide to Provenance Research |
| formats | Correspondence Account Books Stock Books |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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| title | August Jaccaci papers, 1889-1935 (bulk 1904-1914). | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters, mostly concerning Jaccaci's joint editorship with John La Farge of the book, Noteworthy Paintings in American Collections; typescript pages of research material relating to the book and photographs (unmicrofilmed) of works of art. The papers cover the one published volume as well as the unrealized volumes. Also included are photographs of early American wall stencils. The collection documents Jaccaci's work as an art historian, writer, and editor, primarily during the period he researched, compiled, and published his book, "Noteworthy Paintings in Private American Collections." More than one-half of the collection consists of extensive correspondence to and from many notable artists, collectors, and art historians, including John La Farge, Kenyon Cox, Isabella Stewart Gardner, and Bernard Sickert concerning the research and publication of the book. The papers also house legal files, writings and notes, art collection research files, and photographs of artwork. Correspondents include art historians, critic, artists, and art collectors, as well as publishers, photographers, printers, and agents. These letters discuss the research of famous American art collections, writing of essays for the book, and the book production and publication. There is extensive correspondence with his co-editor John La Farge, and with his employee Carl Snyder who was working in Europe. Other correspondence is with magazines, art associations, academic institutions, and French service organizations. Also included is a small amount of personal correspondence with friends and colleagues. Correspondents, many of whom were contributors, include Samuel H. Adams, American Academy in Rome, R. B. Angus, Sir Walter Armstrong, John W. Beatty, Cecilia Beaux, Bernard Berenson, Ernest L. Blumenschein, Wilhelm Bode, Louis De Monvel Boutet, James Britton, George De Forest Brush, Bryson Burroughs, Charles H. Caffin, Alexis Carrel, Mary Cassatt, Willa Cather, John Jay Chapman, Sir Martin Conway, Kenyon Cox, Eyre Crowe, Elsie De Wolfe, William H. Downes, Charles L. Freer, Daniel C. French, Max Friedlander, Roger Fry, Isabella Gardner, Jules Guiffrey, Jay Hambidge, Charles Henry Hart, James J. Hill, Lewis C. Hind, Sir Charles J. Holmes, Elbert Hubbard, James Huneker, Samuel Isham, Thayer Jaccaci, Bettina E. Johnson, John La Farge, Oliver La Farge, Ernest Lawson, Will H. Low, Frank J. Mather, Henry McCarter, Samuel McClure, Francis D. Millet, Paul E. More, George F. Of, Ivan Olinsky, Walter Pach, Ernest Peixotto, Elizabeth Pennell, Michael I. Pupin, Jean F. Raffaelli, Salomon Reinach, Henry Reuterdahl, Corrado Ricci, Jean P. Richter, Gisela M. Richter, Frederic Sherman, Bernhard Sickert, Osvald Siren, Joseph L. Steffens, Ida Tarbell, Anne Taylor, Carl Taylor, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Wilhelm Valentiner, John C. Van Dyke, Adolfo Venturi, J. Alden Weir, John F. Weir, William A. White, Helen H. Whitney, and Rufus Zogbaum. Research material includes information on the following collections: R. B. Angus, George Baker, Charles T. Barney, August Belmont, Chauney J. Blair, Cleveland Burke, A. M. Byers, Thomas M. Davis, G. A. Drummond, William L. Elkins, James W. Ellsworth, Henry Clay Frick, Isabella S. Gardner, J. W. Gates, George Jay Gould, L. C. Hanna, Henry O.Havemeyer, John Hay, James J. Hill, Charles L Hutchinson, Hyers, John J. Johnson, Mr. Lodge, Frank G. Logan, Cyrus Hall and R. Hall McCormick, James H. McFadden, Emerson McMillan, Samuel Mather, Frank G. Morgan, Horace Morison, Ada Brooks Pope, James Ross, Martin A. Ryerson, Albert A. Sprague, Charles W. Taft, Herbert L. Terrell, Edward R. Thomas, William H. Vanderbilt, William Van Horne, J. H. Wade, Harris Whittemore and P. A. B. Widener. Also included (reel D126) are photographs of early American wall stencils. Forty-eight unmicrofilmed photographs of works of art are from the Henry C. Frick, William Van Horne, and P. A. B. Widener files. Legal files include contracts and legal agreements for the August F. Jaccaci Company, as well as legal agreements with John La Farge concerning the research and publication of their joint book. Writings and notes include Jaccaci's lists and notes pertaining to the Noteworthy Paintings project, as well as other miscellaneous notes. Also found are writings by John La Farge that include drafts of a book, lectures, and notes about his