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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum records

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Creator:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum  Search this
Names:
Carter, Morris, 1877-  Search this
Swift, Henry  Search this
Extent:
1 Reel (ca. 1200 items (on 1 microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Reels
Date:
1881-1964
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.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1985 by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Function:
Art museums -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Identifier:
AAA.isabstew
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cdf23d41-4810-4fcb-a607-9169ed958031
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-isabstew