Finding aid for the John Pope-Hennessy Papers, 1617-1995, bulk 1930-1995
Sheila Prospero
Descriptive Summary
Title: John Pope-Hennessy papers
Date (inclusive): 1617-1995, bulk
1930-1995
Number: 990023
Creator/Collector:
Pope-Hennessy, John Wyndham,
Sir, 1913-1994
Physical Description:
116 Linear Feet
(220 boxes, 2 flatfile folders)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Special Collections
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
reference@getty.edu
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref
(310) 440-7390
Abstract: The papers document John
Pope-Hennessy's professional activities as a historian of Italian Renaissance art, museum
director, curator, and teacher. The archive contains museum files, correspondence, study
photographs, and manuscripts of his scholarly work. Also included are papers from his
family, namely his parents, Ladislas and Una Pope-Hennessy and his brother, James
Pope-Hennessy. The family papers include letters, clippings, and manuscripts of published
and unpublished works.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy (1913-1994) was a British art historian, museum director,
curator, and an expert on Italian Renaissance sculpture and painting. He served as director
of both the Victoria and Albert Museum (1967-1973) and the British Museum (1974-1976). In
1977, he became Chairman of the Department of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art and professor of art history at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. Sienese
Quattrocento painting was Pope-Hennessy's first field of research and was marked by his
monograph on the painter Giovanni di Paolo. However, his greatest contribution to the
history of art is perhaps his research and writing on Italian sculpture, which profited from
his decades-long work with the rich sculpture collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
His three-volume
Introduction to Italian Sculpture has
remained an important reference work and was followed by studies on Donatello, bronze
statuettes, and Italian plaquettes.
Pope-Hennessy was born in Belgravia, London into an Irish Catholic family. His father,
Major-General Ladislas Herbert Richard Pope-Hennessy (1875-1942) was a member of the British
Liberal Party. His mother, Dame Una (née Birch) Pope-Hennessy (1876-1949), was a writer,
historian and biographer, whose published works include
Early Chinese
Jades
(1923) and
Charles Dickens (1945). Both were
active supporters of the Irish Dominion. Pope-Hennessy's younger brother, James
Pope-Hennessy (1916-1974), was also a biographer, historian and author known for works such
as
Queen Mary (1959),
Sins of the
Fathers: A Study of the Atlantic Slave Traders, 1441-1807
(1967), and
Anthony Trollope (1971). Moreover, Pope-Hennessy's namesake and
grandfather, Sir John Pope-Hennessy (1834-1891), who was born in Cork, Ireland, became
governor of several British crown colonies, including the Bahamas, Barbados, Hong Kong, and
Mauritius. Known for being a progressive and liberal governor, streets were named after Sir
John and a statue of him was built in Mauritius.
The younger John Pope-Hennessy lived as a child in Washington, D.C. where his father served
as a military attaché at the British Embassy. He was educated at Downside Abbey (Somerset)
and read history at Balliol College, Oxford. Although he received no formal training in art
history, according to
John Pope-Hennessy: A Bibliography,
compiled by Everett Fahy, his interest in art history began as a young boy in 1926, when he
purchased Crowe and Cavalcaselle's book on North Italian painting. While at Balliol College,
he was introduced to Kenneth Clark and attended Clark's lectures at the Ashmolean. In
1935-1936, Pope-Hennessy traveled extensively throughout Europe, visiting museums, private
collections, and setting out to see all the known works by the Sienese painter Giovanni di
Paolo, on whom he was writing a monograph. In 1938, he joined the staff of the Victoria and
Albert Museum, initiating a long career at the museum, where he worked first in the
Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, then in the Department of Sculpture,
before assuming the directorship of the museum from 1967 to 1973. Knighted in 1971,
Pope-Hennessy directed the British Museum from 1974 to 1976. His early resignation from the
British Museum and his departure from England for Tuscany and then New York has been
attributed in part to his brother's tragic death in 1974. In 1977, he accepted an invitation
to join the staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
While working at the Victoria and Albert Museum, British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of
Art, and New York University's Institute of Fine Arts, Pope-Hennessy continued to research
and publish works, including
Sienese Quattrocento Painting
(1947),
Fra Angelico (1952),
The
Portrait in the Renaissance
(1966),
Essays on Italian
Sculpture
(1968),
Luca della Robbia (1980),
Cellini (1985), and
Donatello
(1993).
In 1986, he retired to Florence where he was made an honorary citizen. There he wrote an
autobiography of his life and career titled
Learning to Look
(1991). He died in 1994 and is buried in the Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori in Galluzzo, a
suburb of Florence. His art collection from his home in Florence was sold at Christie's, New
York, in 1996.
Administrative Information
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
John Pope-Hennessy papers, 1617-1995, bulk 1930-1995, The Getty Research Institute, Los
Angeles, Accession no. 990023
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa990023
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 1999.
Processing History
The John Pope-Hennessy papers were initially rehoused by the Registrar's Office upon
receipt of the archive in 1999 with a preliminary box list. From 2013-2014, Sheila Prospero
further processed the papers with a new arrangement under the supervision of Andra
Darlington.
Related Materials
James Pope-Hennessy papers and manuscripts, Approximately 1880s-1975, Getty Research
Institute, Accession no. 2020.M.5.
Separated Materials
15 monographs and 8 serials were transferred to the library. These publications may be
found by searching the
Library Catalog
for the John Pope-Hennessy Collection.
Scope and Content of Collection
The John Pope-Hennessy papers document Pope-Hennessy's curatorial and administrative work,
his scholarly research as an expert on Italian Renaissance sculpture and painting, and his
family background. The bulk of the archive consists of Pope-Hennessy's research materials,
manuscripts of published and unpublished works, correspondence, and museum files related to
his work at the Victoria and Albert Museum, British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and
New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. Papers from the Pope-Hennessy family include
correspondence, manuscripts, articles, of Pope-Hennessys' parents, Ladislas and Una, and of
his brother, James.
Series I consists of Pope-Hennessy's personal and professional correspondence. Included is
correspondence with Pope-Hennessy's parents and his brother, letters from art historians
Everett Fahy, Bernard Berenson, essayist and critic Logan Pearsall Smith, and music critic
Andrew Porter. The series informs Pope-Hennessy's intellectual development, the influence of
his family on his scholarly interests, and his opinions on lectures, conferences, and
colleagues. Congratulatory correspondence for his museum appointments and knighthood and
condolence letters after his brother James's death shed light on important events in
Pope-Hennessy's life.
