Finding Aid for the David Finley Papers, 1910-1977

Summary Information

Repository National Gallery of Art Archives

Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20565 

archives@nga.gov

Title David Finley Papers

Identifier SC.002 

Creator Finley, David E. (David Edward), 1890-1977

Date 1910-1977

Extent 40 cubic feet (72 boxes, 77 film canisters); approximately 70 digital files. 

Abstract This collection documents the personal activities of David E. Finley, 

founding director of the National Gallery of Art from 1938-1956, and close 

associate of Andrew W. Mellon. These papers complement the collection 

of Finley’s papers at the Library of Congress. Papers include architectural 

drawings, audiovisual recordings, correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, 

maps, newspaper clippings, notebooks, photographs, publications, 

scrapbooks, and speeches.

Biographical Note

September 13, 1890 Born, York, South Carolina to David Edward Finley (member of the U.S. 

Congress, South Carolina, 1898-1817) and Elizabeth Lewis Gist

1910 A.B., University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

1913 LL.B., George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC

1915-1917 Practiced law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1917-1918 Served in the U.S. Army

1921-1922 Assistant Counsel, War Finance Corporation

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1922-1927 Member, War Loan Staff, U.S. Treasury

1927-1932 Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon

June 10, 1931 Married Margaret (Margey) Morton Eustis

1932-1933 Honorary Counselor, American Embassy in London, England

1933-1937 Assisted Andrew W. Mellon with the planning of the National Gallery of 

Art

1935 Became legal guardian of Joan and Renee Beauregard, daughters of late 

friends

1938-1956 Director, National Gallery of Art

1950-1962 Chairman, National Trust for Historic Preservation

1950-1963 Chairman, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

1973 Published A Standard of Excellence: Andrew W. Mellon Founds the National 

Gallery of Art at Washington, D.C. (Smithsonian Institution Press)

February 1, 1977 Died, Washington, DC

Scope and Content

 

The collection documents the personal activities of David Edward Finley, lawyer, close associate 

of Andrew W. Mellon, and the first director of the National Gallery of Art. At the time of Finley’s 

death in 1977, in the absence of an archival program at the National Gallery of Art, his official 

director’s papers were given to the Library of Congress. Some papers, however, remained in the 

custody of Finley’s family, and this group of materials was eventually donated to the National 

Gallery. Of interest are materials marked “not for Library of Congress” which suggest that Finley 

sorted his papers before he died. He may have considered some papers too private or sensitive in 

nature to send to the Library of Congress and therefore left them with his family.

The materials in the collection span the period about 1910 to the months shortly after his death.

They consist of personal and professional letters, speeches, articles, diaries, documents with

biographical information, and personal miscellanea. The files also include many clippings from

major Washington, DC and New York newspapers, and local publications, such as The State from 

Columbia, South Carolina. Obituaries of Finley’s friends, family, and associates as well as articles 

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about important global events or significant news relating specifically to the museum community 

are included among the clippings.

While the collection is primarily personal in nature, much of it pertains to the National Gallery of

Art. There are drawings and plans for the construction of the building, and written accounts of

Andrew Mellon’s conversations and activities. Of interest are materials that document the

development of Finley’s book and the founding of the National Gallery, A Standard of Excellence: 

Andrew W. Mellon Founds the National Gallery of Art at Washington, D.C. The collection also 

contains many speeches and articles written by Finley during his tenure at the Gallery.

Arrangement 

Materials are arranged in the following series: 

Series 1 Personal Correspondence, 1925-1976

Series 2 Subject Files, 1921-1976

Series 3 Chronological Files, 1956-1977

Series 4 Writings, 1942-1970

Series 5 Biographical Information, 1914-1977

Series 6 Retirement Files, 1955-1956

Series 7 Honors Conferred Files, 1943-1974

Series 8 Memorabilia, 1910-1971

Series 9 Photographs and Graphics, circa 1890-1976

Series 10 Motion Picture Films, circa 1927-1935

Series 11 Diaries, 1913-1929

Series 12 Audio Recordings, 1941-1955

Series 13 Scrapbooks and Newspapers, 1929-1961

Series 14 Mellon Collection Notebooks, circa 1920-1937

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research by appointment under 

the conditions of the National Gallery of Art Archives 

Access Policy. For all inquiries or to schedule an 

appointment, please contact archives@nga.gov.

Preferred Citation National Gallery of Art Archives. David Finley Papers.

Rights Status In copyright

Rights Holder National Gallery of Art

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Language English

Acquisition Information Gift of the Finley family, 1978; David F. Williams, 2023

Processing Information Arranged and described by archives staff, 2010 and 2023. 

Related Archival Materials National Gallery of Art Archives. 

Director’s Records - David Finley Subject Files. 

Central Files - Subject Files. 

 

David E. Finley Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of 

Congress.

Series Descriptions

 

Series 1 Personal Correspondence, 1925-1976 [boxes 1-22, 70] 

Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. By far the largest group of files, this series 

contains letters received and written by David Finley, as well as newspaper clippings and his

written accounts of conversations with and reflections on some of his correspondents. Some

letters, especially those from Bernard Berenson, were transcribed for easier legibility.

Series 2 Subject Files, 1921-1976 [boxes 23-36, 70] 

Arranged alphabetically by subject. This series consists primarily of David Finley’s professional 

letters and related materials. Significant among these papers are his files on Andrew W. Mellon, 

especially those labeled “Reminiscences and Recollections,” which include Finley’s accounts of his 

conversations and meetings with Mellon and other individuals.

The series also contains information on Finley’s travels, the societies to which he belonged, and 

Oatlands, his wife’s family estate in Leesburg, Virginia. Files on art museums, such as the 

Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the

Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University in Cambridge,

Massachusetts are also included in this series. 

 

Series 3 Chronological Files, 1956-1977 [boxes 37-39] 

Arranged chronologically. This series consists of David Finley’s outgoing general correspondence 

from the time of his retirement as Director of the National Gallery of Art in 1956 until his death in 

1977. These files often duplicate outgoing letters found in Series 1 Personal Correspondence. 

 

Series 4 Writings, 1942-1970 [boxes 40-44] 

Arranged by genre and thereunder alphabetically or chronologically. This series consists of

articles, speeches and books written by David Finley and his referencematerials. As director of the 

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National Gallery of Art, Finley wrote numerous articles. Included are copies of published and 

unpublished articles on topics ranging from museums and fine arts in general, and the National 

Gallery specifically, to public works and unemployment. Included are copies of full-length 

speeches, brief remarks, and assorted interviews and statements for radio and television 

broadcasts on various topics.

This series has files documenting Finley’s two book projects, A Standard of Excellence

(originally titled “Andrew Mellon and the National Gallery of Art”) and The War Letters of

Morton Eustis. Information on Mellon that Finley collected for A Standard of Excellence is included

in Series 2 Subject Files under “Andrew Mellon – Reminiscences and Recollections.” The War 

Letters of Morton Eustis is a collection of letters written by Finley’s brother-in-law, Morton Eustis, 

to his mother before he died in action during World War II.

There are also reference materials used by Finley. These items are grouped by four topics:

Department of Treasury, fine arts, other museums and exhibitions, and the National Trust for

Historic Preservation. Of note is Julius Rosenwald’s Principles of Public Giving.

Series 5 Biographical Information, 1914-1977 [boxes 45-46] 

Arranged alphabetically. This series contains biographical information about David Finley and his 

family. Included are copies of articles about Finley (such as Who’s Who entries) and his wife, 

Margaret Eustis Finley, as well as genealogical information about the Finley and Gist (Finley’s 

mother’s) families. Materials on other Finley and Gist family members can be found in Series 2 

Subject Files. Three of Finley’s personal diaries and Mrs. Finley’s engagement book while they were 

in England also are included. Of interest is a condolence letter from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 

to Mrs. Finley upon hearing the news of Finley’s death.

 

Series 6 Retirement Files, 1955-1956 [box 47] 

Arranged chronologically. This series consists of materials relating to David Finley’s retirement 

from the National Gallery of Art in 1956. Included are correspondence, newspaper articles, press 

release, and notes.

Series 7 Honors Conferred Files, 1943-1974 [boxes 48-49] 

Arranged alphabetically by granting institution or award name. This series documents awards, 

honors, and medals received by David Finley. Materials include diplomas and certificates. 

Acceptance speeches for many of these awards can be found in Series 4 Writings. 

 

Series 8 Memorabilia, 1910-1971 [boxes 50-51, 70] 

This series consists of memorabilia saved by David Finley, including dried flowers, postcards,

maps, reproductions of works of art, two pens used by Andrew Mellon, and other personal items.

 

 

Series 9 Photographs and Graphics, circa 1890-1976 [boxes 52-58, 71-74] 

Arranged alphabetically by subject. This series consists of photographs of David Finley and his 

friends, family, and business associates, as well as images of works of arts and of events, such as 

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exhibition openings and award ceremonies. There are also formal studio photographs and 

drawings given to Finley by friends and associates, such as Bernard Berenson, Chester Dale, Rush 

Kress, Samuel H. Kress, Ogden Mills and Lessing Rosenwald. Several photographs of Andrew 

Mellon are also included. The subjects of the portraits sometimes signed the photographs. 

Whenever possible, the name of the photographer is noted. Please note that there are other 

photographs located within folders in other series. For conservation purposes, negatives are 

stored separately from photograph prints. Select photographs in this series have been digitized 

and are available to researchers.

 

Series 10 Motion Picture Films, circa 1927-1935 [film canisters] 

The series contains twenty-nine home movie reels documenting various events in David Finley’s 

life from 1928 to 1935, as well as several published newsreels pertaining to the Mellon family. Reels 

include wedding footage; European and American travel; leisure activities at private residences; 

staged cinematic narratives; and scenes from Washington, DC. Twenty-four of the original home 

movie reels were digitized between 2020 and 2022, and new negatives and positive prints were 

created from these scans. The remaining five films contain duplicate footage of other reels from 

the collection or newsreels not directly related to the National Gallery of Art.

Series 11 Diaries, 1913-1929 [boxes 59-60] 

This series consists of eight bound diaries documenting Finley’s personal activities and 

professional engagements The entries were written in pencil by Finley’s hand and they recorded 

his interactions with individuals and opinions of contemporary local, national, and world events. 

Of interest are Finley’s entries about his activities with Andrew Mellon. The diaries include 

newspaper clippings of events of the day, personal photographs, calling cards, letters, and other 

memorabilia. These items have been removed and stored separately. 

 

Series 12 Audio Recordings, 1941-1955 [box 64] 

This series consists of a recorded interview with David Finley about the 1955 National Gallery of 

Art exhibition, Goya Drawings and Prints, and a recording of the Gallery’s 1941 dedication. The 

dedication recording has been digitized and is available to researchers.

 

Series 13 Scrapbooks and Newspapers, 1929-1961 [boxes 65-69] 

This series consists of scrapbooks with newspaper clippings that document major world events

during David Finley’s life, such as Edward VIII’s abdication of the British royal throne in 1936 and 

VE-Day in May 1945.

 

Series 14 Mellon Collection Notebooks, circa 1920-1937 [box 75] 

This series consists of two notebooks compiled by David Finley as secretary to Andrew Mellon,

which document curatorial information relating to the National Gallery’s Mellon Collection. They 

include provenance, acquisition, insurance, reproduction, and other relevant information.

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David Finley Papers

Series 1 Personal Correspondence, 1925–1976

Box 1

1 - 1 A - miscellaneous

1 - 2 Abell, Robert E., 1942

1 - 3 Adams, Charles, 1953-1958

1 - 4 Adams, James Truslow, 1936-1953

1 - 5 Adams, Junius G., 1955-1957

1 - 6 Adams, Sherman, 1957-1961

1 - 7 Adenauer, Konrad, 1953

1 - 8 Alexander of Tunis, 1947-1954

Alsop, Joseph, 1938-1971

See also Series 5: Biographical Information - Death, February 1,1977 - Letters.

1 - 9

1 - 10 Astor, Michael, 1968

1 - 11 Astor, Lady Nancy, 1946-1964

1 - 12 Astor, William W., 1933-1966

1 - 13 Atherton, Charles H., 1965-1968

1 - 14 Atherton, Ray, 1933-1943

1 - 15 Atwood, Albert W., 1934-1952

1 - 16 Austin, Warren, 1946

1 - 17 Ba-Bl - miscellaneous

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David Finley Papers

1 - 18 Bo-Bri - miscellaneous

1 - 19 Bro-By - miscellaneous

Baird, William, 1931

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Cottenham, The Earl of (John Pepys) and Lady

Paulina.

1 - 20

1 - 21 Baker, Bryant, 1921-1970

Bales, Richard, 1945-1968

See also Series 2: Subject Files - National Gallery of Art - Music Concerts.

1 - 22

1 - 23 Beale, Marie (Mrs. Truxton), 1947-1958

Box 2

2 - 1 Beauregard Family, 1946-1968

2 - 2 Belin, Ferdinand Lammot, 1936-1941

2 - 3 Belser, C. Heyward, 1940-1970

2 - 4 Belser, Irvine F. Sr., 1933-1969

2 - 5 Belser, Irvine F. Jr., 1938-1964

2 - 6 Bennett, Susan, 1949-1971

Berenson, Bernard, 1935-1944

Includes postcards of I Tatti. See also Series 6: Retirement - Personal Correspondence A-B.

