Archives of American Art

Edwin Graves Champney papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.chamedwi
Creators:
Champney, Edwin Graves, 1842-1899
Dates:
1854-1899
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
130 Items
(on 3 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical data; letters written from Antwerp, Dusseldorf and Paris to his father, mother and sister Ellen, 1871-1875; 30 diaries, 1854-1864, 1870-1874, 1878-1899, containing brief entries, sketches, notes, cash accounts and expenses, clippings, museum admission tickets, and a list of sales of A MEMENTO OF LEXINGTON, 1887; an undated catalog of pictures exhibited at Mrs. Martha Lowe's house in Somerville, Massachusetts; printed material, including calling and business cards, and a copy of A MEMENTO OF LEXINGTON, 1887, illustrated by Albert S. Parsons and Edwin G. Champney; and 6 photographs of Edwin Graves Champney.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter; Boston, Mass.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 2898-2900 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1983 by Edwin A. Champney.

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
Edwin Graves Champney papers. Owned by Edwin A. Champney. Microfilmed by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painters -- Massachusetts Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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