Paintings conservation and restoration of Elkins, McFadden and Wilstach art collections. Correspondence and various reports, 1936-1940

File — Box: 105, Folder: 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

A variety of papers document several subjects, including the amendments to the agreement made between the museum and the Commission. Several files of correspondence deal with the restoration and conservation of paintings in collections that, although maintained in the museum, belonged to the City; namely, the Elkins (George W. and William L.), Wilstach and McFadden art collections.

Dates

1936-1940

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Because of its fragile condition, the following item may only be consulted with permission of the Archivist: floor plan with annotations of PMA Gothic installations (in "Objects and related topics" series, "European decorative arts and arms and armor" subseries, "Rooms and architectural elements" sub-subseries, "England. Gothic installations at PMA, incl. Abergavenny, Wales" file).