2 - 7

Berenson, Bernard, 1946-1960

See also Series 6: Retirement - Personal Correspondence A-B.

2 - 8

2 - 9 Bizardyl, Yvon, 1959-1969

2 - 10 Blair, Floyd, 1927

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David Finley Papers

2 - 11 Blair, Floyd, 1928

2 - 12 Blair, Floyd, 1929-1930

2 - 13 Blair, Floyd, 1931-1941

2 - 14 Blair, Floyd, 1942-1965

Box 3

3 - 1 Blair, Gist, 1935-1940

3 - 2 Bliss, Robert Woods and Mildred, 1937-1969

3 - 3 Bohlen, Charles E., 1934-1941

3 - 4 Boole, Dwight, 1934-1943

3 - 5 Bradlee, Frederick J., 1961

3 - 6 Bradley, Omar N., 1946

3 - 7 Brambilla, Julia, 1946-1967

3 - 8 Breese, Mr. and Mrs. William L., 1936-1968

3 - 9 Breeskin, Adeyln D., 1957-1971

3 - 10 Brown, John Carter, 1976

Brown, John Dexter and Frances, 1934-1973

Finley’s sister.

3 - 11

Brown, John F., 1969-1971

Finley’s nephew. See also Series 2: Subject Files - Sequoyah, The Cherokee Cadmus.

3 - 12

3 - 13 Brown, John Nicholas and Anne, 1946-1970

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David Finley Papers

Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, 1936-1970

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Currier, Stephen R.

3 - 14

3 - 15 Bruce, Ailsa Mellon and David K.E. - wedding, 29 May 1926

Bruce, David K.E., 1938-1970

Includes information about Mrs. Henry DeVries.

3 - 16

3 - 17 Bruce, Edward, 1938-1943

3 - 18 Bundy, McGeorge, 1963-1966

Byrnes, James F., 1937-1972

Former governor of South Carolina.

3 - 19

3 - 20 Ca-Cl - miscellaneous

3 - 21 Co-Cu - miscellaneous

3 - 22 Cairns, Huntington, 1945

3 - 23 Carter, Charlotte, George, and Robert, 1941-1951

3 - 24 Caselli, Countess Mary Piola, 1941-1966

3 - 25 Caselli, Count Renato Piola, and Renato Jr., 1921-1972

Box 4

4 - 1 Casey, Walter S., 1935-1940

4 - 2 Castle, W.R., 1934-1943

4 - 3 Ceccato, G.B., 1935-1953

4 - 4 Cicognani, Amleto, Cardinal, Secretary of State, The Vatican, Rome, 1947-1961

4 - 5 Ciechanowski, Stanislas, 1954-1963

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David Finley Papers

4 - 6 Clark, Lord Kenneth of Saltwood, 1948-1969

4 - 7 Clark, Lord Kenneth of Saltwood, 1969-1971

4 - 8 Clark, Lord Kenneth of Saltwood, 1971-1976

4 - 9 Clark, Lord Kenneth of Saltwood - newspaper clippings, 1969-1973

4 - 10 Clarke, Gilmore D., 1966-1970

4 - 11 Colefax, Lady Sibyl, 1940-1947

4 - 12 Colefax, Lady Sibyl, 1947-1950

Combs, Bedford Moore and Mrs. E.M., 1970-1975

See also Series 2: Subject Files - Rose Hill - Franks, Clyde T.

4 - 13

4 - 14 Cooke, Willie, 1969-1973

4 - 15 Corcoran, Mrs. George Eustis, 1937-1966

Box 5

5 - 1 Cortesi, Roger, 1925-1930

5 - 2 Cortesi, Roger, 1931-1971

5 - 3 Cott, Perry B., 1957

Cottenham, The Earl of (John Pepys) and Lady Paulina, 1930-1938

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Baird, William.

5 - 4

Cottenham, The Earl of (John Pepys) and Lady Paulina, 1940-1945

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Baird, William.

5 - 5

Cottenham, The Earl of (John Pepys), and Lady Paulina, 1946-1969

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Baird, William.

5 - 6

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David Finley Papers

Cottenham, The Earl of (Mark Pepys), 1929

Includes information about The Order of the Road.

5 - 7

Cottenham, The Earl of (Mark Pepys), 1929-1932

Includes information about The Order of the Road.

5 - 8

5 - 9 Cottenham, The Earl of (Mark Pepys), 1935-1941

Currier, Stephen R., 1963-1967

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Bruce, Ailsa Mellon.

5 - 10

5 - 11 Curry, Charles W., 1934-1944

5 - 12 Cushing, Lily

Box 6

6 - 1 Da-Do - miscellaneous

6 - 2 Dr-Du - miscellaneous

Dale, Chester and Mary (and Maud), 1941-1971

Includes October 1958 New Yorker article on Dale.

6 - 3

6 - 4 Davis, Dwight F. and Pauline, 1938-1950

6 - 5 Davis, Robert Tyler, 1959-1962

6 - 6 Davison, Daniel P., 1966

6 - 7 Delano, William Adams, 1928-1942

6 - 8 Delano, William Adams, 1943-1960

6 - 9 Denby, Charles, 1939

6 - 10 Denby, James, 1939

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David Finley Papers

6 - 11 Denham, S.J., 1942-1944

6 - 12 Denton, Frank, 1936-1942

6 - 13 Devan, Arthur S., 1943-1944

6 - 14 Dewey, Charles S. and Peter A., 1940-1941

6 - 15 Dick, Hasell and C. Matthews, 1940-1944

6 - 16 Douglas, Langton, 1928-1931

6 - 17 Douglas, Laura, 1946-1953

6 - 18 Dows, Olin and Alice (Mrs. Tracy), 1935-1943

6 - 19 Draper, Ruth, 1943-1947

6 - 20 Du Bos, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, 1938-1939

6 - 21 Dunn, James Clement and Alan, 1952-1962

6 - 22 Du Pont, Mrs. Alfred I., 1951-1961

6 - 23 Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1946-1969

6 - 24 Du Pont, Pierre, 1940

6 - 25 Duveen Brothers, 1931-1939

6 - 26 E - miscellaneous

6 - 27 Edgell, G.H, 1937

6 - 28 Edison, Thomas Alva - Congressional Medal for Scientific Achievement, 1928

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David Finley Papers

Edison, Thomas Alva - Congressional Medal for Scientific Achievement, 1928-1929

Includes photographs of Edison receiving the medal from Andrew W. Mellon.

6 - 29

Box 7

7 - 1 Edison, Thomas Alva - address delivered at presentation of Congressional Medal, October 20, 1928

Edison, Thomas Alva - David Finley's account of meeting between Andrew W. Mellon, Finley, and

Edison, 20 October 1928

7 - 2

7 - 3 Edison, Thomas Alva - newspaper clippings, 1928-1931

7 - 4 Eggers, Otto, 1940

7 - 5 Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1954-1968

7 - 6 Elcan, Joel E., 1943-1944

7 - 7 Eliot, T.S., 1947-1965

7 - 8 Emmet, Jeremy and Anne (Mrs. Eustis Emmet), 1946-1973

7 - 9 Emmett, William T., Mr. and Mrs. Grenville, and Pauline, 1939-1976

7 - 10 Epstein, Max and Leila, 1940-1958

7 - 11 Eustis Family, 1947

Eustis, Morton Corcoran, 1934-1943

Finley’s brother-in-law. See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Lodge, Henry Cabot.

7 - 12

Eustis, Morton Corcoran, 1941-1944

Finley’s brother-in-law. Includes issues of Theatre Arts.

7 - 13

7 - 14 Eustis, Morton Corcoran - letters written to various people (while in the Army), 1941-1944

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Eustis, Morton Corcoran - memorial service, Washington Cathedral, 8 October 1944

Includes a print of a portrait of William Corcoran Eustis by Bradford Johnson. Digitized version(s) of

select material available. Negative(s) stored separately.

7 - 15

Eustis, Morton Corcoran - dedication of memorial tablet, Oatlands, Virginia, 30 October 1949

Includes a print of the memorial tablet. Oversize sketch of the memorial tablet located in box 70.

Negative(s) stored separately.

7 - 16

Box 8

Eustis, Mrs. William Corcoran, 1931-1940

See also Series 2: Subject Files - Epiphany Church, Washington, DC - Renewal of Altar (by Mrs.

William C. Eustis) - Correspondence with Rambusch and Gichner Iron Works.

8 - 1

8 - 2 Eustis, Mrs. William Corcoran, 1941-1951

Eustis, Mrs. William Corcoran, 1952-1964

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Morton, Levi P. - Bust.

8 - 3

8 - 4 Eustis, Mrs. William Corcoran - teacher's essay contest, 1947-1948

8 - 5 Fa-Fi - miscellaneous

8 - 6 Fl-Fo - miscellaneous

8 - 7 Fr-Fu - miscellaneous

8 - 8 Faust and Wilson, 1921

8 - 9 Fawcett, James Waldo, 1935-1939

8 - 10 Finley family - letters from various members of, 1971-1975

Finley, Elizabeth Lewis Gist, 1937-1949

Finley’s mother.

8 - 11

Finley, John and Aileen, 1933, 1972-1975

Finley’s brother.

8 - 12

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Finley, Margaret Eustis, 1937-1942

Finley’s wife.

8 - 13

8 - 14 Fleming, Clarissa W., 1948-1965

8 - 15 Focillon, Henri, 1943

8 - 16 Folger, Clifford, 1943-1960

8 - 17 Ford, Gerald, 1975

8 - 18 Frankfurter, Alfred M., 1938-1962

8 - 19 Frankfurter, Felix, 1943-1953

8 - 20 Franks - miscellaneous

8 - 21 Fraser, Morris & Co., 1946-1948

8 - 22 Frelinghuysen, Adeline, 1951

8 - 23 Frick, Helen, 1932-1968

Box 9

9 - 1 Ga-Ge - miscellaneous

9 - 2 Gi-Go - miscellaneous

9 - 3 Gou-Gu - miscellaneous

9 - 4 Garbisch, Edgar W., 1960

9 - 5 Gardener, Delia G., 1941-1944

9 - 6 Gardener, Max, 1947

9 - 7 Garrett, Alice (Mrs. John W.), 1951

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9 - 8 Garrett, George, 1942-1971

9 - 9 Gee, Charles M. - re: Bernard Dufour, 1957

9 - 10 Gee, Wilson, 1935-1957

9 - 11 Gerry, Peter, 1934-1947

Gilbert, S. Parker, 1938-1971

Digitized version(s) of select material available.

9 - 12

9 - 13 Gilliat, John H.B., 1941-1942

9 - 14 Gist family crest

9 - 15 Gist family history, 1927-1930, 1945

9 - 16 Gist family members' letters and newspaper clippings, 1933-1970

9 - 17 Gist, Margaret and the Misses, Dada and Auntie, 1949

9 - 18 Glenn, Charles Leslie, 1943-1957

9 - 19 Glover, Charles C., 1940-1943

9 - 20 Godwin, Blake-More, 1958-1972

9 - 21 Graham, Philip, 1956-1962

9 - 22 Grant, Ulysses S. III, 1946-1965

9 - 23 Graves, John, 1953-1961

9 - 24 Graziani, A.G., 1946-1947

9 - 25 Greeley, Antoinette, 1936

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Green, Theodore Francis, 1937-1943

Includes letters about Earl and Margaret Rowe.

