Overview
Collection Information
Size: 40 Items, (on 12 microfilm reels)
Summary: 40 scrapbooks containing letters, photographs, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and clippings.
Scrapbooks document the gifts of art work and money by J.P. Morgan to the museum, the administration and exhibition programs of the museum, and other subjects.
Biographical/Historical Note
Art museum; Hartford, Conn. Established 1842 to house the collection of Daniel Wadsworth, a painter and collector. The museum grew considerably with gifts from J.P. Morgan into a premiere institution of American fine and decorative arts. Formerly known as Wadsworth Atheneum and Morgan Memorial.
Provenance
Lent for microfilming 1982 by Wadsworth Atheneum.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals returned to the lender, the Wadsworth Atheneum, after microfilming.
