The Frick Collection Central Files, 1932-1936
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The Frick Collection's alphabetical subject files, 1932-1936, document the conversion of the New York residence of Henry Clay Frick to The Frick Collection, a public art museum, and the construction of a new Frick Art Reference Library building. Correspondence, internal memorandums, minutes, reports, clippings, inventories, and contracts detail the work of Organizing Director Frederick Mortimer Clapp; architect John Russell Pope; general contractor Marc Eidlitz; and Frick Collection Trustees, including Helen Clay Frick, Childs Frick and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
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The Frick Collection Records of the Organizing Director - Frederick Mortimer Clapp, 1920-1937
3.0 Linear feet
As Organizing Director of The Frick Collection, Frederick Mortimer Clapp oversaw all aspects of the transformation of the Frick residence to a public art museum, The Frick Collection, as well as the construction of a new 13-story Frick Art Reference Library building. Reports, correspondence, memorandums, minutes, financial records, and summaries of informal meetings and telephone conversations document the project. Topics include architecture, construction, interior design, museum administration, and art installation.
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- Frick, Childs, 1883-1965.✖[remove]3
- Frick, Helen Clay, 1888-1984.✖[remove]3
- Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960.3
- The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives3
- Clapp, Frederick Mortimer, b. 1879.2
- Frick Art Reference Library.2
- Frick Collection.2
- Frick, Henry Clay, 1849-1919.2
- Marc Eidlitz & Son.2
- Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937.2