7. Manuscript Collections

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George Grey Barnard was an American sculptor and collector of Medieval art. He located and arranged the pieces that eventually became "The Cloisters" for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His papers are comprised primarily of correspondence and financial and business records documenting both his collecting and creation of art. The collection includes a significant amount of personal correspondence, biographical information, and family financial records as well.

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These records consist of photographs annotated by George Kubler for a catalog of pre-Columbian sculptures in the collection of Louise and Walter Arensberg.

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George Macpherson compiled these records to document the history of the Macpherson clan from their Scottish origins to their contributions in the early history of the United States of America.

Abstract This collection consists primarily of personal correspondence between the French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) and his former student Giuseppe Donato (1881-1965), who became a noted Philadelphia sculptor. There are approximately one dozen original items written by Rodin, and photocopied versions of the 30 pieces of correspondence sent by Donato. Letters from a few other individuals associated with Rodin are also included, as well as a small portrait photograph Rodin autographed to...

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The Gloria Braggiotti Etting Photographs were taken primarily from the 1960s to 1980s and depict prominent citizens, noted artists, authors and celebrities. While some of the subjects Etting photographed are formally posed in portrait fashion, many are more candid images from social gatherings. Etting did not take all of these photographs, although it is unclear how many.

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This collection consists primarily of correspondence curator and scholar Graham Hood generated during his 1965 to 1970 research of America's first porcelain manufactory, and during and after the publication of his book regarding the same. The work, entitled "Bonnin and Morris of Philadelphia: the first American porcelain factory, 1770-1772," was published in 1972.

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Hannah Ann Zell devoted her scrapbook to the Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876, as well as to the Pennsylvania Museum's School of Industrial Art and the Associate Committee of Women, which primarily raised funds on behalf of the school. Her scrapbook, which consists of clippings, ephemera and occasional correspondence, attests to the civic spirit of women of the period.

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This collection consists of the correspondence of Harvey S. Shipley Miller and his research, as well as exhibition materials, several photographs, and various publications.

Abstract The Henry P. McIlhenny Papers document the privileged and urbane lifestyle of the man whose tastes and talents earned him a reputation as a distinguished connoisseur of art and antiques, world traveler, host extraordinaire, philanthropist and generous friend. Although Henry McIlhenny (1910-1986) is the primary creator, this collection is very much a family affair, encompassing the art collections initiated by his parents, John D. and Frances P. McIlhenny, which passed, along with the family...

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The collection is mainly comprised of black and white photographs which document the work of Hollingsworth Pearce (1878-1936), Philadelphia designer, metalsmith, and engraver. Also included are handwritten notes detailing the commissions Pearce completed with their corresponding dates. Most of the photographs are of silver or pewter items.