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Archives of American Art
Charles Roberts autograph collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.robechar
- Creators:
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Roberts, Charles
- Dates:
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1773-1938
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Microfilm reel
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters of American artists, including Washington Allston, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, Walt Disney, Asher Durand, Horatio Greenough, Winslow Homer, Peter Hurd, Henry Inman, Thomas Sully, John Trumbull, Benjamin West and many others, with an illustrated letter from Edward Gay and correspondence of the Peale family; a handwritten manuscript by Rembrandt Peale, "Washington and His Portraits"; clippings, announcements, an auction catalog of the John Trumbull collection, and other printed material.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P88 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Haverford College Library, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming, 1955, by Haverford College Library.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
More Information
Other Finding Aids
Other Finding Aids
Microfilm inventory listing the artists in the collection is available at Archives of American Art offices.
Keywords
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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