TABLE OF CONTENTS Finding Aid to The Frick Collection Central Files (1932-1936)
Summary Information Historical Note SUMMARY INFORMATION Scope and Content Note Arrangement Repository The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives Administrative Information 10 East 71st Street Related Materials New York, NY, 10021 [email protected] Controlled Access Headings © 2010 The Frick Collection. All rights reserved. Collection Inventory Creator Central Files, 1932-1933 Frick Collection. Central Files, 1934 Title Central Files, 1935 The Frick Collection Central Files, 1932-1936 Central Files, 1936 ID TFC.400.10 Find Date 1930-1937 Extent 24.5 Linear feet (44 boxes, oversize material) Abstract The Frick Collection's alphabetical subject files, 1932-1936, document the conversion of the New York residence of Henry Clay Frick to The Frick Collection, a public art museum, and the construction of a new Frick Art Reference Library building. Correspondence, internal memorandums, minutes, reports, clippings, inventories, and contracts detail the work of Organizing Director Frederick Mortimer Clapp; architect John Russell Pope; general contractor Marc Eidlitz; and Frick Collection Trustees, including Helen Clay Frick, Childs Frick and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Preferred Citation
The Frick Collection Central Files, 1932-1936. The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives.
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HISTORICAL NOTE
The Frick Collection was founded by Pittsburgh industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), who bequeathed his New York residence and art collection as a public art gallery. The Collection opened to the public on December 16, 1935.
Mr. Frick's will called for the incorporation of The Frick Collection "for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a gallery of art, …encouraging and developing the study of fine arts, and advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects." Named in the will was a Board of Trustees composed of Mr. Frick's wife, Adelaide Frick; his children, Childs Frick and Helen Clay Frick; George F. Baker, Jr.; J. Horace Harding; Walker D. Hines; Lewis Cass Ledyard; John D. Rockefeller, Jr.; and Horace Havemeyer. The will provided an endowment of $15 million, the income of which was to be used for the preservation, maintenance and security of the residence and art collection, the "making of any alterations, improvements, additions or betterments” to the building, and the purchase of suitable works of art.
The Frick Collection was incorporated on April 27, 1920, following Mr. Frick's death on December 2, 1919. According to the terms of the will, the Frick residence, located at One East 70th Street, was to remain the home of Mr. Frick's wife Adelaide during her lifetime.
After Mrs. Frick's death on October 4, 1931, the Trustees created a Committee on Organization and Policy ("the Committee") to begin the process of converting the Frick residence into a museum. The Trustees were in general agreement that the residential character of the building should be maintained, and that alterations made to the existing structure should be limited to those required for administrative purposes or those necessary for the building to function successfully as a museum. Committee members Walker D. Hines (Chairman), Childs Frick and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. appointed Frederick Mortimer Clapp adviser to the Committee and asked him to prepare a report on opening The Frick Collection to the public. Mr. Clapp, Head of the Department of Fine Arts of the University of Pittsburgh, was known to the Trustees from his ongoing work on The Frick Collection catalogue, a project commissioned by Helen Clay Frick in 1928.
After reviewing blueprints with Thomas Blake, formerly of Carrére & Hastings, the architectural firm that designed the Frick residence, Mr. Clapp submitted his report to the Committee on December 18, 1931. The Committee made some early decisions about the museum: public space in the building should be concentrated on the ground floor, with the second floor to be restricted to administrative and possibly educational uses, and an auditorium and another gallery should be constructed.
Architects William Adams Delano of Delano & Aldrich and John Russell Pope were contracted to prepare sketch plans for the renovation and additions to the residence. In early January, 1932, both architects presented their plans to the Committee. In reviewing the plans, the Committee realized that it was an opportune time to address the Frick Art Reference Library's space problem and to carry out the two construction projects simultaneously.
Founded in 1920 by Helen Clay Frick, the Library, first housed in the bowling alley of the Frick residence, moved to a three-story building designed by Carrére & Hastings in 1924. The building, located at Six East 71st Street on a site belonging to the Collection, was considered an extension of the Frick residence and was paid for by the Collection, albeit with significant contributions by Miss Frick, who administered the Library independently with her own funds. By 1932, the building was already filled to capacity with the Library's collections of photographs, books and periodicals, with no room for future expansion.
Discussions of the ideas presented by the architects led the Committee to other tentative decisions concerning the construction. Details of the Garden Court and an oval-shaped gallery began to emerge, along with the placement of the Boucher Room, Mrs. Frick's Boudoir, on the ground level. The auditorium, or Lecture Room, was originally planned for the second floor, near a connecting passage between the Frick Art Reference Library and the Collection, but revisions later that year placed the Lecture Room and the connection to the Library on the first floor instead.
On March 31, 1932, the Committee presented its report to the Board of Trustees, recommending "the preservation, as far as possible, of the ground floor of the house in its present form as a unique example of a great collection in a beautiful and intimate setting." In addition to the conversion of the second floor, a Lecture Room, and the enlargement of the Frick Art Reference Library, the report called for an entrance on 70th Street, a one-story colonnaded and glassed-over Garden Court, a Reception Hall, a new oval gallery, a Boucher Room and a Barbizon School Room, and the configuration of the organ so that its sound could be channeled into the Garden Court. The Barbizon School Room would later be eliminated from the plans to create space for a cloak room.
On April 15, 1932 John Russell Pope was unanimously selected as the architect by the Committee. Marc Eidlitz & Son was chosen as the general contractor, based on the recommendation of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and the firm of Syska & Hennessey was contracted as consulting engineers.
In January, 1933, Frederick Mortimer Clapp accepted the change of his position title to Organizing Director, a title he had previously refused, preferring to remain an adviser until the plans for The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library were largely decided upon.
The safekeeping of the art collection, furniture, draperies and rugs during the construction phase was of primary concern. Although the possibility of storing the works in an outside warehouse was examined, it was decided in January, 1933 to construct a vault in the basement of the Collection.
By January, 1933, the Committee was ready to purchase and demolish two properties, 10-12 East 71st Street, located next to the original Library building. While the possibility of adding stories onto the original building was initially considered (and the City had approved the foundation for the addition of a single story), structural and aesthetic concerns quickly led the Committee to search for a new location for the Library. In addition, the site of the original Library was desirable for the expansion of the Collection, and it ultimately became the site of the East Gallery and Lecture Room. Other buildings in the near vicinity, including one on the north side of 71st Street across from the Collection, were examined as possible sites for the Library before the decision was made to construct a completely new Library building next to the original.
With the addition of a new plan for a 13-story Frick Art Reference Library, the Building Committee of the Board of Trustees voted to approve the construction plans, as well as the estimated cost in April, 1933. On June 19, 1933, L.W. Eisinger was hired as Clerk of the Works to supervise the execution of the building plans and fill in to some capacity during any absences of Organizing Director Frederick Mortimer Clapp. Mr. Eisinger was later replaced by I.D. Matthew in December, 1934, due to health reasons.
Other matters that the Committee discussed throughout the construction process concerned the Collection and Library's tax exempt status, insurance, the air conditioning system for both buildings, and the publication of a small catalogue of The Frick Collection. The construction of the basement vault was completed on June 21, 1933. The furniture was moved into the vault on June 22, and paintings, sculpture and porcelain were moved June 28-30. Furniture, draperies and rugs that did not fit in the vault were wrapped and stored in rooms on the third floor.
On June 26, demolition of the buildings located at 10-12 East 71st Street, the site of the new Library, began. The organ, located in a niche at the bottom of the main staircase, was dismantled and stored in the Dining Room on August 18, 1933. Excavation work began at the site on August 22, foundation work on September 29, and stone work on November 27.
Also demolished was the site of the former office of Mr. Frick to make room for the Oval Room. On November 27, 1933, excavation began on the Garden Court, but unexpected foundation and shoring problems caused delays in the construction. The shoring of the east wall of the house differed from the original blueprints and required the design of additional methods of support. Alterations to the second and third floor of the Collection were also being made during this time.
Trustee and Committee Chairman Walker D. Hines died on January 14, 1934. He was replaced on the Board of Trustees by Maitland Griggs. Other changes to the Board of Trustees named in Mr. Frick's will occurred prior to the opening of The Frick Collection: Trustees J. Horace Harding died in 1928 and Lewis Cass Ledyard died in 1932. They were replaced on the Board by Andrew W. Mellon and Junius S. Morgan.
The new Library was completed and ready for occupancy in November, 1934. Books, photographs, furniture and staff were transferred to the new building over the course of five days, via an opening in the wall between the old and new buildings. Demolition of the old Library building began on December 3, 1934, and construction of the East Gallery and Lecture Room began. The new Frick Art Reference Library building opened to the public on January 14, 1935.
After the construction of the Collection was completed, interior work began on wall coverings, painting, woodwork, gilding, and ceiling decoration. The Trustees took possession of the Collection building from the general contractors on September 30, 1935. Work still remaining included the final cleaning and installation of the furniture and artworks, the design and installation of a lighting system for the paintings and enamel cases, the planting of the Garden Court, completion of the organ, the creation of a ticket office, and security matters, among other numerous details. Moving the art objects from the basement vault into the Collection was begun on October 1 and completed on December 5, 1935.
The opening of The Frick Collection was held on December 11, 1935 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Eighteen hundred guests were invited, and between 700 and 800 attended. The Frick Collection opened to the public on December 16, 1935.
In 1936 Frederick Mortimer Clapp became the Director of The Frick Collection, a position that he held until his retirement in 1951.
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SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The records of The Frick Collection Central Files, 1932-1936 document all aspects of the process of converting the Frick residence into a museum, as well as the construction of a new building for the Frick Art Reference Library. In addition, the files of 1936 document the first complete year of the Collection's operation. Types of records include correspondence, internal memorandums, minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, periodical articles, commercial brochures, inventories and lists, contracts, and decorative samples. The records date from 1930-1937, with the bulk dating from 1932-1936, and with only a few printed items from 1926.
The decision-making process and the actions taken in converting the Frick residence into a museum and constructing a new building for the Frick Art Reference Library are documented in the files. Topics covered include the hiring of Frederick Mortimer Clapp as an adviser; the selection of John Russell Pope as the architect; details related to the design, construction and selection of materials for both the Collection and the Library; the interior decoration of the rooms; and the rehanging of the art. In addition, matters related to finances, insurance, public relations, security, salvage of materials, and the publication of a small catalogue are all also documented.
The Reports of the Organizing Director to the Board of Trustees provide the best summary overviews of the project. Reports and weekly meeting minutes of the Committee on Organization and Policy, the files and weekly meeting minutes of architect John Russell Pope, Memoranda on Plans and the files of general contractor Marc Eidlitz & Co. provide details of every action taken. Information on specific subjects, although discussed in minutes and reports, are most easily accessed in the individual subject files, when available.
Insight into the working relationships of Frederick Mortimer Clapp and the Board members can be found in summaries of the meetings and telephone conversations of Mr. Clapp with Helen Clay Frick, Childs Frick, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Walker D. Hines, as every aspect of the design and construction of The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library was debated.
The files also deal with the daily administrative workings of the Collection, containing solicitations from vendors, employee records, and requests for admission. Primary correspondents are Frederick Mortimer Clapp, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Walker D. Hines, Childs Frick, Helen Clay Frick, John Russell Pope, L.W. Eisinger, Marc Eidlitz and John Henry Hammond, The Frick Collection Counsel. While the files do contain correspondence with John Russell Pope, letters and memos most often came from others working in his firm, such as Daniel P. Higgins and Charles G. Anderson.
The Central Files are a system of yearly alphabetical subject files begun in 1932 and maintained until 1985. Some active files were carried over from year to year, so that all of the files on one subject from 1932-1935 might be stored in 1935. Folder titles used in the finding aid were taken from the original folders; explanatory information related to the title or contents can be found in brackets next to the folder title or in the folder notes.
Oversize items were placed at the end of the collection in appropriate housing; blueprints and drawings too large for archival boxes have been removed to separate storage in flat files. Some materials have been transferred to The Frick Collection Architectural Records, Art and Furnishings Files, Concert Records, Lecture Records or Photographs.
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ARRANGEMENT
Files are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject within each year.
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions
These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at [email protected].
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Susan Chore, February 2002, with funding from a Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Grant, 2001.
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RELATED MATERIALS
Related Materials
The Frick Collection Construction Files. The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives.
The Frick Collection Records of the Organizing Director - Frederick Mortimer Clapp. The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives.
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CONTROLLED ACCESS HEADINGS
Corporate Name(s)
l Syska & Hennessy. l Frick Art Reference Library. l Frick Collection. l Marc Eidlitz & Son.
Genre(s)
l Brochures. l Minutes. l Newspaper clippings. l Correspondence.
Personal Name(s)
l Frick, Henry Clay, 1849-1919. l Clapp, Frederick Mortimer, b. 1879. l Frick, Childs, 1883-1965. l Frick, Helen Clay, 1888-1984. l Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937. l Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960. Subject(s)
l Art museums--New York (State)--New York. l Mansions--Remodeling for other use. l Art libraries. l Library architecture. l Art museum architecture.
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COLLECTION INVENTORY
Central Files, 1932-1933
Box Folder Date
1 1 Index 1933
Contains explanatory note re filing system and overlap of years.
1 2-3 Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company [2 folders] 1932- 1933
Contractor for work on Collection organ.
1 4 Aero Automatic Fire Alarm 1933
1 5 Air Conditioning 1930- 1932
1 6 Air Conditioning - Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc. 1933
1 7 Air Conditioning - Pope, John Russell 1933
1 8 Air Conditioning - Syska & Hennessey 1933
1 9 Air Conditioning - Miscellaneous 1933- 1934
Includes correspondence with Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Fogg Art Museum, Rhode Island School of Design, Huntington Library and Art Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art, and the Worcester Art Museum regarding their air conditioning systems.
1 10 American Association of Museums - Bulletins 1931, 1933
1 11 American District Telegraph Company (Electric Protection Services) 1933
Re fire alarm and watchmen's tour systems for the Collection and Library.
