Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of art collector Wilhelmina Ludwig Wyckoff measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1859 to 1974. Found are items relating to Wyckoff's art collection of 19th and 20th century American artists, including William Gedney Bunce, Peter Newell, Albert P. Ryder, Alexander Schilling, and James McNeill Whistler. Materials include scattered autographs, letters, a photograph, printed material, and sketches. Also found are scattered printed materials from Wyckoff's son, Alexander, regarding Robert Whitman and others.
Citation:
Wilhelmina Ludwig Wyckoff papers, 1859-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 876 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Funding:
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
Wilhelmina Ludwig Wyckoff (1875-1962) was an art collector in Leonia, New Jersey. Born in Austria, she married James Talmage Wyckoff and they had a son, Alexander.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 1974-1975 by Alexander Wyckoff, son of Wyckoff.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