artwork. Writings by others in this series also include draft essays by many art historians for Jaccaci's book. For the Noteworthy Paintings project, Jaccaci created numerous research files for American art collections and collectors that would be included. These research files include lists of works of art, essays and other notes about the collection written by prominent art historians. Photographs are of works of art supporting the research files. Also found in this collection are photographs of and notes about New England stencil designs. It is unclear what the connection is between Jaccaci and the stencil designs. Author(s): Jaccaci, Augusto Floriano, 1857-1930. Beaux, Cecilia,; 1855-1942. Berenson, Bernard,; 1865-1959. Blumenschein, Ernest Leonard,; 1874-1960. Bode, Wilhelm von,; 1845-1929. Boutet de Monvel, Louis-Maurice,; 1851-1913. Britton, James,; 1878-1936. Brush, George de Forest,; 1855-1941. Burroughs, Bryson,; 1869-1934. Caffin, Charles Henry,; 1854-1918. Carrel, Alexis,; 1873-1944. Cassatt, Mary,; 1844-1926. Cather, Willa,; 1873-1947. Chapman, John Jay,; 1862-1933. Conway, William Martin,; Sir,; 1856-1937. Cox, Kenyon,; 1856-1919. Crowe, Eyre,; Sir,; 1864-1925. De Wolfe, Elsie,; 1865-1950. Downes, William Howe,; 1854-1941. Freer, Charles Lang,; 1856-1919. French, Daniel Chester,; 1850-1931. Friedländer, Max J.,; 1867-1958. Fry, Roger Eliot,; 1866-1934. Gardner, Isabella Stewart,; 1840-1924. Guiffrey, Jules,; 1840-1918. Hambidge, Jay,; 1867-1924. Hart, Charles Henry,; 1847-1918. Hill, James Jerome,; 1838-1916. Hind, C. Lewis; 1862-1927. ; (Charles Lewis), Holmes, C. J.; 1868-1936. ; (Charles John), Hubbard, Elbert,; 1856-1915. Huneker, James,; 1857-1921. Isham, Samuel,; 1855-1914. Jaccaci, Thayer. Johnson, Bettina Eastman. La Farge, John,; 1835-1910. La Farge, Oliver,; 1901-1963. Lawson, Ernest,; 1873-1939. Low, Will Hicok,; 1853-1932. Mather, Frank Jewett,; 1868-1953. McCarter, Henry,; 1866-1942. McClure, S. S.; 1857-1949. ; (Samuel Sidney), Millet, Francis Davis,; 1846-1912. More, Paul Elmer,; 1864-1937. Of, George F.; b. 1876. ; (George Ferdinand), Olinsky, Ivan G.; 1878-1962. ; (Ivan Gregorewitch), Pach, Walter,; 1883-1958. Peixotto, Ernest,; b. 1869. Pennell, Elizabeth Robins,; 1855-1936. Pupin, Michael Idvorsky,; 1858-1935. Raffaëlli, Jean François,; 1850-1924. Reinach, Salomon,; 1858-1932. Reuterdahl, Henry,; 1871-1925. Ricci, Corrado,; 1858-1934. Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta,; 1882-1972. Richter, Jean Paul,; 1847-1937. Sherman, Frederic Fairchild,; 1874-1940. Sickert, Bernard,; 1862-1932. Sirén, Osvald,; 1879- Steffens, Lincoln,; 1866-1936. Tarbell, Ida M.; 1857-1944. ; (Ida Minerva), Taylor, Anne. Taylor, Carl. Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander,; 1865-1921. Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold,; 1880-1958. Van Dyke, John Charles,; 1856-1932. Venturi, Adolfo,; 1856-1941. Weir, Julian Alden,; 1852-1919. Weir, John F.; b. 1841. ; (John Ferguson), White, William Allen,; 1868-1944. Whitney, Helen Hay,; 1875-1944. Zogbaum, Rufus F.,; 1849-1925. Adams, Samuel Hopkins,; 1871-1958. Angus, R. B. Armstrong, Walter,; Sir,; 1850-1918. Beatty, John W.; 1851-1924. ; (John Wesley) Bio / His Notes: Jaccaci, a mural painter and writer, was born in France and came to the United States in the 1880s. He and painter John La Farge were editors for what they hoped would be a multi-volume series to be called Noteworthy Paintings in Private Collections. The first volume was published in 1907, but with the untimely death of La Farge, Jaccaci abandoned the project. |
| extent | 7.2 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 9 reels) |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Research Files Notes Legal Files |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.jaccaugu.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/august-jaccaci-papers-6877 |
| finding aid | Finding Aid Online |
| acquisition information | Papers were purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which had acquired them for director Francis Henry Taylor's research for Taste of Angels. |
| updated | 06/09/2023 15:39:50 |
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| title | The Henry O. Havemeyer Photo Collection | repository | Newport Historical Society |
| description | Historic photo collection. Contact repository for restrictions, policies and further information regarding the contents of the collection. |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.newporthistorical.org/collections_photograph.htm#Photograph%20Special%20Collections |
| record source | http://www.newporthistorical.org |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:55 |
