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Archives of American Art
John La Farge and La Farge family papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lafajohn
- Creators:
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La Farge, John, 1835-1910
- Dates:
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1850-1972
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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5 Microfilm reels
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of John La Farge with author Henry Adams, sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, architect Russell Sturgis, Mary Cadwalader Jones (sister-in-law of Edith Wharton), and others, 1850-1910; of Bancel La Farge, 1893-1939, including correspondence of his wife, Mabel La Farge, with letters from John La Farge, Mrs. John La Farge, Mary Cadwalader Jones, artists Jean Julien Lemordant and George Dudley Seymour, and Grace Edith Barnes, John La Farge's secretary; and correspondence of Henry Adams La Farge, relating almost exclusively to the work of his grandfather, mostly with owners of art work, museum officials and art historians, 1922- 1972; writings by John LaFarge, 1893-1911, on American painting, and printed copies of articles, lectures, verses, and critical comments; articles, pamphlets, and clippings on La Farge and his work, 1896-1972; business records, including cash account books of John La Farge, 1895-1898, his will, 1910, and receipts of Henry Adams; exhibition catalogs, 1878-1968; photographs, 1850-1938 and undated, of John La Farge, his family, his paintings and stained glass windows, and a stereoscopic of John Hay.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 3624-3628 available for use only at Washington, DC office.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These five reels of microfilm were made available to the Archives of American Art in 1985 by Yale University Library, Manuscripts and Archives, which retains the originals. A sixth, restricted reel containing the catalog of the works of La Farge compiled by Henry Adams La Farge was not included. The arrangement of the papers devised by the Yale University Library.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Painters -- United States | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Jones, Mary Cadwalader | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lemordant, Jean Julien, 1878-1968 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
La Farge, Bancel, 1865-1938 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
La Farge, Henry Adams, 1902- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
La Farge family | Family Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Barnes, Grace Edith | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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