Joseph Coletti Papers, 1919-1973

By Andrew Maloney, under the direction of Eve Griffin, Curator of Fine Arts, 2015; Unidentified Boston Public Library Librarian.

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Joseph A. Coletti (1898-1973) was a sculptor active in Boston from the 1920s through the early 1970s. He was known for his religious sculpture, public monuments, portrait busts, and medals. Working first as an apprentice to sculptor John Evans and then as an assistant to painter John Singer Sargent, Coletti attended Harvard University (1919-1923) and studied sculpture at the American Academy in Rome. Coletti opened his studio in Boston in 1926 after traveling throughout Europe honing his craft. Much of his work was commissioned by public or private institutions, or by private individuals.

The Joseph A. Coletti Papers (1919-1973) consist of drawings, photographs, personal memorabilia, and correspondence. The bulk of the collection includes visual material: sketches drawings, and photographs of Coletti’s work. The collection charts the arc of Coletti’s career from his beginning as an assistant to Boston painter John Singer Sargent to his maturity as a sculptor, with particular richness in the period of his education at Harvard (1919-1923) and travel in Europe (1923-1926). The range of Coletti’s work is represented in his papers, from the fanciful to the utilitarian. The records of Coletti’s commission's document his continuing relationship with Harvard, as he designed panes for Memorial Chapel, a memorial plaque for the Countway Medical Library, as well as various other sculptural projects. Coletti’s methods and techniques are documented in the many sketches that make up the collection, in which he developed designs for medals, panels, and fountains, as well as other commissions. The extent of the photography throughout the collection points to Coletti’s use of the media as a supplementary format in his sculpture. Many of Coletti's commissions required close collaboration with architects; the many sketches of architectural designs with Coletti’s annotations on placement reveal his interest in achieving harmony between his design and its architectural surroundings. Finally, the assemblage of visual source material, apparently a lifelong collection, shows Coletti’s continuing interest in past and current works of art as sources of inspiration.

The collection is made up of 25 boxes separated into eight series: Personal Documents and Biographical Materials, Personal Correspondence, Professional Documents and Correspondence, Academic Notes and Reference Materials, Lectures and Writings, Photographic Materials, Artwork, and Oversized Materials.

Series 1: Personal Documents and Biographical Materials (1919-1973)

This Series is comprised of papers collected by Coletti and pertaining to his personal life. These files contain biographical materials, documents of will and estate, tax and financial records, investment records, social security records, medical receipts, credit cards, and club and society membership documents. Ephemera collected by Coletti has also been filed here and include postcards, articles, newspaper clippings, and event programs. The included biographical materials consist of an autobiographical sketch of Joseph Coletti written to aid in the authorship and publication of an article about Coletti’s career. This sketch is in both typed and handwritten drafts, and includes information beginning from Coletti's birth and extending to 1945. Subjects range from biographical milestones to an index of his work to date, with focus on information relevant to Coletti’s career. This series also contains a small amount of correspondence concerning the publication of the aforementioned article.

Series 2: Personal Correspondence (1923-1973)

This Series includes correspondence between Coletti and others pertaining to all subjects besides professional dealings. These files include communications between Coletti and family members, friends, and colleagues, on subjects including intimate family issues, casual socialization, award ceremonies, and the like. This series is mostly comprised of handwritten letters, typed letters, and postcards, but also contains various other papers relevant to the contained communications.

Series 3: Professional Documents and Correspondence (1926-1974)

This Series is comprised of communications and related papers concerning Joseph Coletti’s professional work. The majority of this series pertains to the commissioning of Coletti for sculpture, including both correspondence with commissioners, and other professionals needed for the casting and construction of Coletti’s artworks. Related receipts and contracts resulting from these interactions, professional contacts, papers from his time heading the Massachusetts Art Commission, and other professional ephemera have also been filed here.

Series 4: Academic Notes and Reference Materials (1922-1953)

This Series includes notes taken by Coletti on artworks and artists, notes taken by Coletti during art history lectures at Harvard University, books used in Colletti’s courses at Harvard, photographs of rubbings Coletti took of varying reliefs, and notes authored by others for Coletti’s benefit.

Series 5: Lectures and Writings (1961-1975)

This Series contains lectures, speeches, and articles authored by Coletti. Within these works Coletti discusses art history and theories of sculpture, gives context to his own works, reviews books, and authors encyclopedia articles.

Series 6: Photographic Materials (1920-1967):

This Series includes photographic prints and negatives sorted into subseries by these formats. The primary subject of these photographs is Coletti’s own work, including his medals, religious works, memorials and portraits, classical sculpture, and his sculptures at the St. George Chapel, Newport, RI, as well as at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore, MD. Photographs from these latter two locations have been filed together, as they were while stored by Coletti himself. Other photographic subjects encompass Joseph Coletti, his family and friends, references used during Coletti’s artistic work, unidentified photographs, and a group of slides collected by Coletti.

Series 7: Artwork (1921-1971):

This Series includes sketches and architectural drawings by Joseph Coletti in sketchbooks, and on drafting paper, as well as Joseph Coletti’s collection of medals. The subjects of Coletti’s drawings include medals and sculptures designed by Coletti, as well as sketches he drew while studying at the American Academy in Rome as a Sachs fellow (1924). The medals in this series were in most cases designed by Coletti. Some were sculpted by others. A small number of the medals in this collection were awarded to Coletti.

Series 8: Oversized materials:

This Series includes oversized photographic prints and architectural drawings. These prints and drawings are almost entirely of Coletti’s work. Items in this series have been arranged within other series, but stored separately from the rest of the collection in Room 430 in the Boston Public Library Arts Department.

Biographical Note

Joseph Coletti (1898-1973) was born November 5, 1898 in Italy. At the age of two, his family emigrated to the United States, and settled in Quincy, MA, whereupon he spent his youth. Throughout his primary education, Coletti exhibited an aptitude for art, eventually studying the subject at both the Massachusetts Art School, and Harvard University. In 1919 he began his formal education as a sculptor, entering Harvard College, and graduating with the class of 1923. Post-graduation, Coletti was awarded two defining fellowships which furthered his learning, the Travelling Fellowship in Fine Arts by the Fogg Art Museum in 1923, and the Sachs Fellowship in Fine Arts by Harvard University in 1924. As a Sachs fellow, Coletti studied sculpture at the American Academy in Rome until he returned to Massachusetts in 1925, where only a year later he was commissioned by John Nicholas Brown to sculpt a number of works for St. George’s Chapel, St. George's School, newport, RI. This commision proved to be the first of many prolific works by Coletti which have been represented in exhibitions worldwide, including at the Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA, 1930; the New York Museum of Modern Art, 1933; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1940; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1940; the New York World's Fair, 1940; and permanently at the National Gallery of Modern Art in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy, 1959. Throughout his career, Coletti demonstrated a keen understanding of both classical and medieval art, harkening back to these forms in subject and medium, while retaining originality within his work. It is this synergy of old and new that has defined his works.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions:

Items in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. The Boston Public Library does not hold copyright on the material in this collection. Researchers are responsible for identifying and contacting the persons or organizations that hold copyright.

When reproducing material from this collection please include the credit line "Courtesy of the Trustees of the Boston Public Library/ Arts Department."

Physical Access Note: The Coletti Papers include a number of architectural drawings and glass negatives. Some material may not be accessible due to condition.

