Rugs, draperies and upholstered furniture stored at warehouse. Correspondence and packing record, 1920-1931

File — Box: 29, Folder: 9

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Of note in this subseries are the few files regarding disaster plans as well as a 1920 report prepared by a five-member committee appointed by Philadelphia's Mayor J. Hampton Moore. With most of the works of art in storage and requiring insurance, done at a cost to the City, the Mayor directed the committee to make recommendations regarding the storage, restoration and exhibition of the Johnson Collection. Addressing a number of issues, the commission was of the opinion that “a gallery in the new Art Museum” would be a proper place of the exhibition of the pictures. The museum referred to was the building then under construction at the top of the Parkway--the future home of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates

1920-1931

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

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

From the Series: 8.25 linear feet

Related Names

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)