1924-2002
Offsite Storage Inventory
The Mary A. Reardon papers are stored offsite and must be requested at least
one business day in advance. Contact the Library at
library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request
materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before
requesting cartons by barcode.
Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending
processing.
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| Creator: | Reardon, Mary Agnes, 1912-2002 |
| Title: | Mary A. Reardon papers |
| Dates: | 1924-2002 |
| Physical Description: | 17 record
cartons stored offsite and 2 oversize cartons stored onsite |
| Call Number: | OFFSITE STORAGE |
| Call Number: | Ms. N-2172 |
| Repository: | Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
library@masshist.org |
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Abstract:
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The collection consists of the professional and
personal papers of liturgical artist Mary Agnes Reardon of Quincy and Hingham,
Mass., 1924-2002. Professional papers include art exhibition and sales records;
records of commissions for murals, book covers, Christmas cards and other
artwork; sketches; and teaching files from Emmanuel College. Personal papers
include correspondence with her father Daniel B. Reardon, her mother Mary
Cashman Reardon, her brothers George and Paul C. Reardon, and many cousins,
nieces and nephews. The collection also includes subject files, clippings,
photographs and diaries.
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Mary A. Reardon attended Radcliffe College, 1930-34, Yale School of Fine
Arts, 1938, and studied in Mexico with artist David Alfaro Siquieros. Her major
liturgical works include the Guadalupe chapel and two transept ceilings at the
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., a triptych at
the Cathedral of Mary our Queen in Baltimore, Maryland, an early mural at Cabot
Hall at Radcliffe College, two half domes, soffits and historical walls at the
St. Louis Cathedral. She also illustrated seven children's books.
Mary A. Reardon's papers were also donated to the Smithsonian Institute
Archives of American Art in 2001.
The collection was donated by the family of Mary A. Reardon through Martha
A.R. Bewick, July 2005.
The Mary A. Reardon papers are stored offsite and must be requested at least
one business day in advance. Contact the Library at
library@masshist.org or (617) 536-1608 to request
materials. Please discuss your request with the reading room staff before
requesting cartons by barcode.
Note: This collection is UNPROCESSED and closed to researchers pending
processing.
The Massachusetts Historical Society does not claim
ownership to the literary rights (copyright) of letters and manuscripts written
by individuals other than Mary A. Reardon in this collection. The
Massachusetts Historical Society cannot give permission to publish or quote
from documents by individuals for whom it does
not hold copyright. Use of these materials does not imply permission to
publish. It is the sole responsibility of the
researcher to obtain formal permission from the owners of the literary rights
(copyright) to publish or quote from documents in this collection.
Photocopies are for personal use only. Personal
use photocopies may not be donated or deposited
in other libraries or archives, or made available to other researchers without
the written permission of the Massachusetts
Historical Society.
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| Carton | Barcode | Contents |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | Correspondence |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | Photographs |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | "Paul's Papers" (correspondence) |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | Art exhibition and sales records |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | Exhibition invitations |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | School notebooks |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | Church records |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | Business cards |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | Travel papers |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | Museum of Fine Arts |
