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Collection of Audio and Video Recordings on the Yale Center for British Art
Collection
Call Number: A006
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of audio and video material about the Yale Center for British Art that has been created by other entities. Highlights of the collection include media about the opening of the Center, documentaries from television and public radio related to the Center and its exhibitions, and the film “Something to Brighten up the Morning” about Paul Mellon's horse Mill Reef.
Dates:
1972-1999
"Conserving the Yale Center for British Art" film recordings by Zach Bjork
Collection
Call Number: A004
Dates:
2016
Constance Clement collection of Yale Center for British Art photographs and negatives
Collection
Call Number: A002
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of photographs and negatives created between 1970 and 1998 that relate to the formation, use, and renovation of the Yale Center for British Art. It includes photographs of the building’s construction and public use, original building plans and elevations, and images of architect Louis I. Kahn on site. It also includes photographs of programs, events, and staff.
Dates:
1971-2011
Jack Brown scrapbook
Collection
Call Number: A005
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Jack Brown, the first Librarian at the Yale Center for British Art. It includes chronologically arranged newspaper articles, press releases, and correspondence from 1964-1969. Also included are articles about the exhibition of Paul Mellon’s British art collection at the Yale University Art Gallery (1965), his gift of artwork to Yale (1966), the appointment of Jules Prown as Director of the Yale Center for British Art (1968), and the selection...
Dates:
January 1, 1964 - December 31, 1969
Jules David Prown collection of Louis I. Kahn Interviews by John W. Cook and Heinrich Klotz
Collection
Call Number: S004
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of verbatim transcripts from the interviews of Louis I. Kahn conducted by John W. Cook and Heinrich Klotz between July 15, 1969 and April 5, 1970. It also includes the hardcover book produced from these interviews: “Louis I. Kahn in Conversation: Interviews with John W Cook and Heinrich Klotz, 1969-1970” edited by Jules David Prown and Karen E. Denavit, published in 2014, and signed by both editors on April 15, 2015.
Dates:
2015
Jules David Prown Interview by Alessandra Latour recording
Collection — Box: 987
Call Number: S014
Scope and Contents:
This collection comprises two audio cassette tape recordings, as well as their digitized versions, of an interview of Jules David Prown by Alessandra Latour, held in New Haven, Connecticut on June 23, 1982. In the interview, Prown discusses architect Louis I. Kahn and his work.
Dates:
June 23, 1982
Jules David Prown interview by Karen E. Denavit manuscript
Collection — Box: 1280
Call Number: S013
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of the transcript of an interview with Jules Prown by Karen E. Denavit and accompanying color photographs. The interview was conducted at the Yale Center for British art between March 1 and June 26, 2013. In it, Prown discusses his family, education, and time as Director of the Center. Prown edited the interview and wrote a brief introduction, which is included in this manuscript.
Dates:
March 1, 2013 - June 26, 2013
Jules David Prown Oral History Project recordings and transcripts
Collection — Box: 807
Call Number: S012
Scope and Contents:
The project includes a paper transcript and recordings of the Jules David Prown Oral History Project. For the project, information analyst Karen E. Denavit interviewed Prown about his family, professional life, and travels. Particular attention is paid to Prown's interactions with Paul Mellon in the years 1968-1977, while the Yale Center for British Art's building and design were being decided.
Dates:
March 12, 2013 - June 26, 2013
Kevin Owens Watercolors of the Yale Center for British Art
Collection
Call Number: S003
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of thirteen watercolors showing different scenes at the Yale Center for British Art, including views of the building's exterior and of sculptures inside it.
Dates:
undated
Meyers Family Copy of National Geographic Magazine Issue on the National Gallery of Art
Collection
Call Number: S017
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of a special edition reprint of National Geographic magazine from March 1967 with the headline “The National Gallery after a Quarter Century by John Walker, Director, National Gallery of Art.” It is 38 pages in length and includes color photographs. Paul Mellon and the Mellon family feature prominently within the magazine’s articles.
Dates:
March 1, 1967
Paul and Rachel Mellon dealer files
Collection
Call Number: S008
Scope and Contents:
The Paul and Rachel Mellon Dealer Files contain records relating to the purchase of rare books and artwork, including prints, etchings, engravings, drawings, sculpture, and paintings, by the Paul Mellon family. The records comprise correspondence, records, images, and invoices between various dealers, Paul Mellon, and his assistants and art advisors. Many files include detailed provenance, biographical, and conservation information for the artworks, as well as photocopied exhibition catalogs....
Dates:
1933-1997
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art newsletters
Collection
Call Number: A007
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of the biannual newsletters for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art from the charity’s inaugural issue in December 1995 to May 2017.
Dates:
1995-2017
Paul Mellon collection of Basil Taylor papers
Collection
Call Number: S006
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists primarily of correspondence between Basil Taylor, Paul Mellon, and Mellon's advisors, including Mellon's first curator, the art dealer John Baskett, regarding the development of Mellon's British art collection. These papers cover the years 1959 through 1975, the year of Taylor's death, with the bulk spanning 1960-1969, the years of Mellon, Baskett, and Taylor's most active collaboration and collection building. The correspondence includes telegrams, letters, lists of...
Dates:
1959-1975
Paul Mellon notebooks
Collection
Call Number: S009
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of three notebooks created by Paul Mellon for a “Pictorial Art” class at Yale University during his undergraduate studies (1925-1929). The notebooks include Mellon’s professor’s course material on pictorial art, pictures of artwork, and Mellon’s handwritten notes. The notes include Mellon’s critiques and analyses of the artworks, which span from ancient to contemporary.
Dates:
1925-1929
Yale Center for British Art annual reports
Collection
Call Number: A032
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of the Yale Center for British Art annual reports from 1972-2016.
Dates:
1972-2018
Yale Center for British Art building construction and maintenance collection
Collection
Call Number: A001
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of material related to the construction and maintenance of the Yale Center for British Art. It includes correspondence, publications, architectural sketches, mechanical specification notebooks, photographs, and slides.
Dates:
1965-2007
Yale Center for British Art building history collection
Collection
Call Number: A003
Dates:
1966-1997