Archives of American Art

Frederick Garrison Hall papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.hallfred
Creators:
Hall, Frederick Garrison, 1879-1946
Dates:
1862-1972
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
286 Items
(microfilmed on 2 reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence; photographs; telegrams; sketchbooks; books; art reproductions; exhibition material; and clippings.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1027: Photographs of Hall's paintings, of Hall, one of an unidentified dinner; and an album containing photographs of Hall's residence in Gloucester, Massachusetts, taken in 1908.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1032: Correspondence from friends admiring Hall's work, notifying him of awards won, of his election to art-related societies, and from admirers of his paintings and bookplates; 2 telegrams from Harpo Marx; exhibition material; awards and membership certificates; sketches and 2 sketchbooks one containing diary entries; 2 books illustrated by Hall; reproductions of his work; an etching; clippings and printed materials.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, etcher; Boston and Gloucester, Mass.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1027 and 1032 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reels 1027 (fr. 478-557) & 1032 (fr. 806-1076): Originals returned to Elton W. Hall after microfilming.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reels 1027 (fr. 787-805) & 1032 (fr. 1077-1227): Originals returned to the Boston Public Library after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1975 by Elton W. Hall, grand-nephew of Hall and Boston Public Library via Elton Hall.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painting, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Etching -- 20th century -- Massachusetts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Etchers -- Massachusetts Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Massachusetts Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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