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Archives of American Art
John Kenneth Byard papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.byarjohn
- Creators:
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Byard, John Kenneth, 1886-1959
- Dates:
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1908-1960
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1,150 Items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Papers relating mainly to Byard's business as a dealer in American antique furniture. Included are correspondence, 1950-1960, with Henry N. Flynt, Robert B. Hanan, A. M. Adler (Hirschl & Adler), Ellerton M. Jette, Cornelius C. Moore, Dr. J. Reed McClure, Otto M. Wasserman, Electra Webb (Shelburne Museum), and others; a scrapbook, 1908; notes from lectures; an obituary notice; and letters to Mrs. Dorothy Byard after her husband's death.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art and antique dealer; Norwalk, Conn.. Byard graduated from Columbia Law School in 1911. Ill health prompted Byard to move to the country, where he made his interest in early American antiques into a business. The library at the Heritage Foundation in Deerfield, Massachusetts, bears his name.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 102 and 103 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1959-1961 by Mrs. John Kenneth Byard, widow of Byard.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Antique dealers -- Connecticut -- Norwalk | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Jetté, Ellerton Marcel | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| McClure, J. Reed | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Moore, Cornelius C., 1885-1970 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Wasserman, Otto M., 1901- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Webb, Electra Havemeyer | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Adler, A. M. (Abraham M), 1902-1985 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Flynt, Henry N. (Henry Needham), 1893-1970 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hanan, Robert B. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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