Research Catalog
Amy Schwartz Oppenheim papers,
- Title
- Amy Schwartz Oppenheim papers, ca. 1897-1955.
- Author
- Oppenheim, Amy Schwartz, 1878-1955.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 38 linear feet (91 boxes).
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Photographs.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Source (note)
- Oppenheim, Laurent, Jr.
- Biography (note)
- Amy Schwartz Oppenheim (1878-1955) was a founder of the School Art League of New York City.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- MssCol 2295
- Author
- Oppenheim, Amy Schwartz, 1878-1955.
- Title
- Amy Schwartz Oppenheim papers, ca. 1897-1955.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter documenting Oppenheim's family life and her interest in artistic, social, civic, and philanthropic affairs. General correspondence, ca. 1898-1955, concerns her interests including her work with various organizations. Family correspondence includes letters Oppenheim exchanged with her husband and son. Also, her diaries, 1923-1954; notebooks; photographs of the Oppenheim family and of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his family; and printed materials, 1897-1955, such as programs, invitations, calling cards, and a few art exhibition catalogs.
- Biography
- Amy Schwartz Oppenheim (1878-1955) was a founder of the School Art League of New York City. She also was active in numerous civic and philanthropic organizations as well as organizations devoted to preservation of the arts.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Philanthropists.
- Added Author
- Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950.Halliburton, Richard, 1900-1939.Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935.Oppenheim, Laurent.Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948.Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.School Art League of New York City.Women's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 2295