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Creator:

Clarke, Arthur C., Sir (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008  Search this

Extent:

95.02 Cubic feet (188 legal size boxes; 5 15 x 12 x 3 flat boxes; 1 16 x 20 x 3 flat box; 4 12 x 8 x 5 shoeboxes)

88.55 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1932-2012

bulk 1950-2008

Summary:

Sir Arthur C. Clarke is one of the preeminent science-fiction writers of the 20th century.

Scope and Contents:

Contains personal and business correspondence, manuscripts of most of Clarke's fiction works in various draft states, short stories, articles, addresses, speeches, movie outlines, Apollo 11 broadcast material, datebooks & notebooks, reference materials, business cards of visitors & contacts, photos & slides. There is some material by people other than the creator such as manuscripts and film/TV scripts.

This collection also includes audio-visual material. Please contact the Media Archivist for access.

Arrangement:

Series were based on the creator's original arrangement of material.

Arranged into 7 Series:

Series 1: Correspondence

Series 2: Original Writing

2.1: "Clarkives"

2.2: Non-"Clarkives"

2.3: Articles, Short Stories

2.4: Lectures, Speeches

Series 3: Media & Publicity

Series 4: Awards & Tributes

Series 5: Manuscripts written by others relating to Clarke's Literary Works

Series 6: Miscellaneous

Series 7: Images

7.1: Photos

7.2: Slide Albums

Biographical / Historical:

Born on December 16, 1917, in Minehead, England, Arthur Charles Clarke became obsessed with science fiction and astronomy at a young age. He was the eldest of four children born into a farming family, however he would become, with his brother Fred Clarke acting as a business associate, one of the leading names in science fiction.

During World War II Clarke served as a radar instructor and in his free time became one of the early members of the British Interplanetary Society. In 1945, Clarke made one of his earliest predictions (he called them "extrapolations") when he came up with the idea of communication satellites. He became known for this uncanny prescience which is seen in so much of his work.

In 1948 Clarke graduated from King's College, London with honors in math and physics. By 1951, Clarke had gained respect as both a fiction and non-fiction writer with Interplanetary Flight and Prelude to Space, respectively.

In 1956, Clarke emigrated to Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, where he could indulge a new obsession - skin diving. He remained in Sri Lanka for the rest of his life, creating a diving company and funding many science education programs in the country.

Perhaps Clarke's most recognizable feat came when he was able to work with Stanley Kubrick over a course of 4 years in order to create the book and film 2001: A Space Odyssey which was loosely based on the earlier Clarke story "The Sentinel."

Clarke accomplished an amazing amount of writing, speaking tours, TV appearances and humanitarian work despite suffering from post-polio syndrome for decades. He won numerous awards, mostly for his science fiction but also for popularizing science. He was knighted in 1998. He died, age 90, March 19, 2008.

Provenance:

Arthur C. Clarke Trust, gift, 2014

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Rights:

Permissions Requests

Topic:

Underwater archaeology -- 1960's  Search this

nonfiction novels  Search this

Interplanetary voyages  Search this

Artificial satellites  Search this

Manned space flight  Search this

Apollo 11 Flight  Search this

Astronautics  Search this

Science fiction  Search this

Citation:

Arthur C. Clarke Collection of Sri Lanka, Acc. 2015-0010, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2015.0010

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Arthur C. Clarke Collection of Sri Lanka

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2015-0010

Author:

Wiensz, J. T.  Search this

Degenstein, Doug A.  Search this

Martin, Randall V.  Search this

Lloyd, Nick D.  Search this

Bourassa, Adam E.  Search this

Wiacek, Aldona  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

2012

Topic:

Astronomy  Search this

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_111698

Author:

Lee, Chulkyu  Search this

Vinnikov, Konstantine  Search this

Hains, Jennifer C.  Search this

Dickerson, Russell R.  Search this

Martin, Randall V.  Search this

Schwab, James J.  Search this

Richter, Andreas  Search this

van Donkelaar, Aaron  Search this

Krotkov, Nickolay  Search this

Lee, Hanlim  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

2011

Topic:

Astronomy  Search this

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_99767

Author:

Verniani, Franco  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

1967

Topic:

Astronomy  Search this

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_76708

Author:

Lindblad, Bertil-Anders  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

1971

Topic:

Astronomy  Search this

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_76710

Author:

Cook, Allan F.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

1973

Topic:

Astronomy  Search this

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_76714

Author:

