The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Largely correspondence among members of the Negus and Fuller families of Massachusetts, including that of Nathan, his sisters Fanny, Arathusa, Laura, and Rosannah, his brother Joseph, and other family members; genealogical data on the Negus family; a biography of Nathan Negus by the wife of his grand-nephew, Mary Fuller; Negus's diary, Sept. 20, 1819-April 14, 1822, kept in Boston; and a photograph of his self-portrait.
Citation:
Negus family papers, 1808-1844. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 611 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals in: Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library, Deerfield, Mass.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Several members of the Negus family were artists. Nathan and Joseph were itinerant painters who traveled the South.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The lender, Elizabeth Fuller, is the wife of Nathan Negus's grand-nephew and inherited the papers.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
