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Margaret Scolari Barr was born Margaret Scolari in Rome in 1901 to an Irish Protestant mother and an Italian Catholic father. Her father died in 1916. Subsequently, Scolari Barr was raised exclusively by her mother in the Italian capital, under economic circumstances that Scolari Barr recalled as "extraordinarily poor" (Oral history interview with Margaret Scolari Barr concerning Alfred H. Barr, 1974 February 22-May 13, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution). She attended the University of Rome where she studied linguistics. From 1922 to 1924, Scolari Barr subsidized her life as a student by working as a secretary for a naval attaché at the American embassy—a position she received because she fulfilled the crucial job requirement of speaking both English and Italian fluently.
Through her connections at the American embassy, Scolari Barr was offered a position to teach Italian at Vassar College in New York. She immigrated to the United States in 1925 and taught at Vassar until 1929. During her time teaching at Vassar she also enrolled in graduate courses in art history at the college, receiving her M.A. from the school in 1927. In 1928, Scolari Barr continued her graduate studies at New York University. She first began commuting to Manhattan from Vassar's Poughkeepsie campus to attend classes, but moved to New York City permanently in 1929. At NYU, she worked under the tutelage of important interwar scholars, among them Charles Rufus Morey.
During 1928 and 1929, Scolari Barr formed a close friendship with art and architectural historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock, who was also teaching at Vassar. Hitchcock was a good friend and colleague of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. (who coincidentally had also taught at Vassar in 1923) who was just then developing The Museum of Modern Art's collection with the support of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. Hitchcock kept Scolari-Barr informed of the Museum's developments, and in 1929 she accompanied art historian Agnes Rindge to its first exhibition, Cézanne, Gauguin, Seurat, Van Gogh. It was while visiting this seminal show that Margaret Scolari Barr, then referred to as Daisy by her friends, first met Alfred H. Barr, Jr., the man who would become her husband and life-long intellectual collaborator.
Scolari Barr was offered a position at the Smith College Art Museum, but decided instead to stay in New York and marry Alfred. The couple was married in Paris on May 28, 1930. They would have one daughter, Victoria Barr, born on September 25, 1937.
While never a full-time employee of The Museum of Modern Art, Scolari Barr served as her husband's closest assistant on much of the work that he carried out at as Director of the Museum and Director of Museum Collections, a title he received in 1947. As a natural polyglot—fluent in French, Italian, Spanish and German—one of the more important roles Scolari Barr played in her husband's work was as his translator. This role made her presence crucial to the process of securing important artworks for the Museum's permanent collection, including Giacomo Balla's Swifts: Paths of Movement and Dynamic Sequence (1913). She was also instrumental in developing temporary exhibitions as made evident by her assistance in securing loans from artists across Europe for MoMA's Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism (1936-1937; Ex. # 55).
As both the wife of MoMA's founding director and a trained art historian in her own right, Scolari Barr circulated amidst many of the giants of the American and European Modern Art movements. She considered many important artists, dealers, collectors, critics and scholars her friends, among them Pablo Picasso, Tristan Tzara, Giacomo Balla, Philip Johnson, Pierre Matisse, Agnes Mongan, Agnes Rindge, René d'Harnoncourt, Erwin Panofsky, Bernard Berenson, and Leo Steinberg.
In the summer of 1940, after Paris had fallen to the Germans, Barr and the Museum began receiving desperate letters from artists seeking assistance escaping Europe. Barr did not have the time necessary for undertaking this logistically complicated and arduous task, so he asked his wife for help. Ultimately, Scolari Barr was able to secure entry into the United States for Marc Chagall, Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy, André Masson, Piet Mondrian, and Jacques Lipchitz. Scolari Barr's role in the Emergency Rescue Committee is, without question, one of the most enduring aspects of her legacy.
Scolari Barr's aptitude as an independent art historian is evident in her pioneering monograph of 1963 on the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso, which was published in conjunction with a retrospective of the artist's work shown at MoMA in the same year. Scolari Barr's book was the first study of Rosso in English and it remains, to this day, the definitive work on the artist. From 1943 to 1973, Scolari Barr also worked as an art history teacher at the Spence School, an elite, private, all-girls school in New York City.
After her husband's death in 1981, Scolari Barr remained connected to MoMA and was particularly invested in developing its Archive's holdings and visibility. She worked with the Museum's first Archivist, Rona Roob—Alfred's former assistant and a close family friend of the Barrs—to compile and write a chronology of her life with Alfred and their involvement in MoMA's development. Aptly titled "Our Campaigns," the chronology was published in a special edition of Hilton Kramer's New Criterion in 1987. Those researchers interested in a more comprehensive version of Scolari Barr's biography than that presented here, along with a discussion of her work with her husband, should consult "Our Campaigns" as well as an oral history produced with the Archives of American Art.
Scolari Barr died of colon cancer on December 30, 1987.
List of Publications:
Margaret Scolari Barr wrote and contributed to several publications during the course of her career. A list of these works can be found below:
Barr, Margaret Scolari. 1963. Medardo Rosso. New York: The Museum of Modern Art.
Barr, Margaret Scolari. 1963. "Medardo Rosso and his Dutch patroness Etha Fles", L' Arte. 119-144.
Hugnet, Georges. "Dada." trans. Margaret Scolari Barr in Alfred H. Barr and Hugnet, Georges. 1968. Fantastic art, Dada, Surrealism. New York: Published for The Museum of Modern Art by Arno Press.
Hugnet, Georges. "In the Light of Surrealism." trans. Margaret Scolari Barr in Alfred H. Barr and Hugnet, Georges. 1968. Fantastic art, Dada, Surrealism. New York: Published for The Museum of Modern Art by Arno Press.
Barr, Margaret Scolari, and Jere Abbott. 1978. "Foreword". October, 7: 7-9.
Barr, Margaret Scolari, and Rona Roob. 1987. "Our Campaigns": Alfred H. Barr, Jr., and the Museum of Modern Art: a biographical chronicle of the years 1930-1944." The New Criterion. New York: Foundation for Cultural Review.
Boccioni, Umberto, and Margaret Scolari Barr. n.d. Letters to Vico Baer, 1912-1916. With English translation by Margaret Scolari Barr.
The Margaret Scolari Barr Papers document the life and career of the noted art historian, teacher, supporter of the arts, and wife of MoMA's founding director, Alfred H. Barr, Jr. The records date from 1883 to 1987, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1925 to 1987. An assortment of personal correspondence, research materials, drafts and completed publications, newspaper clippings, datebooks, photo albums, travel scrapbooks, art collection documentation, social lists, recipes, and household accounts paint a holistic picture of Scolari Barr's social and professional worlds. Researchers who take as their subject the rise of modernism in the United States and the illustrious career of Alfred H. Barr, Jr., are sure to find Scolari Barr's papers of use and interest. As Barr's closest advisor and assistant—often acting as an intermediary between the Museum and European artists and dealers because of her advanced language skills—many of Scolari Barr's papers speak to MoMA's founding years and its continued growth through the mid-twentieth century. Furthermore, given the couple's close working relationship, which is extensively documented throughout the collection, the Scolari Barr Papers work in tandem with those of her husband, the Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers, also available in MoMA Archives.
Many materials in the collection reveal Scolari Barr as a woman with significant intellectual capabilities as an art historian in her own right, independent of her husband. Among the relevant materials are: correspondence with scholars and curators including Erwin Panofsky, Bernard Berenson, James Thrall Soby, Philip Johnson, and Agnes Mongan; research notes for her publications on the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso; and course materials for the art history classes she taught for over forty years at the Spence School. These and other materials make the Scolari Barr Papers a worthwhile contribution to the field of women's history, and those researchers and scholars concerned with feminism and art historical scholarship from the early and mid-twentieth century will certainly find this collection of value. An examination of Scolari Barr's biography from a feminist perspective warrants further consideration.
The collection has nine series with some additional subseries divisions. Series I: Biographical Material presents researchers with a biographical framework for the life of Margaret Scolari Barr. It is divided into six subseries, all of which are arranged chronologically. Subseries I.A: Early Life is comprised of paper documents from Scolari Barr's life prior to her immigration to the United States in 1925. Most documents in this subseries pertain to her time as a student of linguistics at the University of Rome. Subseries I.B: Student Life contains material from Scolari Barr's time as a teacher and student at Vassar College (from 1925-1929) as well as from her short tenure as a graduate student in art history at New York University. This subseries is mostly comprised of correspondence, class notes, and administrative material. Subseries I.C: Teaching contains lecture notes and administrative material related to her over forty-year tenure as an art history teacher at the Spence School in New York City. Subseries I.D: Family Life is a small subseries that documents her marriage to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. in 1930 as well as the birth of their only daughter, Victoria Barr, nine years later. Subseries I.D also includes a substantial amount of genealogical research conducted by Scolari Barr over the course of her life. Subseries I.E: Autobiographical Material is a small subseries that contains autobiographical notes and writings created and compiled by Scolari Barr over the course of her adult life. It includes information on her oral history interview, which is housed at the Archives of American Art. Subseries I.F: Death and Posthumous Material contains copies of Scolari Barr's obituary and her eulogy given by William Corbett.
Comprised of close to four hundred folders, Series II: Correspondence is the largest collection in the Margaret Scolari Barr Papers. Both the quantity and the scope of the correspondence—which range from lengthy letters to pithy postcards—found in this series confirm that Scolari Barr was a considerate and prodigious correspondent. The hundreds of letters between Alfred and her are essential documents that reveal their both lovingly candid and professionally essential relationship. The correspondence between Scolari Barr and her contemporaries, such as Leo Steinberg, Bernard Berenson, and Sydney Freedberg, showcase her intellectual prowess as an art historian deeply familiar with the art of Europe. Finally those letters between figures like her mother Mary Fitzmaurice, and her friends—including Pamela Askew, Rona Roob, and Philip Johnson—are important documents that reveal that Scolari Barr was a loyal daughter and friend. Series II is arranged aphabetically.
Series III: Publications, Writings, Lectures, and Research is divided into six subseries. The first subseries, Subseries III.A: General Writings and Research Files includes information on Scolari Barr's participation in the Emergency Rescue Committee. It also consists of reminiscences on figures such as Cary Ross, Iris Barry, and Dorothy Miller, all of whom were important figures in MoMA's early history. All subsequent subseries are arranged chronologically according to specific publications. Subseries III.B: Vatican Obelisks contains materials related to Scolari Barr's translation of articles on obelisks in the Vatican. Subseries III.C: Medardo Rosso includes research materials, correspondence, and partial drafts of her writings on the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso. Scolari Barr's research on the sculptor culminated in 1963 with two publications— her article "Medardo Rosso and his Dutch Patroness Etha Fles," published in L' Arte, and her monograph, Medardo Rosso, which was published by The Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with a retrospective of the artist's work. Subseries III.D: Jean-Étienne Liotard contains research material on the eighteenth century Swiss-French painter, Jean-Étienne Liotard, undertaken between 1978 and 1987. Subseries III.E contains correspondence and bibliographic material relating to the posthumous publication of Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s writings in the now canonical text, Defining Modern Art: Selected Writings of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Subseries IV.F: "Our Campaigns" in The New Criterion documents in great detail the development of a chronology of the Barrs' "campaigns" at MoMA between the years 1930 and 1944. The writing of this chronology was a collaborative project undertaken by Scolari Barr and former MoMA Archivist Rona Roob during the 1980s. It was finally published in a 1987 special issue of the New Criterion, which was dedicated entirely to the legacy of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. When the materials in Series III are considered cumulatively it is made apparent that as a writer and art historian, Scolari Barr was capable of producing scholarship across several mediums, genres, and time periods.
Series IV: Museum Matters reflects a series that came to the Museum as a distinct group, with folders marked generally as "MoMA." While the contents of the original folders has largely been maintained, they have been given new titles that more aptly reflect their contents, which include correspondence, exhibition research materials, and press clippings. Researchers should note, however, that MoMA-related materials can be found in nearly all series in the Margaret Scolari Barr Papers and are not limited to this series exclusively.
Series V: Photographs and Scrapbooks consists of hundreds of black-and-white photographs that document the entirety of Scolari Barr's life (1901-1987). Most photographs contained in the series are informal and personal in nature. Comprised largely of family snapshots and travel photography, these photographs offer researchers a clear visual representation of the world in which Scolari Barr lived. However, some important MoMA-related events are also documented in the series' images. Photographs of the Barrs with Philip Johnson in Cortona, Italy in 1932; the opening of MoMA's Twentieth-Century Italian Art Exhibition in 1949; the Barrs with Pablo Picasso and Jacqueline Roque in Cannes, France in 1956; and Alfred Barr's birthday party, which coincided with the rehanging of MoMA's collection in 1976, stand out as highlights. The original order of the album pages have been maintained wherever possible, however pages have been removed from their original album bindings so that individual pages could be encapsulated in polyester sleeves. This will ensure preservation of the images well into the future.
Series VI: Notebooks and Datebooks comprise travel notebooks, daily calendars, and miscellaneous notebooks dating from 1948 to 1987. They are written almost exclusively in Scolari Barr's hand and are arranged chronologically.
Series VII: Barr Art Collection contains important documentation on the Barrs' personal art collection, which included works by Giacomo Balla, Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Paul Eluard and Valentine Hugo, Kazimir Malevich, and Morris Graves. Documents found in this series include a list of works in the family's private collection, as well as a substantial amount of legal correspondence concerning appraisal estimates. Loan and photography requests from outside institutions and parties are also present.
Series VIII: Financial and Legal Documents has been restricted for twenty-five years and will be made available to the public in 2040.