1 12-16 Applications for Employment [5 folders] [RESTRICTED FILES] 1932- 1933
1 17 A - Miscellaneous 1933
Actual Appraisal Company, Inc.
Aldrich, William T.
Art Institute of Chicago
1 18 Baker, George F. [Trustee] 1932- 1933
1 19 Bludworth, Inc. 1933
Prepared electro-acoustical system for organ.
2 1 Building Line Encroachment 1933
2 2 B - Miscellaneous 1932- 1934
Balcom, H. G.
Benjamin West Society
Blattner, Rose Block, Maurice
Borden's
Brewer, H. K. & Co. - Re stationery.
Brown, Henry Collins
Brown, Joseph O. - Contains report on air conditioning.
Bureau of Buildings
2 3 Carrier Engineering Corporation [air conditioning] 1929- 1932
2 4 Catalogue 1933
Contains letter from George McKibbin & Son Book Manufacturers, wishing to submit a bid for The Frick Collection catalogue.
2 5 Cauldwell-Wingate Company 1932
Includes list of subcontractors under the original contract of the Frick mansion construction. Contracted to build new concrete curb around two windows in Library.
2 6 Clapp, Frederick Mortimer - Memoranda on House 1932- 1933
2 7 Cleaning 1933
Contains Bowsky Vermin Exterminating Company solicitation letter.
2 8-10 Clippings [3 folders] 1932- 1933
Includes clippings re conversion of mansion to museum, Frederick Mortimer Clapp, and purchase of 10-12 East 71st Street. Photocopies are stored in first folder, originals in last two. Oversize clippings stored in Box A; photocopies are filed in the original folder.
2 11-26 Committee on Organization and Policy [16 folders] 1932- 1933
Members: Walker D. Hines (Chairman), Childs Frick and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Primarily contains copy letters to Committee members without enclosures or attachments.
3 1-2 Committee on Organization and Policy - Minutes and Reports of Meetings 1931- [2 folders] 1933
Contains details of decisions regarding the process of converting the Frick residence to a museum, including which areas to open to the public, the location of the new entrance and Lecture Room, the style of the Garden Court, the construction of a vault, and new galleries, including an Oval Room, the Boucher Room and a Barbizon School Room. Also discussed are the selection of John Russell Pope as architect and Marc Eidlitz & Son as general contractor. Discussions of enlarging the Frick Art Reference Library include the costs borne by both the Collection and Helen Clay Frick since the Library's inception, and the purchase of two properties on 71st Street for its new site.
3 3-5 Contractors, Materials [3 folders] 1932- 1933
Contains correspondence and vendor brochures. SEE ALSO: Equipment for Museum.
3 6 Cooling & Air Conditioning Corporation 1932
3 7 Custodianship 1931- 1933
Re inventory of items based on inventory done by the executors of Henry Clay Frick's estate. Includes October, 1931 list of paintings purchased by the Trustees.
3 8 C - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Citizens Family Welfare Committee
Clifford, William [Metropolitan Museum of Art]
Consolidated Gas Company of New York
Coleman, Laurence Vail [American Association of Museums]
Creighton, William J. [architect]
Croizat, E. F.
Cushman's Sons, Inc. - Includes congratulatory letters to Clapp.
3 9 Delano & Aldrich (architects) 1931- 1932
Contains correspondence and memos outlining their proposed plans for The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library. Photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
3 10 Drawings of Interiors, Collection and Library and Exterior, Library 1933- 1935
Folder contains photostats of negative images of John Russell Pope drawings. Includes the following images: Sculpture Court looking north; Sculpture Court looking east; Court with Planting; Garden Court; East Gallery - sections and ceiling plan; Oval Gallery looking South and ceiling plan; Lecture Hall and ceiling plan; Reception Hall - sections and ceiling plan; the Room for Miscellaneous Paintings and the Octagon Foyer; Alterations to the Enamel Room; North Facade of Library; Library section through Portico and Entrance Hall; Library Principal Reading Room; Library Reception Hall; and Library Principal Reading Room - East Wall.
3 11 D - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Downs Printing Company - Contains placard samples.
Duparquet, Huot & Moneuse Co. - Contains proposal re coal and gas range work.
3 12-16 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] [5 folders] 1932- 1933
Contains correspondence and memos concerning construction, including discussions of work orders, cost estimates, subcontractors, the basement vault, and issues of salvage from original buildings and reuse of the materials.
3 17 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Bills and Requisitions 1933
3 18 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Copies of Letters 1933
Contains copies of internal Eidlitz memos, and letters to John Russell Pope, Stephan & Danner, Inc., United States Trust Co. of New York, and The Frick Collection.
3 19 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Statements of Estimated Cost 1933 Status
Includes details of work done and added to original plans.
4 1 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Statements of Expenditures and 1933 Commitments
4 2 Employees [RESTRICTED FILE] 1932- 1933
4 3 Employees - References [RESTRICTED FILE] 1932
4 4 Equipment for Museum 1931- 1933
SEE ALSO: Contractors, Materials.
4 5 E - Miscellaneous 1933
Electrical Research Products Inc.
Equitable Appraisal Company, Inc.
4 6 Fifth Avenue Association 1932- 1933
4 7 Frick Art Reference Library 1932- 1933
Includes one-page summary of 1922-1929 Library minutes regarding Helen Clay Frick's contributions to the Frick Art Reference Library, a rough sketch of the Reading Room, suggestions from the Library staff for the new Library building, and a list of Library expenditures, 1924-1932.
4 8 Frick Art Reference Library - Agreements 1933
Contains copy of June 16, 1933 agreement between The Frick Collection and the Frick Art Reference Library and an executed copy of the December 30, 1933 Memorandum of Agreement between The Frick Collection and the Frick Art Reference Library.
4 9 Frick, Mr. Childs [Trustee] 1932- 1933
Contains information about material salvaged from the Frick residence.
4 10 Frick, Mr. Childs [Trustee] - Suggestions with Regard to Plans 1932
Includes "Alternate scheme favored by Mr. Frick to accent the importance of the main picture gallery and to restrict the proposed adjacent gallery to entrance foyer proportions."
4 11 Frick, Miss Helen C. [Trustee] 1932- 1933
Primarily contains copies of letters sent to Helen Clay Frick from Clapp, with some letters sent by Miss Frick and typewritten summaries of their conversations. Includes May 10, 1933 list of Miss Frick's comments about the plans for each room in the Collection and Library. Also includes discussion of material salvaged from the Frick residence to be used in the Library.
4 12 F - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Floorola Company
Forbes, Edward W. [Fogg Art Museum]
4 13 Griggs, Maitland F. [Trustee] 1932- 1933
4 14 Guaranty Trust Company of New York 1932- 1933
4 15-16 Guaranty Trust Company of New York - Statements [2 folders] 1931- 1933
4 17 G - Miscellaneous 1933
Garnett, Porter
Greene, Belle da Costa [Morgan Library] - Re tentative rules and regulations.
4 18 Hammond, John Henry [The Frick Collection Counsel] 1932- 1933
Contains correspondence concerning real estate (10-12 East 71st Street), tax exemption, insurance, and building codes. Includes November 23, 1933 agreement between the Collection and the Library to split costs of lighting, heating and air conditioning.
4 19 Havemeyer, Horace [Trustee] 1932- 1933
4 20 Hines, Walker D. [Trustee] 1932- 1933
4 21 Holmes Electric Protective Co. 1932- 1934
Re watchmen system contracted by the Collection, including installation and service agreement.
4 22 Hook & Hastings Company 1933- 1934
Potential contractor for removing and storing organ.
4 23 H - Miscellaneous 1933
Hale, Mr.
Heydt, Charles O.
Holroyd, John
Huntington Art Gallery - Contains attendance figures and a September, 1933 report by Frederick Mortimer Clapp on conditions at the museum and alterations made.
4 24 Insurance undated
4 25 Inventories 1933
Contains inventories of Collection second floor, Guest Rooms #1-4, and Guest Room on third floor. Also includes list of paintings in Miss Frick's office and Students' Room in Library.
5 1-2 Inventory - Daily Inspection (Made under Mr. Naughton's Direction) 1932- 1933
Contains general count of specific types of objects in each room.
5 3 Inventory - Vault (Mr. Naughton's Notes) 1933
Contains lists and notes re items moved to vault during construction. Items include paintings, bronzes, Boucher panels, porcelains, and decorative items. Includes lists of items, as well as room by room inventory of items moved.
5 4 J - Miscellaneous 1933
Jonas, Edouard
Jurist, Mrs. Louis
5 5 K - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Knight, J. M. & Son, Engineers & Contractors
Knoedler, M. & Co. - Re cleaning and preservation of The Frick Collection paintings. Kraft Tile Company
5 6 Lighting - Original House 1914
Contains four-page list of lighting fixtures by Caldwell & Co., with estimates of cost and 28 small, detailed pencil drawings of each type of fixture. Original transferred to Henry Clay Frick Furnishings Files; folder contains photocopy of document.
5 7 L - Miscellaneous 1933
Lake, Herbert Hallen - Contains March 19, 1933 letter from Charles Hall Rosefield and Herbert Hallen Lake, who worked on original construction of No. 10 East 71st Street, built for Dr. J.B. Clemens by C.P.H. Gilbert.
Lee, Albert R. & Co. Inc.
Lewis, Llywellyn W. - John D. Rockefeller, Jr.'s "consultant builder, architect and owner's representative."
5 8 Manhattan Storage & Warehouse Company 1932- 1933
Company considered for art storage before decision to store art works in vault during construction.
5 9 Mellon, Andrew W. [Trustee] 1932- 1933
5 10-13 Memoranda on Plans [4 folders] 1932- 1933
Contains short typed and handwritten memos of points to discuss, questions raised, to do lists, and telephone and conversation messages to Clapp. Often contain daily details of renovation.
5 14-16 Memoranda on Plans - Mr. Clapp's Notes [3 folders] 1932- 1933
Among the topics covered are the construction of architectural models, which paintings to hang in the Oval Room, placement of the Boucher Room, the organ, construction of a vault, salvage materials, the size of the Library, air conditioning, and the organ. Also mentioned is the bust of Lorenzo, Houdon's Cagliostro, condition of the Corot paintings, Vermeer's Artist in His Studio, and the possibility of purchasing the Mackay Sassettas.
6 1 Memoranda on Plans - F. M. Clapp and L. W. Eisinger [Clerk of the Works] 1933
Includes discussion of indexing fittings and fixtures at Frick residence before demolition, the organ, protection of the velvet in the West Gallery, salvage, construction of Frick Collection photographic department on the third floor, and the cornerstone for the Library.
6 2 Memoranda on Plans - F. M. Clapp and W. J. Naughton [Custodian] 1932- 1933
Walnut mantel and over mantel paneling formerly of 640 Fifth Avenue mentioned.
6 3 Memoranda on Plans - Mr. Eisinger's Notes [Clerk of the Works] 1933
Re friezes in Mrs. and Miss Frick's rooms, organ, telephone service for the Collection and Library, Library book stack requirements, and air conditioning.
6 4 Memoranda - L. W. Eisinger [Clerk of the Works] and W. J. Naughton 1933 [Custodian]
Contains list of fixtures to be photographed by Alfred Cook, and Miss Frick's handwritten comments on desired disposition of a list of wood paneling and ceiling salvage.
6 5 Memoranda - Rough Notes on Weekly Conferences 1933
6 6 Milliken, Henry O. (architect) 1933
Architect. Most memos and correspondence concern the salvage of Collection materials, including stone work, mirrors, medicine cabinets, iron gates and fences, balustrades, spandrels, statues, marble columns, and wall fountains.
6 7 Moorhead, William S. (Moorhead & Knox, Pittsburgh) 1933
Re contracts between the Collection and Library for utilities.
6 8 Morgan & Brother [storage warehouse] 1932- 1933
Warehouse considered for storage of Collection art prior to decision to build basement vault.
6 9 Morgan, Junius S. [Trustee] 1932- 1933
6 10 Museums 1933
Contains list of museums and their executive structures.
6 11 M - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
M & S Stile Co.
Magnuson, Beatrice A.
Manning, Ethelwyn [Frick Art Reference Library Librarian]
Martin, Ira W. [Frick Art Reference Library Photographer]
McClintock, Gilbert S.
McCormick, Robert R.
Meriden Gravure
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Refining Co., Inc.
Miller, Charles D. - Re 10-12 East 71st Street.
Moorehead, Warren K. [Phillips Academy]
Municipal Art Society
Murphy, Grayson M. P.
6 12 Naughton, W. J. [Custodian] 1932- 1933
6 13 Newspaper Releases Regarding Collection 1933
6 14 N - Miscellaneous 1931- 1933
National City Bank of New York
New York Bureau of Fire Underwriters - Re inspection.
New York Edison Company
New York Steam Corporation
New York Telephone Company
Notice of meeting - Committee on Organization and Policy, June 10, 1932.
6 15 Organ - Future Possible Changes 1933
6 16 O - Miscellaneous 1932
Overholt, Karl F.
Paintings in Vault - Effect of Air Conditioning On 1933
6 17-18 Photographic Departments [2 folders] 1932- 1933
Related to space planning, layout and equipment for The Frick Collection photographic department. Contains brochure, "The Photographic Department of a Modern Museum," Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1932, as well as flyers from photographic equipment suppliers.
6 19 Plans 1932- 1933
Contains correspondence about plans.
6 20-23 Pope, John Russell [architect] [4 folders] 1932- 1933 Feb. Includes discussion of cost estimates, comparison of areas of present and proposed Library building, and a response from Pope to a congratulatory letter from Frederick Mortimer Clapp re laying the cornerstone of the National Archives.
