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	Pierpont Morgan Library - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Morgan, was converted to a public institution in 1924 as a memorial by his son, John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.
		Today the library is a complex of buildings which serve as a museum and scholarly research center.
		The Morgan Library is currently closed due to a major expansion project designed by architect Renzo Piano.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pierpont_Morgan_Library (288 words)

	AllRefer.com - Pierpont Morgan Library (Libraries, Books, And Printing) - Encyclopedia
		Pierpont Morgan Library, originally the private library of J. Pierpont Morgan, in 1924 made a public institution by his son J. Morgan as a memorial to his father.
		The library is privately supported; it is located at Madison Ave.
		The publications of the library include monographs, catalogs of collections and exhibits, reprints, and fascimiles.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/PrpntMrgnLb.html (255 words)

	Artcom Museums Tour: Pierpont Morgan Library, The
		The Morgan Library is a public museum as well as a center for scholarly research; it originated as the private library of the legendary American financier and collector Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913).
		The Library's collections have continued to grow within the fields established by Pierpont Morgan and have as their principal focus the history, art, and literature of Western civilization from the Middle Ages to the present.
		The Library continues to acquire in the fields established by Morgan and its collections are among the finest in the world.
	www.artcom.com /Museums/nv/mr/10016-34.htm (2165 words)

	Morgan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		He wrested control (1869) of the Albany and Susquehanna RR from Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, he led the syndicate that broke the government-financing privileges of Jay Cooke, and he developed a railroad empire by reorganizations and consolidations in all parts of the United States.
		Morgan was an ardent sportsman, and his yacht entered many international races.
		A sister of the younger J. Pierpont Morgan, Anne Morgan, 1873–1952, was devoted to numerous philanthropic and civic organizations and constantly voiced the rights of the American woman.
	www.bartleby.com /65/mo/Morgan.html (628 words)

	John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913)
		Morgan was willing, and moreover financially able to purchase an entire vitrine of objets d’art just to obtain one single piece.
		Interestingly, Morgan was not a collector of Americana.
		The library - known today as the Pierpont Morgan Library, located at Madison Avenue and 36th Street in New York City - was first estimated to cost Morgan US$ 850,000, but resulted in costing approximately US$ 1.2 Million by the time of its completion in 1906.
	www.antiquorum.com /html/vox/vox2002/john_pierpont/john_pierpon_morgan.htm (1414 words)

	Pierpont Morgan Library - Are We There Yet?
		Built between 1902 and 1906, this magnificent complex of buildings was once an intimate palazzo-like structure designed by Charles McKim as the private library of financier J. Pierpont Morgan.
		The Library's collection of rare books, manuscripts and drawings focuses mainly on the history, art and literature of Western civilization from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
		The Pierpont Morgan Library is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful buildings in the country.
	www.fieldtrip.com /ny/26850008.htm (422 words)

	Treating 5000 Books at the Pierpont Morgan Library
		The East Room of The Pierpont Morgan Library is its main show room, visited by people from all over the world who come to see "Mr.
		During August the library is closed to the public, so this is the only time in the year when we can work in the East room for an extended period.
		Although the books were not the greatest treasures in the library, there were many exquisite bindings and some extraordinary items that lent spice to the work, and I think we all constantly felt that the very next box we opened would contain an overlooked treasure.
	aic.stanford.edu /sg/bpg/annual/v03/bp03-06.html (1457 words)

	Pierpont Morgan Library
		As per its name, the Morgan used to be the home of J. Pierpont Morgan, millionaire financier of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
		The Morgan specializes in manuscripts and paper arts and objects ranging from 9th century Coptic bookbinding to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci.
		That is not to say that all their things are that old; I've just seen these things in the storage rooms (and was nearly eviscerated by a curator for leaning on the da Vinci when in the conservation lab- hell, I didn't know what it was).
	www.nycgoth.com /more/pierpont_morgan (175 words)

	Renzo Piano Workshop - The Pierpont Morgan Library :: arcspace.com
		Under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Morgan Library, Renzo Piano has developed a comprehensive plan to expand and better integrate the campus of the Morgan.
		Considered one of New York City's great treasures, the Morgan was founded by Pierpont Morgan in 1906 and made a public institution in 1924, serving as a scholarly research library as well as a full service museum.
		On 36th Street, a faceted steel cube is inserted between the original library of 1906, by McKim, Mead and White, and the annex added 22 years later by Benjamin Wistar Morris after the library opened to the public.
	www.arcspace.com /architects/piano/morgan_library (617 words)

	John pierpont morgan - john pierpont morgan - BlueRider.com
		Morgan joined his father's banking firm in 1856 and established JP Morgan and Co. in 1895, which became a
		John Pierpont Morgan, the son of a successful financier, was born on 17th April, 1837.
		One of the greatest art treasures of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York is an Jonas Athanasiou whose heirs finally sold it to John Pierpont Morgan.
	www.globalinfogroup.com /glig/john-pierpont-morgan.html (332 words)

