Gordon Lester Ford papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891
label: Names
content: Brooklyn Art Association
label: Names
content: Latimer, H. R.
label: Names
content: Washington, George, 1732-1799
topic: label: Occupation
content: Artists -- United States
label: Occupation
content: Art patrons -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Presidents -- United States -- Inaugurations
label: Topic
content: Art, American -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Art Division and the Prints Division.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lawyer, collector; New York City. Treasurer of Brooklyn Art Association, 1862-1891, which later became the Brooklyn Academy of Music. At the time of his death, Ford possesed the most valuable private library collection in the U.S., which his sons donated to the New York Public library.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3,500 Items ((on 6 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1828-1889
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fordgord
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels N13-N17 & N25 (frames 1171-1368) 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, Manuscript Division.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: List of correspondents available at Archives of American Art offices, filed New York Public Library, Manuscript Division.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, business records and printed material primarily relating to activities of the Brooklyn Art Association.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS N13-N17: Letters from American artists and others; business records; and printed matter relating to the Brooklyn Art Association. Many of the letters are addressed to H.R. Latimer, a curator at the Association, regarding exhibitions, receipt and return of work, etc.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL N25: Publications, clippings, correspondence, etc. about planning a World's Fair in New York celebrating the centennial of George Washington's inauguration, 1889.