7 1-10 Pope, John Russell [architect] [10 folders] 1933 Mar.- Dec. Topics covered include the organ console space; the passageway between the Collection and Library; telautograph vs. pneumatic tubes for the Library; a proposed book conveyor between the Library and the Collection; the vault; skylights for the Oval Room, East Gallery and Lecture Room; the Lochoff fresco; the Collection and Library main entrance doors; and the layout of Helen Clay Frick's office area at the Library. Includes a list of decisions about the Library made by Miss Frick, and a list of salvaged material and its disposition, both dated September 19, 1933. A December 26, 1933 memo notes that the fireplace, book alcoves and doors of the Library penthouse rest room are "to follow closely the Fiskdale Room, Boston Museum of Fine Arts." June 26, 1933 sample key tags removed - stored in Box D.
7 11 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Estimates on Construction 1933
Oversize sheets removed - stored in Box A.
7 12-14 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Minutes of Weekly Conferences [3 folders] 1933 Jan.- Aug. Among the topics covered are elevators, the location of mechanical equipment, skylights, the design of the Lecture Room, reuse of the bowling alley paneling in the Library, the vacuum system, projection equipment, a second floor passageway between the Collection and the Library, design of the Enamels Room, air conditioning, resetting of first floor Office mantel in new Trustees' Room, and photography of construction progress by Alfred Cook.
8 1 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Minutes of Weekly Conferences 1933 Sep.- Dec.
8 2 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Reports in connection with Plans for 1932- Collection and Library 1933
Includes January 18, 1932 Architect's Report on The Frick Collection; March 12, 1932 resume of suggested alterations and additions to the Library and the Collection; as well as reports concerning an auditorium on the second floor, a list of Miss Frick's requirements for the Library, plans for the Enamels Room, a comparative table of gross floor areas and equipment capacity for the present and proposed library, a visit to the Marshall Field House on East 70th Street, existing stacks in the Library, the treatment of Gallery 214 (Miss Frick's bedroom), and the lighting of the new galleries.
8 3 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Wood Paneling 1932
8 4 Powers Regulator Company - Reports 1932
Re inspections of air conditioning in vault.
8 5 Printing 1933
Contains solicitation letters from printing companies. Includes portfolio of samples from Meriden Gravure Company.
8 6 Projection Apparatus and Television 1933
Contains April 20, 1933 copy letter from Alfred N. Goldsmith re audio-visual requirements for Lecture Room, including television, telephone, motion pictures, three-dimensional motion pictures and color organ effects.
8 7 P - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Paramount Pictures Distributing Corporation
Plans - Includes John Russell Pope and Delano & Aldrich schedule of plans (August 15, 1932), and 1933 list of new and old plumbing fixtures and trimming.
Pullman Company
8 8 Real Estate 1932
Contains solicitation letter from Howard LeC. Roome, Inc.
8 9 Remington Rand Inc. 1933
Re equipment rentals and orders: typewriters, ribbons, trays, and safe cabinet.
8 10 Reports of Organizing Director 1933
Contains two summary reports: January 12 to April 14, 1933 and April 13 to June 14, 1933. Topics covered include construction of the vault, inventories, the purchase of 10-12 East 71st Street, the first set of estimates for the project, air conditioning, insurance, security, and the small catalogue.
8 11-12 Reports regarding Plans for Opening The Frick Collection [2 folders] 1932- 1933
Includes the following reports, as well as numerous others:
Report of the Present Status of Plans for Opening The Frick Collection, March 2, 1932
Report on the space requirements of the Frick Art Reference Library, March 14, 1932
Condensed report of decisions regarding the Collection and Library and outlines of John Russell Pope's and Delano & Aldrich's plans, March 23, 1932
Report on Taylor property as solution of space requirements of the Library, May 6, 1932
Report on the space requirements of the Library for 40-50 years, May 12, 1932
Rules and Regulations of The Frick Collection, June 26, 1932
Report on the Library plans submitted by Pope's office, September 28, 1932
Report on plans for alterations and additions to the Collection as submitted by John Russell Pope, October 25, 1932
"Functions of the Organizing Director" job description, January 4, 1933
8 13-14 Requests for Admission [2 folders] 1932- 1933
Re admission of Lord and Lady Reading in November, 1932 and Count Colloredo-Mansfeld in January, 1933. All other requests denied.
8 15 Requests for Information re The Frick Collection 1932- 1933
8 16 Requests for Permission to Reproduce Pictures in The Frick Collection 1932- 1933
8 17 Requests for Photographs of Articles in The Frick Collection 1932- 1933
8 18 Rockefeller, John D., Jr. [Trustee] 1932- 1933
Contains Rockefeller's correspondence with Clapp, who was on an extended vacation/sick leave, reporting on the progress of the construction.
8 19 Roofing and Repairs 1931- 1932
Contains November 14, 1932 roof inspection report.
8 20 R - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Repairs, Building - Miller-Druck Co., Inc. re courtyard vase.
Reeves, Daniel Inc.
Rhode Island School of Design - Re air conditioning.
8 21 Skylight Protection 1933
Related to New York City Building Department requirements of wire guards/mesh in certain types of skylights.
8 22 Snead & Company 1933
Contractor for Frick Art Reference Library book stacks.
8 23 Statements - Construction Account - U.S. Trust Co. 1933
8 24 Statements - Frick Collection Custodian Account 1931- 1932
Oversize statements stored in Box A.
8 25 Statements - Frick Collection House Account 1933- 1934
Oversize statements stored in Box A.
9 1 Stonework - Pointing and Preservation 1931- 1933
9 2 Storage 1932- 1933
Re storage of art works during renovation in warehouse vs. vault constructed in basement. Includes June 27, 1932 John Russell Pope report, "A Report on Proposals for the Safe-Keeping of The Frick Collection during Alterations and Additions to the Building." Also contains information re total bulk of objects in cubic feet, size of Fragonard panels, and list of paintings that are too large to go on the third floor, with sizes, both with and without frames.
9 3 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineers] 1933
9 4 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineers] - Contract for Engineering 1933 Service
9 5 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineers] - Copies of Letters 1933
Contains letters copied to John Russell Pope and Marc Eidlitz & Son.
9 6 S - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Schaub-Koch, Emile
Scrapbook Guild
Sheffield Farms Company, Inc.
Sherron, George A. [Rhinelander Real Estate Company] - Re Witherbee house.
Smith, Frank C., Jr. - Contains letter of introduction for Frederick Mortimer Clapp from Helen Clay Frick. Sizer, Theodore [Yale University Gallery of Fine Arts]
Southworth Press.
Stechert, G. E. & Co.
Stone, Benjamin H. [Worcester Art Museum]
Stout, George L. [Fogg Art Museum] - Re air conditioning, temperature and humidity.
9 7 Telautograph Corporation 1933
Communications system that enabled handwritten messages to appear on the paper roll of each receiving instrument within a network.
9 8-9 Trustees - Minutes of Meetings [2 folders] [RESTRICTED FILE] 1932- 1933
9 10 T - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Taylor, Francis Henry [Worcester Art Museum]
Telephone calls
Tiffany & Co. - Instructed not to wind clocks at the Collection.
Tingle, Gladys G.
9 11 United States Trust Company 1932- 1933
9 12 U - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Underwood Typewriter
9 13 Vault 1933
List of items, including paintings, mantel sets, sculpture, bronzes, and furniture, to be moved to the vault. Includes measurements (height, width, depth, and cubic inches and feet).
9 14 Watson, Thomas E. (Marc Eidlitz & Son, Inc. - Superintendent) 1933
9 15 Western Union 1932- 1933
Contains copies of telegrams sent.
9 16 Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company 1933
9 17 W - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Water meters
Weeks, Frank A., Manufacturing Company
Witherbee, Mrs. Frank S.
Wittenmeier Machinery Company
9 18 X-Y-Z - Miscellaneous 1932- 1933
Yaeger & Company
York Ice Machinery Corporation
Young, T. J.
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Box Folder Date
10 1 Index 1934
10 2 Accounts 1934
10 3 Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company 1934
Re movable platform, conduit work, and new console.
10 4 Air Conditioning 1933- 1934
Re cooling tower, general installation and operating decisions.
10 5 American Association of Museums - Bulletins 1934
10 6 American District Telegraph Company (Electric Protection Services) 1934
10 7 Annunciator System for Collection 1934
10 8-9 Applications for Employment [2 folders] [RESTRICTED FILE] 1933- 1934
10 10 A - Miscellaneous 1934
Allegheny Metal
Almirall & Company, Inc. - Re testing of air supply registers and nozzles.
Avinoff, Dr. Andrei [Carnegie Museum]
10 11 Baker, George F. [Trustee] 1934
10 12 Bludworth, Inc. [contractor for work on organ] 1934
Re organ sound chamber and additional amplifier.
10 13 Booklets 1934
10 14-15 Bookstacks for Library [2 folders] 1933- 1934
Snead & Co. was contracted to provide book shelves for Library. Re shelf specifications, location, placement in new building, electric wiring in stacks, color, and cost. Metal samples of shelf material removed and stored in Box D.
10 16 Bookstacks for Library - Plans 1934
10 17 Brewer-Ward Co., Inc. 1934
Re office supplies, including Collection stationery.
10 18 B - Miscellaneous 1934
Balcom, H. G. [consulting engineer] Baumstone, Teina
Bowman, Dr.
Bridge, James H. - Contains stock mailer sent to him at The Frick Collection address.
Buildings, Department of
10 19 Cabinet Work 1934
Includes outline of cabinet and wood work specifications room-by-room for the Collection and Library and, a summary of the contracts awarded. Cabinet work discussed includes woodwork, paneling, wainscot, doorways, ceilings, doors, trim, ornaments, and painting.
10 20 Charles Paneling for Librarian's Room 1934
Re Old English paneling from Charles of London. Contains blueprint of doors.
10 21 Clapp, Frederick Mortimer 1934
Re subcontract for carving of lunette over Library entrance, Library woodwork, Library furniture, and Reading Room table lamps. Includes an August 10, 1934 summary of a meeting with John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
10 22 Clippings 1934
Includes clippings on the opening of the Frick Art Reference Library, the Frick Collection suit re tax exemption, and the delay in the opening of the Frick Collection.
10 23-24 Committee on Organization and Policy [2 folders] 1934 Jan.- Apr.
Members: John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Childs Frick, and Maitland Griggs. Topics covered include air conditioning, sump pumps, brick facing of the Library, the Widener house window lattice, the vacuum cleaning system, insurance, the Library elevator, a fountain on the Library terrace, heating and ventilating systems, shoring and support of the west wall of the Garden Court, organ sound transmission, and roofing.
11 1-2 Committee on Organization and Policy [2 folders] 1934 May- Dec. Topics covered include roofing and skylights, budget overruns for the Library, the Reading Room ceiling, finish of the Garden Court panels, new organ console, lighting in galleries, sidewalks, and the fountain in the Garden Court pool.
11 3 Committee on Organization and Policy - Minutes and Reports of Meetings 1934
Topics covered include Miss Frick's dissatisfaction with the lunette over the Library's entrance, the hanging of artworks in the Oval Room as well as other galleries, colors to be used in new rooms (it was decided to wait until the paintings were selected for each room), the location of Mr. Frick's bust, the quality of woodwork (Hayden and Company), and the replacement of Mr. Eisinger as Clerk of Works due to health reasons with Mr. I.D. Matthew.
11 4 Contractors 1934
Contains solicitation letters.
11 5 Cooling Tower 1934
11 6 C - Miscellaneous 1934
Cahill, Mrs. A. A.
Columbia University
11 7 Designs for Monograms - Collection and Library 1933- 1934
Contains correspondence and drawings related to Henry Clay Frick monogram for the Library entrance. Oversize photostats of drawings stored in Box C. 11 8 D - Miscellaneous 1934
Dakin, Howard
Dietzgen, Eugene Co.
Duparquet Huot & Moneuse Co. - Re equipment for Library kitchen.
11 9-11 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] [3 folders] 1934
Topics covered include costs; air conditioning duct work; soundproofing; shoring and excavation conditions; wood molding moved from over door of Mrs. Frick's Boudoir to present Boucher Room; electrical work, conduits and windpipes for organ; and no smoking instructions issued to workmen.
11 12 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Bills re Maintenance Account 1933- 1934
11 13 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Bills and Requisitions 1934
Contains itemized list of subcontractors paid on each monthly bill, with work done penciled in next to each name.
11 14-21 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Copies of Letters [8 folders] 1934 Jan.- Aug. Re increases or decreases in estimated costs, with explanations.
12 1-4 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Copies of Letters [4 folders] 1934 Sep.- Dec.
12 5 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Estimates 1933- 1934
Twelve oversize documents removed - stored in Box A.
12 6 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Memoranda to Job Office 1934
12 7 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Progress Photographs 1934 Jan.- Apr. Seven views of The Collection and Library construction progress from 71st Street, and one from Fifth Avenue and 70th Street. Photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
12 8 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Statements of Estimated Cost 1934 Status
Contains monthly reports of approved estimated cost status to date, with lists of extra items approved.
12 9 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Statements of Expenditures and 1934 Commitments
Oversize charts stored in Box B.
12 10 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Watchmen Service 1933- 1934
12 11 Employees [RESTRICTED FILE] 1934
12 12 Equipment for Library 1933- 1934
12 13 Equipment for Museum 1933- 1934
Contains solicitation letters.
12 14 Expense Accounts (Frederick Mortimer Clapp) 1934
12 15 E - Miscellaneous 1934
Eisinger, L. W. [Clerk of the Works]
Electrical Research Products Inc. - Oversize drawing on tracing paper of southeast and southwest corners of Enamels Room stored in Box B.
Equitable Appraisal Company, Inc.
12 16 Fifth Avenue Association 1934
12 17 Financial Statements 1931- 1933
12 18 Fire Extinguishers 1934
12 19 Flood Control 1932- 1934
Re flooding in the sub-basement.
12 20 Floors, Care of 1934
12 21 Fresco 1934
Re Frick Art Reference Library Reading Room fresco by Nicholas Lochoff. Contains notes on materials and measurements.