Acquisition Source: Donation, 1973.

Acquisition Method: Collection donated to the Boston Public Library Fine Arts Archive after Coletti's death.

Processing Information: The Papers were processed minimally in 1984-85 by BPL librarians Stanley Moss and Robert Brown. The Collection was fully arranged in 2015 by Fine Arts Intern Andrew Maloney under the supervision of Eve Griffin, Curator of Fine Arts.

Finding Aid Revision History: The basic scope and content of the Joseph Coletti Papers was written sometime between 1984 and 2015. The author of this original abbrieviated finding aid is unclear. A full finding aid was written by archival intern Andrew Maloney in 2015 under the supervision of Eve Griffin, Curator of Fine Arts.

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Personal Documents and Biographical Materials

This Series is comprised of papers collected by Coletti and pertaining to his personal life. These files contain biographical materials, documents of will and estate, tax and financial records, investment records, social security records, medical receipts, credit cards, and club and society membership documents. Ephemera collected by Coletti has also been filed here and include postcards, articles, newspaper clippings, and event programs. The included biographical materials consist of an autobiographical sketch of Joseph Coletti written to aid in the authorship and publication of an article about Coletti’s career. This sketch contains both typed and handwritten drafts of the sketch, and includes information beginning at his birth and extending to 1945. Subjects range from biographical milestones to an index of his work to date, with focus on information relevant to Coletti’s career. This series also contains a small amount of correspondence concerning the publication of the aforementioned article.

Box 1

Folder 1: Archibald Cary Coolidge Memorial, D.U.
Folder 2: Biographical Material, 1966
Folder 3: Biographical Material, 1966
Folder 4: Biographical Material, 1966
Folder 5: Biographical Sketch of Coletti, 1945
Folder 6: Chandler Post Memorial Fellowship, D.U.
Folder 7: Chandler Post Memorial Fellowship, D.U.
Folder 8: Chandler Post Memorial Fellowship, D.U.
Folder 9: Chandler Post Memorial Fellowship, D.U.
Folder 10: Chandler Post Memorial Fellowship, D.U.
Folder 12: Coat of Arms, 60-63
Folder 13: Coletti - Last Will, 60-63
Folder 14: Coletti, Carroll - Estate, 60-63
Folder 15: Coletti, Carroll - Estate, 1935
Folder 16: Coletti, Carroll - Estate, 1947
Folder 17: Coletti, Carroll - Estate, 1957
Folder 18: Coletti, Carroll - Estate, 1961
Folder 19: Coletti, Carroll - Income Tax Returns, 1957
Folder 20: Coletti, Dan - Documents, 1959
Folder 21: Coletti, Jeff - Will, 1957
Folder 22: Coetti, Miriam - Trust, 1968
Folder 23: Credit Cards, circa. 1950s
Folder 24: Financial Records - Bank Books, 1921
Folder 25: Financial Records - Bank Books, 1972
Folder 26: Financial Records - Bank Books, 1935
Folder 27: Financial Records - Bank Books, 1969-73
Folder 28: Financial Records - Bank Books, 1970
Folder 29: Financial Records - Check Books, 1960
Folder 30: Financial Records - Check Books, 1971
Folder 31: Financial Records - Miscellaneous, circa. 1960
Folder 32: Financial Records - Miscellaneous, circa. 1971
Folder 33: Financial Records - Miscellaneous, circa. 1970
Folder 34: Financial Records - Miscellaneous, circa. 1955
Folder 35: Financial Records - Miscellaneous, circa. 1942
Folder 36: Financial Records, 1934-35
Folder 37: Financial Records, 1934-35
Folder 38: Financial Records, 1934-35
Folder 39: Financial Records, 1934-35
Folder 40: Financial Records, 1934-35

Box 2

Item 1: Box 2: Financial Records 1936-43

Box 3

Item 1: Box 3: Financial Records - 1944-51

Box 4

Item 1: Box 4: Financial Records, 1952-65

Box 5

Item 1: Box 5: Financial Records - 1966-73

Box 6

Folder 1: Income Tax - Contributions and Tax Deductables, Paid Bills, 1970
Folder 2: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 3: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 4: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 5: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 6: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 7: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 8: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 9: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 10: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 11: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 12: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 13: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 14: Income Tax Returns, 1959-71
Folder 16: Income Tax Returns - State and Federal, 1935-38
Folder 17: Insurance, 1928
Folder 18-19: Insurance Policies - Auto, Furniture and Apparell, 1962-72
Folder 20: Insurance Receipts and Policies, 1935
Folder 22: Investments - Carroll Coletti, circa. 1958
Folder 23: Investments - Carroll Coletti, circa. 1954
Folder 24: Investments - Carroll Coletti, circa. 1952
Folder 25: Investments - Carroll Coletti, circa. 1951
Folder 26: Investments - Carroll Coletti, circa. 1957
Folder 27: Investments - Carroll Coletti, circa. 1954
Folder 28: Investments - Carroll Coletti, circa. 1953
Folder 29: L'Eco, circa. 1951
Folder 30: L'Eco - Constitution, 1928
Folder 31: Massachusetts General Hospital - Phillip's House, circa. 1972
Folder 32: Massachusetts Medical Service - Medicare, circa. 1972
Folder 33: Medical Receipts, circa. 1972
Folder 34: Membership to Various Clubs, circa. 1969
Folder 35: Miscellaneous, circa. 1955
Folder 36: Miscellaneous, D.U.
Folder 37: Miscellaneous, D. U.
Folder 38: Miscellaneous
Folder 39: N.R.A, 1935
Folder 40: National Register of Prominent Americans, 1961
Folder 41: National Sculpture Society, 1965
Folder 42: National Sculpture Society, 1958
Folder 43: National Sculpture Society, circa. 1951
Folder 44: National Sculpture Society, circa. 1973
Folder 45: Newspaper Articles and Reproductions, circa. 1961
Folder 46: Newspaper Articles and Reproductions, circa. 1959
Folder 47: Newsclippings - 1928-1949
Folder 48: Newsclippings - 1928-1949
Folder 49: Newsclippings - 1928-1949
Folder 50: Newsclippings - 1928-1949
Folder 51: Newsclippings - 1928-1949
Folder 52: Newsclippings - 1928-1949
Folder 53: Newsclippings - 1928-1949
Folder 54: Newsclippings - 1928-1949
Folder 55: Passport and Papers - Domenico Coletti, 1913
Folder 56: Passport Information, D.U.
Folder 57: Post Cards, D.U.

Box 7

Folder 1: Programs, 1949-69
Folder 2: Programs, 1949-69
Folder 3: Programs, 1949-69
Folder 4: Programs, 1949-69
Folder 5: Rivas-Micoud, D.U.
Folder 6: St. Botolph Club, 1941
Folder 7: St. Theresa Statue - Dedication, 1965
Folder 8: Social Security Act - Returns, 1952
Folder 9: Taxes - 1929
Folder 10: Tax Return - 1947 Examination
Folder 11: Testimonial Dinner - 3/20/60
Folder 12: Testimonial Dinner - 3/20/60
Folder 13: Testimonial Dinner - 3/20/60
Folder 14: Testimonial Dinner - 3/20/60
Folder 15: Testimonial Dinner - 3/20/60
Folder 16: Testimonial Dinner - 3/20/60
Folder 17: Testimonial Dinner - 3/20/60 - Newsclippings
Folder 18: Toomey Bill, circa. 1965
Folder 19: Toomey Bill, circa. 1965
Folder 20: Toomey Bill, circa. 1965
Folder 21: Toomey Bill, circa. 1965
Folder 22: Toomey Bill, circa. 1965
Folder 23: Toomey Bill - Correspondence, circa. 1965
Folder 24: Toomey Bill - Editorials, circa. 1965

Box 23

Item 1: Box 23: Magazines, Newsclipping Albums, etc. Articles by or about, Coletti.

