Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Gerstein, Jacob, collector.
- Abstract:
- The Gerstein mss., ca. 1795-1824, consists mostly of portraits of General Lafayette collected by Jacob and Sylvia Finn Gerstein.
- Extent:
- 3 Boxes and 1 folio (oversize)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Gerstein mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Jacob Gerstein was a collector of engravings, lithograph, watercolor, etc. focusing on images of General Lafayette.
- Scope and Content:
While the majority of the images of Lafayette are engravings, there is also a watercolor copied from an oil painting by Le Paon, a color lithograph, and a bronze bas-relief bust mounted on marble. Non-portrait items include: a watercolor of Lafayette's home, La Grange; two engravings of scenes from the French Revolution. Completing the collection are two manuscripts: a letter from James Monroe to congressman Charles Fenton Mercer, dated Dec. 24, 1824, and a signed testimonial from Lafayette concerning the loyalty of his secretary Poirey, dated Apr. 20, 1801
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 1996.
- Processing information:
Processed by staff.
- Arrangement:
This collection is in single series.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) (Box 3); ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility) - OVFlat; Lilly - Stacks
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Gerstein mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu