Research papers, 1901-1942.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

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The main building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a new art reference library, named the Thomas J. Watson Library, was designed by the architectural firm of Brown, Lawford and Forbes in consultation with the Museum. Severud-Elstad-Krueger were the structural engineers; Krey and Hunt were the mechanical engineers. The Library formally opened Jan. 26, 1965. It occupies three floors: the two lower floors comprise s...

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...

Hagen, Ernest F., 1830-1913.

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German cabinetmaker, New York City; a leading cabinetmaker of the 19th century, Hagen worked in partnership from 1858 to 1888 with J. Matthew Meier under the name Meier & Hagen. From the description of Order books, 1880-1886. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58665411 Ernest F. Hagen (1830-1913) was one of America's most significant cabinetmakers of the nineteenth century. He was also a highly respected authority on Duncan Phyfe and...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Halsey, R. T. Haines (Richard Townley Haines), 1865-1942

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R.T. Haines Halsey was an 1886 graduate of Princeton University. He worked on the New York Stock Exchange from 1899 to 1923 when he retired to devote time to the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was a trustee and chairman of the commitee on American Decorative Art at the museum and was instrumental in opening the Wing. He was an avid collector of Americana and wrote many articles linking American history with decorative arts. From the description of Research papers...

Buckland, William, 1734-1774

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Buckland worked as a carpenter for Mason in building Gunston Hall. From the description of Indenture and apprentice paper : of William Buckland with Thomson Mason, 1748-1768. (Gunston Hall Plantation). WorldCat record id: 30471774 ...

Phyfe, Duncan, 1768-1854

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Duncan Phyfe was a furniture maker in New York City. Born in 1768 in Loch Fannich, Scotland, his family emigrate to Albany, N.Y. in 1783. Phyfe had probably served as an apprentice in his native country. He is believed to have had a small cabinetmaking shop in Albany, N.Y. Sometime before 1792, he moved to New York City where from the 1790s to 1847, he had a successful cabinetmaking business Partition St., which later became Fulton St. Phyfe's shop, which had almost 100 working craftsmen, attrac...

Homewood House Museum (Johns Hopkins University)

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