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Family papers and photographs, circa 1927-2008

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Most of the documentation in this subseries pertains to d'Harnoncourt's father, René, and consists primarily of third party correspondence. There are some original writings of his, including captioned drawings, a notebook, and photocopies of published articles. He is also the subject of most of the photographs that comprise the "Photographs" sub-subseries. Other correspondents include d'Harnoncourt's mother, some of her Austrian relatives, and a few members of the Rishel family.

D'Harnoncourt's correspondence with her husband, Joseph Rishel, is included in the "Names and Subjects" subseries of Series I. It is a small amount primarily of faxes d'Harnoncourt sent while her husband was traveling on Museum business. Photographs of Rishel are included with those of d'Harnoncourt in Series III, "Photographs and publicity."

Dates

  • circa 1927-2008

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

From the Series: 2.75 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository

Contact:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States