Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Borden, Matthew C. D. (Matthew Chaloner Durfee), 1842-1912
| title | Borden family photographs, portraits and some business records |
| repository | Fall River Historical Society |
| description | Included is a sixth plate ambrotype of M.C.D. Borden as a very young man, by an unidentified photographer, contained in its original fitted case. Three additional images depict Harriet M. Durfee, the future Mrs. M.C.D. Borden. One is a sixteenth plate daguerreotype by an unidentified photographer dating to the early 1850’s. Two ambrotypes by Anthony Chace of Fall River date to circa 1856 and are in the sixth plate and sixteenth plate sizes. Contact the repository for further informaiton. |
| extent | Contact repository for further information. |
| formats | Photographs Business Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.lizzieborden.org/archives.asp |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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| title | Fall River Iron Works Company Records, 1821-1909 (inclusive). |
| repository | Historical Collections, Baker Library |
| description | Letters, general accounts, and production and sales records, relating to the manufacturing of hoop and bar iron and nails. Includes records of several enterprises founded and controlled by the Fall River Iron Works: records of Annawan Manufactory (producers of printed cloth), 1825-1899; letters and general and production accounts of Metacomet Mills, 1846-1903; records of Fall River Gas Works, 1847-1879; records of Bay State Steamboat Company, 1850-1870; and accounts for individual ships and general accounts of a steamboat line operating between Fall River and Providence, 1829-1881. Location : Baker Business Historical Collections -- Business Manuscripts *Mss:5 1821-1909* Biographical and Historical Note Iron manufactory, Fall River, Mass. Established in 1821 by Richard Borden and Bradford Durfee. Incorporated in 1825. In addition to operating a rolling mill, nail mill, and iron foundry, the company had interests in cotton manufacturing and steamboat operations. It also controlled important land and water rights. Textile manufacturing became the chief interest of the firm in the 1890’s, and its mills were operated by the American Printing Company. The American Printing Company was liquidated in 1935. |
| extent | 54 linear ft. (494 v., 4 cases). |
| formats | Correspondence Business Papers Financial Records |
| access | Appointment necessary to consult collection. |
| record source | http://hollis.harvard.edu/ |
| finding aid | Unpublished finding aid in repository. |
| acquisition information | American Printing Company, 1930. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:33 |
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| title | An exhibition of paintings from the collection of M.C.D. Borden, Esq [electronic resource]. |
| repository | Frick Art Research Library and Brooklyn Museum |
| description | Digitized catalog of an exhibition held Nov. 11-14, 1909 at the Union League Club (New York, N.Y.). |
| extent | 1 online resource (1 v.) |
| formats | Electronic Resource Exhibition Catalogs |
| access | No restrictions on access copy. Unrestricted online access |
| record link | http://nyarc.org/digital_projects/gilded_age/31072002252635.pdf#view=Fit |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991002072069707141 |
| acquisition information | Documenting the Gilded Age exhibition checklists and pamphlets digital project at Frick Art Reference Library and Brooklyn Museum |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:47 |
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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 | 02/14/2025 10:07:50 |
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