David H. Wallace material relating to the New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America
name: label: Creator
content: Wallace, David H.
label: Names
content: New-York Historical Society
label: Names
content: Groce, George C., 1899-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2009 by David H. Wallace.
creator: label: Creator
content: Wallace, David H.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: David H. Wallace (1926-) is an art historian in New York, N.Y. Wallace was the Assistant Editor at the New-York Historical Society in the 1950s. With George C. Groce, he edited material in The New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America, 1956-1860 (published in 1957).
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content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1952-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.walldavi2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, writings, and printed material relating to the New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America. Correspondence pertains to the completion of the Dictionary of Artists in America in 1957 and includes letters between Wallace and New-York Historical Society staff, the Yale University Press, contributors, and reviewers. Other correspondence pertains to a conference convened June 29, 1982 to discuss the matter of expanding and updating the Dictionary of Artists in America. Printed material includes a final report summarizing the conference as well as a cover jacket, reviews and conference announcements. Also included is a typescript of excerpts, 1952-1957, compiled by Wallace of letters to his wife, his diary, his wife's diary and selected letters from George C. Groce, all pertaining to the creation of the Dictionary.