Archives of American Art

Alma Strettell Harrison letters

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.harralma
Creators:
Harrison, Alma Strettell, 1856-1939
Dates:
1886-1921
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
17 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Six letters to Harrison from John Singer Sargent, 1886-1921, and eleven letters from Henry James, 1907-1915. Sargent mainly comments on plays and concerts, and James mainly writes thank-yous and routine comments on the weather.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Art collector; Boston, Mass.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 2764 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letters were lent for microfilming by Christine Harrison, daughter-in-law of Alma Harrison.

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
Art -- Collectors and collecting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
James, Henry, 1843-1916 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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