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Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918

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Contents and Arrangement

The collection is arranged as 6 series:

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Series 1: Correspondence , 1838-1930
(Box 1; 12 folders)

Correspondence consists primarily of letters received from various colleagues including dealers, gallery owners, and publishers discussing miscellaneous art-related topics not addressed in the subject files.
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Miscellaneous Correspondence, undated
1
1
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1838-1868
1
2
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1870-1879
1
3
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1880-1889
1
4
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1890-1891
1
5
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1892
1
6
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1893-1896
1
7
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1897-1898
1
8
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1899
1
9
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1900-1905
1
10
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1906-1909
1
11
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1910-1930
1
12
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Series 2: Personal Business Records , 1893-1917
(Box 1; 1 folder)

Invoices for dues from the Sculpture Society, a stock certificate for 50 shares of The United Editors' Association, and a receipt for a pocket knife.
Description Container Select
Invoices, a Receipt, and United Editors' Association Stock Certificate, 1893-1917, undated
1
13
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Series 3: Subject Files , 1774-1922
(Boxes 1-4, 8; 4.0 linear feet)

Subject files contain letters from art historians, art collectors, dealers, and gallery owners, notes and writings, clippings, reproductions of art work, and photographs pertaining to notable subjects of portraits, artists, organizations including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and miscellaneous subjects including miniature paintings and H. W. Elson's book History of the United States. Several files contain letters from descendants of notable people including John Quincy Adams, Asher B. Durand, Benjamin Latrobe, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The file for Gilbert Stuart contains a letter from Kenyon Cox protesting Hart's opinions, and the file for Robert Morris contains a 1775 paper Continental Currency note. The file for John Paul Jones concerns the controversy over the identification of Jones' exhumed body and includes a photograph of his corpse in 1805.
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John Quincy Adams, 1909-1915, undated
1
14
Francis Alexander, 1897
1
15
John James Audubon, 1885-1917, undated
1
16
Sir William Berkeley, 1905, undated
1
17
William Russell Birch, 1892-1914, undated
(3 folders)
1
18-20
Amelia Bloomer, 1909-1910, undated
(2 folders)
1
21-22
W. W. Boyle, 1895
1
23
James Britton, 1913
1
24
John Henri Isaac Browere, 1896-1912, undated
(9 folders)
1
25-33
William H. Brown, undated
(2 folders)
1
34-35
John C. Calhoun, 1896-1897, undated
(3 folders)
1
36-38
Ludovico Caracci, 1888
1
39
Mrs. James Chestnut, 1910
1
40
Henry Clay, 1896-1897, undated
(6 folders; Oversized Material Housed in Box 8)
1
41-46
James Goodwin Clonney, 1895, undated
1
47
Christopher Columbus, 1892-1898, undated
1
48
John Singleton Copley, 1876-1909, undated
(6 folders)
1
49-54
The Copley Gallery, 1913-1915
1
55
Captain Nathaniel Cunningham and Family, 1898, undated
1
56
Alexander James Dallas, 1887
1
57
Moseley Isaac Danforth, 1890
1
58
John Wood Dodge, 1908
1
59
Sally Ward Downs, 1909
1
60
Sir Francis Drake, 1905
1
61
Asher B. Durand, 1887-1915, undated
1
62
Ralph Earl, 1913-1916, undated
(2 folders)
1
63-64
Jean Pierre Henri Elouis, 1907, undated
1
65
H. W. Elson's History of the United States, 1896-1907, undated
(22 folders)
1
66-87
Federico Faruffini, undated