12 22 Frick Art Reference Library 1934
Contains letter of apology to Clapp from Library staff for sounding ungrateful and complaining about the imperfections in the new building. Photograph (two copies) of front of building, near completion, transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopy of photograph.
12 23 Frick Art Reference Library - Bills for Steam, Water and Electricity 1934
12 24 Frick Art Reference Library - Manning, Ethelwyn [Librarian] 1934
12 25 Frick Art Reference Library - Report on Construction of Old Library Building 1934
Contains report describing materials, finishes, furniture and mechanical details of each room and floor in the Library.
12 26 Frick, Mr. Childs [Trustee] 1934
Contains letter re charge for the following salvage material from the Frick residence: plumbing fixtures, wrought iron fences and gates, carved stone in porte-cochere and court, and canvas ceiling from Mrs. Frick's bedroom.
12 27 Frick, Miss Helen C. [Trustee] 1934
Contains correspondence, and summaries of conversations and meetings between Clapp and Miss Frick (and others) re design details of the Library. Includes poem for Miss Frick, "Vaunting the Vault; Tenor Ariette."
12 28 Frick, Henry Clay - Extracts from Will 1934
12 29 Furniture for Frick Art Reference Library - P.W. French 1934
Contains four original P.W. French watercolor drawings of tables and chair. Includes Clapp's criticism of the furniture design for the small Reading Room, the librarian's desk, and chairs, with drawings of his suggested changes.
12 30 Furniture for Frick Art Reference Library - Miscellaneous 1934
Contains drawings on tracing paper by Frederick Mortimer Clapp of suggested table for Catalogue Room, and two photographs of tables. Oversize drawings stored in Box C.
12 31 F - Miscellaneous 1933
Frick Residence - Contains drawing on tracing paper: Alt. - Frick Residence, Marc Eidlitz & Son and Heydt-Mugler Co. Inc. "Feuse" penciled on reverse side. Drawing stored in Box A.
12 32 Griggs, Maitland F. [Trustee] 1934
12 33 Guaranty Trust Company of New York 1934
12 34 Guaranty Trust Company of New York - Statements 1934
13 1 G - Miscellaneous 1934
Giles, C. D. & Company
Grilles - Re radiator covers.
Grimson, Samuel B. [Electrical Research Products, Inc.]
13 2 Hammond, John Henry [The Frick Collection Counsel] 1934
Topics discussed include tax exemption, salvage material acquired by Helen Clay Frick and Childs Frick, disposition of furnishings from guest rooms Nos. 1-4 (second floor) and guest room No. 1 on the third floor, and gift of furniture and porcelain in Mrs. Frick's Boudoir from Miss Frick.
13 3 Havemeyer, Horace [Trustee] 1934
13 4 Hines, Walker D. [Trustee] 1934
Mr. Hines died on June 14, 1934. Folder contains memorial booklet printed by the New York City Bar Association and a handwritten copy of condolence note to Mrs. Hines.
13 5 Holmes Electric Protective Co. 1933- 1934
13 6 Holmes Electric Protective Co. - Contracts 1934
13 7 House Committee 1934
13 8 H - Miscellaneous 1934
Hale Desk Company
Hayden Company
Hoffman, Malvina - Re information on fountain for Frick Art Reference Library penthouse.
13 9 Insurance undated
13 10 Inventories 1934
13 11 Inventory - Miscellaneous - Property Transferred to Collection (Mr. 1933- Naughton's Records) 1935
Re gifts of Helen Clay Frick, including works of art, furniture, drapery, flags, china, and rugs, listed by room location.
13 12 I - Miscellaneous 1934
Ingersoll-Rand Company
Irving & Casson-A. H. Davenport Co. - Installed woodwork at Prides Crossing.
13 13 J - Miscellaneous 1934
Jarrett, Thomas M. [University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Fine Arts]
13 14 K - Miscellaneous 1934
Knoedler, M. & Co. [Thomas Gerrity] - Re inspection of paintings in vault for condition.
13 15 Lettering 1934- 1935
Re lettering style for The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library signage. Includes samples.
13 16 Lettering - Photostats 1934
Thirteen oversize documents stored in Box C.
13 17 Lighting - Caldwell & Company Statements 1933- 1934
Contains lists and costs of all lighting fixtures in the Collection and Library.
13 18 Lighting - Miscellaneous 1934
13 19 L - Miscellaneous 1934
Lee, Albert R., & Co. Inc. - Re lost and stolen art objects.
Lockwood, Greene - Re air conditioning.
13 20 Marble 1934
Contains small blueprint of schedule of approved marble (Court Arcade, organ console, Oval Room). Also includes information on marble base in Court, famosa marble trim for door openings in the Reading Room, and marble selected for Library entrance stairs and Collection stairs.
13 21 Mellon, Andrew W. [Trustee] 1934
13 22 Memoranda - F. M. Clapp and L. W. Eisinger [Clerk of the Works] 1934
Re construction and design matters, including paint colors for the Library interiors.
13 23 Memoranda - F. M. Clapp and I. D. Matthew [Clerk of the Works] 1934
13 24 Memoranda - F. M. Clapp and W. J. Naughton [Custodian] 1934
13 25 Memoranda - L. W. Eisinger [Clerk of the Works] and W. J. Naughton 1934 [Custodian]
13 26 Memoranda - Rough Notes on Weekly Conferences 1934
13 27-28 Memoranda on Plans [2 folders] 1934 Jan.- May
14 1-3 Memoranda on Plans [3 folders] 1934 Jul.- Dec. Contains reminders to discuss certain topics at upcoming meetings, short summaries of conversations, and miscellaneous notes both handwritten and typed. January 28, 1934 - Helen Clay Frick suggests using Malvina Hoffman's Shivering Girl as fountain on Frick Art Reference Library penthouse terrace.
14 4-7 Memoranda on Plans - Mr. Clapp's Notes [4 folders] 1934
Contains summaries of conversations, primarily with John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Helen Clay Frick, but also with Childs Frick, Maitland Griggs, Ethelwyn Manning, John Russell Pope, and John Henry Hammond. Topics discussed include the Widener house windows, air conditioning, the Library' lunette and terrace fountain, the cooling tower, a book conveyor annunciator, the organ, Library furniture, sidewalks, and the Library inscription.
14 8 Memoranda on Plans - Mr. Eisinger's Notes [Clerk of the Works] 1934
L. W. Eisinger's notes on meetings with John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Frederick Mortimer Clapp, and Helen Clay Frick. Also contains memos to Librarian Ethelwyn Manning. Topics discussed include a vacuum cleaning system, paneling for Ms. Manning's office, woodwork and other finishes in the Library, the organ, and sidewalks.
14 9 Memoranda on Plans - Mr. Matthew's Notes [Clerk of the Works] 1934
14 10 Moorhead, William S. [Moorhead & Knox, Pittsburgh] 1934
Re agreement between the Collection and the Library on sharing the cost of utilities.
14 11 Morgan, Junius S. [Trustee] 1934
14 12 M - Miscellaneous 1934
Magnanti, Angelo - Architectural decorator re Reading Room roundel molding.
Manning, Ethelwyn [Frick Art Reference Library Librarian]
Matthew, I. D. [Clerk of the Works]
McKey, Electa
Miller-Druck Co., Inc. - Marble, mosaic, stone, and granite contractors.
Morgan Library
Murphy, Grayson M. P. - Re being disturbed by workmen at night.
14 13 New York Telephone Company 1933- 1934
14 14 N - Miscellaneous 1934
Naughton, W. J. [Custodian]
New York Edison Company
New York Exchange for Woman's Work - Re $500 contribution Henry Clay Frick made in 1911.
New York Steam Corporation 14 15 O - Miscellaneous 1934
Otis Elevator Company - Contains text of press release re their contract with The Frick Collection.
Overholt, Karl - Re value of Italian fireplace in Miss Frick's office for insurance purposes.
14 16 Pay Rolls [RESTRICTED FILE] 1934
14 17-18 Photographic Departments [2 folders] 1934
Contains correspondence with John Russell Pope re equipment and department layout. Also contains vendor brochures, and outside correspondence concerning sinks, dryers, and printers.
14 19 Plans 1934
14 20 Plans - Schedules of Room Numbers 1934
Contains list of assigned room numbers for the Collection and Library.
14 21-22 Pope, John Russell [architect] [2 folders] 1934 Jan.
Contains many cursory notes referring to changes to be made in plans with approval granted. Most letters are from the firm, not John Russell Pope himself.
15 1-16 Pope, John Russell [architect] [16 folders] 1934 Feb.- Sep. Contains many cursory notes referring to changes to be made in plans with approval granted. Most letters are from the firm, not John Russell Pope himself.
16 1-6 Pope, John Russell [architect] [6 folders] 1934 Aug.- Dec. Contains many cursory notes referring to changes to be made in plans with approval granted. Most letters are from the firm, not John Russell Pope himself.
16 7 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Bids for Subcontract Work 1933- 1934
Contains signed tabulations of bids.
16 8 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Bills Paid 1933- 1934
16 9 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Contract 1933- 1934
16 10-13 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Drawings and Samples Submitted [4 1934 folders]
Contains forms that list drawings sent to the Collection or the Library, the name of shop, the number of copies, and remarks.
16 14-15 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Minutes of Weekly Conferences [2 folders] 1934 Jan.- Jun.
Attendees may include: Frederick Mortimer Clapp, L. W. Eisinger, and I. D. Matthew (The Frick Collection); Daniel P. Higgins, Charles G. Anderson, and Mr. Ferrenz (office of the architect); Marc Eidlitz and Mr. Cotter (office of the builder); and Mr. Syska and Mr. Hennessey (engineers). Includes discussion of additions and deductions to budget, items pending action, and items approved and authorized, often with subcontractor's name and estimated cost.
17 1-2 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Minutes of Weekly Conferences [2 folders] 1934 Jul.- Dec. 17 3 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Orders 1932- 1934
17 4 Pope, John Russell - Supplements Showing Changes to Plans 1933- 1934
Contains cover letters for revised plans sent to Mr. Clapp.
17 5 Printing 1934
Contains brochures from vendors.
17 6 Progress of Construction Work 1933- 1934
17 7 P - Miscellaneous 1934
Painting of Library
Park Association of New York City, Inc. - Membership pin stored in Box D.
Planting - Re hedge.
Plans - Includes index of plans for the Collection and Library.
Pope, John Russell - Re "Rubens Vase."
Powers Regulator Co.
Pratt, H. L. [Standard Oil Company of New York]
17 8 Remington Rand Inc. 1934
17 9 Repairs 1933- 1934
17 10 Report of Organizing Director 1934
Contains report for period of June 14, 1933 to March 28, 1934. Report summarizes construction progress, Garden Court excavation and shoring, schedules, air conditioning in vault, inventory, flood control, utility and other contracts, house account, 1934 budget and expenses, tax exemption, insurance, small catalogue, and watchmen.
17 11 Requests for Admission 1934
Majority of the requests were denied, except for Trenchard Cox, who TABLE OF CONTENTS viewed paintings in the vault; Philip Hendy of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, who was shown the Bellini; and Chauncey B. Tinker, who was shown Summary Information Gainsborough's The Mall in St. James's Park. Historical Note 17 12 1934 Scope and Content Note Requests for Information re The Frick Collection
Arrangement Administrative Information Related Materials 17 13 Requests for Permission to Reproduce Pictures in The Frick Collection 1934 Controlled Access Headings Collection Inventory Central Files, 1932-1933 Central Files, 1934 17 14 Requests for Photographs of Articles in The Frick Collection 1934- 1935 Central Files, 1935 Central Files, 1936
17 15 1934 Find Rest Room No. 2 (Frick Art Reference Library Penthouse)
Oversize photostats of drawings stored in Box B.
17 16 Rockefeller, John D., Jr. [Trustee] 1934
17 17 Roofing and Repairs - Committee on Organization and Policy 1933- 1934 17 18 Roofing and Repairs - Marc Eidlitz & Son and John Russell Pope 1933- 1934
17 19 Roofing and Repairs - Miscellaneous 1933- 1934
17 20 R - Miscellaneous 1934
RCA Victor Company, Inc. - Re talking picture equipment.
Rose, Fred & Co. Inc.
17 21 Salvage Material - Eidlitz, Marc & Son 1933- 1934
Includes lists of items sent to Childs Frick and Helen Clay Frick with the amount they were charged, and "List of Porcelains from the Boucher Boudoir which Miss Frick has agreed to convey to the Collection."
17 22 Salvage Material - Miss Frick and Mr. Frick 1934- 1937
Salvage items include furniture, ornamental railings, marble trim, mantelpieces, carved wood and canvas ceilings, plumbing fixtures, exterior ornamental stonework, woodwork, wrought iron fences and gates. Also includes list of porcelains from the Boucher Boudoir (Adelaide Frick's Sitting Room) which Helen Clay Frick has agreed to convey to the Collection. Eleven photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
18 1 Salvage Material - John Henry Hammond [The Frick Collection Counsel] 1934
Contains resolution regarding Helen Clay Frick and Childs Frick's payment agreement.
18 2 Salvage Material - Miscellaneous 1932- 1934
18 3 Samples 1934
Contains bronze, leather and textiles samples for chairs, lights, doors, and hardware. Bronze hardware samples stored in Box D.
18 4 Schedules of Materials 1934
18 5 Shoring and Excavation - Marc Eidlitz & Son and John Russell Pope 1933- 1934
Includes report on shoring conditions, reasons for cost overruns, discrepancy in actual construction with Carrére & Hastings plans, and insurance.
18 6 Shoring and Excavation - Miscellaneous 1933- 1934
Six photographs of excavation transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
18 7 Shoring and Excavation - Statements 1933- 1934
18 8 Sidewalks 1934
18 9 Statements - Construction Account 1933- 1934
18 10 Statements - Construction Account - U.S. Trust. Co. 1934- 1935 18 11 Statements - Construction Connected Items 1933- 1934
18 12 Statements - Frick Collection House Account 1934- 1935
Five oversize statements stored in Box A.
