Selected items from the Art Division of the New York Public Library
name: label: Collector
content: New York Public Library. Art Division
topic: label: Occupation
content: Artists -- United States
label: Topic
content: Art, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Manuscript Division and the Prints Division. Prints of various works of art were donated by the New York Public Library.
creator: label: Collector
content: New York Public Library. Art Division
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 64 Microfilm reels
label: Extent
content: 0.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1788-1954
label: Date
content: bulk 1850-1950
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.nyplartd
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 N28-N70, N99-N100 & N121-N139 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in the New York Public Library, Art Division.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: Finding aid available at Archives of American Art offices, filed New York Public Library, Art Division.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Scrapbooks, loose clippings, catalogs, pamphlets, and other miscellaneous publications relating to American art and artists.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS N28-N52: Pamphlets, ca. 1811-1954.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS N53-70: Scrapbooks, ca. 175 v., containing clippings, photographs, catalogs, etc. on American artists, cabinetmakers, silversmiths, museums, WPA murals, George Washington portraits, Thomas Nast and other topics.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS N99-N100: An "experimental selection" from the NYPL clipping files on American artists. Included are files for 154 artists, arranged alphabetically, from Thomas Cole to Bruce Crane.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 121-139: Ca. 750 vertical files on art organizations, clubs, and galleries.