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| title | Charles Frederick de Loosey Papers, 1838-1870 (bulk 1860-1870). | repository | The New-York Historical Society |
| description | Professional and personal correspondence, telegrams, minutes, accounts, newsclippings, legal papers, memoranda, official government documents, articles, etc., chiefly relating to Mexico and the affairs of the Mexican Ministry of Foriegn Affairs and Mexican Consulates in the United States and elsewhere. The bulk of the collection comprises what are evidently the official records of Imperial Mexican Consulate at New York during the years 1863-1867. Loosey was a friend of Maximilian and acted as an unoffical agent to help further his interests in the United States. Included are ca. 950 letters from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and government agencies of Imperial Mexico addressed to Mexican consuls in New York and New Orleans, 1864-1867; 70 letters to Luis Arroyo, consul general of the Mexican Empire, 1865; minutes and "reserved" minutes of the consulate general in New York, Aug.-Oct. , 1865; letterbooks containing copies of letters sent by Loosey, 1862-1867; letterbooks of Luis Arroyo, 1865-1867; 54 telegrams to and from Maximilian and Empress Carlota, many of them in code, 1866-1867; 59 invoices of cargoes arriving in Mexico, 1864-1865; laws and decrees issued by various offices of the Imperial Mexican government; correspondence and papers of Charles de Loosey relating to investments and financial interests in Mexico, particularly to Mexican Gas Works, American and Mexican Mail Steamship Co., the Save and Kulpa Steamship Line, et. al., including correspondence with William Henry Hurlbut, Hugo Fritsch, Richard Barry, Henry M. Flint, Oliver de Ressequier, Simon G. Sina, and others. Also included are news clippings pertaining to Mexico, 1863-1867, and ca. 150 accounts and receipts of the Mexican Consulate of New York. Much of the correspondence pertains to routine consular affairs, activities of Benito Juarez and his agents, attitude in the United States toward the monarchy, activities of Emperor Maximilian and his government, filibusters, activities of General Santa Anna, the Santanista Party, a plot against Maximilian's life, United States internal affairs, and other Mexican political and military affairs. The remainder of the collection principally consists of private correspondence of the Loosey and Havemeyer families (Loosey's daughter, Emily, married Theodore A. Havemeyer), including many letters between Loosey and his wife, Ida, and correspondence of Theodore A., Henry O., Blanche, and other members of the Havemeyer family. Bulk of the collection is in In Spanish and German; English translations are available for some items. Bio/History: Imperial Austrian Consul General at New York. Location New-York Historical Society Colletion Mss Collection Call Number BV Mexico |
| extent | 36 v. |
| formats | Account Books Correspondence Clippings Financial Records |
| access | Open to qualified researchers at The New-York Historical Society. This collection is owned by The New-York Historical Society. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Library Director of The New-York Historical Society, Two West 77th Street, New York, NY 10024. |
| record source | http://www.bobcat.nyu.edu |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:04 |
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| title | The Havemeyer Family Papers relating to Art Collecting, 1901-after 1982 (bulk, 1901-1922) | repository | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| description | The Havemeyer Family Papers relating to Art Collecting include correspondence, writings, notes, and ephemera regarding the Havemeyers’ art collecting activities between 1901 and 1922. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence to Louisine from art dealers and agents who were working on behalf of the Havemeyers to build their renowned art collection Biography or History New York art collectors Louisine Waldron Elder (1855-1929) and Henry (Harry) Osborne Havemeyer (1847-1907) assembled a large and diverse collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative art between 1876 and 1924. The collection gained notoriety early on for Harry’s purchase of eight Rembrandt portraits in rapid succession, but the Havemeyer’s most enduring legacy as American collectors was their pioneering pursuit of Impressionist and Spanish paintings Citation [Title of item], [date], Box [number], Folder [number], Havemeyer Family Papers relating to Art Collecting, 1901-1922, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives Note See also Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer files, Office of the Secretary Records, Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives See also Henry Osborne Havemeyer files, Office of the Secretary Records, Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives See also Horace Havemeyer files, Office of the Secretary Records, Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives LOCATION CALL NUMBER Museum Archives - Restricted Access Bookcase 8, Shelf 5 Box 1 Museum Archives - Restricted Access Bookcase 8, Shelf 5 Box 2 Museum Archives - Restricted Access Bookcase 8, Shelf 5 Box 3 |
