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Archives of American Art
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.isabstew
- Creators:
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Dates:
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1881-1964
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Reelca. 1200 items (on 1 microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1894-1964, from galleries and individuals, mostly of a business nature, from Bernhard Berenson, John Singer Sargent, Henry Swift, Morris Carter, and others; photographs of works of art; business records, 1881-1925, including the Museum's certificate of incorporation, price lists for works of art, sales records, statements of account, bills, receipts, invoices, and inventories of art works; legal records, 1903-1925, including transcripts of court action, property appraisals and tax records; articles, essays and clippings about Isabella Stewart Gardner and the museum; and Gardner's death certificate, 1924.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3531 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the donor, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1985 by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art museums -- Massachusetts -- Boston | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Swift, Henry | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Carter, Morris, 1877- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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