M. H. De Young Memorial Museum records
name: label: Creator
content: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum
label: Names
content: California Midwinter International Exposition (1894 : San Francisco, Calif.)
label: Names
content: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum
label: Names
content: Capwell, Josephine Edwards
label: Names
content: Denton, Sherman F.
label: Names
content: Jackson, T. B.
label: Names
content: Raschen, Henry, 1856-1937
label: Names
content: Schmid, Rupert
label: Names
content: Spooner, Sarah M.
label: Names
content: Varda, Jean
label: Names
content: Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculpture -- Exhibitions -- Photographs
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels 2680-2681 lent for microfilming 1982 by the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum through Jane Nelson, the librarian. Material on Varda donated 1976 by the museum.
creator: label: Creator
content: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art museum; San Francisco, California.Founded 1896. Originally named the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
function: label: Function
content: Art museums -- California
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1894-1971
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.mhdeyoun
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 2680-2681 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 2680-2681: Originals in: M.H. De Young Museum.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 3 letterbooks; photograph albums; and material relating to a proposed exhibition on Jean Varda.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 2680-2681: 3 letterbooks contain correspondence, 1894-1903, with T. B. Jackson, Sherman F. Denton, Sarah M. Spooner, Rupert Schmid, Josephine Edwards Capwell, Henry Raschen and others. Notable letters include: Sept. 30, 1897, describing a collection of printed views of San Francisco, 1851-1853, which was sold to the museum; April 20, 1898, mentioning the purchase of photographs by Carleton E. Watkins; and April 2, 1898, concerning earthquake damage to the museum. Photograph albums include a 2 v. set, "California Palace Legion of Honor, Photographs of Paintings in the Fine Arts Buildings," California Midwinter International Exposition, 1894; and 2 containing views of sculpture installations and maquettes.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Material regarding a proposed retrospective exhibition of the work of Jean Varda, 1960-1971. Included are biographical and personal documents; 300 color transparencies and photographs of Varda, of his works, and of his friends; clippings and correspondence between the museum and prospective lenders of Varda's paintings.