9 - 26

9 - 27 Greenway, Lauder, 1949-1960

Box 10

10 - 1 Grosvenor, Melville, 1963-1968

10 - 2 Guggenheim, John Simon, 1942-1961

10 - 3 Gugler, Eric, 1949-1969

10 - 4 Gunther, Frank, 1937-1938

10 - 5 Ha - miscellaneous

10 - 6 He - miscellaneous

10 - 7 Hi-Ho - miscellaneous

10 - 8 Hu-Hy - miscellaneous

10 - 9 Halifax, Lord and Lady Dorothy, 1948, 1957

10 - 10 Hall - miscellaneous

10 - 11 Hamilton - miscellaneous

Hamilton, Juliette, 1921-1952

J. Pierpont Morgan Sr.'s daughter.

10 - 12

10 - 13 Hamlin, Mrs. Charles (Bertie Pruyn), 1838-1936

10 - 14 Hamlin, Chauncey, 1966

10 - 15 Hammond, Chester, John, and Mason, 1943-1945

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10 - 16 Hancock, Walker, 1954-1965

10 - 17 Hancock, Walker, 1966-1970

10 - 18 Hancock, Walker, 1971-1976

10 - 19 Hanes, Ralph, 1965-1970

10 - 20 Hanna, David, John, and William, 1944-1967

10 - 21 Hapsburg, Archdukes Rudolph and Charles, 1946-1969

Box 11

11 - 1 Harcourt, Lord, 1931-1959

11 - 2 Harlan, Roma C., 1968-1971

11 - 3 Harriman, W. Averell, 1972

11 - 4 Harrison, Floyd, Francis, Gertrude (Mrs. George), and George, 1934-1943

11 - 5 Harrison, DeSales, Wallace K., and Burr Powell, 1947-1971

11 - 6 Hart - miscellaneous

11 - 7 Hart, Oliver, 1946-1976

11 - 8 Havens, Valentine, 1921-1942

11 - 9 Heinemann, Paul, 1934-1939

11 - 10 Hepburn, C. J., 1934-1935

11 - 11 Herbert, Beverly, 1941-1969

11 - 12 Herbert, W. Pinckney, 1958-1964

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11 - 13 Herter, Christian A., 1943-1967

11 - 14 Higgins, Daniel P., 1938-1954

11 - 15 Hill, Christobel, 1935-1953

11 - 16 Hinton, Harold, 1950-1953

11 - 17 Hitchcock, Thomas and Peggy, 1939-1944

11 - 18 Hobbs, Claude, 1954

11 - 19 Hogan, Frank, 1938-1944

11 - 20 Hollister, John and Florence, 1965-1970

11 - 21 Holton, Linwood, 1971

11 - 22 Holworthy, Richard, 1933

11 - 23 Hooker, Robert C., 1941-1942

11 - 24 Hoover, Herbert, 1930-1969

11 - 25 Houghteling, Mrs. J. L., 1947-1957

11 - 26 Howard, Edmund, 1972

11 - 27 Howard, Hubert, 1968-1969

11 - 28 Howard, Mary (Mrs. Herbert Howard), 1969

11 - 29 Howe, Bruce and Mary, and Thomas C., 1943-1968

11 - 30 Howes, Arthur W., 1939-1941

11 - 31 Hughes - miscellaneous, 1936-1962

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11 - 32 Humelsine, Carlisle H., 1959-1972

11 - 33 Hunt, Roy, Rachel, and Virginia, 1951-1964

11 - 34 Hurd, Peter, 1965-1969

11 - 35 I - miscellaneous

11 - 36 Ide, John Jay, 1956-1959

11 - 37 Ishimaru, Y., 1957-1959

11 - 38 Isler, A.V., 1943-1944

11 - 39 Ja-Je - miscellaneous

11 - 40 Jo - miscellaneous

Box 12

12 - 1 Jacocks, C. West, 1958-1959

12 - 2 Jahncke, Ernest Lee, 1932-1958

12 - 3 James, Frank L., 1937-1942

12 - 4 James, Macgill, 1931-1970

12 - 5 Jennings, Coleman, 1935-1966

12 - 6 Johnson, Herschel, 1934-1959

12 - 7 Johnson, Mrs. Lyndon B. (Lady Bird), 1968-1975

12 - 8 Johnston, Winant, 1937-1940

12 - 9 Ka-Ke - miscellaneous

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12 - 10 Ki-Ku - miscellaneous

12 - 11 Keller, Helen, 1942-1968

Kennedy, Jacqueline, 1962-1971

See also Series 5: Biographical Information - Death, February 1, 1977 - Letters.

12 - 12

12 - 13 Kennedy, Jacqueline - Lafayette Square Project, 1961-1970 (reference copies)

Kennedy, Jacqueline - Lafayette Square Project, 1961-1970 (security file of originals)

Digitized version(s) available.

12 - 13

12 - 14 Kennedy, Robert F., 1962-1964

12 - 15 Kent, Duchess of, 1954

12 - 16 Kephart, Clarence, 1933

12 - 17 Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Fiske, 1943-1955

12 - 18 King, Marian, 1950-1974

12 - 19 Kittredge, Benjamin, 1957-1964

12 - 20 Knox, Katherine McCook, 1953-1966

12 - 21 Kornfeld, Albert, 1950-1960

12 - 22 Kress, Rush H., 1946-1962

12 - 23 Kress, Samuel H., 1939-1945

12 - 24 La-Le - miscellaneous

12 - 25 Li-Ly - miscellaneous

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Box 13

13 - 1 Lafarge, Henry, Christopher, and Bancel, 1939-1947

13 - 2 Lamar, Hamilton, 1938-1965

13 - 3 Lane, James, 1950-1951

13 - 4 Lansdale, Nelson, 1940-1964

13 - 5 Latimer, Samuel L., 1955-1970

13 - 6 Law, Marion, 1949-1976

13 - 7 Lebrecht, Scheuer and Cie, 1936-1937

13 - 8 Lee, P. Blair, 1939-1943

13 - 9 Lee, Ronald F., 1963-1972

13 - 10 Lehman, Robert, 1938-1941

13 - 11 Lema, Garcia, 1962-1968

13 - 12 Lenygon, Francis Henry, 1963-1968

13 - 13 Leonard, Mrs. Henry (Ellen Leonard), 1938-1941

13 - 14 Lewis, Wilmarth, 1944-1970

13 - 15 Lewisohn, Samuel A., 1945-1948

13 - 16 Lloyd, Wildon, 1936-1953

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1941-1973

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Eustis, Morton Corcoran.

13 - 17

13 - 18 Lowdon, Lydia and John, 1948-1952

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13 - 19 Lovett, Robert, 1947-1950

13 - 20 Lowy, Julius, 1956

13 - 21 Lyon, Cecil, 1936-1974

13 - 22 Mac-Man - miscellaneous

13 - 23 Mar-May - miscellaneous

13 - 24 McA-McK - miscellaneous

13 - 25 McL-McP - miscellaneous

13 - 26 Me - miscellaneous

13 - 27 Mi - miscellaneous

13 - 28 Mo-My - miscellaneous

Box 14

14 - 1 The Macneil of Barra (Robert Lister Macneil), 1921-1970

14 - 2 Malone, Lee, 1957-1964

14 - 3 Manning, Samuel and Bernard - Battle of Cowpens painting, 1972-1976

14 - 4 Manship, Paul - re: Metcalf, Mrs. Houghton and Susanna sculpture, 1955-1972

14 - 5 Marie-Louise, H.H. Princess, 1928

14 - 6 Martin - miscellaneous

14 - 7 Massey, Vincent, 1945-1952

14 - 8 Mather, Frank Jewett Jr., 1934-1943

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14 - 9 McBride, Harry, 1943-1953

14 - 10 McCaw, Agalice, 1943-1950

14 - 11 Mellon, Andrew W., 1927, 1931

14 - 12 Mellon, Paul, circa 1920s

14 - 13 Mellon, Paul, 1925-1926

14 - 14 Mellon, Paul, 1927-1928

14 - 15 Mellon, Paul, 1929-1939

14 - 16 Mellon, Paul, 1940-1965

14 - 17 Mellon, Paul, 1966-1975

Mellon, Paul - miscellaneous

Includes a telegram from Andrew W. Mellon.

14 - 18

14 - 19 Mellon - miscellaneous, 1942-1955

14 - 20 Merrill, Keith, 1949-1962

14 - 21 Meyer, Eugene, 1938-1957

14 - 22 Milani, Antonio, 1955

14 - 23 Milliken, William Mathewson, 1957-1966

Box 15

Mills, Ogden L., 1937

Includes newspaper clippings about his death.

15 - 1

15 - 2 Mills, Ogden L. and Dorothy, 1929-1945

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15 - 3 Miscellaneous letters - Finley personal, 1932

15 - 4 Miscellaneous letters - received from friends during Illness, 1958

15 - 5 Mitchell, Eleanor, 1938-1967

Mongan, Agnes, 1969-1971

See also Series 2: Subject Files - Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University.

15 - 6

15 - 7 Mongan, Elizabeth, 1955

15 - 8 Monroney, A.S. Mike and Mary Ellen, 1961

15 - 9 Montgomery, Seymour, 1947

15 - 10 Montoro, The Duchess of

15 - 11 Moore - miscellaneous

Moore, Elizabeth, Mrs. W. Bedford Moore, 1940-1968

Finley’s sister. See also Series 2: Subject Files - Rose Hill - Franks, Clyde T.

15 - 12

Moore, Elizabeth, 1969-1972

Finley's sister.

15 - 13

15 - 14 Moore, Elizabeth, 1973-1976

Box 16

16 - 1 Moore, W. Bedford Jr. and W. Bedford III, 1946-1976

16 - 2 Morgan - miscellaneous

16 - 3 Morgan, Carroll, 1934-1943

16 - 4 Moorehead, William S., 1944-1971

16 - 5 Morris, George Maurice, 1940-1960

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16 - 6 Morrison - miscellaneous

16 - 7 Morrison, Margaret, 1934-1936

16 - 8 Morrow, Mrs. Dwight (Elizabeth), 1944-1946

16 - 9 Morton, Levi P. - memorial service, Rhinebeck, New York, 15 August 1954

Morton, Levi P. - bust, 1954-1964

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Eustis, Mrs. William Corcoran. Oversize sketches,

drawings, and blueprints stored separately.

16 - 10

16 - 11 N - miscellaneous

16 - 12 Nixon, Richard M., 1970-1973

16 - 13 Noland, Charlotte, 1946-1962

16 - 14 Nordenfalk, Carl, 1954

16 - 15 O - miscellaneous

16 - 16 O'Brian, John Lord, 1963-1968

16 - 17 Pa - miscellaneous

16 - 18 Pe-Pl - miscellaneous

16 - 19 Po-Py - miscellaneous

Box 17

17 - 1 Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey, 1933-1941

17 - 2 Parkhurst, Charles, 1944-1966

17 - 3 Pell, Claiborne, 1964

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17 - 4 Pepper, Charles, 1954-1964

17 - 5 Perkins, Leita Amory, 1966

17 - 6 Peterson, Charles, 1962-1971

17 - 7 Peterson, Neal, 1970

17 - 8 Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan, 1936-1951

17 - 9 Phillips, Margaret, 1950

17 - 10 Phillips, Neill, 1954-1970

17 - 11 Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. William, 1963-1965

17 - 12 Pichetto, Stephen, 1940-1942

17 - 13 Pope, John Russell and Sadie Jones, 1936-1953

17 - 14 Potocki, Ladislas and George, 1940-1965

17 - 15 Price, Edgar, 1966-1970

17 - 16 Q - miscellaneous

17 - 17 Ra-Re - miscellaneous

17 - 18 Ri - miscellaneous

17 - 19 Ro - miscellaneous

17 - 20 Ru-Ry - miscellaneous

17 - 21 Rath, Frederick L., 1951-1970

17 - 22 Reeves, Harold, 1947-1949

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17 - 23 Riggs, Laura Douglas, 1933-1938

17 - 24 Ripley, S. Dillon, 1972-1974

17 - 25 Roberts, George and Mary, 1939-1959

17 - 26 Robertson, Walter S., 1960-1963

17 - 27 Robinson, Gladys Lloyd, 1969

17 - 28 Robinson - miscellaneous

17 - 29 Rockefeller, Nelson and John D. Jr., 1942-1974

17 - 30 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1945-1954

17 - 31 Roper, Daniel, 1939-1943

17 - 32 Rosen, Walter, 1948

Box 18

18 - 1 Rosenburg, James N., 1956-1972

18 - 2 Rosenwald, Lessing J., 1944-1972

18 - 3 Rosse, Michael - The Earl of Rosse, 1954-1963

18 - 4 Rousseau, Theodore, 1940-1942

18 - 5 Ruddock, A.B., 1949-1957

18 - 6 Russell, Donald, 1952-1966

18 - 7 Russell, Mildred, 1934-1944

18 - 8 Rust, H. B., 1935-1970

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18 - 9 Rutledge, Anna Wells, 1953-1970

18 - 10 Sa - miscellaneous

18 - 11 Sc-Se - miscellaneous

18 - 12 Sh-Sl - miscellaneous

18 - 13 Sm-So - miscellaneous

18 - 14 Sp-Sq - miscellaneous

18 - 15 St - miscellaneous

18 - 16 Su-Sz - miscellaneous

18 - 17 Saarinen, Eero and Aline, 1958-1959

18 - 18 Saltonstall, Leverett, 1947-1966

18 - 19 Samuels, Mitchell, 1935-1959

18 - 20 Sands, Ethel, 1947-1960

18 - 21 Schneider, Laura, 1966-1967

Box 19

19 - 1 Scholtz, Janos, 1965

19 - 2 Schwengel, Fred, 1969

19 - 3 Seibels, Edwin, 1940-1945

19 - 4 Seymour, Charles, 1945-1963

19 - 5 Shapley, Fern Rusk, 1969-1973

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Sheng-Shih, Chang, 1947

Oversize ink painting located in box 70.

