Paul David Magriel letters
name: label: Creator
content: Magriel, Paul David, 1906-
topic: label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1967 by Paul Magriel.
creator: label: Creator
content: Magriel, Paul David, 1906-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art collector, New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((350 items on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1967
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.magrpaul
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 142 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters received, 1940-1967, from museum directors and curators, dealers and other collectors concerning the identification, exhibition, and sale of Magriel's collection, particularly Renaissance bronzes and American drawings, watercolors and still life paintings. Correspondents include Ira Glackens, Francis Watson (Magriel's purchasing agent in London), John Davis Hatch, Irwin Untermeyer and others. Also included are letters from Frances Hawkins about the Museum of Modern Art, 1942-1943.