The Frick Collection Central Files (1932-1936), 1930-1937.

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The Frick Collection Central Files (1932-1936), 1930-1937.

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The Frick Collection's alphabetical subject files, 1932-1936, document the conversion of the New York residence of Henry Clay Frick to a public art museum, The Frick Collection, and the construction of a new Frick Art Reference Library building. The work of Organizing Director Frederick Mortimer Clapp; Frick Collection Trustees, including John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Henry Clay Frick's children, Helen Clay Frick and Childs Frick; architect John Russell Pope; and general contractor Marc Eidlitz & Son are documented in correspondence, internal memorandums, minutes, reports, clippings, inventories, contracts, and summaries of informal meetings and telephone conversations. Topics covered include the selection of John Russell Pope as architect; details related to the design, construction and selection of materials for both the Collection and the Library; the interior decoration of the rooms; and the rehanging of the art. In addition, matters related to finances, insurance, public relations, salvage of materials, and the publication of a small catalogue are all also documented. Primary correspondents are Frederick Mortimer Clapp, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Walker D. Hines, Childs Frick, Helen Clay Frick, John Russell Pope, L.W. Eisinger, Marc Eidlitz, and John Henry Hammond, The Frick Collection Counsel.

24.5 linear feet (44 boxes, oversize material).

Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795081

Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection

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