18 13 Statements - Miscellaneous 1931- 1933
18 14 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineers] 1934
Includes January 26, 1934 four-page letter responding to questions about air conditioning posed by Childs Frick.
18 15 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineers] - Bills 1933- 1934
18 16 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineers] - Copies of Letters 1934
Contains copies of letters sent to John Russell Pope.
18 17 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineers] - Fees 1933- 1934
18 18 S - Miscellaneous 1934
Sachs, Prof. Paul [Fogg Art Museum]
Salvage
Selby, Mr. [Wininger & Selby]
Siple, Walter H. [Cincinnati Art Museum]
Stamps
Stoves
18 19 Tax Exemption Proceedings (Property) 1934- 1935
18 20 Taxes [RESTRICTED FILE] 1932- 1935
19 1 Temperature and Humidity Records 1932- 1934
Contains graphs of house, vault and Fragonard Room relative humidity and temperature, and New York monthly and yearly relative humidity and temperature range.
19 2 Tile 1933- 1934
19 3 Trustees - Minutes of Meetings [RESTRICTED FILE] 1933- 1934
19 4 T - Miscellaneous 1934
Telautograph Corporation
Typing services
19 5 United States Trust Company 1934
19 6 U - Miscellaneous 1934
University of Pittsburgh - Re Odom Italian furniture.
19 7 Vault 1934
19 8 V - Miscellaneous 1933- 1934
Van Wagoner-Linn Construction Co. - Re electrical work.
19 9 Watchmen Tour Service 1934- 1935
19 10 Western Union 1934
Contains typed copies of telegram text.
19 11 Whitley, Frederic N. 1933- 1934
Contractor for Library fireplaces.
19 12 Widener Lattice 1932- 1934
George D. Widener, owner of Five East 70th Street, wanted the trellis work removed from the west side of his house. For architectural and legal reasons, the lattice was retained. Folder contains three photostats of lattice drawings. Oversize photostat of a drawing stored in Box B. Five photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
19 13 W - Miscellaneous 1934
Walters Art Gallery
Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, New York City Department of
Watson, Mrs. Thomas E.
Who's Who in America
Wittenmeier Machinery Co. of New York [freon supplier]
19 14 X-Y-Z - Miscellaneous 1934
York Ice Machinery Corp. [freon supplier]
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Central Files, 1935
Box Folder Date
20 1 Index 1935
20 2 Accounts 1935
20 3 Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company 1935
Contains list of rolls ordered for Concertola. Former rolls belonged to Helen Clay Frick and went to Pride's Crossing. Four photographs of organ (two close-ups of keys) transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
20 4 Air Conditioning 1935
20 5 Air Conditioning - Temperature Charts 1935
20 6 American Association of Museums - Bulletins 1935
20 7 American District Telegraph Company (Electric Protection Services) 1935
20 8-10 Applications for Employment [3 folders] [RESTRICTED FILE] 1935
20 11 A - Miscellaneous 1935
American Art Annual
American Association of Museums
American Red Cross
Angell, James Rowland [Yale Gallery of Fine Arts]
Architects [registered in New York]
Arden Studios, Inc.
20 12 Baker, George F. [Trustee] 1935
20 13 Bludworth, Inc. 1935
Information re electro-acoustical system for organ.
20 14 Bookstacks 1935
20 15 Brewer, H. K. and Company 1935- 1936
Stationery supplier.
20 16 Brooklyn Museums 1935
20 17 Buildings, Department of 1935
Contains Certificate of Occupancy for 10-12 East 71st Street.
20 18 By-Laws 1935
Contains draft By-Laws of December 23, 1935 and December 31, 1935, and comments and recommendations by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
20 19 B - Miscellaneous 1935
Balay, Roland
Balcom, H.G. [consulting engineer]
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Bowser, S. F. & Company, Inc. - Re pumps and tanks.
Brady, David
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
20 20 Cabinet Work 1935
Contains memos and letters re the Collection main entrance doors, the Reception Hall ceiling, and Oval Room woodwork, as well as other areas of the Collection building. Includes memo on the reasons for color and finish changes in new walnut woodwork in the Collection. The Hayden Company was a subcontractor for the cabinet work.
20 21 Card Indices Room 1934- 1935
Re Library Card Catalogue Room. A mezzanine was added to the room.
20 22 Catalogue, Small - Porter Garnett 1933- 1935
Contract awarded to E.L. Hildreth & Company for The Frick Collection: Paintings: Summary Catalogue.
20 23 Catalogue, Small - E. L. Hildreth & Company 1935
Contains sample illustrations, samples of cloth for covers, dummies, and shipment records for The Frick Collection: Paintings: Summary Catalogue.
21 1 Catalogue, Small - E. L. Hildreth & Company - Proofs 1935
21 2 Catalogue, Small - Manuscript 1935
Contains copy sent to printer of The Frick Collection: Paintings: Summary Catalogue.
21 3 Catalogue, Small - Miscellaneous 1935
Re catalogue specifications, comments on the galley proofs, and costs of The Frick Collection: Paintings: Summary Catalogue.
21 4 Catalogue, Small - Miscellaneous Bids 1933- 1935
21 5 Catalogue, Small, Check Lists, etc. - E. L. Hildreth & Company 1935
Re printing of small catalogue, check lists of works in The Frick Collection, and postcards. Contains estimates and specs. Painting reproductions done by Meriden Gravure Company. Check lists were for paintings, paintings from Pride's Crossing, sculpture, and enamels.
21 6 Catalogue Sales Department - Receipts 1935
21 7 Check List - Enamels 1935
Contains galley proof and typed copy. Printed by E. L. Hildreth & Company.
21 8 Check List - Paintings 1935
Contains galley proof and typed copy. Printed by E. L. Hildreth & Company.
21 9 Check List - Paintings from Pride's Crossing 1935
Contains galley proof and typed copy. Printed by E. L. Hildreth & Company.
21 10 Check List - Sculpture 1935
Contains galley proofs and typed copy. Printed by E. L. Hildreth & Company.
21 11 Circulation 1935
Re order in which visitors should move through the rooms of the Collection.
21 12 Clapp, Frederick Mortimer 1935
Re Building Congress award for superior craftsmen.
21 13 Clippings - Frick Art Reference Library 1935
Oversize newsclippings stored in Box A.
21 14 Clippings - Frick Collection 1935
Contains letters from clipping services, as well as newspaper clippings. Oversize newsclippings stored in Box A.
21 15-16 Clippings - Miscellaneous [2 folders] 1935
Primarily contains articles on lawsuit of James Howard Bridge vs. Helen Clay Frick for libel and slander. Photocopies stored in first folder; originals in second. Oversize newsclippings stored in Box A.
21 17 Clocks 1933- 1935
21 18 Coat Room Equipment 1934- 1935
21 19 Committee on Organization and Policy 1935 Jan.- Mar.
Includes discussion of selection of marble for Garden Court.
22 1-3 Committee on Organization and Policy [3 folders] 1935 Apr.- Dec.
Includes discussion of rules and regulations, planting of the Garden Court, hiring of docents, repair of frames by Knoedler, restoration work in the Fragonard Room, and a motion picture screen for Lecture Room. Also contains a copy of a letter from Joseph Duveen to Childs Frick re the lighting of the Boucher Room and the Fragonard Room, and the placement of Romney's Portrait of a Young Lady with a Hat, noting the “beauty and perfection of your marvelous museum.” Also includes letters not sent re Helen Clay Frick's rearrangement of the Living Hall, and a letter from Childs Frick complimenting John D. Rockefeller, Jr. on his work on the Collection and the opening.
22 4 Committee on Organization and Policy - Minutes and Reports of Meetings 1935
Re labeling of the paintings, opening date (about November 20th tentatively decided upon), the hanging of the West Gallery, furniture in Oval Room, lighting of the paintings, and brick facing to be installed by The Frick Collection on the north wall of Seven East 70th Street (Mrs. Walter B. James' property).
22 5 Constitution of The Frick Collection 1935
22 6 Construction Account 1933- 1935
22 7 Construction Account - Bills Paid - Miscellaneous 1933- 1935
22 8 Court [Garden Court] - Fountain and Pool 1933- 1935
Re designs for Garden Court fountain and pool, types and availability of marble to be used, type of fountain, and planting.
22 9-10 Court [Garden Court] - Lighting for Plants [2 folders] 1930- 1935
Re sodium vapor lamps for artificial growth. Consulted Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc. Contains research material on artificial lighting related to plant growth. Printed material stored in second folder.
22 11 Court [Garden Court] - Miscellaneous 1934- 1935
Re fret on beams (soffit decoration on Garden Court arcade), and paving of Court.
22 12 Court [Garden Court] - Models circa 1935
Four photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
22 13 Court [Gardent Court] - Photographs and Drawings 1934- 1935
Ten photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
22 14 C - Miscellaneous 1935
Carter, Morris [Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]
Cook, Walter W. S.
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Courses, Students - Contains application for Student Tickets.
22 15 Decorating - Gimp 1935
Contains correspondence from the Hayden Company, and Edward Maag of Bokelmann Trimming Co., Inc.: "Many years ago we made a lot of the gimps, galloons and fringes that were in the Frick Mansion, particularly the Fragonard Gallery. We still have the original documents, designs, and jacquard cards."
22 16 Decorating - Hanging of Wall Fabrics 1935
Contains correspondence with The Hayden Company.
22 17 Decorating - Painting and Gilding 1934- 1935
Work split among three contractors: Frederick Rose & Co. (restoration of Fragonard Room), The Hayden Company, and Angelo Magnanti (gilding).
22 18 Decorating - Wall Fabrics - Hayden Company 1935
Contains letter of agreement for West Gallery wall covering and Oval Room, Miscellaneous Paintings Room and Lobby. Includes velvet samples for West Gallery. Also re woodwork for the Oval Room, wall covering in Director's Office, and gimps.
22 19 Decorating - Wall Fabrics - Johnson & Faulkner 1935
Contains letter of agreement re wall covering for Lecture Room, Trustees' Room and print room.
22 20 Decorating - Wall Fabrics - Miscellaneous 1935
Re amount of fabric in square yards required and selection of fabrics and colors. Includes May 27, 1935 and May 28, 1935 summaries of conversations/meetings with Helen Clay Frick re decoration of the Collection, the decision not to hire an interior decorator and Childs Frick's wish to do so, inscriptions, marbles, and the color of the borders and base of the Oval Room.
22 21 Decorating - Wall Fabrics - Mrs. Schmidt [Elena B. Schmidt] 1935
Interior decorating consultant.
23 1 Decorating - Wall Fabrics and Painting and Gilding 1933- 1935
23 2 D - Miscellaneous 1935
Dillon, J. C. Company
Downs Printing Company
Dwight, H. G. [Assistant to the Director]
23 3-4 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] [2 folders] 1935
Contains October 30, 1935 letter from Mr. Clapp re his feelings about "the character of the services rendered" by the firm. 23 5 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor]- Bills re Miss Frick's Account 1935
23 6 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Bills re Maintenance Account 1935
23 7 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Bills and Requisitions 1935
23 8 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Bills for Utilities Chargeable to 1933- Construction 1935
23 9 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Bills for Utilities Chargeable to 1933- Construction - Memoranda 1935
23 10 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Contracts & Extra Orders 1935- 1936
23 11-13 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Copies of Letters [3 folders] 1935
23 14 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Costs, Miscellaneous 1934- 1935
23 15 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Estimates 1935
23 16 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Memoranda to Job Office 1935
23 17 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Minutes of Weekly Conferences 1935
24 1 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Statements of Estimated Cost 1935- Status 1936
24 2 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractor] - Statements of Expenditures and 1935 Commitments
Oversize charts stored in Box B.
24 3 Elevators 1933- 1935
24 4 Emergencies 1935
24 5 Employees [RESTRICTED FILE] 1935
24 6 Employees - References [RESTRICTED FILE] 1933- 1935
24 7 Entrance on 70th Street - Facade 1934- 1935
Includes mentions of the Frick Art Reference Library lunette, the problem of the Collection's entrance being off-center, and the iron fence at the entrance. Photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs. 24 8 Equipment and Materials for Sale 1934- 1935
24 9 Equipment and Supplies - Maintenance 1935
24 10 E - Miscellaneous 1935
Edgell, George H.
Eisinger, Mr. & Mrs. L. W.
Exterminating service [Virus Limited, Inc.]
24 11 Finishes of Switches, Receptacle Plates, Outlets, etc. 1934- 1935
24 12 Fire Extinguishers 1935
24 13 Fountain on Roof, Library 1933- 1935
Re planned fountain on Library's penthouse terrace, with statue of St. Francis by Malvina Hoffman.
24 14 Frick, Childs, Mr. 1935
24 15 Frick, Helen C., Miss 1935
Contains correspondence and memos summarizing discussions/meetings. Topics covered include the Library terrace garden and fountain, tentative inscriptions for Percy Martin (house employee) and John Holroyd (superintendent), and a proposal for a catalogue vending machine. Also contains discussion among Clapp, Helen Clay Frick and Childs Frick concerning the circulation of visitors throughout the Collection, and the Fricks' desire that the furniture arrangement might remain closer to its original layout. Also contains September 23, 1935 proposal from Duke of Alba to trade two letters signed by Christopher Columbus for Jonghelinck bust in The Frick Collection.
24 16 Frick Art Reference Library 1935
24 17 Frick Art Reference Library - Bills for Utilities 1935
24 18 Frick Art Reference Library - Dust in Bookstacks 1935
24 19 Frick Art Reference Library - Ethelwyn Manning [Librarian] 1935
24 20 Furniture - Frick Art Reference Library 1935
24 21 Furniture and Furnishings - Office 1935- 1936
Contains pencil drawings mounted on board of Collection chairs covered in cotton velvet, and layouts of The Frick Collection Director's Room, Stenographer's Office, Assistant Director's Office, and Secretary's Room.
