Charity Institution Correspondence

Object Details

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Sponsor: Funding for the processing of this collection was generously provided by the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.

Archival Repository: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Research and Scholars Center

Collection Citation: Joseph Cornell Study Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Arrangement: Correspondence was partially arranged into subject groups, by Helen Jagger Batcheller, Cornell's niece, prior to donation. Other charity organizations not included in the subject groups are listed alphabetically by organization.

Collection Rights: Unpublished materials are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Scope and Contents: Charity correspondence is largely made up of solicitations for donations and sent published materials, with scattered letters of thanks, arrangements for loans, or auction of artwork to raise funds. Charities include health, international refugee, media, poverty, religious, suicide prevention, and youth service organizations, among others. Files for the Bedside Network and the League of Crippled Children include references to donated boxes and collages, as well as diary notes by Cornell.

Collection Restrictions: Access to the collection requires an advanced appointment. Contact collection staff at least two weeks prior to preferred date, at AmericanArtCornellStudy@si.edu. Series 9: Artifacts and Ephemera, Series 13: Personal Library and Book Collection, and Series 14: Record Album Collection, are still undergoing processing and preservation and may not be available for research use. Record albums are unavailable for playback. Contact collection staff for full lists of publications and record albums.