Box 154

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This book, a French translation of "Creation of the Rococo," was published by A & J Picard Cie in 1949. It was translated by Jeanne Marie, the sister of Kimball's close friend Alfred Marie. The files consist of correspondence with the publisher and Jeanne and Alfred Marie, as well as records pertaining to the marketing, sale and distribution of the book.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This book, a French translation of "Creation of the Rococo," was published by A & J Picard Cie in 1949. It was translated by Jeanne Marie, the sister of Kimball's close friend Alfred Marie. The files consist of correspondence with the publisher and Jeanne and Alfred Marie, as well as records pertaining to the marketing, sale and distribution of the book.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This book, a French translation of "Creation of the Rococo," was published by A & J Picard Cie in 1949. It was translated by Jeanne Marie, the sister of Kimball's close friend Alfred Marie. The files consist of correspondence with the publisher and Jeanne and Alfred Marie, as well as records pertaining to the marketing, sale and distribution of the book.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This book, a French translation of "Creation of the Rococo," was published by A & J Picard Cie in 1949. It was translated by Jeanne Marie, the sister of Kimball's close friend Alfred Marie. The files consist of correspondence with the publisher and Jeanne and Alfred Marie, as well as records pertaining to the marketing, sale and distribution of the book.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This book, a French translation of "Creation of the Rococo," was published by A & J Picard Cie in 1949. It was translated by Jeanne Marie, the sister of Kimball's close friend Alfred Marie. The files consist of correspondence with the publisher and Jeanne and Alfred Marie, as well as records pertaining to the marketing, sale and distribution of the book.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This book, a French translation of "Creation of the Rococo," was published by A & J Picard Cie in 1949. It was translated by Jeanne Marie, the sister of Kimball's close friend Alfred Marie. The files consist of correspondence with the publisher and Jeanne and Alfred Marie, as well as records pertaining to the marketing, sale and distribution of the book.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The material included in this sub-subseries is a mix of notes for lectures and writings about the aesthetics of architecture. It is clear that Kimball intended to publish a book called "The Appreciation of Architecture," although this work never coherently materialized. The research Kimball did for this book, however, was not entirely abandoned. Elements found in the outlines, drafts, and notes appear in his later writings such as "American Architecture."

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This book was to be a collection of nine or possibly ten articles, seven of which had been published previously in various periodicals from the years 1916 to 1918. The articles represent an eclectic group of topics, tied together only by their relevance to early American art and architecture. Kimball had planned on submitting the completed manuscript in 1920, however this book was never published.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: By the spring of 1949 Kimball was planning to write on the Louis XVI architectural style with his longtime friend and noted French interior designer, André Carlhian. In November 1951, Kimball sent Carlhian a draft of the book's foreword, which appears to be all he ever wrote. By the beginning of 1953, Kimball informed Carlhian that he was abandoning the idea, feeling that his project would not prove worthwhile or original. The one file to this sub-subseries consists of Kimball's draft...