The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
40 scrapbooks containing letters, photographs, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and clippings.
Scrapbooks document the gifts of art work and money by J.P. Morgan to the museum, the administration and exhibition programs of the museum, and other subjects.
Citation:
Wadsworth Atheneum scrapbooks, 1899-1963. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 2552-2563 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, the Wadsworth Atheneum, after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Art museum; Hartford, Conn. Established 1842 to house the collection of Daniel Wadsworth, a painter and collector. The museum grew considerably with gifts from J.P. Morgan into a premiere institution of American fine and decorative arts. Formerly known as Wadsworth Atheneum and Morgan Memorial.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1982 by Wadsworth Atheneum.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