Series II documents Pope-Hennessy's scholarly work. Included in this series are manuscripts
of publications such as
Cellini (1985) and
Donatello (1993) and unpublished works such as "Matteo di
Giovanni" and "Iconography of Sir Walter Scott." The bulk of the manuscript files are drafts
for his autobiography,
Learning to Look (1991). A large
portion of this series contains drafts of lectures and essays, some of which were worked
into his published and unpublished books. His eulogy for art historian Kenneth Clark's
memorial service can be found among his speeches and addresses. Also included are clippings
of his influential articles from 1932 to 1995, press clippings and reviews of his
publications.
Series III. Professional consultations consists of correspondence with art collectors,
dealers, institutions, and galleries who seek Pope-Hennessy's opinions regarding
attributions of artworks, states of conservation, and collecting. A portion of the
correspondence is illustrated with photographs, slides and transparencies of artwork.
Series IV. Museum files documents Pope-Hennessy's position as director of the Victoria and
Albert Museum from 1967 to 1973 and the British Museum from 1974 to 1976, and as
Consultative Chairman of the Department of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art. The series also contains teaching files from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York
University.
Series V. Study photographs, a large portion of the archive, contains Pope-Hennessy's
photographs, primarily of Italian sculpture and painting, German and Dutch paintings,
photographs of the works in the collections of Thyssen-Bornemisza and Isabella Stewart
Gardner Museum, and photographs of drawings and paintings related to Pope-Hennessy's
publications on Raphael and Fra Angelico. The bulk of the photographs are black and white,
but also included are color prints, slides, transparencies, negatives, and Polaroids.
Personal papers from Pope-Hennessy's childhood and adult years can be found in Series VI.
Included are personal documents such as his birth certificate and passports from 1945 to
1995, yearly pocket agendas from 1946 to 1994, and papers and photographs related to his
personal art collection.
The Pope-Hennessy family papers in Series VII form a large portion of the archive and
document Pope-Hennessy's prominent family and its illustrious members, including
Pope-Hennessy's father, Ladislaus Herbert Richard, his mother, Dame Una Constance, his
brother, James, and his grandfather, Sir John Pope-Hennessy. The series contains
correspondence that reveals Ladislaus's political involvement with the Irish Dominion, the
extent of Una's scholarly influence on her two sons, James's travels and literary work, and
John's colonial service as governor. The series includes drafts of works by Una and James
Pope-Hennessy, including Una's
Charles Dickens (1945) and
"Lady Gregory and Yeats" (unpublished) and James's
Queen Mary
(1959) and
Sins of the Fathers: A Study of the Atlantic Slave
Traders, 1441-1807
(1967). The series also includes letters from family friends,
such as Bertrand Russell, Logan Pearsall Smith, and Cecil Beaton.
Arrangement
Arranged in seven series:
Series I. Correspondence, 1914-1994;
Series II. Writings
and notes, 1932-1995;
Series III. Professional consultations, 1944-1994;
Series IV. Museum
files, 1946-1987;
Series V. Study photographs, 1930-1994;
Series VI. Personal
papers, 1913-1995;
Series VII. Pope-Hennessy family papers, 1617-1995.
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Names
Pope-Hennessy, John, Sir,
1834-1891
Pope-Hennessy, John Wyndham, Sir,
1913-1994
Pope-Hennessy, Ladislas Herbert Richard,
1875-1942
Fahy, Everett
Pope-Hennessy, Una,
1876-1949
Pope-Hennessy, James
Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015
Smith, Logan Pearsall,
1865-1946
Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of
Great Britain, 1867-1953
Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959
Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983
Subjects - Corporate Bodies
Victoria and Albert Museum
British Museum
New York University. Institute
of Fine Arts
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York,
N.Y.)
Subjects - Topics
Art, Renaissance -- Italy
Sculpture, Italian
Painting, Italian -- Italy -- Siena
Subjects - Places
Ireland -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Genres and Forms of Material
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Color negatives
Color prints (photographs)
Color slides
Color transparencies
Dye diffusion transfer prints
Gelatin silver prints
Photographs, Original
Ephemera
Contributors
Pope-Hennessy, Ladislas Herbert
Richard, 1875-1942
Pope-Hennessy,
John, Sir, 1834-1891
Pope-Hennessy,
Una, 1876-1949
Pope-Hennessy, John Wyndham,
Sir, 1913-1994
Pope-Hennessy, James
Porter, Andrew,
1928-2015
Fahy, Everett
Series I.
Correspondence,
1914-1994
Physical Description:
5 Linear
Feet
(13 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Series I contains both personal and professional correspondence sent to and from
Pope-Hennessy. This section includes letters to his parents and brother from 1914 to
1971 that provide a glimpse into his relationship with his family and their influence on
his scholarly interests. Also included is correspondence from art historical figures
such Everett Fahy and Bernard Berenson, essayist and critic Logan Pearsall Smith, and
music critic Andrew Porter. Other correspondents are filed alphabetically by name or
under miscellaneous. Lastly, this series documents Pope-Hennessy's important life events
including congratulatory correspondence for his museum appointments and knighthood, as
well as condolence letters after his brother James's death. Additional professional
correspondence, particularly letters relating to his knowledge of Italian sculpture and
Sienese painting, is contained in Series III. Professional consultations; Series IV.
Museum files contains additional correspondence pertaining to his museum career.
Personal correspondence can also be found in Series VII. Pope-Hennessy family
papers.
Arrangement note
Organized into four groups: family correspondence; correspondence with individuals,
organized alphabetically by name; correspondence by subject; miscellaneous.
Family correspondence,
1914-1971
box 1, folder 1-2
Pope-Hennessy, Ladislas Herbert Richard,
1914-1932
box 1, folder 3-9
Pope-Hennessy, Una,
1935-1939
box 2
Pope-Hennessy, James,
1948-1971
Correspondence with individuals,
1931-1994
box 3, folder 1-2
Berenson, Bernard and Mary,
1947-1972
Scope and Content Note
Contains letters to Pope-Hennessy from the Berensons and their secretary, Nicky
Mariano.
box 3, folder 3-5
Curtiss, Mina,
1962-1986
Scope and Content Note
Contains letters from Curtiss and photocopies of letters from Pope-Hennessy.
box 4
To Pope-Hennessy,
1962-1994
box 5
From Pope-Hennessy,
1962-1993
Porter, Andrew,
1951-1994
box 6, folder 1-11
To Pope-Hennessy,
1951-1991
box 6, folder 12-13
From Pope-Hennessy,
between
1991-1994
Scope and Content Note
Photocopies of letters to Porter between 1972-1988. Also includes photocopies of
letters from Porter between 1991-1994.
box 7, folder 1
Preston, Stuart,
1948-1966,
1991
box 7, folder 2
Prichard, Matthew,
1931,
1987
Scope and Content Note
Letters to Pope-Hennessy. Also contains 1987 correspondence from Andrew Gray
related to Prichard.
box 7, folder 3
Smith, Logan Pearsall,
1937
Scope and Content Note
Letters to Pope-Hennessy.
box 7, folder 4-5
Wrightsman, Charles and Jayne,
1960-1993
Scope and Content Note
Letters to and from the Wrightsmans. Also includes miscellaneous papers.