Box 25

Item 1: Box 25: "The Sculpture of Joseph Coletti," 1968.: Contains a copy of "The Sculpture of Joseph Coletti," 1968, inscribed by Coletti for the BPL. The inscription reads: "Inscribed for the Boston Public Library where my career as a sculptor began as assistant to Jon Singer Sargent. Joseph A. Coletti, February 19, 1968."

Series 2: Personal Correspondence

This Series includes correspondence between Coletti and others pertaining to all subjects besides professional dealings. These files include communications between Coletti and family members, friends, and colleagues, on subjects including intimate family issues, casual socialization, award ceremonies, and the like. This series is mostly comprised of handwritten letters, typed letters, and postcards, but also contains various other papers relevant to the contained communications.

Box 7

Folder 25: Campbell, John Ray Jr.
Folder 26: Carmichael, Leonard
Folder 27: Christmas Cards
Folder 28: Christmas Cards
Folder 29: Christmas Cards
Folder 30: Coletti, Jeff
Folder 31: Coletti, Paul A.
Folder 32: Coletti, Paul A. - Newsclippings
Folder 33: Conn, Edwin Jr.
Folder 34: Correspondence - Coletti
Folder 35: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - Undated
Folder 36: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 37: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 38: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 39: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 40: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 41: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 42: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 43: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 44: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 45: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 46: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 47: Correspondence - Donata Coletti - 1941-1952
Folder 48: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - Undated
Folder 49: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 50: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 51: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 52: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 53: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 54: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 55: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 56: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 57: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 58: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 59: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 60: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 61: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 62: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 63: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 64: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 65: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 66: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 67: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 68: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 69: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 70: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 71: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 72: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952
Folder 73: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti - 1942-1952

Box 8

Folder 1: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 2: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 3: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 4: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 5: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 6: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 7: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 8: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 9: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 10: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 11: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 12: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 13: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 14: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 15: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 16: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 17: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 18: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 19: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 20: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 21: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 22: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 23: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 24: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 25: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 26: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 27: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 28: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 29: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 30: Correspondence - Mimi Coletti, 1942-52
Folder 31: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 32: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 33: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 34: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 35: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 36: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 37: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 38: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 39: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 40: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 41: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 42: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 43: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 44: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 45: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 46: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 47: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 48: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 49: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 50: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 51: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 52: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 53: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 54: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 55: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 56: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 57: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 58: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 59: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 60: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 61: Correspondence, 1923-73

Box 9

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 10: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 12: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 13: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 14: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 15: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 16: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 17: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 18: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 19: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 20: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 21: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 22: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 23: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 24: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 25: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 26: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 27: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 28: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 29: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 30: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 31: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 32: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 33: Correspondence, 1923-73
Folder 34: Cotting, Charles, E., circa. 1968
Folder 35: Father McGivney Memorial, 1926
Folder 36: Geissbuhler, Elisabeth C., 1972
Folder 37: Get Well Cards, circa. 1972
Folder 38: Harvard University - Sachs Fellow, D.U.
Folder 39: Hurd, Harry Elmore, circa. 1928
Folder 40: Invitations, 1941-67
Folder 41: Invitations, 1941-67
Folder 42: Invitations, 1941-67
Folder 43: Invitations, 1941-67
Folder 44: Invitations, 1941-67
Folder 45: Invitations, 1941-67
Folder 46: Invitations, 1941-67
Folder 47: King, Richard B. - Mother's Examination, 1930
Folder 48: Lamb, Edward J., 1972
Folder 49: Lane, K.W. (Weems, F. Carrington Mrs.), circa. 1946
Folder 50: Mary N. Nichols Award Night, circa. 1963
Folder 51: Montgomery, Robert, circa. 1969
Folder 52: Morison, Samuel Eliot, circa. 1964
Folder 53: Nelson, Harris J., circa. 1970
Folder 54: Niver, Charles - Correspondence, 1956
Folder 55: North Country School, 1943
Folder 56: Nurseries - Cherry Hill - Thurlow, 1933

Series 3: Professional Documents and Correspondence

This Series is comprised of communications and related papers concerning Joseph Coletti’s professional work. The majority of this series pertains to the commissioning of Coletti for sculpture, including both correspondence with commissioners, and other professionals needed for the casting and construction of Coletti’s artworks. Related receipts and contracts resulting from these interactions, professional contacts, papers from his time heading the Massachusetts Art Commission, and other professional ephemera have also been filed here.

Box 10

Folder 1: Aberthaw Co., 1934
Folder 2: Addresses, 1935
Folder 3: Addresses, 1935
Folder 4: Addresses, 1938-39
Folder 5: Addresses - Given by Professor Sachs, D.U.
Folder 6: Agreement - Troy-Coletti, 1935
Folder 7: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1945
Folder 8: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1964
Folder 9: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1962
Folder 10: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1964
Folder 11: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1963
Folder 12: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1953
Folder 13: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1960
Folder 14: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1954
Folder 15: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1965
Folder 16: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1964
Folder 17: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1963
Folder 18: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1963
Folder 19: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1964
Folder 20: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1964
Folder 21: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1964
Folder 22: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1964
Folder 23: Art Commission - Massachusetts, 1964
Folder 24: Art Commission - Massachusetts - Appointment as Chairman, circa. 1964
Folder 25: Art Commission - Massachusetts - Appointment as Chairman, circa. 1964
Folder 26: Art Commission - Massachusetts - Business, circa. 1964
Folder 27: Art Commission - Massachusetts - Business, circa. 1964
Folder 28: Art Commission - Massachusetts - Business, circa. 1964
Folder 29: Art Commission - Massachusetts - Business, circa. 1964
Folder 30: Art Commission - Massachusetts - Business, 1964

