Dan Fellows Platt papers
name: label: Creator
content: Platt, Dan Fellows, 1873-1938
topic: label: Occupation
content: Collectors -- New Jersey -- Englewood
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New Jersey
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were lent for microfilming 1967 by Platt's widow, Ethel Bliss Platt, and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Platt, Dan Fellows, 1873-1938
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content: Dan Fellows Platt papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of archaeologist and art collector Dan Fellows Platt date from 1909 to 1963. Found are letters from artists, art collectors and art historians regarding the Platt collection and his collecting activities. Also found are scattered clippings and notes.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Dan Fellows Platt (1873-1937) was an archaeologist and art collector in Englewood, New Jersey. Throughout much of his life, Platt collected Italian Renaissance and European art. Also, he served as Mayor of Engelwood, New Jersey and was married to Ethel Bliss, a professional tennis player.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1909-1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.platdan
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel D316 and was returned to Ethel Bliss Platt after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel D316. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Ethel Bliss Platt after filming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of archaeologist and art collector Dan Fellows Platt date from 1909 to 1963. Found are letters from artists, art collectors and art historians regarding the Platt collection and his collecting activities. Also found are scattered clippings and notes.