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Creator:
Kingsley, Elbridge, 1842-1918  Search this
Names:
Cooper Institute  Search this
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)  Search this
Society of American Wood Engravers  Search this
Burleigh, Charles  Search this
Champney, James Wells, 1843-1903  Search this
Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931  Search this
Davis, John Parker, 1832-1910  Search this
Dwight, John, Mrs  Search this
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
French, Frank, 1850-1933  Search this
Kruell, Gustav, 1843-1907  Search this
Orr, I. W.  Search this
Palmer, William B. P.  Search this
Sears, Edward  Search this
Tryon, Dwight William, 1849-1925  Search this
Extent:
171 Items ((on 3 microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1842-1900
Scope and Contents:
An autobiography; list of the Kingsley Collection; and photographs.
REELS 48 & 119: An autobiography (manuscript and typed copy), ca. 1900. Kingsley writes in detail of his childhood in Hatfield, Mass., education in Hadley, Mass., 1863-1872, where he studied at Cooper Institute and worked for I. W. Orr and Edward Sears as a wood engraver, the wood engraving process, the engraving office, association with J. Wells Champney and Charles Burleigh in Northampton, Mass., 1872-1877, work for Scribner's magazine from 1877, summers sketching in New England with John Parker Davis and Frank French, beginning of the Society of American Wood Engravers, association with William B.P. Palmer and Gustav Kruell, details of his own works, Paris Exhibition of 1889, decline of the Society, association with Charles Freer, Timothy Cole, Dwight W. Tryon, and Mrs. John Dwight.
REEL 119 (fr. 709-748): Extensive list of wood engravings, paintings and photographic plates of the Elbridge Kingsley Collection, Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass.
REEL 120: Photographs of Hadley and nearby places, and some sample engravings.
Biographical / Historical:
Wood engraver; Hadley, Mass.
Provenance:
Microfilm donated 1971 by the Forbes Library.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Wood-engravers -- Massachusetts  Search this
Topic:
Photography -- Massachusetts -- Hadley  Search this
Wood-engraving  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.kingelbr
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90271e279-ea5e-4496-9809-b4a5592586c5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-kingelbr