Archives of American Art

Frederic Remington papers

Summary
Collection ID:
AAA.remifrep
Creators:
Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909
Dates:
1880-1908
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
320 Items
on 3 partial microfilm reels
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, printed material, and writings.
Scope and Contents
REEL NOR 1: Correspondence, including letters and cards from Remington to his wife, Eva Adele Caten Remington, and with admirers and associates, including Edwin Austin Abbey, Albert J. Beveridge, Poultney Bigelow, Frederick Stuart Church, Powhatan Clark, Samuel L. Clemens, Royal Cortissoz, Homer Davenport, Richard H. Davis, Gen. George A.Forsyth, Childe Hassam, John Hay, A. Barton Hepburn, Arthur Hoeber, W. D. Howells, Carter P. Johnson, Rudyard Kipling, Daniel S. Lamont, Nelson A. Miles,W.L. Palmer, Howard Pyle, Julian Ralph, Theodore Roosevelt, Owen Wister, Gen. Leonard Wood, admirers and associates; and catalogs.
Scope and Contents
REEL 902: 11 brief letters from Remington to his friend Julian Ralph, and 1 letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Daniel W. Lord regarding Lord's apparent interest in New Mexico; a poem in Remington's hand; an autographed menu from a dinner of the Authors Club, New York City; and dedications in books written by Remington.
Scope and Contents
REEL 3470: A photocopy of a letter from Remington to "My Dear Colonel," March 21, 1903.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, sculptor, etcher, and illustrator New Rochelle, New York and Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels NOR 1, 902, & 3470 Available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
REEL NOR 1: Originals in Ogdensburg Public Library and Remington Memorial, Ogdensburg, New York.
Existence and Location of Originals
REEL 902: Originals returned to the lenders, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Benkert and Louis Fisher, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel NOR 1 lent for microfilming by the Ogdenburg Public Library and Remington Memorial, 1956. Material on reel 902 lent for microfilming by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Benkert and Louis Fisher, 1974. Material on reel 3470 donated by Mrs. Miles Reber, 1981.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- West (U.S.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sculpture, Modern -- 19th century -- West (U.S.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- West (U.S.) Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sculptors -- West (U.S.) Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah, 1862-1927 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bigelow, Poultney, b. 1855 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clarke, Powhatan Henry, 1862-1893 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Forsyth, George A. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hepburn, A. Barton (Alonzo Barton), 1846-1922 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hoeber, Arthur, 1854-1915 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Johnson, Carter Page Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lamont, Daniel Scott, 1851-1905 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ralph, Julian, 1853-1903 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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