Hofer, Philip, 1898-1984

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Dates:
Birth 1898-03-14
Death 1984-11-09
Americans
English

Biographical notes:

Collector, curator, art historian; d. 1984.

From the description of Philip Hofer interview 1984 Apr. 24 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613316381

Hamilton (1734?-1796) was a British army officer in the American Revolutionary War. He was also Lieutenant-Governor and Governor of Detroit, Quebec, Bermuda, and Dominica.

From the guide to the Philip Hofer papers concerning the Henry Hamilton collection, 1941-1942., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Hamilton (1734?-1796) was a British army officer in the American Revolutionary War. He was also Lieutenant-Governor and Governor of Detroit, Quebec, Bermuda, and Dominica. Philip Hofer was Curator of the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts of the Harvard College Library.

From the description of Philip Hofer papers concerning the Henry Hamilton collection, 1941-1942. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612704866

Philip Hofer was Curator of Prints at Harvard College Library.

From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1940-1956. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155901525

Philip Hofer, b. 1898; d. 1984, Collector, curator, art historian.

From the description of Oral history interview with Philip Hofer, 1984 Apr. 24 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646400623

Philip Hofer, (1898-1984), book collector, curator, and art historian at Harvard University.

Hofer founded the Department of Prints and Graphics at Harvard University in 1938.

From the description of Oral history interview with Philip Hofer, 1984 Apr. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744433210

Epithet: American librarian

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x00006d

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