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Julius S. Held papers, ca. 1918-1999

Title: Julius S. Held papers ca. 1918-1999

Research papers of Julius Samuel Held, American art historian renowned for his scholarship in 16th- and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish art, expert on Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, and Rembrandt. The ca. 70 linear feet of material, dating from the mid-1920s to 1999, includes correspondence, research material for Held's writings and his teaching and lecturing activities, with extensive travel notes. Well documented is Held's advisory role in building the collection of the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico. A significant portion of the ca. 29 linear feet of study photographs documents Flemish and Dutch artists from the 15th to the 17th century.

ArchivalResource: 168 boxes; (ca. 70 lin. ft.)

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Jaffé, Michael, 1923-. Study photographs of old master drawings from Chatsworth.

Title: Study photographs of old master drawings from Chatsworth. ca. 1980-ca. 1990.

These photographs of old master drawings in the collection of the Dukes of Devonshire at Chatsworth were prepared for the catalog of drawings in the Devonshire collection compiled by Michael Jaffé (in progress; the Italian drawings, 4 v., were published in 1994). Some two-thirds of the collection represents Italian drawings; the remainder includes French, German, Swiss, Dutch, Flemish, English and Spanish drawings. Also included are photographs of an album originally belonging to Lord James Cavendish, now in the British Museum.

ArchivalResource: 2,590 photographic prints : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.

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Held, Julius S. (Julius Samuel), 1905-2002. Julius S. Held papers, ca. 1918-1999.

Title: Julius S. Held papers, ca. 1918-1999.

The material provides a broad and detailed study of Held's professional life, his scholarly development, and his working methods. A major portion comprises scholarly correspondence with other art historians, including numerous prominent American and European scholars as well as young colleagues and post-graduate students. Also present is professional correspondence with art dealers, auction houses, museums, and publishing firms, and private collectors. Letters by Held are particularly valuable for their frank assessments of art objects. Included is material documenting Held's research for essays, reviews and articles, his many teaching and lecturing activities, as well as his involvement as an art expert in legal cases. The archive also contains extensive travel notes. A distinct group of material details Held's role in building the collection of Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico. A very large portion of the archive consists of study photographs and other visual documentation of artwork by Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, Rembrandt, and a vast number of other artists, mainly Dutch and Flemish from the 15th to 18th centuries.

ArchivalResource: 70 linear ft. (168 boxes) + ADDS (30 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84548090 View

Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006

Title: Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006

These papers of Fogg Art Museum directors John Coolidge and AgnesMongan document their administration of the museum and related professional activities. Mostof Coolidge's papers were created during his administration, from 1948 to 1968; most ofMongan's papers are from her tenure as acting director and then director (1968 to 1971). Thepapers consist primarily of correspondence, including Coolidge's correspondence with artdealers, and also include photographs, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, blueprints, printedmaterial, letters of recommendation, page proofs, financial documents, sketches and grantproposals.

ArchivalResource: 152 file boxes + oversize materials

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Coolidge, John, 1913-1995. Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006.

Title: Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006.

These papers of Fogg Art Museum directors John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan document their administration of the museum and related professional activities. Most of Coolidge's papers were created during his administration, from 1948 to 1968; most of Mongan's papers are from her tenure as acting director and then director (1968 to 1971). The papers consist primarily of correspondence, including Coolidge's correspondence with art dealers, and also include photographs, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, blueprints, printed material, letters of recommendation, page proofs, financial documents, sketches and grant proposals.

ArchivalResource: 152 file boxes + oversize materials

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/434571462 View