Russell Lynes papers
name: label: Creator
content: Lynes, Russell, 1910-1991
label: Names
content: Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Miller, Dorothy Canning, 1904-2003
topic: label: Occupation
content: Authors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Portions of the collection were lent for microfilming from 1968-1978, and the bulk of the collection, including some of the loaned material, was donated by Russell Lynes from 1968-1989.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lynes, Russell, 1910-1991
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content: Russell Lynes papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of author, art critic, and art historian Russell Lynes, measure 2.9 linear feet and date from 1930-1986.  The bulk of the material is related to Lynes's  research for his 1973 book, The Good Old Modern: An Intimate Portrait of the Museum of Modern Art. Also included are some personal papers and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Russell Lynes (1910-1991) was an author, art critic, and art historian in New York City. He was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale University in 1932. Lynes worked as director of publications at Vassar College from 1936-1937, and served as assistant head principal and then head principal at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, from 1938-1944. From 1944-1967 Lynes was an editor of Harper's Magazine. He authored many books and articles on art, architecture, and culture, and served on the boards of numerous organizations. Lynes was the brother of photographer George Platt Lynes.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.lyneruss
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged as 3 series.

Series 1: Personal Papers, 1969-1986 (4 folders, Box 1)

Series 2: Research Material for  -- Good Old Modern: An Intimate Portrait of the Museum of Modern Art --  (1973), 1930-1984 (2.6 linear feet, Boxes 1-4)

Series 3: Photographs, 1935-1977 (14 folders, box 2; OV 5)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2019.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: All of the sound recordings have been digitized for research access. 

Portions of the collection and material lent for microfilming are available on 35mm microfilm reels D310, N70-40, 494, 1859, 3967, and 153 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of author, art critic, and art historian Russell Lynes, measure 2.9 linear feet and date from 1930-1986.  The bulk of the material is related to Lynes's  research for his 1973 book, The Good Old Modern: An Intimate Portrait of the Museum of Modern Art. Also included are some personal papers and photographs.

Personal papers consist of typescript lectures and speeches on Eric Larrabee, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Dorothy Miller, and an illustrated letter from Gregorio Prestopino. Research material related to Lynes's book on the Museum of Modern Art, includes correspondence, ephemera, biographical sketches, clippings, sound recordings of interviews, and reports. Photographs are of artists in their studios, at their homes, and at exhibitions.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent by Russell Lynes and microfilmed on reels N70-40, D310, 1859, 494, 153, and 3967. This material includes papers concerning California painter and muralist Howard Warshaw, consisting of correspondence about his work and exhibitions, exhibition catalogs and announcements, sketches, photographs of works of art, published writings, material sent to Lynes for his editorial opinion, and Lynes's essay for the catalog, "Howard Warshaw: A Decade of Murals." It also includes correspondence, clippings, and estate records related to Olana, Frederick Church's estate on the Hudson River in Greenport, New York; reports, press releases, articles, clippings, and other printed material related to government sponsorship of the arts; and material related to Eugene Berman including photographs, correspondence, and exhibition catalogs and announcements.

Some of the loaned materials were returned to the donor and are not described in the collection container inventory.