Bernard Berenson letters, 1935-1949

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0102
Bib ID:
4079168 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
0.5 linear feet (1 box (59 items))
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Researchers must use microfilm of the entire collection.

Description

Summary

Fifty-eight letters, including three fragments of letters, from Berenson to Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (1893-1976), 1935-1949. The letters deal with art and esthetics, travel, international affairs, and the personal lives of Berenson and Prince Paul. All are autograph and signed with initials. Included are a postcard photograph of Berenson at ages twenty-one and seventy-one, and an autograph letter from Arthur Bliss Lane to Prince Paul.

Arrangement

Cataloged.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Researchers must use microfilm of the entire collection.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known);Bernard Berenson letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Alternate Form Available

Available on microfilm.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of J.B. Hoptner, 1974.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Hoptner, J. B. Method of acquisition--Gift; Accession number--M74-09-04.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/04/89.

Biographical / Historical

Art critic, author.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Autographs (manuscripts) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Postcards CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Lane, Arthur Bliss, 1894-1956 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pavle, Prince of Yugoslavia, 1893-1976 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Aesthetics CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Art CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Art critics CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Authors CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID