Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Correspondence. Von Kienbusch, Carl Otto Kretzchmar, 1972 October-1976
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Most of the material comprising the Joan Root Collections consists of correspondence she received from Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, who amassed one of the world's greatest private collections of medieval arms and armor, which he bequeathed to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. During most of the years of their correspondence, from 1969 to 1974, Mrs. Root served as vice chair and chairperson of the Museum Guides. The earliest correspondence pertains to arranging trips for the guides to...
Dates:
1972 October-1976