Correspondence of Frick Art Reference Library founder and director Helen Clay Frick concerning both Library and personal matters. Subjects discussed include art research, Library furnishings, acquisitions of photographs and books, and construction of the original Library building (1924–1934). Also contains personal correspondence with staff.
Typed and handwritten research notes, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and typescript drafts of Helen Clay Frick’s articles and unpublished manuscripts regarding the life and works of sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon.