Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Byard, John Kenneth, d.1960.
| title | John Kenneth Byard papers, 1908-1960. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Papers relating mainly to Byard's business as a dealer in American antique furniture. Included are correspondence, 1950-1960, with Henry N. Flynt, Robert B. Hanan, A. M. Adler (Hirschl & Adler), Ellerton M. Jette, Cornelius C. Moore, Dr. J. Reed McClure, Otto M. Wasserman, Electra Webb (Shelburne Museum), and others; a scrapbook, 1908; notes from lectures; an obituary notice; and letters to Mrs. Dorothy Byard after her husband's death. Co-Creator: Jetté, Ellerton Marcel McClure, J. Reed Moore, Cornelius C., 1885-1970 Wasserman, Otto M., 1901- Webb, Electra Havemeyer Adler, A.M., 1902- Flynt, Henry N. Hanan, Robert B. |
| extent | 1150 items. reels 102 and 103 |
| formats | Business Records Scrapbooks |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/john-kenneth-byard-papers-6869 |
| acquisition information | Donated 1959-1961 by Mrs. John Kenneth Byard, widow of Byard. |
| updated | 06/09/2023 15:39:51 |
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| title | Records of the Bayou Bend Collection 1917-1981. Dealer/Collector Files; John Kenneth Byard. | repository | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
| description | The Dealer/Collector Files contain correspondence and invoices which document transactions conducted between Miss Ima Hogg and various dealers in antique furniture, oriental rugs, decorative arts, paintings, and prints. The papers illustrate in detail Miss Hogg's dedicated pursuit of the creation of a collection of decorative arts at Bayou Bend. Most of her collecting was accomplished between 1917 and the early 1970s. The papers also illustrate the work of the professional curatorial staff which arrived with the conversion of Bayou Bend from a private home to a public museum facility. At some time after the opening of Bayou Bend in 1966 the Dealer/Collector Files were adapted for administrative use by the museum's staff. Curatorial correspondence and other institutional papers dating from the 1960s to 1981 were merged with Miss Hogg's original correspondence during these years. The papers consist largely of correspondence between dealers and Miss Hogg or her secretary, Miss Jane Zively; the curatorial correspondence of David B. Warren and Barry A. Greenlaw; invoices and receipts for purchases; auction and exhibition catalogues; business cards; and newsclippings. In addition there is extensive corespondence between Miss Hogg and Charles F. Montgomery (then Director of the Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum), who advised her on acquisitions, on matters concerning the care and cataloguing of her collections, and on the formal conversion of Bayou Bend from a private home to a museum. Named Person: Comstock, Helen. Fairbanks, Jonathan L. Flynt, Henry N. Hogg, Ima. Montgomery, Charles F. Van Ravenswaay, Charles. Warren, David B., 1937- Winchester, Alice. Byard, John Kenneth. Chambers, Eunice. Greenlaw, Barry A. Hill, Peter. Hyde, J.A. Lloyd. Jacobs, Carl. Stockwell, David. Trump, Robert T. Walton, John S. Wasserman, Otto M. Webb, J. Watson. Williams, Constance R. Williams, Thomas D. Wood, Richard H. Wood, Virginia A. Named Corp: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Bayou Bend Collection. Berry-Hill Galleries. Childs Gallery. Hirschl & Adler Galleries. Kennedy Galleries. Israel Sack, Inc. Vose Galleries of Boston. Robert Ensko, Inc. French & Company, Inc. Ginsberg & Levy. James Graham & Sons. Gregory's Old Master Gallery. Kent-Costikyan, Inc. Samuel Kirk & Son, Inc. C.W. Lyon, Inc. The Old Print Shop. Scalamandre Silks, Inc. Whimsy Antiques. |
| extent | 4 linear ft. |
| formats | Ephemera Correspondence Financial Records |
| access | Restrictions vary according to nature of materials. Consult the Archives for particulars |
| record source | http://fa.mfah.org |
| finding aid | Unpublished finding aid available in repository. |
| acquisition information | Records received from Bayou Bend administrative offices on August 18, 1987. |
| updated | 08/25/2017 15:55:12 |
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| title | John Kenneth Byard Papers, 1928-1961, 1969-1975 (bulk 1945-1960) | repository | The Winterthur Library |
| description | The collection is a mixture of personal papers relating to Kenneth and Dorothy Byard and business records of the Silvermine Tavern and Galleries. Business papers include records of sales of antiques, which frequently describe the piece being sold as well as the price and name of the purchaser; correspondence with Electra Webb; other business correspondence; store inventories; payroll records, including those of restaurant and inn employees; balance sheets; insurance policies; and records relating to losses in a fire. Personal records include a list of items donated to the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association in 1955; income tax reports; real estate records, including accounts of a dispute with one of Byard’s neighbors; and checks and deposit slips, some of which might actually be business related. As well, there is one folder relating to Gates Moore’s lighting fixture business; it includes correspondence and a few designs for fixtures. Biography or history John Kenneth Byard was a lawyer and an antiques collector and dealer from Norwalk, Connecticut. During the 1930s, he purchased an old house, mill, and other structures along the Silvermine River outside Norwalk and opened the Silvermine Tavern and Galleries. The complex included a restaurant, a small inn, an antiques shop, and a barn which had been converted to an apartment with an artist’s studio. Byard collected and sold early American furniture and other items of decorative arts. Chief among his clients were Henry and Helen Flynt, who restored Deerfield, Massachusetts, Ellerton and Edith Jette of Waterville, Maine, and Electra Havemeyer and Watson Webb, who began Shelburne Museum in Vermont. Byard died in 1959, leaving his widow, Dorothy Randolph Byard. Part of his collection was auctioned by Parke-Bernet in March 1960. Gates Moore, a cabinetmaker, accompanied Mr. Byard on buying trips. Moore would vet the furniture, and Byard would negotiate the price. Later, Moore made and sold reproduction lighting fixtures, a business probably carried out on the Silvermine Tavern property. Moore’s relatives continue to run the Silvermine Tavern as a restaurant and inn. Location The Winterthur Library: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Winterthur, DE 19735. Call Number Col. 740 |
| extent | 6 cu. ft. (14 boxes, one volume) |
| formats | Business Records Correspondence Personal papers Inventories Financial Records |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML%5FFinding%5FAids/COL0740.htm |
| record source | http://library.winterthur.org:8000/cgi-bin/webgw |
| finding aid | Online finding aid |
| acquisition information | Gift of Patricia Moore, Norwalk, Connecticut. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:50 |
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