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A Preliminary Guide to the Collections of the Archives of American ArtAuthor(s): Garnett McCoySource: Archives of American Art Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, Preliminary Guide to theCollections (Jan., 1965), pp. 1-17Published by: The Smithsonian InstitutionStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1556974 .

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Volume 5 January 1965 Number 1

A PRELIMINARY GUIDE TO THE COLLECTIONS OF TlHE ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART

For some time we have felt that the publication of a Guide to the collections of papers held by the Archives of American Art would be a useful service. Art historians as well as American Studies specialists and students of American literature, music and the theatre need to know what sources are available for research. With a view to making known these sources and to encouraging their use by scholars, we devote the current issue of the Archives Journal to a descriptive list of Archives holdings.

The history of art in. America has only recently begun to interest students as an area deserving close attention. While this past neglect can be blamed in

part on a prevailing view of American painting and

sculpture as inferior to European art, it can also be attributed to the scarcity of documentary sources. A few libraries, chiefly in the East, hold some manuscript collections relating to the subject, but, until 1954, no agency had developed a systematic program of gathering papers reflecting American art history.

This condition was especially noticeable to E. P. Richardson during the course of his research for Painting in America, the Story of 450 Years. The Detroit collector Lawrence A. Fleischman also felt strongly that a centrally located research institution in the field of American art history was long over-due. Under their leadership the Archives of American Art was organized in Detroit in 1954. As Mr. Richardson said at the time:

Our purpose is to collect material that will be used by writers and scholars in interpreting American civilization, material for the study of those men and women who have given us our artistic heritage -artists and craftsmen, collectors and art dealers, art institutions and writers on art. We are collect-

ing it not for the sake of collecting but to use the information and put it to work.

As an initial project, the Archives microfilmed relevant papers owned by 16 museums, libraries and historical societies in the Philadelphia area. Later a similar copying of records held by various divisions of the New York Public Library, the Newark Museum and the Detroit Institute of Arts was carried out. Individual artists, dealers, collectors and critics were also approached with a request that their personal papers be lent for microfilming.

At the same time collections of original papers were offered as gifts. The first important donation was in the form of two elaborately bound volumes contain-

ing autograph letters written by American artists over the past 200 years. A rapidly increasing flow of personal records-correspondence, journals, sketchbooks, photographs, exhibition catalogues and scrapbooks- appeared at the Detroit headquarters for processing and preservation. These permanent acquisitions, like those borrowed for copying, were also microfilmed so that a record is preserved against the natural deterio- ration of paper. The film rolls, moreover, can be lent to qualified scholars through the inter-library loan procedure without endangering the original documents.

After ten years of this dual process of collecting, the Archives offers to the researcher a wide range of documentary material covering the subject of art in America from the early 18th century to 1964. The following list reflects a rapidly growing strength among collections dating from the Civil War to the present. This is particularly true for the past decade with documentation buttressed by a series of tape- recorded interviews. The transcripts of these reminis-

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cences of artists, dealers, collectors and others concerned with art will become an invaluable historical source as the habit of writing letters and keeping journals declines.

Two special projects currently pursued by the Archives should be mentioned here. The compilation on microfilm of a copy of every known art auction catalogue published in the United States is a joint undertaking of the Archives and the Henry F. du Pont Winterthur Museum. Much of this material is owned by the New York Public Library, but over a hundred other repositories across the country have also been drawn upon.

The Archives' The New Deal and the Arts project conducted under a Ford Foundation grant is an attempt to document the government art programs of the 1930's and early 1940's. The broad scope of this ven- ture is uncovering many groups of papers from all over the nation, but the chief single source is the National Archives where the central office records of the various official projects are kept. The tape- recorded interviews arranged in connection with this

project are both voluminous and of a high quality, and will be one of the major sources of information on American art during the Depression period.

It should be noted that the following Guide is a partial one. A future number of the Journal will carry descriptions of some groups necessarily omitted here. A majority of the significant collections, however, is included, with, in each case, information on the source, the types of documents involved, inclusive dates, a general descriptive note on content, and the approximate quantity. The word "Owner" preceding the source indicates those groups lent for microfilming. No unpublished material in this category may be quoted, published or otherwise reproduced without permission from the owner. A similar restriction ap- plies to some of the collections presented to the Archives.

As a research collection, the Archives of American Art exists to be used. We hope that this publication will enable scholars to discover new riches among our resources.

Garnett McCoy

1. BENJAMIN PAUL AKERS (1825-1861) Papers. Owner: Maine Historical Society. 1963.

Correspondence and a manuscript article. 1851-1911. A small collection of letters to and from an American

sculptor living in Rome after 1850. An acrimonious exchange between Akers and Hiram Powers and a frag- ment of an essay on landscape art are interesting. A later series comprises correspondence from Akers' wife, a minor 19th century poet.

c.45 items.

2. AMERICAN ABSTRACT ARTISTS Records. Owners: Alice Trumbull Mason and

George L. K. Morris. 1959.

Correspondence, lists, press releases, clippings and miscellaneous records. 1935-1958.

Papers kept by George L. K. Morris and Alice Trumbull Mason relating to the organization, Ameri- can Abstract Artists. The earlier material is especially useful.

c.300 items.

3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN Exhibitions. Donor: American Association of University

Women. 1960.

Correspondence, notes, clippings and miscellaneous documents. 1949-1952.

Records relating to traveling art exhibitions spon- sored by the A.A.U.W. Correspondents include Walter Anderson, Marsden Hartley, Jacob Lawrence, John Rood and David Smith.

c.2000 items.

4. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS Retrospective Exhibitions. Donor: American Federation of Arts. 1964.

Correspondence, notes, press releases, photographs, clippings and articles. 1957-1960.

A large collection of records relating to a series of traveling retrospective exhibitions underwritten by the Ford Foundation and showing the work of 12 contemporary artists. Milton Avery, Andrew Dasburg, Lee Gatch, Abraham Rattner and Hugo Robus were among those involved.

c.6000 pieces.

5. ART IN AMERICA Records. Donor: Jean Lipman. 1957.

Correspondence and other records. 1937-1956. Artists, critics, scholars and dealers are the chief

correspondents in this collection from the files of the periodical ART IN AMERICA.

c.11,000 pieces.

6. ART STUDENTS LEAGUE Records. Owner: Art Students League. 1960.

Registers, ledgers, minutes, lists, letterbooks, scrapbooks, reports, miscellaneous documents and publications. 1875-1911.

An important collection reflecting the early history of this art school. Much of the official correspondence, however, is missing. Among other interesting items are a Model Engagement Book, 1875-1879, and an inventory of the library.

c.6000 pieces.

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7. ART: USA: 58. Records. Owner: Lee Nordness. 1959.

Correspondence, lists, photographs, press releases, business records and publications. 1957-1959.

Complete files of a major exhibition of American art held in New York in 1958. Lee Nordness was the chief organizer.

c.1200 items.

8. JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851) Papers. Owner: American Philosophical Society, Philadel-

phia. 1955.

Correspondence and a journal. 1822-1845. Letters written by Audubon together with the type-

script of a journal kept by him. The collection also includes some correspondence of Audubon's wife and children.

c.300 items.

9. SAMUEL PUTNAM AVERY (1822-1904) Papers. Owner: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1964.

Correspondence, diaries, clippings, catalogues and miscellaneous publications. 1857-1902.

A useful collection, these papers follow Avery's career as dealer, connoisseur and adviser to million- aire collectors, notably William H. Vanderbilt and William T. Walters. The diaries (1871-1882) describe his annual summer buying trips to Europe. Interest- ing letters from Clarence Cook, F. O. C. Darley, San- ford R. Gifford, John LaFarge, William S. Mount and J. A. M. Whistler are included.

c.800 items.

10. CLIFFORD K. BERRYMAN (1869-1949) Papers. Owner: Miss Florence Berryman. 1962.

Correspondence, notes, photographs, clippings and miscellaneous publications. 1904-1949.

Material reflecting the career of a notable editorial cartoonist for the Washington Star. Many of the more than one hundred letters are from political figures such as William Jennings Bryan, Woodrow Wilson and Harry Truman.

c.300 pieces.

11. GEORGE BIDDLE (1885- ) Papers. Owners: Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1954.

George Biddle. 1963.

Correspondence, diary, notes, manuscript writings, lists, miscellaneous documents. 1911-1948.

Biddle's activities in a variety of organizations, travels, and government projects, especially the Sec- tion of Fine Arts, are reflected in these papers. Letters are from many leading artists, writers, and political figures of the 1930's, including Peggy Bacon, Thomas

Hart Benton, Mary Cassatt, Rockwell Kent, Henry Varnum Poor, Marsden Hartley, Walter Pach and Boardman Robinson. The diary runs from February 1933 to September 1935.

c.800 items.

12. ISABEL BISHOP (1902- Donor: Isabel Bishop. 1959.

) Papers.

Correspondence, notes, sketches, photographs, clippings and publications. 1935-1959.

Material relating to the work of Isabel Bishop with some information on friends and associates. Corres- pondents include Mahonri Young, Edward Laning, Peter Blume, Peggy Bacon, Philip Evergood and Glenway Westcott. A separate series of letters from Warren Chappel includes drawings.

c.500 items.

13. GRACE BORGENICHT GALLERY Papers. Owner: Grace Borgenicht. 1963.

Correspondence. 1955-1962. This small but interesting group of letters from

five contemporary artists to Grace Borgenicht deals with current activities of the writers and refers to works in progress.

72 items.

14. LOUIS BOUCHE (1896- Owner: Louis Bouche. 1963.

) Papers.

Catalogues, clippings, photographs and miscellaneous documents. 1915-1962.

Most of this collection is in two large scrapbooks containing printed material on Bouchd and the Amer- ican art scene from the World War I period to the present. The clippings and catalogues on the early period are especially useful.

c.400 pieces.

15. MARTIN BRIMMER (1829-1896) Papers. Donor: Mrs Haven Parker. 1956.

Correspondence. 1880-1896.

A series of informative letters written by Martin Brimmer, president of the Boston Museum of Art, to Mrs. Henry Whitman, a painter and patron of the arts, forms the major portion of this collection. Many were written from London, Paris, and Rome. A separate group, referring to Brimmer's death, is from Owen Wister, Henry Lee Higginson and other friends.

45 items.

16. EDWARD BRUCE (1879-1943) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Edward Bruce. 1962.

Correspondence, reports, journals, notebooks, scrapbooks, draft speeches, photc-graphs, catalogues, gov- enment publications, clippings and magazine articles. 1917-1958.

A very important collection, most of it falling in the period 1932-1943, reflecting Bruce's career as busi-

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nessman, artist, lobbyist and especially as administra- tor of New Deal art projects. Correspondents include

major political and business leaders, New Deal officials and artists.

c.12,000 pieces.

17. BRYANT-GODWIN Papers. Owner: New York Public Library Manuscripts

Division. 1956.

Correspondence. 1828-1900. Letters from 71 artists and writers on art to Wil-

liam Cullen Bryant and his son-in-law Parke Godwin.

Correspondents include Albert Bierstadt, Jasper F.

Cropsey, Horatio Greenough, Eastman Johnson, John LaFarge, Jervis McEntee, S. F. B. Morse, Launt

Thompson and Worthington Whittredge. c.200 items.

18. JOHN KENNETH BYARD (1886-1959) Papers. Donor: Mrs. John Kenneth Byard. 1960.

Correspondence, notes, photographs, and publications. 1950-1960.

Papers relating to Byard's study and handling of American antiques. The correspondence with collectors of American decorative arts, and the more than 2500 photographs are useful sources.

c.3500 items.

19. ALEXANDER CALDER (1898- Papers. Owner: Alexander Calder. 1963.

)

Correspondence, clippings, photographs, catalogues and articles. 1925-1962.

Most of this collection consists of press clippings and photographs, the former dealing chiefly with Calder's activities in Europe in the late 1920's and

early 1930's. Correspondence is limited. The holo-

graph of Fernand Leger's introduction to a 1931 catalogue is included.

c.2000 pieces.

20. CALIFORNIA ARTISTS Collection. Owner: Smithsonian Institution. 1964.

Biographical information on some 7000 artists born in or who worked in California in the 19th and 20th centuries. The information, consisting of addresses, dates, exhibitions, awards and other pertinent facts, was gathered by Ferdinand Perrett from directories, catalogues and newspaper files.

c. 10,000 cards.

21. KENNETH CALLAHAN (1906- Papers. Donor: Kenneth Callahan. 1963.

)

Correspondence, draft speeches and articles, clippings, photographs, and catalogues. 1932-1963.

Callahan's activities as a Washington state painter, teacher and museum official are reflected in an exten-

sive collection of manuscript writings as well as in the clippings, photographs and publications. Several hundred letters from museum curators, dealers, and artists are included.

c.2000 pieces.

22. MARY CASSATT (1845-1926) Papers. Compiler: Frederick A. Sweet. 1955.

Correspondence and genealogical material. 1869- 1925.

The family letters, falling chiefly in the 1880's, make up fully two-thirds of this collection. They are generally long and informative, dealing often with

political and art affairs in France. Over a hundred are from Mary Cassatt to members of her family as well as to Electra Havemeyer, Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs. Frederick MacMonnies and Miss Sarah Hallo- well.

c.300 items.

23. CENTURY MAGAZINE Papers. Owner: New York Public Library Manuscripts

Division. 1956.

Correspondence. 1870-1915. Letters written to the Century Magazine editors by

artists and writers on art in connection with articles and illustrations. Many of the major late 19th century painters, sculptors and critics are represented. Robert U. Johnson and Richard Gilder are the chief recip- ients of letters.

c. 1500 items.

24. GRIFFI'I'H BAILY COALE (1890-1950) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Griffith Baily Coale. 1961.

Correspondence, sketchbooks, daybooks, photographs, notes, clippings, and publications. 1926-1945.

Personal records kept by a muralist and marine

painter who served as a naval artist in World War II. The sketchbooks and daybooks are especially useful for information on an official war painter.

c. 3000 pieces.

25. THOMAS COLE (1801-1848) Papers. Owners: Detroit Institute of Arts. 1960.

New York State Library. 1964.

Correspondence, manuscript articles, sketchbooks, notebooks, catalogues, clippings and miscellaneous

publications. 1821-1848. A large and important collection of original source

material on Cole himself as well as on the early devel-

opment of the Hudson River School and on a

neglected period in American art history. The cor-

respondence is especially rich in content, and includes letters to and from Cole. A portion of it was used by L. L. Noble in his 1853 biography of Cole which was reprinted by the Harvard University Press in 1964.

c.4000 items.

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26. TIMOTHY COLE (1852-1931) Papers. Donors: Mr. Lucius Cole and Dr. Percy J. Cole.

1962.

Correspondence, prints and photographs. 1883-1931. Letters from the wood engraver Timothy Cole form

the major part of this collection. Written to various editors of the Century Magazine between 1883 and 1894, they describe Cole's activities in Europe and the problems he faced in copying old masters for illustrations.

c.250 items.

27. COOPER UNION MUSEUM Drawing Collection. Owner: Cooper Union Museum. 1963.

American drawings owned by the Cooper Union Museum, this alphabetically arranged collection is a major source for the study of some 230 artists' work in this medium.

c.20,000 pieces.

28. CRAMER FAMILY Papers. Owners: Eileen Cramer and Margot Cramer

Taylor. -1963.

Correspondence, diaries, sketchbooks, photographs, clippings and catalogues. 1896-1962.

A large collection relating to the lives of Florence Ballin and Konrad Cramer, these papers include much information on the art community of Woodstock, New York, between 1920 and 1960. Among other correspondents discussing their work and activities are Alexander Brook, Andrew Dasburg, Henry Lee McFee, Fred Dana Marsh and Eugene Speicher.

c.3000 items.

29. THOMAS CRAWFORD (1814-1857) Papers. Donor: Countess Eleanora Marion-Crawford

Rocca through Dr. Robert L. Gale. 1964.

Correspondence. 1845-1857. Letters from the sculptor Thomas Crawford to his

wife. More than half were written in Europe, particularly Rome where the Crawfords lived. They include much good material on Crawford's activities and on the American colony of artists in Italy in the 1850's.