Box 11

Folder 1: Baltimore Cathedral, 1965
Folder 2: Baltimore Cathedral, 1956
Folder 3: Baltimore Cathedral, 1958
Folder 4: Baltimore Cathedral, 1958
Folder 5: Baltimore Cathedral, 1958
Folder 6: Baltimore Cathedral, 1959
Folder 7: Bancroft School Medal, 1966
Folder 8: Barberrys, 1971
Folder 9: Bartlett (F.A.) Tree Expert Company, 1936
Folder 10: Basky, Anton, 1936
Folder 11: Bertolli Dinner, 1935
Folder 12: Bertolli Invitation, 1958
Folder 13: Bielli Granite Co., 1947
Folder 14: Bills - Miscellaneous, 1906
Folder 15: Bills - Paid, 1933
Folder 16: Bills - Paid, circa. 1936
Folder 17: Bills - Paid, circa. 1935
Folder 18: Bills - Paid, circa. 1938
Folder 19: Bills - Paid, 1958
Folder 20: Bills - Paid, 1964
Folder 21: Bird, Charles Sumner, circa. 1971
Folder 22: Bird, Charles Sumner, circa. 1971
Folder 23: Bird, Charles Sumner, circa. 1971
Folder 24: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, 1972
Folder 25: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, 1968
Folder 26: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, 1972
Folder 27: Bohemian Club, 1968
Folder 28: Bonugli Pellegrino - Plasterer, 1974
Folder 29: Book Reviews, 1965
Folder 30: Book Reviews, 1964
Folder 31: Book Reviews, 1962
Folder 32: Book Reviews, 1970
Folder 33: Book Reviews, 1971
Folder 34: Book Reviews, 1972
Folder 35: Book Reviews - Newsclippings, D.U.
Folder 36: Boston Company Inc., 1973
Folder 37: Boston Gas Company, 1970
Folder 38: Boston Globe Medal, 1967
Folder 39: Boston Pops Orchestra - Dance Programme, 1949
Folder 40: Boston Public Library - Trustees, Philip McNiff, 1965
Folder 41: Boston Public Library - Trustees, Philip McNiff, 1965
Folder 42: Boston Statuary Corporation, 1968
Folder 43: Boston Statuary Corporation, 1972
Folder 44: Boston Symphony Orchestra - 85th Anniversary, 1968
Folder 45: Boston Symphony Orchestra - 85th Anniversary, 1970
Folder 46: Bottenheim, John A.J., 1937
Folder 47: Bowling Green State University - Thomas Davenport, Design - School of Art, 1936
Folder 48: Bradford, Charles H., 1953
Folder 49: Brooke, Edward W. - Attorney General, 1940
Folder 50: Brookgreen Gardens, 1940
Folder 51: Brookgreen Gardens, 1964
Folder 52: Brown, Huntington, 1961
Folder 53: Budworth, W.S. and Sons, 1962
Folder 54: Bullard, Katherine C., 1972
Folder 55: Callahan, William F. Jr., 1942
Folder 56: Callahan, William F. Jr., D.U.
Folder 57: Cambridgeport Problem Center, 1934
Folder 58: Camouflage - Newsclippings, 1927
Folder 59: Camouflage - Note Book, 1928
Folder 60: Caproni Galleries, 1929
Folder 61: Car Sale, 1951
Folder 62: Cardarelli, Carmela, D.U.
Folder 63: (Carey), Graham - Mantlepiece Translation, D.U.
Folder 64: Casavan Carrara Marble Co., D.U.
Folder 65: Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1930
Folder 66: Census Business - 1958
Folder 67: Chatham Hall - Commencement, 1951
Folder 68: Cemetery Certificate of Deed - Mt. Wallaston, 1933
Folder 69: Churchill, Chester Library, 1926
Folder 70: Cippolini, Benedict, 1965
Folder 71: Clark, R. Richard - Annie Murphy Plaque, D.U.

Box 12

Folder 1: Coletti, Donald and Arthur - Receipts, 1962-65
Folder 2: Coletti, Donald and Arthur - Receipts, 1962-65
Folder 3: Coletti, Donald and Arthur - Receipts, 1962-65
Folder 4: Coletti, Donald and Arthur - Receipts, 1962-65
Folder 5: Commission of Fine Arts, 1929
Folder 6: Connelly Brothers, 1933
Folder 7: Contracts and Agreements, 1931
Folder 8: Coolidge, A. Sprague (Dr.), 1945
Folder 9: Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch and Abbott, 1931-32
Folder 10: Copyright Rules, 1941
Folder 11: Crane (Thomas) Public Library - Quincy, MA, 1938
Folder 12: Cushing, George M. Jr., 1965
Folder 13: Dante Society of America, 1969
Folder 14: Deedy, H. - Memorial - State House, Boston, 1947
Folder 15: DeGiacomo, James R., 1971
Folder 16: DeGiacomo, William, 1964
Folder 17: Dow Burton Cornelius Memorial, 1968
Folder 18: Douglas, William, 1945
Folder 19: Douglas, William - St. Thomas More House Chapel, 1937
Folder 20: ETTL Studios, 1944
Folder 21: Edgell, G. Harold - Walsh Memorial, 1949
Folder 22: Edgell, G. Harold - Walsh Memorial Correspondence, 1951
Folder 23: Edwards, Gen. - Memorial Commission Report, 1931
Folder 24: Estimates and Proposals, 1949
Folder 25: Estimates and Proposals, 1931
Folder 26: Expenses, 1934
Folder 27: Fairmount Park Art Association, 1948
Folder 28: Father McGivney Memorial, 1955
Folder 29: Ferrer, Irene M., 1940
Folder 30: Fogg Art Museum, 1954
Folder 31: Fogg Art Museum, 1953
Folder 32: Fogg Art Museum, 1956
Folder 33: Foundaries, 1969
Folder 34: Franklin Mint, 1969
Folder 35: Friedrich, Carl, J., 1928
Folder 36: Friedrich, Carl, J., 1942
Folder 37: Gagnon, Ferdinand - Memorial in Lafayette Park - Manchester, N.H., 1931
Folder 38: Gagnon, Ferdinand - Memorial in Lafayette Park - Manchester, N.H., 1972
Folder 39: Gardner, George Peabody - Kulp, Benjamin, 1972
Folder 40: Gardner, George Peabody - Kulp, Benjamin, 1972
Folder 41: Gardner, George Peabody - Kulp, Benjamin, 1946
Folder 42: George C. Greener Memorial Building, 1946
Folder 43: Gundersen, Trygve, 1949
Folder 44: Hall, E.K.: Hall, R.D.: Drew, Sally: Hall, E.K. Jr. - Memorials Hanover, N.H., 1971
Folder 45: Hall, E.K.: Hall, R.D.: Drew, Sally: Hall, E.K. Jr. - Memorials Hanover, N.H., 1971
Folder 46: Hall E.K.: Hall, R.D.: Drew, Sally: Hall, E.K. Jr. - Memorials Hanover, N.H., 1970
Folder 47: Hall, Louis, 1964
Folder 48: Hammond, Franklin T. Jr., 1972
Folder 49: Hammond, Mason - De Bosis Lectureship, 1964
Folder 50: Hartney - Amalia Inc. - Arborists, circa. 1934
Folder 51: Harvard Alumni Association Medal, 1950
Folder 52: Harvard Alumni Medical Association - Dean George Packer Berry Bas-Relief for Countway Library, 1961
Folder 53: Harvard Alumni Medical Association - Dean George Packer Berry Bas-Relief for Countway Library, 1972
Folder 54: Harvard Class of 1923 - 50th Anniversary Report, 1971
Folder 55: Harvard Musical Association, 1939
Folder 56: Harvard War Memorial - Official Honor Roll, 1940
Folder 57: Higgins, Frank M. co. Inc. - Linoleum Contracts, 1967
Folder 58: Hornbeck, C. Sahler, 1966
Folder 59: Howard, Charles P. - Bench, 1973
Folder 60: Howard, Charles P. - Bench, 1970
Folder 61: (E.F.) Hutton and Co. Inc., D.U.
Folder 62: (Index) of Building Trades and Manufacturers of Building Materials and Decorations, 1972
Folder 63: Instituo Brasil - Estados Unidos, 1969

