Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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Peter Cooper (1791-1883) was a manufacturer, inventor, philanthropist, and founder of Cooper Union. Cooper's son-in-law Abram S. Hewitt (1822-1903) was a manufacturer, philanthropist, U.S. Representative from New York, and mayor of New York.

From the description of Cooper-Hewitt collection, [ca. 1783-1953] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155472943

Art museum, N.Y., N.Y.

Founded 1897. Name changed to Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Housed in the Carnegie Mansion, home of Andrew Carnegie.

From the description of Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration drawings, [ca. 1820]-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515120
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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf [Collection of material relating to Cooper Union Museum]. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Institutional file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Bateman, George F. The Cooper Union, 1936. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Iselin, John Jay. John Jay Iselin papers, 1983-1995. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration. Institutional file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Charles Cajori papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art : PAD/D pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Anthony de Francisci papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Papers, 1818-1944 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Friedman, Dan, 1945-1995. Dan Friedman Collection, 1967-1995. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration drawings Archives of American Art
referencedIn Robert Klein papers, 1909-1957 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Hague, Marian. Lace from the collection of Richard C. Greenleaf [graphic] / Library, Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration, New York. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn Carter family. Papers of the Carter-White family, 1818-1944 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Page, William Nelson, 1854-1932. Papers of William Nelson Page [manuscript], 1852-1924. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Correspondence with Margaret Naumburg, 1952-1953. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Klein, Robert, 1892-1958. Robert Klein papers, 1909-1957. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Bach, Richard F. Richard F. Bach records, 1913-1953 (bulk 1939-1953). Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf People's Institute (New York, N.Y.). People's Institute records, 1883-1933, bulk (1897-1927). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn John F. White Papers, 1955-1982 and undated, 1955-1965 University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Peterson, Houston, 1897-. Reminiscences of Houston Peterson :koral history, 1967. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943. Letter to Abram S. Hewitt, 1901 May 14. Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
referencedIn Rogers, Charles E. Charles E. Rogers diary, 1864-1865. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Records, 1857-1986. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Minkowitz, Norma M., 1937-. Reminiscences of Norma Minkowitz : oral history, 1987. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn People's Institute records, 1883-1933, 1897-1927 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Hedy Backlin-Landman papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1982. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Additional papers, 1870-1969. Houghton Library
creatorOf Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1958. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Strassmann, Paul A. An inverview with Paul A. Strassman, 1987 May 15. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Scott Millross Buchanan papers, 1911-1972. Houghton Library
referencedIn Dale Harris papers, 1939-1995 The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
referencedIn John F. White Papers, 1955-1982 and undated, 1955-1965 University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn David E. Finley papers, 1921-1977 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Charles Cajori papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn John Jay Iselin papers, 1983-1995 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Austern, Norman. Response to 1988 History of Nuclear Physics Survey, 1988-1989. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Salter, George, 1897-1967. George Salter papers, 1919-1967. Newberry Library
referencedIn Harris, Dale, 1928-1996. Dale Harris papers 1939-1995 New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Letters, 1939-1963, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Harry Levin papers Houghton Library
referencedIn George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Hathaway, Calvin Sutliff, 1907?-1974. Calvin Sutliff Hathaway papers, 1941-1954. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1968. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Charles E. Rogers diary, 1864-1865 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn History of physics institutional history collection A-K, [ca. 1883]-1989, (bulk 1960-1989). New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Cooper-Hewitt collection, [ca. 1783-1953] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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referencedIn Oral history interview with Dore Ashton Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Shirley Jaffe Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Will Barnet Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Rudolph de Harak Archives of American Art

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