Charles Scribner's Sons Art Reference Dept. records, 1839-1962
Charles Scribner's Sons,
Publishers
New York, N.Y.
This site provides access to the records of the Charles Scribner's Sons Art Reference Department in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2009. The papers have been scanned in their entirety, and total 5,259 images.
Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Collection size: 7.0 linear ft.
Collection Summary: The records of the Charles Scribner's Sons Art Reference Department measure 7.0 linear feet and date from 1839 to 1962.
Biographical/Historical Note: Charles Scribner (1821-1871) was a partner in the publishing firm of Baker & Scribner, 1846-1871, and carried on alone after Baker's death in 1850. Scribner formed Scribner & Welford in 1857. Charles Scribner's Sons was established in 1870, the same year SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY began. His son Charles, 1854-1930, became president of the company in 1875. He began SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE in 1887. It ceased publication in 1930. His son Charles, 1890-1952, became company president in 1932.
Donated 1957-1958 by Charles Scribner's Sons Art Department. Ca. 60 photographs of artists were removed from the collection and placed in AAA's Photographs of Artists Collections One and Two, and microfilmed on reels 439- 441 and 1817. In 2004, these photographs were scanned and subsequently returned to the Charles Scribner's Sons records. The 38 sketches by William Merritt Berger microfilmed on reel 124 have also been returned to the collection.
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