Papers, ca. 1900-1994.

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Papers, ca. 1900-1994.

The papers of Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy include black-and-white and color study photographs of Italian Renaissance painting, drawings and sculpture; correspondence and photographs from dealers and collectors and other professional correspondence; personal correspondence; pocket agendas (calendars); notebooks; press clippings; reprints, articles, manuscripts of published and unpublished works; research notes; notes and drafts of lectures; and business files. Also included are miscellaneous Pope-Hennessy family papers: personal correspondence between his mother, Dame Una, and father Sir John Pope-Hennessy; correspondence between his parents, his brother, James, and himself; manuscripts of published and unpublished essays, books and plays of Dame Una; personal and professional correspondence of Dame Una; miscellaneous papers of Sir John Pope-Hennessy (1834-1891); miscellaneous papers of James Pope-Hennessy including personal and business correspondence, manuscripts and research notes for his biography of Queen Mary, his work on the slave trade, and other works.

86 linear ft. (164 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8290437

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Pope-Hennessy, John, Sir, 1834-1891

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Irish politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Henry Yates Thompson, 1883 Feb. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872123 ...

British Museum.

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Microfilms of British Museum class catalogues of manuscripts. The British Library, established in 1973, is now responsible for manuscript collections previously held by the library of the British Museum. From the guide to the Microfilms of British Museum class catalogues of manuscripts, 20th century, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) ...

Pope-Hennessy, Una, 1876-1949

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English writter. From the description of Typed draft of a letter : [London], to F.C. Badgley, 1938 Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868195 Author of several biographies; mother of the noted art historian Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy. From the description of Letters of Una Pope-Hennessy [manuscript], 1918, 1945. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647996294 English writer. From the description of Notes on the difficulties...

Victoria and Albert Museum

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New York University

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The Class Collection documents selected student and alumni activities of New York University graduating classes from 1843-1966. Formal and informal gatherings were common, and were documented in detail by the participants. From the description of Class collection, 1843-1966. 1880-1900 (bulk). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477254465 New York University (formerly, University of the City of New York), is an academic institution and, as such, its faculty produces ar...

Pope-Hennessy, James

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Pope-Hennessy, John Wyndham, Sir, 1913-1994

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d. 1994. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82753801 Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy (1913-1994), art historian of Italian Renaissance painting and sculpture, was educated at Oxford and became director of the Victoria and Albert Museum (1967-1973) and the British Museum (1974-1976). He moved to the United States in 1977 to become consulting chairman of European painting for the Metropolitan Museum in New Yo...