130 letters.

30. JOSE de CREEFT (1884- Owner: Jose de Creeft. 1963.

) Papers.

Photographs, clippings and publications. 1912-1962. A sculptor who moved to this country from Spain

in the 1920's, de Creeft is noted for re-establishing here the tradition of direct carving on stone. His papers reflect his career since his early European successes.

c.800 pieces.

31. EDWIN DICKINSON (1891- Owner: Edwin Dickinson. 1962.

) Diaries.

A long series of diaries with usually brief daily entries, 1916-1961. Provincetown and New York are the main settings.

36 volumes.

32. JOHN M. DONALDSON (1854-1941) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Alec Donaldson. 1963.

Correspondence, photographs and sketches. 1877- 1938.

Letters written to the Detroit architect John M. Donaldson by Gari Melchers are the chief feature of this collection. One early communication from Frank Duveneck is of special interest.

c.40 pieces.

33. DOWNTOWN GALLERY Files. Owner: Mrs. Edith Halpert. 1957-1958.

Photographs, notes, catalogues, publicity material and clippings. 1926-1958.

This collection, the working files of the Downtown Gallery, contains a vast amount of information on some of the leading artists of this century as well as on American primitive painting and sculpture and on such figures as Harnett and Peto. All material relates to those paintings and artists handled by the Down- town Gallery. A small group of letters dealing with the Williamsburg collection of American primitives is included, but, with this exception, correspondence and business papers are not present.

c.30,000 pieces.

34. OLIN DOWS (1904- Donor: Olin Dows. 1962.

) Papers.

Correspondence, press releases and miscellaneous documents. 1938-1949.

This small collection, chiefly letters, deals with the government art projects in their later stages and with the American Federation of Arts in the 1940's. Forbes Watson is the chief correspondent.

c.200 pieces.

35. DOROTHEA DREIER (1870-1923) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Peter Voorhees. 1959-1960.

Correspondence, sketchbooks, clippings, photographs, catalogues, and other publications. 1887-1916.

This large group of letters deals with Dreier family activities, travels abroad, and interests. Correspondents are chiefly the four Dreier sisters and their brother, and there are a few items from Walter Shirlaw and Raymond Robins. Art, politics and woman's suffrage are major subjects.

c.1500 pieces.

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36. ASHER BROWN DURAND (1796-1886) Papers. Owner: New York Public Library Manuscripts

Division. 1956.

Correspondence, a diary (1840), lists, and miscellaneous publications. 1812-1883.

The collection consists chiefly of letters written by and to Durand, a central figure in the Hudson River School, during the period between 1830 and 1860. Thomas Cole, the collector Luman Reed, William S. Mount, John W. Casilear, John F. Kensett, John Durand and Erastus Dow Palmer are frequent cor-

respondents. c.900 pieces.

37. JOHN DURAND (1822-1908) Papers. Owner: New York Public Library Manuscripts

Division. 1956.

Correspondence. 1854-1907. The first and most important series in this collection

comprises several hundred letters written to Durand and William J. Stillman, editors of the New York art

magazine The Crayon, 1855-1861. Correspondents, many from abroad, were artists, critics, and observers. Other series are letters from the art historian and anti-

quarian Charles Henry Hart to Durand (1884-1907) and some miscellaneous Durand correspondence (1870-1900).

c.2000 items.

38. ALBERT DUVEEN AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION. Donor: Albert Duveen. 1956.

Correspondence and miscellaneous documents. 1839- 1910.

Unrelated letters by American artists of the 19th century, this collection was gathered by Duveen as an American art reference group. Among other writers are Albert Bierstadt, F. E. Church, Timothy Cole, Charles R. Leslie, William Page, and Worthington Whittredge.

c.550 items.

39. EVERT AUGUSTUS DUYCKINCK (1816-1878) Papers. Owner: New York Public Library Manuscripts

Division. 1956.

Correspondence and clippings. 1809-1878. Letters from 37 artists and writers on art in con-

nection with Duyckinck's various publishing ventures.

Correspondents include Washington Allston, John W. Casilear, F. O. C. Darley, S. F. B. Morse, Rem- brandt Peale, Henry T. Tuckerman and Benjamin West.

c.300 items.

40. RICHARD EDERHEIMER (1878-1959) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Richard Ederheimer. 1961.

Correspondence, diaries, manuscript poetry, lists, photographs, clippings and miscellaneous publications. 1892-1959.

A large collection of family and business correspondence forms the major part of these papers of a New York print dealer, connoisseur and painter. Sev- eral prominent collectors active in the period from 1910 to 1920 are among the letter writers. The emphasis is on selling Old Master prints and drawings.

c.8000 items.

41. LOUIS MICHEL EILSHEMIUS (1864-1941) Papers. Donors: Mr. Valentine Dudensing, Roy R.

Neuberger and William Schack. 1958-59; also purchase. 1962.

Correspondence, account books, photographs, cata-

logues, clippings and miscellaneous publications. 1893- 1940.

The correspondence, chiefly letters from Eilshemius to Valentine Dudensing, concerns the sale of Eilshemius' works in the 1930's and his bitterness over public neglect. An earlier series (1890's) deals with the artist's interest in poetry. There are over 200 photographs of paintings by Eilshemius.

c.400 pieces.

42. CHARLES E. FEINBERG AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION. Donor: Charles E. Feinberg. 1955-1962.

Correspondence and drawings. c.1800-1930. Unrelated correspondence of a number of 19th and

early 20th century artists from Benjamin West to Grant Wood. Albert Bierstadt, Mary Cassatt, F. O. C.

Darley, Eastman Johnson, Jervis McEntee, Rembrandt Peale, and Elihu Vedder are some of the writers.

Special series include several Darley drawings, several

original Thomas Nast cartoons, and groups of letters from Maxfield Parrish, John S. Sargent and J. A. M. Whistler.

c.300 items.

43. LYONEL FEININGER (1871-1956) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Marie M. Churchill. 1956; a portion

lent by Mr. Frank Kortheuer. 1959.

Correspondence, drawings, clippings, reproductions, and articles. 1887-1920.

A series of long, informative, and richly illustrated letters from Feininger to Alfred Churchill describes the former's activities in Berlin in the 1890's when he was a young newspaper artist. About 130 drawings and a few photographs and publications complete the collection.

A separate series consists of further letters written to Frank Kortheuer between 1887 and 1903. Most are

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very long and include elaborate illustrations. All of this material was used by Dr. Ernst Scheyer in his

Lyonel Feininger (Detroit, 1964). c.250 pieces.

44. GORDON LESTER FORD (1823-1891) Papers. Owner: New York Public Library Manuscripts

Division. 1956.

Correspondence, clippings and miscellaneous records. 1828-1943.

A collector of Americana, Ford gathered a large but uneven group of documents relating to American art. Most of the letters included were written by mid-nineteenth century painters. A portion of this material consists of records of the Brooklyn Art Association.

c.4000 items.

45. EDWARD GAY (1837-1928) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Dorothy Gay Gordon. 1959.

Correspondence, a sketchbook, biographical notes, photographs, clippings and catalogues. 1858-1921.

The correspondence and clippings contain information on the Artists Fund Society, a mutual aid association of the late 19th century. Letters to Gay on this

subject are from such figures as J. G. Brown, Daniel Huntington, Jasper Cropsey, George Inness, Erastus Dow Palmer and Lars G. Sellstadt.

c.150 items.

46. SAMUEL WOOD GAYLOR (1885-1957) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Samuel Wood Gaylor. 1962.

Reminiscences, photographs and catalogues. A long autobiographical account in the form of a

transcript from a recording is the chief item in this group. Details on the New York art scene from the Armory Show to 1920 are useful, as is the general impression of a young painter's education and early experience.

c.300 pages and 30 photographs.

47. EMILY GENAUER (1911- Owner: Miss Genauer. 1959.

) Papers.

Correspondence, photographs and publications. 1930-1957.

Letters from artists, dealers and museums in connection with Miss Genauer's role as an influential critic. Correspondents include Marc Chagall, Stuart Davis, Philip Evergood, Reginald Marsh, Ben Shahn and Frank Lloyd Wright.

c.300 pieces.

