The Frick Collection Records of the Organizing Director - Frederick Mortimer Clapp, 1920-1937.

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The Frick Collection Records of the Organizing Director - Frederick Mortimer Clapp, 1920-1937.

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Records of The Frick Collection's Organizing Director, Frederick Mortimer Clapp, contain reports, correspondence, memos, minutes, budget projections and statements, and summaries of meetings and telephone conversations documenting his involvement in the planning and details of alterations and additions to The Frick Collection, and the construction of a new Frick Art Reference Library building from 1931-1935. Also contains manuscripts for a small catalogue published in 1935 by The Frick Collection, "The Frick Collection: Paintings: Summary Catalogue." The bulk of the files span from 1931 to 1936. Files include minutes from meetings of the Committee on Organization and Policy and the office of architect John Russell Pope; correspondence with John Russell Pope and general contractor Marc Eidlitz & Son; and summaries of Mr. Clapp's meetings and telephone conversations with Board of Trustee members Helen Clay Frick, Childs Frick, Walker D. Hines and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Topics covered include all aspects of the buildings' architecture, construction, and interior design, including selection of materials, finishes, and furnishings, as well as decisions regarding air conditioning and other mechanical concerns, museum administration, and art installation.

3.0 linear feet (7 boxes).

Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection

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Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection

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