24 22 F - Miscellaneous 1935
Fifth Avenue Association
Fire Station
Foxboro Company Freer Gallery of Art
24 23 Griggs, Maitland F. [Trustee] 1935
24 24 Grounds 1934- 1935
Contains planting recommendation from Arnold Arboretum at Harvard (Ivan H. Crowell) to Helen Clay Frick.
24 25 Guaranty Trust Company of New York 1935
24 26 Guaranty Trust Company of New York - Statements 1935
24 27 Hammond, John Henry [The Frick Collection Counsel] 1935
Re tax exemption, the By-laws and Constitution of The Frick Collection, and the effect of the Federal Social Security Act, New York Unemployment laws, and New York Workmen's Compensation Law on the Collection budget.
24 28 Hardware and Keys - Collection 1934- 1935
25 1 Hardware and Keys - Collection & Library 1934- 1935
25 2 Hardware and Keys - Drawings 1934- 1935
Oversize blueprints stored in flat files.
25 3 Hardware and Keys - Library 1934- 1935
25 4 Havemeyer, Horace [Trustee] 1935
25 5 Henry [Lafenetre] [The Frick Collection Engineer] 1935
25 6 Hildreth, E. L. & Co. - Miscellaneous 1935
25 7 Holmes Electric Protection 1935
25 8 House Account 1935
United States Trust Company of New York.
25 9 H - Miscellaneous 1935
Hale Desk Company Henderson-Baumguard Company, Inc. - Re walnut postcard racks.
Hines, Mrs. Walker D.
25 10 Inquiry Sheets Re Progress of Construction Work 1934- 1935
25 11 Inscriptions - Drawings and Photographs (Library) 1934- 1935
Oversize items including drawings on tracing paper stored in flat files. Photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
25 12 Inscriptions - Garnett, Porter 1934- 1935
Designed Library interior and exterior inscriptions. Some oversize drawings on tracing paper stored in Box B.
25 13 Inscriptions - Miscellaneous 1934- 1935
25 14 Inscriptions - Pope, John Russell 1934- 1935
25 15 Inscriptions to John and Percy 1935
Re memorial inscriptions to John Holroyd (superintendent) and Percy Martin (house employee) in The Frick Collection Garden Court.
25 16 Insurance 1935
25 17 Inventory - Furniture and Furnishings - Storage During Construction (Mr. 1933- Naughton's Records) 1935
25 18 Invitation to Opening 1935
Contains correspondence re the invitation list.
25 19 Invitation to Opening of Collection 1935
Contains four copies of invitation and an admittance ticket.
25 20 Juncture of Collection and Library Buildings 1935
Four photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
25 21 J - Miscellaneous 1935
James, Mrs. Walter B. - Re letter of agreement re installation of brick facing of her property at Seven East 70th Street.
25 22 Keys 1934- 1935
25 23 K - Miscellaneous 1935
Kalt Lumber Company
Kent, H. W. [Metropolitan Museum of Art]
25 24 Labels - E. L. Hildreth & Co. - Enamels, Sculpture, Boucher and Fragonard 1935 Rooms
Contains samples of text on placard labels, and discussions of label size, background paper and color. Oversize proof sheets stored in Box B.
25 25 Labels - Miscellaneous 1935
Re size and shape of labels for the paintings.
25 26 Labels - Stanley J. Rowland - Paintings 1935
Re numbers, size and text of painting labels.
25 27 Laws - Mr. Hammond's Opinion on N.Y. Unemployment Insurance, Social 1935 Security, N.Y. Workmen's Compensation
25 28 Lighting - Caldwell & Company 1934- 1935
25 29 Lighting - Caldwell & Company - Eidlitz, Marc & Son, Inc. 1934- 1935
Includes sample of material for Reading Room lamp shades.
26 1 Lighting - Caldwell & Company - Memoranda 1934- 1935
Photograph transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopy of photograph.
26 2 Lighting - Caldwell & Company - Miscellaneous 1934- 1935
Oversize pencil drawing on tracing paper stored in flat files.
26 3 Lighting - Caldwell & Company - Pope, John Russell 1934- 1935
Contains silk samples for lamp shades in the Collection and Library.
26 4 Lighting - Emergency 1935
26 5 Lighting - Galleries 1933- 1935
-- -- Lighting - Galleries - Photographs 1933- 1935
Transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs.
26 6 Lighting - Miscellaneous 1935
26 7 Lunette for Library Building - Joseph A. Coletti 1934- 1935
Lunette was not completed; Coletti released owners from contract: "I regret very much making this decision but I feel that no matter what changes might be made in the Pontormo design, under present conditions there would always be opposition. Besides this difficulty there are too many people to please, which in itself, is an impossible situation."
26 8 Lunette for Library Building - Miscellaneous 1934- 1935
Frederick Mortimer Clapp to Helen Clay Frick "I am reluctantly forced to admit that my suggestion for the lunette is a failure, detracting rather than adding to the severity and style of the building."
26 9 Lunette for Library Building - Office of John Russell Pope 1934
26 10 Lunette for Library Building - Photographs 1934- 1935
Ten photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
26 11 L - Miscellaneous 1935
Ledyard, Isabel
Lee, Albert R., & Co. Inc.
Life Insurance - Aetna Life Insurance Company.
Lindsay, Miss
Luks, Estate of George B. 26 12 Mailing List 1935
Does not contain mailing list, just a few requests for names to be added.
26 13 Maintenance of Equipment 1935
26 14 Maintenance of Equipment - Permits, Licenses, etc. 1933- 1935
26 15 Marble 1932- 1935
26 16 Measurements re Buildings 1933- 1935
Includes square/cubic footage of the Collection and Library, by floor.
26 17 Mellon, Andrew W. [Trustee] 1935
26 18 Memoranda - F. M. Clapp and I. D. Matthew [Clerk of the Works] 1934- 1935
26 19 Memoranda - F. M. Clapp and W. J. Naughton [Custodian] 1935
Includes mentions of the disposition of Liveries with crested buttons used during Mr. Frick's time, and cleaning of Boucher panels.
26 20 Memoranda - Rough Notes on Weekly Conferences 1935
26 21-23 Memoranda on Plans [3 folders] 1935 Jan.- Sep.
27 1 Memoranda on Plans 1935 Oct.- Dec.
27 2-5 Memoranda on Plans - Mr. Clapp's Notes [4 folders] 1935
Includes summaries of conversations and meetings with Helen Clay Frick and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
27 6 Memoranda on Plans - Mr. Dwight [Assistant to the Organizing Director] 1935
27 7 Memoranda on Plans - Mr. Matthew's Notes 1935
Re gallery lighting, special light for stimulating plant growth in the Court, motion picture projectors, air conditioning, and a summary of proposed picture light reflectors, room by room.
27 8 Memoranda on Plans - Mr. Watson [Superintendent] 1935
Contains reports on visits to the Brooklyn Museum, the Freer Gallery, the Corcoran Gallery, the National Gallery, the Worcester Museum, the Fogg Art Museum, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts re their procedures and staffing. Also contains a September 9, 1935 seven-page memo to Clapp listing work still to be done in The Frick Collection.
27 9 Models - Photographs, etc. 1934- 1935
Re models for Collection and Library exterior stone work, exterior woodwork, interior stone, woodwork and bronze models. Modelers for exterior work: Ricci & Zari. Modelers for interior work: Charles G. Peters. Thirty-six photographs of models transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs. 27 10 Morgan, Junius S. [Trustee] 1935
27 11 Museum Management 1932- 1935
27 12 M - Miscellaneous 1935
Masterson, Harriet H.
Metropolitan Refining Co. Inc. - Re vaporene treatments for air conditioning system, analyses of water in cooling tower and air washer circuit.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Morison, C. T. & Company, Inc. - Re electrical supplies and appliances.
27 13 New York Telephone Company 1935
27 14 N - Miscellaneous 1935
New York Building Congress - Group photograph of workers/architect/builders holding Craftsmanship Awards, May 2, 1935 transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopy of photograph.
New York Edison Company, Inc.
New York Steam Corporation
27 15 Office Supplies 1933- 1935
27 16 Offices - Plans, Equipment 1934- 1935
Primarily contains vendor brochures on desks, chairs, adding machines (including Comptometer), and filing cabinets.
27 17 Opening - Announcements 1935
Contains sample of announcements and some mailing lists.
27 18 Opening - Invitations 1935
Contains samples of the invitation, and lists of invitees.
28 1 Opening - Miscellaneous 1935
Re arrangements with New York Police Department and private detective T.J. Tunney, and chair rental. Includes November 25, 1935 letter to Police Department requesting permission to obtain four tear-gas guns.
28 2 Opening - Publicity 1935
Contains drafts of December 11, 1935 press releases. In addition to information about the opening, the press releases includes information on Henry Clay Frick's will, the Board of Trustees, the process of turning the residence into a museum, admission policies, the order in which rooms will be visited and the works in each, invitees to the opening, and a biographical sketch of Frederick Mortimer Clapp.
28 3-5 Opening - Publicity - Complete Set Given to Newspapers [3 folders] 1935
Contains press releases, a floor plan and photographs of works of art (11) and rooms in The Frick Collection (12). Some sets are incomplete. Oversize floor plans stored in Box C. Photographs transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopies of photographs.
28 6 Opening - Publicity - Lee & Ross [Ivy Lee & T.J. Ross.] 1935
Re press placements. 28 7 Opening - Publicity - Miscellaneous 1935
Re special press viewings for press, requests for photographs to publish, and Collection thank you letters to press for the coverage.
28 8 Opening of the Library 1934- 1935
Contains brief list of arrangements to make, Mr. Clapp's list of invitees, and correspondence related to press coverage.
28 9 Organ 1933- 1935
See also Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company. Re cleaning and tuning; adding stops and changing console; adding new, four manual, supplementary console; and installing sound transmission apparatus.
28 10 Organ Sound Transmission 1933- 1935
Contains correspondence with Bludworth, Inc. re transmission of organ music from hall to Garden Court. See also Bludworth, Inc.
28 11 O - Miscellaneous 1935
Otis Elevator Company
28 12 Painting - Plain 1935
Contains schedule of paint colors for The Frick Collection. Subcontractor Joseph A. Reid, Inc.
28 13 Passes Issued for Entry to Building 1935- 1936
28 14 Pay Rolls and Reports of Overtime [RESTRICTED FILE] 1935
29 1 Personnel [RESTRICTED FILE] 1935
29 2 Photographic Departments 1935
29 3 Photographers 1935
29 4 Photographs 1935
Contains lists of photographs. Photographs of Collection interiors and art collection transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs.
29 5 Pipe Lines 1934- 1935
29 6 Picture Outlets 1934- 1935
Re electrical outlets for gallery lights.
29 7 Planting - Committee on Organization and Policy 1935
Re Garden Court planting. November 20, 1935 copy letter from Rockefeller to Frederick Law Olmsted expresses his displeasure with the planting, most of which was not thriving.
29 8 Planting - Findlay, Hugh [landscape architect] 1935
29 9 Planting - Miscellaneous 1935
29 10-11 Planting - Olmsted Brothers [2 folders] 1935
Re Garden Court planting and planting near main entrance on 70th Street. Photograph transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopy of photograph.
29 12 Planting - Pope, John Russell 1935
Photograph transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopy of photograph.
29 13-23 Pope, John Russell [architect] [11 folders] 1935
29 24 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Bids for Subcontract Work 1935
29 25 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Bills, Correspondence 1935
30 1-4 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Drawings and Samples Submitted [4 1935 folders]
Contains forms noting the transmission of architectural drawings delivered to The Frick Collection.
30 5 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Fees 1935- 1936
30 6-9 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Minutes of Weekly Conferences [4 folders] 1935
Re items approved and authorized, discussed, or pending action.
30 10 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Orders 1935
30 11 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Payments on Order 1933- 1937
30 12 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Supplements Showing Changes to Plans 1934- 1935
30 13 Post Cards 1935
Contains mock-up samples with suggested changes. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company.
31 1 Printing 1935
Contains samples of Collection printed materials (mailings, forms, invitations), as well as samples from vendors.
31 2 Progress 1935
31 3 Projection Equipment - Commercial Radio - Sound Corp. 1935
Installed RCA photophone and sound equipment in Lecture Room.
31 4 Projection Equipment - Continental Theatre Accessories, Inc. 1933- 1934
31 5 Projection Equipment - Film Storage 1935
31 6 Projection Equipment - Miscellaneous 1933- 1935
Includes estimates from various companies and discussion of types of equipment required.
31 7 Projection Equipment - National Theatre Supply Co. 1935
31 8 Protection - General 1935
31 9 Publicity 1932- 1935
31 10 P - Miscellaneous 1935
31 11 Remington Rand Inc. 1935- 1936
Re typewriters and related supplies.
31 12-13 Repairs - Building [2 folders] 1935- 1936
Contains authorizations for payment and invoices from subcontractors forwarded by Marc Eidlitz & Son.
31 14 Report of Organizing Director to Trustees 1935
Contains summary report covering March 5 to December 31, 1935. Includes sections on the progress of operations, condition of objects stored in vault, inventory checks, estimated final costs, construction account expenses, general repairs, insurance, contracts, tax exemption, rules and regulations, catalogues and post cards, official opening, circulation, admission, attendance, Holmes electric protection, and financial statements.
31 15 Requests for Admission 1935
Correspondents include Royal Cortissoz and Count Sforza.
31 16 Requests for Admission - Groups 1935
31 17 Requests for Catalogue 1933- 1935
31 18 Requests for General Information 1935
31 19 Requests for Information re The Frick Collection 1935
31 20 Requests for Permission to Reproduce Pictures 1935
31 21 Requests for Photographs 1935
32 1 Rockefeller, John D., Jr. [Trustee] 1935
32 2 Roofing and Repairs 1935
32 3 Rules and Regulations 1932- 1935
Contains draft copies and printed version, and samples from other museums.
32 4 R - Miscellaneous 1935
Reed Engineering Co.
