Collection Summary: 38 volumes of art-related diaries, 1871-1917; personal diaries of Beckwith and his wife, 1911 and 1917; notebooks, 1875 and 1917; a sketchbook, 1887; Diaries, 1871-1917, contain sporadic entries describing studies and travel in Paris and Europe, teaching at the Art Students League, financial transactions, and other events.