Collections : [Yale University -Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library]

The collection contains examples of bookplates by Spanish artists as well as those commissioned by Spanish patrons.

Collection of ephemera, including articles, newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, and photographs started by Yale Professor Carroll L.V. Meeks. Upon his death, the collection was given by his daughters to the Yale University Arts Library and maintained in the Visual Resources Collection where department staff added material on occasion.

Collection of mounted black and white and color reproductions of applied and decorative arts, predominantly European and American. Content varies from original photographic prints to reproductions from magazines and other published sources. Some sections have accompanying clippings folders.

This is a collection of early to mid-20th-century bookplates from Finland. Most of the bookplates belonged to private individuals, although the collection also contains a few institutional bookplates from various library, university, or social organizations, or businesses.

The collection contains published exhibition catalogs from various Latin American countries and mounted reproductions of individual artworks by Latin American artists.

Spanish and Portuguese Architecture Photograph Collection 1,175 photographs and 16 contact sheets, black and white, unmounted. Most are 7 ¼ x 9 ½ in., with smaller format included. Most are good quality, although some have been printed from dusty or damaged negatives. This collection is made up of photos combined from various sources (Foto MAS Barcelona, principally) so that scholars seeking specific subjects not in the general collection could consult these files, and have photos mounted as needed. Many were purchased through grants to the Latin American Affairs Council. There is also an envelope of photos by Joseph A. Baird, Jr. of Spanish and Portuguese architecture. This includes 16 contact sheets, some of which have identification information written on them. These photos were a gift from George Kubler. Photos are of building interiors and exteriors, altarpieces, architectural sculpture, wall paintings, and early architectural drawings. Most are Spanish Baroque. Some document damage from bombing during the Spanish Civil War. They are all identified on the backs. Their purchase dates span the life of the Visual Resources Collection, ca. 1940-1995. Collection consists of mostly labeled black and white photographs of Spanish Baroque and other buildings, altarpieces, architectural sculpture, wall paintings and early architectural drawings. Some material documents bomb damage during the Spanish Civil War. From various sources including Foto MAS, Madrid. Includes 16 contact sheets in addition to prints. Assembled as consulting collection for materials not in the general slide and photograph holdings. Includes photography by Joseph A. Baird, Jr. Gift of George Kubler.

Collection consists of mounted black and white and color reproductions of Austrian paintings. Content varies from original photographic prints to reproductions from magazines and other published sources. Some sections have accompanying clippings folders.

Collection of mounted black and white and color reproductions of Australian paintings. Content varies from original photographic prints to reproductions from magazines and other published sources. Some sections have accompanying clippings folders.

The collection contains pamphlets, brochures, and other ephemera on individual artists published by museums, galleries, and other institutions throughout the world.

Collection consists of color and black and white 35 mm slides of Pre-Columbian arts, including architecture, sculpture, textiles and illuminated manuscripts from Mexico, Central America, and the Andean region of South America.