Various letters to Pope-Hennessy,
1931-1994
box 45, folder 1
Color photographs,
1991
Scope and Content Note
Two prints with correspondence from R. Bethusy-Huc.
box 10
Condolence letters regarding James Pope-Hennessy's death,
1974
box 11, folder 5-6
Victoria and Albert Museum appointment,
1966-1967
box 12, folder 1-2
British Museum appointment,
1973
box 12, folder 3
British Museum resignation,
1976-1977
box 12, folder 4-5
Metropolitan Museum of Art appointment,
1976-1977,
1986
Scope and Content Note
Also includes reception program for Pope-Hennessy in 1986.
box 12, folder 6
New York University, Institute of Fine Arts teaching position,
1976-1993
box 12, folder 7
Awards and honors,
1979-1994
Publication requests,
1977-1990
box 45, folder 2
Color Polaroid,
1983
Scope and Content Note
One photograph with correspondence from
House &
Garden
magazine.
Memberships and organizations,
1974-1993
box 13, folder 3-4
Papers and black-and-white photographs
box 13, folder 5
Mitchell Prize,
1992-1994
Miscellaneous,
1933-1994
Scope and Content Note
Contains some black-and-white photographs.
box 13, folder 6-7
Unsorted correspondence,
1982-1994
Scope and Content Note
Letters to and from Pope-Hennessy during his years of retirement in Florence,
Italy.
Series II.
Writings and notes,
1932-1995
Physical Description:
10 Linear
Feet
(25 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Series II documents Pope-Hennessy's scholarly work. Included in this series are
manuscripts of publications such as
Cellini (1985) and
Donatello (1993) and unpublished works such as "Matteo
di Giovanni" and "Iconography of Sir Walter Scott." The bulk of the manuscript files are
drafts for his autobiography,
Learning to Look (1991). A
large portion of this series contains drafts of lectures and essays, some of which were
worked into his books. His eulogy for art historian Kenneth Clark's memorial service can
be found among his speeches and addresses. Also included are clippings of his
influential articles from 1932 to 1995, press clippings and reviews of his
publications.
Arrangement note
Arranged by type of material.
Articles by Pope-Hennessy,
1932-1995
Scope and Content Note
Contains original clippings and photocopies of articles written by
Pope-Hennessy.
box 16
Reviews of Pope-Hennessy's work,
1937-1972
Published manuscripts,
1985-1993
box 17-20
Learning to Look,
circa
1991
box 21, folder 5
Paradiso: The Illuminations to Dante's Divine Comedy
by Giovanni di Paolo
circa
1993
box 21, folder 2-4
Donatello: Sculptor,
circa
1993
box 22, folder 1-3
Articles,
circa
1986-1991
Unpublished manuscripts,
circa 1949, circa
1992, undated
box 23-24
"Italian Renaissance Painting,"
undated
Scope and Content Note
Box 24 includes Institute of Fine Arts lectures on related subjects.
box 25, folder 1-2
"Iconography of Sir Walter Scott,"
undated
box 25, folder 3
"Matteo di Giovanni,"
circa
1949
box 25, folder 5
Various,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes chapters of a book on Italian sites, "Introduction to Venetian Sculpture,"
"The Tempio Malatestiano," and "My Cinquecento."
box 26-27
Speeches and addresses,
1945-1994
Scope and Content Note
Includes eulogy for Kenneth Clark's memorial service.
Lectures (finished drafts),
circa
1948-1993
Scope and Content Note
Roughly alphabetical, original order has been retained. See also box 80, folder 5-7
for additional lectures.
box 28, folder 1
"Agostino di Duccio,"
1957
box 28, folder 2
"Amadeo and the Lombard Renaissance,"
undated
box 28, folder 4
"Rethinking Fra Angelico,"
1972
box 28, folder 5
"The Aftermath of the Renaissance,"
undated
box 28, folder 6
"Renaissance and Antiquity,"
undated
box 28, folder 8
"The Brancacci Chapel Restored,"
undated
box 28, folder 9
"The British Museum,"
1976
box 28, folder 10
"The Italian Renaissance Bronze Statuette,"
undated
box 28, folder 11
"Cambridge Bronze Statuettes in the Fitzwilliam Museum,"
undated
box 28, folder 12
"Benvenuto Cellini,"
undated
box 28, folder 13
"The Real Cellini,"
undated
box 29, folder 1-3
"Donatello,"
1985-1986,
undated
box 29, folder 4
"Donatello and the Legend of St. John the Divine,"
undated
box 29, folder 5
"Donatello and the Renaissance Statue,"
undated
box 29, folder 6
"Gattamelata and Colleoni: The Development of the Equestrian
Monument,"
undated
box 29, folder 7
"L'idea di Firenze,"
undated
box 29, folder 8
"Damage to Works of Art in Florence,"
1967
box 29, folder 9
"The Florentine Fountain,"
undated
box 29, folder 10
"Roger Fry and the Metropolitan Museum of Art,"
undated
box 29, folder 11
"The Sixth Centenary of Ghiberti,"
undated
box 30, folder 1
"Giovanni Bologna,"
undated
box 30, folder 2
"Giovanni di Paolo,"
1987
box 30, folder 3
"Why Pursue the Heritage?,"
1975
box 30, folder 4
"Interaction of Painting and Sculpture in the 15th Century,"
circa
1948
box 30, folder 5
"The Interaction of Painting and Sculpture in Florence in the 15th
Century,"
1973
box 30, folder 6
"The International Heritage",
1980
box 30, folder 7
"Leonardo: Landscape Painter,"
undated
box 30, folder 11
"Matteo di Giovanni,"
1955
box 31, folder 1
"Michelangelo: The Study of His Sculptures,"
undated
box 31, folder 2
"Michelangelo: The Early Work,"
undated
box 31, folder 3
"Michelangelo: The Sistine Ceiling,"
undated
box 31, folder 4
"Michelangelo: The Tomb of Pope Julius II,"
undated
box 31, folder 5
"Michelangelo: The Medici Chapel,"
undated
box 31, folder 6
"Michelangelo: The Late Works,"
1955-1956
box 31, folder 7
"Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth,"
1974
box 31, folder 9
"The Function of Museums,"
undated
box 31, folder 10
"The Contribution of Museums to Scholarship,"
undated
Scope and Content Note
Labeled manila envelope only.