| extent | 1.25 linear feet (3 boxes) |
| formats | Correspondence Writings Notes Ephemera |
| access | The collection is open for research. Researchers are required to use transcripts or photocopies when available for their initial access to correspondence. Requests for access to originals will be reviewed by Archives staff on a case by case basis |
| record link | http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15324coll13/id/11945 |
| record source | http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1698309~S1 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives and on the Internet [http://libmma.org/digital_files/archives/Havemeyer_Papers_b16983099.pdf] |
| acquisition information | Anonymous gift, 1982 |
| updated | 11/08/2017 14:25:00 |
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| title | Office of the Secretary records, 1870-[ongoing]. | repository | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| description | Records comprise correspondence and subject files created by the Secretary and General Counsel, Trustees and several past Directors of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This material relates to all aspects of Museum operations and administration including: acquisition of artworks through purchase, gift and bequest, exhibitions, building maintenance and construction, relations with City and State agencies, drafting and negotiating contracts, managing litigation, cultural property issues, legal and business affairs, grants and corporate donations. Files documenting the tenures of each Secretary of the Museum are included. In addition, there is substantial original documentation created by: former Directors of the Museum, including Luigi Palma di Cesnola, Caspar Purdon Clarke, Edward Robinson, Herbert E. Winlock; past Trustees, including: John Taylor Johnston, Henry Gurdon Marquand, Robert W. De Forest, and J. Pierpont Morgan; and key curatorial and administrative staff. Biography or History The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 in New York City by a group of businessmen, financiers, artists and collectors. On April 13 of that year the New York State Legislature granted an Act of Incorporation "for the purpose of establishing and maintaining in said City a Museum and Library of Art, of encouraging and developing the Study of the Fine Arts, and the application of Art to manufacture and natural life, of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and to that end of furnishing popular instruction and recreations." Railroad executive John Taylor Johnston served as the institution’s first President. Luigi Palma di Cesnola was appointed the first Director in 1879. The Office of the Secretary was established concurrently with the founding of the Museum, and is the central repository for official Trustee records, administrative correspondence and legal files of the Museum’s General Counsel. The Secretary is a member of the Museum staff who performs administrative duties under the general direction of the President or as may be assigned by the Chairman or Board of Trustees. The Secretary is responsible for coordinating and recording the proceedings of meetings the Board of Trustees and Trustee committees. The Secretary attends to official correspondence, has custody of and preserves the corporate seal and the archives, and oversees the legal affairs of the Museum. The following have served as Secretary of the Museum: William J. Hoppin (1874-1877), Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1877-1904), Robert W. DeForest (1904-1913), Henry W. Kent (1913-1940), George Lauder Greenway (1941-1942), Dudley T. Easby, Jr. (1945-1969), Ashton Hawkins (1969-1987), Linden Havemeyer Wise (1987-1992), Sharon H. Cott (1992-present). Citation [Title of item], [date], [folder title], Office of the Secretary Records, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives. Note Most materials in English; French, Italian, German and other languages are represented as well. |
| extent | 2500 linear feet. |