Box 13

Folder 1: Italian Consul General - Statue of St. George, etc., circa. 1971
Folder 2: Italian Consul General - Statue of St. George, etc., 1958
Folder 3: Italian Consul General - Statue of St. George, etc. - Newsclippings, circa. 1971
Folder 4: Johnson, Arthur C., 1959
Folder 5: Lally, Francis J., 1963
Folder 6: Lavanoux, Maurice - Liturgical Arts Society, 1943
Folder 7: Leland and Larsen, 1941
Folder 8: Leofanti, Gene, 1955
Folder 9: Logan, Edward Lawrence, 1954
Folder 10: Logan, Edward Lawrence, 1954
Folder 11: Logan Statue, 1955
Folder 12: Logan Statue, 1955
Folder 13: Logan Statue, 1967
Folder 14: Lowell State College, 1965
Folder 15: McCarthy, Anne, I. - Memorial Plaque, 1959
Folder 16: McGann, T.F. and Sons Co., 1972
Folder 17: MacMillan Co. - NY., N.Y., 1972
Folder 18: MacMillan Co. - NY., N.Y., D.U.
Folder 19: MacMillan Co. - NY., N.Y., 1968
Folder 20: MacMillan Co. - NY., N.Y., 1968
Folder 21: MacMillan Co. - NY., N.Y., 1967
Folder 22: MacMillan Co. - NY., N.Y., 1948
Folder 23: Main, Charles T. Inc., 1931
Folder 24: Mansfield, Massachusetts Post Office - Relief, 1972
Folder 25: Marchetti Marble Co. Inc., 1972
Folder 26: Marto, Joseph P. and Co., 1973
Folder 27: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1965
Folder 28: Medallic Art Company, 1957
Folder 29: Medallic Art Company, 1941
Folder 30: Medallic Art Company, D.U.
Folder 31: Medallic Art Company, 1964
Folder 32: Milles, Carl, 1944-45
Folder 33: National Academy of Design, circa. 1967
Folder 34: National Academy of Design, 1969
Folder 35: National Commemorative Society, 1946
Folder 36: National Humanities Faculty, 1947
Folder 37: National Humanities Faculty, D.U.
Folder 38: National Humanities Faculty, 1973
Folder 39: New England All-College Conference on the Arts in America, 1971
Folder 40: New England Conservatory of Music, 1964
Folder 41: New England Conservatory of Music, 1966
Folder 42: New England Conservatory of Music, 1966
Folder 43: New England Conservatory of Music, 1961
Folder 44: New England Conservatory of Music, 1963
Folder 45: New England Conservatory of Music, 1939
Folder 46: New England Conservatory of Music, 1972
Folder 47: New York's World Fair - 1939

Box 14

Folder 1: Roman Bronze Work Inc., 1953
Folder 2: Roman Bronze Work Inc., 1963
Folder 3: Roman Bronze Work Inc., 1956
Folder 4: Roman Bronze Work Inc., 1938
Folder 5: Ruben, Adrian C., 1946
Folder 6: St. Geoge's School - R.I., 1938
Folder 7: Scoma, Mano - Sculptor's Service, 1926
Folder 8: Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, 1932
Folder 9: Steuben Glass, 1945
Folder 10: Stock -Sales and Purchases, 1951
Folder 11: Studio - Lease, 1945
Folder 12: Studio - Manchester - Contracts and Proposals, 1965
Folder 13: Studio - Manchester - Contracts and Proposals, 1939
Folder 14: Swift, John E. (Judge) - Father McGivney Memorial, 1939
Folder 15: Swift, John E. (Judge) - Father McGivney Memorial, 1966
Folder 16: Swift, John E. (Judge) - Father McGivney Memorial, 1957
Folder 17: Swift, John E. (Judge) - Father McGivney Memorial, 1956
Folder 18: Swift, John E. (Judge) - Father McGivney Memorial, 1953
Folder 19: Terra Cotta, 1955
Folder 20: Treasury Department Art Projects, 1930
Folder 21: Tronche, J. G., 1935
Folder 22: Walsh, David I. Memorial, 1931
Folder 23: Walsh, David I. Memorial, 1954
Folder 24: Walsh, David I. Memorial, 1953
Folder 25: Walsh Statue - Contract, 1953
Folder 26: Walsh Unveiling - Guest List, 1954
Folder 27: Webster, K.G.T., D.U.
Folder 28: Weems, F. Carrington, 1945
Folder 29: Wellesley Administrative Building, 1949
Folder 30: White (George R.) Fund, 1929
Folder 31: Whitney, Edward S., 1942
Folder 32: Whitney, Edward S., 1932
Folder 33: Whitney, Edward S., 1933
Folder 34: Whitney Museum, 1934
Folder 35: WWI Memorial, 1938

Series 4: Academic Notes and Reference Materials

This Series includes notes taken by Coletti on artworks and artists, notes taken by Coletti during art history lectures at Harvard University, books used in Colletti’s courses at Harvard, photographs of rubbings Coletti took of varying reliefs, and notes authored by others for Coletti’s benefit.

Box 14

Folder 36: Art Notes, circa. 1922
Folder 37: Art Notes, circa. 1922
Folder 38: Art Notes, circa. 1922
Folder 39: Art Notes, circa. 1922
Folder 40: Art Notes, circa. 1922
Folder 41: Del Prado, D.U.
Folder 42: Diary Notes, 1923
Folder 43: Donatello - Lecture Notes, circa. 1922
Folder 44: Frick Collection Sculpture - Notes, circa. 1922: When the Joseph Coletti Papers were fully arranged in 2015 this folder was found to be empty.
Folder 45: History Lecture Notes, circa. 1922
Folder 46: History Lecture Notes, circa. 1922
Folder 47: History of Ancient Art - Notes 7A IC, circa. 1922
Folder 48: History of European and American Sulpture - Notes, circa. 1922
Folder 49: History of Modern Sculpture - Notes 5R, circa. 1922
Folder 50: Kephisodotos - Notes, D.U.
Folder 51: Michelangelo - Notes, D.U.
Folder 52: Michelangelo - Notes, D.U.
Folder 53: Michelangelo - Notes, 1953
Folder 54: Notes and Quotations on Art, D.U.
Folder 55: Notes and Quotations on Art, D.U.
Folder 56: Notes and Quotations on Art, D.U.
Folder 57: Rubbings Photographs, D.U.
Folder 58: School Books, circa. 1922
Folder 59: School Books, circa. 1922
Folder 60: School Books, circa. 1922
Folder 61: School Books, circa. 1922
Folder 62: Smith, E. Baldwin - Iconography of St. Theodore, D.U.

Box 24

Item 1: Box 24: School Books from Harvard and Manuscript for book on Medieval Art

Series 5: Lectures and Writings

This Series contains lectures, speeches, and articles authored by Joseph Coletti. Within these works Coletti discusses art history and theories of sculpture, gives context to his own works, reviews books, and authors encyclopedia articles.

Box 15

Folder 1: Articles, 1961-75
Folder 2: Articles - Angel, D.U.
Folder 3: Articles - Boston Forum - Boston Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1966
Folder 4: Aspects of Sculpture, 1960
Folder 5: Book Reviews, 1971
Folder 6: Book Reviews, 1966
Folder 7: Book Reviews, 1966
Folder 8: Book Reviews, circa. 1964
Folder 9: Book Reviews, circa. 1973
Folder 10: Book Reviews, circa. 1969
Folder 11: Book Reviews - Newsclippings, D.U.
Folder 12: Cathedral of St. John the Divine - iconography, circa. 1967
Folder 13: Encyclopedia Britannica Articles, D.U.
Folder 14: Lectures, D.U.
Folder 15: Lectures, D.U.
Folder 16: Lectures, D.U.
Folder 17: Lectures, D.U.
Folder 18: Lectures, D.U.
Folder 19: Lectures, D.U.
Folder 20: Lectures, D.U.
Folder 21: Lectures, D.U.
Folder 22: Lectures, D.U.