Wang, Yuhang  Search this

Cunnold, Derek  Search this

Choi, Yunsoo  Search this

Zeng, Tao  Search this

Martin, Randall  Search this

Chance, Kelly V.  Search this

Thouret, Valerie  Search this

Yang, Eun-Su  Search this

Edgerton, Eric  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

2008

Topic:

Astronomy  Search this

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_75918

Author:

Kurosu, Thomas P.  Search this

Kuhn, Uwe  Search this

Chance, Kelly V.  Search this

Helmig, Detlev  Search this

Barkley, Michael P.  Search this

Guenther, Alex  Search this

Palmer, Paul I.  Search this

Kesselmeier, Juergen  Search this

Martin, Randall V.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Electronic document

Year:

2008

Topic:

Astronomy  Search this

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILSRO_75919

Collection Creator:

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Collection Collector:

Johnson, Frederick, 1904-1994  Search this

Churchill, Frank C. (Frank Carroll), 1850-1912  Search this

Davis, Edward H., b. 1862  Search this

Churchill, Clara G.  Search this

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond), 1882-1971  Search this

Harvey, Byron  Search this

Emmons, George Thornton  Search this

Gridley, Marion E. (Marion Eleanor), 1906-1974  Search this

Wildschut, William  Search this

Stiles, William F., 1912-1980  Search this

Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954  Search this

Skinner, Alanson, 1886-1925  Search this

Waterman, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1885-1936  Search this

Harvey, Fred  Search this

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956  Search this

Lothrop, S. K. (Samuel Kirkland), 1892-1965  Search this

Barrett, S. A. (Samuel Alfred), 1879-1965  Search this

Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), 1873-1924  Search this

Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950  Search this

Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956  Search this

Collection Director:

Dockstader, Frederick J.  Search this

Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957  Search this

Collection Source:

Force, Roland W.  Search this

Burnett, Edwin K.  Search this

Container:

Box 232, Folder 11

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1927 - 1934

Collection Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Collection Rights:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation Records, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

See more items in:

Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records

Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records / Series 6: Collectors

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-001-ref14766

Collection Creator:

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Collection Collector:

Johnson, Frederick, 1904-1994  Search this

Churchill, Frank C. (Frank Carroll), 1850-1912  Search this

Davis, Edward H., b. 1862  Search this

Churchill, Clara G.  Search this

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond), 1882-1971  Search this

Harvey, Byron  Search this

Emmons, George Thornton  Search this

Gridley, Marion E. (Marion Eleanor), 1906-1974  Search this

Wildschut, William  Search this

Stiles, William F., 1912-1980  Search this

Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954  Search this

Skinner, Alanson, 1886-1925  Search this

Waterman, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1885-1936  Search this

Harvey, Fred  Search this

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956  Search this

Lothrop, S. K. (Samuel Kirkland), 1892-1965  Search this

Barrett, S. A. (Samuel Alfred), 1879-1965  Search this

Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), 1873-1924  Search this

Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950  Search this

Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956  Search this

Collection Director:

Dockstader, Frederick J.  Search this

Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957  Search this

Collection Source:

Force, Roland W.  Search this

Burnett, Edwin K.  Search this

Container:

Box 265, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

Sep 1904

Scope and Contents:

Correspondents: George Gustav Heye, M.C. Long, John Frederick Huckel, Frederick W. Hodge, Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde, George Lentz, John H. Cobbs, Harlan Smith, Clarence B. Moore, Homer Sargent, Emily de Forest, Hodgson Bros., Anselm Weber.

Collection Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Collection Rights:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation Records, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

See more items in:

Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records

Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records / Series 6: Collectors

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-001-ref7475

Artist:

Jon R. Friedman, born 1947  Search this

Sitter:

Maxine Singer, born 1931  Search this

Medium:

Charcoal on paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 123.9 x 78.1cm (48 3/4 x 30 3/4")

Mat: 139.7 x 91.4 x 1.3cm (55 x 36 x 1/2") (sight)

Frame: 147.3 × 99.1 × 3.8cm (58 × 39 × 1 1/2")

Type:

Drawing

Place:

United States\District of Columbia\Washington

Date:

2001

Topic:

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Interior\Library  Search this

Artwork\Photograph  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookshelf  Search this

Equipment\Laboratory Equipment\Microscope  Search this

Maxine Singer: Female  Search this

Maxine Singer: Science and Technology\Scientist\Biochemist  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2005.54

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Jon R. Friedman

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm410cbc204-f711-4daf-a120-69086b825a39

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2005.54

Owner:

Priestley, Joseph  Search this

Maker:

Bardin, William  Search this

Bardin, Thomas Marriott  Search this

W. & T. M. Bardin  Search this

Physical Description:

mahogany (overall material)

paper (overall material)

brass (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 45.5 cm; 17 29/32 in

overall: 34 in x 34 in x 52 in; 86.36 cm x 86.36 cm x 132.08 cm

Object Name:

celestial globe

Place made:

United Kingdom: England, London

Associated place:

United States: Pennsylvania, Williamsport

Date made:

1800

Subject:

Astronomy  Search this

Credit Line:

Mrs. Eliza R. Lyon

ID Number:

PH.53254

Accession number:

27050

Catalog number:

53254

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences

Science & Mathematics

Globes

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-edb0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1063134

Maker:

W. & S. Jones  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 28 in x 28 in x 17 in; 71.12 cm x 71.12 cm x 43.18 cm

Object Name:

tripod stand and wood handle

Place made:

United Kingdom: England, London

Date made:

ca 1840

Credit Line:

Georgetown University

ID Number:

PH.316098.02

Accession number:

224215

Catalog number:

316098.02

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences

Science & Mathematics

Astronomy

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-6214-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1844841

Type:

Computer files

Pictorial works

Electronic information resources

Date:

1999

1999-

Topic:

Astronomy  Search this

Astronomical photography  Search this

Call number:

QB68

Electronic Resource QB68

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_596719

Publisher:

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Names:

Lick Observatory (Mt. Hamilton, California)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (5" x 8")

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Stereoscopic photographs

Place:

California

Mount Hamilton (California)

Local Numbers:

RSN 20819

General:

Currently stored in box 3.2.12 [216].

Copy and Version Identification Note:

0317

Collection Restrictions:

The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Telescope -- 20th century  Search this

Astronomy -- 20th century  Search this

Astronomical observatories  Search this

Mirrors  Search this

Crossley reflector  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Interpositives -- Glass

Stereoscopic photographs

Collection Citation:

Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.2: Underwood and Underwood Positives / RSN Numbers 20747-20840

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref27096

Published by:

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986  Search this

Created by:

C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985  Search this

Subject of:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this

National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this

Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity, American, founded 1978  Search this

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969  Search this

Association of Black Women Attorneys, American, founded 1976  Search this

National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971  Search this

Raymond A. Jordan Jr., American, born 1943  Search this

National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953  Search this

The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946  Search this

Northside Center for Child Development, Inc., founded 1946  Search this

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827  Search this

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784  Search this

Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913  Search this

Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964  Search this

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937  Search this

Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959  Search this

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932  Search this

National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919  Search this

Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929  Search this

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this

Dr. Leslie L. Alexander, Jamaican American, 1917 - 2002  Search this

Smithsonian Institution, American, founded 1846  Search this

National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this

Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913  Search this

Shriners International, American, founded 1870  Search this

Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, American, 1894 - 1984  Search this

Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984  Search this

National Coalition of 100 Black Women, American, founded 1981  Search this

National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927  Search this

369th Veterans Association, American  Search this

One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963  Search this

Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915  Search this

Signed by:

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.5 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place made:

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1985

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Business  Search this

Communities  Search this

Fraternal organizations  Search this

Fraternities  Search this

Government  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Journalism  Search this

Labor  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Men  Search this

Political organizations  Search this

Politics  Search this

Professional organizations  Search this

Religious groups  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Sororities  Search this

U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number:

2012.167.19

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee110782-b949-43b4-bbec-56a00d4f086e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.19

Published by:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this

Edited by:

W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

9 7/8 x 6 7/8 x 1/8 in. (25.1 x 17.5 x 0.3 cm)

Type:

magazines (periodicals)

Place printed:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

September 1914

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Business  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Education  Search this

Literature  Search this

Mass media  Search this

Poetry  Search this

Politics  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Social reform  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard

Object number:

2012.84.20

Restrictions & Rights:

Public Domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ceda8b56-ee04-4c55-a522-9b9a3f5555b4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.84.20

Creator:

Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958  Search this

Names:

Detroit Institute of Arts  Search this

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Bode, Wilhelm von, 1845-1929  Search this

Colenbrander, H. T. (Herman Theodoor), 1871-1945  Search this

Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943  Search this

Heise, Carl Georg, 1890-1979  Search this

Hofstede de Groot, C. (Cornelis), 1863-1930  Search this

McIlhenny, John  Search this

Mellon, Andrew W. (Andrew William), 1855-1937  Search this

Morgan, Anne Tracy, 1873-1952  Search this

Sarre, Maria  Search this

Wills, Helen, 1905-1998  Search this

Extent:

6.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Sketches

Prints

Photographs

Diaries

Place:

Germany -- Politics and government -- 1918-1933

Date:

