Christian Brinton papers
name: label: Creator
content: Brinton, Christian, 1870-1942
label: Names
content: Chester County Art Association (Chester County, Pa.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- United States
label: Topic
content: Art criticism -- United States
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching -- United States
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
label: Topic
content: Curators -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed in 1987 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project.
creator: label: Creator
content: Brinton, Christian, 1870-1942
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content: Christian Brinton papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: International curator, art critic; West Chester, Pennsylvania. Born 1870. Died 1942. Co-founded and was the first president of the Chester County Art Association.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8 Microfilm reels ((12 linear feet))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1874-1967
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.brinchri
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 4002-4009 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan, at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and at the Chester County Historical Society.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in Chester County Historical Society.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: Finding aid available on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical information, including passports, marriage and divorce papers, a copy of Brinton's will, diaries, 1922, 1925, 1926, and 1928, and an autobiography; correspondence with artists and museums; a Chester County Art Association file containing correspondence, catalogs and a scrapbook; and a file containing research notebooks kept by Brinton on art and artists including personal observations; artist files containing notes and printed material; exhibition files from exhibitions Brinton curated or helped curate; writings, manuscripts, and typescripts of Brinton's work; and invitations, printed material and manuscripts from various lectures given by Brinton.