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Dr. Henry Barton and Mary Frick Jacobs papers, 1885-1966, bulk 1900-1940.

Title: Dr. Henry Barton and Mary Frick Jacobs papers, 1885-1966, bulk 1900-1940.

The Dr. Henry Barton and Mary Frick Jacobs Papers contain the correspondence, art collection-related papers, and materials dealing with the estate of prominent Baltimoreans and art collectors Mary Frick Jacobs and her husband Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs. They document the Jacobs' art purchases and their donation to the Baltimore Museum of Art. A small amount of material created by BMA staff relating to the installation of the Jacobs Collection at the Museum is also included. Series 1, Correspondence, consists mainly of correspondence related to the Jacobs' purchase of works of art from various dealers. Many letters have replies attached or written on the back, generally from Dr. Jacobs or a secretary writing for Mrs. Jacobs. Some letters contain interesting details such as Mrs. Jacobs' thoughts as to where to place paintings in her collection and how she chose particular works. The series also includes correspondence related to the authentication of works of art. Series 2, Art Collection, contains material relating to the Jacobs' collection of art, much of which was donated to the Baltimore Museum of Art. The series does include references to works that are not part of the BMA collection as well. Series 3, Personal Papers, contains material created by the Jacobs, but not related to their art collection. Series 4, Estate, contains material related to the transfer of the Jacobs' art collection to the BMA as well as the disbursement of the Jacobs' other belongings after their deaths. Some related correspondence is included with both the appraisals and disbursement material.

ArchivalResource: 3.6 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76823583 View

Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959. Letters : to Rene Gimpel, 1909-1931.

Title: Letters : to Rene Gimpel, 1909-1931.

Concerning mutual business interests; Berenson advises Gimpel on paintings he may be interested in purchasing, warns him against paintings he feels are of dubious authenticity, and discusses other aspects of the art market. With five letters from Mary Berenson, and two copies of letters from Gimpel to Berenson.

ArchivalResource: 73 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79625928 View

Isabella Stewart Gardner papers

Title: Isabella Stewart Gardner papers

Letters, business records, diary, and photographs.

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Cranbrook Foundation records

Title: Cranbrook Foundation records

Correspondence; financial records; a draft of a proposed publication about Cranbrook; letters regarding a biography of founder, George G. Booth, and of the Scripps family; miscellaneous items, including an address by George Booth to the Cranbrook School; and clippings.

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9929054f2-fe9d-4953-ac29-056560c3003d View

René Gimpel papers

Title: René Gimpel papers

The papers of Parisian art dealer, René Gimpel (1881-1945), dating from circa 1890-1966 (bulk 1902-1930s), and measuring 0.4 linear feet, provide a small but significant window into the crucial relationship between American collectors and the art dealers who supplied them, as they amassed some of the most influential art collections of the first half of the twentieth century. Gimpel's work as an art dealer is documented through correspondence with his parents, clients, business associates, and collectors, including Helen Frick and Duveen Brothers, Blake-More Godwin and the Toledo Museum of Art, Florence Libbey, Samuel H. Kress, Silva White, and others, and through printed material, writings by Gimpel, and photographs of René and Ernest Gimpel and others.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 Linear feet

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a3c425d5-6487-48be-9452-86104df56cf0 View

Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965. Papers, 1903-2005.

Title: Papers, 1903-2005.

These papers of Fogg Art Museum associate director Paul J. Sachs document his administration of the museum, his teaching career at Harvard, and related professional activities. The papers consist primarily of correspondence and also include photographs, printed material, clippings, architectural drawings, reports, financial records, letters of introduction, insurance records, maps, funding appeals, minutes, memoranda, exhibition brochures, page proofs and press releases.

ArchivalResource: 99 files boxes + oversize materials.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/424592354 View