Series 6: Photographic Materials

This Series includes photographic prints and negatives sorted into subseries by these formats. The primary subject of these photographs is Coletti’s own work, including his medals, religious works, memorials and portraits, classical sculpture, and his sculptures at the St. George Chapel, Newport, RI, as well as at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore, MD. Photographs from these latter two locations have been filed together, as they were while stored by Coletti himself. Other photographic subjects encompass Joseph Coletti, his family and friends, references used during Coletti’s artistic work, unidentified photographs, and a group of slides collected by Coletti.

Sub-Series 1: Photographic Prints

Box 16

Folder 1: Original Label to Joseph Coletti's Photograph Collection

The label which accompanied the photographic materials in the Joseph Coletti Papers upon donation.

Folder 2: Medals, c. 1921-67

Photographic prints of medals designed by Joseph Coletti.

Item 1: Envelope: "Harvard University Advertising Award Medal" Prints, c. 1921
Item 2: Envelope: "Harvard University School of Architecture Eugene Dodd Medal" Prints, c. 1924
Item 3: Envelope: "Harvard Alumni Association Medal" Prints, c. 1940
Item 4: Envelope: "Edward Kimball Hall Medal" Prints, c. 1951
Item 5: Envelope: "Harvard Glee Club Medal" Prints, c. 1951
Item 6: Envelope: "Boston Arts Festival Medal" Prints, c. 1956
Item 7: Envelope: "Morison Medal" Prints, c. 1958
Item 8: Envelope: "Catherine Crapo Bullard Medal" Prints, c. 1959
Item 9: Envelope: "Paderewski centennial Medallion" Prints, c. 1960
Item 10: Envelope: "Albert Schweitzer Medal" Prints, c. 1962
Item 11: Envelope: "Society of Medalists Medal" Prints, c. 1963
Item 12: Envelope: "Gage Medal" Prints, c. 1963
Item 13: Envelope: "Dante Society of America Medal" Prints, c. 1965
Item 14: Envelope: "Boston Tea Party Medal" Prints, c. 1967
Item 15: Envelope: "Robert Cutler Medal" Prints, c. 1967

Folder 3: Religious Works, c. 1925-62

Photographic prints of works by Joseph Coletti incorporating religious themes.

Item 1: Envelope: "Il Redentore" Prints, c. 1925
Item 2: Envelope: "Virgo Purissima" Prints, c. 1925
Item 3: Envelope: "St. George and the Dragon" Prints, c. 1926
Item 4: Envelope: "St George and the Dragon" Prints, c. 1926
Item 5: Envelope: "Virgin Annunciated" Prints, c. 1927
Item 6: Envelope: "St. John the Evangelist" Prints, 1927
Item 7: Envelope: "St. Nicholas" Prints, c. 1927
Item 8: Envelope: "Virgin and Child" Prints, c. 1927
Item 9: Envelope: "Christ" Prints, c. 1928
Item 10: Envelope: "Annunciation" Prints, c. 1929
Item 11: Envelope: "Virgin and Child" Prints, c. 1930
Item 12: Envelope: "St. Anne Teaching the Virgin Child" Prints, c. 1933
Item 13: Envelope: "Baptismal Font" Prints, c. 1962
Item 14: Envelope: "Unknown Sculpture" Prints, D.U.

Folder 4: Memorials and Portraits, c. 1927-65

Photographic prints of portrait busts and memorials designed and sculpted by Joseph Coletti.

Item 1: Envelope: "Portrait of John Nicholas Brown", c. 1927
Item 2: Envelope: "Frances Burrage" Prints, c. 1927
Item 3: Envelope: "Elizabeth Sachs", c. 1928
Item 4: Envelope: "Baby Elizabeth Brown" Prints, c. 1928
Item 5: Envelope: "Archibald Cary Coolidge Memorial", c. 1929
Item 6: Envelope: "Judith Greenwood" Prints, c. 1929
Item 7: Envelope: "Donata" Prints, c. 1932
Item 8: Envelope: "Candelabrum" Prints, c. 1932
Item 9: Envelope: "America" Prints, c. 1933
Item 10: Envelope: "Alma Mater" Prints, c. 1933
Item 11: Envelope: "Mimi" Prints, c. 1935
Item 12: Envelope: "Farmers and Geese Mural" Prints, c. 1939
Item 13: Envelope: "Riveters" Prints, c. 1940
Item 14: Envelope: "Granite" Prints, c. 1940
Item 15: Envelope: "Cranes" Prints, c. 1940
Item 16: Envelope: "Timothy Ives" Prints, c. 1944
Item 17: Envelope: "Liesel Friedrich" Prints, c. 1944
Item 18: Envelope: "Mourning Victory", c. 1947
Item 19: Envelope: "Anne Taylor" Prins, c. 1951
Item 20: Envelope: "William Hickling Prescott Memorial" Prints, c. 1959
Item 21: Envelope: "Jean DeGiacomo" Prints, c. 1960
Item 22: Envelope: "The Reverend Henry B. Washburn Memorial" Prints, c. 1961
Item 23: Envelope: "Angel Transporting a Soul" Prints, c. 1962
Item 24: Envelope: "Dr. George Packer Berry Memorial" Prints, c. 1965
Item 25: Envelope: "Edward Kimball Hall, Jr. Memorial" Prints, c. 1965
Item 26: Envelope: "Honor Roll" Prints, D. U.
Item 27: Envelope: "Ferdinand Gagnon Memorial" Prints, D.U.
Item 28: Envelope: "Liesel Friederich Memorial" Prints, D.U.
Item 29: Envelope: "Father McGiveny Memorial" Prints, D.U.
Item 30: Envelope: Unknown Sculpture of a Man Prints, D.U.

Folder 5: Classical Sculpture, c. 1920-67

Photographic prints of artworks by Joseph Coletti in the style of classical sculpture. Usually including a strong Greco-Roman influence.

Item 1: Envelope: "Pedimental Sculpture" Prints, c. 1920
Item 2: Envelope: "Orpheus Mantel" Prints, c. 1929
Item 3: Envelope: "Putto with Dolphin" Prints, c. 1931
Item 4: Envelope: Colored Photographs with "Putto with Dolphin" in Bett Varkes' Florida Apartment, D.U.
Item 5: Envelope: "Repose" Prints, c. 1934
Item 6: Envelope: "Night" Prints, c. 1934
Item 7: Envelope: "Grief" Prints, c. 1934
Item 8: Envelope: "Mask" Prints, c. 1936
Item 9: Envelope: "Adolescent" Prints, c. 1937
Item 10: Envelope: "Woman" Prints, c. 1939
Item 11: Envelope: Sailfish and Dolphins Fountain" Prints, c. 1943
Item 12: Envelope: "Propylaean Horses" Prints, c. 1960
Item 13: Envelope: "Orheus Fountain" Prints, c. 1967

Folder 6: St. George's Chapel, c. 1926-27

Photographic prints of Joseph Coletti's work for St. George's Chapel, Newport, RI. This subseries was grouped as such because Coletti himself kept these prints filed together.

