Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974

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Series 5: Reference Files , circa 1904-circa 1977

2.25 Linear feet

Boxes 273-278

Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc., continuously purchased and retained books, articles, and exhibition and sale catalogs for reference use at its galleries. This series consists of Gallery Library Card Catalogs and a Photograph Reference Index for works of art.

Entries for the card catalog were assigned numbers. The library holdings largely consisted of exhibition catalogs, art history and criticism titles, and biographies and monographs on individual artists.

The Photograph Reference Index consists of handwritten and typed records on works of art that generally include date of photograph, stock number, artist, size of work, and publications in which a photograph of the artwork has appeared. Of special interest to researchers will be the notations made on two entries listed under the name, Seligman, G. S., identifying those works of art as looted by the German forces during the occupation of Paris.

The series is organized into two subseries. Series 5.1. has been scanned; series 5.2. has not been scanned.

5.1: Gallery Library Card Catalogs, circa 1904-circa 1977
5.2: Photograph Reference Index, circa 1904-circa 1960

Description	Container
5.1: Gallery Library Card Catalogs, circa 1904-circa 1977 At the beginning of the Card Catalog I are four index cards that explain the firm's filing system: books were generally filed under subject and author; exhibitions were filed by country, city, gallery, museum, or subject; private collections were filed under "Collections"; exhibition catalogs of individual collections were filed under the collector's name; auction sales were sometimes listed by subject; the category "Dictionaries" gave listings of general reference works; and "General" listings were books that did not fit other classifications. In Card Catalog II many of the entries reference exhibition or auction catalogs.
5.1.1: Card Catalog I, circa 1904-circa 1971
A-O not scanned	273 1	Select: A-O Scope and Contents note not scanned
P-Z not scanned	274 1	Select: P-Z Scope and Contents note not scanned
5.1.2: Card Catalog II, circa 1925-circa 1977
Description	Container
A-F not scanned	275 1	Select: A-F Scope and Contents note not scanned
G-O not scanned	276 1	Select: G-O Scope and Contents note not scanned
P-Z not scanned	277 1	Select: P-Z Scope and Contents note not scanned
5.2: Photograph Reference Index, circa 1904-circa 1960
Description	Container
Index by Medium		Select: Index by Medium
Miscellaneous, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 1	Select: Miscellaneous, circa 1904-circa 1960
Armour, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 2	Select: Armour, circa 1904-circa 1960
Ceramics, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 3	Select: Ceramics, circa 1904-circa 1960
Drawings, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 4	Select: Drawings, circa 1904-circa 1960
Enamels, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 5	Select: Enamels, circa 1904-circa 1960
Furniture, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 6	Select: Furniture, circa 1904-circa 1960
Ivory, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 7	Select: Ivory, circa 1904-circa 1960
Jewelry, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 8	Select: Jewelry, circa 1904-circa 1960
Manuscripts, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 9	Select: Manuscripts, circa 1904-circa 1960
Paintings, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 10	Select: Paintings, circa 1904-circa 1960
Sculpture, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 11	Select: Sculpture, circa 1904-circa 1960
Tapestries, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 12	Select: Tapestries, circa 1904-circa 1960
Index by Collector/Collections		Select: Index by Collector/Collections
A, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 13	Select: A, circa 1904-circa 1960
B, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 14	Select: B, circa 1904-circa 1960
C, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 15	Select: C, circa 1904-circa 1960
D, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 16	Select: D, circa 1904-circa 1960
E-F, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 17	Select: E-F, circa 1904-circa 1960
G, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 18	Select: G, circa 1904-circa 1960
H-I-J, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 19	Select: H-I-J, circa 1904-circa 1960
K, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 20	Select: K, circa 1904-circa 1960
L, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 21	Select: L, circa 1904-circa 1960
M, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 22	Select: M, circa 1904-circa 1960
N, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 23	Select: N, circa 1904-circa 1960
O-P, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 24	Select: O-P, circa 1904-circa 1960
Q-R, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 25	Select: Q-R, circa 1904-circa 1960
S, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 26	Select: S, circa 1904-circa 1960
T, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 27	Select: T, circa 1904-circa 1960
U-V, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 28	Select: U-V, circa 1904-circa 1960
W, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 29	Select: W, circa 1904-circa 1960
X-Y-Z, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 30	Select: X-Y-Z, circa 1904-circa 1960
Index by Artist, Painters		Select: Index by Artist, Painters
A-B, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 31	Select: A-B, circa 1904-circa 1960
C, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 32	Select: C, circa 1904-circa 1960
D, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 33	Select: D, circa 1904-circa 1960
E-F, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 34	Select: E-F, circa 1904-circa 1960
G, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 35	Select: G, circa 1904-circa 1960
H-I-J, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 36	Select: H-I-J, circa 1904-circa 1960
K-L, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 37	Select: K-L, circa 1904-circa 1960
M-N-O, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 38	Select: M-N-O, circa 1904-circa 1960
P-Q, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 39	Select: P-Q, circa 1904-circa 1960
R, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 40	Select: R, circa 1904-circa 1960
S, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 41	Select: S, circa 1904-circa 1960
T-U-V, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 42	Select: T-U-V, circa 1904-circa 1960
W-X-Y-Z, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 43	Select: W-X-Y-Z, circa 1904-circa 1960
Index by Artist, Sculptors		Select: Index by Artist, Sculptors
A-B, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 44	Select: A-B, circa 1904-circa 1960
C, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 45	Select: C, circa 1904-circa 1960
D-E-F, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 46	Select: D-E-F, circa 1904-circa 1960
G-H, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 47	Select: G-H, circa 1904-circa 1960
I-J-K-L, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 48	Select: I-J-K-L, circa 1904-circa 1960
M-N-O, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 49	Select: M-N-O, circa 1904-circa 1960
P-Q, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 50	Select: P-Q, circa 1904-circa 1960
R-S, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 51	Select: R-S, circa 1904-circa 1960
T-U-V, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 52	Select: T-U-V, circa 1904-circa 1960
W-X-Y-Z, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 53	Select: W-X-Y-Z, circa 1904-circa 1960
Miscellaneous Numbered Cards, circa 1904-circa 1960	278 54	Select: Miscellaneous Numbered Cards, circa 1904-circa 1960

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Boxes 273-278

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Series 5: Reference Files , circa 1904-circa 1977

2.25 Linear feet

Boxes 273-278