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Jeffrey Rush Higgins Collection on Frederick Wilson
In terms of records and correspondence relating to Tiffany memorials, the Rakow Research Library has an archival collection that might be useful: the Jeffrey Rush Higgins collection on Frederick Wilson, 1885-1990.
Wilson became the head of Tiffany Studio's ecclesiastical department in 1899. The collection includes commission letters and other correspondence, church bulletins and other church ephemera, scrapbooks, and design drawings.
"Cornelius and the Angel"
You might also be interested in photocopies of correspondence, records, and articles relating to the John Hoare memorial chancel window "Cornelius and the Angel" (Christ Church, Corning, New York, 1897).
"Our Memorial Window"
Another item of interest might be the First Presbyterian Church's Mother's Day service program (available online), dated May 12, 1946, which features an image titled "Our memorial window" by Tiffany Studios in memory of Russell Sage. Written in blue ink along top and bottom edges are notations that include "Two years to make" and "cost $5,000.00."
Additional Online Resources
For those who would like a more general introduction to Tiffany Studios memorials, see the following posts on The Corning Museum of Glass blog:
- "Tiffany's Mosaics: Changing the Ecclesiastical Landscape" (August 2, 2017)
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"Rakow Library Collection Highlight: Suggestion for Window in Honor of Belle Kaufman by Tiffany Studios" (November 19, 2013)
You can also look through "Memorials in Glass and Stone," an extensive advertising brochure published by Tiffany Studios in 1913, which was digitized from a physical copy held in the Rakow Research Library collection and made available online.
Additional Resources
Though you aren't primarily interested in books and articles about Tiffany memorials, looking through notes and bibliographies in published resources about Tiffany Studios and glass memorials may make you aware of additional archival resources and their locations.
A search of Rakow Research Library Catalog will return records for dozens of books and articles that could be useful in this way. Our staff has put together several bibliographies about Tiffany that are available upon request.
Borrowing Library Materials
If you wish to borrow copies of library items, please contact your local library. The Rakow Research Library will lend designated books from its collection and will send copies of articles requested by other libraries. Your library can request items through the OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan (ILL) system or by direct request through email at ill@cmog.org. For more information, please see our ILL policies and procedures.
Please don't hesitate to contact us with glass-related questions in the future!
