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Archives of American Art
Selected art related letters from the George M. Conarroe Autograph Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.conageor
- Creators:
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Conarroe, George M. (George Mecum), d. 1896
- Dates:
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1804-1864
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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6 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters: to Mr. Peale from Thomas Jefferson, Dec. 28, 1808; to Noah Porter from Emanuel Leutze, Nov. 16, 1864; to Col. Deming from Thomas Buchanan Read, Aug. 3.; to Charles Willson Peale from Joseph Banks, Feb. 2, 1804, and Robert Fulton, Sept. 22, 1806; to William H. Sweetser from Samuel F. B. Morse, July 28, 1852.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P20 (fr. 379-381, 384-386) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Conarroe papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.
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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Porter, Noah, 1811-1892 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sweetser, William, 1797-1875 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Leutze, Emanuel, 1816-1868 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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