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Fiske Kimball Records, 1908-1955, undated (bulk 1925-1954) (inclusive)

Extent:
94.5 linear feet
Abstract:
From 1925 to 1955, Fiske Kimball served as director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, steering the institution from what he described as "a minor provincial position to become one of the leading museums of Americirca" The Fiske Kimball Records document Kimball's efforts in achieving this transformation in collaboration with the Museum's officers, staff, and the Fairmount Park Commission, and with the assistance of private benefactors and City funding. Comprised primarily of correspondence, these records also include ephemera, clippings, notes, legal documents, reports, minutes, press releases, publications, floor plans, installation drawings, and photographs, mostly of objects, rooms and architectural elements offered for purchase. Kimball's correspondents include preeminent leaders of art museums, universities, auction houses and professional affiliations, as well as government representatives, private collectors, scholars, and artists. Kimball's often successful courting of...(see more)

Held at: Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives [Contact Us]

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Fiske Kimball Papers, 1874-1957, undated (inclusive)

Extent:
101 linear feet
Abstract:
The Fiske Kimball Papers document the myriad interests and tireless professional pursuits of architect, scholar and museum director Fiske Kimball (1888-1955). The papers include professional and personal correspondence; architectural drawings; manuscript, typescript, and printed versions of articles, books, and reviews; photographs, including some personal snapshots and portraits of Kimball and his family; and research and reference material, particularly notes and clippings.

Held at: Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives [Contact Us]

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School of Design. Office of the Dean Records. Additional Correspondence, 1897-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:
12 cubic feet
Abstract:
The School of Design started as the School of Architecture in 1890, eventually transitioning into the School of Fine Arts (1921), the Graduate School of Fine Arts (1959), and finally the School of Design (2002). The School of Design Office of the Dean Records Additional Correspondence contains additional files from the administrations of Warren Powers Laird, George Simpson Koyl, and G. Holmes Perkins that were not incorporated into the main Office of the Dean Records (UPB 8.4) when processed.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]