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Creator:
Emerson, Edith, 1888-1981  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Sketchbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
2.1 Linear feet
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as 7 series: Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1950s (Box 1; 1 Folder) Series 2: Letters, 1916-1965 (Box 1, OV 3; 0.2 linear feet) Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1887-1970 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet) Series 4: Artwork, 1839, 1882-1954 (Box 1, OV 3; 0.2 linear feet) Series 5: Subject Files, circa 1865-1955 (Box 1-2; 0.9 linear feet) Series 6: Photographs, circa 1900-1971 (Box 2; 0.2 linear feet) Series 7: Printed Material, circa 1916-1981 (Box 2, 6 folders)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The papers of painter, illustrator, and curator Edith Emerson measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1839 to 1981, with the bulk of the material dating from 1894-1971. Found within the papers are biographical material; letters from friends and colleagues; writings and notes by Emerson and others; artwork, including three sketchbooks; subject files; photographs of Emerson, family, friends, and artwork; and scattered printed material.
Citation:
Edith Emerson papers, 1839-1981, bulk 1894-1971. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Materials lent for microfilming are available on 35mm microfilm reels 1186-1187 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Related Materials:
Edith Emerson lent four scrapbooks for microfilming in 1977. Loaned material is available on microfilm reels 1186-1187, but is not described in the container listing of this finding aid.
Biography Note:
Edith Emerson (1888-1981) was a painter, illustrator, and curator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Language Note:
The collection is in English.
Provenance:
Edith Emerson lent the Archives of American Art material for microfilming in 1977. Addition papers were donated in 1990 by the Free Library of Philadelphia, who received them from Emerson.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women museum curators  Search this
Women muralists  Search this
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Women  Search this
New Deal  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10293
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213481
AAA_collcode_emeredit
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Women
New Deal
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_213481