Scholars Associated with the Warburg Institute
The Archive holds working papers of many of its former Directors, members of staff, as well as associated scholars and scholars whose papers were pertinent to the Institute's Collection.
Institute Directors
Henri Frankfort (1897-1954) (catalogue coming soon)
Ernst Gombrich (1909-2001) (see below)
Joseph Burney Trapp (1925-2005) (not yet catalogued)
Frances Yates
Another notable collection is the literary estate of the cultural historian Dame Frances A. Yates (1899-1981). Download the Yates catalogue here.
The Archive also holds material related to the Yates family.
The Gombrich Archive
The Gombrich Archive holds the correspondence, working and personal papers of Ernst H. Gombrich, former Director of the Institute and one of the most famous and influential art historians of the 20th Century.
It has a special status within the Warburg Institute Archive's collections as it is on permanent loan from the Literary Estate of Sir Ernst H. Gombrich.
In order to access the collection, readers must first obtain permission from the Literary Estate.
An electronic catalogue can be consulted at the Warburg Institute Archive.
Enquiries may be sent initially to the Warburg Institute Archive.
Scholars
Additionally, the Warburg Institute Archive holds papers related to the following scholars. Where a catalogue is available, a link has been provided (click to download a PDF).