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Archives of American Art
Boston Athenaeum records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bostathe
- Creators:
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Boston Athenaeum
- Dates:
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1854-1855
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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10 Items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters regarding the shipment of paintings to and from the Boston Athenaeum. Correspondents, writing almost exclusively to E.A. Crowninshield, Chairman of the Committee of Fine Art, include C.B. Fairbank, Thomas Hatfield, Charles Lanham, Edmund M. Loring, and James Robb. Sent as enclosures with the letters are three shipping receipts for transported paintings and a list of paintings owned by James Robb on loan to the Boston Athenaeum.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Boston Athenaeum was founded in 1807. Its present building on Beacon Hill, erected from 1847 to 1849, houses a library and an art collection.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3042 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Reproduction Note
One letter is a photocopy, and typescripts are included with four letters.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals were returned to lender after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1984 by the Boston Athenaeum.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Citation
Boston Athenaeum records, 1854-1855. Lent for filming by the Boston Atheneum, Boston, Massachusetts. Filmed by the Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Art.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Crowninshield, Edward A., 1817-1859 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Fairbank, C. B. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hatfield, Thomas | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lanham, Charles | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Loring, Edmund M. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Robb, James, 1814-1881 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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