Archives of American Art

Walter Mason Oddie papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.oddiwalt
Creators:
Oddie, Walter Mason, 1807 or 8-1865
Dates:
1827-1905
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
18 Items
(on 2 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Diaries, a sketchbook, photographs and biographical documents.
Scope and Contents
Reel 1365: One sketchbook, Oddie family biographical documents, and photographs of Oddie, his paintings, and family members.
Scope and Contents
Reel 4307: Diaries (1828-1829) discuss Oddie's family, health and financial difficulties as well as his responses to art works by others, books he had read, and world affairs.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Landscape painter and teacher; New York City.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 1365 and 4307 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Reproduction Note
Oddie family biographical materials are photocopies.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 1365: The originals were returned to the lender, Allen L. Oddie, after microfilming.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 4307: Originals in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials on Reel 1365 were lent by Allen L. Oddie. The diaries on Reel 4307 were microfilmed by the owner, the Winterthur Museum, which donated a copy to the Archives of American Art. The diaries were previously owned by Henry Meigs, Oddie's father-in-law.

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
Landscape painting, American -- New York (State) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sketchbooks Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Landscape painters -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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