- Creator
- Levy, Florence N. (Florence Nightingale), 1870-1947
- Call number
- MssCol 1742
- Physical description
- .5 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- Florence Nightingale Levy papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Florence Nightingale Levy (1870-1947) was an art editor and educator of New York City. Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts of Levy's lectures, radio scripts, magazine articles, and other writings. Includes papers, 1924-1939, of the Federated Council on Art Education, on which Levy served as supervisor; papers, 1928-1929, of the Arts Council of New York; and notes, 1927-1933, on the activities of the National Alliance of Art and Industry. Also, manuscript of the symposium "Choosing a Life Career in Design Arts" (1932); survey of the silver industry with special reference to the training of designers and craftsmen, 1920; materials on practical opportunities in art; guidance information for art students; and a vocational guidance bibliography.
Key terms
Names
- Levy, Florence N. (Florence Nightingale), 1870-1947
- Arts Council (New York, N.Y.)
- Federated Council on Art Education
- National Alliance of Art and Industry
Subjects
- Art -- New York (State) -- New York -- Societies, etc
- Art -- Study and teaching
- Art -- Vocational guidance
- Art students
- Artisans
- Designers
- Silver industry -- United States
Occupations
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328