Arthur Hind collection

Collection

Identifier: 1111.113

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

This collection of the research notebooks of Arthur Mayger Hind was transferred to the archives from the Ingalls Library in 2010. The collection was purchased for the library at an unknown date although it is assumed after the death of Mr. Hind in 1957.

The notebooks consist of the handwritten lectures, research, and observations of the Keeper of the Department of Prints at the British Museum. Many of the notebooks contain folded letters and scraps of paper containing notes and drawings. They have been arranged alphabetically by topic.

Dates

1904-1945

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to the public. For more information or to access this collection contact archives staff at archives2@clevelandart.org.

Biographical/Historical note

Arthur Mayger Hind (1880-1957) was the Keeper of the Department of Prints at the British Museum from 1933 to 1945. He was an acknowledged expert on prints, particularly Italian, and was a prolific writer and lecturer. A full biography can be found in the "Dictionary of Art Historians" and other standard reference works.

Extent

4.5 Cubic feet (four and a half boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement note

Notebooks have been arranged as much as possible by topic as noted on the cover or spine of each book, although some notebooks have topics scratched off and new ones written in so there may be some out of place. The arrangement is primarily alphabetical. A bibliography of Hind's works was consulted during the arrangement.

General Physical Description note

This collection consists of small bound notebooks that include folded letters and notes tucked in the pages. Some notes are unbound and kept together with folded pieces of paper on which the topic of the notes is written. The bindings on many of the notebooks is damaged and all are very fragile. Some of the papers are very acidic and dry.