| Carton 1 | SH 17DH / | Miscellaneous material |
| Carton 2 | SH 17DI + | Art exhibition invitations |
| Carton 2 | SH 17DI + | Artwork and sketchbooks |
| Carton 2 | SH 17DI + | Emmanuel records |
| Carton 2 | SH 17DI + | Printed material |
| Carton 2 | SH 17DI + | Clippings and newspapers |
| Carton 2 | SH 17DI + | Miscellaneous material |
| Carton 3 | SH 17DJ % | Subject files |
| Carton 3 | SH 17DJ % | Mary Reardon's office files (Includes papers related to Yale,
Radcliffe, artwork, friends, and donations) |
| Carton 4 | SH 17DK 0 | Diaries,
1944-1947 |
| Carton 4 | SH 17DK 0 | Subject files |
| Carton 4 | SH 17DK 0 | Books illustrated by Mary Reardon |
| Carton 5 | SH 17DL 1 | Family correspondence,
1920s-1990s (includes letters written by her brother Paul
Reardon to parents Daniel and Mary Cashman Reardon) |
| Carton 6 | SH 17DM 2 | Correspondence |
| Carton 6 | SH 17DM 2 | School notebooks |
| Carton 6 | SH 17DM 2 | Exhibit loan and sales records) |
| Carton 6 | SH 17DM 2 | Travel diary,
1963 |
| Carton 6 | SH 17DM 2 | Miscellaneous material |
| Carton 7 | SH 17DN 3 | Correspondence |
| Carton 7 | SH 17DN 3 | Records related to art commissions and teaching |
| Carton 7 | SH 17DN 3 | Miscellaneous material |
| Carton 8 | SH 17DP 5 | School papers |
| Carton 8 | SH 17DP 5 | Correspondence (mostly condolence letters of the death of Mary
Cashman Reardon),
1952 |
| Carton 8 | SH 17DP 5 | Miscellaneous material |
| Carton 9 | SH 17DQ 6 | School notes |
| Carton 9 | SH 17DQ 6 | Sketchbooks |
| Carton 9 | SH 17DQ 6 | Clippings |
| Carton 9 | SH 17DQ 6 | Correspondence |
| Carton 9 | SH 17DQ 6 | Emmanuel College |
| Carton 9 | SH 17DQ 6 | Papers from trip to Mexico |
| Carton 9 | SH 17DQ 6 | Miscellaneous material |
| Carton 10 | SH 17DR 7 | Correspondence,
1940s |
| Carton 10 | SH 17DR 7 | Subject files |
| Carton 11 | SH 17DS 8 | Radcliffe papers |
| Carton 11 | SH 17DS 8 | School notes |
| Carton 11 | SH 17DS 8 | Trip to Mexico |
| Carton 11 | SH 17DS 8 | Sketches |
| Carton 11 | SH 17DS 8 | Miscellaneous material |
| Carton 12 | SH 17DT 9 | Correspondence,
1929-30s |
| Carton 12 | SH 17DT 9 | Subject files |
| Carton 12 | SH 17DT 9 | Miscellaneous material |
| Carton 13 | SH 17DU A | Photographs |
| Carton 13 | SH 17DU A | International Exposition of Sacred Art, Trieste, Italy,
1961 |
| Carton 13 | SH 17DU A | School papers |
| Carton 13 | SH 17DU A | Travel diary, India,
1981 |
| Carton 13 | SH 17DU A | Guest book,
1939 |
| Carton 14 | SH 17DV B | Correspondence |
| Carton 14 | SH 17DV B | Daniel Reardon condolence letters,
1961 |
| Carton 14 | SH 17DV B | Subject files |
| Carton 14 | SH 17DV B | Photographs |
| Carton 14 | SH 17DV B | Miscellaneous material |
| Carton 15 | SH 17DW C | Commissions |
| Carton 15 | SH 17DW C | Christmas cards |
| Carton 15 | SH 17DW C | Ars Instaurare |
| Carton 15 | SH 17DW C | Emmanuel College |
| Carton 15 | SH 17DW C | Subject files |
| Carton 16 | SH 17DX D | Daybooks and diaries,
1940s-1950s |
| Carton 17 | SH 17DY E | Subject files |
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| Box | Contents |
| Oversize material stored onsite at Ms. N-2172: |
| Oversize carton 1 | | Oversize sketchbooks
(Oversize) |
| Oversize carton 2 | | Photographs
(Oversize) |
| Oversize carton 2 | | Clippings
(Oversize) |
| Oversize carton 2 | | Miscellaneous material
(Oversize) |
Mary A. Reardon papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in
ABIGAIL,
the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers
desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should
search the catalog using these headings.
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| Persons: |
| | Reardon, Daniel B., d. 1961. |
| | Reardon, George. |
| | Reardon, Mary Cashman, d. 1952. |
| | Reardon, Paul C. |
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| Organizations: |
| | Emmanuel College (Boston,
Mass.)--Faculty. |
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| Subjects: |
| | Christian art and symbolism. |
| | Women artists--Massachusetts--Hingham. |
| | Women artists--Massachusetts--Quincy. |
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