Archives of American Art

Robert Underwood Johnson letters

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.johnrobu
Creators:
Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937
Dates:
1882-1937
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
350 Items
(on 2 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence received by Johnson at the time he was on the staff of the Century Magazine, including c. 300 letters, arranged chronologically, from Harrison S. Morris, 18 letters from Louis M. De Monvel Boutet, and a handwritten autobiographical account, and letters and cards, 1882-1928, written by Timothy Cole.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Author and editor.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels N8 & N9 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the New York Public Library, Manuscript Division.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Art Division and the Prints Division.

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
Century illustrated monthly magazine Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Publishers and publishing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Boutet de Monvel, Louis-Maurice, 1851-1913 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith), 1856-1948 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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