Correspondence, 1917-1998, undated
Scope and Contents
Correspondence offers the broadest evidence of the activities of the Johnson Collection curatorial staff, primarily after the collection was relocated to the museum. From exchanges of research findings and scholarly opinions to requests for photographs and scheduling gallery tours, many of the daily "conversations" are here recorded.
The subseries represent the respective time periods in which Henri Marceau and Joseph Rishel served as curator of the Johnson Collection, up to 1992. With Rishel's continued oversight of the collection, any material created after 1992, which to date is minimal, constitutes a separate subseries, "1993+ (future accruals)."
Dates
- 1917-1998, undated
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research with the following exceptions. Valuations and conservation (condition) reports are restricted, with access at discretion of the archivist. Personnel records are permanently restricted. Because of their poor condition, cracked or broken glass plate negatives are also restricted but they have all been digitized.
Extent
9.5 linear feet
Arrangement
Overall by three date spans, with further topical subdivisions within the first and second date span subseries.
Creator
- From the Collection: Marceau, Henri, 1896-1969 (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Sweeny, Barbara Eleanor (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Rishel, Joseph J. (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Konefal, Irene (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Lippincott, Louise, 1953- (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Nichols, Lawrence W. (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Strehlke, Carl Brandon (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Ingersoll, R. Sturgis (Robert Sturgis), 1891-1973 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States
archives@philamuseum.org