Wadsworth Atheneum scrapbooks
name: label: Creator
content: Wadsworth Atheneum
label: Names
content: Morgan, J. Pierpont, 1837-1913 (John Pierpont)
topic: label: Topic
content: Art, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1982 by Wadsworth Atheneum.
creator: label: Creator
content: Wadsworth Atheneum
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art museum; Hartford, Conn. Established 1842 to house the collection of Daniel Wadsworth, a painter and collector. The museum grew considerably with gifts from J.P. Morgan into a premiere institution of American fine and decorative arts. Formerly known as Wadsworth Atheneum and Morgan Memorial.
function: label: Function
content: Art museums -- Connecticut -- Hartford
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 40 Items ((on 12 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1899-1963
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.wadsathe
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 2552-2563 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, the Wadsworth Atheneum, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 40 scrapbooks containing letters, photographs, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and clippings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Scrapbooks document the gifts of art work and money by J.P. Morgan to the museum, the administration and exhibition programs of the museum, and other subjects.