Subseries 2: Research Files, 1922-1944

Documents the research gathered for the writing of The Life Portraits of George Washington and Their Replicas, as well as information Morgan added to the files after the book's publication. Contains individual files for the majority of portraits represented in the book. Files contain annotated pages from the book, drafts of the text, photographs, correspondence, tracings, postcards, cuts from auction sales catalogues, notes, narratives by Morgan, photostats and typed transcripts of reference materials, newspaper clippings, and periodical articles. Includes information on attribution, current ownership, provenance, and condition, as well as biographical data on the artists.

Each research file was originally stored in a folder with Morgan's handwritten and typed annotations. Folder covers have been retained in the new file. Some files contain only a photograph, while others only the original file folder cover. Reviews of the book are filed at the end of the subseries.