Berenson family papers, 1894-1941.

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Berenson family papers, 1894-1941.

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Collection contains seven boxes of correspondence between family members, much of it from the grown children to their mother or between siblings. Includes three boxes of letters from Mary Berenson to her mother-in-law describing life with Bernard Berenson at the Villa I Tatti in Florence, Italy, and Mary's manuscript "On meeting Bernard Berenson." Many of the letters or postcards from non-family members are addressed to Elizabeth Berenson. Also contains three diaries, 1925, 1927, and 1932, an address book, a postcard collection, and some books of Elizabeth; 213 family photographs; a few other manuscripts by family members; two boxes of plaster angels; and other miscellaneous material.

14 boxes (7 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959

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Bernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. His book Drawings of the Florentine Painters was an international success. His wife Mary is thought to have had a large hand in some of the writings. Berenson was a major figure in the attribution of Old Masters, at a time when these were attracting new interest by American collectors, and his judgments were widely respected in the art world. Recent research has cast doubt on some...

Perry, Rachel Berenson, 1880-1933.

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Berenson family.

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Bernard Berenson (1865-1969) was an art historian. Included in the collection are materials by his parents, Albert and Julia (or Judith), his siblings, Senda, Abram, Elizabeth, and Rachel, some of their spouses, and his own wife Mary. The family emigrated from Vilna, Russia to Boston, Mass. in 1876. From the description of Berenson family papers, 1894-1941. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612369032 ...

Berenson, Elizabeth, 1878-

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Berenson, Abram G., 1873-

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Berenson, Mary, 1864-

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Berenson, Judith Michliszanski, 1849-

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Villa I Tatti (Florence, Italy)

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Abbott, Senda Berenson, 1868-

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