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Jane Peterson papers
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Creators:
Peterson, Jane, 1876-1965
Dates:
1907-1981
Size:
0.4 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.petejane
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Biographical sketches, Peterson's will, five letters, writings on art-related subjects, drawings for her book, FLOWER PAINTING, scrapbook pages, clippings, an exhibition catalog, a copy of FLOWER PAINTING, a copy of J. Jonathan Joseph's book, JANE PETERSON and photographs of Peterson, her family and her homes.

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William Henry Shelton autobiography
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Creators:
Shelton, W. H. (William Henry), 1840-1932?
Dates:
1840-1890
Size:
450 Pages ((on partial microfilm reel))
Collection ID:
AAA.shelwill
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Typescript of Shelton's unpublished autobiography, in which he writes of his boyhood in New York and his experiences in the Civil War. Shelton also describes his career as an artist-illustrator in New York City, beginning in 1871, work for LESLIE'S, HARPER'S, CENTURY, and the NEW YORK LEDGER, how engraving was done, the beginning of the artists' co...

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Players Club letters
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Creators:
Players (Club)
Dates:
1848-1941
Size:
1 Reel (ca. 50 items (on partial microfilm reel))
Collection ID:
AAA.players
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Letters, mostly from distinguished club members in behalf of candidates for membership, and some membership forms.

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Alfred Williams Anthony papers
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Creators:
Anthony, Alfred Williams, 1860-1939
Dates:
[ca. 1880-1930]
Size:
2 Items (partial microfilm reels)
Collection ID:
AAA.anthalfr
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Letters, autographs, biographical data, and miscellany collected by Anthony about 19th century artists.

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David McNeely Stauffer papers
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Creators:
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913
Dates:
1817-1910
Size:
170 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Collection ID:
AAA.staudavi
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Letters, 1850-1910, biographical data, and miscellany pertaining to Stauffer's study of early American printmakers.

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Isabella Stewart Gardner papers
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Creators:
Gardner, Isabella Stewart, 1840-1924
Dates:
1760-1956
Size:
40 Microfilm reels
Collection ID:
AAA.gardisab
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Letters, business records, diary, and photographs.

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Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection of photomechanical prints of American art works
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Creators:
Library of Congress
Dates:
circa 1890-1945
Size:
183.5 Cubic feet ((58 solander boxes))
Collection ID:
SAAM.Photo.LOC
Repository:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Research and Scholars Center

The Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection is comprised of 2,335 photomechanical reproductions of works by 741 artists (mostly American). The large-format prints, deposited with the Library of Congress for copyright between 1890 and 1945, represent a broad range of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American art.

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Digitized Content Charles Henry Hart autograph collection
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Creators:
Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918
Dates:
1731-1918
Size:
1.7 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.hartchar
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The Charles Henry Hart autograph collection dates from 1731-1917 and measures 1.7 linear feet comprised of 226 letters, portrait prints, and other documents signed by American artists.

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Digitized Content Records
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Creators:
National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of the Director
Dates:
1892-1960
Size:
22 cu. ft. (44 document boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 311
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This record unit documents the administration of William Henry Holmes, first Curator of the National Gallery of Art (NGA), 1907-1920, and Director of the Gallery, 1920-1932. To a lesser extent, it also documents the administration of Ruel P. Tolman, Acting Director of NGA, 1932-1937, and the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA), 1937-1946, ...

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Digitized Content Macbeth Gallery records
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Creators:
Macbeth Gallery
Dates:
1947-1948
1838-1968
bulk 1892-1953
Size:
131.6 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.macbgall
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The Macbeth Gallery records provide almost complete coverage of the gallery's operations from its inception in 1892 to its closing in 1953. Through extensive correspondence files, financial and inventory records, printed material, scrapbooks, reference and research material, and photographs of artists and works of art, the records document all aspects of the gallery's activities, charting William Macbeth's initial intention to lease his store "for the permanent exhibition and sale of American pictures" through over sixty years of success as a major New York firm devoted to American art. The collection measures 131.6 linear feet and dates from 1838 to 1968 with the bulk of the material dating from 1892 to 1953.

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