19 - 6

19 - 7 Shepard, Donald (and Emily), 1931-1961

19 - 8 Shepard, Lily (Mrs. Nelson), 1939-1940

19 - 9 Simpson, Charles (Mr. and Mrs.), 1947-1948

19 - 10 Skilton, John, 1944-1948

19 - 11 Smyth, Craig Hugh, 1942, 1946

19 - 12 Speiden, John, 1944-1963

19 - 13 Spellman, F. (Archbishop of New York), 1951

19 - 14 Stevens, Stoddard, 1956

19 - 15 Stigall, John, 1934-1936

19 - 16 Stites, Raymond, 1969-1974

19 - 17 Stockton, Gilchrist, 1935-1969

19 - 18 Stoessel, Oskar, 1943-1947

19 - 19 Stokes, Anson Phelps, 1934-1939

19 - 20 Stone, Thomas, Polly and Lausson, and Mrs. McKee, 1938-1959

19 - 21 Stone, Harlan F., 1945-1955

19 - 22 Strauch, Eugen, 1936-1938

19 - 23 Strong, Richard, 1921

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19 - 24 Ta-Th - miscellaneous

19 - 25 Ti-Ty - miscellaneous

19 - 26 Tack, Augustus Vincent, 1944-1968

19 - 27 Temple, Harry D., 1966-1967

19 - 28 Thacher, John S., 1940-1944

Box 20

20 - 1 Thom, Corcoran, 1939, 1944-1951

20 - 2 Thurmond, Strom, 1959-1974

20 - 3 Titus, Paul, 1934-1943

20 - 4 Train, Russell E., 1968-1970

20 - 5 Trimble, William Alexander, 1935-1937

20 - 6 Truman, Harry and Margaret, 1946-1969

20 - 7 U - miscellaneous

20 - 8 Underwood, Eric, 1934-1942

20 - 9 Unidentified correspondents

20 - 10 Va-Vi - miscellaneous

20 - 11 Vo-Vu - miscellaneous

20 - 12 Wa - miscellaneous

20 - 13 We - miscellaneous

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20 - 14 Wh - miscellaneous

20 - 15 Wi - miscellaneous

20 - 16 Wo - miscellaneous

20 - 17 Wr-Wy - miscellaneous

Walker, Annie Lee (Mrs. John Walker), 1975-1976

Finley's niece.

20 - 18

Box 21

21 - 1 Walker, John, before 1956

21 - 2 Walker, John, 1956-1960

21 - 3 Walker, John, 1961-1965

21 - 4 Walker, John, 1965-1974

21 - 5 Wakefield Family, David and Elizabeth, Dexter, David Jr., David III, 1964-1972

21 - 6 Warren, Earl, 1956-1969

21 - 7 Washburn, Watson, Abbott, and Gordon, 1949-1962

21 - 8 White - miscellaneous

21 - 9 White, Elijah B. III, 1968-1971

21 - 10 White, Robert M., 1944-1959

21 - 11 Whitelaw, Robert N.S., 1947-1963

21 - 12 Whitney, Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1943-1949

21 - 13 Whitney, John Hay, 1961

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21 - 14 Widener, Joseph E., 1940-1943

21 - 15 Wigglesworth, Richard, 1934-1962

21 - 16 Williams - miscellaneous

21 - 17 Williams, David Finley, 1969-1974

21 - 18 Williams, Richard P. Jr., III, and IV, 1952-1974

21 - 19 Wilson - miscellaneous

21 - 20 Wilson, William Robert, 1934-1937

21 - 21 Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1932-1948

21 - 22 Woods, Arthur and Helen, 1922-1971

21 - 23 Wright - miscellaneous

21 - 24 Wright, Michael, 1934-1970

Box 22

22 - 1 Wrightsman, Charles B., 1954-1956

22 - 2 Wuthenau, Don Alejandro von, 1957

22 - 3 Wyeth, Andrew, 1950-1959

22 - 4 Wyeth, Andrew, 1960-1972

Wyeth, Andrew - Subcommittee on Declaration of American Embassies Abroad - Brussels,

Ambassador Clifford Folger, 1957-1958

Includes photographs of the American Embassy in Brussels.

22 - 5

22 - 6 Wyeth, Henriette, 1964

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22 - 7 X-Z - miscellaneous

22 - 8 Zamoyski, Stefan, 1954

Series 2 Subject Files, 1921–1976

Box 23

23 - 1 Administration - Red Cross

23 - 2 Administration - travel - New Orleans, Louisiana

23 - 3 Administration - travel - Texas, California, and Arizona

23 - 4 American Federation of Arts, 1938-1939

23 - 5 American Federation of Arts, 1940

23 - 6 American Federation of Arts, 1941

23 - 7 American Federation of Arts, 1942-1944

American Red Cross, 1950-1969

Oversize drawing stored separately.

23 - 8

23 - 9 Art in federal buildings - mural designs by Edward Bruce and Forbes Watson

23 - 10 Association of Art Museum Directors, 1957

Box 24

24 - 1 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, 1947-1962

24 - 2 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, 1963-1969

24 - 3 Biltmore House

24 - 4 Bollingen Foundation, 1935-1941

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24 - 5 Booksellers, 1935-1941

24 - 6 Boys Club of Metropolitan Police, Washington, DC, 1938-1939

24 - 7 Business and calling cards

24 - 8 California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1967

24 - 9 Century Club and Association, 1937-1959

24 - 10 Century Club and Association, 1961-1972

24 - 11 Columbia, South Carolina Art Association, 1943-1945

24 - 12 Commission of Fine Arts - notes and letters regarding retirement from Commission, 1963-1964

24 - 13 Commission of Fine Arts (pamphlet on the history of)

24 - 14 Cooke, Hereward Lester - Foundation, 1971-1976

Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1932-1975

Includes correspondence about artistic and educational matters.

24 - 15

Corcoran, W.W., 1966-1971

Includes correspondence about a biography of W.W. Corcoran by Gordon Hendricks.

24 - 16

24 - 17 Educational & Charitable Trust (A.W. Mellon), 1937-1938

24 - 18 Employment - application to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, 1921

24 - 19 English Speaking Union, 1963-1964

24 - 20 English Speaking Union, 1965-1967

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Box 25

Epiphany Church, Washington, DC - renewal of altar (by Mrs. William C. Eustis) - correspondence

with Rambusch and Gichner Iron Works, 1963-1964

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Eustis, Mrs. William Corcoran.

25 - 1

Epiphany Church, Washington, DC - renewal of altar (by Mrs. William C. Eustis) - material samples

Oversize blueprints stored separately.

25 - 2

Fairbanks, Douglas, 1951

Includes correspondence about a membership in Century Club.

25 - 3

25 - 4 Finances - bank statements, 1937-1940

25 - 5 Finances - bank statements and notices, 1921-1940

25 - 6 Finances - combination to safe, 1937

25 - 7 Finances - donations, gifts and contributions, 1940, 1943

25 - 8 Finances - Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia, 1921

25 - 9 Finances - health care insurance and life insurance, 1936-1939, 1976

25 - 10 Finances - investments, 1936-1949

25 - 11 Finances - real estate, leases, 1921, 1969-1970

25 - 12 Finances - real estate, office at 815 17th St., N.W., 1963-1968

25 - 13 Finances - receipts miscellaneous, 1921-1946

25 - 14 Finances - taxes, 1921-1950

25 - 15 Finances - Veterans Administration checks and A. W. Mellon Estate salary checks, 1935-1940

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Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University, 1940-1945, 1975

Includes information about Paul J. Sachs. See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Mongan,

Agnes.

25 - 16

25 - 17 Fort McHenry Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1956

25 - 18 Freer Gallery of Art, 1973

25 - 19 Frick Collection, 1948-1949, 1970-1974

25 - 20 Garden Club, 1920, 1936

25 - 21 Georgetown Civilian Defense Committee, 1942

25 - 22 Gotham Hotel, 1944-1945

Box 26

26 - 1 Great Britain - invitations to royal functions, 1950-1957

26 - 2 Guest lists (for personal and official dinners), 1941, 1950

26 - 3 Hammond-Harwood House, Baltimore, Maryland re: opening, 1948

26 - 4 Hampton-Preston Museum, Columbia, South Carolina, 1940-1944

26 - 5 Hayward, Mildred, 1953

26 - 6 Heritage Foundation, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1970

26 - 7 Immigration issues, 1920-1921

26 - 8 Inaugural Committee, 1957 medal design

26 - 9 International Institute of Arts and Letters, 1957

26 - 10 Jackson, Andrew, 1959-1960

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Jefferson, Thomas - memorial, 1938

Oversize drawing located in box 70.

26 - 11

26 - 12 Jefferson, Thomas - papers of, 1956-1957

26 - 13 Knoedler, M. and Co., Inc., 1935-1962

Kress Collection, 1934, 1956

Includes catalogue of 1934 exhibition at Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art.

26 - 14

26 - 15 Kress, Samuel H. Foundation, 1958-1959

26 - 16 Kress - letters re: success of 15th anniversary and Kress Collection celebration, 1956

26 - 17 Lee, Robert E. - Memorial Foundation, 1935-1949

Leesburg Memorial - Walker Hancock, 1949-1956

Oversize drawing located in box 70.

26 - 18

26 - 19 Legal work - Finley as counsel for firm of Hurrey & Parks, 1920

Box 27

27 - 1 Legal work, 1920

27 - 2 Legal work, 1921

27 - 3 Legal work - miscellaneous

27 - 4 Licenses, for car and revolver, 1941-1942

27 - 5 Madison, James - memorial, 1938

27 - 6 Marlborough Gallery, New York, 1970

27 - 7 McCloy - The Ellen McCloy Sewing Room, Germany, 1950

27 - 8 McNeil House - York, South Carolina, 1958

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27 - 9 Mellon, Andrew W. - attacks on, 1933

27 - 10 Mellon, Andrew W. - biography, Chicago Herald Examiner, 1937

27 - 11 Mellon, Andrew W. - biography by W.L. Mellon, 1943-1946

27 - 12 Mellon, Andrew W. - collector and founder of the National Gallery, 1936-1941

27 - 13 Mellon, Andrew W. - correspondence of Andrew Mellon's in Finley's possession, 1922-1927

27 - 14 Mellon, Andrew W. - correspondence of Andrew Mellon's in Finley's possession, 1928

27 - 15 Mellon, Andrew W. - correspondence of Andrew Mellon's in Finley's possession, 1929-1937

Mellon, Andrew W. - correspondence of Andrew Mellon's in Finley's possession (with S. Parker

Gilbert), 1925-1928

27 - 16

27 - 17 Mellon, Andrew W. - family history, 1967

27 - 18 Mellon, Andrew W. - financial orthodoxy (tax reduction debt reduction), 1934-1936

Box 28

28 - 1 Mellon, Andrew W. - fortune, 1936-1937

28 - 2 Mellon, Andrew W. - A.W. Mellon Foundation, 1969

28 - 3 Mellon, Andrew W. - A.W. Mellon Memorial Fountain, 1952

28 - 4 Mellon, Andrew W. - inscription for bronze tablet in memory of AWM, 1940

28 - 5 Mellon, Andrew W. - letters of sympathy written to Finley upon AWM's death, 1937

28 - 6 Mellon, Andrew W. - miscellaneous

28 - 7 Mellon, Andrew W. - outline for Finley's planned biography (A Standard of Excellence)

28 - 8 Mellon, Andrew W. - the pilgrims speech prepared but not delivered, 1935

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Mellon, Andrew W. - recollections and reminiscences (A Standard of Excellence), 1921-1947 (folder

1 of 4)

28 - 9

Mellon, Andrew W. - recollections and reminiscences (A Standard of Excellence), 1921-1947 (folder

2 of 4)

28 - 10

Mellon, Andrew W. - recollections and reminiscences (A Standard of Excellence), 1921-1947 (folder

3 of 4)

28 - 11

Mellon, Andrew W. - recollections and reminiscences (A Standard of Excellence), 1921-1947 (folder

4 of 4)

28 - 12

28 - 13 Mellon, Andrew W. - Secretary of the Treasury, 1926-1937

Mellon, Andrew W. - Secretary of the Treasury - Finley as assistant, 1926-1932

Digitized version(s) of select material available.

28 - 14

28 - 15 Mellon, Andrew W. - sketch of Andrew Mellon, May 1938, unsigned

Mellon, Andrew W. - stamp commemorating centennial of birth of Andrew Mellon, 20 December

1955. First issue, program of ceremonies, 1955

28 - 16

28 - 17 Mellon, Andrew W. - tax exempt securities, 1933-1934

28 - 18 Mellon, Andrew W. - tax trial, 1931-1937

28 - 19 Mellon, Andrew W. - tax trial, 1938

Box 29

Mellon, Andrew W. - tax trial and Secretary of Treasury - articles and newspaper clippings,

1928-1940

29 - 1

29 - 2 Memoranda - miscellaneous, 1935-1945

29 - 3 Metropolitan Club, 1939-1951

29 - 4 Metropolitan Club, 1951-1971

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29 - 5 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1938-1970

29 - 6 Michelangelo, 1935, 1939

29 - 7 Miscellaneous papers, 1921, 1951-1967

29 - 8 Morgan and Co., J.P., 1939

29 - 9 Moscow exhibition, 1959

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1963-1970

Includes information about Perry T. Rathbone.

29 - 10

29 - 11 Museum of Modern Art Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1937-1938

29 - 12 Museums - international museums, 1954

29 - 13 Museums - U.S. museum directors and curators, 1958-1968

29 - 14 N - miscellaneous

29 - 15 National Gallery of Art - 15th anniversary - newspaper clippings

National Gallery of Art - acquisitions, 1937

Includes photographs of works of art.

