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Box 79

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Furnishings considered and/or acquired. Authentic, June 1946-1949

 File — Box: 79, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Kimball's zealous campaign to acquire through loans, purchases and gifts as many pieces of Jefferson's original furniture and decorative arts as possible for the Jefferson Memorial Foundation is documented here. Relying in large part on his contacts with the Coolidge family and other Jefferson descendants, initially gained when editing Jefferson's architectural drawings for the Massachusetts Historical Society, Kimball successfully located, and in more cases than not, acquired a large...
Dates: June 1946-1949