	MORGAN, JOHN PIERPONT (1837—1913) - Online Information article about MORGAN, JOHN PIERPONT (1837—1913) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Drexel, Morgan and Co., in which he was associated with See also:
		In 1895 the firm became J. Morgan and Co. Closely associated with Drexel and Co. of Philadelphia, Morgan, Harjes and Co.
		Morgan, Grenfell and Co. (before 1910 J. Morgan and Co.) of London, it became, largely owing to Mr Morgan's ability, one of the most powerful banking houses in the See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MOL_MOS/MORGAN_JOHN_PIERPONT_18371913_.html (727 words)

	Art Resource \| Fine Art Stock Licensing
		The Pierpont Morgan Library has recently chosen Art Resource as its rights and permissions representative for the Library's splendid collection of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.
		The Morgan Library originated with rare books and fine bindings, manuscripts and master drawings assembled by the legendary financier, J. Pierpont Morgan.
		Morgan began his collection in 1890, and in a comparatively short time, it came to rival the great libraries of Europe.
	www.artres.com /c/htm/TreePfLight.aspx?ID=PML (298 words)

	Pierpont Morgan Library Makeover - Wired New York Forum
		By DAVID W. The Pierpont Morgan Library, an exquisite cultural treasure chest in Murray Hill, would reorient, expand and draw together its campus of historic buildings with three unmistakably modern steel-and-glass pavilions designed by Renzo Piano.
		The project is so ambitious it would require the Morgan to close for two years.
		The Morgan's expansion project is to begin in 2003 and may cost up to $75 million.
	www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?t=3412 (868 words)

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		San Francisco, CA, 10 January 1997-The most comprehensive selection from The Pierpont Morgan Library's vast holdings to travel in 40 years, this exhibition presents a magnificent survey of the artistic, literary, and musical achievements primarily of the western world from ancient to modern times.
		The eclectic holdings of The Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City represent the evolving tastes of financier and collector Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), his son J. Morgan, Jr.
		Once the personal domain of Pierpont Morgan, this spectacular treasury was turned into a public institution in 1924 by J. Morgan, Jr., in concordance with his father's dream of making the buildings and their collections available to the American public.
	www.deyoungmuseum.org /fam/press/press.asp?presskey=15 (1040 words)

	Art in America: Grand piano design for Morgan library - Front Page - Renzo Piano
		Some 90 years after his death, Pierpont Morgan will have the posthumous distinction of joining John and Dominique de Menil, Ernst and Hildy Beyeler, and Gianni and Marella Agnelli on the list of patrons whose collections are displayed in buildings designed by Renzo Piano.
		In recent years the library has opened a center for the study of works on paper and a conservation center endowed by Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw, whose collection of over 350 master drawings is a promised gift.
		For that, the library is regarded with possessive affection by many visitors, although this may also have something to do with the presence of works by Beatrix Potter and Lewis Carroll among the Gutenburg Bibles (3 of the 49 extant), Durer and Rembrandt drawings, and autograph materials by Keats, Brahms and Mahler.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1248/is_1_91/ai_96126335 (848 words)

	Electronic Scriptorium, Ltd. - Case Study - Pierpont Morgan Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Pierpont Morgan Library is the nation's premiere repository of literary manuscripts.
		The library’s tradition of excellent cataloging ensures that scholars have easy access to the literary treasures housed on its shelves.
		Prior to the project researchers were required to visit the library in order to perform research.
	www.electronicscriptorium.com /Case_Study_Pierpont.html (791 words)

	Pierpont Morgan Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Morgan Library will be closed for renovations for 2 years beginning on May 5, 2003.
		The Pierpont Morgan Library is a fine museum as well as a repository for books and manuscripts.
		The Library is yet another architectural wonder by the firm of McKim, Mead & White, which also designed much of the campus of Columbia University, the Brooklyn Museum and dozens of other structures throughout the United States.
	www.allianceforarts.org /nyc-arts/name/name_by_borough/manhattan/lower_a/morgan.html (348 words)

	Pierpont Morgan Library in The NYC Insider: an Insider's Guide to New York City
		Serving both as a museum and a center for scholarly research, the Morgan Library is home to some of the world’s greatest treasuries of artistic, literary, musical, and historical works.
		The Library’s renowned collection of rare books, manuscripts, and drawings have as their principal focus the history, art, and literature of Western civilization from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
		Changing exhibitions are drawn from the permanent collection and from other museums and libraries in this country and abroad.
	www.theinsider.com /nyc/museums/1pierpon.htm (358 words)