29 - 16

National Gallery of Art - acquisitions - proposed Soviet purchase (offer made October 1930),

1937-1939

29 - 17

National Gallery of Art - Acquisitions Committee - policy governing acquisition and exhibition of

works of art, 1937-1939

29 - 18

29 - 19 National Gallery of Art - alarm systems, 1937-1938

29 - 20 National Gallery of Art - appointment as director - congratulatory letters, 1938

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Box 30

30 - 1 National Gallery of Art - articles and newspaper clippings (folder 1 of 2)

30 - 2 National Gallery of Art - articles and newspaper clippings (folder 2 of 2)

30 - 3 National Gallery of Art - construction - landscaping, 1940

30 - 4 National Gallery of Art - construction - memoranda, 1938

30 - 5 National Gallery of Art - construction - pedestals, 1940

30 - 6 National Gallery of Art - construction - suggestions, 1938

30 - 7 National Gallery of Art - correspondence, 1941

30 - 8 National Gallery of Art - correspondence, 1962-1973

30 - 9 National Gallery of Art - curatorial training program - David E. Finley, 1959-1964

National Gallery of Art - Eggers & Higgins - correspondence re: gallery construction, 1937-1940

Oversize drawings stored separately.

30 - 10

30 - 11 National Gallery of Art - Eggers & Higgins - suggestions for placement of works of art, 1937

30 - 12 National Gallery of Art - El Greco's Laocoon - acquisition

30 - 13 National Gallery of Art - El Greco's Laocoon - cleaning, 1956

30 - 14 National Gallery of Art - hearings, resolutions and reports re: establishment of NGA, 1924-1939

30 - 15 National Gallery of Art - Information on museum lighting, 1930

30 - 16 National Gallery of Art - invitations, 1942

30 - 17 National Gallery of Art - lists of art work

30 - 18 National Gallery of Art - lists of paintings and sculpture belonging to the NGA, 1937

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30 - 19 National Gallery of Art - Magazine of Art article on NGA opening, 1940

30 - 20 National Gallery of Art - memorandum to accompany drawing SK549, 1939

30 - 21 National Gallery of Art - miscellaneous memoranda and other papers, 1939-1961

National Gallery of Art - miscellaneous notes on the orgaization and administration of the proposed

NGA

30 - 22

National Gallery of Art - music concerts, 1942-1943, 1970

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Bales, Richard.

30 - 23

30 - 24 National Gallery of Art - music concerts - testimonial letter from Washington Board of Trade, 1953

Box 31

National Gallery of Art - other museums - information on the organization, administration, and

construction of, 1926-1938

31 - 1

31 - 2 National Gallery of Art - pamphlet guide to NGA, 1954-1965

31 - 3 National Gallery of Art - personnel, 1939

31 - 4 National Gallery of Art - policies, procedures, by-laws - Drafts, 1935-1940

31 - 5 National Gallery of Art - policies, procedures, by-laws - drafts, 1938-1939

31 - 6 National Gallery of Art - records transferred from Finley to NGA - E. James Adams, 1965-1977

31 - 7 National Opera Guild, 1951-1955

31 - 8 National Opera Guild, 1955-1965

31 - 9 National Trust for Historic Preservation - distribution of history of National Trust, 1965

National Trust for Historic Preservation - letters on occasion of retirement as Chairman, Board of

Trustees, 1962

31 - 10

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31 - 11 Netherland-America Foundation, 1950-1969

31 - 12 Notes and doodles

31 - 13 Oatlands, 1950-1974

31 - 14 Oatlands, 1974-1976

Box 32

32 - 1 Oatlands - general information

32 - 2 Oatlands - inquiries about sale of, 1964-1965

32 - 3 Oatlands - restoration of paintings, 1974-1976

32 - 4 Oatlands - Town & Country, September 1931

32 - 5 Oatlands - Church of Our Saviour, Oatlands, Virginia, 1935-1947

32 - 6 Oatlands - Church of Our Saviour, Oatlands, Virginia, 1948-1954

32 - 7 Oatlands - Church of Our Saviour, Oatlands, Virginia, 1958-1973

32 - 8 Oatlands, Little - Cantieri publicity, 1970-1973

32 - 9 Oatlands, Little - general information, 1976

32 - 10 Oatlands, Little - maintenance, 1973

32 - 11 Oatlands, Little - opposition to Leesburg airport, 1962

32 - 12 Oatlands, Little - St. James Church, Leesburg, Virginia, 1970-1975

32 - 13 Oatlands, Little - St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., 1935, 1947

32 - 14 Oatlands, Little - visit of Walpole Society, 1968-1969

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32 - 15 Oatlands, Little - visit of Herb Society of America, 1969

32 - 16 Oatlands, Little - visits - other, 1975-1976

32 - 17 The Octagon (American Institute of Architects headquarters), Washington, DC, 1970

32 - 18 Opera Society of Washington, DC, 1959-1965

32 - 19 Oriental Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 1940

32 - 20 Paintings - opinions, 1936

32 - 21 Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967

32 - 22 Pope, John Russell, 1937

32 - 23 Princeton University bicentennial, 1946-1947

Box 33

33 - 1 Private collections - information, 1937

33 - 2 Quotations collected

33 - 3 Radulovich, Savo, St. Louis, Missouri, 1936-1937

33 - 4 Relief Wings (charitable organization), 1941

33 - 5 Religious materials and matters

33 - 6 Renwick Gallery - W.W. Corcoran, 1970-1972

Rose Hill - Franks, Clyde T., 1946-1969

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Combs, Bedford Moore and Mrs. E.M.; Moore,

Elizabeth (Mrs. W. Bedford Moore); and Series 5: Biographical Information - Finley Family

Information and Genealogy.

33 - 7

33 - 8 Royal Society of Arts, London, 1946, 1960

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33 - 9 Saturday Evening Post - correspondence about the article on Finley and the NGA, 1947

Sequoyah, The Cherokee Cadmus, 1962-1974

Includes information about John F. Brown. See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Brown,

John F.

33 - 10

33 - 11 Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston, Massachusetts, 1939

33 - 12 Society of American Etchers, 1940

33 - 13 Society of American Historians, Columbia, New York, 1966

33 - 14 Society of the Cincinnati, 1939-1964

33 - 15 Society of the Cincinnati Museum Committee, 1958-1962

33 - 16 Society of Washington Artists, 1964

33 - 17 South Carolina - various societies and commissions, 1952-1977

33 - 18 South Carolina congressional delegation, 1968

Box 34

34 - 1 St. James Church, Leesburg, Virginia, 1969-1972

34 - 2 St. John's Church Washington, DC, 1936-1937, 1944

34 - 3 Stamps - first day issue, 1954-1967

34 - 4 Stationary - book plate - design, 1925

34 - 5 Stockbridge, 1946-1947

34 - 6 Subscriptions, 1938

34 - 7 Tailors, 1940-1969

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34 - 8 Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, 1940-1949

34 - 9 Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, 1933-1966

34 - 10 Travel - California trip, 1946

34 - 11 Travel - Europe, 1946

34 - 12 Travel - Europe, 1947

34 - 13 Travel - Europe, 1955

34 - 14 Travel - Prague, diary of a trip to, 1930

34 - 15 Travel - San Francisco, 1940

34 - 16 Travel - summer, 1931

34 - 17 Union Trust Company, Washington, DC, 1941-1951

34 - 18 United Nations Club, Washington, DC, 1942-1951

34 - 19 United States Treasury Department, 1934-1945

34 - 20 University of South Carolina, 1921-1959

34 - 21 University of South Carolina, 1960-1970

Box 35

35 - 1 University of South Carolina Society, 1937-1940

35 - 2 Virginia Garden Week, 1955

35 - 3 Walpole Society, 1958, 1970

35 - 4 Washington Cathedral, 1934-1945

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35 - 5 Washington Cathedral, 1946-1949

35 - 6 Washington Cathedral, 1950-1966

35 - 7 Washington Cathedral - American Memorial Chapel in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, 1953

35 - 8 Washington Cathedral - brochure

35 - 9 Washington Cathedral - The Cathedral Age (Magazine), 1952-1957

35 - 10 Washington Cathedral - The Cathedral Age (Magazine), 1958-1964

35 - 11 Washington Cathedral - The Cathedral in the Nation's Capital: A Pictorial, 1930

Washington Cathedral - Committee on Design and Construction of National Cathedral Association

Bay, 1961-1963

35 - 12

35 - 13 Washington Cathedral - Bishop Dun, portrait of, 1957-1960

35 - 14 Washington Cathedral - 50th anniversary, 1956-1957

35 - 15 Washington Cathedral - 50th anniversary exhibition, 1956-1957

35 - 16 Washington Cathedral - 50th anniversary, gift, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1961-1962

Box 36

36 - 1 Washington Cathedral - memorial inscription to A.W. Mellon, 1947-1952

36 - 2 Washington Organizations - miscellaneous, 1943-1972

36 - 3 Washington Star - The National Committee for Art Appreciation, 1938

36 - 4 Whitney Museum of American Art, New York - Charles Demuth exhibition, 1938

36 - 5 Widener, George - paneled rooms in Newport and New York, 1957-1958

36 - 6 Wildenstein & Co., New York, 1944-1963

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36 - 7 Will - Andrew W. Mellon's last will and testament, 1937

36 - 8 Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1956-1960

36 - 9 Wisdom Hall of Fame, Beverly Hills, California, 1970

36 - 10 Yale University, 1946-1962

36 - 11 YMCA and Springfield College, Massachusetts, 1935

Series 3 Chronological Files, 1956–1977

Box 37

37 - 1 1956

37 - 2 1957 January - April

37 - 3 1957 May - December

37 - 4 1958 January - July

37 - 5 1958 August - December

37 - 6 1959

37 - 7 1960

37 - 8 1961

37 - 9 1962

37 - 10 1963 January - September

Box 38

38 - 1 1963 October - December

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38 - 2 1964 January - June

38 - 3 1964 July - December

38 - 4 1965

38 - 5 1967

38 - 6 1968

38 - 7 1969 January - May

38 - 8 1969 June - December

38 - 9 1970 January - May

38 - 10 1970 June - December

38 - 11 1971

38 - 12 1972

Box 39

39 - 1 1973

39 - 2 1974

39 - 3 1975

39 - 4 1976

39 - 5 1977

Series 4 Writings, 1942–1970

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Box 40

Articles on the National Gallery by David Finley, 1942-1955

Includes index and text to most articles

40 - 1

40 - 2 Article - Art in America, "Museum Trends: Display of Collections", October 1946

40 - 3 Article - Cathedral Age, "Stone Carving at the Cathedral," Christmas 1963

40 - 4 Article - "Federal Control of Public Works for Counteracting Unemployment," 1921

Article - Gazette des Beaux Arts, "Goals and Responsibilities of American Museums"

Excerpts from a speech given on April 10, 1948

40 - 5

Review of Island of Sheep by Cadamus and Harmonia , 1921

Unpublished

40 - 6

40 - 7 Speech materials - General (folder 1 of 2)

40 - 8 Speech materials - General (folder 2 of 2)

40 - 9 Speech - American Association of Museums, 1955

Speech - Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association, Columbia, South Carolina, Honoring

Rush H. Kress, 1954

40 - 10

40 - 11 Speech - Columbia Art Museum, Columbia, South Carolina - Kress Collection - Opening, 1954

40 - 12 Speech - The Columbia Associates, Columbia University, 1955

40 - 13 Speech - Lee, Robert E. Memorial Foundation, Stratford Hall, Virginia, 1963

40 - 14 Speech - Morton, Levi Parsons memorial service, 1954

40 - 15 Speech - Smithsonian Institution - Joseph Henry Medal, acceptance of

40 - 16 Speech - Theodore Roosevelt Association Distinguished Service Medal, acceptance of

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40 - 17 Speech - University of Arizona, Tucson - inauguration of the University President, 1951

40 - 18 Speech - University of Arizona, Tucson - Kress Collection, dedication of, 1957

40 - 19 Speech - University of South Carolina commencement, 1950-1951

40 - 20 Speech - University of South Carolina Distinguished Alumnus Award, October 24, 1970

40 - 21 Speech - Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina - Commencement, 1957

Speeches by David Finley - book I, 1940-1949

Includes index and transcript to most speeches

40 - 22

Box 41

Speeches by David Finley - book II, 1949-1953

Includes index and transcript to most speeches

41 - 1

Speeches by David Finley - book III, 1953-1955

Includes index and transcript to most speeches

41 - 2

Remarks by David Finley, 1941-1956

Includes index and transcript to most remarks

41 - 3

Radio and television broadcasts by David Finley, 1941-1956

Includes index and transcript to most broadcasts

41 - 4

41 - 5 A Standard of Excellence - Athenaeum Publishers, 1968-1969

A Standard of Excellence - Book originally to be published as Finley's memoirs - Publisher's

correspondence, 1955-1969

See also Series 2: Subject Files - Mellon, Andrew W. - Outline for Finley's Planned Biography.

