11. All Institutional Records
Record Group
Identifier: 11
Frick Collection Records, 1881-present, consist of correspondence and memoranda, photographs, financial and legal records, minutes, printed material, and architectural records documenting the founding and administration of The Collection. Records also document art acquisitions, exhibitions, programs, and construction projects. Pre-1920 records include a portion of Henry Clay Frick’s art and furnishings files, the bulk of which can be found in the Frick Family Papers.
Frick Art Reference Library records, 1920-present, consist of correspondence and memoranda, scrapbooks and diaries, financial records, reports, and photographs documenting the administration of the Library and the activities of its founder and director of 64 years, Helen Clay Frick. Records also document book and photograph acquisitions, building projects, staff research, publications, and photography expeditions.
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Construction Images - The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library, 1933-1935
Series
Identifier: TFC/FARL-0700-030-02.01
Scope and Content Note
Photographs, 1933-1935, document the conversion of the Frick family's New York City residence at One East 70th Street into a public museum, The Frick Collection, as well as the construction of a new Frick Art Reference Library building at 10 East 71st Street. Both interior and exterior views show areas of the Frick residence that would be altered or demolished during the construction project, the conversion of areas within the house, the construction of new spaces for the museum, and the...
Dates:
1933 - 1935
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Helen Clay Frick Research Files on Jean Antoine Houdon
Collection
Identifier: FARL.0100.020.01
Abstract
Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984), daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick, founded the Frick Art Reference Library in 1920 and served as its director until 1983. The papers reflect her lifelong interest in the sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) and document the research she and the Frick Art Reference Library staff conducted over the course of nearly fifty years. The Research Files span the years 1930-1977, and contain typed and handwritten research notes,...
Dates:
1930-1977
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Helen Clay Frick Research Files on Italian Art
Collection
Identifier: FARL.0100.020.02
Abstract
Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984), daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick, founded the Frick Art Reference Library in 1920 and served as its director until 1983. These files were produced through her research on Italian sculpture and painting, primarily to annotate photo mounts in the Frick Art Reference Library Photoarchive. The Research Files span the years 1920-1933, and contain typed and handwritten research notes, black and white photographs, printed material, some...
Dates:
1920-1933
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
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
Frick Art Reference Library Staff Records - Katharine McCook Knox
Collection
Identifier: FARL.1300.040
Abstract
Katharine McCook Knox (1890-1983), a Washington, D.C.-area art historian and author specializing in early American art, worked for the Frick Art Reference Library as a researcher, consultant, and special staff member for over 50 years. Mrs. Knox's staff records consist of correspondence, 1922-1977, regarding art research, photographing trips, her publications and lectures, and Library acquisitions.
Dates:
Majority of material found within Bulk, 1922-1967; 1922-1977
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Frick Art Reference Library Staff Research - Katherine McCook Knox Records
Collection
Identifier: FARL.1400.050
Abstract
Katharine McCook Knox (1890-1983), a Washington, D.C.-area art historian and author specializing in early American art, worked with the Frick Art Reference Library as a researcher, consultant, and special staff member for over 50 years. These records document her work as a member of the Library staff, as well as her personal research and writings in the field of early American art from 1922 to 1974. Records include correspondence, typescripts and manuscripts, galley proofs, handwritten and...
Dates:
1924-1979
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Henry Clay Frick Furnishings Files
Collection
Identifier: TFC.0100.020
Abstract
The New York residence of Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a prominent art collector and industrialist, was designed by Thomas Hastings and completed in 1914. The house, located at One East 70th Street, was opened in December 1935 as a public art gallery, The Frick Collection. Correspondence, telegrams, lists, notes and invoices document the furnishing and interior decoration of the house from 1913 to 1920.
Dates:
1913-1920
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
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 Construction Records
Collection
Identifier: TFC.0500.010
Abstract
Contracts, work orders, invoices, receipts, vouchers, and progress reports document the work of the general contractor and subcontractors during the conversion of the Frick residence to The Frick Collection, a public art gallery, and the construction of the new Frick Art Reference Library building.
Dates:
1933-1937
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