Series IX: Miscellaneous encompasses those materials and records that Scolari Barr collected over the course of her life that are difficult to categorize. As a result the materials found in this series vary in their scope. Spanning the years 1933 to 1986 they include: paper documents such as: receipts, bills, deeds of ownership, Christmas cards, phone numbers, invitations, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and recipes. The series is arranged chronologically.
The records are open for research except for the following restricted materials:
Series VIII: Financial and Legal Documents, is closed to the public for twenty-five years, until 2040.
The Margaret Scolari Barr Papers are the physical property of The Museum of Modern Art. Literary rights, including copyright belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.
Within MoMA Archives related material can be found in the Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers, the Dorothy C. Miller Papers, and the James Thrall Soby Papers. Materials related to Margaret Scolari Barr's work on Medardo Rosso may also be found in The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Records [Moma Exh. #729].
Related material can also be found in collections at outside institutions such as in the Edward Fry Papers at the University of Pennsylvania; the Erwin Panofsky Letters to Mrs. Alfred Barr at Princeton University; the Leo Steinberg Research Papers at the Getty Research Institute; and the Bernard and Mary Berenson Papers at Harvard University's Villa I Tatti.
An oral history with Scolari Barr was produced by the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art in 1974. A transcript and sound excerpt can be found on the MoMA Archives' website.
Published citations should take the following forms:
Long version: Margaret Scolari Barr Papers, [series.folder]. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York.
Short version: MSB, [series.folder]. MoMA Archives, NY.
Funding for the Margaret Scolari Barr Papers comes from the Rona Roob Archives Fund.
In 1999, twelve of the original thirty-eight boxes were contracted to be processed off-site by former MoMA Archivist, Rona Roob. The processing of these materials was begun but never completed. The materials from these twelve boxes were reintegrated back into the collection in 2015. Researchers should note that the original order of these boxes was altered and while the archival principle of original order was adhered to whenever possible during the final processing of the collection, substantial intervention was necessary by the archivist.
Six boxes of books from Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s personal library were found among the Margaret Scolari Barr Papers. They have been given to the MoMA Library. Five boxes containing personal and professional papers belonging to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. were also among Scolari Barr's papers. These have been removed from the collection for eventual integration into the Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers.
The bulk of the collection is in good condition. All materials have been rehoused in archival folders and, depending on the level of paper degradation, newspaper clippings have been encapsulated in polyester sleeves or placed between archival buffer paper to stave off any future discoloration of neighboring records. Scrapbooks and photo albums contained in Series V came to the Museum mounted on paper that is now quite brittle. To maintain both the structural integrity and informational content of these pages they have been encapsulated individually in preservation-grade polyester sleeves. Unattached photographs have been encapsulated individually and placed between original album pages.
Series I: Biographical Material, 1919-1985 |
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Series I: Biographical Material is comprised of the personal material related to Margaret Scolari Barr's life. Predominately composed of two-dimensional documents, the series is divided into six subseries that reflect major moments and phases of her life. Most of the materials found within this series—such as correspondence, autobiographical reminiscences, teaching notes, family genealogy research, and wedding announcements—were created by Scolari Barr. Other materials—such as black-and-white family photographs, immigration papers, and funeral remarks—were created by other individuals. In most cases, items within the folders preserve their original order, but the folders were combined and rearranged by the archivist to more accurately reflect Scolari Barr's biographical timeline. |
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Subseries I.A: Early Life: Italy and Emigration, 1919-1932 |
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As the title of the subseries suggests, the materials and documents found within it are related to Margaret Scolari Barr's childhood and young adulthood in Rome, as well as her immigration to the United States in 1925. Items found in the subseries include important civic documents such as Scolari Barr's University of Rome identification card, black-and-white passport photographs, and a certificate of United States citizenship. The series is arranged chronologically. Researchers should note that many scrapbooks in Series VI also relate to this earlier period of Scolari Barr's life and could be used in conjunction with the documents found in Subseries I.A. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| I.A.1* | Italian Documents 1 of 3 folders. Baccalaureate diploma. |
1919 |
| I.A.2 | Italian Documents 2 of 3 folders. Includes University of Rome identification card, library card, and several black-and-white passport and identification photographs. |
1920-1934 |
| I.A.3 | Italian Documents 3 of 3 folders. Includes identification card, university documents, immigration materials, and letters of recommendation. |
1925-1930 |
| I.A.4 | American Citizenship Scolari Barr's certificate of United States citizenship. |
1932 |
| I.A.5 | "Early Life Autobiographical Notes" Includes written memories of Margaret Scolari Barr's early life in Italy. Also includes black-and-white photographs of her maternal aunt, Katie. |
1970-1984 |
Subseries I.B: Student Life: Vassar College and New York University 1924-1930 |
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Subseries I.B: Student Life is a small subseries that primarily includes correspondence, address books, and course materials from Scolari Barr's time teaching and studying at Vassar College and New York University. In 1925, with the help of her former employer at the American embassy in Rome, Scolari Barr was hired to teach Italian at Vassar. It was this position that prompted Scolari Barr's decision to immigrate to the United States. She taught at the then all-women's college in Poughkeepsie, New York, from 1925-1929. During this time she also enrolled in graduate studies at Vassar and in 1927 she was awarded a Master's Degree in Art History. In 1928, Scolari Barr received a $2,000 Carnegie Scholarship. At the advice of her advisor, William S. Cook, she elected to continue her graduate studies in art history at New York University. A semester course-offering flyer and a course packet for a class on "East Christian Art" taught by Charles Rufus Morey from New York University can also be found in Subseries I.B. The subseries is arranged chronologically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| I.B.1 | Vassar College Includes documentation regarding Margaret Scolari Barr's immigration status and status as a student-assistant at Vassar. Also includes address books from 1928 and 1929. |
1924-1933 |
| I.B.2 | Vassar College -- Italian Assignments Notes and materials from Margaret Scolari Barr's Italian courses. |
1925-1928 |
| I.B.3* | Vassar College Diploma | 1927 |
| I.B.4 | New York University Correspondence | 1927-1929 |
| I.B.5 | New York University Course Materials 1 of 2 folders. Includes course pack for New York University art history course on "East Christian Art", taught by Charles Rufus Morey. |
1927-1929 |
| I.B.6 | New York University Course Materials 2 of 2 folders. Bound lecture notes for Charles Rufus Morey's course, "Carolingian Illuminated Manuscripts." Includes handwritten notes by Scolari Barr. |
1929-1930 |
| I.B.7 | New York University Flyer | 1929-1930 |
Subseries I.C: Teaching: The Spence School, 1943-1985 |
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Subseries I.C: Teaching: The Spence School chronicles Margaret Scolari Barr's over forty-year tenure as an art history teacher at the prestigious girls' high school in New York City. The subseries consists of correspondence from former students, administrative material, grade books, and several folders of undated lecture notes, which may be useful to scholars in that they reveal important information on Scolari Barr's methodological approach to art history. Subseries I.C is arranged chronologically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| I.C.1 | Correspondence Primarily letters from former students. |
1943-1984 |
| I.C.2 | Administrative Material 1 of 2 folders. Includes teaching contracts and resume. |
1944-1978 |
| I.C.3 | Administrative Material 2 of 2 folders. Includes correspondence and school bullettins. |
1950-1989 |
| I.C.4 | Grade Books | 1958-1969 |
| I.C.5 | Art Terms | 1960 |
| I.C.6 | "The Margaret Scolari Barr Lecture in Fine Arts" Invitations to lectures at the Spence School, given in honor of Margaret Scolari Barr. |
1964-1992 |
| I.C.7 | Lecture Notes 1 of 6 folders. |
Undated |
| I.C.8 | Lecture Notes 2 of 6 folders. |
Undated |
| I.C.9 | Lecture Notes 3 of 6 folders. |
Undated |
| I.C.10 | Lecture Notes 4 of 6 folders. |
Undated |
| I.C.11 | Lecture Notes 5 of 6 folders. Course materials for "Ancient to Renaissance" art history class. |
Undated |
| I.C.12 | Lecture Notes 6 of 6 folders. |
1985 |
Subseries I.D: Family Life: Genealogy, Marriage, and Children 1883-1983 |
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The materials in Subseries I.D: Family Life document important personal milestones in the life of Margaret Scolari Barr. Two crucial moments are recorded in this series—first, her marriage to MoMA's first director Alfred H. Barr, Jr. in 1930; and second, the birth of their daughter Victoria Barr in 1939. Also included in this subseries are several folders of genealogical research on Scolari Barr's maternal family, the Fitzmaurices, as well as on Barr and his extended family. The subseries is arranged chronologically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| I.D.1 | Family Medals | 1883-1918 |
| I.D.2 | Genealogy Research 1 of 2 folders. Includes correspondence, family trees, and photographs. |
1905-1984 |
| I.D.3 | Genealogy Research 2 of 2 folders. Genealogical research pertaining to Margaret Scolari Barr's maternal side of the family, the Fitzmaurices. |
1985-1986 |
| I.D.4 | Fitzmaurice Family Includes correspondence, photographs, press clippings and written reminiscences of the Fitzmaurice family (maternal side of the family). |
1925-1946 |
| I.D.5 | Courtship and Marriage Includes wedding announcements and marriage license. |
1930-1970 |
| I.D.6 | Victoria Barr Includes black-and-white baby photographs and baptisim certificate for Victoria Barr, daughter of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Margaret Scolari Barr. |
1939 |
| I.D.7 | Victoria Barr: Art and Theater Announcements | 1955-1987 |
| I.D.8 | Anita Scolari | 1961 |
| I.D.9 | Family Reminiscences | No Date |
| I.D.10* | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Death and Memorial 1 of 4 folders. Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s obituary clippings. |
1978-1984 |
| I.D.11 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Death and Memorial 2 of 4 folders. Includes memorial service program, tribute program from MoMA, black-and-white photographs, and a photocopy of obituary from The Boston Globe |
1981-184 |
| I.D.12 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Death and Memorial 3 of 4 folders. Program booklet for "Alfred H. Barr, Jr., A Tribute Memorial" held at MoMA on October 21, 1981. |
1981 |
| I.D.13 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Death and Memorial 4 of 4 folders. |
1981-1983 |
Subseries I.E: Autobiographical Material 1930-1988 |
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The materials found in this small subseries primarily contain autobiographical notes and writings created and compiled by Scolari Barr between the years 1930 and 1988. Of particular note is a list of personal facts and wishes for the future written by Scolari Barr in advance of her marriage to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. in 1930. Other documents included in the subseries relate to Margaret Scolari Barr's oral history interview with Paul Cummings, which was conducted for the Archives of American Art between February and May of 1974. An audio recording and transcript of this interview can be found on the Archives of American Art's Oral History website. Researchers concerned with Scolari Barr's involvement in the early years of MoMA will find this material interesting, as it dovetails with institutional material found within the collection more broadly (and specifically with that material found in Subseries IV.F: "Our Campaigns" in the New Criterion, 1925-1989). It is arranged chronologically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| I.E.1 | Autobiographical Information 1 of 2 folders. Includes list of personal facts and wishes for the future created by Margaret Scolari Barr in advance of her marriage to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1930-1982 |
| I.E.2 | Autobiographical Information 2 of 2 folders. Includes black-and-white photographs from trips to Italy, a written narrative of the years 1928 and 1929, and correspondence. |
1932-1988 |
| I.E.3 | Oral History Materials Includes notes, correspondence, and transcript from oral history with Margaret Scolari Barr conducted by the Archives of American Art. |
1974-1979 |
Subseries I.F: Death and Posthumous Material 1987-1989 |
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Subseries I.F: Death and Posthumous Material comprises material relating to the death of Margaret Scolari Barr. It includes an obituary announcing her death from The New York Times. The subseries also contains a transcript of funeral remarks given by her friend William Corbett. Scolari Barr died in 1987 of colon cancer in New York City at the age of 86. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| I.F.1 | Death and Funeral Includes notes on Margaret Scolari Barr's death, funeral remarks by William Corbett, and press clippings. |
1987 |
| I.F.2 | Obituary | 1987 |
| I.F.3 | Villa I Tatti Margaret Scolari Barr Fund | 1989 |
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Series II: General Correspondence 1925-1986 |
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Series II: General Correspondence is the most substantial series in the Margaret Scolari Barr Papers. There are correspondences of all kinds contained within it, both of a personal and professional nature, between Scolari Barr and her friends, family, and colleagues. Of particular interest are close to a dozen folders of letters between Margaret and Alfred, which chronicle the couple's romantic and intellectual partnership over fifty years.
Also included in this series are correspondences between Scolari Barr and contemporaries such as Agnes Mongan, Leo Steinberg, Bernard Berenson, Erwin Panofsky, Pamela Askew, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Varian Fry, Philip Johnson, and John McAndrew, which are sure to be of use to scholars and researchers. These letters shed important light on the climate of intellectual comradery that existed between these friends and fellow intellectuals. In many of these correspondence, issues of connoisseurship and attribution are raised and as a result they speak to pedagogical and methodological trends in the discipline of art history during the mid-twentieth century.
A substantial amount of correspondence between Scolari Barr and her mother, Mary (Fitzmaurice) Scolari—colloquially referred to as "Mav"—can also be found in Series II. These letters date after Scolari Barr's immigration to the United States in 1925, and continue until her mother's death in 1945.