box 31, folder 11
"De-accessioning,"
undated
box 31, folder 12
"The Museum as Forum,"
1976
box 31, folder 13
"Design in Museum,"
June 1975
box 31, folder 14
"Specimens or People,"
1969
box 31, folder 15
"What Are Museums For?,"
November
1974
box 31, folder 16
"Offner As a Critic,"
1989 October
19
box 32, folder 1
"Piero della Francesca,"
undated
box 32, folder 2
"The Art of Art History: The Piero della Francesca Trail,"
1991 April
23
box 32, folder 3
"The Piero della Francesca Trail,"
undated
box 32, folder 4
"Giovanni Pisano,"
undated
box 32, folder 5
"The Study of Italian Plaquettes,"
1985
box 32, folder 6
"Italian Primitives in the Fitzwilliam Museum,"
undated
box 32, folder 7
"The Humanist Portrait Bust,"
1955
box 32, folder 8
"Some Aspects of Religious Art,"
undated
box 32, folder 9
"The Late Style of Andrea della Robbia,"
undated
box 32, folder 10
"Luca della Robbia,"
undated
box 32, folder 11
"Riccio and the Bronze Statuette,"
undated
box 32, folder 12
"Rossellino, Verrocchio and the Humanist Tomb,"
undated
box 32, folder 13
"Jacopo Sansovino,"
undated
box 32, folder 15
"The Iconography of Sir Walter Scott,"
undated
box 33, folder 1
"Sienese Painting and Sculpture in the 15th Century,"
1950-1951
box 33, folder 2
"Sienese Quattrocento Painting,"
1955
box 33, folder 3
"Sienese Quattrocento Sculpture,"
undated
box 33, folder 4
"The Study of Quattrocento Sculpture,"
undated
box 33, folder 5-6
"Getting at Titian,"
June 1990
box 34, folder 1
"The Victoria and Albert Museum,"
circa
1974
box 34, folder 2
"Treasures of the Victoria and Albert Museum,"
undated
box 34, folder 3
"Italian Gothic Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum,"
circa
1950
box 34, folder 4
"Sculpture Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum,"
undated
box 34, folder 5
"The Making of a Catalogue (Victoria and Albert Museum),"
undated
box 34, folder 6
"Writing on Art,"
undated
box 34, folder 7
"Art History as the Reconstruction of the Creative Process"
Scope and Content Note
Manila envelope only.
Notes,
1932-1992,
undated
box 34, folder 11
Matteo di Giovanni,
circa
1949
box 35, folder 1-2
Giovanni di Paolo,
circa
1937
box 35, folder 5
Yates Thompson Codex,
circa
1947
Scope and Content Note
Related to Dante's
Divine Comedy.
box 35, folder 6
Annotated catalogs,
1932,
undated
box 45, folder 4
Color photograph,
1965
Scope and Content Note
Print of Raphael's painting,
The Spinola Madonna,
pulled from box 36, folder 6.
Series III.
Professional consultations,
1944-1994
Physical Description:
5 Linear
Feet
(9 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
The material in Series III pertains to Pope-Hennessy's professional consultations,
mostly related to Italian sculpture and Sienese painting. The majority of files contain
correspondence from art collectors, dealers, institutions, and galleries asking for
professional advice on works of art, such as attributions, states of conservation, and
collecting. Included with these papers are a number of photographs, slides, and
transparencies of works of art.
Arrangement note
Organized by medium; original order has been retained.
box 40, folder 5-6
Papers and black-and-white photographs
box 45, folder 14
Papers, color photographs, and transparencies
box 39-40
Papers and black-and-white photographs
box 45, folder 5-13
Papers, color photographs, slides, and transparencies
box 47, folder 1
12"x16" black-and-white photographs
Scope and Content Note
Prints of
Daphnis and Chloe.
Norton Simon Museum,
1970
box 41, folder 1-2
Papers and black-and-white photographs
box 47, folder 2-3
Papers and 11"x14" black-and-white photographs
Dealers and vendors,
1948-1993
box 41-42
Papers and black-and-white photographs
box 46, folder 1-4
Papers, color photographs, slides, and transparencies
box 47, folder 4
Papers and 10"x12" black-and-white photograph
box 43
Papers and black-and-white photographs
box 46, folder 1-8
Papers, color photographs, slides, and transparencies
box 44, folder 1-5
Papers and black-and-white photographs
box 46, folder 1-14
Papers, color photographs, slides, and transparencies
Sculpture and painting,
1971-1972
box 44, folder 6-7
Papers and black-and-white photographs
box 46, folder 15-16
Color photographs and transparencies
Series IV.
Museum files,
1946-1987
Physical Description:
15.5 Linear
Feet
(34 boxes, 1 flatfile
folder)
Scope and Content Note
The files in Series IV contain papers from Pope-Hennessy's position as director of the
Victoria and Albert Museum from 1967-1973 and of the British Museum from 1974-1976; and
as Consultative Chairman of the Department of European Paintings at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art and art history professor at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts
from 1977-1986. The majority of the files contain correspondence with major museums in
Europe and North America, art historians, dealers, and auction houses. Some folders
include copies of responses from Pope-Hennessy, as well as photographs, ephemera, notes,
and clippings.
Arrangement note
Files for both the Victoria and Albert Museum and British Museum were originally
combined together. Pope-Hennessy's teaching files for the Institute of Fine Arts are
filed under the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Original alphabetical order has been retained. Files were arranged alphabetically by
geographical location or by name of person, institution, gallery, organization, or
publication.
