In this series are materials created while Dr. Stewart conducted research on Samuel Collings, George Cooke, Gilbert Stuart, George Whiting Flagg, Samuel King, Jacob Eichholtz, Thomas A. Richards and the John Speed miniatures attributed to Washington Blanchard. Records include interoffice research notes; printed matter such as catalogs, articles, drafts and manuscripts; photographs and slides; interoffice correspondence; and 1967-1994 correspondence with John Speed, the J. B. Speed Art Museum, the Henry Art Gallery, Harvard University Archives, the Massachusetts Historical Society the Dictionary of Art, private collectors and other organizations and institutions.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The Robert G. Stewart research material is owned by the Catalog of American Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, and is available for use by researchers. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Robert G. Stewart Research Material, 1952-2004, bulk 1970-1990. Catalog of American Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