Series II: Correspondence is arranged alphabetically and while it came to MoMA Archives loosely arranged in this way, it nevertheless required substantial intervention by the processing archivist. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| II.1 | Jere Abbott 1 of 2 folders. Includes sketch by Abbott. |
1977-1979 |
| II.2 | Jere Abbott 2 of 2 folders. Includes photocopies of letters and sketches. |
1931-1983 |
| II.3 | Harold Acton | 1980 |
| II.4 | Jan E. Aldmann | 1986-1978 |
| II.5 | Margareta Akermark | 1982 |
| II.6 | Edna Allen | 1982 |
| II.7 | Rosamond Allen | 1980 |
| II.8 | Winslow Ames | 1967 |
| II.9 | Richard Anuszkiewicz | 1975 |
| II.10 | Michael Arlen | Undated |
| II.11 | Angélique Armand-Delille | 1980 |
| II.12 | Pamela Askew 1 of 2 folders. |
1982-1987 |
| II.13 | Pamela Askew 2 of 2 folders. |
1985 |
| II.14 | Autographs Includes letter from Audrey Hepburn (Ferrer), Philip Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Virgil Thomson, and small pastel sketches by Javier Vilato. |
1935-1968 |
| II.15 | Baroness Casey of Berwick | 1980-1982 |
| II.16 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 1 of 10 folders. |
1944-1975 |
| II.17 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 2 of 10 folders. Primarily letters from Alfred H. Barr, Jr. to Margaret Scolari Barr. |
1933-1934 |
| II.18 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 3 of 10 folders. Early letters from Alfred H. Barr, Jr. to Margaret Scolari Barr. |
1929-1935 |
| II.19 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 4 of 10 folders. |
Undated |
| II.20 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 5 of 10 folders. Primarily letters from Margaret Scolari Barr to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1937-1966 |
| II.21 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 6 of 10 folders. Primarily letters from Margaret Scolari Barr to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1930-1956 |
| II.22 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 7 of 10 folders. Original folder marked "early letters." |
1934 |
| II.23 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 8 of 10 folders. |
Undated |
| II.24 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 9 of 10 folders. Photocopy of letter from Margaret Scolari Barr in Italy to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. in Greensboro, VT. |
1934 |
| II.25 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 10 of 10 folders. Primarily letters from Margaret Scolari Barr from Mexico. |
1941 |
| II.26 | "Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Lectureship" | 1972-1980 |
| II.27 | Alfred H. Barr, Sr. Photocopy of letter from Alfred H. Barr, Jr. to his father Alfred H. Barr, Sr. |
1931 |
| II.28 | Andrew Barr | 1967-1987 |
| II.29 | Annie Elizabeth Wilson Barr 1 of 4 folders. Primarily letters to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. from his mother, Annie Wilson Barr. |
Undated |
| II.30 | Annie Elizabeth Wilson Barr 2 of 4 folders. Primarily letters to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. from his mother, Annie Wilson Barr. |
1956-1960 |
| II.31 | Annie Elizabeth Wilson Barr 3 of 4 folders. Primarily letters to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. from his mother, Annie Wilson Barr. |
1952-1955 |
| II.32 | Annie Elizabeth Wilson Barr 4 of 4 folders. Letters from Margaret Scolari Barr to Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s mother, Annie Wilson Barr. |
1972-1980 |
| II.33 | Katherine Barr | 1984 |
| II.34 | "Margaret Scolari Barr Wedding" | 1925-1933 |
| II.35 | Victoria Barr 1 of 7 folders. |
1943-1957 |
| II.36 | Victoria Barr 2 of 7 folders. |
1945-1954 |
| II.37 | Victoria Barr 3 of 7 folders. |
1948-1977 |
| II.38 | Victoria Barr 4 of 7 folders. |
1962-1984 |
| II.39 | Victoria Barr 5 of 7 folders. |
1956-1971 |
| II.40 | Victoria Barr 6 of 7 folders. |
1959 |
| II.41 | Victoria Barr 7 of 7 folders. |
1983 |
| II.42 | Concerning Victoria Barr Correspondence relating to Victoria Barr's schooling. |
1944-1957 |
| II.43 | Concerning Victoria Barr Folder originally titled "Tory and Carol." |
1941 |
| II.44 | Barr Award Correspondence regarding the development of The College Art Association's Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Award. |
1972-1981 |
| II.45 | Iris Barry | 1937 |
| II.46 | Ralph Barton Perry | 1943 |
| II.47 | Joella and Herbert Bayer Includes 1973 Christmas card. |
1961-1983 |
| II.48 | Edmund Bacon | 1962 |
| II.49 | Jack Bean | 1980 |
| II.50 | Villino Beatrice | 1953 |
| II.51 | Julian Beck | 1958 |
| II.52 | Frances Bendixson | 1985 |
| II.53 | Pierre Berès | 1975 |
| II.54 | Bernard Berenson 1 of 3 folders. Includes letters in Italian with corresponding English translation. Note: some letters are photocopies of originals. |
1936-1940 |
| II.55 | Bernard Berenson 2 of 3 folders. Photocopies of letters that are now in the Bernard Berenson Papers at Princeton University. Also includes correspondence from Margaret Scolari Barr to Princeton University Library regarding donation of her letters. |
1940-1967 |
| II.56 | Bernard Berenson 3 of 3 folders. Photocopies of correspondence between Margaret Scolari Barr and Berenson. Note: in Italian. Also includes some English translations. Originals donated to Princeton University. |
1936-1990 |
| II.57 | Ruth "Berry" Berenson | 1980-1983 |
| II.58 | John Bernard | 1981 |
| II.59 | Roger Berthoud | 1985 |
| II.60 | Ted Beskow | 1927-1938 |
| II.61 | Birth of Victoria Barr Correspondence congratulating Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Margaret Scolari Barr on the birth of their daughter Victoria. |
1937 |
| II.62 | Peter Blake | 1979 |
| II.63 | Arnold Bode | 1975 |
| II.64 | Bogdand Bodnar | 1978 |
| II.65 | Yve-Alain Bois | 1980 |
| II.66 | Jean Sutherland Boggs | 1976 |
| II.67 | Suzanne Boorsch | 1983 |
| II.68 | Louise Bourgeois Includes invitation to "Large Scale, Small Scale Sculpture" at Xavier Fourcade, Inc., which includes handwritten note from Bourgeois to Scolari Barr. |
1978 |
| II.69 | John Bowlt | 1979 |
| II.70 | H. Myles Boxer | 1926-1928 |
| II.71 | Dr. Bill Bradley | 1983-1987 |
| II.72 | Remigius Brückmann | 1975 |
| II.73 | "On Luis Buñuel" | 1985 |
| II.74 | Jeanne Bucher-Myrbor | 1980 |
| II.75 | Emily Buck | 1944 |
| II.76 | Eleanor Bunce | 1982 |
| II.77 | Gordon Bunshaft Robert Indiana's 1965 "LOVE" MoMA Christmas card. |
1965 |
| II.78 | Sarah Butler | 1973 |
| II.79 | Miscellaneous B | 1961-1985 |
| II.80 | François Cachin | 1985 |
| II.81 | Louise Calder | 1976-1987 |
| II.82 | Ernestine Calder | 1983 |
| II.83 | Jane Casey | 1983 |
| II.84 | Hugh Casson | Undated |
| II.85 | Kenneth Castleman | 1925-1927 |
| II.86 | Stanton L. Catlin Includes reminiscence of the Barrs' partnership (addressed to MoMA Archivist, Rona Roob (1990)). |
1936-1990 |
| II.87 | Betty Chamberlain | 1980 |
| II.88 | Maryette Charlton | 1972-1978 |
| II.89 | Elizabeth Chase | 1936-1937 |
| II.90 | Charles Chetham | 1987 |
| II.91 | Herschel Chipp | 1980 |
| II.92 | Christmas Cards 1 of 2 folders. |
1987 |
| II.93 | Christmas Cards 2 of 2 folders. Collection of Christmas cards received when Margret Scolari Barr was in the hospital. |
1984-1987 |
| II.94 | Walter Chrysler, Jr. | 1972 |
| II.95 | Chryssa | 1973 |
| II.96 | Jeanne-Claude and Christo | 1970-1983 |
| II.97 | Henry and Esther Clifford | Undated |
| II.98 | Arthur Cohen | 1978 |
| II.99 | Barbara Colbron | Undated |
| II.100 | Ralph Colin | 1970-1983 |
| II.101 | College Art Association 1 of 2 folders. Includes correspondence relating to CAA's Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Award. |
1980 |
| II.102 | College Art Association 2 of 2 folders. |
1986 |
| II.103 | Bruce Collins | 1986 |
| II.104 | Columbia University | 1986 |
| II.105 | Columbia University Correspondence concerning the Meyer Schapiro Chair position in the History of Art Department. |
1980 |
| II.106 | Mary Cooper | 1927-1932 |
| II.107 | Bill Corbett Includes correspondence with MoMA Archivist Rona Roob, regarding donation of Barr materials to MoMA Archives. |
1986-1992 |
| II.108 | Andrew Cordier | 1969 |
| II.109 | The Cosmopolitan Club | 1981-1984 |
| II.110 | Byba Coster | 1976-1977 |
| II.111 | Council of Friends - Institute of Fine Arts | 1980 |
| II.112 | Miscellaneous C | 1968-1983 |
| II.113 | Missy Daniel Regarding Iris Barry. |
1978 |
| II.114 | Luca and Rosie Daimelli | 1981-1982 |
| II.115 | Dayeru | 1980 |
| II.116 | Rose Diaz | 1978 |
| II.117 | Mario de Garrou Note: all correspondence in Italian. |
1925-1928 |
| II.118 | Anne d'Harnoncourt | 1982-1986 |
| II.119 | Virginia Dortch | 1980 |
| II.120 | Arthur Drexler | 1986 |
| II.121 | Share Dunworth | 1983 |
| II.122 | Jim Ede | 1974-1981 |
| II.123 | Froso Eftimiadi | 1983-1987 |
| II.124 | John Elderfield | 1978-1984 |
| II.125 | "Elsa" | 1981 |
| II.126 | Heather Evans | 1976 |
| II.127 | Miscellaneous E | 1935-1982 |
| II.128 | Colvina Feyles | Undated |
| II.129 | Wilhelmina Feiner | 1978-1983 |
| II.130 | Frances Finch | Undated |
| II.131 | Fitzmaurices | 1930-1950 |
| II.132 | Ralph Fitzpatrick | 1976 |
| II.133 | Francesca Fleming | c.1975 |
| II.134 | Fogg Art Museum | 1982 |
| II.135 | Edith Flood | 1943 |
| II.136 | Jane Fluegel | 1978 |
| II.137 | Edward Forbes | 1939 |
| II.138 | Helen Franc | 1937-1986 |
| II.139 | Nancy Franklin | 1980 |
| II.140 | Frazier | 1978 |
| II.141 | Sydney Freedberg 1 of 3 folders. |
1942-1983 |
| II.142 | Sydney Freedberg 2 of 3 folders. |
1974-1987 |
| II.143 | Sydney Freedberg 3 of 3 folders. Includes transcript of Freedberg lecture: "Titian: The Flaying of Marsyas." |
1984 |
| II.144 | Wilfred Freeman | 1952-1958 |
| II.145 | Annette Fry | 1982 |
| II.146 | Varian Fry | 1935-1939 |
| II.147 | Sally Ganz | 1983-1987 |
| II.148 | Otto Garthe | 1935-1937 |
| II.149 | Syed Iqbal Geoffrey Letter from the artist to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1978 |
| II.150 | Ludwig Glaeser | 1977-1983 |
| II.151 | "Glen" 1 of 2 folders. |
1928 |
| II.152 | "Glen" 2 of 2 folders. |
1929-1940 |
| II.153 | Joaquim Gomis | 1983 |
| II.154 | Irene Gordon | 1987 |
| II.155 | Virginia Green | 1985 |
| II.156 | Chaim and Renee Gross Includes sketches by Chaim Gross. |
1975-1983 |
| II.157 | Peggy Guggenheim | 1948 |
| II.158 | Alberti Guglielmo | 1952-1958 |
| II.159 | Jane Gunther | 1955-1958 |
| II.160 | Miscellaneous G | 1982-1987 |
| II.161 | Werner Haftmann | 1952-1983 |
| II.162 | Lily Harmon | 1985 |
| II.163 | William Hartman | 1983 |
| II.164 | Joseph Hazen | 1977 |
| II.165 | Tom Hess | 1974 |
| II.166 | Tony Hiss | 1985 |
| II.167 | Henry-Russell Hitchcock Includes hand-designed Christmas Card and undated handwritten letter. |
1985 |
| II.168 | Harold Hochschild | 1974 |
| II.169 | Charlotte Houtermans-Riefenstahl | 1939 |
| II.170 | Stephen Hook | 1925-1926 |
| II.171 | Alste Horn | 1974-1984 |
| II.172 | G. Hugner Note: Correspondence in French. |
1937 |
| II.173 | Richard Hunt | 1980 |
| II.174 | Samuel Hunter | 1982 |
| II.175 | Ada Louise Huxtable Includes copy of letter from Margaret Scolari Barr to Huxtable regarding her review of the Museum Tower. |
1977 |
| II.176 | Miscellaneous H | 1970-1984 |
| II.177 | John Jay Ide | 1956 |
| II.178 | Bravig Imbs | 1943 |
| II.179 | Invitations | 1984 |
| II.180 | Italian Correspondence 1 of 2 folders. Includes English summaries written by Margaret Scolari Barr. Note: most correspondence in Italian. |
1925-1970 |
| II.181 | Italian Correspondence 2 of 2 folders. Primarily English summaries and notes written by Scolari Barr in 1991 for Italian correspondence. Note: should be used in conjunction with folder V.180. |
1925-1991 |
| II.182 | Miscellaneous I | Undated |
| II.183 | Catherine Jackson Personal note written on the back of a flyer for "A Course of Five Lectures on Modern Art By Professor Alfred H. Barr, Jr." at the Farnsworth Museum for the Department of Art at Wellesley College. |
1929 |
| II.184 | Marie-Louise Jeanneret | 1979 |
| II.185 | J. Stewart Johnson | 1982 |
| II.186 | Philip Johnson 1 of 2 folders. Includes small black-and-white photograph of Johnson's Glass House (New Canaan, CT); reminiscence of Johnson written by Scolari Barr; and press clippings. |
Undated |
| II.187 | Philip Johnson 2 of 2 folders. |
