William A. Speck collection of Goetheana : original artwork
Scope and Contents
Facsimiles of several of the items listed here were included in Goetheana: A centenary portfolio of forty-three facsimiles and reproductions of unique or rare items from the William A Speck Collection of Goetheana, published by the Yale University Press in 1932. These facsimiles are not marked as such and can be difficult to distinguish from the originals. The brochure that accompanied the facsimiles contains sometimes dated commentary on each item. Three of the items were published in the series Facsimiles and Reproductions of Unique or Rare Items from the William A. Speck Collection of Goetheana in Yale University Library (Yale University Press, 1915-32). The existence of facsimiles is indicated in the list of collection contents.
Dates
- 1785-1916
Creator
- Speck, William A. (William Alfred), 1864-1928 (Collector)
Language of Materials
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Extent
1 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
William A. Speck (1864-1928)
Processing Information
Former call number: Uncat Zg MS 25.
- Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1739-1807
- Artists -- Germany
- Authors, German
- Drawings (visual works)
- Engravings (prints)
- Etchings (prints)
- Friedrich, W. (Woldemar), 1846-1910
- German literature -- 18th century
- German literature -- 19th century
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 -- Portraits
- Gore, Charles, 1729-1807
- Hackert, Philipp, 1737-1807
- Kaulbach, Wilhelm von, 1804-1874
- Kraus, Georg Melchior, 1737-1806
- Lips, Johann Heinrich, 1758-1817
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
- Neureuther, Eugen, 1806-1882
- Preller, Friedrich, 1804-1878
- Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857
- Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805
- Silhouettes
- Sketches
- Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845
- Speck, William A. (William Alfred), 1864-1928
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the William A. Speck Collection of Goetheana: Original Artwork
- Author
- by Christa Sammons
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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