	William Morris Society: Being William Morris at the Morgan Library 1996
		Organized by William M. Voelkle, Curator, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, The Pierpont Morgan Library, Morris's Medieval Manuscripts attests to Morris's astuteness as a collector of illuminated manuscripts, an interest for which he is perhaps less known.
		Although his library was sold intact in 1897 to Richard Bennett of Manchester, it did not remain so.
		The Morgan Library is presenting various lectures, workshops, tours, and other events in conjunction with Being William Morns: A Centenary Exhibition.
	www.morrissociety.org /morgan.html (973 words)

	Pierpont Morgan Library (Closed) - New York, NY, 10036-1510 - Citysearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Housed in one of New York's architectural treasures, the Morgan Library is a fitting repository for some of the world's most precious books and manuscripts.
		An avid and knowledgeable collector, J.P. Morgan and his father before him amassed a collection of the highest quality, rich with unique masterpieces; a first edition of the Declaration of Independence, various Shakespeare folios and some hand-written manuscripts by Bach and Mozart are only a few of the treasures here.
		The library is geared to scholars and the general public alike.
	newyork.citysearch.com /profile/7126511 (410 words)

	Millgate Union Catalogue of Walter Scott Correspondence - National Library of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The National Library of Scotland holds the pre-eminent collection of the literary manuscripts, papers and correspondence of Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832).
		The Library also possesses large quantities of papers and diaries of Scott's major publishers John Ballantyne, Archibald Constable and Robert Cadell, and of the printing house of James Ballantyne & Co in which he was a partner.
		In addition the Library's collections include manuscript material relating to the adaptation of Scott for the stage in drama and in opera; and there are examples of musical settings of his poems and songs.
	www.nls.uk /catalogues/resources/scott/collection.html (794 words)

	The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York City
		The Morgan Library is both a museum and a center for scholarly research.
		Among the world's greatest treasuries of seminal artistic, literary, musical, and historical works, the Library's renowned collection of rare books, manuscripts, and drawings have as their principal focus the history, art, and literature of Western civilization from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
		Changing exhibitions, drawn from the permanent collection and from other museums and libraries in this country and abroad, provide visitors access to some of the Western world's most significant cultural artifacts.
	www.ny.com /museums/pierpont.morgan.library.html (106 words)

	Artifact: Full Record for Morgan Library
		Description: The Morgan Library, in New York, was created between 1902 and 1906 by the American financier Pierpont Morgan, originally as a private library to house his growing collection of illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, drawings and prints.
		In 1924 it was made an Institution for both scholars and the public by Morgan's son and has continued to collect artifacts in keeping with its creator's interests.
		The Morgan Library is closed until 2006 for a major expansion and renovation project - details about this are provided, including illustrations of the design by architect Renzo Piano.
	www.artifact.ac.uk /displayoai.php?id=1211 (268 words)

	Morgan Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The exhibition at the Morgan Library is made possible by Betty Wold Johnson.
		Collection -- on deposit at the Morgan Library -- and the Huntington Library, San Marino, Califomia, The Great Experiment includes approximately 100 manuscripts, letters, rare printed documents, objects, maps, and published writings that demonstrate both Washington's growth as a man and the untested government of the United States of America.
		The curator in charge of the exhibition at the Morgan Library is Robert Parks, Curator of Literary and Historical Manuscripts.
	www.tfaoi.com /newsm1/n1m546.htm (672 words)

	RLG Focus, 10/2001
		RLG sent notifications to each library when all that library's records were converted, with the number of records affected, so each could order snapshot files of its Pinyin records and load them into its local system.
		For the Huntington Library (235,000 records) and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (320,000 records), matches found on the MARC Link databases were edited to fit the requirements of the libraries.
		New York Public Library and the libraries of Cornell, Penn State, and Stanford collaborated under the leadership of the University of California, Berkeley Library, contributing images and data towards an investigation of structural and administrative metadata for digital objects.
	www.rlg.org /legacy/r-focus/i52.html (6285 words)

	Exhibition Archive
		Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Etching from the Morgan Library, New York has been organized by the Pierpont Morgan Library, which houses the largest and finest collection of Rembrandt etchings in North America.
		Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Etching from the Morgan Library, New York is organized by the Morgan Library.
		The curator in charge of the tour is Cara Dufour Denison, Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, the Morgan Library.
	www.ago.net /info/ago_exhibition_archive/exhibition_specific.cfm?ID=258 (168 words)

	j pierpont morgan
		John Pierpont Morgan, … John Pierpont Morgan, the son of a successful financier, was born on 17th April, 1837.
		… Banker and industrialist J. Pierpont Morgan was one of the world's foremost financial figures in the decades before World War I. He organized railroads and …
		Pierpont Morgan and the French Porcelain at the Wadsworth …
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