Woodhouse, Samuel W., Jr.
Person
Biography
Woodhouse, a medical doctor and a scholar, was Acting Director of the Museum from 1923 to 1925, Associate Director until 1927, and Advisor in the 18th Century Industrial Arts until 1928.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Langdon Warner Records
Collection
Identifier: WAR
Abstract
Langdon Warner, a scholar of Asian art and an archaeologist, was Director of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art from 1917 to 1923. Warner also served as Curator of the Wilstach Collection. The Langdon Warner records contain correspondence of Langdon Warner, museum Director between 1917 and 1923, and E. Hamilton Bell, Acting Director during Warner’s absence while he traveled in Asia.
Dates:
1916-1929; Majority of material found within 1917-1923
Samuel W. Woodhouse, Jr. Records
Collection
Identifier: WDH
Abstract
Woodhouse, a medical doctor and a scholar, was Acting Director of the Museum from 1923 to 1925, Associate Director until 1927, and Advisor in the 18th Century Industrial Arts until 1928. The collection contains primarily correspondence regarding acquisitions. Several long sets include: correspondence with dealers and scholars, especially in the field of furniture and letters from the officers in the Corporation, including John D. McIlhenny and others. There is a small amount of...
Dates:
1923-1928, undated
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- Arts, Asian 1
- Decorative arts 1