Rooms - Schedule of Rooms and Spaces in the Collection (numbers assigned to each space correspond to those used on blueprints).
32 5 Salaries and Wages - Schedule 1932- 1935
32 6 Salvage 1935
32 7-8 Samples [2 folders] 1935
Contains fabric samples of gimp, the organ curtain, bulletin board linings, velvet rope covers, coat room equipment finish, ventilighters, and the velvet lining of enamel cases.
32 9 Seating for Lecture Hall [Lecture Room] 1935
Contains photographs of chairs, including one with a hand-drawn stenciled design overlay, correspondence with vendors, and company literature.
32 10 Services, etc. 1935
Re Seamstresses, caterer, and floor maintenance.
32 11 Shutter for Window - Miss Frick's Office 1935
32 12 Sidewalks 1935
32 13 Soundproofing 1933- 1935
32 14 South Hall Changes 1933- 1935
Re removing and replacing marble, installing a new picture outlet, and replacing vacuum outlet.
32 15 Standards 1935
Re bronze posts that support velvet guide ropes in the Collection.
32 16 Standpipe - Stair A 1934- 1935
32 17 Statements - Budget 1932- 1935
32 18 Statements - Construction Account 1935
32 19 Statements - Construction Account - U.S. Trust Company 1935- 1936
32 20 Statements - Construction Connected Items 1934- 1935 32 21 Statements - Frick Collection House Account 1935
32 22 Statements - Miscellaneous 1935
32 23 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineer] 1935
32 24 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineer]- Bills 1935
32 25 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineer]- Copies of Letters 1935
Contains copies of letters sent to John Russell Pope.
32 26 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineer]- Fees 1935
32 27 S - Miscellaneous 1935
Sachs, Prof. Paul J. [Harvard University]
Schmidt, Carl F. - Contains note to see "Schmidt, Carl F." file in 1974 Central Files re work he did for the Hayden Company on The Frick Collection interiors.
Senn-Herrick Corporation - Re reinforced concrete construction.
Sherwin, Harold B.
Simon Ventilighter Co. Inc.
Sizer, Theodore
Steuben Glass, Inc.
Stonework - Pointing
Storage (Hayes)
Suburban Bronze Works
Sterner, Mr. [Fogg Art Museum]
33 1 Tax Exemption - Sales Tax 1935
33 2 Tax Exemption Proceedings (Property) 1935
33 3 Taxes, Income [RESTRICTED FILE] 1935
33 4 Telephone System - Collection - Miscellaneous 1933- 1935
33 5 Telephone System - Collection - New York Telephone 1933- 1935
33 6 Telephone System - Library 1933- 1935
33 7 Thermopane Glass 1935
33 8 Ticket Office 1935
33 9 Trustees - Materials for Meetings 1935
33 10 Trustees - Minutes of Meetings [RESTRICTED FILE] 1935
33 11 Turnstiles 1934- 1935
Re turnstile installed in Reception Hall to record attendance.
33 12 T - Miscellaneous 1935
Tiles
Travel
Typing - Re Manuscript Typing Service.
33 13 United States Trust Company 1935
33 14 Vacation Schedules 1932- 1937
33 15 Vacuum Cleaning 1933- 1935
33 16 Vault 1935
33 17 V - Miscellaneous 1935
Vases
Venetian Blinds
Vezin, Charles
33 18 Wall of Building "B" - Rear 1934- 1935
33 19 Western Union 1935
Contains text of telegrams sent.
33 20 W - Miscellaneous 1934- 1935
Water
Watson, Thomas E.
Weather Bureau
Wheel Chairs
Windows
Wittenmeier Machinery Co. - Re freon gas.
Worcester Museum of Art
33 21 X-Y-Z - Miscellaneous 1935
York Ice Machinery Corporation
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Box Folder Date
34 1 Accounts 1936
34 2 Accounts - Balance Unexpended 1936
34 3 Accounts - Reimbursements 1935- 1936
34 4 Admission Cards - Special 1935- 1936
Re special admission cards for Trustees.
34 5 Admission Tickets 1935- 1936
34 6 Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company 1936
34 7 Air Conditioning - Dust 1936
Re accumulation of dust in the Frick Art Reference Library book stacks.
34 8 Air Conditioning - Marc Eidlitz & Son 1936
34 9 Air Conditioning - Miscellaneous 1935- 1936
Oversize blueprint drawing stored in Box C.
34 10 Air Conditioning - John Russell Pope 1936
34 11 Air Conditioning - Syska & Hennessy 1936
34 12 American Association of Museums 1936
34 13 American District Telegraph Company 1935- 1936
34 14 American Federation of Arts 1935- 1936
34 15 Applications for Employment [RESTRICTED FILE] 1932- 1936
34 16 Applications - Maintenance [RESTRICTED FILE] 1936
34 17 Art Exhibitions, etc. 1936
34 18 Association of Art Museum Directors 1936
34 19 Attendance Reports 1935- 1936
Contains weekly reports of number of visitors (by the hour), and annual report. "The 100,000 visitor passed through the turnstile Saturday afternoon, June 27, 1936."
34 20 A - Miscellaneous 1936
Albright Art Gallery
Almirall & Company, Inc.
Anderson, Charles G.
Art Congress
34 21 Baker, George F. [Trustee] 1936
34 22 Bludworth, Inc. 1936
Service contractor for organ and sound film projection system for Lecture Room.
34 23 Books 1935- 1936
34 24 Books for Sale 1936
34 25 By-Laws 1937
34 26 B - Miscellaneous 1936
Bank for Savings
Bradley, William & Son - Re cut stone and marble.
Brinks, Inc.
Brooklyn Museum
Browning Brothers - Re heavy hardware.
35 1 Cabinet Work 1934- 1936
Contains correspondence with Hayden Co. Includes formula used to clean walnut in Oval Room.
35 2 Cabinet Work - Benches 1936
Re walnut benches in East Gallery, West Gallery, and Oval Room.
35 3 Cable Address, etc. 1936
35 4 Cafeteria 1936
35 5 Catalogue, Large - Hildreth, E. L. & Co. 1936
35 6 Catalogue Sales Department 1935- 1936
Contains profit and loss statements, discussion of sales display, and statistics. Sales concerns catalogues, check lists, post cards, and photographs. 35 7 Catalogue Sales Department - Inventory - Accumulative 1936
35 8-9 Catalogue Sales Department - Inventory - Catalogues, Check Lists and Post 1936 Cards [2 folders]
35 10 Catalogue Sales Department - Inventory - Photographs 1936
35 11 Catalogue Sales Department - Inventory - Post Cards 1936
35 12-14 Catalogue Sales Department - Inventory - Receipts [3 folders] 1936- 1937
35 15 Catalogues and Check Lists - Hildreth, E. L. & Co. 1936
TABLE OF CONTENTS Re printing of catalogues and check lists. Summary Information 35 16 1935- Historical Note Catalogues, Check Lists, Post Cards, Etc. - Distribution of Certificates 1936 Scope and Content Note Arrangement Administrative Information 35 17 Certificates 1936 Related Materials Controlled Access Headings Contains Certificates of Electrical Inspection. Collection Inventory Central Files, 1932-1933 35 18 Clippings - Miscellaneous 1936 Central Files, 1934
Central Files, 1935 Central Files, 1936
35 19 College Art Association 1936 Find
35 20 Comments on Collection 1935- 1936
Contains summary of overheard comments made by patrons.
35 21 Committee, Executive 1936 Jan.- Feb.
36 1-5 Committee, Executive [5 folders] 1936 Mar.- Dec.
36 6 Committee, Executive - Material for Meetings 1936
36 7 Committee, Executive - Minutes of Meetings 1936
36 8 Complaints 1936
Concerts - Organ 1936
Transferred to The Frick Collection - Concert Records.
36 9 Construction Account 1936
36 10 Construction Account - Bills Paid 1935- 1936 36 11 Construction - Special Items Paid by Frick Art Reference Library 1934- 1936
Special items include wood grilles, antique glazing, clock dials, lunch room countertop, finishes of thermostats, switch plates, and bathroom fixtures.
36 12 Court - Lighting for Plants 1936
Re sodium vapor irradiator lamps for use at night. General Electric Vapor Lamp Company.
36 13 Customs 1936
36 14 C - Miscellaneous 1936
Card Indices Room [Frick Art Reference Library]
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Institute
Cleveland Museum of Art
Courtauld Institute of Art
Congrès International d'Histoire de l'Art
36 15 Decorating 1936
Contains list of wall coverings, including the fabric type and supplier.
36 16 D - Miscellaneous 1936
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. - Contains business card only.
Dwight, H.G. [Assistant Director of The Frick Collection]
36 17 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] 1936
Contains February 5, 1936 thank you letter from Frederick Mortimer Clapp to Mr. P.S. Vermilya of Marc Eidlitz & Sons. Also mentioned is modification to velvet on west wall of the East Gallery by Hayden Company.
36 18 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Bills and Requisitions 1936
36 19 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Bills re Maintenance 1935- 1936
36 20 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Copies of Letters 1936
36 21 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Costs, Miscellaneous 1936
36 22 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Fees 1935- 1936
36 23 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Statements of Estimated Cost 1936 Status
36 24 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Statements of Estimated Cost 1934- Status - Frederick Mortimer Clapp Analysis of 1937
Includes statements of extra costs.
36 25-26 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Statements of Estimated Cost 1933- Status - Frederick Mortimer Clapp Analysis of - Work Sheets [2 folders] 1936
36 27 Eidlitz, Marc & Son [general contractors] - Statements of Expenditures and 1936 Commitments
Oversize statements stored in Box B.
36 28 Employees [RESTRICTED FILE] 1936
36 29 Employees - Attendance [RESTRICTED FILE] 1935- 1936
37 1 Equipment and Supplies - Office 1935- 1936
37 2 Equipment and Supplies for Sale 1936
37 3 E - Miscellaneous 1936
Education - Contains pamphlets from Brooklyn Museum and the Gallery School of Art.
37 4 Fifth Avenue Association 1936
37 5 Fire Protection 1935- 1936
Re Staff Smoking Room.
37 6 Flood - Bowling Alley 1936
37 7 Flood Control 1936
37 8 Flowers 1935- 1936
Re plants around the Garden Court Fountain and cut flowers for The Frick Collection galleries for the opening.
37 9 Fogg Art Museum undated
37 10 Frick, Childs [Trustee] 1936
Contains list of salvage items he received in March, and a June 25, 1936 letter re the rehanging of the East Gallery and the West Gallery.
37 11 Frick, Miss Helen C. [Trustee] 1935- 1936
Contains list of books found in The Frick Collection Library, but not listed in 1920 inventory, and a May 8, 1936 list of furniture and decorative items shipped to Pride's Crossing. Also includes correspondence re complaints about Miss Frick's private elevator in the Library, Clapp's thoughts on his role in the work done to The Frick Collection, and a Frick Collection catalogue raisonné. Also contains a letter from Clapp to Miss Frick thanking her for the article on telepathy and describing his attendance at "the exercises at the Roosevelt Memorial."
37 12 Frick Art Reference Library 1936
Contains information on the clock at bottom of The Frick Collection main staircase, and the Library flagpoles.
37 13 Frick Art Reference Library - Cafeteria Ceiling 1936
37 14 Frick Art Reference Library - Elevators 1936
Re breakdowns of Helen Clay Frick's private elevator in the Library.
37 15 Frick Art Reference Library - Furniture 1936
Re Reading Room chairs.
37 16 Frick Art Reference Library - Manning, Ethelwyn [Librarian] 1936
37 17 Frick Art Reference Library - Lunette 1936
Contains Marc Eidlitz & Son estimate for changes to the lunette above the Library entrance.
37 18 Frick Art Reference Library - Servicing 1936- 1937
37 19 Frick Art Reference Library - Servicing - Costs 1936
37 20 Frick Art Reference Library - Servicing - Miscellaneous 1936
37 21 Frick Art Reference Library - Utilities Bills 1936
37 22-23 Furniture and Furnishings - Office [2 folders] 1935- 1936
Includes vendor brochures, and some mention of Collection furniture in public areas.
37 24 Furniture and Furnishings - Office - Desk Lamps 1936
37 25 F - Miscellaneous 1936
Fire Station
Foxboro Company
37 26 Gardner Museum - Boston [Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum] 1936
Contains correspondence with Director Morris Carter.
37 27 Griggs, Maitland F. [Trustee] 1936
38 1 Guaranty Trust Company of New York 1936
38 2-3 Guaranty Trust Company of New York - Statements [2 folders] 1936
38 4 G - Miscellaneous 1936
Greene, Belle da Costa - Contains business card only.
Goldman, Henry
38 5 Hammond, John Henry [The Frick Collection Counsel] 1936
Re April 28, 1936 changes to The Frick Collection admission: Monday is ticketless; Tuesday-Friday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. are ticketless; and hours extended to 5:00 p.m. Also includes an interpretation of Henry Clay Frick's will regarding whether the removal of art objects and furnishings from the building is allowed for cleaning purposes.
38 6 Havemeyer, Horace [Trustee] 1936
38 7 Holmes Electric Protection 1936
38 8 H - Miscellaneous 1936
Hale, Cushman & Flint
Hardware
Hildreth, E. L. & Company
Huntington Library and Art Gallery
38 9 Insurance - General undated
38 10 Insurance and Pension Data [RESTRICTED FILE] 1935- 1936
38 11 Inventory 1936
Contains list of articles in third floor cedar closet, and Registrar forms and cards used for items in The Frick Collection.
38 12 Inventory - Data from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1936
Contains forms and samples detailing their registrar's system.