1976-1987 |
| II.188 | Barbara Webster Jones | 1978-1982 |
| II.189 | Betsy Jones Material added to this folder in 2022. |
1978-1986 |
| II.190 | Miscellaneous J | 1976 |
| II.191 | Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler | 1975-1979 |
| II.192 | Walter Kaiser | 1958-1985 |
| II.193 | Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. 1 of 3 folders. |
1943-1944 |
| II.194 | Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. 2 of 3 folders. |
1943-1944 |
| II.195 | Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. 3 of 3 folders. |
1944-1986 |
| II.196 | "Kay" | Undated |
| II.197 | George Kennan | 1979 |
| II.198 | Edward King | 1940-1983 |
| II.199 | Ralph Kirkpatrick | 1934-1978 |
| II.200 | Richard Koch | 1978 |
| II.201 | Myrra Koening | 1965-1966 |
| II.202 | Günther Kopcke | 1976-1979 |
| II.203 | Rosalind Krauss | 1980 |
| II.204 | Richard Krautheimer | 1977-1986 |
| II.205 | Miscellaneous K | 1977-1979 |
| II.206 | Shelia La Farge 1 of 6 folders |
Undated |
| II.207 | Sheila La Farge 2 of 6 folders |
1953-1957 |
| II.208 | Sheila La Farge 3 of 6 folders. |
1953-1958 |
| II.209 | Sheila La Farge 4 of 6 folders. |
1959-1966 |
| II.210 | Sheila La Farge 5 of 6 folders. |
1956-1983 |
| II.211 | Sheila La Farge 6 of 6 folders. |
1982-1987 |
| II.212 | Abram Lerner | 1974 |
| II.213 | Jay Leyda | 1985-1986 |
| II.214 | Alexander Liberman | Undated |
| II.215 | William "Bill" Liberman | 1946-1979 |
| II.216 | Fred Licht | 1968-1986 |
| II.217 | Nina Lobanov | 1982-1987 |
| II.218 | Janice Loeb | 1936-1944 |
| II.219 | "Dr. Lipscomb" | 1952-1957 |
| II.220 | Russell Lynes Includes transcript of an interview with Frances Lindley. |
1970-1983 |
| II.221 | Miscellaneous L | 1970-1983 |
| II.222 | Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church | 1977 |
| II.223 | Nicky Mariano | 1936-1966 |
| II.224 | Alice Marquis | 1986 |
| II.225 | Milford Martin | 1986 |
| II.226 | Maria Martoni Note: in Italian. |
1925-1945 |
| II.227 | Pierre Matisse | 1982 |
| II.228 | Roberto Matta | 1941 |
| II.229 | Thomas Mabry | 1941 |
| II.230 | Betty McAndrew | 1978-1984 |
| II.231 | John McAndrew 1 of 2 folders. |
1932-1952 |
| II.232 | John McAndrew 2 of 2 folders. |
1932-1938 |
| II.233 | Arthur McComb | 1935-1965 |
| II.234 | Millard "Mig" Meiss | 1955-1972 |
| II.235 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1986-1990 |
| II.236 | Joan Mertens | 1965-1985 |
| II.237 | Franz Meyer | 1931-946 |
| II.238 | J.E. Meyer | 1975-1977 |
| II.239 | Dorothy Miller Photocopy of memo to Dorothy Miller from MoMA Archivist Rona Roob with an attached copy of a letter from Alfred H. Barr, Jr. to Jere Abbott, dating from 1943. |
1943-1985 |
| II.240 | Stephen Miller | 1977 |
| II.241 | Mrs. S.M. Millner | 1937 |
| II.242 | Miró Foundation | Undated |
| II.243 | Mitchell Prize | 1977 |
| II.244 | Agnes Mongan 1 of 3 folders. Includes correspondence and lecture transcript from Mongan's 11th Annual Members Day Lecture at Smith College (April 20, 1983). |
1934-1985 |
| II.245 | Agnes Mongan 2 of 3 folders. |
1982-1983 |
| II.246 | Agnes Mongan 3 of 3 folders. |
1985-1987 |
| II.247 | Bettine Montgrolle | 1976-1984 |
| II.248 | Henry Moore Includes handwritten letter to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Margaret Scolari Barr from January 14, 1947. |
1947 |
| II.249 | Charles Rufus Morey | 1925-1928 |
| II.250 | James Munn | 1931 |
| II.251 | Miscellaneous M | 1971-1984 |
| II.252 | The New Criterion Includes letters to the editor written by Scolari Barr. |
1986 |
| II.253 | Louise Nevelson | 1972 |
| II.254 | Beaumont Newhall | 1945-1982 |
| II.255 | Victoria Newhouse | 1978-1985 |
| II.256 | Cristo Giordano Nicoletti 1 of 3 folders. Note: all correspondence in Italian. |
1921-1924 |
| II.257 | Cristo Giordano Nicoletti 2 of 3 folders. Note: all correspondence in Italian. |
1921-1929 |
| II.258 | Cristo Giordano Nicoletti 3 of 3 folders. Also includes black-and-white photographs and newspaper clippings. Note: all correspondence in Italian. |
1921-1930 |
| II.259 | Noble Horizons | 1979-1984 |
| II.260 | Miscellaneous N | 1965-1979 |
| II.261 | Philippa Offner | 1946 |
| II.262 | Richard Offner Includes a "Critical and Historical Corpus of Florentine Painting" (1930). |
1935-1957 |
| II.263 | "Old Letters" 1 of 2 folders. |
1925-1984 |
| II.264 | "Old Letters" 2 of 2 folders. |
1941-1958 |
| II.265 | Richard Oldenburg | 1979-1985 |
| II.266 | Isobel O'Neil | 1979-1981 |
| II.267 | Méret Oppenheim | 1978 |
| II.268 | Elodie Osborn Includes "Reflections on Alfred H. Barr, Jr. on the ocassion of the 50th Anniversary of The Museum of Modern Art." |
1980-1983 |
| II.269 | Roger Osborn | 1969-1972 |
| II.270 | Miscellaneous O | 1960-1981 |
| II.271 | Erwin Panofksy 1 of 2 folders. |
1933-1943 |
| II.272 | Erwin Panofsky 2 of 2 folders. Includes letters to former MoMA Archivist Rona Roob regarding donation of Scolari Barr/Panofsky letters to Princeton University (includes photocopies of said letters). Includes biographical writing on Charles Rufus Morey writen by Panofsky in 1955 for the American Philosophical Society, which has personal note to Scolari Barr and Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1954-1985 |
| II.273 | Roland Penrose | 1982-1987 |
| II.274 | Daphne Phelps | 1959-1982 |
| II.275 | Clive Phillpot | 1978-1984 |
| II.276 | Jacqueline Picasso | 1979 |
| II.277 | Leon Pomerance | 1979 |
| II.278 | John Pope-Hennessy Includes copy of essay titled, "Connoisseurship." |
1964-1983 |
| II.279 | Portugal | 1984 |
| II.280 | Postcards and Cards | 1983-1985 |
| II.281 | Postcards Primarily postcards to Scolari Barr from Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1924-1974 |
| II.282 | Prince Franz of Bavaria | 1970 |
| II.283 | Princeton University | 1933-1935 |
| II.284 | Miscellaneous P | 1961-1979 |
| II.285 | Leslie van Rensselaer White | 1971-1972 |
| II.286 | John Rewald | 1982-1986 |
| II.287 | Mary Rhodes | No Date |
| II.288 | Agnes Rindge | 1927-1928 |
| II.289 | Edward Robinson | 1927 |
| II.290 | Kevin Roche | 1982 |
| II.291 | Abigail "Abby" Aldrich Rockefeller | No Date |
| II.292 | Blanchette Rockefeller | 1962-1985 |
| II.293 | David Rockefeller | 1967-1987 |
| II.294 | John D. Rockefeller, Jr. | 1936 |
| II.295 | Nelson Rockefeller Includes black-and-white photographs of Joan Miró paintings in Varengeville, France. |
1951-1979 |
| II.296 | "Rome and Cemetery" Correspondence dealing with Scolari Barr's mother's tomb and property in Rome. Note: most correspondence in Italian. |
1948-1979 |
| II.297 | Rona Roob 1 of 5 folders. |
1965-1986 |
| II.298 | Rona Roob 2 of 5 folders. |
1973-1985 |
| II.299 | Rona Roob 3 of 5 folders. Includes handwritten letter to Roob from Louise Bourgeois. |
1982-1986 |
| II.300 | Rona Roob 4 of 5 folder. Includes letter in which Scolari Barr recounts meetings with Picasso and Matisse. |
1986 |
| II.301 | Rona Roob 5 of 5 folders. |
1986-1987 |
| II.302 | Kay Rorimer | 1982 |
| II.303 | Allen Rosenbaum | 1987 |
| II.304 | Cary Ross | 1929-1930 |
| II.305 | William Rubin | 1975-1986 |
| II.306 | Angelica Rudenstine | 1977-1985 |
| II.307 | John Russell | 1982 |
| II.308 | Miscellaneous R | 1982-1987 |
| II.309 | Aline Saarinen | 1943-1944 |
| II.310 | Sabbatical Year 1 of 2 folders. Miscellaneous correspondence from Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s year of sabbatical from MoMA. |
1932-1933 |
| II.311 | Sabbatical Year 2 of 2 folders. Miscellaneous correspondence from Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s year of sabbatical from MoMA. |
1932-1933 |
| II.312 | Meyer Schapiro Includes January-March 1932 issue of the Marxist Review, as well as architectural sketches. |
1937-1974 |
| II.313 | Franz Schulze | 1987 |
| II.314 | Mary (Fitzmaurice) Scolari 1 of 9 folders. Correspondence to and from Margaret Scolari Barr's mother (colloquially referred to as "Mav"). Includes letter from Magaret Scolari Barr to her mother asking for permission to marry Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1926-1930 |
| II.315 | Mary (Fitzmaurice) Scolari 2 of 9 folders. Envelopes only. |
1926-1940 |
| II.316 | Mary (Fitzmaurice) Scolari 3 of 9 folders. |
1925-1928 |
| II.317 | Mary (Fitzmaurice) Scolari 4 of 9 folders. |
1929-1930 |
| II.318 | Mary (Fitzmaurice) Scolari 5 of 9 folders. |
1933-1939 |
| II.319 | Mary (Fitzmaurice) Scolari 6 of 9 folders. |
1939-1940 |
| II.320 | Mary (Fitzmaurice) Scolari 7 of 9 folders. |
1940-1945 |
| II.321 | Mary (Fitzmaurice) Scolari 8 of 9 folders. |
1940-1946 |
| II.322 | Mary (Fitzmaurice) Scolari 9 of 9 folders. Correspondence received after Mary Fitzmaurice Scolari's death. |
1945-1946 |
| II.323 | Seurat (Concerning Seurat) Includes correspondence on Seurat and an exhibition at the Kunsthalle. |
1983-1984 |
| II.324 | Ethel Shein | 1983 |
| II.325 | Shirley Smith | 1945 |
| II.326 | Bob Sitton Includes transcript of interview between Sitton and Margaret Scolari Barr. |
1984-1985 |
| II.327 | Seymour Slive | 1981 |
| II.328 | Louise Smith | 1982 |
| II.329 | Craig Smyth | 1982 |
| II.330 | Mary Jo Smyth | 1978-1983 |
| II.331 | Alice Snyder | 1932-1934 |
| II.332 | James Thrall Soby | 1952-1961 |
| II.333 | Melissa Soby | Undated |
| II.334 | Peter Soby | 1980 |
| II.335 | Sotheby's | 1982 |
| II.336 | Spence School | 1967 |
| II.337 | Philip Stapp | 1981 |
| II.338 | Gail Stavitsky | 1987-1988 |
| II.339 | Leo Steinberg | 1957-1977 |
| II.340 | Frank Stella | 1984 |
| II.341 | Stillwell | 1982 |
| II.342 | Charlotte Stokes | 1983 |
| II.343 | Frances Strauss Also includes materials related to Walter S. Cook, including "An Early Aragonese Panel at Frankfurt am Main" (Cook, 1926). |
1926-1986 |
| II.344 | Frances Strunsky | 1930-1959 |
| II.345 | Janis Sydney | 1982-1987 |
| II.346 | Leslie Switzler | 1978 |
| II.347 | Miscellaneous S Material added to this folder in 2022. |
1940-1987 |
| II.348 | Randall Thompson | 1935-1938 |
| II.349 | Virgil Thomson | 1982 |
| II.350 | Jacopo Trivellato Note: most correspondence in Italian. |
1940-1983 |
| II.351 | Dimitri Tselos | 1975 |
| II.352 | Marcia Tucker | 1983-1985 |
| II.353 | Miscellaneous T | 1972-1986 |
| II.354 | Unidentified Correspondence | 1960-1985 |
| II.355 | Rose Valland Correspondence pertaining to artists rescue operations (the Emergency Rescue Committee) during World War II. Note: in French. |
1935-1940 |
| II.356 | Vassar | 1928-1987 |
| II.357 | L. Vitali | 1977-1984 |
| II.358 | Peter H. von Blackenhagen | 1966-1984 |
| II.359 | Miscellaneous V | 1980 |
| II.360 | Ernest Wald | 1940 |
| II.361 | John Walker III | 1935-1936 |
| II.362 | John Walsh | 1983 |
| II.363 | Harry Weyhle | 1929-1933 |
| II.364 | Betsey Whitney | 1982 |
| II.365 | Stella Whittier | 1933 |
| II.366 | Wilhelmina Feiner | Undated |
| II.367 | Alice Wohl | 1977-1987 |
| II.368 | Alice Wolz | 1982 |
| II.369 | Miscellaneous W | 1931-1983 |
| II.370 | John Yeon | 1942-1944 |
| II.371 | Miscellaneous Y | 1980 |
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Series III: Publications, Writings, Lectures, and Research Files 1886-1989 |
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Series III: Publications, Writings, Lectures and Research Files is divided into six subseries. The first subseries comprises general writings and research files while all the others are arranged according to specific publications. The subseries are arranged chronologically according to year of publication. The series required substantial arrangement by the processing archivist. |
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Subseries III.A: General Writing and Research Files 1886-1989 |
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This subseries consists of research materials, including articles, correspondence, and notes related to short published articles by Margaret Scolari Barr, as well as unpublished writings and research materials. Included in this subseries is a final draft and newspaper clipping photocopy of Scolari Barr's review of the 1933 Triennale for The New York Times (August 6, 1933). In this "open letter," which ran with the headline "In the Triennale, International Style Triumphs," Scolari Barr praised several avant-garde Italian architects for working in the International Style. This subseries also comprises general writings and research files relating to Scolari Barr's participation in the Emergency Rescue Comittee, which helped European artists gain entry into the United States during World War II, as well as short reminiscences on early MoMA staff including Monroe Wheeler, Dorothy Miller, and Philip Johnson. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| III.A.1* | Press Clippings -- Cristo Giordano Nicoletti | 1927 |