48. SANFORD ROBINSON GIFFORD (1823-1880) Papers. Donor: Miss Edith Wilkinson. 1957.

Correspondence. 1855-1869. A collection, in typescript copies, of Gifford's letters

from England, France, Germany and Italy written to

his family during two trips abroad. In addition to

providing information on the painter himself, they are full of notes on other Americans in Europe and on attitudes toward the European scene.

64 items in three bound volumes.

49. RICHARD LaBARRE GOODWIN (1840-1910) Papers. Owner: Miss Claribel Goodwin. 1960.

Correspondence, a journal, photographs, clippings. 1830-1958.

These papers include a notebook listing portraits painted by R. L. Goodwin's father, an itinerant artist, between 1830 and 1845. There are some letters from R. L. Goodwin but most of the collection comprises photographs of his paintings and correspondence of his daughter relative to his career.

c.200 items.

50. ROBERT GRAHAM AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION. Donor: Robert Graham. 1961.

Correspondence. 1783-1874. Unrelated letters from several late 18th century

and 19th century painters, including G. P. A. Healy, Henry Inman, Emanuel Leutze, Rembrandt Peale, Thomas Sully, John Trumbull and Benjamin West.

c.40 items.

51. CHAIM GROSS (1904- Donor: Chaim Gross. 1963.

) Papers.

Correspondence. 1940-1962. Letters to Gross from collectors, museums, galleries,

students and government officials. Most of this material is business correspondence. Communications from Edward Rowan, Paul Manship and William Zorach are of interest.

c.900 items.

52. PHILIP LESLIE HALE (1865-1931) Papers. Donor: Nancy Hale Bowers. 1962.

Correspondence, notebooks, sketchbooks, draft lectures, clippings, photographs, catalogues, articles, and other publications. 1852-1939.

A large collection of letters to Hale from family, friends and associates reflects his career as painter and teacher and throws some light on the art scene in France in the 1890's and in Boston thereafter. A voluminous series of letters and notes on a projected biography is included. Among other correspondents are Theodore Butler, Kenyon Cox, Edward Everett Hale, Nancy Hale, William H. Hart, Edmund C. Tarbell, and several models.

c.5000 items.

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53. CHARLES WEBSTER HAWTHORNE (1872-1930) Papers. Donor: Joseph Hawthorne. 1961.

Correspondence, photographs and exhibition records. 1898-1961.

Hawthorne's role as founder of the Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown is reflected in these papers which include letters written from Europe in 1898 and later correspondence concerning the school. There are many photographs of Hawthorne and his works, and much printed material on Provincetown.

c.300 items.

54. MARTIN J. HEADE (1819-1904) Papers. Donor: Robert G. McIntyre. 1955.

Correspondence and notebooks. 1865-1898. About 40 letters to Heade from Frederic E. Church

describe the latter's activities and refer to various New York artists. The notebooks deal chiefly with Heade's interest in the hummingbird.

50 items.

55. HERRON MUSEUM OF ART Papers. Donor: Herron Museum of Art, Indianapolis.

1962.

Correspondence. 1929-1936. This group represents letters from and to Wilbur

D. Peat, director of the Herron Museum of Art, and deals primarily with a series of exhibitions held in the early 1930's. Correspondents include Thomas Hart Benton, Edward Hopper, Reginald Marsh, Waldo Peirce, Maurice Sterne and Grant Wood.

c.300 items.

56. HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS. Owner: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 1955.

Correspondence and miscellaneous documents. 1743-1909.

A large selection of letters from various groups in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, including the Gratz, Dreer, Etting and Buchanan Papers. Numerous items from the 18th century are present, but the ma-

jority is from the period 1820-1880. Washington Allston, Thomas Cole, John S. Copley, Emanuel Leutze, S. F. B. Morse, John Smibert, John Vanderlyn, and Benjamin West are among the many correspondents.

c.1900 items.

57. "HISTORY OF ART" AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION. Donor: Anonymous. 1954.

Correspondence. 1731-1912. Letters of 200 painters and sculptors ranging in

time from John Smibert to Thomas Eakins. Bound

in two volumes entitled "The History of Art in America as Told in a Remarkable Collection of Auto-

graph Letters and Documents . . ." They are uneven in quality, but useful items from Thomas Cole, Chester Harding, George Inness, Homer Martin,

Henry Sargent and John Vanderlyn are included.

Many of the letters are written to A. B. Durand and Charles Henry Hart.

200 items.

58. WINSLOW HOMER (1836-1910) Papers. Compiler: Lloyd Goodrich. 1959.

Correspondence, a daybook (1901-1903), sketches. 1863-1910.

A large collection of letters, most of them written

by Homer to his family and to dealers, collectors, and friends. Falling principally in the period 1890-1910, they concern family matters, Homer's painting, in- structions regarding sales, living arrangements, and

sketching trips. Many of these items are typed or

manuscript copies of the originals, and all were

gathered by Lloyd Goodrich in connection with his

biography of Homer. Correspondents include Louis

Prang, Thomas B. Clarke, Knoedler & Co., Doll 8c Richards and John W. Beatty.

c.400 items.

59. AUGUST FLORIAN JACCACI (1856-1930) Papers. Purchased: 1957.

Correspondence, lists, notes, and draft essays. 1895- 1930.

Most of the collection consists of letters, notes and critical material relating to the publication of a multi-volume work, "Noteworthy Paintings in Ameri- can Collections," by Jaccaci and John LaFarge. Heavy documentation was gathered from 1905 to 1915, but only one volume appeared. Jaccaci's activities as an editor of McClure's are also covered by letters from a number of literary figures and journalists. Among over 500 correspondents are Bernard Berenson, Wil- helm Bode, Mary Cassatt, John Jay Chapman, Isabella Gardner, Walter Pach and Ida Tarbell.

c.10,000 pieces.

60. MORRIS KANTOR (1896. Donor: Morris Kantor. 1963.

) Papers.

Correspondence, sketchbooks and scrapbooks. 1927- 1962.

A number of letters from students, friends and institutions are included in this collection, the bulk of which falls in the 1950's.

c.400 pieces.

61. BERNARD KARFIOL (1886-1952) Papers. Owner: Mrs. Bernard Karfiol. 1958-1960.

Correspondence, 15 sketchbooks, a scrapbook, photographs, notes, and clippings. 1904-1958.

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The sketchbooks form the major portion of this

group, but some of the letters are useful. Correspon- dents include Hamilton Easter Field, Marsden Hart-

ley and Alfred Stieglitz. c.300 items.

62. MINER KILBOURNE KELLOGG (1814-1889) Papers. Purchase: 1956.

Correspondence, clippings and photographs. A small collection, chiefly correspondence, reflect-

ing Kellogg's activities as a promoter of Hiram Powers' statue The Greek Slave in the mid-nineteenth

century. Some of the letters are from Lewis Gaylord Clark, Edward Everett, Caroline M. Kirkland, George Perkins Marsh, Joel R. Poinsett and Henry T. Tuckerman.

c. 100 pieces.

63. KARL KNATHS (1891- Owner: Karl Knaths. 1962.

) Sketchbooks.

Sketches and notes made by Knaths during the

past 15 years. 20 volumes.

64. SYLVESTER ROSA KOEHLER (1837-1900) Papers. Purchase: 1959.

Correspondence, notes and clippings. 1873-1896. Koehler was an editor of art magazines, an authority

on prints, and a museum curator. Most of his voluminous correspondence falls in the late 1870's and early 1880's when he was organizing and editing the American Art Review, an abortive attempt to estab- lish a scholarly art journal in Boston. He received letters from several hundred artists, writers, dealers and collectors. Samuel Putnam Avery, Robert F. Blum, William M. Chase, Thomas B. Clarke, George Fuller, Sadakichi Hartmann, Jervis McEntee, Arthur Paxton, and Abbott Thayer are a few.

c.6000 items.

65. KRAUSHAAR GALLERIES Files. Owner: Kraushaar Galleries. 1956.

Clippings and photographs. 1907-1946. Chiefly reviews of Kraushaar Galleries exhibitions

and photographs of paintings shown, this collection includes a few letters from and many clippings on George Luks.

c.2500 pieces.