41 - 6

41 - 7 A Standard of Excellence - comments on manuscript, 1966-1971

41 - 8 A Standard of Excellence - details of publication and production, 1970-1973

41 - 9 A Standard of Excellence - details of publication and production, 1973-1974

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41 - 10 A Standard of Excellence - details of publication and production, 1974-1977

Box 42

42 - 1 A Standard of Excellence - distribution of copies (folder 1 of 2)

42 - 2 A Standard of Excellence - distribution of copies (folder 2 of 2)

42 - 3 A Standard of Excellence - letters of appreciation for copies received from institutions, 1974-1976

A Standard of Excellence - newspaper clippings and miscellany used in book, 1922-1936

Includes newspaper clippings about Andrew W. Mellon.

42 - 4

A Standard of Excellence - notes and anecdotes used in book

See also Series 2: Subject Files - Mellon, Andrew W. Recollections and Reminiscences.

42 - 5

42 - 6 A Standard of Excellence - original manuscript 1: Andrew Mellon and the National Gallery of Art

A Standard of Excellence - original manuscript 2: A Standard of Excellence: Andrew Mellon Founds

the National Gallery of Art

42 - 7

A Standard of Excellence - original manuscript 3: A Standard of Excellence: Andrew Mellon Founds

the National Gallery of Art

42 - 8

A Standard of Excellence - reactions to publication (from John Nicholas Brown, Kenneth Clark, Mary

Dale, Helen Frick, Elizabeth Mongan, and Fern Shapley), 1974

42 - 9

Box 43

43 - 1 A Standard of Excellence - reactions to publication from friends and acquaintances (folder 1 of 2)

43 - 2 A Standard of Excellence - reactions to publication from friends and acquaintances (folder 2 of 2)

43 - 3 A Standard of Excellence - review, 1975

43 - 4 The War Letters of Morton Eustis - foreword

43 - 5 The War Letters of Morton Eustis - letters not used for book (folder 1 of 2)

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43 - 6 The War Letters of Morton Eustis - letters not used for book (folder 2 of 2)

43 - 7 The War Letters of Morton Eustis - page proofs

43 - 8 The War Letters of Morton Eustis - published version

43 - 9 The War Letters of Morton Eustis - publication, 1944-1945 (folder 1 of 2)

43 - 10 The War Letters of Morton Eustis - publication, 1944-1945 (folder 2 of 2)

43 - 11 The War Letters of Morton Eustis - typed manuscript, foreword, and notes (folder 1 of 2)

43 - 12 The War Letters of Morton Eustis - typed manuscript, foreword, and notes (folder 2 of 2)

Box 44

Forewords and book reviews by David Finley, 1949-1956

Includes index and text for forewords and book reviews

44 - 1

44 - 2 Introduction to Italian Paintings in the Kress Collection by Fern Shapley, 1964-1966

44 - 3 Reference materials related to the Department of the Treasury, 1923-1939

44 - 4 Reference materials related to fine arts and museums, 1936-1970

44 - 5 Reference materials related to fine arts and museums, 1934-1963

44 - 6 Reference materials related to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1949, 1975-1976

Series 5 Biographical Information, 1914–1977

Box 45

Finley family information and genealogy, 1917-1928

See also Series 2: Subject Files - Rose Hill - Franks, Clyde T.

45 - 1

Finley family information and genealogy, 1934

See also Series 2: Subject Files - Rose Hill - Franks, Clyde T.

45 - 2

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45 - 3 Article written for the Charlotte Observer, 1953-1954

45 - 4 Biographical sketches - notes collected

45 - 5 Biographical sketches - reference books (folder 1 of 2)

45 - 6 Biographical sketches - reference books (folder 2 of 2)

45 - 7 Biographical sketches - reference books

Death, 1 February 1977 - letters

Includes letters from Joseph Alsop and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. See also Series 1: Personal

Correspondence - Alsop, Joseph; Kennedy, Jacqueline. Digitized version(s) available.

45 - 8

45 - 9 Death, 1 February 1977 - newspaper clippings

45 - 10 Daily calendar, 1930

45 - 11 Diary, 1914

45 - 12 Diary, 1930

45 - 13 Memo book

45 - 14 Newspaper clippings, 1938-1947

45 - 15 Personal data and letters of appointment, 1932-1943

45 - 16 Finley, David and Margaret - newspaper clippings, 1931-1939

45 - 17 Finley, David and Margaret - wedding, 10 June 1931

Box 46

46 - 1 Finley, David and Margaret - wedding - honeymoon, 1931

Finley, David and Margaret - wedding - newspaper clippings, 1931

Digitized version(s) of select material available.

46 - 2

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46 - 3 Finley, Margaret Eustis - engagement book, 1932

46 - 4 Finley, Margaret Eustis - newspaper clippings, 1936-1938

46 - 5 Finley, Margaret Eustis - work with the Red Cross, 1946

Series 6 Retirement Files, 1955–1956

Box 47

Hand-lettered manuscript from the NGA requesting David Finley to stay on as director for an extra

year, 1955

47 - 1

Hand-lettered manuscript from the NGA with farewell message to David Finley from the staff upon

his retirement, 1956

47 - 2

47 - 3 National Gallery of Art press release announcing David Finley's retirement, 1955

47 - 4 Newspaper clippings, 1955-1956

47 - 5 Notes on the history of the NGA and the growth of its collections, October 18, 1955

47 - 6 Personal correspondence, 1955-1956

Personal correspondence about NGA press release announcing David Finley's retirement

(outgoing), 1955-1956

47 - 7

Personal correspondence A-B

See also Series 1: Personal Correspondence - Berenson, Bernard.

47 - 8

47 - 9 Personal correspondence C-D

47 - 10 Personal correspondence E-G

47 - 11 Personal correspondence H-L

47 - 12 Personal correspondence M-P

47 - 13 Personal correspondence R-S

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47 - 14 Personal correspondence T-W

Series 7 Honors Conferred Files, 1943–1974

Box 48

American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in Europe -

appointment as Vice Chairman by Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, August 7, 1943

48 - 1

48 - 2 Colombia, Bogota - Decoration of the Order of San Carlos, 1957

Commission of Fine Arts - Appointment by Franklin Roosevelt, 1943; Harry Truman, 1947, 1951;

Dwight Eisenhower, 1955, 1959

48 - 3

48 - 4 Congressional Record tribute to David Finley, March 1956

48 - 5 Conservation Service Award - Department of the Interior, January 1956

48 - 6 Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1 August 1974

Department of State - United States Commissioner to the 26th Biennale Exhibition in Venice, Italy,

14 June-19 October 1952

48 - 7

48 - 8 George Washington University - Alumni Achievement Award, 2 June 1943

48 - 9 George Washington University - Honorary Doctor of Law degree, 22 February 1960

48 - 10 Georgetown University - Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree, 24 March 1960

Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown Celebration Commission, appointment by Dwight Eisenhower,

1954

48 - 11

48 - 12 National Gallery of Art - recognition for ten years of service, 17 March 1951

48 - 13 National Geographic Society, 4 February 1954

48 - 14 National Society of Interior Designers Inc. - honorary membership, September 1961

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Box 49

49 - 1 National Trust for Historic Preservation - life membership, 30 October 1964

49 - 2 Smithsonian's Henry Medal, 19 July 1967

49 - 3 The State of Texas - Honorary Citizen of Texas, 26 March 1949

49 - 4 Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal - 27 October 1957

49 - 5 University of South Carolina - Distinguished Alumnus Award, 24 October 1970

49 - 6 University of South Carolina - honorary degree, 5 June 1950

49 - 7 Yale University - Doctor of Arts, 29 October 1946

Series 8 Memorabilia, 1910–1971

Box 50

50 - 1 Address book and memo pad

50 - 2 Booklets, pamphlets and programs (folder 1 of 2)

50 - 3 Booklets, pamphlets and programs (folder 2 of 2)

50 - 4 Books - Destiny by Curtis Bynum and If by Rudyard Kipling (a gift from Auntie, Christmas 1939)

Books, religious

The Hidden Life of the Soul, A Prayer Book for Soldiers and Sailors, Unity of Good Rudimental

Divine Science, and No and Yes Retrospection and Interspection

50 - 5

50 - 6 Calendar - Kalendar of Saints, 1936

50 - 7 Catalogue - The Masterpieces of Frans Hals

50 - 8 Christmas cards sent and received

50 - 9 Cigarette case with lighter

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50 - 10 Dried flowers

50 - 11 Envelopes received - miscellaneous

Box 51

Exhibition poster - Harold Paris Quay Gallery, San Francisco 1974

Oversize poster located in box 70.

 51 - 1

Magazines - Italia, 1937-1938

Oversize magazines located in box 70.

51 - 2

Maps

Oversize maps stored separately.

51 - 3

51 - 4 Medal, religious

51 - 5 Miscellaneous - business cards, operator's permit (driver's license), and notes

Newspaper - The New York Times Magazine, January 1927

Oversize located in box 70.

51- 6

51 - 7 Passenger list - S.S. Leviathan, 17 March 1933

Pens originally owned by Andrew Mellon

Includes the pen Mellon used when he resigned as U.S. Ambassador to St. James Court, February

21, 1933

51 - 8

51 - 9 Postcards - Edgecliff, Hubbard Woods, IL and the Princeton House, Columbia, SC

51 - 10 Postcards - honeymoon in Greece, summer 1931

51 - 11 Prints - birds

51 - 12 Program - dedication of the new building of Mellon Institution, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

51 - 13 Program - dinner in honor of the 125th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1971

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Reproductions of works of art

Oversize located in box 70.

51 - 14

Reproduction of works of art owned by the National Gallery, printed by Condé Nast Press

Oversize located in box 70.

51 - 15

51 - 16 University of South Carolina year book, The Garnet and Black, 1910

Series 9 Photographs - Prints and Graphics, circa 1890–1976

Box 52

52 - 1 Administration - American Red Cross

American project - Secretary of State's reception for donors and lenders, 16 January 1976

Digitized version(s) available.

52 - 2

52 - 3 American Red Cross reception at the National Gallery of Art, 28 June 1953

52 - 4 Baring, Sir Evelyn, circa 1951

52 - 5 Barra, R.L. MacNeil of Barra

Berenson, Bernard - drypoint portrait by Walter Tittle, London, 1932

Oversize portrait located in box 71.

52 - 6

52 - 7 Bill

52 - 8 Biltmore House during World War II

52 - 9 Blair, Floyd G., May 1925

52 - 10 Boyd, Walter Willard, 29 April 1923

Churchill, Winston - 1946 portrait by Chandor, 1950

Oversize portrait located in box 71.

52 - 11

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Ciechanowski, John - photograph by John Howard Paine, 1929

Oversize photograph located in box 71.

52 - 12

Clark, Champ - photograph by Edmonston

Oversize photograph located in box 71.

52 - 13

Clarke, Gilmore D. - 1951 portrait by Sidney E. Dickinson - photographs by Peter A. Juley & Son,

1951-1952

Oversize portrait located in box 71.

52 - 14

52 - 15 Combs, Bedford Moore and his daughter, MacKenzie, 27 August 1975

52 - 16 Commission of Fine Arts, 1951, 1953, 1955

Coolidge, Calvin portrait

Oversize portrait located in box 71.

52 - 17

52 - 18 Cushing, Lily - photographs of her paintings

Dale, Chester at the National Gallery of Art

Negative(s) stored separately.

52 - 19

Dale, Chester portrait

Oversize portrait located in box 71.

52 - 20

52 - 21 Dewey, Charles S., 11 May 1925

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

Oversize image located in box 71.

52 - 22

52 - 23 Epiphany Church, Washington, D.C. - Renewal of Altar (by Mrs. William C. Eustis)

Exhibition - David Finley with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 28 January 1956

Digitized version(s) available.

52 - 24

52 - 25 Exhibition opening, 17 April 1956

52 - 26 Exhibition opening, 8 November 1953

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52 - 27 Exhibition opening, 17 March 1956

52 - 28 Exhibition - David Finley with Japanese Ambassador Eikichi Araki, 24 January 1953

52 - 29 Exhibition opening - David Finley with Chester Dale and John Walker, 23 April 1959

Exhibition opening, 10 May 1953

Digitized version(s) available.

52 - 30

52 - 31 Exhibition opening, 16 February 1968

52 - 32 Exhibition - David Finley with Eleanor Roosevelt, 17 October 1944

Box 53

Finley, David

Digitized version(s) available.

53 - 1

53 - 2 Finley, David at the American Institute of Decorators meeting in New York, 31 March 1953

53 - 3 Finley, David - bust of sculpture - photograph by Theo. Horydczak, 13 February 1931

53 - 4 Finley, David with Amon Carter in Ft. Worth, Texas, 11 March 1949

53 - 5 Finley, David at the Corcoran Gallery

Finley, David with Chester Dale, Thomas J. Watson, C. Powell Minnegerode, and Stephen Pichetto

at the National Gallery of Art

53 - 6

53 - 7 Finley, David with Sir John Dill, Field Marshall of the British Army, 5 July 1942

53 - 8 Finley, David with Faye Emerson at the National Gallery of Art, January 1950

53 - 9 Finley, David with Mark Evans on WTOP TV show, February 1955

Finley, David with Douglas Fairbanks and others

Digitized version(s) available. Negative(s) stored separately.

53 - 10

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Finley, David with Margaret Eustis Finley on board a ship

Negative(s) stored separately.

53 - 11

Finley, David with Margaret Eustis Finley on honeymoon, 1931

Digitized version(s) available.

53 - 12

Finley, David with Margaret Eustis Finley, William Milliken, Mrs. Gordon Washburn, and Mrs. Henry

Sharpe at Mrs. Sharpe's house in Providence, Rhode Island, May 1948

53 - 13

53 - 14 Finley, David with Margaret Eustis Finley and others at a wedding, 1942

Finley, David with Margaret Eustis Finley and the Duke of Windsor at the National Gallery of Art, 29

April 1947

53 - 15

Finley, David with Margaret Eustis Finley, and Mr. and Mrs. Macgill James in front of the National

Gallery of Art on the occasion of the East Building groundbreaking, 1971

53 - 16

Finley, David at George Washington University receiving an honorary Doctor of Law degree, 22

February 1960

53 - 17

Finley, David at Georgetown University receiving an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, 24

March 1960

53 - 18

53 - 19 Finley, David wearing a hat and coat and carrying a briefcase

53 - 20 Finley, David on the Home Show with Arlene Francis at the National Gallery of Art, 1955

53 - 21 Finley, David at Huckleberry Hill, May 1954

Finley, David as an infant and young child

Digitized version(s) available.

53 - 22

53 - 23 Finley, David with Macgill James and John Walker in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia

Finley, David with Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967

Digitized version(s) available. Oversize image located in box 71.

53 - 24

53 - 25 Finley, David with John Kennedy and others on the White House South Lawn, 18 October 1963

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Finley, David with the jury (Bartlett H. Hayes, Jr., George H. Edgewell, and John O’Connor, Jr.) for

the Carnegie Institution exhibition, Painting in the United States, 1945

53 - 26

Finley, David in front of a Kress painting at the National Gallery of Art

Digitized version(s) available.

53 - 27

Finley, David with Andrew Mellon at the American Embassy in London, 1932

Digitized version(s) available. Negative(s) stored separately.

53 - 28

Finley, David with Andrew Mellon and others on a ship in the New York harbor, 20 August 1928

Negative(s) stored separately.

53 - 29

Finley, David with Queen Mother Elizabeth and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower at the National Gallery

of Art, 5 November 1954

Negative(s) stored separately.

53 - 30

Box 54

Finley, David in his office at the National Gallery of Art

Negative(s) stored separately.

54 - 1

Finley, David in his office at the National Gallery of Art - photograph by Gottscho-Schleisner

Oversize photograph located in box 71. Negative(s) stored separately.

54 - 2

54 - 3 Finley, David with others at unidentified events

Finley, David - photograph by Bachrach, 1924

Oversize photograph located in box 71.

54 - 4

Finley, David - photograph by Blackstone

Oversize photograph located in box 71.

54 - 5

Finley, David - photograph by Harris & Ewing (folder 1 of 2)

Negative(s) stored separately.

54 - 6

Finley, David - photograph by Harris & Ewing (folder 2 of 2)

Digitized version(s) available.

54 - 7

54 - 8 Finley, David - photograph by Henry Beville

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54 - 9 Finley, David - photograph by Pan-American

54 - 10 Finley, David - photograph by Underwood & Underwood

54 - 11 Finley, David - photograph by Universal Press

54 - 12 Finley, David - portrait by Chandor

Finley, David - portrait by Oskar Stoessel

Oversize portrait and copperplate located in box 72. Negative(s) stored separately.

54 - 13

Finley, David with Charles Richards viewing the inaugural parade at the National Gallery of Art, 20

January 1953

54 - 14

Finley, David - Smithsonian's Henry Medal received by Finley, 19 July 1967

Digitized version(s) available.

54 - 15

54 - 16 Finley, David with John Walker at the National Gallery of Art

Finley, David with John Walker and J. Carter Brown at Walker's retirement party, June 1969

Digitized version(s) available.

54 - 17

54 - 18 Finley, David at the Winthrop College commencement, 1957

Finley, David as a young man

Digitized version(s) available.

54 - 19

Box 55

Finley, Elizabeth Gist, 1911

Negative(s) stored separately.

55 - 1

Finley friends and relatives

Negative(s) stored separately.

55 - 2

Finley, Margaret Eustis - photograph by Harris & Ewing

Digitized version(s) available. Oversize photograph located in box 73.

55 - 3

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Francis, 4 April 1927

Oversize image located in box 73.

55 - 4

Gilbert, S. Parker - photograph by Harris & Ewing, 24 January 1929

Oversize photograph located in box 73.

55 - 5

55 - 6 Gist, Mr. and Mrs. Mordecai - portraits by Charles Willson Peale

55 - 7 Gist family home - Wyoming, near Union, South Carolina (home of William C. Gist)

Gray, Gordan at the United States Department of Interior's Conservation Service Award ceremony,

25 June 1973

55 - 8

Hoover, Herbert - engraving

Digitized version(s) available. Oversize engraving located in box 73.

55 - 9

Inaugural Committee - medal design of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon, 1957

Includes a photograph of Eisenhower.

55 - 10

55 - 11 Iselin, Lewis - photographs of his works of art

55 - 12 Jack (?) - photograph by Harris & Ewing

Jefferson Memorial - sketch by the Office of John Russell Pope - photograph by Peter A. Juley &

Son

55 - 13

Johnston, Winant

Oversize image located in box 73.

55 - 14

55 - 15 Kress Foundation - visit to the National Gallery of Art, 25 May 1950

Kress, Rush - portrait by Leopold Seyffert, 1956

Oversize portrait located in box 73. Negative(s) stored separately.

55 - 16

Kress, Rush - pencil drawing by Oskar Stoessel

Oversize drawing located in box 73.

55 - 17

55 - 18 Kress, Samuel H.

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Kress, Samuel H. - pencil drawing by Oskar Stoessel

Oversize drawing located in box 73.

55- 19

55 - 20 Leesburg Memorial designed by Walter Hancock

Little Oatlands, Leesburg, Virginia - Cantieri Publicity

Digitized version(s) available. Negative(s) stored separately.

55 - 21

Marshall, George

Oversize image located in box 74.

55 - 22

Mehaffey, Joseph C. - photograph by H. Walter Barnett

Oversize photograph located in box 74.

55 - 23

55 - 24 Mellon, Andrew - bas-relief sculpture by Jo Davidson

Mellon, Andrew with Calvin Coolidge and his cabinet - photograph by Harris & Ewing

Digitized version(s) available. Oversize photograph located in box 74.

55 - 25

55 - 26 Mellon, Andrew with Department of Treasury staff - photograph by Underwood & Underwood

Mellon, Andrew with Thomas Edison, 1928

Negative(s) stored separately.

55 - 27

Mellon, Andrew in front of cornerstone - photograph by Jordan Syndicate

Digitized version(s) available. Oversize photograph located in box 74.

55 - 28

Mellon, Andrew in front of fireplace and painting

Oversize image located in box 74.

55 - 29

Mellon, Andrew with Herbert Hoover and his cabinet

Oversize image located in box 74.

55 - 30

55 - 31 Mellon, Andrew with jury for monument design selections

Mellon, Andrew with Ogden Mills - Mellon's retirement as the Secretary of the Treasury to become

American ambassador to Great Britain, February 1932

Digitized version(s) available.

55 - 32

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Mellon, Andrew in front of the Treasury building with others on the 174th birthday of the first

Secretary of the State of the Treasury (Alexander Hamilton), January 1931

Digitized version(s) available.

55 - 33

55 - 34 Mellon, Andrew - photograph by Bachrach

Mellon, Andrew - photograph by Harris & Ewing

Oversize photograph located in box 74.

55 - 35

55 - 36 Mellon, Andrew - photograph by John Howard Paine

55 - 37 Mellon, Andrew - photographs of portraits

55 - 38 Mellon, Andrew with William C. Taft in England

Mellon, Andrew at his tax trial

Digitized version(s) available.

55 - 39

Mellon, Andrew and Richard B. Mellon at the Annual American Institute of Chemists Medal

ceremony

55 - 40

55 - 41 Michael - photograph by Harris & Ewing, 7 November 1930

Morton, Levi P. - bust of sculpture

Negative(s) stored separately.

55 - 42

55 - 43 National Gallery of Art West Building

National Historic Landmark ceremony commemorating old Patent Office building as an historic

landmark, 3 April 1974

Includes photographs of Pat Nixon. Digitized version(s) available.

55 - 44

Box 56

56 - 1 National Portrait Gallery - presentation of portrait of Dean Acheson, 1974

56 - 2 Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Virginia

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Pope, John Russell - photograph by E.F. Foley

Oversize photograph located in box 74.

56 - 3

56 - 4 Radulovich, Savo - photographs of his works of art

56 - 5 Rose Hill

Rosenwald, Lessing J. - portrait, 28 December 1955

Oversize portrait located in box 74.

56 - 6

56 - 7 Smithsonian Art Commission, 1967-1968

Stockton, Gilchrist - photograph by Woodward, 13 January 1930

Oversize photograph located in box 74.

56 - 8

56 - 9 A Standard of Excellence - photographs considered for publication

56 - 10 Stites, Raymond at Mrs. George Humphrey's ladies meeting, May 1956

56 - 11 Thurmond, Strom and family

Truman, Harry S

Oversize image located in box 74.

56 - 12

Unidentified sitter (Sarah Gist?), 1942

Digitized version(s) available. Oversize image located in box 74.

56 - 13

Unidentified sitter - pencil drawing by Ogden Mills, 10 February 1932

Oversize drawing located in box 74.

56 - 14

56 - 15 Unidentified sitter - photograph by Underwood & Underwood, 1929

Unidentified young girl

Negative(s) stored separately.

56 - 16

Vitetti, Leonardo, 2 June 1930

Oversize image located in box 74.

56 - 17

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War Letters of Morton Eustis - photographs considered for publication

Includes a photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Digitized version(s) available.

56 - 18

Woods, Arthur portrait - photograph by Peter A. Juley & Sons

Includes a photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

56 - 19

56 - 20 Works of art - Abraham Lincoln sculpture by Gutzon Borglum, 23 July 1954

56 - 21 Works of art - frescoes by Giotto from the Arena Chapel, Padua

56 - 22 Works of art - frescoes from San Francesco in Assisi

56 - 23 Works of art - furniture

Works of art - George Washington sculpture by Bryant Baker

Oversize images located in box 74.

56 - 24

56 - 25 Works of art - murals at Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Works of art owned by David Finley

Negative(s) stored separately.

56- 26

56 - 27 Works of art owned by David Finley lent to the exhibition, 1953

Box 57

57 - 1 Works of art owned by Donald Shepard

Works of art - unidentified

Oversize images located in box 74.

57 - 2

57 - 3 Works of art - various Identified artists

Works of art - various unidentified artists

Negative(s) stored separately.

57 - 4

Series 10 Motion Picture Films, circa 1927–1935

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Box 1

Europe, 1928

(15 minutes, 325 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Andrew Mellon, Paul Mellon, David Finley

and others on a ship; in various towns and cities in Europe; touring a European factory; touring

Paris; on a beach, possibly in the UK; in London. The Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor, as

seen from a ship on the water. Digital version(s) available.

DF-1

Spring, 1929

(7 minutes, 175 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): David Finley and friends enjoying recreation in

a body of water identified as the “Ciechanowskis River”. An unidentified wedding party and various

wedding guests exiting cars in front of a building, presumably in Washington, DC. Digital version(s)

available.

DF-2

Europe, 1930

(18 minutes, 475 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Title cards: 1) “S.S. Leviathan arriving

Cherbourg, August 26, 1930.” 2) “Prague.” 3) “Schonborn Palace, Prague.” 4) “Views from the

Palace Garden.” 5) “Sunday morning in Prague.” 6) “Czech-Austrian swimming races, Prague.” 7)

“Brandenburg Gate, Berlin.” 8) “Sans Souci, Potsdam.” 9) “Warsaw.” 10) “Vienna.” 11) “Venice and

the Lido.” 12) “Villa Spada, Rome.” 13) “St. Peter's, Rome.” 14) “New excavations at Ostia.” 15) “Le

Bourget to Groydon.” 16) “At Maids Moreton Hall, Buckingham.” Additional scenes: rural street with

cottages; people on a ship’s deck with David Finley; New York City skyline from the water. Digital

version(s) available.

DF-3

Wedding at Oatlands, Leesburg, Virginia, 1931 - original

(15 minutes, 325 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm) Duplicate footage found in DF-5.

DF-4

Wedding at Oatlands, Leesburg, Virginia, 1931 - print

(14 minutes, 325 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): The wedding reception of David Finley and

Margaret Morton Eustis at Oatlands House, a Eustis family residence. Overview of the house

exterior and front yard; view of guests arriving at the front yard; Finley and the bride in wedding

attire; view of guests at front lawn reception; rice throwing; camera following the departing married

couple in a car. Digital version(s) available.

DF-5

Boca Grande, Florida, March 1931

(10 minutes, 275 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): People getting off the train "Commonwealth

FGE,” followed by exterior views of a large building. David Finley and others gathered on a porch,

bathing on a beach, having a picnic under trees, and playing on scooters. Digital version(s)

available.