| III.A.2 | Dedalo | 1933 |
| III.A.3* | The Saturday Review, Van Gogh | 1933 |
| III.A.4 | New York Times "Open Letter" Newspaper clipping photocopy and final draft of Margaret Scolari Barr's review of the 1933 Milan Triennale, published in the New York Times on August 6, 1933. |
1933 |
| III.A.5 | "Articles and Radio Talks" | 1933-1967 |
| III.A.6 | "Arthur Kingsley Porter" | 1934 |
| III.A.7 | "Wartime Radio Talks" | 1936 |
| III.A.8 | Magazine of Art 1 of 2 folders. |
1938 |
| III.A.9 | Magazine of Art 2 of 2 folders. |
1938 |
| III.A.10 | Notes Inserted In Books Includes handwritten notes and ephemera previously inserted in Pascoli Giovanni's Lyra (1899); Fernanda Wittgens' Vincenzo Foppa (1949); Albert Pauphilet's Poètes et Romanciers du Moyen Age (1939); Bernard Berenson's Del Caravaggio delle sue Incongruenze e della sua Fama (1951). Also includes one program for Dessoff Choirs: Works by Orlandus Lassus(Town Hall New York, January 2, 1942). |
1939-1952 |
| III.A.11 | "Poems and Quotations" | 1940-1969 |
| III.A.12* | Press Clippings -- Bernard Berenson | 1941-1962 |
| III.A.13 | The Independent School Bulletin Includes "Why Not Teach History of Art" by Margaret Scolari Barr. |
1950 |
| III.A.14 | "Matisse Talk" | 1952-1953 |
| III.A.15 | "On Matisse" | 1953-1987 |
| III.A.16* | Press Clippings -- Philip Johnson Includes copy of Henry-Russell Hitchcock's profile on Johnson from The Architectural Review (April 1955). |
1955-1978 |
| III.A.17 | Press Clippings -- A. Everett "Chick" Austin | 1957 |
| III.A.18 | Arts Magazine Arts Magazine, October 1961. |
1961 |
| III.A.19 | "Picasso Lecture and Reminiscences" | 1968-1973 |
| III.A.20 | "Pictures and Collectors That Got Away" | 1975 |
| III.A.21 | Book Proposal on Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Henry-Russell Hitchcock Primarily correspondence. |
1976 |
| III.A.22 | "Artists' Rescue" or the Emergency Rescue Committee 1 of 2 folders. |
1979-1980 |
| III.A.23 | "Artists' Rescue" or the Emergency Rescue Committee 2 of 2 folders. |
1980 |
| III.A.24 | Art News | 1979 |
| III.A.25 | Archives of American Art | 1982 |
| III.A.26 | Paul J. Sachs Research | 1981 |
| III.A.27 | Princeton Course Course materials for class at Princeton University with Sam Hunter and Rona Roob. |
1982 |
| III.A.28 | Lecture on Florentine Floods | 1983 |
| III.A.29 | "On Dorothy Miller" | 1983 |
| III.A.30 | "On Monroe Wheeler" | 1983 |
| III.A.31 | "On Cary Ross" | 1983 |
| III.A.32 | "Reminiscences" | 1984 |
| III.A.33 | Autobiography Notes | 1984 |
| III.A.34 | "Articles on Matisse, Picasso, and Japanese Prints" | 1984 |
| III.A.35 | "Family Reminiscences" | 1984 |
| III.A.36 | Hilton Kramer on T.J. Clark Photocopy of Hilton Kramer's article, "T.J. Clark and the Marxist Critique of Modern Painting," which appeared in the The New Criterion in March 1985. |
1985 |
| III.A.37* | Press Clippings -- Agnes Mongan | 1985 |
| III.A.38 | "On Philip Johnson" | 1986 |
| III.A.39 | "Conversation with Nancy Richardson" | 1986 |
| III.A.40 | "Memories" | 1986-1989 |
| III.A.41 | "On Matisse and Picasso" | Undated |
| III.A.42 | Picasso Lecture 1 of 2 folders. |
Undated |
| III.A.43* | Picasso Lecture 2 of 2 folders. |
Undated |
| III.A.44 | "Landscape and Weather in the Sixteenth Century" | Undated |
| III.A.45 | Peter von Blanckenhagen | Undated |
| III.A.46 | Notes on Dante's Inferno | Undated |
| III.A.47 | "On Teaching and Education" | Undated |
| III.A.48 | "Conventions" | Undated |
| III.A.49 | "On Iris Barry" | Undated |
| III.A.50 | Image Reproductions 1 of 4 folders. Includes carte-de-visites from Europe. |
Undated |
| III.A.51 | Image Reproductions 2 of 4 folders. |
Undated |
| III.A.52 | Image Reproductions 3 of 4 folders. |
Undated |
| III.A.53 | Image Reproductions 4 of 3 folders. |
Undated |
| III.A.54 | Vocabulary Cards | Undated |
Subseries III.B: Vatican Obelisk Translation 1949-1963 |
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This small subseries contains research files and drafts from Scolari Barr's translation of the article, "Of the Moving of the Vatican Obelisk and of the Edifices of Our Lord Pope Sixtus V," from Italian to English. It is arranged chronologically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| III.B.1 | Notes and Research 1 of 3 folders. |
1949 |
| III.B.2 | Notes and Research 2 of 3 folders. Includes several articles on obelisks. |
1949-1961 |
| III.B.3 | Notes and Research 3 of 3 folders. |
Undated |
| III.B.4 | Princeton University Press | 1961 |
| III.B.5 | Harry N. Abrams, Inc. | 1963 |
| III.B.6 | Vatican Exhibition | 1983 |
| III.B.7 | "Of the Moving of the Vatican Obelisk and of the Edifices of Our Lord Pope Sixtus V" | 1983 |
| III.B.8 | First Draft | Undated |
| III.B.9 | Second Draft | Undated |
| III.B.10 | Photographs and Negatives | Undated |
Subseries III.C: Medardo Rosso 1886-1984 |
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Subseries III.C: Medardo Rosso is comprised of over a dozen research files. The material found in these folders contain photocopies of archival material, such as photocopies of letters in Rosso's hand and secondary scholarship on the Italian sculptor. These documents were the material basis for Scolari Barr's two publications on the artist. "Medardo Rosso and his Dutch Patroness Etha Fles," published in the magazine for L' Arte, and her now-definitive monograph on the sculptor, Medardo Rosso, published in conjunction with a retrospective of the artist's work at MoMA, were both published in 1963. Scolari Barr's work on Rosso, perhaps more than any other piece of writing, showcases her abilities as a scholar and a writer and her research files on the subject are important not only in that they provide useful archival material on the under-appreciated Italian sculptor, but also because they reveal Scolari Barr's research and writing processes. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| III.C.1 | Research Files 1 of 13 folders. Original folder marked "Opinion, 1886." |
1886 |
| III.C.2 | Research Files 2 of 13 folders. Includes photocopy of Frances Keyzer's "The King" (1904). |
1904 |
| III.C.3 | Research Files 3 of 13 folders. Materials from Medardo Rosso: Impressions exhibition of 1906 at Eugene Cremetti, 44 Dover Street. |
1906 |
| III.C.4 | Research Files 4 of 13 folders. Includes photocopies of Medardo Rosso letters. |
1906-1959 |
| III.C.5 | Research Files 5 of 13 folders. Photocopies of Louis Piérard's Un Sculpteur Impressionniste (1909). |
1909 |
| III.C.6 | Research Files 6 of 13 folders. |
1911 |
| III.C.7 | Research Files 7 of 13 folders. "Les Archives Bibliographiques Contemporains." |
Undated |
| III.C.8 | Research Files 8 of 13 folders. "Entwickelungsgeschichte der Modernen Kunst." |
Undated |
| III.C.9 | Research Files 9 of 13 folders. |
Undated |
| III.C.10 | Research Files 10 of 13 folders. Incudes photocopies of letters from Medardo Rosso. |
Undated |
| III.C.11 | Research Files 11 of 13 folders. |
Undated |
| III.C.12 | Research Files 12 of 12 folders. |
Undated |
| III.C.13* | Research Files 13 of 13 folders. |
Undated |
| III.C.14 | L'arte | 1958 |
| III.C.15 | Arts Several copies of December 1959 issue of Arts, which an includes article on Medardo Rosso by Hilton Kramer. |
1959 |
| III.C.16 | "Printed Material" Includes catalog for "the first exhibition in America of sculpture by Medardo Rosso" at Pridot Gallery (NYC) and a copy of Arts Magazine, October 1963. |
1959-1971 |
| III.C.17 | "Lamberto Vitali Material" | 1959-1979 |
| III.C.18 | "Medardo Rosso and his Dutch Patroness Etha Fles" 1 of 2 folders. Research materials. |
1960-1978 |
| III.C.19 | "Medardo Rosso and his Dutch Patroness Etha Fles" 2 of 2 folders. Research materials. |
Undated |
| III.C.20 | "La prima attività di Medardo Rosso e i suoi rapporti con l'ambiente milanese" | 1961 |
| III.C.21 | Pre-book Correspondence Includes editorial letter from James Soby and edited copy of Scolari Barr's "Medardo Rosso and his Dutch Patroness Etha Fles." |
1962 |
| III.C.22 | I "Ritorni" di Medardo Rosso e Due Bronzi Giovanili | 1962 |
| III.C.23 | Medardo Rosso Includes two copies of Medardo Rosso monograph by Scolari Barr as well as exhibition brouchures. |
1963 |
| III.C.24 | Slides | 1963 |
| III.C.25 | Post-publication Material 1 of 2 folders. Primarly articles and press clippings on Medardo Rosso. |
1963-1964 |
| III.C.26 | Post-publication Material 2 of 2 folders. Includes correspondence in both English and Italian. |
1963-1984 |
Subseries III.D: Jean-Étienne Liotard 1978-1987 |
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Subseries III.D: Jean-Étienne Liotard is a small series comprised of research materials on the eighteenth-century Swiss-French painter. It contains travel information from a research trip that Scolari Barr took to Geneva, as well as research notes and correspondence. Scolari Barr never published on Liotard. The subseries is arranged chronologically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| III.D.1 | L'Opera Completa di Liotard Copy of L'Opera di Completa Liotard with introduction by Renée Loche and Marcel Roethlisberger and published by Rizzoli Editore. |
1978 |
| III.D.2 | Publications | 1978-1980 |
| III.D.3 | Geneva Travel Information | 1979-1980 |
| III.D.4 | Correspondence and Notes | 1979-1980 |
| III.D.5 | Notebooks | 1980 |
| III.D.6 | Reproductions | 1980 |
Subseries III.E: Defining Modern Art: Selected Writings of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 1979-1987 |
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Subseries III.E: Defining Modern Art: Selected Writings on Alfred H. Barr, Jr. is a small subseries that primarily includes correspondence with publishers interested in compiling and publishing Margaret Scolari Barr's husband's writings. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| III.E.1 | Correspondence 1 of 4 folders. Original folder marked: "AHB Anthology: The Beginnings, 1979-1983. Re: The Book That Became Defining Modern Art." |
1979-1983 |
| III.E.2 | Correspondence 2 of 4 folders. |
1979-1986 |
| III.E.3 | Correspondence 3 of 4 folders. |
1981 |
| III.E.4 | Correspondence 4 of 4 folders. Includes publishing agreement. |
1984-1986 |
| III.E.5 | Alfred H.Barr, Jr. -- Irving Sandler Interview | 1984 |
| III.E.6 | "Bibliography and Abrams Material" | 1984-1987 |
Subseries III.F: "Our Campaigns" in The New Criterion 1925-1989 |
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Subseries III.F: "Our Campaigns" contains all the research material for the chronology of the Barrs' campaigns together between the 1930s and 1940s. The chronology was published in a 1987 special edition of New Criterion, edited by Hilton Kramer. Scolari Barr co-authored these chronicles with then MoMA Archivist Rona Roob. The documents contained within this subseries include early biographical information on both Margaret and Alfred as well as materials that record crucial moments in their careers, such as a flyer for Barr's lecture series "Dogma and Practice in Modern Art" at Bryn Mawr college in the 1920s and a letter from Dorothy Miller from 1982 in which she recalls Barr's dismissal from the Museum in 1943. Also included are what Scolari Barr referred to as "Mini-Profiles." These are short descriptions and memories of key figures who were also involved in the early "campaigns" with the Barrs. The series contains profiles on Chick Austin, Stephen Clark, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, John McAndrew, Agnes Mongan, Agnes Rindge, James Thrall Soby, and Curt Valentin. Numerous drafts of the chronology and publication-related correspondence are also included in this subseries. The folder arrangement of the subseries mimics the chronology presented in the magazine and is thus arranged, more or less, chronologically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| III.F.1 | Chronology Research 1 of 3 folders. |
1980-1986 |
