Arthur Davison Ficke papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 992", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"992", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Arthur Davison Ficke papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1924-1957", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1924/1957"}

{"value"=>"1935-1942", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1935/1942"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".8 linear foot (2 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1924

date_inclusive_end

1957

origination

{"value"=>"Ficke, Arthur Davison, 1883-1945", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Arthur Davison Ficke (1883-1946) was a poet, author and collector of Japanese and Chinese art.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection contains handwritten and typewritten documents, printed matter and negatives. Most of the papers are notes for lectures Ficke gave on Far Eastern art during the 1930s and 1940s. Also, some correspondence regarding these lectures. Correspondents include photographer Arnold Genthe and Japanese print collectors Louis V. Ledoux and Judson D. Metzgar. Other papers concern Ficke's collection of Japanese and Chinese art. Papers postdating Ficke's death are those of his widow, Gladys Brown Ficke, and pertain to a revision of his book Chats on Japanese Prints, originally published in 1915.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 69M33"}

{"date"=>"08/14/69", "source"=>"Carnevale, Mark", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Carnevale, Mark, 08/14/69"}

keydate

1924

prefercite

{"value"=>"Arthur Davison Ficke papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Arthur Davison Ficke (1883-1946) was a poet, author and collector of Japanese and Chinese art. Collection contains handwritten and typewritten documents, printed matter and negatives. Most of the papers are notes for lectures Ficke gave on Far Eastern art during the 1930s and 1940s. Also, some correspondence regarding these lectures. Correspondents include photographer Arnold Genthe and Japanese print collectors Louis V. Ledoux and Judson D. Metzgar. Other papers concern Ficke's collection of Japanese and Chinese art. Papers postdating Ficke's death are those of his widow, Gladys Brown Ficke, and pertain to a revision of his book Chats on Japanese Prints, originally published in 1915.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

date_start

1924

date_end

1957

date_bulk_start

1935

date_bulk_end

1942

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