Memorial Art Gallery: correspondence
Scope and Contents note
A correspondence file of Rush Rhees, president of the Memorial Art Gallery, covering such topics as gifts, memberships, the opening and inaugural exhibition of the gallery, art works, lectures, facilities, and shipping. Mostly copies of outgoing letters from Rhees and George L. Herdle, secretary and art director of the gallery, with some incoming correspondence from members, donors, other museums, and Memorial Art Gallery board members and officers such as Julius M. Wile.
Creator
- University of Rochester. Memorial Art Gallery (Organization)
- Rhees, Rush, 1860-1939 (Person)
- Herdle, George Leonard, 1868-1922 (Person)
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1917
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.56 cubic feet (2 containers)
Restrictions on Access
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Please note: Some materials may be restricted or require permission for use.
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Memorial Art Gallery: Correspondence, UA236, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Arrangement
This collection includes two alphabetical ranges. One range begins on November 21, 1912 and ends on November 15, 1917. The other begins on January 5, 1913 and ends on December 11, 1917.
Subject
- University of Rochester. Memorial Art Gallery (Organization)
- Rhees, Rush, 1860-1939 (Person)
- Herdle, George Leonard, 1868-1922 (Person)
- Title
- Memorial Art Gallery: correspondence
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
- Date
- undated
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Library Details
Part of the University of Rochester Archives Library
Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd.
Rochester New York 14627-0055 USA
archives@library.rochester.edu