| III.F.2 | Chronology Research 2 of 3 folders. |
1980-1986 |
| III.F.3 | Chronology Research 3 of 3 folders. Box with envelopes filled with index cards with chronology information. |
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| III.F.4 | 1902-1921: Early Years | 1986 |
| III.F.5 | 1902-1929: Early Years 1 of 2 folders. |
1986 |
| III.F.6 | 1902-1929: Early Years 2 of 2 folders. |
1986 |
| III.F.7 | 1902-1943: Draft of Early Chronology | 1986 |
| III.F.8 | 1902-1981: Chronology | 1986 |
| III.F.9 | 1902-1982: Chronology "The Shoebox": an index card chronology of the Barr "Campaigns" starting in 1902 with the birth of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Begun by Margaret Scolari Barr in 1978-1979. It was constantly tweaked, corrected, and verified by former MoMA Archivist Rona Roob. |
1979-1987 |
| III.F.10 | 1918-1925: Alfred H. Barr, Jr. School Years 1 of 2 folders. |
1918-1986 |
| III.F.11 | 1918-1925: Alfred H. Barr, Jr. School Years 2 of 2 folders. Princeton University Catalogues. |
1918-1925 |
| III.F.12 | 1920-1929: Early Life Chronology | 1987 |
| III.F.13 | 1920-1929: Books on Modern Art List of selection of books on modern art available to Alfred H. Barr, Jr. in the 1920s. Compiled by Museum Archivist Rona Roob in 1982. |
1982 |
| III.F.14 | 1920-1949: Chronology Includes flyer for Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s lecture series, "Dogma and Practice in Modern Art," at Bryn Mawr College. |
1925-1930 |
| III.F.15 | 1922-1927: Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Grant and Scholarship Applications | undated |
| III.F.16 | 1922-1930: Early Chronology | 1929-1985 |
| III.F.17 | 1924-1957: Correspondence Primarily contains photocopies of letters from Alfred H. Barr, Jr. to his parents. |
1982-1986 |
| III.F.18 | 1927: Chronology Memories of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. as told to Margaret Scolari Barr by John McAndrew. |
1976 |
| III.F.19 | 1927: Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Dutch Diary | 1978 |
| III.F.20 | 1929-1935: Chronology Includes notes from Jere Abbott. |
1981-1986 |
| III.F.21 | 1929-1942: Chronology | 1982-1985 |
| III.F.22 | 1929-1943: Business Card | 1929-1943 |
| III.F.23 | 1930-1939: Chronology 1 of 2 folders. |
1939-1981 |
| III.F.24 | 1930-1939: Chronology 2 of 2 folders. |
1985 |
| III.F.25 | 1930-1943: Chronology 1 of 3 folders. |
1974-1985 |
| III.F.26 | 1930-1943: Chronology 2 of 3 folders. |
1985 |
| III.F.27 | 1930-1943: Chronology 3 of 3 folders. |
1985 |
| III.F.28 | 1930-1943: Reminiscences | undated |
| III.F.29 | 1930-1948: Paris | 1978 |
| III.F.30 | 1930-1959: Chronology | 1974-1980 |
| III.F.31 | 1933: Chronology | undated |
| III.F.32 | 1935: Chronology | 1985-1988 |
| III.F.33 | 1935-1943: Chronology | undated |
| III.F.34 | 1940-1949: Chronology 1 of 2 folders. |
undated |
| III.F.35 | 1940-1949: Chronology 2 of 2 folders. |
undated |
| III.F.36 | 1940-1979: Correspondence | 1940-1979 |
| III.F.37 | 1941-1943: Chronology | 1941-1943 |
| III.F.38 | 1943: Chronology 1 of 3 folders. |
1984-1985 |
| III.F.39 | 1943: Chronology 2 of 3 folders. |
1984-1985 |
| III.F.40 | 1943: Chronology 3 of 3 folders. |
1983-1984 |
| III.F.41 | 1943: Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Dismissal Includes photocopies of letters between Stephen Clark and Alfred H. Barr, Jr. regarding his dismissal from the Museum in 1943. |
1983-1984 |
| III.F.42 | 1943: War Department Includes correspondence about Alfred H. Barr Jr.'s interest in assisting the War Department's Civil Affairs Division during World War II. |
1943 |
| III.F.43 | 1943-1944: Museum Crisis Includes photocopy of document written by Margaret Scolari Barr contesting the dismissal of her husband. Also includes letter from Dorothy Miller (1982) with recollection of Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s dismissal. |
1983-1985 |
| III.F.44 | 1944: Chronology 1 of 2 folders. |
1944-1985 |
| III.F.45 | 1944: Chronology 2 of 2 folders. |
1944-1985 |
| III.F.46 | 1944-1946: Firing | 1980-1985 |
| III.F.47 | 1944-1959: Chronology | 1986 |
| III.F.48 | 1945-1959: Chronology 1 of 2 folders. |
1986 |
| III.F.49 | 1945-1959: Chronology 2 of 2 folders. |
1945-1985 |
| III.F.50 | 1948-1959: Final Edits Final edits for 1948 and 1959. |
1985-1987 |
| III.F.51 | 1949: Chronology "Museum Acquires Picasso of Foremost Importance" MoMA press release (July 26, 1949). |
1949 |
| III.F.52 | 1950-1959: Chronology | 1980-1985 |
| III.F.53 | 1950-1975: Chronology | 1980-1985 |
| III.F.54 | 1958-1959: Russia Includes chronology research and text pertaining to Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s trip to Russia in 1959. |
1980-1985 |
| III.F.55 | 1959: Datebook Photocopy of Scolari Barr's 1959 datebook. |
1980-1985 |
| III.F.56 | 1960-1966: Chronology | 1961-1985 |
| III.F.57 | 1960-1978: Chronology | |
| III.F.58 | 1967-1976: Chronology | 1980-1985 |
| III.F.59 | 1980-1981: "Nuggets" in "Our Campaigns" | 1980-1985 |
| III.F.60 | "Mini-Profiles" | 1987 |
| III.F.61 | "Mini-Profiles: Arthur Everett "Chick" Austin, Jr." Includes photocopies of correspondence between Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Chick Austin from 1935-1939. |
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| III.F.62 | "Mini-Profiles: Artists' Rescue" Draft of Scolari Barr's "Rescuing Artists in W.W.II" (January 7, 1980). |
1980 |
| III.F.63 | "Mini-Profiles: Bernard Berenson" Handwritten notes on Berenson by Scolari Barr. |
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| III.F.64 | "Mini-Profiles: Stephen Clark" Research material on Stephen Clark. |
1985 |
| III.F.65 | "Mini-Profiles: Ralph Colin and John Loeb" | 1986 |
| III.F.66 | "Mini-Profiles: Henry-Russell Hitchcock" Includes photocopy of handwritten letter from Hitchcock to Barr from 1939 regarding MoMA building design. |
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| III.F.67 | "Mini-Profiles: Philip Johnson" | |
| III.F.68 | "Mini-Profiles: John McAndrew" | |
| III.F.69 | "Mini-Profiles: Agnes Mongan" Facsimiles of correspondence between Scolari Barr and Mongan. |
1982-1983 |
| III.F.70 | "Mini-Profiles: J.B. Neumann" | 1987 |
| III.F.71 | "Mini-Profiles: Agnes Rindge" Facsimilies of correspondence relating to the termination of Rindge at MoMA. |
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| III.F.72 | "Mini-Profiles: Angelica Rudenstine" | 1987 |
| III.F.73 | "Mini-Profiles: Frances Strunsky" | |
| III.F.74 | "Mini-Profiles: Mary Sullivan" | |
| III.F.75 | "Mini-Profiles: James Thrall Soby" Includes black-and-white photographs. |
1951-1988 |
| III.F.76 | "Mini-Profiles: Curt Valentin" | 1983 |
| III.F.77* | Second Draft 1 of 5 folders. |
1987 |
| III.F.78* | Second Draft 2 of 5 folders. |
1987 |
| III.F.79* | Second Draft 3 of 5 folders. |
1987 |
| III.F.80* | Second Draft 4 of 5 folders. |
1987 |
| III.F.81* | Second Draft 5 of 5 folders. |
1987 |
| III.F.82 | Correspondence 1 of 7 folders. Correspondence related to publication of Barr chronology in The New Criterion. |
1974-1987 |
| III.F.83 | Correspondence 2 of 7 folders. |
1979-1984 |
| III.F.84 | Correspondence 3 of 7 folders. |
1985-1986 |
| III.F.85 | Correspondence 4 of 7 folders. Includes correspondence with The New Criterion editor Hilton Kramer. |
1985-1987 |
| III.F.86 | Correspondence 5 of 7 folders. Post-publication correspondence. |
1987 |
| III.F.87 | Correspondence 6 of 7 folders. Post-publication correspondence. |
1987 |
| III.F.88 | Correspondence 7 of 7 folders. Post-publication correspondence. |
1987 |
| III.F.89 | Copyright and Legal 1 of 2 folders. |
1985 |
| III.F.90 | Copyright and Legal 2 of 2 folders. |
1987-1989 |
| III.F.91 | The New York Times Review Facsimile of John Russell's review, "Visionary Curator, Cautionary Tale," The New York Times, July 26, 1987. |
1987 |
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Series IV: Museum Matters 1928-1983 |
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Series IV: Museum Matters is a series that came to the Museum as a distinct group, with folders marked generally as "MoMA." While the original folders have largely been maintained, they have been given new titles that more aptly reflect their contents. Researchers should note, however, that MoMA-related materials can be found in nearly all series in the Margaret Scolari Barr Papers and are not limited to this series exclusively. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| IV.1 | "Greetings from the House of Weyhe" | 1928 |
| IV.2 | Invoices Includes invoice for books from Stuttgart made out to the Museum of Modern Art. Note: in German. |
1933 |
| IV.3 | Simone Kahn Includes series of correspondence between Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Simone Kahn regarding the purchase of Joan Miró's The Hunter (Catalan Landscape). Note: some correspondence in French. |
1937-1991 |
| IV.4 | Correspondence Includes series of correspondence and memoranda concerning the discharge of John McAndrew from MoMA. Also includes photocopy of letter from Alfred H. Barr, Jr. to Abby Aldrich Rockefeller regarding the potential purchase of Pablo Picasso's Minotauromachy. |
1940-1984 |
| IV.5 | Italian Addresses List of addresses of artists and critics in Italy. Used on Museum research trip for Twentieth-Century Italian Art Exhibition (MoMA Exh. #413). |
1948 |
| IV.6 | Press Clippings Includes Grace Glueck's "Modern Museum Head Hopeful Despite Setback from Court" (New York Times, August 7, 1978) and William C. Seitz's "The New Perceptual Art" (Vogue, February 1965). Also includes facsimiles of Robert Hughes' "Modernism: What Alfred Barr Saw" (Esquire, 1983); Hilton Kramer's "Russian Modernists and The Revolution" (The New York Times, November 19, 1978); and Russell Lynes' "How the Museum of Modern Art Survived the Fire" (1973). |
1965-1981 |
| IV.7 | Ludwig Glaeser "Conversation with Alfred Barr on the design of the MoMA building" memorandum. |
1968 |
| IV.8 | Invitations and Programs Includes an invitation to Henry-Russell Hithcock's 80th birthday; an invitation to the opening of the new MoMA galleries and sculpture garden; as well as a program for a posthumous tribute event for René d'Harnoncourt in MoMA's sculpture garden on October 8, 1968. |
1968-1983 |
| IV.9 | Gallery Dedication Attendee List Guest list for dedication of galleries in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and René d'Harnoncourt. Also includes invitation. |
1975 |
| IV.10 | Royalties for What is Modern Painting Correspondence. |
1975-1983 |
| IV.11 | Gifts to MoMA "Acknowledgement of Disposition" form detailing works donated to MoMA by the Barrs. Including: an untitled drawing by Pablo Picasso, a gouache by Georgiy Teptsov, a pencil and gouache by Boris Vako, and a catalog of drawings by various Russian artists (including Lyubov Popova, Alexander Rodchenko, Varvara Stepanova and Alexander Vesnin). |
1976 |
| IV.12 | Art News One copy of "The Museum of Modern Art at 50" edition of Art News (October 1979). |
1979 |
| IV.13 | Paul Klee, Man with Top Hat | 1982 |
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Series V: Photographs and Scrapbooks 1874-1976 |
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Series V: Photographs and Scrapbooks include hundreds of black-and-white photographs that document the entirety of Scolari Barr's life (1901-1987). Most photographs contained in the series are informal and personal in nature. Several early albums offer researchers a unique view into Scolari Barr's life in Italy before her immigration to the United States and marriage to Alfred. Of course, her life with Alfred and her daughter Victoria is also well documented as there are dozens of photographs from their summers in Greensboro, Vermont and trips home to Italy. While many of the photographs reveal to us today the informal and personal moments of the Barrs' life together, important MoMA-related events are also well documented in the series. Photographs of the Barrs with Philip Johnson in Cortona, Italy in 1932; the opening of MoMA's Twentieth-Century Italian Art Exhibition in 1949; the Barrs with Pablo Picasso and Jacqueline Roque in Cannes, France in 1956; and Alfred's birthday party, which coincided with the rehanging of the MoMA's collection in 1976, stand out as highlights.
