Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961

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American author who wrote about woodcuts and about the history of books.

From the description of Letter, 1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480247

From the guide to the William Mills Ivins letter, 1925, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

William Mills Ivins, graduate of Harvard and Columbia Law School, Curator of Prints and Acting Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, recipient of an honorary degree from Yale in 1946, author of How Prints Look, The Arts of the Book, and Prints and Visual Communication.

Theodore Sizer was curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1922 to 1927, lecturer at Case Western Reserve College from 1924 to 1927, professor of art history at Yale University from 1927 until 1947, and director of the Yale University Art Gallery from 1929 to 1947.

From the description of William Mills Ivins letters to Theodore Sizer, 1926-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78091821

Museum curator, director; New York, N.Y.

Lawyer, 1907-1916; Curator of Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1916-1946; Honorary Curator of Prints, Pierpont Morgan Library, 1938- ; Assistant Director, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1933-1938; Acting Director, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1938-1940.

From the description of William Mills Ivins papers, 1878-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82845486

William Mills Ivins, graduate of Harvard and Columbia Law School, Curator of Prints and Acting Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, recipient of an honorary degree from Yale in 1946, author of How Prints Look, The Arts of the Book, and Prints and Visual Communication.

Theodore Sizer was curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1922 to 1927, lecturer at Case Western Reserve College from 1924 to 1927, professor of art history at Yale University from 1927 until 1947, and director of the Yale University Art Gallery from 1929 to 1947.

From the description of William Mills Ivins letters to Theodore Sizer, 1926-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702151880

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965. Papers, 1903-2005. Harvard University Art Museum
creatorOf Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1921-1961,n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive). Houghton Library
creatorOf Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961. Letter, 1925. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Osborn, William Church, 1862-1951. William Church Osborn records, 1904-1953. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Letters to Henry M. Rosenthal from William Mills Ivins, Jr Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K. Houghton Library
creatorOf Flint, Charles R. (Charles Ranlett), 1850-1934. Charles R. Flint papers, 1872-1930, bulk (1885-1915). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Grolier Club. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1913-1946. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Bach, Richard F. Richard F. Bach records, 1913-1953 (bulk 1939-1953). Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Henry Ernest Schnakenberg papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Le Coq, Albert von, 1860-1930. Albert von Le Coq letter to William M. Ivins, 1928. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn George Sarton additional papers, 1901-1956 Houghton Library
creatorOf William Mills Ivins papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Grolier Club. Publications Committee. Records of the Committee on Publications, 1884-1983. Grolier Club
creatorOf Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961. Papers, 1917-1927. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Ivins family. Ivins family papers, 1885-1961, bulk (1900-1946). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961. William Mills Ivins letters to Theodore Sizer, 1926-1960. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Fogg Art Museum. Archives of the Fogg Art Museum, 1895-1985 (inclusive). Harvard University Art Museum
creatorOf William Mills Ivins letter, 1925 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933. Additional papers, 1841-1940 Houghton Library
creatorOf Cauthen, Irby B. (Irby Bruce), 1919-1994. Correspondence concerning Edgar Allan Poe. [manuscript] 1949-1950. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Dept. of Prints. Correspondence with Edward Larocque Tinker, 1926. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Ruzicka, Rudolph, 1883-1978. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1920-1971, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Sizer, Theodore. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1962-1963. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Charles R. Flint papers, 1872-1930, 1885-1915 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Avis Berman research material on art and artists Archives of American Art
creatorOf Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1951-1961. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961. William Mills Ivins letters to Theodore Sizer, 1926-1960. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Ivins family papers, 1885-1961, 1900-1946 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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referencedIn Oral history interview with Daniel Varney Thompson Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Ames, Winslow. person
associatedWith Arensberg, Walter, 1878-1954. person
associatedWith Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953. person
associatedWith Bach, Richard F. person
associatedWith Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959. person
associatedWith Berman, Avis. person
associatedWith Boas, George, 1891- person
associatedWith Burroughs, Bryson, 1869-1934. person
associatedWith Carrington, Fitz Roy, 1869-1954. person
associatedWith Cauthen, Irby B. (Irby Bruce), 1919-1994. person
associatedWith Century Association (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933 person
associatedWith Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962. person
associatedWith Constable, W. G. (William George), 1887-1976. person
associatedWith Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928 person
associatedWith Dodgson, Campbell, 1867-1948. person
associatedWith Flint, Charles R. (Charles Ranlett), 1850-1934. person
associatedWith Fogg Art Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965. person
associatedWith Friedländer, Max J., 1867-1958. person
associatedWith Greene, Belle da Costa, 1883-1950. person
associatedWith Grolier Club. corporateBody
correspondedWith Grolier Club. Publications Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Holmes, Margaret Ivins, 1882-1954. person
associatedWith Houghton Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Ivins, Barbara. person
associatedWith Ivins, Emma Yard, 1857-1940. person
associatedWith Ivins family family
associatedWith Ivins family. family
associatedWith Ivins, Florence Wyman, 1881-1948. person
associatedWith Ivins, Katherine. person
associatedWith Ivins, William Mills, 1851-1915. person
associatedWith Käsebier, Gertrude, 1852-1934, person
associatedWith Lay, Charles Downing, 1877-1956. person
correspondedWith Le Coq, Albert von, 1860-1930. person
correspondedWith Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925 person
associatedWith Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Dept. of Prints. corporateBody
associatedWith Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Dept. of Prints. corporateBody
associatedWith Osborn, William Church, 1862-1951. person
associatedWith Pierpont Morgan Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957. person
associatedWith Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 person
associatedWith Rosenthal, Henry M., 1906-1977. person
associatedWith Ruzicka, Rudolph, 1883-1978. person
associatedWith Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965. person
associatedWith Sarton, George, 1884-1956. person
associatedWith Schnakenberg, H. E. (Henry Ernest), 1892-1970. person
associatedWith Simonson, Lee, 1888- person
associatedWith Sizer, Theodore. person
associatedWith Sizer, Theodore, 1892-1967. person
associatedWith Thompson, Daniel V. (Daniel Varney), 1902- person
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
associatedWith Webster, Herman A. (Herman Armour), 1878-1970. person
associatedWith Wind, Edgar, 1900- person
associatedWith Winter, Carl, 1906 Jan. 10- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
New York (State)--New York
Subject
Aesthetics
Art historians
Art museums
Book collecting
Clubs
Clubs
Societies and clubs
Designer
Engraving
Etching
Historians
Historians
Illustrated books
Illustrators
Medicine and art
Museum curators
Museum directors
Museums
Perspective
Prints
Social life and customs
Wood-engraving
Wood-engraving
Wood-engraving, Italian
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Activity

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Birth 1881

Death 1961

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