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Tfie 1rstJtute1s financial aid to the Deparmeqt of Art and
Archaeology began in the fall nf 1934 at Dr, Moreyqs request. Dr. Flex-
ner secured from the Beard in October an appropriation of $6,000 far
1934-1935, later extended to 1935-1936, to 3e spent for a survey of
resources for art history between New York and Washington. Two excel-
lent Gem3 art-historians, Drs. Helmut Schlunk and Kurt Weitzmann, were
ernployed by h. Morey. Apparently they made the survey, in addition to
helping with research projects in the Department, but it is not available.
They supported Dr. Moreyvs position that Princeton was tbe first A~erican
uziverslty to be Interested in the history cf art, appointing Allan Mar-
quand te a professorship in 1881, while Harvard inclined more touard
appreci~tion. They suggested that if bath Harvard and Princeton were
rade very strong in the fine arts, they would s~pply the other universi-
ties with the men to spread the interest in those disciplines. 41
The real nature of the Executive cooperation between the Instf-
sute and the University became really apparent in 1936-1937, when the
School began to operate. Then there were nine members enralled in the
School nf Hmanfsttc Studfes, of whom all but 0r.e were nominated by Dr.
Mosey to work 5n the Department. The following year there were tvelve
members, of whom ten worked in the Department and two with Professor
Meritt. In 1938-1939, twelve of nineteen mmbers in the Schaol of
Rumanistic Studies worked primarfly in and with the Department, in ad-
dition to three m n attached to the Instirurets The Director
found the strain of providing the necessary stipends great, for the
, Instjttute was not able to pay them all; he depended for help in indi-
\. ' vidual cases from the foundatlens.
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