Many photographs came mounted on scrapbooking paper that has become quite brittle over time. To maintain both the structural integrity and informational content of these pages they have been encapsulated in preservation-grade polyester sleeves. Unattached photographs have been encapsulated individually and placed between original album pages. Their current arrangement reflects the original order of the photo albums. Researchers should be sure to handle these pages with care and be careful to maintain their order. The series is arranged chronologically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| V.1 | "Mav, Aunt Katie, Aunt Elsie" Family portraits. |
1874 |
| V.2 | Miscellaneous Photographs Includes black-and-white photographs of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Margaet Scolari Barr on Welfare Island (now Roosevelt Island). Also includes family portraits and passport photographs. |
1895-1985 |
| V.3 | "Early Family Photographs" | 1900-1924 |
| V.4 | Family Photographs, Portraits, and Travel Snapshots Includes a black-and-white photograph from anti-Vietnam war demonstration in Central Park, which also includes banner of Pablo Picasso's Guernica; black-and-white family photograph with Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Margaret Scolari Barr, and Victoria Barr from 1952 (marked on verso as: "from Roland Penrose Scrapbook"); and small black-and-white portrait of Bernard Berenson. |
1909-1973 |
| V.5 | Scrapbook Scrapbook with black-and-white photographs from Italy. Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
1915-1920 |
| V.6 | "Early Alfred" Six sepia-toned portraits of a young Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1918 |
| V.7 | Scrapbook Album of travel snapshots. Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
1920-1929 |
| V.8* | Scrapbook Album that includes black-and-white snapshots from Margaret Scolari Barr's tenure at Vassar College. Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
1925 |
| V.9* | Snapshots and Portraits Includes black-and-white photographs of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Margaret Scolari Barr working together in 1971; black-and-white photograph of Barr in Stockbridge, MA, by Russell Lynes (1969); and black-and-white photorgraph of Barr, Scolari Barr, Pablo Picasso, Jacqueline Roque at Picasso's home, "La Californie," from July 1956. |
1928-1973 |
| V.10 | Scrapbook Photo album that includes early images of Margaret Scolari Barr and Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
1928-1932 |
| V.11 | Scrapbook Scrapbook that includes photographs from summer travels (with Philip Johnson) to Rome, St. Anton am Arlberg, and Stuttgart. Also includes photographs from visit to 1933 Milian Triennale. |
1932-1933 |
| V.12 | Scrapbook Scrapbook with travel photos, predominately of architectural sites in Europe. Also includes photographs from 1933 Milan Triennale. Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
1933 |
| V.13* | Scrapbook 1 of 2 folders. Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
1935-1937 |
| V.14* | Scrapbook 2 of 2 folders. Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
1935-1937 |
| V.15 | "Tory and Marga" taken by Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Family snapshots. Handle with care. |
1930-1939 |
| V.16 | Press Clippings from Scrapbooks | 1937 |
| V.17 | "Marga's Mother" | 1938 |
| V.18* | Loose Scrapbook Pages 1 of 3 folders. |
1933-1948 |
| V.19* | Loose Scrapbook Pages 2 of 3 folders. |
1938-1943 |
| V.20* | Loose Scrapbook Pages 3 of 3 folders |
1940 |
| V.21 | "Dalí Opening" Includes black-and-white photograph of Margaret Scolari Barr with Salvador Dalí. |
1939 |
| V.22 | "Photos of Tory" | 1939 |
| V.23 | "Spence Photos" School pictures of Spence School students. |
1940-1949 |
| V.24* | Scrapbooks 1 of 3 folders. Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
1941-1944 |
| V.25* | Scrapbooks 2 of 3 folders. Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
1941-1944 |
| V.26* | Scrapbooks 3 of 3 folders. Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
1941-1944 |
| V.27 | "Bassano, Italy" | 1940-1949 |
| V.28 | "La Rotunda" | 1940-1949 |
| V.29 | "Padua, Italy" | 1940-1949 |
| V.30 | Palazzo Borghese | 1940-1949 |
| V.31 | "Ferrara Castle" | 1940-1949 |
| V.32 | "San Quirico d'Orcia" | 1940-1949 |
| V.33 | "Miscellaneous Italy" | 1940-1949 |
| V.34 | "Switzerland" | 1940-1949 |
| V.35 | Andrew Barr and Family | 1945 |
| V.36 | "Post-WWII" Includes snapshots and Christmas cards. |
1945-1980 |
| V.37 | Italy | 1948 |
| V.38 | Peggy Guggenheim Includes black-and-white photograph of the Barrs with Peggy Guggenheim outside Venice pavilion in 1948. |
1948 |
| V.39 | Greensboro, VT | 1948-1959 |
| V.40 | "Photographs from 1948-1949" Includes black-and-white photograph of Olga Hirsch (Mrs. Simon Guggenheim), Alfred H,.Barr, Jr., and Italian ambassador Alberto Tarchiani at the opening of MoMA's Twentieth-Century Italian Art Exhibition (June 28, 1949). |
1948-1949 |
| V.41 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. in Barcelona | 1950-1959 |
| V.42 | "Peru" | 1952-1957 |
| V.43 | "France" Small black-and-white architectural snapshots. |
1955 |
| V.44 | "Italy" | 1955 |
| V.45 | Rockport, MA | 1956-1957 |
| V.46 | Norwegian Postcards | 1956 |
| V.47 | Russia | 1959 |
| V.48 | Iceland | 1961 |
| V.49 | Nantucket, MA | 1963 |
| V.50 | Argentina | 1966 |
| V.51 | Spain Sixteen color slides. |
1967 |
| V.52 | Slides | 1967 |
| V.53 | "Marga's Cat" Thirty-nine color slides. |
1967 |
| V.54 | "Glass House, New Canaan" Nine color snapshots of the grounds surrounding Philip Johnson's Glass House. |
1968 |
| V.55 | "Alfred" Series of black-and-white portraits. |
1969 |
| V.56 | "Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Stockbridge Portraits" Three black-and-white portraits of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. from Stockbridge, MA (1969). |
1969 |
| V.57 | Italy | 1969 |
| V.58 | "S. Ivo" | 1969 |
| V.59 | Stockbridge, MA | 1969 |
| V.60 | "Spring" | 1970 |
| V.61 | Christmas | 1971 |
| V.62 | Sarasota, FL | 1972-1974 |
| V.63 | Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. - Greece | 1973 |
| V.64 | Crete | 1973 |
| V.65 | Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s Birthday Black-and-white snapshots from Barr's birthday party, which was combined with the rehanging of MoMA's collection in June 1976. |
1976 |
| V.66 | Jere Abbott | Undated |
| V.67* | Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Oversized black-and-white portraits. |
Undated |
| V.68 | Beekman Place | Undated |
| V.69 | Car | Undated |
| V.70 | Desk | Undated |
| V.71 | Fitzmaurice Family | Undated |
| V.72 | Florida with the d'Harnoncourts Six color snapshots. |
Undated |
| V.73 | Greensboro, VT | Undated |
| V.74 | Interior Apartment Photos 1 of 2 folders. |
Undated |
| V.75* | Interior Apartment Photos 2 of 2 folders. Includes black-and-white photographs showing the interior of the Barrs' apartment, displaying furniture and personal art collection. |
Undated |
| V.76 | Isola Bella | Undated |
| V.77 | Man Ray Portrait of Paul Éluard by Man Ray. |
Undated |
| V.78 | Notes Loose handwritten notes, in unidentified hand, pertaining to photographs from 1938-1941 |
Undated |
| V.79 | Peterhof, St. Petersburg, Russia | Undated |
| V.80 | Pablo Picasso's Pregnant Woman Black-and-white portrait of Louise Smith with Picasso's Pregnant Woman. |
Undated |
| V.81 | "Portugal -- First Trip" | Undated |
| V.82* | Scrapbook Note: fragile. Handle with care. |
Undated |
| V.83 | Salisbury and Stonehenge | Undated |
| V.84 | "Slides" | Undated |
| V.85 | Unidentified Film Cannister | Undated |
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Series VI: Notebooks and Datebooks 1948-1987 |
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Series VI: Notebooks and Datebooks comprises travel notebooks, daily calendars, and miscellaneous notebooks dating 1948 from 1987. They are written almost exclusively in Scolari Barr's hand and are arranged chronologically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| VI.1* | Address Books 1 of 4 boxes. Loose papers in box originally folded and tucked into back cover of address book. Note: extremely fragile, handle with care. |
1957-1959 |
| VI.2* | Address Books 2 of 4 boxes. Loose papers in box originally found folded in adress book. Note: fragile, handle with care. |
1980-1982 |
| VI.3 | Address Books 3 of 4 boxes. Contains four small address books. Note: fragile, handle with care. |
Undated |
| VI.4 | Address Books 4 of 4 boxes. Box of address cards arranged alphabetically. |
Undated |
| VI.5 | Agendas, Travel Diaries, and Address Books Includes Margaret Scolari Barr's address book (no date, note: fragile). Also includes yearly agendas and travel diaries for 1948, 1958-1968, 1970-1982, and a small yellow spiral notebook with financial notes from 1968-1975. |
1948-1982 |
| VI.6 | Hellenistic Art, Peter von Blanckenhagen Contains two notebooks. |
1965 |
| VI.7 | "Ara Pacis" | 1959 |
| VI.8 | Notebooks 1 of 8 folders. Contains two notebooks. |
1975-1984 |
| VI.9 | Notebooks 2 of 8 folders. |
1978 |
| VI.10 | Notebooks 2 of 6 folders. |
1984-1986 |
| VI.11 | Notebooks 3 of 6 folders. |
Undated |
| VI.12 | Notebooks 4 of 6 folders. |
Undated |
| VI.13 | Notebooks 5 of 6 folders. |
Undated |
| VI.14 | Notebooks 6 of 6 folders. Contains two notebooks. |
Undated |
| VI.15 | Notebooks Conatins four notebooks. |
Undated |
| VI.16 | Desk Calendar | 1979-1983 |
| VI.17 | Museum of Modern Art Staff Telephone Directory | 1980 |
| VI.18 | Notes from "Listings of Income Notebook" | 1978-1980 |
| VI.19 | Daily Calendars 1986 and 1987 calendars. |
1986-1987 |
| VI.20 | Peter von Blanckenhagen Notes 1 of 2 folders. Includes two spiral-bound notebooks. |
Undated |
| VI.21 | Peter von Blanckenhagen Notes 2 of 2 folders. Includes two small spiral-bound notebooks. |
Undated |
| VI.22 | Phone Numbers | Undated |
| VI.23 | Erwin Panofsky Includes four small spiral-bound notebooks. |
Undated |
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Series VII: Barr Art Collection 1940-1987 |
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Series VII: Barr Art Collection contains important documentation on the Barrs' personal art collection, which included works by Giacomo Balla, Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Paul Éluard and Valentine Hugo, Kazimir Malevich, and Morris Graves. Included in this series is a list of works in the collection, as well as a substantial amount of legal correspondence concerning appraisal estimates and tax information. Loan and photography requests from outside institutions and parties are also present. Many of these works now reside in museums permanently and those researchers interested in issues of provenance are sure to find this series of use. Lastly, this series raises questions on the issue of taste and may be useful to those concerned with the topic in relationship to the acquisition and purchasing practices of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. The series is arranged alphabetically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| VII.1 | Archimboldo Includes correspondence and loan forms. |
1986-1987 |
| VII.2 | Art Dealers Association | Undated |
| VII.3 | Assets and Art Collection | Undated |
| VII.4 | "Asset Descriptions and Locations" | Undated |
| VII.5 | Giacomo Balla Includes correspondence relating to Giacomo Balla's Lampada and study for Swifts. |
1971 |
| VII.6 | Victoria Barr | 1980 |
| VII.7 | Contracts | 1988 |
| VII.8 | Correspondence 1 of 2 folders. Includes appraisal information. |
1977-1982 |
| VII.9 | Correspondence 2 of 2 folders. |
1989 |
| VII.10 | Correspondence, Lists, Photographs, Clippings | 1982-1985 |
| VII.11 | Correspondence: David Abramson Includes documentation of payments made to the estate of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1977-1982 |
