Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
| title | Walker Evans Archive | repository | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| description | Forty thousand negatives and transparencies dating from the late 1920s to the early 1970s—as well as Evans's personal and professional correspondence, papers, diaries, family photo albums, and his collection of books, picture postcards, clippings, roadside signs, and works by other artists. See Walker Evans Archive : list of holdings / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Photographs at the museum LOCATION Watson Library Archives CALL NUMBER TR647 .E932 1994 Persistent link to guide in online catalog http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1327279~S1 |
| extent | Unprocessed |
| formats | Photographs Correspondence Diaries Photograph Album Artwork |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies |
| record link | http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1327279~S1 |
| record source | http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/introduction.asp?dep=19&type=WEA |
| acquisition information | Acquired in 1994 by the Museum's Department of Photographs. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:52 |
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| title | Archives pamphlet file: Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996: miscellaneous uncataloged material. | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | The folder may include clippings, correspondence, memoranda, press releases, brochures, announcements, reviews, invitations, obituaries and other ephemeral material relevant to the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and its history. Location MoMA Manhattan Archives Pamphlet File Call Number Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996. |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991011483159707141 |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:49:50 |
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| title | George Balanchine Archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk). (MS Thr 411). | repository | Harvard Theatre Collection |
| description | Includes business and personal papers of George Balanchine: correspondence conducted primarily by his personal assistant Barbara Horgan; Labanotations and Benesh notations of his ballets created by the Dance Notation Bureau (New York, N.Y.) and Benesh Institute of Choreology Ltd.; ballet scenarios; music scores; contracts; programs; photographs; clippings; his financial and medical records; audiotapes and videotapes; awards, fan mail, and memorabilia from his arrival in the United States to his death. Also includes records of the New York City Ballet, the George Balanchine Foundation and the George Balanchine Trust, and programs and photographs of various other ballet companies all over the world. Biographical Notes: George Balanchine was a Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and company director. With Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1996) he founded the School of American Ballet in 1934. Collaboration with Kirstein also resulted in the founding of the New York City Ballet (1948), of which Balanchine served as artistic director until his death in 1983. |
| extent | 62.5 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Ephemera Legal Papers Financial Records Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou01785 |
| record source | http://hollis.harvard.edu/ |
| finding aid | Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou01785 Unpublished printed finding aid available in the Harvard Theatre Collection Reading Room. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Barbara Horgan and the George Balanchine Trust; received: 1992 March 25. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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| title | Modern music archives, 1910-1984 (bulk 1924-1983). | repository | Library of Congress Music Division |
| description | The contents of the archives consist of materials documenting the closing of the magazine; photographs; artwork originals and reproductions); stage and costume designs; concert and festival programs; supplemental writings and essays by Minna Lederman Daniel; scrapbooks (also on microfilm); and press clippings. Correspondence includes originals of letters sent to Modern music by George Antheil, Alban Berg, Theodore Chanler, Aaron Copland, Henry and Sidney Cowell, David Ewen, Frederick Jacobi, Walter Piston, Paul Rosenfeld, Lazare Saminsky, Arnold Schönberg, Harold Shapero, and Virgil Thomson. Among the roster of contributors represented in this collection are Alban Berg, Bertolt Brecht, André Breton, Aaron Copland, Henry and Sidney Cowell, Edwin Denby, Lincoln Kirstein, Pablo Picasso, Walter Piston, Paul Rosenfeld, Harold Shapero, and Virgil Thomson. Noteworthy original works of art in this collection include self-portraits by Darius Milhaud and Arnold Schönberg, sketches of George Antheil by Boris Smirnoff and Louis Gruenberg by Enrico Caruso, and a lithograph portrait of Paul Hindemith by Richard Heinsich. Biographical and Historical Notes: Modern music, the quarterly journal of the League of Composers, was published in New York from 1924 to 1946 and was edited by Minna Lederman Daniel. Initially the title was the League of Composers' review. In 1925 the name was changed to Modern music. It is one of the most distinguished collections of criticism and scholarship concerning early twentieth-century musical arts. |
| extent | 4 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Photographs Writings Artwork Correspondence |
| access | Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply. Access Advisory: Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit. |
| record source | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/music/eadxmlmusic/eadpdfmusic/mu2005.wp.0026.pdf |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and on the Internet. |
| acquisition information | Gift; Minna Lederman Daniel; 1975, 1980, and 1984. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:57 |
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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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