Box 1
Contains 11 Results:
Correspondence, 1924-1925
November 26, 1924 letter from Helen Clay Frick describes the Frick Art Reference Library and asks for Dr. Pleasants' permission to photograph his art collection, and for his assistance in identifying collections for a photographing expedition to Baltimore in December, 1924.
Correspondence, 1926
April 24, 1926 letter describes systems of Library's photograph archives and storage. September 27, 1926 letter describes how Dr. Pleasants' notes and additions are incorporated into the photo collection. 1926 letters refer to four Baltimore photographing expeditions.
Correspondence, 1927 Jul. - Dec.
Dr. Pleasants sent 175 pages of biographical notes on portraits and miniatures photographed by the Library in Maryland. December 21, 1927 Library letter describes the photo classification system: "As you will see, this classification is very faulty and I should certainly not advise you to copy it as it stands. We did not realize when we first adopted it how bad it was and now it is too late for us to change."
Correspondence, 1928
October 10, 1928 letter details photographing expedition to Annapolis and surrounding area, reaction of owners, and problems encountered.
Correspondence, 1929
April 10, 1929 letter contains description of Pleasants' work on his book on early Maryland silversmiths. April 17, 1929 letter contains Library research (five pages) for Pleasants on Gustavus Hesselius for an article he is writing, with an additional ten pages on April 20.
Correspondence, 1932
March 31, 1932 letter notes that the photographs Dr. Pleasants orders from the Library are to be a gift, per Miss Frick. November 12, 1932 letter contains Dr. Pleasants' information on possibly the earliest African-American portrait painter.
Correspondence, 1933
November 15, 1933 letter includes discussion of December photographing expedition in Maryland.