| formats | Correspondence Subject Files Administrative Records Financial Records Legal Papers |
| access | Consult Archives staff regarding permission to quote or reproduce. |
| record link | http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1705272~S1 |
| record source | http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1705272~S1 |
| finding aid | npublished index and folder level database; access restricted to Archives staff only. |
| acquisition information | Transferred from Office of the Secretary. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971 | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | The 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. |
| extent | 3042.6 linear feet (5550 boxes, 17 flat file folders). |
| formats | Auction Catalogs Business Records Correspondence Financial Records Ephemera |
| access | Open 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 link | http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2012m54 |
| record source | https://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/19q6gmb/GETTY_ALMA21129976460001551 |
| contact information | Contact gallery's archivist |
| finding aid | At the Getty Research Institute and over their website. |
| acquisition information | Acquired in 2012. |
| updated | 07/28/2023 16:33:45 |
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| title | H. D. Havemayer letters to Samuel P. Avery, 1895-1889 | repository | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| description | Part of the Samuel P. Avery papers held by the Thomas J. Watson Library at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Location: Watson Library Reference Call Number: Z42.3 A7. M48 v.5 Photocopy |
| extent | 3 sheets |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Photocopy available in repository |
| record link | http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15324coll13,2289 |
| record source | http://library.metmuseum.org/screens/opacmenu.html |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Henry Havemeyer House, ca. 1915: Wurtz Bros.Collection | repository | Museum of the City of New York |
| description | 5th Avenue and 66th Street. Henry Havemeyer House. -gelatin dry plate negatice, ca. 1915 -X2010.7.1.4758 Historical Note Wurts Brothers (13,690 images) The Wurts Brothers Company (18941979) was among the first studios in New York City to specialize in architectural photography. Founded by brothers Norman and Lionel Wurts, the firm earned commissions from numerous New York City architects, developers, and contractors. They documented the construction of such landmarks as the Woolworth Building and Rockefeller Center. This collection of digital images includes all of the glass plate and flexible negatives housed at the Museum of the City of New York. |
| extent | 1 item |
| formats | Photographs Digital Collection |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://collections.mcny.org |
| acquisition information | Wurtz Bros. (New York, NY) |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Samuel Putnam Avery Papers, [ca. 1850]-1905 | repository | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| description | Collection includes Avery's diary referring to his travels in Europe, 1871-1882; a scrapbook of samples of his work; and autographs and sketches sent to Avery from such American and European artist friends as Edouard Detaille, Henri Lefort, W.J. Linton, W.H. Vanderbilt, J.G. Vibert, and J.A.M. Whistler. Catalogs and notes of Avery's works and art collections; editorials and resolutions in memory of Avery, 1905; and letters written to Avery's wife upon his death. Copies of children's books containing his illustrations and printed proof sheets of etchings designed by Avery. Note Some correspondence is in French Location and Call Numbers Watson Library Reference Z42.3A7 M48 v.4 LIB USE ONLY --- Watson Library Reference Z42.3A7 M48 v.5 LIB USE ONLY --- Watson Library Reference Z42.3A7 M48 v.6 LIB USE ONLY --- Watson Library Bookcage MS 06 LIB USE ONLY Watson Library Bookcage MS 07 LIB USE ONLY --- Watson Library Bookcage MS 08 LIB USE ONLY --- Watson Library Bookcage MS 09 LIB USE ONLY --- Watson Library Bookcage MS 10 LIB USE ONLY |
| extent | 2 linear ft |
| formats | Diaries Scrapbooks Sketches |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions |
| record link | http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15324coll13/id/2289 |
| record source | http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1718291~S1 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:17 |
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