Archives of American Art

Luigi Palma di Cesnola selected papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.cesnluig
Creators:
Cesnola, Luigi Palma di, 1832-1904
Dates:
1863-1975
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
400 Items
(on 1 microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence, mostly with Hiram Hitchcock; papers relating to his book, CYPRUS, published in 1878; legal papers; pamphlets, periodicals, and clippings; photograghs of works of art; and biographical material.
Scope and Contents
Selected papers from the Cesnola collection at Dartmouth College. Including:

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Museum director, writer and archaelogist. Born Italy. Came to the United States in 1860.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 1532 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in Dartmouth College Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection is a selected portion of Dartmouth College's Cesnola collection.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Citation
Luigi Palma di Cesnola papers. Owned by the Dartmouth College Library. Microfilmed by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

More Information

Other Finding Aids

Other Finding Aids
Inventory of the collection of Cesnola papers in Dartmouth College Library appears on microfilm.


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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Museum directors Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hitchcock, Hiram, 1832-1900 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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