1924-2002
Offsite Storage Inventory
Restrictions on Access
The Mary A. Reardon papers are CLOSED pending processing. Some materials may be made available for research at the discretion of the MHS library staff following a review to identify copyright, privacy, and/or preservation concerns. Prior to placing a request through Portal1791, contact the library at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org to initiate this review. Please allow up to two weeks for requests to be reviewed.
This collection is stored offsite and must be requested at least two business days in advance via Portal1791. Researchers needing more than six items from offsite storage should provide additional advance notice. If you have questions about requesting materials from offsite storage, please contact the reference desk at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org.
Abstract
This 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.
Biographical Sketch
Mary A. Reardon attended Radcliffe College, 1930-1934, 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; and two half domes, soffits, and historical walls at the St. Louis Cathedral. She also illustrated seven children's books.
Processing Information
This collection is UNPROCESSED.
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated by the family of Mary A. Reardon through Martha A. R. Bewick, July 2005.
Restrictions on Access
The Mary A. Reardon papers are CLOSED pending processing. Some materials may be made available for research at the discretion of the MHS library staff following a review to identify copyright, privacy, and/or preservation concerns. Prior to placing a request through Portal1791, contact the library at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org to initiate this review. Please allow up to two weeks for requests to be reviewed.
This collection is stored offsite and must be requested at least two business days in advance via Portal1791. Researchers needing more than six items from offsite storage should provide additional advance notice. If you have questions about requesting materials from offsite storage, please contact the reference desk at 617-646-0532 or reference@masshist.org.
Summary Description of the Collection
Correspondence
Photographs
"Paul's Papers" (correspondence)
Art exhibition and sales records
Exhibition invitations
School notebooks
Church records
Business cards
Travel papers
Museum of Fine Arts
Miscellaneous material
Art exhibition invitations
Artwork and sketchbooks
Emmanuel records
Printed material
Clippings and newspapers
Miscellaneous material
Subject files
Mary Reardon's office files
Including papers related to Yale, Radcliffe, artwork, friends, and donations.
Diaries, 1944-1947
Subject files
Books illustrated by Mary Reardon
Family correspondence, 1920s-1990s
Including letters written by her brother Paul Reardon to parents Daniel and Mary Cashman Reardon.
Correspondence
School notebooks
Exhibit loan and sales records
Travel diary, 1963
Miscellaneous material
Correspondence
Records related to art commissions and teaching
Miscellaneous material
School papers
Correspondence, 1952
Mostly condolence letters of the death of Mary Cashman Reardon.
Miscellaneous material
School notes
Sketchbooks
Prints
Clippings
Correspondence
Emmanuel College
Papers from trip to Mexico
Miscellaneous material
Correspondence, 1940s
Subject files
Radcliffe papers
School notes
Trip to Mexico
Sketches
Miscellaneous material
Correspondence, 1929-1930s
Subject files
Miscellaneous material
Photographs
International Exposition of Sacred Art, Trieste, Italy, 1961
School papers
Travel diary, India, 1981
Guest book, 1939
Correspondence
Daniel Reardon condolence letters, 1961
Subject files
Photographs
Miscellaneous material
Commissions
Christmas cards
Ars Instaurare
Emmanuel College
Subject files
Daybooks and diaries, 1940s-1950s
Subject files
Oversize sketchbooks
Oversize photographs
Oversize clippings
Oversize miscellaneous material
Preferred Citation
Mary A. Reardon papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Access Terms
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.