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David E. Finley papers, 1921-1977

Title: David E. Finley papers, 1921-1977

Correspondence, subject files, financial papers, drafts of speeches and writings, family material, printed matter, and scrapbooks relating chiefly to Finley's duties as special assistant to Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew W. Mellon, his role in the founding and his subsequent service as director (1938-56) of the National Gallery of Art, and his activities with numerous artistic and cultural organizations, including the Commission on Fine Arts, the People-to-People program, the National Portrait Gallery, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Specific topics in the papers include the controversy between Mellon and Senator James Couzens over a tax reduction plan; the National Gallery's participation in the art program of UNESCO; architectural development of Washington, D.C.; the furnishing of the White House; and the preservation and restoraton of Cooper Union, Decatur House, and the Wayside Inn. Correspondents include Marie Beale, George Biddle, James Biddle, Helen Bullock, Huntington Cairns, Leonard Carmichael, Clement Conger, Royal Cortissoz, Chester Dale, Lewis W. Douglas, Harry F. du Pont, James Earle Fraser, Edgar W. Garbisch, Gordon Gray, Theodore Francis Green, Walker Hancock, Herbert Hoover, Lady Bird Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Lincoln Kirstein, Samuel H. Kress, Wilmarth S. Lewis, Paul Manship, Andrew W. Mellon, Richard K. Mellon, Charles Nagel, Duncan Phillips, S. Dillon Ripley, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lessing J. Rosenwald, Harlan F. Stone, Francis Henry Taylor, Harry S. Truman, Joseph E. Widener, and Andrew Wyeth.

ArchivalResource: 31,000 items. 92 containers. 36 linear feet.

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Getz, John. The Widener collection of antique Chinese porcelains.

Title: The Widener collection of antique Chinese porcelains. [1919]

ArchivalResource: 174 leaves ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84665964 View

Mongan, Agnes,. Oral history interview with Agnes Mongan, 1989 June 21.

Title: Oral history interview with Agnes Mongan, 1989 June 21.

=aAgnes Mongan, a Kress professor at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts(CASVA) at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., was a long-time observerand associate of the Gallery. Mongan described her education in Paul Sachs's museum course and recalled seeing Andrew Mellon's collection in his Washington apartment and the Widener collection at Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. She described friendships with John Walker and Kenneth Clark and recalled their intellectual and cultural interests and friendships. She especially noted her association with American Defense/Harvard Group, and the impact of the U.S. Army's Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section and its officers during World War II. She described various National Gallery personalities and her experiences as Kress professor.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound cassettes (ca. 120 minutes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81153599 View

Hemment, John C. Photographic collection, 1885-1908.

Title: Photographic collection, 1885-1908.

This is a collection of over 1,000 black and white photographs by John C. Hemment. The primary subject of the collection is horse racing and racetracks with a strong emphasis on events at New York and Maryland tracks.

ArchivalResource: 7 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191915748 View

Duveen Brothers. Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964.

Title: Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964.

The records provide an detailed view of the Duveen Brothers business activities in London, Paris, and New York. Although the archive extends from 1876-1981, the bulk of the material dates from Joseph Duveen's tenure as president of the firm, 1909-1939, and the period from 1939 to 1964 when Edward Fowles directed the firm (with Armand Lowengard until 1943). The mass of documents, such as cables and letters, invoices, and ledger and stock books, give a day-by-day account of art dealing, business strategy, and the individuals involved.

ArchivalResource: Ca. 394 linear ft. 584 boxes, glass negative cabinets, and 18 flat file folders.422 microfilm reels : positive ; 35mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79219227 View

Finley, David E. (David Edward). Papers, 1915-1977.

Title: Papers, 1915-1977.

The personal papers of David Finley, lawyer, first director of the National Gallery of Art and close associate of Andrew W. Mellon in the planning of the National Gallery, span the period from about 1915, when Finley began to practice law, to the months shortly before his death. They consist of correspondence, speeches, articles, diaries, photographs, recordings, medals, certificates and related materials. Of particular interest are records relating to the construction of the West Building of the National Gallery of Art and files concerning Andrew W. Mellon.

