Archives of American Art

Barnett and Lydia Winston Malbin papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.malbbarn
Creators:
Malbin, Barnett, 1897-1985
Winston, Lydia, 1897-1989
Dates:
1940-1973
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
200 Items
(on 1 microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence from artists, museum directors and dealers, largely relating to the Malbins' collecting activities, and the role of their collection as a resource for students in art history, music and poetry programs. Also included are photographs of the Malbin house, designed by Lydia Malbin's father, Albert Kahn; and photographs and catalogs of their collection.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Art collectors. Birmingham, Michigan.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 569 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1973 by Dr. and Mrs. Barnett Malbin.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art -- Collectors and collecting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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