Nathalie P. Scheffer research papers, 1940–1965
The collection primarily contains research notes about Russian art and iconography arranged in one series, which is organized chronologically and alphabetically by theme. The collection includes an Index of Iconographic types of the Virgin Mary and examples of particular themes, such as the Virgin Galaktotrophousa, Virgin Hodegetria, and Virgin Orant. Additionally, the collection contains some correspondence about Russian icons and artifact evaluations.
This collection was the product of Scheffer's employment as the Head of the Slavic Division in the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library from 1945 to 1965.
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Preferred citation: Nathalie P. Scheffer research papers, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, DC.