ArchivalResource: ca. 73 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122503019 View

Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969. Papers, 1867-2005.

Title: Papers, 1867-2005.

These papers of Fogg Art Museum Director Edward Waldo Forbes document his administration of the museum and a wide range of personal and professional activities and interests. The bulk of the collection dates from 1909 to 1944. The papers consist primarily of correspondence, including a series of correspondence with art dealers, and also include photographs, reports, expedition field notes and journals, printed material, newspaper clippings, blueprints, meeting minutes, letters of recommendation, insurance records, invoices, page proofs, telegrams, rubbings, sketches, visiting cards, shipping documents and press releases.

ArchivalResource: 119 boxes + oversize materials.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/422897333 View

Collins, William J., d. 1960. Papers of William J. Collins, 1902-1958.

Title: Papers of William J. Collins, 1902-1958.

William J. Collins was brought on as the first curator of prints and drawings in 1958. He had been the head, since 1939, of the Department of Prints at Knoedler & Co. in New York City, where the Clarks purchased many of their artworks. Collins passed away unexpectedly in 1960. This collection consists of a number of different types of items. A three-ring binder documents sales of prints, drawings, and etchings to such major early-20th century collectors as Henry Clay Frick, Andrew W. Mellon, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Joseph Widener, and Blanche Adler. Sales date back as early as 1902, so the binder probably belonged to Collins's predecessor at Knoedler's, Norman F. Wells, or perhaps even Wells's predecessor. Collins kept a number of loose letters and ephemera stored inside its covers. There is also a small bound leather book divided into alphabetically tabbed sections. Most of the pages are blank, but some contain more lists in the same handwriting as the binder. They may also be prints and drawings bought or sold by Knoedler, but the annotations use abbreviations and numbers that are indecipherable. An A-Z accordian file contained items relating to both the life and work of Collins, including a letter to his father composed after his brother was killed in battle during World War I; a letter from RSC, along with Collins's responses, regarding some prints RSC was hoping to buy; photographs of works Collins was buying or selling; ephemera relating to art shows; and other correspondence. The remaining items were found in Collins's room at the Williams Inn after he died. These include catalogs and other publications; several small oil paintings perhaps done by Collins; ephemera such as his credit card and Catholic holy cards; and additional correspondence and documents. One folder of materials is labeled James F. Drake, Inc. and contains correspondence between Collins and the rare book dealer regarding obtaining a number of art books for the Clark.

ArchivalResource: .8 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/263375414 View

Standen, Edith Appleton,. Oral history interview with Edith Appleton Standen,f1989 Dec. 1.

Title: Oral history interview with Edith Appleton Standen,f1989 Dec. 1.

Edith Appleton Standen was secretary to the Widener art collection from 1929 to 1942. She joined the Women's Army Corps in 1943 and became an officer in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section in Europe. She served as a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York until her retirement in 1970. Standen described Paul Sachs's museum course at the Fogg Museum and explained how she was hired by Joseph Widener. She recalled Widener's approach to his art collection, dealers he worked with, and transfer of the collection to the National Gallery of Art. She explained her work in Europe for the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section and assessed the impact of the transfer of Berlin paintings to the National Gallery.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound cassettes (ca. 100 minutes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83051540 View

Duveen Brothers records, 1876-1981, 1909-1964

Title: Duveen Brothers records 1876-1981 1909-1964

Notable art dealers from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. The records provide a detailed view of the Duveen Brothers business activities in London, Paris, and New York. Although the archive extends from 1876 to 1981, the bulk of the material dates from Joseph Duveen's tenure as president of the firm, 1909-1939, and the period 1939-1964 when Edward Fowles directed the firm (with Armand Lowengard until 1943). The mass of documents, such as cables and letters, invoices, and ledger and stock books, give a day-by-day account of art dealing, business strategy, and the individuals involved. Included are some records from the Kleinberger Galleries, 1906-1971, and 6 linear feet of Edward Flowles's papers.