2
1
George Fox, 1895-1905, undated
2
2
Benjamin Franklin, 1879-1913, undated
(20 folders; Oversized Material Housed in Box 8)
2
3-22
Ed Frossard, 1890-1898, undated
(2 folders)
2
23-24
Sarah Margaret Fuller, 1909
2
25
The Gordon Family, 1918, undated
2
26
Zilpah Polly Grant (Mrs. William B. Banister), 1909
2
27
Rebecca Gratz, 1909
2
28
John Valentine Haidt, 1900
2
29
Sarah Josepha Hale, 1909
2
30
Alexander Hamilton, 1881-1897
(2 folders)
2
31-32
James Hamilton, 1858-1914, undated
(4 folders)
2
33-36
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1893-1903, undated
2
37
Benjamin R. Haydon, 1846-1897
2
38
Gustavus Hesselius, 1896-1929, undated
(7 folders)
2
39-45
Joseph Hunt, 1913-1914
2
46
Governor Thomas Hutchinson, undated
2
47
Independence Hall (Albert Rosenthal Scandal), 1917
(2 folders)
2
48-49
Indian Portraits, 1904-1905
2
50
Washington Irving, 1897
2
51
Andrew Jackson, 1885-1898
(6 folders)
2
52-57
Thomas Jefferson, 1896-1899
(2 folders)
2
58-59
John Paul Jones, 1812-1913, undated
(19 folders)
2
60-78
Matthew Jouett, 1896-1902, undated
(10 folders)
2
79-88
Horace Kneeland, 1896
2
89
Marquis de Lafayette, 1896-1897
2
90
John Lambert, 1897-1914
2
91
John Laurens, 1897, undated
2
92
Octavia Walton LeVert, 1909
2
93
Abraham Lincoln, 1899
3
1
George Linen, 1897, undated
3
2
William Lovett, undated
3
3
Mary Lyon, 1909
3
4
Gabriel Edward Manigault, 1888-1897
(3 folders)
3
5-7
John Marshall, 1892-1897, undated
(4 folders)
3
8-11
Miniatures, 1888-1915, undated
(15 folders; Oversized Material Housed in Box 8)
3
12-26
Robert Morris, 1774-1912, undated
(22 folders)
3
27-48
Napoleon, 1899-1913, undated
(9 folders)
3
49-57
Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1890-1892
3
58
The James Otis Family, 1909
3
59
The Peale Family, 1891-1897
3
60
William Penn, undated
3
61
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1810-1912, undated
(7 folders; Oversized Material Housed in Box 8)
3
62-68
Wendell Phillips, 1912
3
69
Photographers Who Did Work for Hart, 1896-1898, undated
(8 folders)
3
70-77
Pocahontas, undated
3
78
Edgar Allan Poe, 1897, undated
3
79
Charles Peale Polk, 1892, undated
3
80
Mrs. James K. Polk, 1907-1909, undated
3
81
Sara Pryor (Mrs. Roger Pryor), 1910
3
82
John Ramage, 1873-1907, undated
(15 folders)
3
83-97
John Rand, 1898, undated
3
98
John Randolph, 1896-1899, undated
(3 folders)
4
1-3
Edward Savage, 1905-1916, undated
(3 folders)
4
4-6
John Smibert, 1898-1917, undated
(5 folders)
4
7-11
Xanthus Smith, undated
4
12
Gilbert Stuart, 1805-1922, undated
(17 folders)
4
13-29
Major General John Sullivan, 1897
4
30
Robert M. Sully, 1891-1897, undated
4
31
Thomas Sully, 1896-1916, undated
4
32
Ida Tarbell, undated
4
33
William Thornton, undated
4
34
Benjamin Trott, 1893
4
35
John Trumbull, 1884-1906, undated
4
36
John Tyler, 1908
4
37
John Vanderlyn, 1884-1896
(3 folders)
4
38-40
Voltaire, 1907-1908
4
41
George Washington, 1799-1918, undated
(17 folders; Oversized Material is Housed in Box 8)
4
42-58
John Watson, 1899
4
59
Anthony Wayne, 1910
4
60
Daniel Webster, 1896-1900, undated
(8 folders)
4
61-68
Adolph Ulric Wertmuller, 1887-1914, undated
(9 folders)
4
69-77
Benjamin West, 1888-1914, undated
(9 folders)
4
78-86
Lady Diana Whichcote, 1915, undated
4
87
Esther and Thomas White, undated
4
88
John Baptist Wittkamp, 1891, undated
4
89
Henry Wolf, 1915-1916, undated
(3 folders)
4
90-92
George B. Wood, 1891
4
93
Robert Wylie, 1884
4
94
Four Oversized Galley Sheets about Henry Clay, undated,
(from Box 1, Folder 46)
8
1
An Oversized Pencil Sketch about Benjamin Franklin, undated,
(from Box 2, Folder 9)
8
1
Two Oversized Clippings about Miniatures, 1897,
(from Box 3, Folder 22)
8
1
An Oversized Announcement of an Art Survey by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1899,
(from Box 3, Folder 67)
8
1
Oversized Letter about a Portrait of George Washington, 1899,
(from Box 4, Folder 47)
8
2
Oversized Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of George Washington, undated,
(from Box 4, Folder 52)
8
2
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Series 4: Images File , circa 1890-1900
(Box 5, 8; 0.6 linear feet)

This series consists of printed reproductions of art work, photographs of art work, and original art work compiled and used by Hart as reference material. Subjects of the art work range from portraiture to landscapes to scenes from American history.
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Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Unidentified Subjects, undated
(15 folders; Oversized Material Housed in Box 8)
5
1-15
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "A,", undated
5
16
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "B,", undated
(Oversized Material Housed in Box 8)
5
17
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "C,", undated
(3 folders; Oversized Material Housed in Box 8)
5
18-20
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "D,", undated
5
21
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "E" - "G,", undated
(Oversized Material Housed in Box 8)
5
22
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "H,", undated
5
23
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "J" - "L,", undated
5
24
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "M,", undated
(2 folders)
5
25-26
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "N" - "P,", undated
5
27
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "R,", undated
5
28
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "S,", undated
5
29
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "T,", undated
5
30
Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Identified Subjects, Surnames "V" - "Y,", undated
5
31
Reproductions and Photographs of "Historical Scenes - American,", undated
5
32-34
Reproductions and Photographs of Art Work, undated
(5 folders; Oversized Material Housed in Box 8)
5
35-39
Original Art Work, undated
(4 folders)
5
40-43
Ten Oversized Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of Unidentified Subjects, undated,
(from Box 5, Folder 15)
8
3
Ten Oversized Reproductions and Photographs of Portraits of the Biddle Family, undated,
(from Box 5, Folder 17)
8
3
An Oversized Reproduction of a Portrait of James Cox, undated,
(from Box 5, Folder 20)
8
3
An Oversized Reproduction of a Portrait of Gideon Fairman, undated,
(from Box 5, Folder 22)
8
3
Two Oversized Reproductions of Art Work, undated,
(from Box 5, Folder 38)
8
3
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Series 5: Notes and Writings , 1890-1922
(Boxes 5-6; 0.8 linear feet)

This series consists primarily of notes on art-related topics including the work of various artists, activities of arts organizations, collectors, galleries and museums, sales of art work, and background material about the subjects of portraits. There is also a typescript by Hart containing descriptions of art work to be published in a catalog of the Herbert Lee Pratt collection.
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Early Inventory of the Papers of Charles Henry Hart, undated
5
44
File of Clippings and Notes on Miscellaneous Topics, 1890-1922, undated
(20 folders)
5
45-64
File of Clippings and Notes on Miscellaneous Topics, 1890-1922, undated
(7 folders)
6
1-7
Typescript and Galleys for the Pratt Catalogue, 1917
(2 folders)
6
8-9
Miscellaneous Notes, undated
(4 folders)
6
10-13
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Series 6: Printed Material , 1822-1925
(Box 6-7; 0.8 linear feet)

Printed material consists of clippings about Hart and miscellaneous art-related topics, auction catalogs, and an incomplete set of pages from Hart's book Memoirs of the Life and Work of Jean Antoine Houdon: Sculpture of Voltaire and of Washington.
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Clippings, undated
(2 folders)
6
14-15
Clippings, 1822-1881
6
16
Clippings, 1890-1897
6
17
Clippings, 1898-1899
6
18
Clippings, 1901-1903
6
19
Clippings, 1904
6
20
Clippings, 1907-1909
6
21
Clippings, 1910-1913
6
22
Clippings, 1914
6
23
Clippings, 1915
6
24
Clippings, 1916
6
25
Clippings, 1917-1918
6
26
Clippings, 1921
6
27
Clippings, 1922
(5 folders)
6
28-32
Clippings, 1922
(7 folders)
7
1-7
Clippings, 1923
(10 folders)
7
8-17
Clippings, 1924
7
18
Clippings, 1925
7
19
Clippings Concerning Individual Artists, 1878-1918, undated
(9 folders)
7
20-28
Clippings Concerning Rembrandt Frauds, 1923
7
29
Auction Catalogs, undated
7
30
Pages from Book Memoirs of the Life and Work of Jean Antoine Houdon: Sculpture of Voltaire and of Washington, 1912
7
31
Miscellaneous Printed Material, undated
7
32

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  • To request an appointment to view materials, make your selections using the checkboxes and click the "Reading Room" button. Please note, you will receive the full box.
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