Item 1: Envelope: "St. Christopher" Prints, c. 1926
Item 2: Envelope: "St. George Slaying the Dragon" Prints, c. 1926
Item 3: Envelope: "St. George Slaying the Dragon" - detail of boss Prints, c. 1926
Item 4: Envelope: "Birds and Grapes" Prints, c. 1927
Item 5: Envelope: "Flower Boss" Prints, c. 1927
Item 6: Envelope: "Peacocks" Prints, c. 1927
Item 7: Envelope: "Crown and Palms" Prints, c. 1927
Item 8: Envelope: "Daniel in the Lion's Den" Prints, c. 1927
Item 9: Envelope: "Jonah and the Whale" Prints, c. 1927
Item 10: Envelope: "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego" Prints, c. 1927
Item 11: Envelope: "Four Rivers of Paradise" - River Tigris Prints, c. 1927
Item 12: Envelope: "Four Rivers of Paradise" - River Euphrates Prints, c. 1927
Item 13: Envelope: "Four Rivers of Paradise" - River Gihon Prints, c. 1927
Item 14: Envelope: "Four Rivers of Paradise" - River Pison Prints, c. 1927
Item 15: Envelope: "Four Rivers of Paradise" - perspective, c. 1927
Item 16: Envelope: "Turret Tower" Prints, c. 1927
Item 17: Envelope: "Ralph Adams Cram" Prints, c. 1927
Item 18: Envelope: "Allen Nevins" Prints, c. 1927
Item 19: Envelope: "Chester Brown" Prints, c. 1927
Item 20: Envelope: "John Nicholas Brown" Prints, c. 1927
Item 21: Envelope: "Reverend Dr. Peaslee" Prints, c. 1927
Item 22: Envelope: "Stephen Cabot" Prints, c. 1927
Item 23: Envelope: "Dolphins" Prints, c. 1927

Folder 7: St. George's Chapel, c. 1927-28

Item 1: Envelope: "Chimera" Prints, c. 1927
Item 2: Envelope: "Trumpeting Angel" Prints, c. 1927
Item 3: Envelope: "Singing Angel" Prints, c. 1927
Item 4: Envelope: "St. John the Evangelist" Prints, c. 1927
Item 5: Envelope: "St. Stephen" Prints, c. 1928
Item 6: Envelope: "St. John the Baptist" Prints, c. 1928
Item 7: Envelope: "St. John the Baptist" - detail Prints, c. 1928
Item 8: Envelope: Unknown Sculpture #1 Prints, D.U.
Item 9: Envelope: Unknown Sculpture #2 - Plant Life Prints, D.U.
Item 10: Envelope: Unknown Sculpture #3 - Seashell Prints, D.U.
Item 11: Envelope: Unknown Sculpture #4 - Unicorn, D.U.
Item 12: Envelope: Unknown Sculpture #5 - Seahorse, D.U.
Item 13: St. George's Cathedral - View From East End. Photograph taken by Paul J. Weber., D.U.

Box 17

Folder 1: Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore, MD, 1957-59

Photographic prints of Joseph Coletti's work for the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore, MD. Photographs are sequenced as they were under Colettis care.

Item 1: Envelope: "Coronation of Mary Our Queen" Prints, c. 1959
Item 2: Envelope: "Nativity" Prints, c. 1958
Item 3: Envelope: "The Assumption" Prints, c. 1958
Item 4: Envelope: "The Raising of the Widow's Son" Prints, c. 1956
Item 5: Envelope: "The Marriage in Cana" Prints, c. 1956
Item 6: Envelope: "Nativity" Prints, c. 1958: There are two reliefs in this series which are named "Nativity," and were completed the same year (1958). This envelope thus holds photographs of a different work than the second envelope in this folder.
Item 7: Envelope: "Nativity" - Detail Prints, c. 1958
Item 8: Envelope: "The Holy Family at Nazareth" Prints, c. 1958
Item 9: Envelope: "Jesus is Tempted by Satan" Prints, c. 1957
Item 10: Envelope: "Lazarus Is Raised from the Dead" Prints, c. 1957
Item 11: Envelope: "The Ordination of William Matthews" Prints, c. 1958
Item 12: Envelope: "A Bishop Confers the Sacrament of Confirmation" Prints, c. 1958
Item 13: Envelope: "The Nativity of the Blessed Vigin Mary" Prints, c. 1957
Item 14: Envelope: "The Last Supper" Prints, c. 1957
Item 15: Envelope: "The Crucifixion on Mount Calvary" Prints, c. 1958
Item 16: Envelope: "The Risen Savior Appears to Thomas and the Other Apostles" Prints, c. 1958
Item 17: Envelope: "The Last Judgment" Prints, c. 1958
Item 18: Photographs of Reliefs at Cathedral of Mary our Queen, D.U.
Item 19: Large photographs of Baltimore Cathedral Works, D.U.

Folder 2: Reference Photographs

Item 1: Envelope: Photographs of Father McGivney, D.U.
Item 2: Envelope: Photographs of Stephen P. Cabot, D.U.
Item 3: Envelope: Photographs of Lt. William Callahan, Jr., D.U.
Item 4: Envelope: Photographs of General Edward L. Logan., D.U.
Item 5: Envelope: Photographs of R.H. Nevins, D.U.
Item 6: Envelope: Photographs of Elizabeth Sachs, D.U.
Item 7: Envelope: Photographs of David Ignacius Walsh, D.U.
Item 8: Envelope: Photographs of Reverend Henry B. Washburn, D.U.
Item 9: Envelope: Photographs of Elizabeth Wright, D.U.
Item 10: Envelope: Photographs of People Used in Portraits for St. George's Chapel in Newport, D.U.
Item 11: Envelope: Photographs of Unknown Woman, D.U.
Item 12: Envelope marked 'Photographs of Henry Washburn No Good', D.U.

Folder 3: Unidentified and Miscellaneous Works

Item 1: Envelope Marked 'Photographs of Sargent Sketches', D.U.
Item 2: Originial Envelope Marked 'Photographs of Sargent Sketches'
Item 3: Envelope: Photographs of Drawings by Joseph Coletti, D.U.
Item 4: Envelope: Photographs of Unidentified Works, D.U.
Item 5: Envelope: Photograph of Unidenified Painting, D.U.

Folder 4: Photographs of Joseph Coletti, Friends, and Family

Item 1: Envelope: Photographs of Joseph Coletti and others in front of "St. George and the Dragon", D.U.
Item 2: Envelope: Photographic of Ceremony Decorating Joseph Coletti Commendatore by Prime Minister of Italy, Boston College., February 21, 1971
Item 3: Envelope: Photographs of Joseph Coletti at Knights of Columbus Memorial Unveiling, D.U.
Item 4: Envelope: Photographs of Joseph Coletti Working, D.U.
Item 5: Envelope: Joseph Coletti, Friends, and Family, D.U.
Item 6: Envelope: Photographic Proofs of Portraits of Joseph Coletti, D.U.
Item 7: Envelope: Photographs of Coletti with Governor Volpe, D.U.
Item 8: Envelope: Photographs of Dedication Ceremonies of St. George, D.U.
Item 9: Envelope: Photographs of Salem Memorial Ceremony, D.U.

