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George Sidney Hellman papers, bulk (1900-1958).

Title
George Sidney Hellman papers, 1888-1958, bulk (1900-1958).
Author
Hellman, George S. (George Sidney), 1878-1958.
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Additional Authors
  • Davidson, Jo, 1883-1952.
  • Erskine, John, 1879-1951.
  • Fiske, Abby Morgan.
  • Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934.
  • Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943.
  • Lloyd, Beatrix Demarest.
  • Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939.
  • Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908.
  • Stokes, Rose Pastor, 1879-1933.
  • Trent, William P. (William Peterfield), 1862-1939.
  • Wendell, Barrett, 1855-1921.
Description
24 linear feet (50 boxes, 17 v.)
Summary
Collection consists of Hellman's correspondence, writings, research notes, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed matter.
Subject
  • American literature > 19th century
  • Art > Collectors and collecting
  • Art > History and criticism
  • Authors Club (New York, N.Y.)
  • Book collecting
  • Cardozo, Benjamin N. 1870-1938
  • Columbia University
  • East & West (New York, N.Y. : 1900)
  • Hellman, George S. 1878-1958
  • Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
  • Literature > Societies, etc
  • Seligman family
  • Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
  • Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Genre/Form
  • Photographs.
  • Scrapbooks.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Hellman, George S.
Biography (note)
  • George Sidney Hellman (1878-1958), American author and editor, was a rare book, manuscript and art dealer and collector in New York City.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 1376
Author
Hellman, George S. (George Sidney), 1878-1958.
Title
George Sidney Hellman papers, 1888-1958, bulk (1900-1958).
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
George Sidney Hellman (1878-1958), American author and editor, was a rare book, manuscript and art dealer and collector in New York City. He amassed collections of his own and helped secure major acquisitions for the Pierpont Morgan Library. He founded and edited the literary magazine, East & West, 1900-1901; and from 1919 to 1920 served as director of the American Expeditionary Forces University's School of Fine Arts for servicemen in France. His publications include Washington Irving, Esquire (1925), The True Stevenson (1925), Benjamin N. Cardozo, American Judge (1940), and hundreds of book reviews and magazine articles.
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Occupation
Art dealers.
Authors.
Book collectors.
Editors.
Added Author
Davidson, Jo, 1883-1952.
Erskine, John, 1879-1951.
Fiske, Abby Morgan.
Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934.
Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943.
Lloyd, Beatrix Demarest.
Spingarn, Joel Elias, 1875-1939.
Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908.
Stokes, Rose Pastor, 1879-1933.
Trent, William P. (William Peterfield), 1862-1939.
Wendell, Barrett, 1855-1921.
LCCN
ms 71001223
Research Call Number
MssCol 1376
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