Collection Information

Size: 46 p. (on partial microfilm reel)

Summary: List of the items making up Huntington's gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, including 2 letters to the director, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, about their shipping, and including some personal remarks.

Biographical/Historical Note

Collector of Americana; Paris, France.

Provenance

Lent 1974 by New York Historical Society.

Location of Originals

• Originals in: New York Historical Society.

Alternative Forms Available

Microfilm reel 801 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

Restrictions on Access

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

How to Cite This Collection

William Henry Huntington papers, 1883. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.