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Archives of American Art
Anna M. Whistler diary in the New York Public Library
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.whisanna
- Creators:
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Whistler, Anna Mathilda McNeill, 1804-1881
- Dates:
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1843-1848
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Volume(on partial microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Included in Whistler's diary are entries about her son, the painter James McNeill Whistler.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel N17 (frames 758-925) 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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Expatriate painters -- Great Britain -- London | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- United States | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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