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Arms and armor, 1929-1954

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

A small amount of material documents, among other things, Kimball's consultation with Thomas T. Hoopes regarding many of the museum's purchases.

Dates

  • 1929-1954

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Because of its fragile condition, the following item may only be consulted with permission of the Archivist: floor plan with annotations of PMA Gothic installations (in "Objects and related topics" series, "European decorative arts and arms and armor" subseries, "Rooms and architectural elements" sub-subseries, "England. Gothic installations at PMA, incl. Abergavenny, Wales" file).

Extent

From the Series: 23 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

Alphabetical. Approximately half of the files are titled by object; the remaining are titled by country of origin or collector.

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