66. WALT KUHN-ARMORY SHOW Papers. Donor: Miss Brenda Kuhn. 1961.

Correspondence, record books, lists, photographs, three scrapbooks, publications and miscellaneous documents. 1912-1914.

As Secretary of the Association of American Painters and Sculptors, Kuhn maintained and preserved this

large body of records relating to the celebrated Armory Show of 1913. Correspondence between officers of the Association and artists, collectors and writers, as well as the official minutes, lists and sales figures are particularly useful. Photographs of most of the Associa- tion members are included.

c.1500 pieces.

67. YASUO KUNIYOSHI (1893-1953) Papers. Owner: Sara Mazo. 1964.

Photographs, catalogues, articles and clippings. 1919-1940.

Published material following Kuniyoshi's career from his earliest exhibitions to 1940. The collection includes fine photographs of the artist and of other

painters. 2 scrapbooks.

68. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE LEVY (1870-1947) Papers. Donor: Metropolitan Museum. 1956-1961; also

lent by New York Public Library Manu-

scripts Division. 1956.

Correspondence, card files, manuscript lectures and articles, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous documents. 1890-1947.

As editor of American Art Manual, Miss Levy conducted an extensive correspondence relating to entries for the biographical section of the Annual. The collection includes her card files on the same subject and many documents reflecting her interests and activities in the arts.

c.7000 pieces.

69. LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA Manuscript Collections. Owner: Library Company of Philadelphia. 1955.

Correspondence and miscellaneous documents. c. 1800-1900.

Letters from a number of prominent 19th century painters and sculptors including John J. Audubon, Emanuel Leutze, Hiram Powers, William Rush, and Thomas Sully. A special piece is a long unpublished manuscript, "Esthetic Verities," by Sadakichi Hart- mann.

c.400 items.

70. WARD LOCKWOOD (1894-1963) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Ward Lockwood. 1964.

Correspondence, manuscript articles, a journal (1931-33), photographs, clippings, catalogues, and

magazines. 1910-1962. A collection reflecting the career of a leading Santa

Fe painter, most of this material concerns the period after 1930. Much of the correspondence deals with Lockwood's work on murals for government buildings.

c.1200 items.

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71. GEORGE LUKS (1867-1933) Papers. Owners: Mrs. Carolyn Luks. 1959. Walter

Vanderburgh. 1960-1961.

Clippings and biographical reminiscences. 1902- 1961.

A scrapbook of press and periodical clippings on Luks covering the years 1902-1926. The reminiscences are four extended pieces on Luks in the 1920's written

by Walter Vanderburgh. c.400 pieces.

72. MACBETH GALLERY Papers. Donor: Robert McIntyre. 1955-1963.

Correspondence, business records, photographs and

scrapbooks. 1892-1954. The earliest continuing dealer devoted entirely to

American art, the Macbeth Gallery handled the works of several hundred painters and sculptors during its 60 years' existence. Its records, comprising the Ar- chives' largest single collection, reflect in great detail such aspects of the American art scene as collecting, buying and selling, changes in taste, the development of museums, and the activities of scores of prominent painters and sculptors. A portion of the files still in the hands of the last owner will be available later.

c.50,000 pieces.

73. HENRY McBRIDE (1867-1962) Papers. Owner: Yale University Library. 1962.

Correspondence, manuscript writings, notes, reviews and articles. 1892-1962.

A large collection representing the complete personal papers of one of America's most influential critics. More than a third of the collection consists of correspondence from the years 1910 to 1960. Among the major writers of letters are the Stettheimer sisters, Marcel Duchamp, Louis Eilshemius, Jules Pascin, Gertrude Stein, Maurice Sterne, and Alfred Stieglitz.

c.8000 items.

74. ELIZABETH McCAUSLAND (1899- ) Papers. Donor: Elizabeth McCausland. 1956-1961.

Correspondence, notes, manuscripts of articles and books, scrapbooks, photographs and publications. 1916-1956.

An art critic and writer, Elizabeth McCausland has known many leading figures in the art world and been involved in several art organizations. Her letters and publications, especially for the period of the

Depression, represent an important source. Much documentation on Alfred Maurer, Edward Lamson

Henry, George Inness, Robert Henri, and Marsden

Hartley is included, together with material on photog- raphy and on Berenice Abbott. A few of the corre-

spondents are Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Peter Blume, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi.

c. 10,000 pieces.

75. JERVIS McENTEE (1828-1891) Diary. Owner: Mrs. Helen McEntee. 1964.

Diary. 1872-1890. An unusually full and lively journal kept by an

artist on intimate terms with most of the New York

painters in the 1870's and '80's. Includes excellent material on the art market, on patrons and collectors, on the National Academy and the Century Club and on such figures as Eastman Johnson, Worthington Whittredge, Launt Thompson, J. Q. A. Ward and Sanford R. Gifford.

5 volumes.

76. PAUL MANSHIP (1885- Owner: Paul Manship. 1959.

) Papers.

Correspondence, manuscript writings on art, family records, photographs, clippings. 1863-1952.

The letters, most of them written between 1940 and 1947, are useful, as are the draft articles and clippings. A few of the correspondents are Charles Dana Gibson, Henry Kreis, and Booth Tarkington.

c.2000 items.

77. JOHN MARIN (1870-1953) Papers. Owner: Mrs. McKinley Helm. 1964.

Correspondence, lists, photographs, clippings and

catalogues. 1946-1955.

Papers relating to a biography of Marin by McKinley Helm, this collection has much useful information in a series of letters from Marin and John Marin, Jr., to Helm.

c.150 pieces.

78. REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Felicia M. Marsh. 1963.

Correspondence, business records, a three-volume

typescript catalogue, sketchbooks, notebooks and diaries. 1912-1953.

This major collection reflects Marsh's career almost entirely in original source material. The largest portion of it consists of 212 sketchbooks covering the

period from the 1920's to the early 1950's. Over a thousand letters from family, friends, fellow artists, collectors, and government and museum officials represent an important source on the same era. Thomas Hart Benton, Isabel Bishop, Edward Bruce, Yasuo and Katherine Schmidt Kuniyoshi, Kenneth Hayes Miller and Thomas Merton are a few of the correspondents.

All of the sketchbooks, notebooks and diaries, and a

part of the correspondence were lent for microfilming. c. 1500 items.

79. WILLARD LEROY METCALF (1858-1925) Sketchbooks. Donor: IBM Corporate Exhibit Programs. 1963.

Sketchbooks. 1877-1882. These sketches made in France and in the American

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Southwest indicate the early development of a land-

scape painter. 4 volumes.

80. THOMAS MORAN (1837-1926) Papers. Owner: East Hampton Free Library. 1963.

Correspondence, lists, biographical notes, photographs, clippings and catalogues. 1870-1940.

Much of this material was compiled by Moran's

family after he died. The information on his painting of Western mountain scenes is useful and there are several admiring letters from John Ruskin.

c.3000 pieces.

81. WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT (1807-1868) Papers. Owners: Suffolk Museum, Stoney Brook, Long

Island; New-York Historical Society. 1958.

Correspondence, journals, notebooks, sketchbooks, miscellaneous notes and documents, photographs, lists, catalogues, clippings and other publications. 1799-1957.

The journals, notebooks and sketchbooks make up the bulk of this collection although the correspondence is also voluminous. Much of the material relates to various other members of the Mount family. William S. Mount's personal papers fall chiefly in the period from 1830 to 1860. Correspondents with

especially useful letters are Luman Reed, Charles Lanman, and John M. Falconer. Many letters from William S. Mount to his brothers are included.

c.4000 items.

82. MRS. RAFAEL NAVAS Papers. Donor: Mrs. Rafael Navas. 1963.

Correspondence, photographs, clippings and magazines. 1939-1963.

This important group of letters includes statements by 20th century American artists on their works bought for the Roland P. Murdock Collection, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas. Among other writers are Peggy Bacon, Edward Hopper, Walt Kuhn, John Marin, Charles Sheeler and John Sloan.

c.150 items.

83. NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ART DIVISION Files. Owner: New York Public Library Art Division.

1956.