Folder 5: Unidentified and Miscellaneous Photographs

Item 1: Envelope: Unidentified Photographs/Prints - Sculpture, D.U.
Item 2: Envelope: Unidentified Photographs/Prints - Sculpture, D.U.
Item 3: Envelope: Unidentified Photographs/Prints - Armor, D.U.
Item 4: Envelope: Unidentified Photographs/Prints - Armor, D.U.
Item 5: Envelope: Unidentified Photographs/Prints - Armor, D.U.
Item 6: Envelope: Unidentified Photographs/Prints - Painted Portraits, D.U.
Item 7: Envelope: Unidentified Photographs/Prints - Painted Portraits, D.U.

Folder 6: Unidentfied and Miscellaneous Photographs

Item 8: Envelope: Unidentified Photographs/Prints - Photographic Portraits, D.U.
Item 9: Envelope: Unidentified Photographs/Prints - Landscapes, D.U.
Item 10: Envelope: Unidentified Photographs/Prints, D.U.
Item 11: Envelope: Photographs of Admiral Byrd sent to Joseph Coletti by the Admiral's wife, R. E. Byrd., D.U.
Item 12: Envelope: Postcards of Michelangelo's "David"
Item 13: Envelope: Postcards from Various Museums
Item 14: Envelope: Photographs excluded from "The Sculpture of Joseph Coletti", D.U.

Item 7: Photograph Album of Unidentified Works Not Sculpted by Joseph Coletti, D.U.

Box 18

Item 1: Box 18: Joseph Coletti's Collection of Slides: Box 18 contains a number of slides kept by Coletti. Subjects of these slides include his artwork, as well as photographs from his personal life.

Box 22

Item 1: Box 22: Oversized Photographic Prints: This box contains various oversized prints of Coletti's works and other subjects.

Sub-Series 2: Photographic Negatives

Box 17

Folder 7: Medal Negatives
Folder 8: Religious Works Negatives
Folder 9: Memorials and Portraits Negatives
Folder 10: St. George's Chapel, Newport, RI Negatives
Folder 11: Cathedral of Mary our Queen, Baltimore, MD Negatives
Folder 12: Negatives of Unidentified Photographs

Box 19

Item 1: Box 19: Glass Negatives: This box contains numerous glass negatives, almost entirely which are photographs of Joseph Coletti's Work. A small number of these negatives were discarded as they were shattered beyond repair. The disposed negatives were duplicates of either other glass or film negatives contained within this collection.

Box 20

Item 1: Box 20: Glass Negatives: This box contains numerous glass negatives, almost entirely which are photographs of Joseph Coletti's Work. A small number of these negatives were discarded as they were shattered beyond repair. The disposed negatives were duplicates of either other glass or film negatives contained within this collection.

Series 7: Artwork

This Series includes sketches and architectural drawings by Joseph Coletti in sketchbooks, and on drafting paper, as well as Joseph Coletti’s collection of medals. The subjects of Coletti’s drawings include medals and sculptures designed by Coletti, as well as sketches he drew while studying at the American Academy in Rome as a Sachs fellow (1924). The medals in this series were in many cases designed by Coletti. Some were sculpted by others. A small number of the medals in this collection were awarded to Coletti. In addition, some medals listed in the inventory of this collection were found missing when the collection was re-arranged in 2015. The missing medals include: one Catherine Bullard Medal; two separate sides of the Harvard Glee Club Medal; one Cardinal Spellman Medal; one Aphrodite Swift Runners Medal; one Dionyus Medal; and one The Noble and Greenough School Medal.

Box 21

Folder 1: Admiral Byrd Memorial - Architectural Drawings: These drawings can be found in Oversized Materials in Folder 1.
Folder 2: Gardner, George Peabody - Architectural Drawings: These drawings can be found in Oversized Materials in Folder 1.
Folder 3: Sachs Fellow - Drawings and Notes, 1924-25
Folder 4: Society of Medalists - Medal Drawings
Folder 5: Unidentified Architectural Drawings: These drawings can be found in Oversized Materials, Folder 1.
Folder 6: Unidentified Architectural Drawings: These drawings can be found in Oversized Materials, Folder 1.

Sub-Series 1: Medals by Coletti

Box 22

Item 1: Albert Schweitzer Medal - Medal and 2 Sides
Item 2: Boston Fine Arts Medal (1)
Item 3: Boston Globe Centennial Medal (2)
Item 4: Boston Tea Party Silver Coin (2)
Item 5: Dante Society of America Medal - Medal and 2 Sides
Item 6: Edward K. Hall Medal - Vermont Academ Football Award (2)
Item 7: Eugene Dodd Medal - Harvard School of Architecture (2)
Item 8: Gage Medal - Bancroft School - Medal and 2 Sides
Item 9: Harvard Advertising Award, Harvard Graduate School of Business (1)
Item 10: Harvard Alumni Association Medal (1)
Item 11: Harvard Glee Club Medal - Medal and 2 Sides
Item 12: Paderewski Medal (1)
Item 13: Robert Cutler Medal - Medal and 2 Sides
Item 14: Samuel E. Morison Medal (2)
Item 15: Society of Medalists Medal - Medal and 2 Sides

Sub-Series 2: Medals by Others

Box 22

Item 1: Aesop's Morals by Edward Amateis (1)
Item 2: American Abundance by Albert L'Aessle (1)
Item 3: Appreciation Coin (1971 Eisenhower Dollar) Awarded by Republican National Committee (1)
Item 4: Arctic/Antarctic by Erwin F. Springweiler (1)
Item 5: Augustus Saint Gaudens - Sculptors Dinner of the Medallic Art by Unknown Artist(1)
Item 6: Boston Tercenenary Fine Arts Medal by Unknown Artist (2)
Item 7: Conservation Medal by G.K. Lathrop (1)
Item 8: Hopi Indian Medal by Unknown Artist (1)
Item 9: Whatsoever Man Soweth by Lee Lawrie (1)
Item 10: Medallic Art Company 50th Anniversary Medal by Unknown Artist (1)
Item 11: National Sculpture Society Medal #1 by Unknown Artist (1)
Item 12: National Sculpture Society Medal #2 by Unknown Artist (1)
Item 13: The Noble and Greenough School Medal by Unknown Artist (1)
Item 14: Plaster Medal inscribed, "Let Not Him Who Seeks Ease Until He Finds..." by Unknown Artist, one sided (1)
Item 15: Pro Family by Joseph E. Renier (1)
Item 16: Republica Italiana (Awarded to Coletti) (2)
Item 17: St. Patrick's Day Commemorative Medal and Cachet by Gabriel Hayes (1), 1972
Item 18: Medal inscribed "Steady" by Unkown Artist (1)
Item 19: Medal inscribed "Cartas Christi Urget Nos" by Unkown Artist (1)
Item 20: Unidentified Cufflink
Item 21: Victory of Man and Nature Over the Powers of Destruction by Walter Hancock (1)
Item 22: Washington Board of Trade Medal - One Side Only by Unknown Artist (2)

Series 8: Oversized Materials

This Series includes oversized photographic prints and architectural drawings. These prints and drawings are almost entirely of Coletti’s work.

Folder 1: Oversized Drawings: This folder contains oversized drawings from the Artwork series that have been placed in a long drawer (marked "2015.001 Oversized Mats") in Room 430 of the Fine Arts Archive.