Creator:

Schack, William, b. 1898  Search this

Names:

Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951  Search this

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Biddle, George, 1885-1973  Search this

Davis, Charles H. (Charles Harold), 1856-1933  Search this

Dreier, Katherine Sophie, 1877-1952  Search this

Eilshemius, Louis M. (Louis Michel), 1864-1941  Search this

Glackens, Ira, 1907-1990  Search this

Hille, Hermann  Search this

Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-  Search this

Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966  Search this

Extent:

0.9 Linear feet ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1891-1963

Scope and Contents:

Research materials for Schack's books on Albert C. Barnes and Louis Michel Eilshemius, ART AND ARGYROL: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF DR. ALBERT C. BARNES and AND HE SAT AMONG ASHES.

REEL D193: Eilshemius material, including fifteen letters, 1891-1831, primarily thanks from Eilshemius to C. H. Collins, a poet and a critic who favorably reviewed Eilshemius' books of verse, "Mamon" and "'Lady' Vere" in local Hillsboro, Ohio papers; 2 letters, undated and 1936, from Eilshemius to Schack; 13 hotel and restaurant receipts, 1893-1903; a certificate concerning Eilshemius' coat-of-arms; 21 clippings, 1897-1917; 3 tickets, 1903; a place card from the Art Students at Paris' Thanksgiving dinner at Restaurant Lapérouse, 1887; and a map of Arlington, Hudson County, New Jersey, 1900. The place card and the map were not microfilmed. Other Eilshemius material from sources other than Schack appearing on microfilm reel D193 has been cataloged and housed separately.

REEL 2917: Barnes and Eilshemius material. Barnes material includes correspondence with Ira Glackens, Dr. Hermann Hille, George Biddle, Thomas Hart Benton, James A. Michener, and others; notes; manuscript pages; a catalog; printed material; and a photograph. Eilshemius material includes letters to Eilshemius; Schack's correspondence with Katherine S. Dreier, Duncan Phillips, and others; notes; copies of writings on Eilshemius by others; and clippings.

Biographical / Historical:

Writer; Jerusalem, Israel.

Provenance:

Material on reel D193 donated 1959 by William Schack. These papers appear on the microfilm with records of the Valentine Gallery relating to Eilshemius.

Material on reel 2917 donated 1981 by William Schack.

Restrictions:

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. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Biographers  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Biography  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.schawill

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95b058525-18d8-4022-818e-f15a70225111

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-schawill