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A Finding Aid to the C. B. Owen Letters, 1880-1881, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.owenc
Creators:
Owen, C. B. (Clara Belle), 1854-1955
Dates:
1880-1881
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Repository:
The letters of painter C. B. Owen measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1880 to 1881. Owen's journal contains twenty-six letters to her family describing a trip to Europe. Owen writes of her time in London and Paris with her art teacher, Susan Healy St. John, her husband, and son James, the illustrator of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan books.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The letters of painter C. B. Owen measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1880 to 1881. Owen's journal contains twenty-six letters to her family describing a trip to Europe. She describes her time in London and Paris with her art teacher, Susan Healy St. John, her husband, and son James, the illustrator of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan books.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter C. B. Owen (1854-1955) was active in New York City and Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. She was born in McHenry, Illinois, and spent two years studying in Europe. Her works include portraits of Lillian Russell and Nevada Senator John Percival Jones. She also painted landscapes of New England, Florida, Nevada, and California.

Administration

Author
Jayna M. Josefson
Sponsor
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in 1998 by Maudelle Hoy Woodruff, Owen's niece-in-law.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Preferred Citation
C. B. Owen letters, 1880-1881. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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