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Archives of American Art
Records from the Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter of the Connecticut D.A.R
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.daugof
- Creators:
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Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter (Litchfield, Conn.)
- Dates:
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1905-1909
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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90 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Records relating to the Chapter's commission of a memorial window for the Litchfield Historical Society. Included are: letters, 1905-1907 between Frederic Crowninshield, the artist who executed the commission, and members of the Window Committee (including Elizabeth C. Barney Buel, Chairman of the Committee and Regent of Chapter), two letters, 1905, from Russell Sturgis, architect, to Buel, one letter from Buel to Rev. Stoors O. Seymour, President of the Litchfield Historical Society and his reply to her,
Scope and Contents
and one letter, 1905, from Charles R. McNeil of Ross & McNeil, the architects who built the Litchfield Historical Society. Also includes fourteen committee reports submitted by Elizabeth C. Barney Buel and the Book and Unveiling Committees; an undated brochure explaining the memorial window project and soliciting contributions; and a program from the official unveiling of the window, July 5, 1907.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Founded 1899.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 3679 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals were returned to the Litchfield Historical Society after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These records window, were given to the Litchfield Historical Society in 1909, when the project was completed.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
More Information
Other Title
Other Title
Mary Tallmadge Chapter. Daughter [sic] of the American Revolution (microfilm title)
Keywords
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| Artisans | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Crowninshield, Frederic, 1845-1918 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Litchfield Historical Society (Conn.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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