ArchivalResource: 394 linear feet; 584 boxes, 18 flat file folders)

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt3n39n6jd View

Widener, Joseph E. (Joseph Early), 1872-1943. Artist file.

Title: Artist file.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225139878 View

Joseph E. Widener letter

Title: Joseph E. Widener letter

A letter to Mrs. Graham Shaw, May 21, 1923, permitting her to chaperone 12 people on a visit to his art collection. He agrees with Mrs. Shaw that "the appreciation of art in Philadelphia is much needed...."

ArchivalResource:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ef98dd37-17c8-4a60-80a3-83f637e425de View

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669. Rembrandt drawings.

Title: Rembrandt drawings. [19--]

Consists of mounted black and white reproductions of 46 of the artist's drawings with captions in typescript on the verso of each leaf. Some reproductions have "Not in Widener Collection" in ms. next to them.

ArchivalResource: [44] leaves, bound : 46 ill. ; 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11003730 View

Duveen Brothers. Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964.

Title: Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964.

The records provide an detailed view of the Duveen Brothers business activities in London, Paris, and New York. Although the archive extends from 1876-1981, the bulk of the material dates from Joseph Duveen's tenure as president of the firm, 1909-1939, and the period from 1939 to 1964 when Edward Fowles directed the firm (with Armand Lowengard until 1943). The mass of documents, such as cables and letters, invoices, and ledger and stock books, give a day-by-day account of art dealing, business strategy, and the individuals involved.

ArchivalResource: Ca. 394 linear ft. 584 boxes, glass negative cabinets, and 18 flat file folders.422 [i.e. 423] microfilm reels : positive ; 35mm. + 1 inventory (196 leaves ; 28 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/222481659 View

American Art Association Records

Title: American Art Association Records

The American Art Association records measure 27.8 linear feet and date from circa 1853-1929, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1885-1922. The records include auction and sales files, general financial and legal files, inventory and stock records, client files, printed materials, photographic materials, artwork, and the personal papers of founder Thomas Ellis Kirby.

ArchivalResource: 27.8 Linear feet

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw939050007-8b8b-4880-adc9-5f8df25c792d View

Duveen Brothers. Duveen Brothers records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964.

Title: Duveen Brothers records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964.

The records provide a detailed view of the Duveen Brothers business activities in London, Paris, and New York. Although the archive extends from 1876-1981, the bulk of the material dates from Joseph Duveen's tenure as president of the firm, 1909-1939, and the period from 1939 to 1964 when Edward Fowles directed the firm (with Armand Lowengard until 1943). The mass of documents, such as cables and letters, invoices, and ledger and stock books, give a day-by-day account of art dealing, business strategy, and the individuals involved. Series I (circa 112 linear feet) contains the firm's business records. Stock books indicate where objects were sent for repair, to whom objects were sent on approbation along with the date of sale and the price realized. Invoices include receipts, sales invoices sent to clients, lists of cablegrams and shipment of stock from each branch of the business. Series II (circa 155 linear feet) consists of papers and correspondence which broadly cover the interaction between the Duveen Brothers firm and its clients, business associates, and the public. The correspondence describes art collecting trends among museums and individuals, the availability and purchase of art, art research and authentication, and the firm's general business practices. Eleven boxes of correspondence with Bernard Berenson detail his business relationship with the firm. Also included are records of lawsuits, correspondence between branches (some written in code), correspondence with museums, papers regarding galleries, Edward Fowles' papers, papers concerning exhibitions and loans, and papers regarding major art collectors and consultants. Some records of Kleinberger Galleries (apparently the papers of Harry G. Sperling, president) form a subseries within this series, and contain correspondence. Series III (circa 127 linear feet) includes some photographs, indices, negatives, and x-rays. This series represents the Duveen Brother's stock of images. Indices are available for the majority of the negatives in cold storage.

ArchivalResource: Circa 394 linear feet 584 boxes, glass negative cabinets, and 18 flat file folders.422 microfilm reels : positive ; 35mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145863967 View