Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Easley, Ralph M. (Ralph Montgomery), 1858-
2. Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
3. Ivins, Anthony
4. Ivins, Emma Yard
5. Ivins, Katherine
6. Ivins, William Mills, 1851-1915
7. Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961
8. Quinn, John, 1870-1924
9. Joseph Flint Company
10. W.R. Grace & Co.

Description

1. 13.1 linear feet (22 boxes).

Summary

1. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, notes, and legal and financial records of William Ivins, Sr.; correspondence, writings, notes, and diaries of William Ivins, Jr.; correspondence of other family members; family personal miscellany; photographs and graphic materials; and printed matter.

Subject

1. Art museum curators
2. Prints
3. New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951
4. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Administration
5. Transportation > New York (State) > New York
6. Brazil > History > Empire, 1822-1889
7. Diplomacy > History
8. Photographs
9. Diaries
10. Art > History
11. Suffrage > United States
12. Maps
13. Paintings
14. Ivins family
15. Law > History
16. South America > Description and travel
17. Book design
18. Republican Party (N.Y.)
19. Municipal government > New York (State) > New York
20. Politicians
21. Lawyers

Genre/Form

1. Diaries.
2. Maps.
3. Paintings.
4. Photographs.

Call number

1. MssCol 1535

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;
2. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals when available.

Additional formats (note)

1. available on microfilm;

Source (note)

1. Ivins, Barbara

Biography (note)

1. William Mills Ivins, Sr. (1851-1915) was a lawyer and municipal reformer in New York City.
2. William Mills Ivins, Jr. (1881-1961) was the first curator of prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City from 1917 to 1946, associate director of the museum from 1933 to 1938, and acting director from 1938 to 1940. He was the author of many articles and books on prints, printmaking and the book arts.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Ivins family.

Title

1. Ivins family papers, 1885-1961, bulk (1900-1946).

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Access

1. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals when available.

Additional formats

1. William Ivins, Jr. diary, Apr.-Sept. 1934; available on microfilm; New York Public Library *ZL-391

Biography

1. William Mills Ivins, Sr. (1851-1915) was a lawyer and municipal reformer in New York City. He held several city offices, served as counsel for Brazil in a boundary dispute with Argentina, was a founder of the Reform Club, and wrote about municipal problems and the history and theory of the law.
2. William Mills Ivins, Jr. (1881-1961) was the first curator of prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City from 1917 to 1946, associate director of the museum from 1933 to 1938, and acting director from 1938 to 1940. He was the author of many articles and books on prints, printmaking and the book arts.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Art museum curators.
2. Lawyers.
3. Politicians.

Added author

1. Easley, Ralph M. (Ralph Montgomery), 1858-
2. Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901.
3. Ivins, Anthony.
4. Ivins, Emma Yard.
5. Ivins, Katherine.
6. Ivins, William Mills, 1851-1915.
7. Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961.
8. Quinn, John, 1870-1924.
9. Joseph Flint Company.
10. W.R. Grace & Co.

Research call number

1. MssCol 1535