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Archives of American Art
Selected art related documents from the Logan family papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.logaloga
- Creators:
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Logan Family
- Dates:
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1734-1810
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Itempartial microfilm reel
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Visiting card for Dr. George Logan autographed by Benjamin West, 1810; an advertisement of Charles Willson Peale's "moving pictures" at his museum; bill from Joseph Richardson, July 5, 1739, for buckles, spoons, etc. bought by R. Hill, Jr., with receipt; receipt for payment for rings from John Moland, Jan. 9, 1761, to Edmund (?) Milne, a silversmith; two letters from James Steel to James Calder, Sept. 21, 1734, mentioning a dozen chairs and a chest of drawers he has made for Calder, and April 27, 1735, about the glass for the doors of an escritoire Calder has ordered.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P20 (fr. 680-682, 686-688) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Logan family papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.
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 | ||
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Silversmiths -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Calder, James | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Milne, Edmund | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Moland, John, ca. 1700-1761 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Richardson, Joseph, 1711-1784 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Steel, James W., 1799-1879 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Logan, George, 1753-1821 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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