John D. Morse papers
name: label: Creator
content: Morse, John D., 1906-
label: Names
content: Browne, Byron, 1907-1961
label: Names
content: Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967
label: Names
content: Zorach, William, 1887-1966
topic: label: Occupation
content: Artists
label: Topic
content: Art, European
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 865 donated 1959 by John D. Morse; material on reel 3161 donor is unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Morse, John D., 1906-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Writer, editor; Sarasota, Florida.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1951-1960
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.morsjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 865 & 3161 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters; and research material for OLD MASTERS IN AMERICA (1955).
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 865: Material compiled in preparation for OLD MASTERS IN AMERICA (Rand McNally, 1955) " a practical guidebook" to the paintings of 40 European "old masters" in American and Canadian art museums. Copies of 4 form letters sent by Morse; 160 letters, 1951-1954, from the museums, some galleries, and some private collectors; and completed questionnaires which list the paintings and usually their dimensions and dates. [Questionnaires have not been filmed as they contain info. found in the publication.]
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3161: Four letters received, 1958-1960, including a letter from Morse's cousin, Ruth Sperry regarding his mother, and letters from Edward Hopper, Byron Browne and William Zorach regarding articles by Morse in ART IN AMERICA.