Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Karolik, Martha Catherine Codman
| title | Ogden Codman architectural drawings and papers, circa 1793-1936, (bulk, circa 1890-1936) | repository | Columbia University Libraries |
| description | Architectural 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. |
| extent | circa 3,474 items. |
| formats | Account Books Postcards Drawings Architectural Drawings Correspondence |
| access | This 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 source | http://clio.cul.columbia.edu |
| finding aid | Inventory is available in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:50 |
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| title | Codman Family Correspondence, 1781-1912. | repository | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| description | Correspondence 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. |
| extent | 2 boxes. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Maxim Karolik papers, ca.1921-1973. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters, 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. |
| extent | 0.4 linear ft. |
| formats | Sound Recording Correspondence |
| access | Unmicrofilmed: use requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/maxim-karolik-papers-7660 |
| acquisition information | Written 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. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:17 |
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| title | Karolik-Codman family papers, 1714-1964 | repository | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| description | This 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) |
| extent | 32 boxes, 34 volumes, 3 oversize boxes, 2 XT boxes, and 10 offsite storage boxes. |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Diaries Sound Recording Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/ |
| acquisition information | Gift of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1974. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:09 |
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| 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 | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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