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Selected items from the autograph collection of De Coursey Fales

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Collector:
Fales, De Coursey, 1888-1966  Search this
Names:
Cousins, Samuel, 1801-1887  Search this
Cox, Palmer, 1840-1924  Search this
Cranch, Christopher Pearse, 1813-1892  Search this
Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888  Search this
Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872  Search this
Extent:
9 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1838-1865
Scope and Contents:
Four letters and a note from Samuel Cousins to various people, one of which is to Thomas Sully enclosing proofs of engravings; a 5-page holograph poem by Palmer Cox; a poem by Christopher P. Cranch and a letter requesting that his poems be printed because he is "much in need of money"; and a letter from Felix O. C. Darley about the cast of "McClellan."
Biographical / Historical:
Banker, art collector; New York City.
Provenance:
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.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Bankers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.falede
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98f67d039-3e33-4e67-87d4-2920dbe69835
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-falede