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Archives of American Art
Johnston family papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.johnfami
- Creators:
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Johnston family (Boston, Mass.)
- Dates:
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1826-1887
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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186 Items(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers of David Claypoole Johnston, Thomas Murphy Johnston and John Bernard Johnston including correspondence, writings, sketches, printed items, commonplace books of Sarah E. Murphy Johnston and Mary P. Murphy, as well as 69 unsigned sketches.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Family of painters; Boston, Mass. Thomas and John were David's sons.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 1326 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lender, Edmund Freeman, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1978 by Edmund Freeman.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Johnston, David Claypoole, 1799-1865 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Johnston, Thomas Murphy, 1834-1869 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Johnston, John Bernard, 1847-1886 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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