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Collection Creator:
D'Harnoncourt, Rene, 1901-1968  Search this
Extent:
5 Folders (Box 1)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1925-circa 1978
Scope and Contents:
Biographical material includes a document (in Austrian) issued by the Mexican Consulate in Vienna for d'Harnoncourt's departure for Mexico, stamped December 15, 1925. Also found are pages from an appointment book from 1932 that provide scattered notes on d'Harnoncourt's professional and personal obligations on dates throughout the year, which included traveling with the Mexican Art exhibition to Chicago, St. Louis, Houston, El Paso, and Mexico. The series also includes a set of index cards, and some "Notes for Family" prepared by Sarah d'Harnoncourt and referred to by her in a 1978 letter in Series 2: Correspondence. The letter explains that they were part of an effort to provide additional context to the papers for researchers and family before sending them to the Archives of American Art. The cards index references to d'Harnoncourt in publications, and published writings by d'Harnoncourt, amongst other things.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
Reels 2919-2931: Authorization to publish requires written permission from Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y. MoMA requires full citation to include microfilm reel and frame numbers, and reference to MoMA as the owner of the Rene d'Harnoncourt papers. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Collection Citation:
René d'Harnoncourt papers, 1921-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.dharrene, Series 1
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René d'Harnoncourt papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9322c9473-8287-4f02-9b25-e0d086dc62c0
EDAN-URL:
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