Victoria and Albert Museum and British Museum,
1946-1978
Scope and Content Note
Original order has been retained, with files from both institutions combined.
box 48, folder 2
The American Philosophical Society,
1974-1976
box 48, folder 3
The Art Bulletin,
1955-1959
box 48, folder 5
The Arts Council of Great Britain,
1971-1972
box 48, folder 6-6A
Association of First Division Civil Servants,
1953-1974
box 49, folder 3
Baltimore,
1965-1974
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers from The Johns Hopkins University and The Walters Art Gallery.
box 49, folder 5
Boston,
1946-1976
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Museum of Fine
Arts.
box 49, folder 6
The British Academy,
1972-1977
Scope and Content Note
Papers related to the illuminated Hebrew manuscripts committee.
box 50, folder 1
University of California,
1958-1973
box 50, folder 3
Chicago,
1949-1973
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers from The Art Institute of Chicago and The University of Chicago,
Department of Art.
box 50, folder 6
Winston Churchill Memorial Statue,
1970-1975
box 50, folder 7
Clark, Kenneth,
1953-1975
box 50, folder 8
Cleveland Museum of Art,
1955-1976
box 50, folder 9
CIHA (Comité International d'Histoire de l'Art),
1961-1975
box 50, folder 10
The Earl of Crawford,
1965-1976
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence from David Lindsay.
box 50, folder 14
The Detroit Institute of Arts,
1946-1976
box 50, folder 2-4
The European-American Assembly on Art Museums,
1974-1976
box 50, folder 7
Fleming, John,
1953-1976
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence between Fleming, Pope-Hennessy and Hugh Honour.
box 52
Florence, Italy,
1947-1976
box 54, folder 2
Germany (Pantheon International Art Journal),
1959-1977
box 54, folder 6
Hamilton (McMaster University),
1973-1974
box 54, folder 7
Hartford (Wadsworth Museum),
1956-1976
box 54, folder 8
Harvard University (Fogg Museum of Art),
1951-1976
box 50, folder 7
Honour, Hugh,
1953-1976
Scope and Content Note
See John Fleming file (box 50, folder 7).
box 54, folder 12
Indiana University,
1957-1968
Italian Art and Archives Rescue Fund,
1966-1967
box 57, folder 4
Kansas City,
1956-1975
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers from William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and The University of
Kansas Museum of Art.
box 57, folder 6
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art),
1949-1972
box 58, folder 2
McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.,
1958-1969
box 58, folder 6
Minneapolis Institute of Arts,
1958-1973
box 58, folder 10
Munman, Robert,
1967-1975
box 58, folder 11
N,
1948-1976
Scope and Content Note
Also contains New York papers.
box 58, folder 13
New Haven (Yale University),
1953-1976
New York,
1947-1976
Scope and Content Note
See also box 58, folder 11.
box 58, folder 15
City University of New York,
1974
box 58, folder 16
Columbia University,
1961-1976
box 59, folder 1
The Frick Collection,
1949-1975
box 59, folder 2-4
The Institute of Fine Arts, New York University,
1947-1976
box 59, folder 5-6
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
1949-1976
box 60, folder 1
The Museum of Modern Art,
1968-1971
box 60, folder 2
RIdIM (Repertoire International d'Iconographie Musicale),
1972-1975
box 60, folder 3
Samuel H. Kress Foundation,
1957-1972
box 60, folder 4
Vassar College,
1951-1974
box 60, folder 6
North Carolina (The North Carolina Museum of Art),
1956-1968
box 60, folder 7
Northampton (Smith College),
1953-1967
box 60, folder 8
Norton Simon Museum of Art,
1971-1976
box 60, folder 10
Ottawa (National Gallery of Canada),
1948-1976
box 61, folder 2
Philadelphia,
1953-1976
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers from The University Museum and Philadelphia Museum of Art.
box 61, folder 7
Press clippings,
1963-1971
box 61, folder 8
Princeton,
1955-1975
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers from The Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University.
box 61, folder 9
Brown University,
1958-1971
box 61, folder 10
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD),
1953-1974
box 62, folder 4
Richmond (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts),
1959-1970
box 62, folder 8
Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc.,
1959-1971
box 63
Royal Opera House,
1970-1976
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence and sub-committee papers.
box 64, folder 1
Royal Society of Canada,
1974-1976
box 64, folder 11-12
St. Louis, Missouri,
1958-1967
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers related to the City Art Museum of St. Louis and Washington
University.
box 64, folder 13
San Francisco (M.H. de Young Memorial Museum),
1957-1976
box 64, folder 14
San Marino (Huntington Library and Art Gallery),
1957-1969
box 64, folder 15
Sarasota (John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art),
1958-1967
box 65, folder 1
Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc.,
1956-1973
box 65, folder 2
Slade Professorship of Fine Art,
1956-1976
box 65, folder 6
Stanford University,
1964-1968
box 65, folder 7
Papers and black-and-white photographs,
1949-1976
box 81
Color photographs,
circa
1970
flatfile 1**
Bildbroderier fran Mesopotamien
poster,
1970
box 65, folder 11
Toledo Museum of Art,
1953-1976
box 66, folder 4
Correspondence: A-Z,
1953-1971
box 66, folder 5
British Institute in Venice,
1972-1976
Venice in Peril Fund,
1969-1976
box 67-68
Papers and black-and-white photographs,
1969-1976
box 81
Color photograph,
June
1975
box 66, folder 6-7
Victoria and Albert Museum,
1973-1975
box 69, folder 1
Walker, John,
1970-1976
Scope and Content Note
For additional National Gallery of Art papers, see also Washington, D.C. file (box
69, folder 3-4).
box 69, folder 2
Washington (University of Washington),
1961-1962
Washington D.C.,
1946-1976
box 69, folder 3-4
Papers
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers related to the National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian
Institution.
box 81
Transparency
Scope and Content Note
Part of National Gallery of Art papers in box 69, folder 3.
box 69, folder 5
Wildenstein & Co. Inc.,
1962-1972
box 69, folder 7-8
Williamstown, Massachusetts,
1962-1976
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers related to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and
Williams College.
box 69, folder 6
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum,
1962-1973
box 69, folder 9
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
1960-1970
box 69, folder 10
Worcester Art Museum,
1958-1972
box 69, folder 11
Wrightsman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles,
circa
1967-1969
box 69, folder 12
Yugoslavia,
1971 November
30
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
1946-1987
Scope and Content Note
Also contains papers related to Pope-Hennessy's professorship at New York
University's Institute of Fine Arts.
Business correspondence,
1946-1987
box 70, folder 3
Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd.,
1958-1973
box 70, folder 4
The American Museum in Britain,
1968-1974
box 70, folder 5
Apollo Magazine Limited,
1960-1976
box 70, folder 6
The Arts Council of Great Britain,
1973,
1975
box 70, folder 7
The Art Workers Guild,
1972
box 70, folder 8
Association of Art Historians,
1975-1976
box 70, folder 10
The British Academy,
1967-1976
box 70, folder 11
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation),
1964
box 70, folder 12
The British Council,
1958-1971
box 70, folder 13
The British Museum Society,
1967-1976
box 70, folder 14
The Burlington Magazine,
1947-1976
box 70, folder 15-17
Courtauld Institute,
1946-1975
box 71, folder 2
Department of Education and Science,
1971-1972
Institute of Fine Arts (New York University),
1978-1986
Scope and Content Note
For more Institute of Fine Arts papers, see box 79-80.
box 72, folder 5
National Art Collections Fund,
1959-1974
box 72, folder 6
The National Trust,
1967-1973
box 72, folder 11-12
Papers and black-and-white photographs
Scope and Content Note
Unlabeled folders with various business correspondence. Some may possibly be
personal correspondence.
box 81
Color photographs and transparencies
Personal correspondence,
1976-1986
Copies of Pope-Hennessy's correspondence,
1978-1986
Letters of recommendation,
1977-1986
Scope and Content Note
Arranged alphabetically.
