Records of the Department of the History of Art, Yale University, 1939-2008 (inclusive).

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Records of the Department of the History of Art, Yale University, 1939-2008 (inclusive).

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The records consist of department meeting minutes; student handbooks; notes on the Frick symposium; critiques of the graduate program; and correspondence, memoranda and notes of Henri Focillon and Everett V. Meeks regarding the establishment of the Yale Department of the History of Art. The records also contain the Annals of the Department of History of Art (1950-1991). The annals, a rich source of historical data, include lists and statistics on faculty, students, fellowships, prizes and courses.

20 linear feet.

Yale University Library

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Yale University Library

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Focillon, Henri, 1881-1943

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A French art historian who taught in Europe and the United States, Focillon was an authority on the art of the Middle Ages, particularly the Romanesque period. From the description of Henri Focillon letter, 1923 Jan. 4. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70831318 ...

Yale University.

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Yale University. Dept. of the History of Art.

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The Department of the History of Art was established at Yale in 1940. Its organization and mission were developed by Henri Focillon, a visiting professor from the Sorbonne, at the request of President Charles Seymour. Everette V. Meeks served as the first chair of the department. Organizationally part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Yale College and the Graduate School, the department offers graduate and undergraduate courses. From the description of Records of the Department ...

Meeks, Everett V. (Everett Victor), 1879-1954

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