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Berenice Abbott papers
- Title
- Berenice Abbott papers, 1927-1992 (bulk 1960-1992).
- Author
Collection information
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Details
- Additional authors
- Description
- 5.25 linear feet (13 boxes).
- Summary
- Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) was an American photographer best known for her black and white photography of New York City's architecture. This collection consists primarily business and personal letters she received, 1928-1992. Other materials include notebooks, diaries, photographs, and personal and family materials. It is not, however, a major source for Abbott's photography.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Photographs.
- Call number
- MssCol 17972
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Source (note)
- Susan B. Blatchford;
- Provenance (note)
- The Berenice Abbott Papers were transferred from the Photography Collection, Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, New York Public Library, in 2008.
- Author
- Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991.
- Title
- Berenice Abbott papers, 1927-1992 (bulk 1960-1992).
- Restricted access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Location of other archival materials
- Significant holdings of Berenice Abbott photographs from her "Changing New York" project are held by the Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, New York Public Library; and the Museum of the City of New York, New York, N.Y.
- Provenance
- The Berenice Abbott Papers were transferred from the Photography Collection, Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, New York Public Library, in 2008.
- Source
- MSS 2008M28
- Gift of Susan B. Blatchford; 1996
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Photographers.
- Added author
- Barnes, Djuna.
- Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992.
- Capa, Cornell.
- McCausland, Elizabeth, 1899-1965.
- Model, Lisette, 1901-1983.
- Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972.
- Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994.
- Research call number
- MssCol 17972