Scrapbooks, loose clippings, catalogues, pamphlets and other miscellaneous publications. 1788-1954.

Miscellaneous published material on American art and artists, this collection's emphasis falls mainly in the period from 1850 to 1950.

c.30,000 items.

84. NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS. Owner: New York Public Library Manuscripts

Division. 1956.

Correspondence and miscellaneous documents. c. 1750-1930.

A selection of unrelated letters pertaining to art belonging to the New York Public Library Manu-

scripts Division. About 200 artists and writers on art, chiefly from the 19th century are represented, among them John J. Audubon, Albert Bierstadt, Mary Cassatt, Frederic E. Church, C. P. Cranch, Stuart Davis, Robert Fulton, Horatio Greenough, Eastman

Johnson, Homer Martin, Charles W. Peale, Gilbert Stuart, and John Trumbull. The collection also includes the correspondence (1888-1942) of Frank W. Weitenkampf, Chief of the New York Public Library Prints Division for many years.

c.2000 items.

85. NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY PRINTS DIVISION Files. Owner: New York Public Library Prints Divi-

sion. 1956.

Prints, pamphlets, scrapbooks, catalogues, clippings, and reproductions. c.1800-1956.

In addition to the prints themselves, this collection includes much useful information on 19th and 20th century artists and art organizations. A special group of some 650 American Bank Note Company bank note vignettes is an added feature.

c.40,000 items.

86. NEWARK MUSEUM Records. Owner: Newark Museum Association. 1958.

Scrapbooks. 1898-1928. Extracts from minutes, correspondence, catalogues,

press clippings and publicity material relating to the founding of the Newark Museum and its subsequent activities.

15 volumes.

87. ARNOLD NEWMAN (1918- ) Photographs Donor: Arnold Newman. 1962.

Portrait photographs of 42 American artists made between 1941 and 1961 by a prominent New York photographer.

44 items.

88. BROR JULIUS OLSSON NORDFELDT (1878-1955) Papers. Owner: Mrs. B. J. 0. Nordfeldt. 1963.

Correspondence, sketchbooks, scrapbooks and a typescript catalogue. c. 1925-1962.

A native of Sweden, Nordfeldt studied in Chicago and Paris and worked for years in Santa Fe. His correspondence is chiefly with dealers in New York.

c.500 pieces.

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89. IVAN OLINSKY (1878-1962) Papers. Owner: Mrs. Leonore O. Miller. 1963.

Correspondence, photographs, catalogues and clippings. 1900-1962.

Most of the correspondence is of a business nature but some personal notes from Edwin H. Blashfield, Frederick S. Church, Leon Kroll, and Maurice Sterne are included. A long early series of letters from John LaFarge concerns the work Olinsky did with LaFarge in Boston prior to 1910.

c.700 items.

90. WILLIAM PAGE (1811-1885) Papers. Donors: Mrs. Lesslie Stockton Howell and Mr.

William S. Page. 1963-64.

Correspondence, draft speeches, lectures and articles,

photographs, drawings, catalogues, clippings and other

publications. 1829-1924. A large and important collection relating to the

career of a 19th century portrait painter, these papers fall chiefly in the period from the 1840's to the 1880's. The extensive correspondence includes letters to Page from James Russell Lowell, a long series to the latter from Charles Frederick Briggs, and a large group representing the family papers of Page's third wife,

Sophia Stevens Page. Some of the drawings and a few of the letters were lent for microfilming.

c.3000 pieces.

91. PEALE FAMILY Papers. Owner: American Philosophical Society,

Philadelphia. 1955.

Correspondence and autobiographical writings of Charles Willson Peale, sketchbook of James Peale,

correspondence and notebooks of Franklin, Rubens and Titian Peale, records of the Philadelphia Museum

(1821-1835), miscellaneous writings, sketches, photographs, publications and clippings relating to various members of the Peale family. Also a manuscript biography of Charles Willson Peale written by Titian Peale. 1767-1870.

The major collection of papers on the celebrated Peale family with much information on art in Phila-

delphia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. c.5000 items.

91A. REMBRANDT PEALE Address. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A.

Fleischman. 1955.

A manuscript of a speech given by Rembrandt Peale on the portraiture of Washington.

28 pages.

91B. RUBENS PEALE Diary. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A.

Fleischman. 1959.

A diary kept by Rubens Peale between 1855 and 1865.

4 volumes.

91C. PEALE MUSEUM Records. Owner: Historical Society of

Pennsylvania. 1955.

Correspondence and other documents relating to the operation of the Peale Museum. 1804-1845.

c.200 items.

92. PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS Records. Owner: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

1955.

Correspondence, minutes, registers, ledgerbooks, in- ventories, reports, transactions, catalogues, scrapbooks, photographs and miscellaneous documents and

publications. 1760-1955. An enormous collection of records pertaining not

only to the entire life of the Pennsylvania Academy but to the earlier Society of Artists of the United States and the Columbian Society of Artists as well. The earliest item is a 1760 letter to Benjamin West. A separate series of Thomas Eakins documents is useful.

The James R. Lambdin Collection of over 180

pamphlets, speeches, transactions, reviews, auction and exhibition catalogues and other publications (1813-1859) is included in the Pennsylvania Academy

material. c.30,000 items.

93. PHILADELPHIA ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART Papers. Owner: Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1955.

Correspondence. 1866-1948. Letters from many prominent painters, sculptors,

critics and collectors, most of them falling in the

period from 1910 to 1940. Leila Mechlin, Henry Schnakenberg and Hudson Walker are the chief re-

cipients, and much of the content is concerned with the American Federation of Arts.

c.1500 items.

94. JAMES D. PRESTON CARTOON COLLECTION. Donor: Edward Preston. 1963.

Cartoons. 1904-1924. As Superintendent of the U. S. Senate Press Gallery,

Preston kept an autograph book illustrated and inscribed by newspaper cartoonists. Clifford K.

Berryman, Boardman Robinson and Art Young are

among those represented in the volume. 70 pages.

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95. FREDERIC NEWLIN PRICE (1884 ) Papers. Donor: Frederic Newlin Price. 1958.

Correspondence. 1920-1928. Letters from artists regarding sales of their work

by the Ferargil Galleries. Correspondents include A.

Stirling Calder, Emil Carlsen, A. B. Davies, Rockwell Kent and Janet Scudder.

c.40 items.

96. PUBLIC WORKS OF ART PROJECT, TREASURY RELIEF ART PROJECT, SECTION OF FINE ARTS, AND FEDERAL ART PROJECT Records. Owner: National Archives. 1963-1964.

Correspondence, lists, reports, directives, press releases, publications, photographs and other manu-

script and published matter. 1933-1943. The central office files, and much regional and

state material, all representing the official records of the various New Deal art agencies. These papers will

ultimately form the Archives' largest single collection. c.80,000 items.

97. ALBERT REESE Papers. Donor: Albert Reese. 1957.

Correspondence. 1947-1948. Letters to and from Albert Reese in connection with

the writing of his American Prize Prints of the 20th

Century (N.Y., 1949). Many well-known artists of the

past 50 years are represented by detailed communications.

c.600 items.

98. FREDERICK REMINGTON (1861-1909) Papers. Owner: Ogdensburg Public Library and

Remington Memorial. 1956.

Correspondence and catalogues. 1880-1908. Letters and cards from Remington to his wife are

supplemented by a number of communications from admirers and associates. These include Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay, Samuel L. Clemens, W. D. Howells, Childe Hassam, E. A. Abbey, F. S. Church and W. L. Palmer.

c.300 items.

99. CHARLES ROBERTS AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION. Owner: Haverford College Library. 1955.

Correspondence and clippings. 1780-1938. Unrelated letters from 64 artists, most of them 19th

century and many with good contents. Washington Allston, Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Thomas Cole, Horatio Greenough, Henry Inman, Charles W. Peale, Thomas Sully and Benjamin West are among the writers.

c.150 items.

100. MARY FANTON ROBERTS (1871-1956) Papers. Donors: Dr. Phoebe DuBois and Miss Violet

Organ. 1957.

Correspondence, lists, photographs, articles and miscellaneous printed material. 1900-1956.

Chiefly correspondence, this collection reflects the work and associations of Mary Fanton Roberts, a writer and editor whose interests included the theater, dance, and music as well as art. Most of the material falls in the first third of the century. Some of the letters are from Robert Henri, John Sloan, Alfred

Stieglitz, Frederick Remington and John Butler Yeats. c.2500 pieces.

101. EDWARD ROOT (1884-1956) Papers. Owner: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute.

1964.

Correspondence. 1911-1953. Letters from several prominent painters, dealers

and curators. Correspondents include Alexander Brook, Charles Daniel, Arthur B. Davies, Henry Lee McFee, George Luks, and Maurice Prendergast.

54 items.

102. EDWARD B. ROWAN (1898-1946) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Edward B. Rowan. 1963.

Correspondence, a diary, business records, cata-

logues, clippings and publications. 1929-1946. Rowan was director of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa,

Little Gallery and later assistant to Edward Bruce in the Section of Fine Arts, a New Deal art project. The records of the Little Gallery and of the Stone City Colony and Art School are included in his papers, together with some of the correspondence, press releases and official publications relating to his work with the Section. A few of the correspondents are Oscar Bluemner, Chaim Gross, Waldo Peirce, Henry Varnum Poor and Grant Wood.

c.2500 pieces.

103. OLIVE RUSH (1873- ) Papers. Donor: Miss Olive Rush. 1963.

Correspondence, sketchbooks, clippings and cata-

logues. 1904-1963. Most of this collection concerns Miss Rush's career

as a Santa Fe painter from 1920 to the 1950's. The

correspondence is chiefly from editors, buyers, dealers and museums.

c.500 items.

104. HARRY SALPETER (1895- ) Papers. Donor: Harry Salpeter. 1961-64.

Correspondence. 1936-1963. Letters to a writer and dealer from various artists.

Most were written between 1936 and 1946 and many relate to a series of articles written by Salpeter for

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Esquire and Coronet. Alexander Brook, David Bur- liuk, Frederico Castellon, Zoltan Sepeshy and Eugene Speicher are among the correspondents.

c.50 items.

105. FITZWILLIAM SARGENT (1820-1889) and JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925) Papers. Donors: Mr. Winthrop Sargent. 1963; Miss E.

M. Williamson. 1964.

Correspondence. 1856-1921. Fitzwilliam Sargent, the painter's father, spent

most of his adult life in Europe. His letters (1856- 1888) to his family in Philadelphia are full of refer- ences to his son's early development and beginnings as an artist. The second group (1906-1921) represents letters from John Singer Sargent to an English friend and patron, Mrs. Charles Hunter. Most of them fall in the period 1915-1920 and many describe his activities and works in progress.

c.200 items.

106. SARTAIN FAMILY Papers. Owner: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

1955.

Letterbooks, loose correspondence and miscellaneous manuscripts. 1838-1887.

Papers chiefly relating to John Sartain, the Phila-

delphia painter, with special emphasis on his activities with the Art Department of the Centennial Ex-

position, 1875-76, and the American Exhibition in London, 1887.

c.2000 pieces.

107. HENRY SCHNAKENBERG (1892- ) Papers. Donor: Henry Schnakenberg. 1963.

Correspondence and miscellaneous publications. 1922-1962.

Most of this collection comprises letters received by the landscape painter, Henry Schnakenberg, in the 1940's and 1950's. A number of artists and organizations are represented, including Peggy Bacon, Philip Evergood, Leon Kroll, Reginald Marsh, Theodoros Stamos, Forbes Watson and Artists Equity and the National Institute of Arts and Letters.

c.300 items.

108. ARTHUR SCHWIEDER (1884- ) Papers. Donor: Arthur Schwieder. 1963-1964.

Catalogues, clippings, photographs and articles. 1925-1964.

Papers reflecting the career of a New York painter and head of an art school whose students held an annual exhibition at the Montross Gallery. Included is a letter giving personal reminiscences of the dealer N. E. Montross.

c.300 pieces.

109. BEN SHAHN (1898- Owner: Ben Shahn. 1963.

) Papers.

Correspondence, clippings, photographs and miscellaneous publications. 1929-1962.

A large collection of letters written to Shahn, most of them in the 1940's and '50's. Much of the correspondence is from publishers, dealers, museums, schools, corporations, and art organizations. Long series from Shahn's biographers Selden Rodman and James Thrall Soby are useful. Other correspondents include Leonard Baskin, Alexander Calder, Diego Rivera, Raphael Soyer and William Carlos Williams.

c.6000 pieces.

110. EVERETT SHINN (1876-1953) Papers. Purchase: 1958-1964.

Correspondence, drawings, notes, account books, scrapbooks, and photographs. 1894-1949.

Shinn's career as painter, stage designer, writer and newspaper artist is reflected in this collection, the major portion of which consists of scrapbooks and

photographs. A group of the latter from the turn of the century is especially good. The press clippings are useful for a study of American realism up to the exhibition of "The Eight," and the correspondence, while small in quantity, includes fine letters from George Luks, William Glackens, Ernest Lawson, Robert Henri and Elsie DeWolfe.

c.800 pieces.

111. RAPHAEL SOYER (1899- Donor: Raphael Soyer. 1964.

) Papers.

Correspondence, catalogues and articles. 1940-1962. The correspondence in this collection is of value,

especially those letters reflecting the history of the

publication Reality, 1953-54. The manuscript of

Soyer's book An Artist's Pilgrimage is included. Some of the correspondents are George Biddle, Marc Chagall, Guy Pene du Bois, Henry Varnum Poor and Max Weber.

c.400 items.

112. EUGENE SPEICHER (1883-1962) Papers. Owner: American Academy of Arts and Let-

ters. 1964.

Correspondence, a journal, account books, photographs, and clippings. 1906-1954.

Most of the personal correspondence dates from

prior to 1912. The journal, kept by Mrs. Speicher, covers a European tour in the 1920's.

c.400 items.

113. CLAY SPOHN (1898- Ozwner: Clay Spohn. 1964.

) Papers.

Correspondence, reminiscences, sketchbooks, photographs, clippings and publications. 1926-1962.

A long autobiographical account and some early sketchbooks contain useful information on the career

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of an early abstract painter in Paris in the '20's and later in California.

c.200 items.

114. GEORGE WASHINGTON STEVENS (1866-1929) Papers. Donor: Toledo Museum of Art. 1954.

Correspondence, notes, photographs, articles and clippings. 1910.

Biographical material gathered by the Director of the Toledo Museum of Art on a series of contemporary artists. Many of the letters are from the artists concerned, among them Carroll Beckwith, Leon Dabo, Edward Gay, Lillian Genth, George G. Newell and

Chauncey F. Ryder. c.400 pieces.

115. THOMAS SULLY (1783-1872) Papers. Owner: New York Public Library Manuscripts

Division. 1956.

Journal, register, and notebook. 1792-1871. The manuscript register is a long chronological list

(1801-1872) of Sully's paintings, indicating date, size, subject and price of each picture. The journal, a typescript copy of the original, covers the years 1792- 1846, the entries prior to 1825 being a mere listing of events and pictures. The notebook, headed "Thom- as Sully's Hints for Pictures, 1809-1871," is also a typescript copy of a chronological series of notes on portrait painting.

3 items.

116. TANAGER GALLERY RECORDS. Owner: Lois Dodd. 1963.

Correspondence, daybooks, account books, and scrapbooks. 1952-1962.

The complete history of a short-lived cooperative gallery in New York is revealed in these papers which deal chiefly with exhibitions held there and routine business details.

c.300 pieces.

117. ABBOTT HANDERSON THAYER (1849-1921) Papers. Donor: Nelson C. White. 1956.

Correspondence, notes, manuscripts of articles and books, and photographs. 1875-1920.

An important collection relating to the painter and color theorist. The typescript of Nelson C. White's biography of Thayer is included. Most of the correspondence is in the form of typed copies of letters from Thayer himself and from such figures as John Singer Sargent, C. W. Freer, George Gray Barnard and Frank W. Benson.

c.3000 items.

118. JOHN TRUMBULL (1756-1843) Papers. Owner: New York Public Library Manuscripts

Division. 1956.

Correspondence, business papers, official papers, notes, miscellaneous publications. 1787-1838.

