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Archives of American Art
Edward Everett Oakes papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.oakeedwa
- Creators:
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Oakes, Edward Everett, 1891-1960
- Dates:
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[undated] and 1915-1960
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Reelsca. 500 items (on 2 microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, writings, sketches, financial and business records, photographs and printed material.
Scope and Contents
REEL 2805: Correspondence with Frank G. Hale, Jerome Johnson, Henry P. Macomber, Humphrey J. Emery, Beatrice Fox Griffith, Ralph Adams Cram and others; writings for an unpublished text book; lecture notes; sketches; priced sales catalogs; two stock record books; financial records; printed material; and photographs of Oakes, his studio and works of art.
Scope and Contents
REEL 4599: An album containing sketches for jewelry and other designs, some highlighted with watercolor, and some with prices, notes and customers' names. The album was compiled by Hilda Thompson, Oakes' secretary and chief salesperson from ca. 1932-1960.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Jewelry maker and silversmith; Boston, Mass. Oakes was an active member of the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston. In 1918 he opened his own shop at 44 Bromfield St., Boston.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 2805 and 4599 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 2805: Originals returned to the lender, Susan Oakes Peabody, after microfilming.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 4599: Original returned to lender, Jacqueline Wendt, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel 2805 lent by Susan Oakes Peabody, 1983, Edward Oakes' granddaughter. Album of designs on reel 4599 lent 1993 by Jacqueline Wendt, who purchased it from a yard sale at the home of Hilda Thompson, who was Oakes' secretary and chief salesperson, circa 1932-1960.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewelry making | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Decorative arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Jewelers -- Massachusetts -- Boston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Silversmiths -- Massachusetts -- Boston | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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