Frick, Helen Clay, 1888-1984
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Helen Clay Frick Records - Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: FARL.0100.040
Abstract
Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984) founded the Frick Art Reference Library in 1920 and served as its director until 1983. Helen Clay Frick Correspondence documents her tenure from 1921 to 1960. Letters, notes, lists, and photographs concern administrative and personnel matters, staff work, building and construction, Library furnishings, acquisitions and gifts, art research, staff events, special projects, Library photographing expeditions, and some personal matters. Correspondents include Library...
Dates:
1921-1960
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
The Frick Collection Central Files
Collection
Identifier: TFC.0400.010
Abstract
The Frick Collection's alphabetical subject files, 1932-1936, document the conversion of the New York residence of Henry Clay Frick to The Frick Collection, a public art museum, and the construction of a new Frick Art Reference Library building. Correspondence, internal memorandums, minutes, reports, clippings, inventories, and contracts detail the work of Organizing Director Frederick Mortimer Clapp; architect John Russell Pope; general contractor Marc Eidlitz; and Frick Collection...
Dates:
1932-1936
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
The Frick Collection Records of the Organizing Director - Frederick Mortimer Clapp
Collection
Identifier: TFC.0300.010
Abstract
As Organizing Director of The Frick Collection, Frederick Mortimer Clapp oversaw all aspects of the transformation of the Frick residence to a public art museum, The Frick Collection, as well as the construction of a new Frick Art Reference Library building. Reports, correspondence, memorandums, minutes, financial records, and summaries of informal meetings and telephone conversations document the project. Topics include architecture, construction, interior design, museum administration, and...
Dates:
1920-1937
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
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