Administrative records pertaining to Denys Peter Myer's WWII service including war damage reports of the Wurzburg Residence in Germany that he was tasked to inspect, and seven essays written by Myers while at Columbia University on the subject of art history.
Biographical / Historical:
Denys Peter Myers (1916-2003) was an architectural historian in Washington, D.C. Myers served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives section in the U.S. Army during WWII. After the war, Myers completed a master's degree from Columbia University.
Provenance:
Donated 2017 by Pamela Scott, a friend of Denys Peter Myers.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Occupation:
Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1945 July 25
Citation:
Stephen Kovalyak, Lamont Moore and Thomas Carr Howe in Berchtesgaden, 1945 July 25. Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section Search this
Type:
Sound Recording
Date:
1983 October 14
Citation:
Lamont Moore. Lamont Moore lecture, "Salt mines and castles", 1983 October 14. Salt Mines and Castles : lecture, by Lamont Moore, 1983 October 11/. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1945 June
Citation:
Walker Hancock, Lamont Moore, George Stout and two unidentified soldiers in Marburg, Germany, 1945 June. George Leslie Stout papers, 1855, 1897-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section Search this
Type:
Artifacts
Date:
1945
Citation:
George Leslie Stout's Bronze Star medal and case, 1945. George Leslie Stout papers, 1855, 1897-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section Search this
Type:
Writings
Date:
1945 July 26 - Aug. 4
Citation:
Thomas Carr Howe. Inventory list of looted art from the Göring Collection found at Berchtesgaden, 1945 July 26 - Aug. 4. Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Date:
1945 August 4
Citation:
Harry V. Anderson. Harry V. Anderson inventory and receipt for Hermann Göring art collection submitted to Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division, 1945 August 4. Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Lt. Daniel J. Kern and Karl Sieber examining the Ghent Altarpiece in the Altaussee mine, 1945. Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Herr Sicher, George Stout and Thomas Carr Howe inspecting paintings, 1945 July 9. Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Stephen Kovalyak, George Stout and Thomas Carr Howe transporting Michelangelo's sculpture Madonna and child, 1945 July 9. Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Michelangelo's Madonna and child packed and loaded onto a truck, 1945. Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
MFAA soldiers loading boxed artworks onto a truck at Neuschwanstein Castle, 1945. Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Soldiers evacuating looted art from Neuschwanstein Castle, 1945. Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone). Office of Military Government. Military Government Weekly Information Bulletin, no. 15, 1945 Nov. 3. Thomas Carr Howe papers, 1932-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Edith Standen and Rose Valland with art to be restituted to France, 1946 May. James J. Rorimer papers, 1921-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