DF-6

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Europe, 1932

(10 minutes, 250 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Title cards: 1) “At Brioni July 29th - August

17, 1932.” David and Margaret Finley and others near seaside, riding bicycles and exploring ruins.

2) “Lido, Venice, August 18-22.” Bathers at the beach. 3) “Cortina D'Ampezzo August 23-31.” 4)

“Innsbruck, September 1st.” Margaret in a carriage; mountaineers in lederhosen; a pan across

mountains. 5) “The Fountain Play at Versailles, Sept. 4th.” Margaret and others posing before the

palace and fountains. Digital version(s) available.

DF-7

England, 1932-1933

(14 minutes, 375 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Title cards: 1) “To London with Mr. Mellon on

‘S.S. Majestic’, April 1, 1933.” Andrew Mellon and Margaret Finley on ship’s deck; various groups in

London. 2) “Trooping of the Colors, Whitehall, June 4, 1932.” Military display on parade grounds in

front of a large audience. 3) “Just back from Ascot, June 15, 1932.” David and Margaret Finley in

evening dress. 4) “At Sulgrave Manor, July 14, 1932.” Andrew Mellon and others giving speeches to

crowd outside an old manor. 5) “Weekend at Cobham, Kent with Lady Stafford, Sept. 10, 1932.”

Exterior and grounds of a large residence; Margaret Finley and others lawn bowling. 6) “Week-end

with Lady Harcourt, Puttenham Priory, Dec. 17, 1932.” 7) “With the Astors at Cliveden Christmas

DF-8

Beverly Farms, Aiken, South Carolina and Bar Harbor, Maine, 1933

(9 minutes, 250 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): The Finleys and others walking in gardens and

around a house; a view of coast with Margaret Finley; the Finleys and a dog, in a town (possibly

DC) in winter; exterior rural views; a snow-covered street. Digital version(s) available.

DF-9

Oatlands, Leesburg, Virginia, 1933

(11 minutes, 300 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Exterior with David Finley and two women;

people walking around the grounds of Oatlands; pan across grounds and formal gardens; view of

other buildings and surrounding rural areas. Digital version(s) available.

DF-10

Little Oatlands, Leesburg, Virginia, January 1934

(7 minutes, 175 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): David and Margaret Finley and various

unidentified people at Oatlands in Virginia, with views of the surrounding grounds and buildings.

The Finleys near the front steps of a home, with a dog. A group gathered on lawn furniture under

the trees. Margaret and an unidentified man on horseback. Digital version(s) available.

DF-11

Little Oatlands, Leesburg, Virginia, 1935

(15 minutes, 375 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Views of the house and gardens at Oatlands,

with David and Margaret Finley and various unidentified people: the Finleys in the garden with two

girls, possibly Joan and Renee Beauregard; a pool party; a garden party; the changing of a tire; and

children on horseback. Winter outside the Finley home in Washington, DC. The Finleys with two

girls in front of a house. Digital version(s) available.

DF-12

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Darnaway Castle, circa 1935

(10 minutes, 275 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): A train at a station. A snowy scene, with a

young man leading a string of Shetland ponies on a rural road. Exterior shots of snowy Darnaway

Castle and grounds in Scotland: Margaret Finley and unidentified people walking; children waving; a

frozen pond, with people playing games on the ice; young girls performing Scottish dances. Exterior

shots of other old Scottish buildings or castles. People ice skating on a frozen large lake, with chairs

on the ice. City scenes, presumably in Europe, with two men leaving a building. Digital version(s)

available.

DF-13

Scene at 1734 I Street, Washington, DC, circa 1928-1929

(12 minutes, 300 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Views of Washington, DC, with various

people on patios and gardens. David and Margaret Finley with others on columned front porch

steps. On the National Mall with David, near the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial.

Front steps of a government building, and a gathering with David. David and others with dogs in a

garden. A country estate with unidentified people gathered outside. A man acting comical with a

director’s chair, a beret, and a megaphone. A crying toddler on country estate grounds. David and

another man conversing in a garden. Digital version(s) available.

DF-14

Mellon and miscellaneous newsreels, circa 1930

(425 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm) Edited Pathé News newsreel footage pertaining to Andrew

Mellon's position as the Secretary of the Treasury, including the modification of Britain's five trillion

dollar debt and the Debt Commission's arrival at the United States Capitol; various unrelated human

interest stories. Digital version(s) available.

DF-15

Mellon-Bruce wedding and Mellon newsreels, 1926-1927

(275 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm) Edited newsreel footage from Pathé News, International

Newsreel, Paramount News, Fox Movietone News: coverage of the Mellon-Bruce wedding; Andrew

Mellon congratulating Treasury Department employees for 50 years of service; Mellon wishing bon

voyage to the Coast Guard cutter “Chelan”; and Mellon's gift of the National Gallery of Art. Digital

version(s) available.

DF-16

Bremner to Athens, 1931

(16 minutes, 425 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Images of European locations and people,

identified by title cards: “On board the S.S. Bremen, June 13-19, 1931; John Pepy's Flat, 22 Han

Crescent, London; The Cottonhams at Maids Moreton Hall, July 5; with the Loundons,

Blankenburgh, the Hague, July 14; Lausanne, Duchy and Zurich, July 26-28; View from Suvretta

House, St. Moritz; across the Alps to Italy, July 30; at Cadenabbia and Lake Como.” Presumably

the Finley honeymoon. Digital version(s) available.

DF-17

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Susak to Athens, 1931

(14 minutes, 375 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Images of European locations, identified by

title cards: “The S.S. Kralijica Marija leaving Susak, August 2; from Cattaro to Cetinje; Corfu; Athens

and the Acropolis; and the Plains of Marathon.” Presumably the Finley honeymoon. Digital

version(s) available.

DF-18

Mellon newsreels and Washington scenes, circa 1928-1929

(15 minutes, 350 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm reduction prints [newsreels; 75 ft.] and 16mm

original reversal “B-wind” [home movies; 275 ft.]) From the newsreel title cards: “America Honors

Thomas A. Edison,” “Mellon Thanks Workers” and “Secretary Mellon Sees Ship Off.” Three

newsreels which contain footage of Andrew W. Mellon presenting an award to Thomas Edison,

congratulating Treasury workers on 50 years of service, and wishing bon voyage to the Coast

Guard cutter ‘Chelan’. Home movie footage which includes Washington monuments, landmarks,

government buildings and homes; Andrew Mellon laying a ceremonial wreath; a DC parade with

soldiers, Native Americans, marching bands, and zeppelins; Paul Mellon and David Finley riding

DF-19

A Quiet Sunday at the Dunns, circa 1928

(10 minutes, 250 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): From the title cards: "A Quiet Sunday at the

Dunns, photographed by Aldrich and Finley"; "Dramatis Personae: The Sheik of the State

Department...J. Dunn, His wife, Grown Fatter...Mary Dunn"; "A Well-Known Washington

Vamp...Mrs. J. Wilkins, A Beautiful Society Lady...Mrs. Aldrich, The Ring-Master...Marion Glover,

Mephisto...Roger Cortesi"; "More Dramatic Persons: A New York Second-Story Man...Dr. Draper,

His Partner in Crime...Mrs. Draper, A Policeman...The Hon. Bob Bacon, A Strong-Arm Apache...Va.

Bacon, Horrified Onlookers...Ciechanowskis". A large group in funny hats playing on a patio. The

group stages a narrative in the front yard of a large home about a robbery and getaway. Digital

DF-20

York, South Carolina, circa 1928

(12 minutes, 300 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Margaret and David Finley and various

unidentified people posing for the camera. Children dancing the Charleston and playing leapfrog.

Digital version(s) available.

DF-21

The Honour of the Carters, circa 1929

(12 minutes, 275 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm) An amateur play performed by the Oatlands

Players, staged at Oatlands. From the title cards: “The Honour of the Carters by the Oatland

Players, Inc.” Presents a romantic farce pertaining to the fictional Carter family. Leisure games and

swimming are enjoyed at a country estate. A series of romantic misunderstandings among couples

result in the accidental death of two. Digital version(s) available.

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The Duke's Dupes, circa 1928-1929

(19 minutes, 450 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm) An amateur play about a family arranging a

marriage for their daughter. From the title cards: “The Duke’s Dupes by Langley, Park & Co. Ltd. Sir

Esme Howard, Francis Howard, Elizabeth de Ligne, Antoinette de Ligne, Henry Howard, Albert de

Ligne, Robert Vansittart, Thomas Stone, Isabella Howard, David Wainhouse, David Finley, Hubert

Howard, Edmond Howard.” Presents a romantic farce pertaining to the fictional Grubb family. The

Duke of Chilton visits Grubbville, where he switches places with his chauffeur and attends a party

held by the Grubbs, incognito. After a series of misunderstandings, the duke marries a Grubb family

daughter. Digital version(s) available.

DF-23

Delphi to Ellerslie, 1931

(9 minutes, 250 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm): Images of European and American locations,

identified by title cards: "Delphi and Mount Parnassus; Old Corinth and the Temple of Apollo;

Venice, August 16-24; Cherbourg and the Leviathan, August 27; arriving in New York, the Secretary

of State and Mrs. Stimson, Captain Regnier; With Mrs. Morton at Ellerslie-on-the-Hudson,

September 4." Presumably the Finley honeymoon. Digital version(s) available.

DF-24

Wilkens pool, Hale wedding, Oatlands, de Lignes, circa 1928-1929

(10 minutes, 275 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm) People with a parrot and a dog on a lawn.

People lounging on lawn furniture on a private estate. Views of private gardens and grounds. Boy

and an older woman in a yard with gardening implements. Folks on the front porch of an estate.

People on a lawn, holding tennis racquets. Margaret Finley and others swimming in and socializing

by a private pool. Digital version(s) available.

DF-25

Swimming party, circa 1929

(3 minutes, 50 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm) Margaret Finley and others playing in a private

pool. Digital version(s) available.

DF-26

Mellon-Bruce wedding, 1926

(2 minutes, 50 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm) Duplicate footage found in DF-16.

DF-27

People, circa 1928

(4 minutes, 100 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm) David Finley and others socializing outside a

large home. People posing with a light-colored dog. Exteriors of buildings in Washington, incl. the

White House. Finley and others with a small dog near a small fountain. People making exaggerated

faces in chiaroscuro lighting. Digital version(s) available.

DF-28

Coast Guard cutter, 1928

(2 minutes, 50 feet; silent, black and white; 16mm) “Secretary Mellon Sees Ship Off”: Mellon

wishing bon voyage to the Coast Guard cutter ‘Chelan’. Duplicate footage found in DF-16 and

DF-19.

DF-29

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Series 11 Diaries, 1913–1929

Box 59

Diary, 1913

8" x 5" red bound; 368 pages, 1/3 full; inserted newspaper clippings, postcards, envelopes stored

separately.

59 - 1

Diary, 1915-1919

9" x 6" red bound; 300 pages, completely full; inserted photos and notes stored separately.

59 - 2

Diary, 1919

9" x 7" black bound; ~100 pages, 1/3 full; inserted newspaper clippings, notes, article, and church

pamphlet stored separately.

59 - 3

Diary, 1919-1920

9" x 5" black bound; ~200 pages, completely full; inserted notes and one newspaper clipping stored

separately.

59 - 4

Box 60

Diary, 1920-1924

8" x 5" red bound; ~100 pages, nearly complete; inserted newspaper clippings stored separately.

60 - 1

Diary, 1924-1925

8" x 5" red bound; 180 pages, 2/3 full; inserted newspaper clippings, letter, and two prints stored

separately.

60 - 2

Diary, 1925

7" x 5" red bound; ~200 pages, nearly complete; inserted newspaper clippings, photos, souvenir

stubs and pamphlets from European vacation stored separately.

60 - 3

Diary, circa 1929

8” x 5 green bound; 368 pages, 1/3 full; inserted newspaper clippings and invitation cards from the

White House stored separately.

60 - 4

Series 12 Audio Recordings, 1941–1955

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Box 64

The dedication of the National Gallery of Art, 1941 (National Broadcast Company)

Digitized version(s) available.

64 - 1

64 - 2 Interview with Finley, 1955

Series 13 Scrapbooks and Newspapers, 1929–1961

Box 65

65 - 1 Scrapbook, 1932-1953

Box 66

66 - 1 Scrapbook, 1953-1955

Box 67

67 - 1 Scrapbook, 1941-1956

Box 68

68 - 1 Scrapbook, 1955-1961

Box 69

69 - 1 Newspapers with headlines documenting famous events of the 20th century

69 - 2 Newspapers with headlines documenting famous events of the 20th century

69 - 3 Newspapers with headlines documenting famous events of the 20th century

69 - 4 Scrapbook materials (newspaper clippings), 1929-1940

Series 14 Mellon Collection Notebooks, circa 1920–1937

Box 75

75 - 1 Notebook 1 - Paintings A-Q, miscellaneous papers

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75 - 2 Notebook 2 - Sculptures A-Z, paintings R-Z, works by unknown artists, miscellaneous papers

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