The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
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.
Citation:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum records, 1881-1964. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 3531 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the donor, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1985 by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