| VII.12 | Correspondence: David Abramson, Allen Rosenbaum, Samuel Shaw, Gene Thaw Legal and financial correspondence. |
1978-1986 |
| VII.13 | Correspondence: David Abramson, William Spears Includes collection appraisal materials. |
1978-1985 |
| VII.14 | Correspondence: Ralph Colin | 1977-1979 |
| VII.15 | Correspondence: Richard Salomon Correspondence regarding the transfer of ownership of Morris Graves' Shore Birds to Victoria Barr. |
1976-1983 |
| VII.16 | Correspondence: Meyer Schapiro | 1976 |
| VII.17 | Correspondence: Eugene Thaw Includes collection appraisal information. |
1974-1982 |
| VII.18 | Correspondence: Walter Yohalem | 1977-1981 |
| VII.19 | "Disposal of Collection to Museums and Auctions" | 1978-1983 |
| VII.20 | Ex Libris Includes correspondence regarding the appraisal of the Barrs' collection of drawings and illustrated books. |
1976-1984 |
| VII.21 | Hauswedell and Nolte | 1982-1986 |
| VII.22 | Invoices and Memoranda Includes list of art works removed from Alfred H. Barr, Jr.'s MoMA office in 1972. |
1964-1987 |
| VII.23 | Paul Klee's Man in a Top Hat and Vasily Sitnikov's Hillock Includes deed of gift for Klee's Man in a Top Hat to MoMA from Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1964-1976 |
| VII.24 | Loan and Photography Requests: A-D 1 of 4 folders. |
1961-1974 |
| VII.25 | Loan and Photography Requests: E-P 2 of 4 folders. |
1940-1971 |
| VII.26 | Loan and Photography Requests: O-Z 3 of 4 folders. |
1959-1971 |
| VII.27 | Loan and Photography Requests: Miscellaneous 4 of 4 folders. |
1960-1985 |
| VII.28 | Kazimir Malevich | 1981 |
| VII.29 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Correspondence and black-and-white photograph of an ivory horn from Gabon, given to The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Margaret Scolari Barr in 1986. |
1986 |
| VII.30 | The Museum of Modern Art Correspondence and legal documents regarding an unpublished etching by Valentine Hugo from the book Les Animaux et Leurs Hommes by Paul Éluard (1937). |
1986 |
| VII.31 | The Museum of Natural History | 1984 |
| VII.32 | Philadelphia Museum of Art Includes correspondence regarding the donation of a German woodcut from 1483. |
1984-1985 |
| VII.33 | Pablo Picasso's Mintauromachy Includes correspondence relating to the donation of Picasso's Mintauromachy to Princeton University. |
1979-1987 |
| VII.34 | Smith College Art Museum | 1983 |
| VII.35 | Yves Tanguy Documents and correspondence pertaining to the condition and sale of Yves Tanguy's The Lovers. |
1974-1985 |
| VII.36 | Vassar College | 1983-1986 |
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Series VIII: Financial and Legal Documents 1953-1988 |
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Series IX: Financial and Legal Documents contains correspondence, property appraisals, wills, and tax documents. The series is restricted until 2040. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| VIII.1 | "Bank Book" | 1953-1956 |
| VIII.2 | Victoria Barr 1 of 2 folders. |
1975-1981 |
| VIII.3 | Victoria Barr 2 of 2 folders. |
1978-1987 |
| VIII.4 | Correspondence 1 of 2 folders. |
1946-1877 |
| VIII.5 | Correspondence 2 of 2 folders. |
1959-1981 |
| VIII.6 | Barr Estate 1 of 5 folders. |
1968-1986 |
| VIII.7 | Barr Estate 2 of 5 folders. |
1981-1985 |
| VIII.8 | Barr Estate 3 of 5 folders. |
1981-1989 |
| VIII.9 | Barr Estate 4 of 5 folders. |
1986-1987 |
| VIII.10 | Barr Estate 5 of 5 folders. |
1987-1988 |
| VIII.11 | Bills | Undated |
| VIII.12 | Tax Documents 1 of 6 folders. 1981 tax return. |
1981 |
| VIII.13 | Tax Documents 2 of 6 folders. |
1982 |
| VIII.14 | Tax Documents 3 of 6 folders. |
1982 |
| VIII.15 | Tax Documents 4 of 6 folders. |
1984 |
| VIII.16 | Tax Documents 5 of 6 folders. |
1984 |
| VIII.17 | Tax Documents 5 of 6 folders. |
1986 |
| VIII.18 | Will 1 of 2 folders. |
1981-1985 |
| VIII.19 | Will 2 of 2 folders. |
1984 |
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Series IX: Miscellaneous 1933-1986 |
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The subjects presented within Series IX: Miscellaneous vary in their scope, but most folders speak generally to the domestic and social worlds through which Margaret Scolari Barr moved. The series consists predominately of the kinds of personal papers one collects during everyday life: receipts, bills, deeds of ownership, Christmas cards, phone numbers, invitations, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and recipes. Several folders focus on matters relating to the Barrs' properties in both New York City and Greensboro, Vermont. Taken together the materials in this series help to paint a picture of Margaret Scolari Barr's everyday life, especially her life outside of The Museum of Modern Art.
Also included in this series are materials that speak to Scolari Barr's close relationship with MoMA's first Archivist, Rona Roob. This was a crucial relationship that deserves scholarly attention in large part because Roob was instrumental in preserving the Barrs' legacy in the MoMA Archives. From 1961-1965, Roob worked as Alfred's assistant. In 1979, Roob conducted confidential research on Pablo Picasso's Guernica for MoMA and the Spanish government. After successfully completing this project Scolari Barr suggested to the Museum Board that Roob be hired as the Museum's Archivist, a position Roob held until 1998. The close relationship between Roob and Scolari Barr is evidenced in Series IX: Miscellaneous by a grant and book proposal developed by Roob titled "Margaret Scolari Barr and Alfred H. Barr, Jr.: Chronicle of a Partnership." Other documents that speak to the closeness of this friendship include a series of correspondence denoting Roob as a beneficiary in Scolari Barr's will after her death. Series IX is arranged chronologically. |
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| Folder | Title | Date |
| IX.1 | 96th Street Apartment 1 of 2 folders. Correspondence. |
1981-1985 |
| IX.2 | 96th Street Apartment 2 of 2 folders. Includes documents pertaining to the building's co-op board. |
1984-1986 |
| IX.3 | Addresses and Business Cards | 1936-1954 |
| IX.4 | Charles Eliot Norton Lecture at Harvard University Frank Stella lecture transcript. |
1982-1984 |
| IX.5 | Der Führer spricht (The Führer Speaks!) Small flip book with the title Der Führer spricht (The Führer Speaks!) animating a speech given by Adolf Hitler at a National Socialist party-rally in 1933. Original folder marked: "Hitler, Very Precious." (An additional copy can be found in the Alred H. Barr, Jr. Papers). Additional copy found in the Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Papers, I.B.44. |
1933 |
| IX.6 | Exhibition and Gallery Announcements | 1970-1986 |
| IX.7 | Exercises | Undated |
| IX.8 | Greensboro, Vermont 1 of 6 folders. |
1941-1950 |
| IX.9 | Greensboro, Vermont 2 of 6 folders. |
1945-1985 |
| IX.10 | Greensboro, Vermont 3 of 6 folders. Includes appraisal and deed documentation. |
1945-1987 |
| IX.11 | Greensboro, Vermont 4 of 6 folders. Marked "handyman." |
1982-1985 |
| IX.12 | Greensboro, Vermont 5 of 6 folders. Index card with list of books once held in the Barr's Greensboro home. |
Undated |
| IX.13* | Greensboro, Vermont 6 of 6 folders. Architectural blueprints. |
Undated |
| IX.14 | Household Accounts | 1939-1944 |
| IX.15 | Invitations and Programs Includes program for Col. W. de Basil's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo at the Metropolitcan Opera House (1935-1936) and invitation for a Joan Miró exhibition at the Pierre Matisse Gallery (June 18, 1983). |
1935-1983 |
| IX.16 | Illustrations and Reproductions 1 of 2 folders. |
1948-1970 |
| IX.17 | Illustrations and Reproductions 2 of 2 folders. |
Undated |
| IX.18 | Lists | 1979-1982 |
| IX.19 | Lists: Christmas Cards | 1987 |
| IX.20 | Lists: Christmas Gifts Includes 1964 photographic Christmas card from David Rockefeller and his family. |
1961-1986 |
| IX.21 | Lists: Mailing | 1978-1982 |
| IX.22 | Lists: Social | 1938-1970 |
| IX.23 | Maps 1 of 4 folders. |
1973 |
| IX.24 | Maps 2 of 4 folders. |
1969 |
| IX.25 | Maps 3 of 4 folders. |
1970-1971 |
| IX.26 | Maps 4 of 4 folders. |
Undated |
| IX.27 | Passports 1 of 2 folders. |
1929-1955 |
| IX.28 | Passports 2 of 2 folders. |
1960-1981 |
| IX.29 | Phone Numbers | Undated |
| IX.30 | Precious Jewelry | Undated |
| IX.31 | Press Clippings 1 of 9 folders. |
1933-1978 |
| IX.32 | Press Clippings 2 of 9 folders. |
1944-1981 |
| IX.33* | Press Clippings 3 of 9 folders. |
1946-1984 |
| IX.34* | Press Clippings 4 of 9 folders. |
1952 |
| IX.35 | Press Clippings 5 of 9 folders. |
1952-1983 |
| IX.36 | Press Clippings 6 of 9 folders. |
1952-1985 |
| IX.37 | Press Clippings 7 of 9 folders. Includes copies of The New Yorker from December 12, 1953, which contains profile on Alfred H. Barr, Jr. |
1953 |
| IX.38* | Press Clippings 8 of 9 folders. Art and exhibition reviews from The New York Times. |
1969-1970 |
| IX.39 | Press Clippings 9 of 9 folders. |
1972-1985 |
| IX.40 | Receipts | 1962-1986 |
| IX.41 | Recipes 1 of 3 folders. |
Undated |
| IX.42 | Recipes 2 of 3 folders. |
Undated |
| IX.43 | Recipes 3 of 3 folders. Box of loose recipe clippings originally collected in a binder, which was disposed of for preservation purposes. |
Undated |
| IX.44 | Rona Roob 1 of 2 folders. Correspondence regarding Roob being a beneficiary in Scolari Barr's will. |
Undated |
| IX.45 | Rona Roob 2 of 2 folders. Book and grant proposal for "Margaret Scolari and Alfred H. Barr, Jr.: Chronicle of a Partnership." |
Undated |
| IX.46 | Stationary | Undated |
| IX.47 | Travel Brochures & Documents 1 of 8 folders. |
1962-1969 |
| IX.48 | Travel Brochures & Documents 2 of 8 folders. |
1963-1982 |
| IX.49 | Travel Brochures & Documents 3 of 8 folders. |
1968-1978 |
| IX.50 | Travel Brochures & Documents 4 of 8 folders. |
1972-1973 |
| IX.51 | Travel Brochures & Documents 5 of 8 folders. |
Undated |
| IX.52 | Travel Brochures & Documents 6 of 8 folders. |
Undated |
| IX.53 | Travel Brochures & Documents 7 of 8 folders. |
Undated |
| IX.54 | Travel Brochures & Documents 8 of 8 folders. |
Undated |
| IX.55 | Victoria Barr: "Remarks to T" | 1968-1986 |
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File numbers marked by an asterisk (*) indicate oversize material that has been separated to the end of the collection. Researchers should include the asterisk when issuing a request for such material.
| Series | Folder Range | Box |
| I.A | 2-5 | 1 |
| I.B | 1-2, 4-7 | 1 |
| I.C | 1-12 | 2 |
| I.D | 1-9, 11-13 | 3 |
| I.E | 1-3 | 3 |
| I.F | 1-3 | 3 |
| II | 1-25 | 4 |
| II | 26-45 | 5 |
| II | 46-84 | 6 |
| II | 85-108 | 7 |
| II | 109-154 | 8 |
| II | 155-192 | 9 |
| II | 193-214 | 10 |
| II | 215-244 | 11 |
| II | 245-271 | 12 |
| II | 272-298 | 13 |
| II | 299-317 | 14 |
| II | 318-329 | 15 |
| II | 330-356 | 16 |
| II | 357-371 | 17 |
| III.A | 2, 4-11, 13-15, 17-23 | 18 |
| III.A | 24-36, 38-41 | 19 |
| III.A | 42, 44-53 | 20 |
| III.A | 54 | 21 |
| III.B | 1-10 | 22 |
| III.C | 1-12, 14-16 | 23 |
| III.C | 17-26 | 24 |
| III.D | 1-6 | 25 |
| III.E | 1-6 | 26 |
| III.F | 1-2, 4-8, 10-15 | 27 |
| III.F | 3 | 28 |
| III.F | 9 | 29 |
| III.F | 16-28 | 30 |
| III.F | 29-41 | 31 |
| III.F | 42-60 | 32 |
| III.F | 61-76, 82-91 | 33 |
| IV | 1-12 | 34 |
| V | 1-7 | 35 |
| V | 10-12, 15-17, 21-23 | 36 |
| V | 27-65 | 37 |
| V | 66, 68-74, 76-81, 83-85 | 38 |
| VI | 3 | 39 |
| VI | 4 | 40 |
| VI | 5 | 41 |
| VI | 6-11 | 42 |
| VI | 12-15, 17-19 | 43 |
| VI | 16 | 44 |
| VI | 20-23 | 45 |
| VII | 1-25 | 46 |
| VII | 26-36 | 47 |
| VIII | 1-13 | 48 |
| VIII | 14-19 | 49 |
| IX | 1-12, 14-16 | 50 |
| IX | 17-24 | 51 |
| IX | 25-32, 35 | 52 |
| IX | 36-37, 39-42, 44-48 | 53 |
| IX | 43 | 54 |
| IX | 49-55 | 55 |
| I.B | I.B.3* | 56 |
| I.D | I.D.10* | 56 |
| III.A | 1*, 3*, 12*, 16*, 37*, 43* | 57 |
| III.C | 13* | 57 |
| III.F | 77*-81* | 58 |
| V | 8*-9*, 13*-14* | 59 |
| V | 18*-20 | 60 |
| V | 24*-26*, 67*, 75*, 82* | 61 |
| VI | 1*-2* | 62 |
| IX | 33*-34* | 63 |