Papers, ca. 1937-1959.

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Papers, ca. 1937-1959.

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Collection consists of Rice's research files on American merchant James Swan, his house in Dorchester, his collection of French furniture and decorative art (including Sèvres porcelain), now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, organized into a series of notebooks and files. Files (in Box 1) include copies of articles written by Rice, chapters 1-14 of Rice's unpublished biography of Swan, notes and photocopied documents (some from French repositories) concerning Swan, extensive research on the Swan House in Dorchester, correspondence with museum curators, descendants of Swan, and especially with Ogden Codman on the history of the Swan family and house, and articles on Swan by others. There are two boxes of research notes on index cards (one in Box 2 the other in Box 3). Loose-leaf notebook on Swan (in Box 2) includes letters to Swan from Silas Lee (Wiscasset, 1797 Sept. 24) and John Hammill (Boston, 1797 Oct. 20), a copy of Swan's bookplate engraved by Joseph Callender, photographs of portraits of Swan and family by Gilbert Stuart, of the Swan House, and Paris (relating to Swan's life there), and a genealogical chart of Swan and his descendants. Another notebook (in Box 2) includes photographs and notes on French furniture imported by Swan and others at the Museum of Fine Arts and elsewhere. Box 3 mainly contains pamphlets and articles on French furniture, the Swan collection, and collectors of French furniture in America, and two notebooks containing notes and documents on "toile de jouy" and related French printed textiles. Rice's finding aid with collection.

3 boxes ; 26 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Lee, Silas, 1760-1814

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U.S. representative, public official and jurist of Massachusetts. From the description of Letter of Silas Lee, 1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014902 ...

Rice, Howard C. (Howard Crosby), 1904-1980

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Historian and author, Rice directed Princeton's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections during the 1960s. From the description of Howard C. Rice collection on Saint-Mémin, 1951-1970. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 177444012 Howard C. Rice was a graduate of Dartmouth and received the degree of Docteur de l'Université from the University of Paris. After service in World War II, he was Director of the United States Information Librar...

Swan, James, 1754-1830

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American financial speculator. From the description of Letter : to M. Dumesnil de Monville, Paris, 1808 Dec. 25. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41390891 ...

Codman, Ogden

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Architect, decorator, antiquarian. From the description of Papers, 1796-1940. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 11595773 Codman bought this chateau outside of Paris and altered, expanded, and decorated it for himself during the years 1926-1927. From the description of Château de Gregy sur Yerres (S&M), propté. de monsieur Ogden Codman [graphic] : [structural alterations and HVAC metalwork] / Etablissements Schmid, Bruneton, Morin; construction metalli...

Hammill, John, 1875-1936

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Callender, Joseph, 1751-1821

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