Consists of manuscripts for the biography of frank Jewett Mather.
Arranged by type of manuscript.
Consists of correspondence with individuals such as Helen Frick, Elizabeth Vincent Hopkins, and Chauncey Brewster Tinker as well as others.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Adler, Elmer, dates not examined
Ames, Winslow, dates not examined
Arnold, Thurman, dates not examined
Ashem, Kirk, dates not examined
Babbitt, Irving, dates not examined
Barnes, A. C., dates not examined
Beal, Gifford, dates not examined
Benesch, Otto, dates not examined
Biddle, George, dates not examined
Bolton, Theodore, dates not examined
Bowman, A. A., dates not examined
Broch, Herman, dates not examined
Brownell, W. C., dates not examined
Batz, Georges de, dates not examined
Brooks, Van Wyck, dates not examined
Constable, W. G., dates not examined
Cortissoz, Royal, dates not examined
Cox, Kenyon, dates not examined
Craven, Thomas, dates not examined
[D?], Jacques, dates not examined
Damrosch, Walter, dates not examined
De Wald, Ernest, dates not examined
Douglas, Norman, dates not examined
Dwight, H. G., dates not examined
Egbert, Donald, dates not examined
Ellis, Edward, dates not examined
Evans, Luther, dates not examined
Frankl, Paul, dates not examined
Frick, Helen C., dates not examined
Fry, Roger E., dates not examined
Fullerton, M., dates not examined
Garber, Daniel, dates not examined
Geise, Delius, dates not examined
Gluck, Gustave, dates not examined
Goodspeed, E., dates not examined
Gosset, [?], dates not examined
Grant, Robert, dates not examined
Hale, Edward E., dates not examined
Halsey, R. T. H., dates not examined
Haskell, Ernest, dates not examined
Hernried, Lisl, dates not examined
Holt, Henry, dates not examined
Huneker, James, dates not examined
Ivins, William, dates not examined
Jackson, Stuart, dates not examined
Jones, Frances, dates not examined
Jusserand, [?], dates not examined
de Kay, C., dates not examined
Kent, H. W., dates not examined
Ketchum, Arthur, dates not examined
King, James E., dates not examined
La Farge, Henry, dates not examined
Listowell, dates not examined
Lugt, Fritz, dates not examined
Leighton, Clare, dates not examined
McClave, S. Wood, dates not examined
McKey, Laura M., dates not examined
McMahon, Audrey, dates not examined
Mann, Thomas, dates not examined
Marquand, Allan, dates not examined
Marvin, Dwight, dates not examined
Mayor, A. Hyatt, dates not examined
Melquist, Jerome, dates not examined
Mills, A. G., dates not examined
More, Louis, dates not examined
More, Paul Elmer, dates not examined
Morey, C. R., dates not examined
Morse, John D., dates not examined
Morton, A. H., dates not examined
Mumford, Lewis, dates not examined
Nichols, J. C., dates not examined
Norman, Dorothy, dates not examined
Noyes, Alfred, dates not examined
Panofsky, Erwin, dates not examined
Parker, R. C., dates not examined
Perry, Bliss, dates not examined
Pott, H., dates not examined
Putnam, Herbert, dates not examined
Pyvelde, dates not examined
Reeves, J. M., dates not examined
Richter, J. Paul, dates not examined
Rood, G. A., dates not examined
Sachs, Paul J., dates not examined
Salt, H., dates not examined
Sanborn, Nestor, dates not examined
Sedgwick, H. D., dates not examined
Segall, Berta, dates not examined
Seiler, Josefina, dates not examined
Sherman, Julia, dates not examined
Smith, Kemp, dates not examined
Soulaire, Pierre, dates not examined
Spalding, Albert, dates not examined
Spring, W., dates not examined
Stevens, G. P., dates not examined
Street, Julian, dates not examined
Suida, W., dates not examined
Walker, John, dates not examined
Ward, Clarence, dates not examined
Weston, Karl E., dates not examined
White, Edward L., dates not examined
Wilson, Woodrow, dates not examined
Winant, John S., dates not examined
Wood, Grant, dates not examined
Unidentified, dates not examined
Photographs, dates not examined
Consists of manuscripts for Essays on Herman Melville.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of letters received by Mather during the years he was a professor in the art and archaeology department at Princeton (1910-1933) and the first director of the Museum of Historic Art (1922-1946), now the Princeton University Art Museum. Correspondents include such colleagues and friends as John Truslow Adams, Irving Babbitt, Bernard Berenson, Van Wyck Brooks, Royal Cortissoz, Arthur Hazard Dakin, Henry Holt, Clare Leighton, Allan Marquand, Paul Elmer More, Lewis Mumford, and Hans Tietze. The collection includes a unique war item, a letter sent by Mather to Bernard Berenson in England in 1941 that was intercepted and returned by German censors. Also present are copies of "A Private Life," the unpublished autobiography of Mather's father, Frank Jewett Mather (1835-1929), and a few photographs of Mather.
Additions to the collection include correspondence between Mather and Abris and David Silberman (1828-1848) of E. and A. Silberman Galleries in New York City regarding acquiring artwork for the Art Museum, and a manuscript essay on Herman Melville.
The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: AMsS = autograph manuscript signed and TMsS = typed manuscript signed.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Mather, Frank Jewett, 1868-1953
Frank Jewett Mather (1868-1953) was an American art critic and professor of art and archaeology at Princeton University.
- Acquisition:
The manuscripts about Herman Melville were a gift of Frank Jewett Mather in Septmeber 1946 .
- Custodial History
The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Ran Tao in 2004. Finding aid written by Ran Tao in 2004.
Biography written by Alyxandra Cullen, '09.
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Frank Jewett Mather Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/rn301139g
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-3
- Subject Terms:
- Art -- Study and teaching -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 20th century.
Art critics -- United States -- 20th century.
Manuscripts -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Censorship. - Genre Terms:
- Autobiographies -- 20th century.
photographs -- 20th century. - Names:
- E. and a. Silberman Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
Princeton University
Princeton University. Art Museum
Princeton university. Department of art and archaeology
Princeton University. Museum of Historic Art.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Silberman, Abris
Silberman, David