Princeton University Library Collection of Dan Fellows Platt and Ethel Bliss Platt Materials, 1851-1968 (mostly 1915-1950)

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Platt, Dan Fellows (1873-1938) and Platt, Ethel Bliss (1881-1971)

Title:

Princeton University Library Collection of Dan Fellows Platt and Ethel Bliss Platt Materials

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/08612n556

Dates:

1851-1968 (mostly 1915-1950)

Size:

6 boxes and 3.5 linear feet

Storage Note:

Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1-5; P-000173

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of personal papers of archaeologist and art critic Dan Fellows Platt, a member of the Princeton Class of 1895.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of personal papers of Platt. Included are letters from Sbyl Colefax, Richard Offner, James F. Fielder, Harold W. Dodds, Bernard Berenson, Philip Hofer, Walter Lowrie, Frank Jewett Mather, Jr., Edward Hutton, Woodrow Wilson, Mary Chamberlin Fellows (Platt's grandmother), and his parents, Charles and Lillian Platt.

Also included are a few student writings by Platt, with an essay on his impressions of Woodrow Wilson, certificates and awards, photographs, Princeton and family memorabilia, genealogical notes, clippings, a file of correspondence (1938-1971) of Platt's wife, Ethel Bliss Platt, her manuscript catalog of Platt's art collection, miscellaneous papers concerning the art historian F. Mason Perkins for whom Platt acted as investment counselor, and travel journals (1888-1937).

Collection Creator Biography:

Platt

Platt was a member of the Princeton Class of 1895, became an archaeologist, collector and critic of Italian art, was a former mayor of Englewood, New Jersey, and chairman of the Visiting Committee of the Department of Art and Archaeology of Princeton University.

Platt

Ethel Bliss Platt was an American tennis player and art collector from Englewood, New Jersey. She married archeologist, author, art collector Dan Fellows Platt in 1900. When her husband died in 1937, Platt inherited one of the largest art collections in America. She gave a good portion of her collection to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Gift of Bliss Caulkins Clark in 1999 via the Princeton University Art Museum. Additional material from the Art Museum including correspondence, memorabila, and photographs of Ethel Bliss Platt received in January 2000 and integrated into the collection. AM 2000-10 Additional memorabilia-related materials were tranferred from the Art Museum in 2020. AM 2022-060
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.
Processing Information: This collection was processed in 2002. Finding aid written in 2002. Faith Charlton updated the finding aid, including revising the title, adding Ethel Bliss Platt as a creator due to her representation in the collection per inclusive description-related work, and incorporating materials from AM 2022-060.

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Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

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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:

Princeton University Library Collection of Dan Fellows Platt and Ethel Bliss Platt Materials; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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