Series 1. Transparencies (35mm slides), This series contains approximately 12,500 slides, possibly dating from around the late 1960s to the late 1990s. Many of the slides were probably taken by Frederick J. Ladd, while others appear to have been purchased. The images correspond to various art historical periods, including Greek, Roman, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and others. The first set of slides were chiefly taken in various regions within the country of Italy, depicting images of sculptures, frescoes, mosaics, gardens, fountains, archeological sites, panoramic views, paintings, and architectural structures and plans, such as churches, palaces, and villas. A few highlights include the Orsini Gardens in Bormazo, the Villa Lante at Bagnaia, the archeological sites of Pompeii and Ostia Antica, the Arch of Constantine in Rome; St. Peter’s; and Villa d’Este. The second set of slides pertains to paintings, including English and Scottish, Flemish, French, and Italian. A few highlights include works by Caravaggio, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo. The third set of slides relate to sculpture, including Greek, Roman, Renaissance, and Italian Baroque. The fourth set of slides pertains to English Architecture, including St. Paul’s Cathedral, Corsham Court, Blenheim Palace, Kedleston Hall, and others. The last set of slides relate to Gothic Art, Elizabethan Revival, architecture, and other subjects. Series 2. Photographs, 1994-1999 This series consists of color photographs dating from 1994 to 1999. Most of the photographs were taken in areas around England, including Hampton Court, Kew Gardens, Barbara Hepworth’s Garden, and Sissinghurst, as well as the United States, including Ashland Plantation in Virginia, Dumbarton Oaks and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., and what appears to be Frederick J. Ladd’s home in Worcester Road, Md. There are also photographs from Dr. Ladd’s retirement party taken at his house, with the names of the people in attendance written in the back of the photographs.

Series 3. Negatives, Contact Prints, and other materials, 1970s-1980s This series consists of negatives, contact prints, plus other materials, and are chiefly related to Frederick J. Ladd’s academic and professional career. The bulk of the materials relate to a seminar on Michelangelo taught on the Fall Semester of 1980, as well as photographic materials from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y., the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and others, apparently taken by Dr. Ladd during his pursuance of grant awards to study classical sculpture in 1975 and 1976.

Series 4. Personal Papers, 1969-1978 This series consists of the personal papers of Frederick J. Ladd, including letters, notebooks, a typescript, an exhibition catalog from the National Gallery of Art, and lecture notes. Two of the notebooks contain Dr. Ladd’s dissertation research notes from 1971.