Archives of American Art

Richard Henry and Elizabeth B. Stoddard letters

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.stodrich
Creators:
Stoddard, Richard Henry, 1825-1903
Stoddard, Elizabeth B.
Dates:
1852-1910
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
35 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Letters received by the Stoddards from writers and artists including: 26 letters from William J. Linton, mostly about poetry, and enclosing several clippings; an 11-page letter from W. Hamilton Gibson reporting that "over 600 friends visited the Studio" and describing in detail the studio's furnishings and contents; a letter from Alexander Lawrie describing his painting and drawing activities; a letter from sculptor Launt Thompson to Elizabeth Stoddard about her work and about mutual interests; and an illustrated letter from George W. Carleton asking Mrs. Stoddard to visit.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Author, publisher; New York City.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel N11 (frames 1209-1286) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the New York Public Library, Manuscript Division.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the Manuscript Division of the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Art Division and the Prints Division.

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
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Davis, Charles H. (Charles Harold), 1856-1933 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Linton, W. J. (William James), 1812-1897 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Thompson, Launt, 1833-1894 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Carleton, George W. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lawrie, Alexander, 1828-1917 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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