1853-1977

Summary:

The papers of art historian and museum director Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner measure 6.9 linear feet and date from 1853 to 1977. Found within the collection are biographical materials, including information on the Lepsius and Valentiner families; correspondence with family, friends, art collectors, and art historians; seven diaries; additional writings and notes; printed materials; three clippings scrapbooks; artwork in the form of prints and woodcuts; and photographs of Valentiner and his family and friends, including two photograph albums.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of art historian and museum director Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner measure 6.9 linear feet and date from 1853 to 1977. Found within the collection are biographical materials, including information on the Lepsius and Valentiner families; correspondence with family, friends, art collectors, and art historians; seven diaries; additional writings and notes; printed materials; three clippings scrapbooks; artwork in the form of prints and woodcuts; and photographs of Valentiner and his family and friends, including two photograph albums.

Biographical materials include certificates, membership cards, a curriculum vitae, and genealogical information on the Valentiner and Lepsius families.

Correspondence includes letters in German from Valentiner's parents, siblings, extended family members, and his wife and daughter. General correspondence includes letters and cards in German and English from art historian mentors and peers, including Wilhelm von Bode, Cornelius Hofstede de Groot, Carl Heise, and Herman Colenbrander, as well as art collectors and friends, including John McIlhenny, Andrew Mellon, Edsel Ford, Maria Sarre, and Helen Wills Moody Roark.

Seven diaries dated 1910-1939 were written in German, some of which also contain sketches, photographs, and other enclosures. Additional writings and notes consist of autobiographical writings, numerous essays, lectures, and monographs on Italian and Dutch art and artists, and reports and lectures on exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Arts. Lecture seminar notes appear to have been written while Valentiner was a student in Germany, and materials related to Arbeitsrat für Kunst date from the period after Valentiner's military service when he served as a chairman to the newly formed Working Council for the Arts, prior to his return to America in 1921.

Printed material includes bulletins, exhibition catalogs, clippings, and three clippings scrapbooks, which document Valentiner's professional career in New York and Detroit.

Photographic materials are of Wilhelm Valentiner, his immediate and extended family members, and his friends. Photos of Valentiner are from his youth, military service in Germany, and his personal and professional career in the U.S. Photographs of friends include art scholars, collectors, and family friends, including Maria Sarre, Helen Wills Moody Rorke, and Anne Morgan, the daughter of Pierpoint Morgan. There are also a handful of reproductions of artwork used as scholarly references in his writings. The two photo albums focus on Valentiner's family and friends from his youth in Germany, and Valentiner with family members later in his life.

Artwork in the collection consists of prints from a page in a German book, a bookplate, and two woodcuts by unidentified artists.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 8 series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1853-1976 (8 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1860-1974 (3.4 linear feet; Box 1-4)

Series 3: Diaries, 1910-1939 (7 folders; Box 3)

Series 4: Writings and Notes, 1890-1970 (1.7 linear feet; Box 4-6, 9)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1915-1977 (0.2 linear feet; Box 6)

Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1908-1933 (0.4 linear feet; Box 6, 9)

Series 7: Photographic Materials, 1840-1970 (0.8 linear feet; Box 6-8)

Series 8: Artwork, 1890-1960 (3 folders; Box 8)

Biographical / Historical:

Art historian and museum director Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner (1880-1958) lived in New York City, N.Y., Detroit, Michigan, and Raleigh, North Carolina and was known for his leadership and collection development during his tenure at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Valentiner was born in Karlsruhe, Germany to Karl Wilhelm Valentiner, a professor of astronomy at Heidelberg University, and his wife, Anna Lepsius Valentiner. The youngest of four children, Valentiner attended the University of Leipzig and continued studies in art history at the University of Heidelberg, where he received his doctorate in 1905 under the mentorship of Henry Thode. His relationship with Thode and with fellow students Edwin Redslob and Hermann Voss would eventually lead to lifelong friendships with a network of European scholars and historians, including Wilhelm von Bode and Cornelius Hofstede de Groot.

Upon von Bode's recommendation to J.P. Morgan, then President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Valentiner joined the staff of the Metropolitan in 1908 as the curator for Decorative Arts. In 1913, he founded the journal Art in America, where he would remain as editor until 1931. At the onset of World War I, Valentiner returned to Germany to enlist and served until the war's end, at which point he spent a brief period working at the Kaiser Friedrich Museum and participated in the Arbeitsrat für Kunst, a new group that questioned the traditional relationship between artists and established art institutions. Though shortlived, his participation as a chairmen for the Working Council for the Arts introduced him to leading German artists and architects, including Walter Gropius, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Käthe Kollwitz, and Lyonel Feininger. At this time, he also met his future wife, Cecelia Odefay, who he married in 1919.

