Oswald Constantin Hering papers 1885-1944

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Oswald Constantin Hering papers 1885-1944

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1387

Collection consists of papers of Oswald C. Hering, his third wife, Adelaide Arms Hering, and his mother, Fanny Field Hering; and includes correspondence, photographs, photostats, architectural drawings, clippings, printed ephemera, and books. Correspondence concerns professional matters, architectural business, fraternity activities, professional and social clubs, and family and personal affairs. Also, clippings about Hering, genealogical materials, architectural visual materials, annotated books, and family photographs. Fanny Field Hering letters concern her research for a biography of French artist Jean Léon Gerôme and personal matters. Adelaide Arms Hering correspondence relates to her family.

3 linear feet (7 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311400

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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