38 13 Inventory - Data from Brooklyn Museum 1936
38 14 Inventory - Data from Cincinnati Art Museum 1936
38 15 Inventory - Data from City Art Museum, St. Louis 1936
38 16 Inventory - Data from Pennsylvania Museum of Art 1936
38 17 Inventory - Data from William Rockhill Nelson Gallery 1936
38 18 Inventory - Data from Toledo Museum of Art 1936
38 19 Inventory - Furniture Stored for Mrs. Childs Frick (Mr. Naughton's Records) 1934- 1936
38 20 Inventory - House Cleaning (Mr. Naughton's Notes) 1936
38 21 Inventory - Photographer's Equipment (Mr. Naughton's Records) 1936- 1937
38 22 Inventory - Property of Miss Frick Removed from Building 1936
Contains nine lists of Helen Clay Frick's items removed from One East 70th Street, organized by where they were shipped, and a description of how Miss Frick's personal property was packed and removed from the building, from 1931-1936.
38 23 Invitations 1936
38 24 Keys 1936
38 25 Knoedler, M. & Company 1936
38 26 K - Miscellaneous 1936
Kress, S. H. & Co.
38 27 Labels - E. L. Hildreth & Co. 1936
Printer of labels for works of art and Collection signage. Contains paper samples and proofs. Oversize galley proofs stored in Box B.
38 28 Labels - Rowland, Stanley J. 1936
Re labels for sculpture and Piero della Francesca.
-- -- Lectures - Attendance 1936
Transferred to The Frick Collection - Lecture Records.
-- -- Lectures - Docents 1936
Transferred to The Frick Collection - Lecture Records.
-- -- Lecture Schedules 1936
Transferred to The Frick Collection - Lecture Records.
-- -- Lecturers 1936
Transferred to The Frick Collection - Lecture Records.
38 29 Lighting 1936
39 1 Lighting - Galleries 1936
Re lighting in Fragonard Room and Boucher Room.
39 2 Lost and Found Articles 1936
39 3 L - Miscellaneous 1936
Lithographs - Re Odilon Redon.
39 4 Mailing List 1936
Re mailing list for organ recitals.
39 5 Mailing List - Lecture Schedule 1936
39 6 Maintenance and Operating Account 1936
39 7 Maintenance Equipment 1936
39 8 Maintenance of Equipment 1936
39 9 Maintenance of Equipment - Permits, Licenses, etc. 1935- 1936
39 10 Mellon, Andrew W. [Trustee] 1936
39 11 Memoranda 1936
39 12 Memoranda - F.M. Clapp [Director] 1936
Re miscellaneous subjects, including copyrighting of Frick Collection photographs, a possible concert program, and lists of items to take up with the Executive Committee. Note that the museum will be closed in August for cleaning, rehanging of some paintings "in order to facilitate their inspection by larger numbers," installation of a new seating arrangement in the Lecture Room and modification of lighting. Summaries of meetings with John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (October 23, 1936 memo details 51 different items discussed) and telephone conversations with Helen Clay Frick. June 25, 1936 memo notes: "No tickets are required now except at moments of great influx of visitors beyond the capacity of the galleries as on some few Saturday afternoons but generally speaking no further tickets are required."
39 13 Memoranda - Docents 1935
39 14 Memoranda - Mr. Dwight [Assistant Director] 1936
39 15 Memoranda - Mr. Watson [Superintendent] 1936
Contains Superintendent's memos regarding building maintenance and operation.
39 16 Memoranda - Galchus, John [Stockkeeper] 1936
39 17 Memoranda - Mr. Matthew [Clerk of the Works] 1936
39 18 Memoranda - Mr. Naughton [Assistant to Director] 1936
Contains memo from Clapp outlining Mr. Naughton's duties, in addition to general assistance to the Director and Assistant Director.
39 19 Memoranda - Mr. Whitmore (J.E.) [Captain of Guards] 1936
39 20 Metropolitan Museum 1926, 1936
Contains lecture program, booklet of instructions to attendants (1926), and invitation to Eighth Annual Pistol Competition between the Attendants and the Night Guards of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
39 21 Mimeographing 1936
Contains copy of Preliminary Handbook of The Frick Collection, for staff use only. Notes the materials of stonework, floors, sculpture, plants, furniture, art and decorative objects in each room.
39 22 Morgan, Junius S. [Trustees] 1936
39 23 Museum Management - Data re Other Museums 1935- 1936
Contains information from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Brooklyn Museum, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art regarding holidays, hours, salaries, vacations, and pension plans.
39 24 Museum Management - Industrial Relations Counselors 1936
Contains reports regarding personnel policies (salary, disability benefits, group life insurance, personnel records, hiring procedures) and a Contributory Pension System.
39 25 Museum Management - Maintenance 1936
Includes handbook: Duties of Engineers' Department.
39 26 Museum Management - Office Procedure 1936
Contains memo: "Note on Changes Required to Give Frick Collection Conventional Museum Setting."
39 27 Museum Management - Samples of Announcements, etc. 1936
39 28 M - Miscellaneous 1936
Magnanti, Angelo
[The] Marley Company, Inc.
Mather, Frank Jewett, Jr.
McDougall & Potter Co.
Morison, C. T. & Company, Inc.
Moths
Mullligan, Thomas F.
Mount Vernon - Contains 1936 booklet.
39 29 New York Art Calendar 1936
39 30 N - Miscellaneous 1936
New York Steam Corporation
New York Edison Company, Inc.
New York Telephone Company
39 31 Organ 1936
39 32 Organ Music 1935- 1936
39 33 Organ Sound Transmission 1936
40 1 Organists 1935- 1936
40 2 Organization Chart 1936
Lists Board of Trustees, Executive, Finance and Acquisitions Committee Members, and Collection staff. Oversize charts stored in Box B.
40 3 Osborn, Frederick H. [Trustee] 1936
40 4 Overholt, Karl F. 1936
40 5 Pay Roll [RESTRICTED FILE] 1936
40 6-8 Pay Roll - Overtime [3 folders] [RESTRICTED FILE] 1936
40 9 Photographic Department 1936
40 10 Photographs 1935- 1936
40 11 Photographs - Bills 1936
40 12 Photographers 1935- 1936
Material filed by photographer name; general material filed in back.
Amemya, Yosei
Brennasser, Eugene
Costain, Harold
Cotis, Mr.
Donnelley, R. R.
French, Arthur
Gottscho, Samuel H.
Hagelstein Bros.
Juley, Peter A. Sons.
Loeb, S. S.
Morton, Alexander
Pach, Alfred, Jr.
Schnall Photography
Seidman Photo Service
40 13 Photographers - Lyons, Joseph 1936
Photographer hired by The Frick Collection from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, with the encouragement of director Morris Carter. Includes correspondence with Morris Carter.
40 14 Photographic Equipment 1936
40 15 Pittsburgh, University of - Department of Fine Arts 1936
40 16 Planting - Committee, Executive 1936
Re the Fifth Avenue Garden. 40 17 Planting - Innocenti and Webel [landscape architects] 1936
Umberto Innocenti - Richard K. Webel.
40 18 Planting - Lewis and Valentine [nursery] 1936
40 19 Planting - Miscellaneous 1936- 1937
Re Garden Court and Fifth Avenue Garden.
40 20 Planting - Olmstead Brothers [landscape architects] 1936
Re monthly visits to inspect and advise on Garden Court plants.
40 21 Planting - Roehrs, Julius [nursery] 1936
Re Garden Court plants.
40 22 Pope, John Russell [architect] 1936
40 23 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Bills, Correspondence re 1936
41 1 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Extras for Which Architects Were 1935- Responsible 1936
41 2 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Minutes of Weekly Conferences 1936
Last weekly meeting held on January 16, 1936.
41 3 Pope, John Russell [architect] - Record Drawings 1935- 1936
41 4 Post Cards - Meriden Gravure Company 1935- 1936
Printers of The Frick Collection post cards. Contains list of pictures selected for post cards, correspondence, and company brochures.
41 5 Post Cards - Miscellaneous 1936
Contains samples and correspondence from Bernard Metal Lithotex.
41 6-7 Post Cards - Stern, Edward & Company [2 folders] 1936
Printers of The Frick Collection post cards using Aquatone process. Contains samples of rejected cards.
41 8-9 Printing [2 folders] 1936- 1937
Re items printed. Includes some samples of Collection forms and tickets.
41 10 Printing - Forms 1936
41 11-12 Projection Apparatus - Zeiss, Carl, Inc. [2 folders] 1936
41 13 Projection Equipment 1936
41 14 Publicity - Committee 1936
41 15 Publicity - Lee and Ross 1936
Ivy Lee and T.J. Ross.
42 1 Publicity - Miscellaneous 1935- 1936
Includes correspondence, two clippings, and a copy of The Decorators Digest (February 1936) with an article on The Frick Collection. Also contains December 21, 1936 memo: "Memorandum for a News Report on the First Year of The Frick Collection" that contains a summary re changes in attendance, hours, circulation, ticketing, photographic department, lectures and groups, music and acquisitions.
42 2 P - Miscellaneous 1936
Paper [Japan Paper Company]
Passes
Plaza Service Company, Inc.
Pipes
Purchasing Dept.
42 3 Q - Miscellaneous 1936
Quotations - Contains instructions for copying a quotation.
42 4 Remington Rand Inc. 1935- 1936
42 5 Repairs - Building - Income Account 1935- 1936
42 6 Reports of Director to Executive Committee 1936
42 7 Reports of Director to Trustees 1936
Two summary reports concern attendance, ticket office, hours, personnel, equipment, rehanging of the works of art, summer cleaning, relighting, exterior repairs, water meters, air conditioning, Photographic Department, record cards, Lecture Room, lectures, concerts, the Garden Court, Fifth Avenue terraces, illumination of the Fragonard and Boucher panels, condition of the paintings, Piero della Francesca accession, fire insurance, construction account, and budget statement.
42 8 Reproductions - Miscellaneous 1935- 1936
42 9-11 Requests for Admission [3 folders] 1936
42 12-13 Requests for Admission - Groups [2 folders] 1935- 1937
42 14-15 Requests for Catalogue [2 folders] 1936
42 16 Requests for Descriptive Material 1936
42 17 Requests for Financial Aid 1936
42 18 Requests for Information re Building 1936
43 1 Requests - Miscellaneous 1935- 1936
43 2 Requests for Permission to Reproduce Pictures 1936
Includes two letters from author David K.E. Bruce.
43 3 Requests for Photographs 1935- 1936
43 4 Requests for Photographs - Construction 1935- 1936
43 5 Requests for Post Cards 1935- 1936
43 6 Requests for Slides 1936
43 7 Resignation 1936
Re withdrawal of Frederick Mortimer Clapp's resignation after clarification of the Director's responsibilities and powers by the Board of Trustees.
43 8 Rockefeller, John D., Jr. [Trustee] 1936
43 9 Rooms, Description of 1936
Contains preliminary Handbook of The Frick Collection. Also contains of schedule of rooms and space numbers for both The Frick Collection and the Frick Art Reference Library.
43 10 R - Miscellaneous 1936
Rijksmuseum
Rules and Regulations - The Frick Collection
Richter, Miss
Riker & Company, Inc. - Re real estate.
Rooms - Re schedule of room numbers for The Frick Collection.
43 11 Seating 1935- 1936
Re chairs for the Lecture Room from the American Seating Company. Includes leather samples.
43 12 Services for Sale 1936
43 13 Signs 1936
Re text for signs for lectures, organ recitals, and Collection hours.
43 14 Skylights 1936
Contains correspondence with G. Drouve Company re leakage and cracks.
43 15 Slides 1936
Contains correspondence re slides made for lectures. 43 16 Statements - Budget 1936
43 17 Statements - Construction - Connected Items 1936
43 18 Statements - Construction Account 1936
43 19 Statements - Construction Account - U.S. Trust Company 1936- 1937
43 20 Statements - Maintenance and Operating Account 1936
43 21 Statements - Miscellaneous 1936
43 22 Steam Cleaning 1935- 1936
Re cleaning of exterior stone work by Remark Building Service Co., Inc.
43 23 Stonework - Pointing and Preservation 1934- 1936
Re chemical treatment and repointing of joints for all exterior stonework (Collection and Library buildings).
43 24 Storeroom 1936
43 25 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineers] 1936
43 26 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineers] - Bills 1935- 1936
43 27 Syska & Hennessy [consulting engineers] - Record Drawings 1934- 1937
43 28 S - Miscellaneous 1936
Safety deposit boxes
Salvage - Includes pencil drawing on tracing paper of porte-cochere and other stonework details that went to Helen Clay Frick. Oversize drawings on tracing paper stored in flat files. Photograph transferred to The Frick Collection - Photographs; folder contains photocopy of photograph.
Social Security
Sound deadening
Standards (for velvet ropes)
Steuben Glass Inc.
Student Tickets
44 1 Tax Exemption - Income 1936
44 2 Tax Exemption - Property 1936
44 3 Tax Exemption - Sales 1936- 1937 44 4 Tax - Sales, Catalogues and Post Cards 1935- 1937
44 5 Taxes, Income 1936- 1937
44 6 Telephone System 1936
44 7 Ticket Office 1936
Contains sample tickets, pencil drawing on tracing paper of ticket sign, and chart of types of ticket requests.
44 8 Trustees' Meetings - Miscellaneous 1936
44 9 Trustees - Minutes of Meetings [RESTRICTED FILE] 1936
44 10 Trustees - Minutes of Meetings, Extracts from [RESTRICTED FILE] 1931- 1936
44 11 Trustees - Officers, Committees 1932- 1936
44 12 Turnstiles 1936
Oversize drawing on tracing paper stored in Box B.
44 13 T - Miscellaneous 1936
Telephone Directory
44 14 United States Trust Company 1936
44 15 U - Miscellaneous 1936
United States Post Office
44 16 Vacations 1936
44 17 Ventilation of Boiler and Compressor Rooms 1936
44 18 Visitors 1936
44 19 V - Miscellaneous 1936
Vouchers
44 20 Western Union 1936
44 21 Wine Removal from Building 1936
44 22 Window Cleaning 1935- 1936 44 23 W - Miscellaneous 1935
Water
Weather
Whippo, Harold
Worcester Art Museum
44 24 X-Y-Z - Miscellaneous 1935
Zolnay, Charles, Jr.
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