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Brucia Witthoft research material on James Smillie and the Smillie family

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Creator:
Witthoft, Brucia, 1934-  Search this
Names:
Smillie, George Frederick Cumming, 1854-1924  Search this
Smillie, James David, 1833-1909  Search this
Smillie, James, 1807-1885  Search this
Smillie, Nellie Sheldon Jacobs, 1854-1926  Search this
Extent:
4.1 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1830-1999
Scope and Contents:
Included are geneological charts, a typescript of "A Pilgrimage by James Smilie 1807- 1855"; files containing research citations and photographs of works of art; logbooks of works of art by James Smillie; photocopies of newspaper clippings; and files on artists active in the Adirondack region, including a typescript of Brucia Witthoft's unpublished biographical index.
Biographical / Historical:
Witthoft: art historian; Lexington, Mass. and the author of The fine-arts etchings of James David Smillie, 1833-1909 : A Catalogue Raissone (1992). The Smillie family included notable painters and engravers, including James Smillie (1807-1885), his sons James D. Smillie (1833-1909) and George F. Smillie (1854-1924), and wife, Helen (Nellie) Jacobs Smilllie (1854-1926) .
Provenance:
Donated 2000 by Brucia Witthoft.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Occupation:
Artists -- New York (State)  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.wittbruc
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93559de8e-fa8f-47f7-a6db-6083b8e4ccac
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-wittbruc