Ernest Theodore DeWald Papers

The collection consists of works, correspondence, documents, diaries, photographs,
notes, and printed matter of DeWald (Princeton Class of 1916), professor in the
Department of Art and Archaeology specializing in medieval Italian art and director
(1946-1960) of the Princeton Art Museum. The collection contains his lecture notes
and articles on Byzantine art, early Italian painting including Duccio's \Maesta,\
and German art. There is both professional and family correspondence, including
letters regarding his book Italian Painting, 1200-1600
(1961), as well as diaries of travel to Italy and France in 1931, 1939, 1945,
1952, 1956, and 1965-1966. Included are personal photographs of family and friends,
photographs of art reproductions, sculptures, and stained glass, negatives of the
Hamilton Psalter and Psalterium Aureum, and photocopies of Greek and Latin
manuscripts. The collection contains reports, correspondence, lists, and photographs
regarding the years (1944-1966) DeWald spent as director (1946-1960) of the
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Subcommission of the Allied Commission in Italy
during and after World War II. The collection reflects his work in locating and
returning large numbers of paintings and sculpture carried off by Hitler's forces to
Austria. Also included are DeWald's army papers, such as citations, assignments, and
appointments, and American and international decorations, medals, and honors.