Personal papers, circa 1920-2021 (bulk 1971-2008)
Scope and Contents
The three subseries comprising d'Harnoncourt's personal papers offer documentation of her family, primarily her parents and Austrian cousins, her education, from grade school to graduate school, and a few of her memories, comprised of several personal items from her childhood and teenage years.
"Family papers and photographs" was created during processing to identify and separate materials pertaining to d'Harnoncourt's family from all other papers she marked as "AdH personal." In various degrees of detail, "Student records" documents d'Harnoncourt's entire formal education from the ages of 6 to 24 and a few of the unique opportunities afforded her at some of the most distinguished schools in the United States and abroad. The schools she attended were the Brearley School, Radcliffe College and the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London. Sketches and poems by d'Harnoncourt, as well as a 1948 Austrian copy of "The Princess and the Pea" comprise the final subseries, "Other materials."
Dates
- circa 1920-2021 (bulk 1971-2008)
Conditions Governing Access
These papers are subject to a 15-year closure based on the last year of designated date spans. Accordingly, all materials will be open on 2030 January 1.
Longer restriction periods apply to Series IV "Professional Affiliations." See the restriction note at that series level.
Extent
2.75 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: d'Harnoncourt, Anne, 1943-2008 (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: d'Harnoncourt, René, 1901-1968 (Associated name, Person)
- From the Collection: d'Harnoncourt, Sarah Carr, 1903-2001 (Associated name, 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