In 1921, Valentiner returned to the U.S. and was asked to serve as a collecting advisor to the Detroit Institute of Arts. In 1924, he was appointed the Institute's director, a position he held until his retirement in 1944. During his tenure, he oversaw the opening of a new wing, the first acquisition of pre-Columbian and African art, the strengthening of Chinese and Islamic art collections, significant acquisitions of European Modernists, and the development of the museum's education and conservation divisions.

In 1937, Valentiner founded the Art Quarterly journal for the College Art Association, which he edited until 1949. After his retirement from the Institute, Valentiner was called from retirement to serve as director for the Los Angeles County Museum and the Getty Museum in California, and the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Valentiner died from complications of pneumonia in 1958.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art are the Mary E. Adams letters from Wilhelm Valentiner and an oral history interview with Mary and Clinton Adams conducted by Paul Karlstrom, April 24, 1998. The North Carolina Museum of Art also holds papers of Wilhelm Valentiner, most of which are also available at the Archives on microfilm reels D31 and 2140-2144.

Separated Materials:

In 1981 and earlier, the Archives microfilmed the William R. Valentiner papers that were on deposit from the North Carolina Museum of Art onto reels D31 and 2140-2144. The papers were returned to the North Carolina Museum of Art, but the microfilm is still available for use at the Archives research centers and for interlibrary loan.

Reel D31 includes diary entries, 1914-1957, describing Valentiner's service in the German army, 1914-1918, with the War Information Office in Berlin, the overthrow of the monarchy and German politics, relations between Germany and Russia and communist activity in Germany, the administration of Berlin museums and radical artists' activities, his work with the L.A. County Museum, Detroit Institute of Fine Arts, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and private collectors, impressions of friends, including Henry Ford, Carl Hamilton, the Hohenzollerns, Franz Marc, Rainer Maria Rilke, Walter Rathenau, Helen Wills, Benjamin Altman, J. Pierpont Morgan, and recollections of women art collectors, including Mrs. August Belmont, Rita Lydig, and Mrs. Leonard Thomas. A very small portion of the filmed materials may be found among the Valentiner papers at the Archives, but most of the materials were returned to the North Carolina Museum of Art.

Loaned materials on reels 2140-2144 consist of 26 diaries, 1904-1958; autobiographical writings; manuscripts and lectures by Valentiner; correspondence with family, friends, authors, museums, galleries, and dealers, including Harry Bertoia, Charles Culver, Lyonel and Julia Feininger, Walter Gropius, Paul and Mary Weschler, and Morris Graves; and a scrapbook containing clippings, drafts of speeches, and invitations.

Provenance:

From 1972 to 1977, Valentiner's papers were gathered from various sources by historian Margaret Sterne who was researching and writing a biography of Valentiner. Sterne died just prior to publication and the papers were sorted by Archives' staff and returned to the lender when known. After publication of the biography, the bulk of the papers were returned to their respective lenders (primarily the University of North Carolina) and the remaining papers were sorted and accessioned by the Archives. Donors are listed as unknown or anonymous.

Restrictions:

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Occupation:

Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art historians -- Michigan -- Detroit  Search this

Museum directors -- Michigan -- Detroit  Search this

Topic:

Art museums -- United States  Search this

Museum directors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art, Dutch  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Art, Italian  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Sketches

Prints

Photographs

Diaries

Citation:

Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner papers, 1853-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.valewilh

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Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-valewilh

Maker:

Gebr. Wichmann  Search this

Physical Description:

metal (cursor material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: .1 cm x 15.2 cm x 3.2 cm; 1/32 in x 5 31/32 in x 1 1/4 in

Object Name:

calculating rule

slide rule

Place made:

Germany: Berlin, Berlin

Date made:

before 1910

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Rule, Calculating  Search this

Credit Line:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

ID Number:

MA.293320.2820

Accession number:

293320

Catalog number:

293320.2820

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Science & Mathematics

Slide Rules

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-21f5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_690256

Maker:

Colton, Allen L.  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

glass (overall material)

brass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 14.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 14.5 cm; 5 23/32 in x 5 23/32 in x 5 23/32 in

Object Name:

spherometer

Place made:

United States: Michigan, Ann Arbor

Date made:

ca 1877

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Astronomy  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Martha Taylor

ID Number:

MA.313630

Accession number:

189444

Catalog number:

313630

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Science & Mathematics

Spherometers

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-5ce6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_904484