Research Catalog

Title

Frank Weitenkampf papers, 1886-1962.

Author

Weitenkampf, Frank, 1866-1962.

Supplementary Content

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Additional Authors

• French, Edwin Davis, 1851-1906.
• Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960.

Description

6 linear feet (10 boxes, 10 v., 1 package)

Summary

Collection consists of Weitenkampf's correspondence and his writings.

Subject

• Weitenkampf, Frank, 1866-1962
• New York Public Library
• Art
• United States > History > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

• Prints.
• Scrapbooks.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Frank Weitenkampf (1866-1962) worked for the New York Public Library for 61 years.

Processing Action (note)

• Accessioned
• Cataloging updated
• C3

Call Number

MssCol 3270

OCLC

NYPW86-A12

Author

Weitenkampf, Frank, 1866-1962.

Title

Frank Weitenkampf papers, 1886-1962.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

Frank Weitenkampf (1866-1962) worked for the New York Public Library for 61 years. He started as a page at the Astor Library in 1881, became head of the NYPL Art Department, and served as Curator of Prints from 1921 until his retirement in 1942. Weitenkampf wrote several books and numerous articles on prints, was a print collector, and corresponded with artists and other collectors. Early in his career he used the pseudonym Frank Linston White.

Finding Aids

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Occupation

Librarians.

Added Author

French, Edwin Davis, 1851-1906.

Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960.

LCCN

ms 64000363

Research Call Number

MssCol 3270