New York University: Institute of Fine Arts,
1959-1985
Scope and Content Note
See also box 71-72 for more correspondence.
box 79, folder 1-2
Memos and correspondence,
1959-1983
box 79, folder 3-4
Academic correspondence,
1967-1985
Scope and Content Note
Includes letters of recommendation.
box 79, folder 5-6
Museum training,
1977-1980
box 80, folder 1-3
Seminar data and notes,
1978-1987
box 80, folder 4
Fellowship program,
1984-1985
box 80, folder 5-7
Lectures,
1977-1987
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence.
Series V.
Study photographs,
1930-1994
Physical Description:
36.5 Linear
Feet
(59 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
This series comprises a large section of the archive and contains Pope-Hennessy's study
photographs, primarily of Italian sculpture and Sienese painting. Also included are
photographs of paintings and drawings of Raphael and Fra Angelico that were used for his
publications. Other study photographs include Italian, German, and Dutch paintings,
Renaissance portraits, and images from the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection and Isabella
Stewart Gardner Museum. The bulk of these photographs are black-and-white prints but
also included are color prints, slides, transparencies, negatives, and Polaroids. Some
files include a small number of papers such as postcards, clippings, and
correspondence.
Arrangement note
Arranged by medium; original order has been retained.
Sculpture,
1933-1993
Scope and Content Note
The majority of files are organized alphabetically by artist including Agostino di
Duccio, Benvenuto Cellini, Donatello, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Michelangelo, Luca della
Robbia and Verrocchio. Some files are organized by topic such as "Bronze,"
"Forgeries," "Ivory," and "Naples." Miscellaneous photographs and images from the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum are filed at the end.
box 85-85A, 103, 109, 112*
box 92-95, 105, 109
R,
1939, 1970-1975,
undated
box 98-102, 106-110, 111*-112*
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum,
1971,
undated
Painting and drawing,
1930-1994
Sienese painting,
1931-1993
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs of paintings by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Lippo Memmi, Giovanni
di Paolo and Matteo di Giovanni.
box 115, 119
M,
1931-1937, 1961,
undated
box 112*, 118-119
14th and 15th century,
1931-1990
Other schools,
1930-1993
Scope and Content Note
Contains study photographs of paintings other than Sienese, and study photographs
of drawings. Includes Botticelli, Domenichino, Leonardo da Vinci, Masaccio, and
Paolo Uccello.
box 122, 124, 139
P,
1930, 1989-1993,
undated
box 125-127, 139
Raphael,
1946-1971,
undated
box 127-129, 139
Fra Angelico,
1939-1988,
undated
box 130-132, 135, 138
Renaissance portraits,
1936-1976,
undated
box 133
Thyssen-Bornemisza collection,
1973-1981
box 134-139
Miscellaneous,
1934, 1982-1994,
undated
Series VI.
Personal papers,
1913-1995
Physical Description:
3 Linear
Feet
(5 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Series VI contains a small number of Pope-Hennessy's personal papers from his childhood
and adult years. Included are personal identification documents such as his birth
certificate and passports from 1945 to 1995. The yearly pocket agendas from 1946 to 1994
included in this series map his personal, professional, and cultural life. Also in this
section are papers and photographs related to his personal art collection.
Arrangement note
Arranged by subject or item type.
box 140-141
Birth certificates and childhood papers,
1913-1974
Scope and Content Note
Includes copies of his birth certificate, birth announcements, and a play written by
Pope-Hennessy as a child.
box 140, folder 4
Childhood reminiscence,
1955, 1981,
undated
Biographical information,
1974-1991
box 140, folder 9
Travel and immigration,
1973-1974
box 140-141
Obituaries,
1994-1995
Scope and Content Note
Includes a copy of Pope-Hennessy's funeral program.
box 140-141
Miscellaneous,
1973, 1975, 1993,
undated
Pope-Hennessy's art collection,
1962-1994
Scope and Content Note
Includes receipts, black-and-white photographs, clippings and object lists.
box 142, folder 1-5
Papers and black-and-white photographs
box 139
Color photographs and transparencies
Series VII.
Pope-Hennessy family papers,
1617-1995
Physical Description:
41 Linear
Feet
(75 boxes, 1 flatfile
folder)
Scope and Content Note
The family papers form a large portion of the archive and document Pope-Hennessy's
family, including his father, Ladislas Herbert Richard Pope-Hennessy (1875-1942), his
mother, Dame Una Constance (née Birch) Pope-Hennessy (1876-1949), his brother, James
Pope-Hennessy (1916-1974), and his grandfather, Sir John Pope-Hennessy (1834-1891).
Included are family letters, mostly from Una and James, revealing their intellectual
relationship with Pope-Hennessy. This section also includes manuscripts of published and
unpublished works by his mother and brother. Another notable part of this section is
correspondence from members of their social circle including Bertrand Russell, Logan
Pearsall Smith, and Cecil Beaton. Additionally, Ladilas's papers contain material
related to his military work as major-general as well as his political involvement with
the Irish Dominion. A small number of papers belonging to Pope-Hennessy's grandfather
also concern political matters and his colonial service as governor. Other family papers
include clippings, notes, and personal items such as birth certificates, agendas, and
passports.
Arrangement note
Arranged by family member.
Pope-Hennessy, Una,
circa
1886-1949
Scope and Content Note
John Pope-Hennessy's mother, Una, was a productive author of historical and
biographical studies whose published works include
Early
Chinese Jades
(1923),
Agnes Strickland
(1940), and
Charles Dickens (1945). She socialized with
the cultural elite such as W.B. Yeats and Bertrand Russell and was actively involved
in political matters including the Irish Dominion. Una was also a member of the
Central Prisoners of War Committee where she provided aid for British prisoners of war
in Germany. Una was awarded the honor of Dame of the British Empire (DBE) for her work
in the committee.
Correspondence,
circa
1886-1949
Family letters,
circa
1886-1949
Scope and Content Note
Letters written by Una to her family.
box 145-146
Pope-Hennessy, Ladislas Herbert Richard,
1909-1929
Scope and Content Note
Also includes letters from Una's husband.
box 146-147
Pope-Hennessy, John,
1914-1949
Scope and Content Note
Also includes a small number of letters to James Pope-Hennessy and others.
box 147-148
Pope-Hennessy, James,
1933-1949
box 149, folder 1-3
Birch family,
circa
1886-1932
Scope and Content Note
Contains letters written by Una as a child and correspondence from her family.
Includes black-and-white photographs of war hero Julian Watts-Russell as well as
his handkerchief.
box 149, folder 4-6
Elliot, Arthur,
1906-1922
Scope and Content Note
Letters to and from the Honorable Arthur Elliot. Also includes a small number of
letters from Hugh Elliot.
box 150, folder 1-4
Prichard, M.S.,
1923-1935
Scope and Content Note
Contains letters from Prichard to Una as well as transcripts of correspondence to
Isabella Stewart Gardner. Also includes six engraved prints and Prichard's
manuscripts: "Love & Creation," "Northern Spain," and other works.
box 150, folder 5
Russell, Bertrand,
1904-1921
Scope and Content Note
Letters from Russell, with photocopies of Una's letters to him.
box 151-152
To Una,
1902-1949,
1988
Scope and Content Note
Letters to Una Pope-Hennessy. Includes correspondence from Lady Gregory, Rose
Macaulay, Logan Pearsall Smith, Oliver Wendell Holmes, W. Hale White (Mark
Rutherford), and W.B. Yeats. Box 152 contains photocopies of various
correspondence from the New York Public Library made in 1988.
box 152-153
Documents and personal papers,
1902-1949
Scope and Content Note
Includes marriage certificate, will, and passport. Also contains miscellaneous
items such as notes, address book, and invitations.
box 152-153
Clippings,
1914-1939
Scope and Content Note
Contains articles referring to the Pope-Hennessy and Birch families as well as an
album of clippings of articles written by Ladislas Pope-Hennessy. For more articles
related to the family, see also boxes 159-160.
box 153, folder 7
Published articles,
1910-1949
Scope and Content Note
Written by Una.
Manuscripts,
1832-1949
Scope and Content Note
Contains both published and unpublished works by Una.
Titles,
circa
1904-1949
Scope and Content Note
Also includes untitled works.
box 154, folder 1
"Butterflies Near Berlin"
box 154, folder 1
"Fragment of Russian Diary"
box 154, folder 1
"Chronicles of the Wiseman Dining Society"
box 155, folder 1
"In Search of Madame Roland"
box 155, folder 1
"The Grand Duchess Catherine of Russia"
box 155, folder 1
"Thirteen Letters from Pamela in Portugal"
box 155, folder 1
"Not in Westminster Abby"
box 155, folder 4
"The Riddle of English Life"
box 155, folder 5
"Charles Dickens at Home"
box 156, folder 1
"A Page of Irish History"
Notes, research, and clippings,
1832-1949
box 157, folder 2-3
Papers,
1832-1939
Scope and Content Note
Contains letters relating to Agnes Strickland.
box 157-159
Notebooks,
circa
1927-1945
box 159-160
Press clippings,
1904-1949
Scope and Content Note
Contains mostly reviews for Una's publications but also includes a small number
of clippings related to the Pope-Hennessy family.
Pope-Hennessy, Ladislas Herbert Richard,
1887-1942,
1985
Scope and Content Note
Ladislas Pope-Hennessy was John's father and served as a major-general in the
military. Politically, he was a member of the British Liberal Party and along with his
wife, Una, supported the Irish Dominion. Ladislas published articles for both the
military and on his political interests.
Correspondence,
1887-1929,
1941-1942
Family letters,
circa
1887-1929
box 161, folder 1-2
Pope-Hennessy, Una,
1914-1929
Scope and Content Note
Letters by Ladislas to his wife.
box 161, folder 3
Pope-Hennessy, Sir John and Thackwell, Catherine,
circa
1887-1897
Scope and Content Note
Letters from Ladislas's father and mother. Catherine Thackwell was also known
as Lady Pope-Hennessy (first marriage) or Catherine Elizabeth Low (maiden name,
daughter of Sir Hugh Low). Her second marriage was to Edward Francis
Thackwell.
box 161, folder 4
Birch, Sir Arthur,
circa
1910
Scope and Content Note
Letters to Una Pope-Hennessy's father.
Various,
1887-1929,
1941-1942
box 161, folder 5
To Ladislas,
1887-1929,
1941-1942
box 161, folder 6
From Ladislas,
1912-1928
Scope and Content Note
Includes a letter to Arthur Elliot.
box 161, folder 7-8
Clippings,
1912,
1930-1942
Scope and Content Note
Publications and clippings about Ladislas. For clippings of articles written by
Ladislas, see box 153.
box 161-162
Documents and personal papers,
1919-1940,
1985
Scope and Content Note
Contains diaries, notes and personal documents including his birth certificate.
Also includes a 1985 letter to John Pope-Hennessy from the Royal Military Academy
regarding his father's papers. Also contains correspondence and papers from the
Field Museum of Natural History.
box 162-163
The Irish Dominion,
1917-1926
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence, pamphlets, publications, clippings, and business
papers.
Pope-Hennessy, Sir John,
1617-1994
Scope and Content Note
John Pope-Hennessy's grandfather and namesake, Sir John was born in Cork, Ireland and
eventually moved to London and worked in colonial service. He became governor of
several territories including Labuan, Bahamas, Barbados, Hong Kong, and Mauritius.
Known for being a progressive and liberal governor, streets were named after Sir John
and a statue of him was built in Mauritius.
Correspondence,
1779,
1841-1910
box 164, folder 1
Family letters,
1853-1865
Scope and Content Note
Contains letters from Sir John to his parents and relatives.
box 164, folder 2
To Sir John,
1779,
1841-1910
Scope and Content Note
Includes letters to Sir John from Leigh Hunt, Matthew Arnold, and Princess
Mathilde. Also contains unidentified papers and correspondence that is not
to/from Sir John.
box 165, folder 1-4
Newton, Sir William,
1883-1889
Personal papers, clippings, and government documents,
1617, 1708, 1816,
1845-1891
box 166
Papers and publications on Sir John Pope-Hennessy,
1894-1912, 1960,
1974, 1992-1994
box 166
Research papers on Sir Hugh Low,
1897,
1952-1968
Pope-Hennessy, James,
1919-1995
Scope and Content Note
John Pope-Hennessy's younger brother, James, was strongly influenced by his mother
and also became a published author and historian. He is best known for the biography,
Queen Mary (1959) as well as other works including
Monckton Milnes; The Years of Promise, 1809-1851
(1949),
Sins of the Fathers: A Study of the Atlantic Slave
Traders, 1441-1807
(1967), and
Anthony
Trollope
(1971). In 1974, James was murdered in his London home at the age
of 58. Additional material by and relating to James Pope-Hennessy can be found in the
James Pope-Hennessy papers and manuscripts, Accession No. 2020.M.5.
Correspondence,
1919-1975, 1993,
1995
Family letters,
1919-1972
Pope-Hennessy, John,
1935-1972
Scope and Content Note
Letters from James; organized by location (original order has been
retained).
box 168, folder 2
Château de Maillebois,
1950s-1960s
box 168, folder 9
Mauritius and Labuan,
1960-1963
box 168, folder 10
Scandinavia, Holland, etc.,
1950-1966
box 168, folder 11
Schonberg-in-dem-Taunus,
1953-1961
box 168, folder 13
USA, Jamaica, Barbados, and Fiji,
1965-1974
box 171, folder 1-10
Pope-Hennessy, Una,
1929-1949
Scope and Content Note
Letters to James's mother. Also contains a small number of letters from
Una.
box 171, folder 11
Pope-Hennessy, Ladislas Herbert Richard,
1919-1939
Scope and Content Note
Letters to and from James's father.
Adams, Len,
1949-1973,
1995
box 172, folder 1-2
To James Pope-Hennessy,
1949-1973
box 172, folder 3-4
From James Pope-Hennessy,
1949-1972
box 172, folder 5
Mrs. Walter de Janzé Hayden (Paola),
1952-1956,
1995
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence from de Janze Hayden to Len Adams. Also includes a
small number of letters from James Pope-Hennessy to de Janze Hayden.
box 173, folder 1
To James Pope-Hennessy,
1941-1965
box 173, folder 2
From James Pope-Hennessy,
1945-1974
Scope and Content Note
Photocopies of letters to Beaton.
box 173, folder 3
Cholmondeley, Lady John (Christina),
1963-1971
box 173, folder 4-6
Churchill, Clarissa (Countess of Avon),
1938-1963
box 174, folder 1
Colston-Baynes, Dorothy,
1937-1962
box 174, folder 2
Crawfurd, Diana,
1962-1965
box 174, folder 5
Curtiss, Mina,
1972
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence from James Pope-Hennessy.
box 174, folder 6
Gandron, Maurice T.,
1947-1957
box 174, folder 7-8
Janzé, Nolwen de (Lady Clark),
1945-1970
box 175, folder 1-2
Lascelles, Sir Alan ("Tommy"),
1943-1967
box 175, folder 3
Lees-Milne, James and Avilde,
1940-1962
box 175, folder 5-6
Moore, Joan (Countess of Drogheda),
1948-1967
box 176, folder 1
Nicolson, Harold,
1936-1964
box 176, folder 2
Nicolson, Nigel,
1936-1973
box 176, folder 3
Noailles, Marie-Laure de,
1950-1952
box 176, folder 4-5
Paget, Lady Victor (Bridget),
1943-1971
box 177, folder 1
Parsons, Lady Bridget,
1952-1961
box 177, folder 2
Paul,
1939,
1955
Scope and Content Note
Last name is unknown. Contains letters written by James Pope-Hennessy from
Trinidad.
box 177, folder 3
Smith, Logan Pearsall,
1943-1944
box 177, folder 4
Sackville-West, Vita,
1938-1959
box 177, folder 5
Sitwell, Edith,
1948,
1955
box 177, folder 7
To James Pope-Hennessy,
1945-1974
box 177, folder 8-10
From James Pope-Hennessy,
1945-1946
box 178-180, 215
Waterfield, Kitty,
1950-1972;
1993
Scope and Content Note
Letters to Una Pope-Hennessy's secretary and wife of Gordon Waterfield. One
letter from Waterfield's daughter in 1993 indicates that these letters were given
to John. Also includes a small number of letters from Kitty Waterfield.
Miscellaneous,
1937-1974
Scope and Content Note
Includes business correspondence related to his publications.
box 182, folder 1
From James Pope-Hennessy,
1951-1968
To James Pope-Hennessy,
1937-1974
By topic,
1949,
1958-1960
box 182, folder 3
Una Pope-Hennessy's death,
1949,
1960
box 186, 216*
Documents and personal papers,
1924-1976
Scope and Content Note
Includes passports, birth certificate, will, funeral papers, journals, and an
address book. Also includes papers and correspondence related to James's estate, the
majority of which were sent to and handled by John.
box 189-190, 215, 216*
Clippings,
1939-1974, 1981,
1987
Scope and Content Note
Comprised mostly of press clippings about James's publications but also includes
his published articles. Also contains obituaries and clippings about James
Pope-Hennessy's biography,
A Lonely Business.
Manuscripts and notes,
1931-1974,
1979
Scope and Content Note
Contains published and unpublished works.
box 191-192
Anthony Trollope,
1951-1973
box 192, folder 4
"The Ashtray,"
March
1969
box 192, folder 5-6
Aspects of Provence,
1947-1949
box 192, folder 7
"An Autumn Day with Marmontel,"
undated
box 192, folder 8-9
Clouet and French Portraiture,
undated
box 193, folder 2-4
Half Crown Colony: A Historical Profile of Hong
Kong,
1967
box 193, folder 6
"Journey to the City,"
March
1941
box 193, folder 7
"A King's Story,"
1964-1965
box 193, folder 9
"A Londoner in Washington,"
undated
box 193, folder 10
"My 55th Birthday in Heriot Row,"
1971
box 193, folder 13
"No. 8 Pelham Place,"
undated
box 194-208, 215
Queen Mary, 1867-1953,
1931-1969,
1979
box 209-210
Monckton Milnes: The Years of Promise,
1809-1851,
1949
box 193, folder 14
"St. Mary Le Bow,"
undated
box 211-213, 215, 216*
Sins of the Fathers: A Study of the Atlantic Slave
Traders, 1441-1807,
1964-1971
box 214
Verandah: Some Episodes in the Crown
Colonies,
1962-1968
box 193, 215
Fiction manuscripts,
undated
Scope and Content Note
Includes "Loosestrife," "The Obsession," "Anything For a Change," and untitled
works.
flatfile 1**
Oversize papers
Scope and Content Note
Papers originally from box 193, folder 17.