Chiefly correspondence, this collection reflects Trumbull's official roles as Jay Treaty Commissioner, 1795-1798, and President of the American Academy of Fine Arts, 1817-1834. Much personal correspondence is also included, with many drafts of letters written by him.

c.300 items.

118A. TRUMBULL Autobiography Papers. Donor: Theodore Sizer. 1961.

Correspondence, notes, clippings, photographs and articles.

Documentation gathered by Theodore Sizer in connection with his editing of Trumbull's Auto- biography (New Haven, 1953). Copies of a number of Trumbull's letters are included.

c.2000 items

119. STUYVESANT VAN VEEN (1910- Papers. Donor: Stuyvesant Van Veen. 1964.

)

Correspondence, sketchbooks, photographs, clippings, catalogues and miscellaneous publications. 1927-1964.

The clippings and sketchbooks make up the major part of this collection, the latter comprising 39 volumes and covering more than 20 years.

c.800 pieces.

120. MALCOLM VAUGHAN (1896-1962) Papers. Donor: Malcolm Vaughan. 1961-62.

Correspondence, press releases, announcements, catalogues and miscellaneous publications. 1920-1962.

A very large collection of printed material received by an art critic and editor chiefly during the period from the early 1930's to the early 1950's forms the bulk of this group. Some quite routine correspondence is included. Many of the catalogues contain Vaughan's manuscript notes on exhibitions.

c.20,000 pieces.

121. ELIHU VEDDER (1836-1923) Papers. Donors: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman

and Harold O. Love. 1962-63.

Correspondence, photographs, clippings, catalogues, reproductions, publications. 1852-1920.

A large collection representing the personal papers of Elihu Vedder and his family. It includes much good material on the American art market in the late 19th century and on American artists in Italy.

c.5000 pieces.

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122. FORBES WATSON (1880-1960) Papers. Donor: Mrs. Forbes Watson. 1961.

Correspondence, notes, draft speeches and articles,

photographs, scrapbooks, catalogues and other publications. 1900-1950.

An art critic, editor and New Deal art project ad- ministrator, Forbes Watson was an influential figure in the art world for over 40 years. His papers faith-

fully reflect these activities and provide a major source for the study of American art in this century. Much of the material concerns the Public Works of Art Project and the Section of Fine Arts in the period from 1934 to 1942.

c.8000 pieces.

123. MAX WEBER (1881-1961) Papers. Owners: Max Weber. 1959. The Whitney

Museum. 1959.

Correspondence, notes, manuscript essays, lectures, poems, lists, photographs, clippings, catalogues. 1907- 1958.

The letters from Weber are especially good for the

period between 1910 and 1930. Those to Weber are not present, but there is a large mass of unpublished material written by him as well as books, articles, catalogues and clippings about him. About half of this collection consists of the Whitney Museum files on Weber, chiefly photographs and published matter.

c.2000 items.

124. JOHN WEICHSEL (1870-1946) Papers. Donors: Dr. H. S. Weichsel and Mr. John Weich-

sel. 1960-63.

Correspondence, lists, catalogues and miscellaneous

publications. 1905-1934. Most of this collection consists of correspondence

relating to the People's Art Guild, a New York organization founded by Dr. Weichsel which operated between 1915 and 1922. Many significant artists were connected with the Guild and their letters provide an important source for research in American art after the Armory Show. Among the correspondents are George Bellows, Thomas Hart Benton, Glenn O. Coleman, Stuart Davis, Robert Henri, Jules Pascin, John Sloan, Alfred Stieglitz and Max Weber.

c.300 items.

125. JOHN FERGUSON WEIR (1841-1926) Papers. Donor: Harold O. Love. 1961.

Correspondence. 1838-1906. Letters written to Weir, chiefly in his capacity as

Director of the Yale School of Fine Arts, this collection includes correspondence from many leading painters of the late 19th century. Most of them concern arrangements for lectures. Separate series consist of letters to Weir's father, the painter Robert F. Weir, and to his daughter Edith Weir Perry.

c.300 items.

126. JAMES ABBOTT McNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903) Papers.

Owner: Library of Congress Manuscripts Division. 1963.

Correspondence. 1874-1903. A large collection of letters by and to Whistler

gathered by the Pennells for their biography. The main period covered is the 1890's and the major correspondents are Joseph Pennell, David Croal Thompson, Fantin-Latour and William Heinemann.

c. 1500 items.

126A. ANNA MATHIIDA WHISTLER Journal. Owner: New York Public Library

Manuscripts Division. 1956.

A diary kept by Whistler's mother between 1843 and 1848.

2 volumes.

126B. JAMES ABBOTT McNEILL WHISTLER Letters. Donor: Charles E. Feinberg. 1958.

Letters from Whistler to William Patten, H. C. Pollitt and others. 1890-1897.

25 items.

127. WORTHINGTON WHl'I'ITREDGE (1820-1910) Papers. Donors: L. Emory Katzenbach and W. W.

Katzenbach. 1959.

Correspondence, drawings, an account book, sketchbooks, a ms. autobiography, and miscellaneous printed items. 1847-1932.

The most important parts of this small collection are the reminiscence, edited in 1942 by John I. H. Bauer and published by the Brooklyn Museum, and the seven sketchbooks, some of them kept during trips to the west.

c.150 items.

128. SIDNEY C. WOODWARD AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION. Purchase: 1963.

Correspondence, scrapbooks and publications. 1836- 1963.

An art dealer, critic and autograph collector, Mr. Woodward gathered a large number of unrelated artists' letters, chiefly from the period between 1890 and 1940. Some records of the Casson Galleries in Boston in the early 1920's and the art columns in the Christian Science Monitor of the same time are also included.

c.2000 items.

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129. WILLIAM ZORACH (1887- ) Papers. Owner: William Zorach. 1959.

Correspondence, drawings, lists, manuscript articles and poetry, photographs, catalogues and other publications and clippings. 1916-1958.

An extensive group of letters to and from both William and Marguerite Zorach forms the best part of this large collection. Most of it falls in the period from 1930 to 1950. Among the correspondents are Olin

Dows, Edward Rowan, Max Weber and Jacob Ep- stein. The papers are now in the Library of Congress.

c.2200 items.

TAPE RECORDINGS OF INTERVIEWS

Tape recordings of conversations with the following individuals are at the Archives. In each case an effort was made to elicit such information as would be useful to a scholar studying the subject's life, career, and associations. In some instances a transcript is not yet available. Permission to consult any of these documents must be obtained from the person interviewed.

Josef Albers

Will Barnet

Isabel Bishop Arnold Blanch

Louis Bouch6

Charles Burchfield

Paul Burlin

Clyde Burroughs

Holger Cahill

Jean Charlot

Adolph Dehn Edwin Dickinson

Alfeo Faggi Edward Fowles

Lloyd Goodrich

Chaim Gross

James Harvey Edward Hopper Robert Indiana

Morris Kantor

Maxim Karolik

Sheldon Keck

Karl Knaths Samuel Kootz Ibram Lassaw

Jack Levine

Roy Lichtenstein

Jacques Lipchitz Richard Lippold Paul Manship Ross Moffett

George Ortman

Larry Rivers

William Ronald

Theodore Roszak

Zoltan Sepeshy Charles Sheeler

Richard Stankiewicz Edward A. Stasack

Jack Tworkov

Hudson Walker Abraham Walkowitz Edward Wiener

William Zorach

Some Additional Tape Recorded Interviews Relating to The New Deal and the Arts

Merle Armitage Jacob Baker

Mildred Holzauer Baker

George Biddle

Henry Billings Lucienne Bloch

Clarence Carter

Adele Clark

Andrew Dasburg Olin Dows

Marion Greenwood

Peter Hurd Robert Bruce Inverarity Raymond Jonson Dorothea Lange Stanton MacDonald-Wright

Audrey McMahon

Henri Marceau

Henry Mattson

Geoffrey Norman Thomas Parker

Wilbur Peat

Henry Varnum Poor Anton Refregier Arthur Rothstein Olive Rush

Ben Shahn Nan Sheets

Will Shuster

Clay Spohn Roy Stryker Farwell Taylor Glenn Wessels

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