SELECTED
HOLDINGS
The
Frick Collection & Frick Art Reference Library Institutional
Records
Henry Clay Frick Art Collection Files, 1881-1920
Correspondence, invoices, inventories, ledgers,
notes, narrative descriptions, and printed material documenting
the selection, purchase, exhibition, and disposition of art works
in his collection. Additional Henry Clay Frick art files can be
found in the papers of the Frick family.
Henry Clay Frick Furnishings Files, 1913-1920
Correspondence, primarily with White, Allom &
Co., invoices and lists concerning the interior decoration and
furnishings of the Frick residence. Additional Henry Clay Frick
furnishings files can be found in the papers of the Frick family.
The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library
Photographs, 1913-present
Photographs of the construction of the Frick residence
and Frick Art Reference Library, the renovation of the residence,
interior and exterior views, building details, and staff photos.
Also contains photos of art work and furnishings in the Collection.
The Frick Collection Lecture Records, 1935-1999
Lecture schedules, correspondence, memos, attendance
statistics, tickets, brochures, and some text copies of the lectures
documenting the program of guest and staff lectures.
The Frick
Collection Concert Records, 1936-2001
Concert programs, tickets, schedules, correspondence
and memoranda, texts of the intermission talks presented by Collection
staff members, and promotional materials documenting the Collection's
concert series.
The Frick Collection Symposium on the History
of Art Records, 1939-2001
Programs, correspondence, invitations, press
releases, opening remarks, and summaries of graduate student papers
documenting the Collection's graduate symposium program.
Manuscript Collections
Research Files
Helen Clay Frick Research Files on Jean-Antoine
Houdon, 1930-1977
Typed and handwritten research notes, correspondence,
photos, printed material, and typescript drafts of Helen Clay
Frick's articles and unpublished manuscripts regarding the life
and works of sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon.
John Hill Morgan Research Files, 1922-1944
Correspondence, photographs, notes, printed material,
and some drafts of John Hill Morgan's writings on George Washington
portraits and other early American paintings.
J. Hall Pleasants Research Files, 1924-1959
Correspondence with Frick Art Reference Library
staff and copies of Dr. Pleasants' research notes on early Maryland
paintings.
Lawrence Park Research Files on Gilbert Stuart,
1920-1924
Correspondence concerning the history and authentication
of paintings by Gilbert Stuart used in Park's publication, Gilbert
Stuart: An Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works (1926).
Katharine McCook Knox Research Files, 1924-1979
Drafts, research notes, and correspondence concerning
Knox's publication The Story of the Frick Art Reference Library:
The Early Years (1979). Also contains material on her book about
the Sharples family, other early American artists, portraits in
the White House, and Library photographing expeditions.
Gallery Records
American Art Association Records, 1877-1924
Correspondence, approximately 1,000 photographs,
notes, and printed material documenting selected auction sales
conducted by the American Art Association.
Peter H. Davidson, Inc. Weir Records, 1957-1991
Correspondence, photographs, provenance records,
invoices, inventories, and printed material pertaining to Davidson's
association with the descendants of painter J. Alden Weir. Also
concerns the creation of the Weir Foundation and the effort to
designate Weir Farm, the home of J. Alden Weir, a national park.
Correspondence Collections
Hesselius Family Correspondence, 1780-1822
Correspondence of the descendants of Gustave Hesselius,
including his granddaughter, Elizabeth Henderson Wertmuller, as
well as her mother, Lydia Hesselius Henderson, her aunt, Mary
Hesselius, and other relatives concerning personal and business
matters.
Artists' Correspondence, 1596-1972
Miscellaneous letters from artists, 1596 to 1905, and
Library correspondence with American artists regarding requests
for photographs of their works for the photo archives, 1921 to 1972.
Photographs
Photographs of Artists in their Studios, ca. 1887-1892
Seventy-four photographs of artists in their studios
from the collection of artist Frank Stokes, including Leon Durand
Bonnat, Henri-Joseph Harpignies, Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, Jean-Paul Laurens, and Madeleine Jeanne Lemaire.
Artists' Portraits, ca. 1883-early 1900s
Collection of photographs and engravings of over
70 artists, including Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Jacob Marris,
Edvard Munch and Auguste Rodin.
Frick Family Papers
Henry Clay Frick Papers, 1881-1928
Consisting of correspondence, letterpress books,
office diaries, art files, accounts payable vouchers, receipts,
ledgers, account books, genealogical materials, and subject files
created by or pertaining to Henry Clay Frick.
Adelaide Howard Childs Frick Papers, ca. 1880s-1931
Consists chiefly of correspondence, engagement calendars,
notebooks, newspaper clippings, and personal effects dating from
the time of her marriage to Henry Clay Frick in 1881 to her death
in 1931.
Childs Frick Papers, ca. 1890s-1905
Contains chiefly correspondence and school-related
materials such as notebooks and report cards.
Helen Clay Frick Papers, ca. 1890s-1984
Consists largely of correspondence, notebooks, diaries,
financial materials, and printed matter pertaining to Helen Clay
Frick's youth and education, personal interests, and philanthropic
activities, notably her founding of the Frick Art Reference Library,
the Frick Art Museum in Pittsburgh, and the Iron Rail Vacation
Home.
Frick Family Residences, 1891-1955
Contains papers variously documenting the construction,
alteration, furnishing, and operation of each of the Frick family
homes, including Clayton in Pittsburgh, Pa., Eagle Rock in Pride's
Crossing, Mass., and One East 70th Street in New York, N.Y. Materials
in this series include construction contracts, invoices, correspondence,
ledgers, inventories, and notebooks.
Photographs, 1860s-1970s
Includes albums, scrapbooks, and loose photographs
of family members, friends and other acquaintances, travel, residences,
outdoor scenes, artwork, furnishings, and building projects in
New York, Pittsburgh, and Massachusetts.
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