Paul William Garber and Philip Charles Garber collection of artworks

Collection

Identifier: MS-2018-064

Scope and Contents

Artwork collected by Paul William Garber and Philip Charles Garber, including 15th-17th century Christian illuminated manuscripts and stained glass, and 19th-20th century Japanese woodblock prints. The Christian art features depictions of the Virgin Mary and King David. The Japanese prints feature landscapes and storytelling scenes.

Dates

Creation: approximately 15th century-approximately 20th century

Language of Materials

Materials are in English and Japanese.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.

Biographical note: Philip Charles Garber and Paul William Garber

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Philip Charles Garber and Paul William Garber were born in November 1934 to Sarah Rose (Shick) and Rubin E. Garber in Watertown, Massachusetts. They graduated from Boston Latin School in 1952, then received their bachelors degrees from Harvard University in 1956. They attended Harvard Law School, and in 1961 both received their JDs and passed the bar. They practiced law together as Garber & Garber in Brighton, Massachusetts. Paul served as a captain in the United States Navy in the 1960s. In 1974, they volunteered to be Honorary Consuls of Chile, despite not having any previous connections with the country, and served Chileans throughout New England who were unable or unwilling to travel to the Consulate General in New York, and served in this position for over fifty years. Paul Garber died on November 29, 2020.

Sources:

1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2442/records/92303287

"Alcalde de Boston reconoce a Cónsules de Chile por sus 40 años de servicio", Consulado Chileno, June 26, 2014. https://www.consulado.gob.cl/comunidades/actividades/alcalde-de-boston-reconoce-a-consules-de-chile-por-sus-40-anos-de-servicio

Boston Latin School yearbook, 1952. "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012", Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1265/records/1446527586

Boston Latin School yearbook, 1952. "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012", Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1265/records/1446527587

Boston Lists of Residents. Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Public Library. Accessed via Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/62752/records/1129233

"Celebración de los 45 años del Consulado Honorario en Boston y reunión con el Gobernador de Massachusetts", Consulado Chileno, 2019. https://www.chile.gob.cl/estados-unidos/noticias/celebracion-de-los-45-anos-del-consulado-honorario-en-boston-y-reunion

"Paul Garber Obituary", Boston Globe via Legacy.com. November 30, 2020. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/paul-garber-obituary?id=7598440

"Philip Charles Garber", Prabook. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://prabook.com/web/philip_charles.garber/916792.

Rowlings, Angela. "Identical twins Philip, center, and Paul William Garber assist Chilean citizen Isabel Bize, of Westerly, RI, at the Chilean Consul Thursday." MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images. June 23, 2005. https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/boston-ma-identical-twins-philip-center-and-paul-william-news-photo/1371664575

Sacchetti, Maria, "No-cost diplomats," Boston Globe, November 4, 2011.

United States Military Registers, 1902–1985. Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library. Accessed via Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2345/records/3587377

Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings, 1994-2019. Accessed via Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/62209/records/306087415

Full Extent

11 Linear Feet (7 containers)

Additional Description

Abstract

Artwork collected by Paul William Garber and Philip Charles Garber, including 15th-17th century Christian illuminated manuscripts and stained glass, and 19th-20th century Japanese woodblock prints.

Arrangement

Arranged in two series: I. Christian religious art; and II. Japanese woodblock prints.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Paul William Garber and Philip Charles Garber, 1989, 2016, 2024.

Related Materials

Book of hours, MS.1986.093, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.

Connolly book of hours, MS.1986.097, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.

Illumination of the Crucifixion from a Missal : use of Troyes, MS.1986.044, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.

Japanese Prints Collection, MS.2013.043, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.

Separated Materials

Published works associated with this collection have been transferred within the Burns Library and can be found in the Boston College Library catalog.