Bernard Berenson letters, 1935-1949

Summary

Creator:
Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959
Extent:
0.5 linear feet 1 box (59 items)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

Art critic, author.

Acquisition information:
Source of acquisition--Hoptner, J. B. Method of acquisition--Gift; Accession number--M74-09-04.
Custodial history:

Gift of J.B. Hoptner, 1974.

Processing information:

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/04/89.

Arrangement:

Cataloged.

Accruals:

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

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

Researchers must use microfilm of the entire collection.

Terms of access:

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.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu