Erwin Panofsky's correspondence documents his research, writing, teaching, lecturing, and participation in professional organizations. It reflects his own academic interests and expertise - Medieval, Gothic, and Renaissance art, history, and iconography, and those of his many correspondents.
His most prolific correspondents include: Udo von Alvensleben, Walter William Spencer Cook, Paul Coremans, Walter Friedländer, William S. Heckscher, Ludwig H. Heydenreich, Horst W. Janson, Adolf Katzenellenbogen, Richard Krautheimer, Edward E. Lowinsky, Millard Meiss, Gert von der Osten, Richard Salomon, Craig Smyth, Wolfgang Stechow, Booth and Betty Tarkington, Egon Verheyen, and Wilhelm Vöge.
1.8: Miscellaneous, arranged by subject, includes: requests for reviews, contributions to encyclopedias and dictionaries, and requests to write books; acknowledgements and thank you letters, 70th birthday congratulations; U.S. government, embassies and consulates. 1.9: Unfilmed Correspondence, received many years after microfilming was completed, is arranged chronologically and overlaps the dates and categories of correspondents represented in the preceding subseries.
Arrangement note:
This series is arranged into 9 subseries. Subseries 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 are arranged alphabetically by geographical location. Subseries 1.9 is in chronological order. All remaining subseries are arranged alphabetically.
1.1: Colleagues, Scholars, Students and Other Individuals, 1921-1978, undated (Reels 2108-2124)
1.2: Art Dealers, 1932-1967 (Reels 2124-2125)
1.3: Galleries and Museums, 1925-1968 (Reel 2125)
1.4: Libraries, 1941-1967 (Reels 2125-2126)
1.5: Colleges, Universities, and Institutes, 1936-1968, undated (Reels 2126-2127)
1.6: Organizations, Societies, and Congresses, 1937-1967 (Reel 2127)
1.7: Periodicals, 1937-1967 (Reel 2127)
1.8: Miscellaneous, 1940-1969 (Reels 2127-2128)
1.9: Unfilmed Correspondence, 1925-1967, undated (unfilmed)
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Erwin Panofsky papers, 1904-1990 (bulk dates 1920-1968). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
