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Archives of American Art
Roberts Vaux letters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.vauxrobe
- Creators:
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Vaux, Roberts, 1786-1836
- Dates:
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1811-1833
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Itempartial microfilm reel
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters to Roberts Vaux, 1811-1833, from William Dillwyn, Samuel Emlen, Joseph Delaplaine, John F. Watson, Henry Inman, and G. Gibbon, relating to paintings by Benjamin West, paintings by Sully, etc.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P21 (fr. 114-123) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.
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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Dillwyn, William, 1743-1824 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Emlen, Samuel, ca. 1765-1837 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Gibbon, G. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Inman, Henry, 1801-1846 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Watson, John F. (John Fanning), 1779-1860 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| West, Benjamin, 1738-1820 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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