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Archives related to: Karolik, Martha Catherine Codman

titleOgden Codman architectural drawings and papers, circa 1793-1936, (bulk, circa 1890-1936)
repositoryColumbia University Libraries
descriptionArchitectural drawings and specifications for Codman’s projects, circa 1890s-1930s, including the Martha Codman house in Washington, D.C.; alterations for Edith Wharton and her husband at their three residences, the Mount in Lenox, Mass., Land’s End in Newport, R.I., and their Park Avenue home in New York City; work for the Thayer family of Boston, Mass., specifically Nathaniel Thayer’s three homes in Boston, Lancaster, Mass., and Newport, R.I. ("Edgemere"), Bernard Thayer’s Beacon Hill houyse in Boston, and Eugene Van Rensselaer Thayer’s two houses in Boston and Lancaster, Mass.; the Lucy Dahlgren house in New York City; the Archer M. Huntington house on Fifth Avenue in New York City; interior design for John D. Rockefeller in his house "Kykuit" at Pocantico Hills, N.Y.; interior design work for the Vanderbilt family including Cornelius Vanderbilt’s "Breakers" at Newport, R.I. and Frederick William Vanderbilt’s mansion in Hyde Park, N.Y. and his house on Fifth Avenue in New York City; Oliver Ames’ mansion at Pride’s Crossing, Beverly, Mass., and his house in Boston; and interior decoration and alterations for Codman’s own homes in Newport, R.I. and Roslyn, N.Y. and his villa in France, "La Leopolda", at Villefranche-sur-Mer. Also, lists, descriptions, and postcards of French chateaux, with related correspondence, circa 1900s-1930s, relating to Codman’s bibliography on the chateaux of France; and miscellaneous lists of houses in England and France, correspondence, and printed material.

Also, various documents of Codman’s ancestor, Richard Codman, including account books with some correspondence and legal documents, circa 1793-1800s, relating to the interior decoration and furnishing of his houses(s) in Paris.
extentcirca 3,474 items.
formatsAccount Books Postcards Drawings Architectural Drawings Correspondence
accessThis collection is available for use by qualified readers by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please call (212) 854-4110 or email avery-drawings@libraries.cul.columbia.edu.
record sourcehttp://clio.cul.columbia.edu
finding aidInventory is available in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library.
updated03/16/2023 10:29:50
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titleCodman Family Correspondence, 1781-1912.
repositoryMassachusetts Historical Society
descriptionCorrespondence of the Codman family, including Charles Russell Codman Sr. and his sons Charles Russell and James M. Codman, Charles Jr.'s daughter Mamie, and Charles Wilkes. Several members of the family traveled in Europe at various times in the 19th century and described their travels in letters home.

Included is an 1894 letter from Grover Cleveland to Charles R. Codman Jr., who was a prominent Massachusetts political figure, and a copy of a 1904 letter from Codman to Cleveland.
extent2 boxes.
formatsCorrespondence
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record sourcehttp://www.masshist.org/findingaids/
updated11/12/2014 11:29:57
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titleMaxim Karolik papers, ca.1921-1973.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionLetters, in Russian, to his sister, Freda Goulka; articles; photographs; announcements; a sketch of Karolik; phonograph recordings and a 7" tape (untranscribed) of a lecture delivered by Karolik at Bowdoin College February 20, 1963 entitled "Collecting with Purpose--for What?" and a phonograph recording of arias and operas sung by Karolik in 1956. Also included is a transcribed interview of Karolik conducted by an unidentified interviewer, undated.
extent0.4 linear ft.
formatsSound Recording Correspondence
accessUnmicrofilmed: use requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility.
record sourcehttp://www.siris.si.edu/
acquisition informationWritten materials gift of Mrs. Alfred Bester, whose relationship to Karolik is unclear. Phonograph records donated by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston through Karolik. The tape of his lecture was donated 1972 by Nathaly Baum.
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titleKarolik-Codman family papers, 1714-1964
repositoryMassachusetts Historical Society
descriptionThis collection consists of the papers of the interrelated Amory and Codman families of Boston, Massachusetts specifically those of John Amory, Henry Codman, and John Amory Codman. Papers of Martha Catherine Codman and Maxim Karolik also make up a large part of this collection. Included are family correspondence, financial material, genealogical information, and historical documents.

Call Number:
Ms. N-2164

Call Number:
OFFSITE STRORAGE (reel-to-reel tape recordings only)
extent32 boxes, 34 volumes, 3 oversize boxes, 2 XT boxes, and 10 offsite storage boxes.
formatsCorrespondence Financial Records Diaries Sound Recording Photographs
accessContact repository for restrictions and policies.
record sourcehttp://www.masshist.org/findingaids/
acquisition informationGift of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1974.
updated11/12/2014 11:30:09
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titleFiske Kimball Records, 1908-1955, n.d. (bulk 1925-1954)
repositoryPhiladelphia Museum of Art
descriptionFrom 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.
extent94.5 linear feet
formatsCorrespondence Clippings Ephemera Legal Papers Photographs
accessThe collection is open for research. Certain fragile material may only be consulted with permission of the Archivist.
record linkhttp://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=FKR&p=hn
record sourcehttp://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html
finding aidAvailable online
acquisition informationBequeathed by Fiske Kimball, 1955.
updated11/12/2014 11:30:15
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