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Duncan Robinson papers on Paul Mellon

 Collection
Call Number: S018
Abstract:

Collection material mostly pertains the life of Paul Mellon and his relationship with Duncan Robinson, with an emphasis on Mellon's personal interests in horse racing and sporting art.

Dates: 1930-2007

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...
Dates: 1933-1997

Paul Mellon Brick House photographs

 Collection — Box: 716
Call Number: S005

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 Paintings and Sculpture Department records

 Collection
Call Number: A024
Scope and Contents:

The Paintings and Sculpture department records consist of curatorial records dating from 1977 to 2013.

Dates: 1976-2013

Yale Center for British Art Prints and Drawings Department records

 Collection
Call Number: A026
Scope and Contents:

The Prints and Drawings department records document the department's curatorial activities from 1975 to 2018. The collection includes administrative documents, correspondence, acquisition records, exhibition records, and documentation of curators' scholarship and research.

Dates: 1975-2018

Yale Center for British Art Rare Books and Manuscripts Department records

 Collection
Call Number: A028
Scope and Contents:

The Rare Books and Manuscripts department records comprise general administrative records, correspondence, and exhibition records. Additionally, there are rare book dealer files that document the acquisition of books by the department.

Dates: 1974-2018

Yale Center for British Art Registration Department records

 Collection
Call Number: A030
Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of loan files, special exhibition files, accession files, and black and white photographic prints and their accompanying negatives. The photographs depict objects from Paul Mellon’s bequest.

Dates: 1974-2001