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Archives of American Art
James Cameron letters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.camejame
- Creators:
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Cameron, James, b. 1816?
- Dates:
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1843-1876
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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140 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters to Cameron's mother and wife; 37 letters from wood engraver, landscape and genre painter Thomas B. Ashton, 1846-1850; and 5 letters from sculptor Joseph Mozier, 1846-1847.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Portrait and landscape painter; Philadelphia, Pa. Born in Scotland ca. 1816. Worked in Indianapolis, Ind. prior to 1849, later settled in Philadelphia.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 2294 available at Archives of American Art offices, Mills College Library, and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in Mills College Library, Oakland, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed with other art-related papers from Mills College Library, July 1981.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
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Engravers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Landscape painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Portrait painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculptors -- Pennsylvania | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Genre painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ashton, Thomas B., fl. 1835-1850 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mozier, Joseph, 1812-1870 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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