Call Number:

Adelman.Misc

Repository:

Bryn Mawr College

Extent:

1 linear ft.

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Cite as Adelman Miscellaneous Prints, Special Collections Department, Bryn Mawr College Library.

Date:

undated (inclusive)

Creator:

Adelman, Seymour, 1906-1985

Abstract:

This collection contains a series of folders of miscelleneous prints from Seymour Adelman's collection. These prints were put here because they didn't fall into any of his main categories of collecting (architecture, portraiture, publishing, history of Philadelphia, etc.), and because they were not appropriate as objects for the art and artifact collection.

Seymour Adelman was a Philadelphia based collector of prints, letters, and ephemera. Although he worked in real-estate – a family business – he is most well known for his extensive collecting habits. Adelman has no direct relation to Bryn Mawr, but was invited to visit by James Tanis, the director Canaday Library. The then newly build library offered Adelman an office and a space to house his collection, and this formed the relationship between Bryn Mawr College and Adelman.

Adelman's extensive collection contained material on Thomas Eakins, John Keats, Claude Lovat Fraser, and Laurence Hausman, as well as a large collection of letters. In addition to this work, Adelman also collected fine art prints, material related to the history of the book and publishing, and architectural history, among other interests.

This collection contains a series of folders of miscelleneous prints from Seymour Adelman's collection. These prints were put here because they didn't fall into any of his main categories of collecting (architecture, portraiture, publishing, history of Philadelphia, etc.), and because they were not appropriate as objects for the art and artifact collection.

Folder 1 - Sylvia Baker drawings of animals Folder 2 - "Art" prints - These prints are either original works or relate to paintings or other works of art. They have not been accessioned into the Art and Artifacts collection due to quality issues. Folder 3 - Uncategorized - These works include drawing from Adelman's sister's time at art school (Lenore Adelman), some hand-drawn caricatures, and a folk-art print.