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Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series VII: Diaries
Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was a prominent art collector and industrialist. This collection consists of diaries maintained by staff in Frick's Pittsburgh office, and a friendship calendar with submissions from his family and friends.
Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series VIII: Letterpress Copybooks
Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh industrialist who made his fortune in coke and steel, was also a prominent art collector. This series consists of volumes containing copies of Frick's outgoing correspondence on matters relating to business and investments, art collecting, political activities, real estate, philanthropy, and personal matters.
Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series X: Invoice Books
Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) was a prominent industrialist and art collector. This collection documents expenditures of the Frick household during the 1880s and 1890s.
Hesselius Family Papers
Correspondence and records of the descendants of painter Gustavus Hesselius. Correspondents include Hesselius' granddaughter, Elizabeth Henderson Wertmüller; her mother, Lydia Hesselius Henderson; her aunt, Mary Hesselius; and other relatives. Letters concern personal and business matters.
Howard M. Stoner Research Files on Albert Moore
Research files of Howard M. Stoner (1933-2017) on the painter Albert Moore (1841-1893). Files contain correspondence, photographic materials, notes, photocopies of scholarship on Moore, and Stoner's unpublished manuscript on the artist.
Images of Artists Collection
The international artists featured in this growing collection include painters, sculptors and muralists born in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Their images were captured by various photographers and printmakers in a variety of settings and portrait styles. Formats include cabinet cards, postcards, prints on paper, and photographs. Seven of the photographs were signed by the artists, four of which were personally addressed to Mrs. Adelaide Frick (wife of Henry Clay Frick).
Italy and Switzerland Album
J. Hall Pleasants Research Files
Jane, Lady Abdy Papers
The papers of art dealer and society hostess Jane, Lady Abdy (1934-2015) contain material related to her commercial galleries, as well as her business as a private art dealer, including artist files, press clippings, exhibition catalog drafts, book reviews, sales and purchases, events planning, and correspondence.
John Appleton Brown Sketchbooks
Two small sketchbooks, approximately 7 in. x 4 in.
Volume one is a small sketchbook containing approximately 30 pencil drawings of lake and mountain landscapes and structures in the Swiss Alps, many with captions, along with some drawings of Parisian figures at the end.
Volume two is a small sketchbook containing approximately 35 pencil sketches of landscapes, figures, and botanical objects, and one page of musical notation.