This collection is arranged as 8 series. Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1887-circa 1940 (Box 1; 7 folders) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1890-1962 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet) Series 3: Writings and Notes, circa 1900-1942 (Box 1; 7 folders) Series 4: Personal Business and Financial Records, 1897-1944 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet) Series 5: Printed Material, 1889-1982 (Box 1-2; 0.9 linear feet) Series 6: Scrapbook, circa 1910 (Box 2; 1 folder) Series 7: Photographs, circa 1878-circa 1950 (Box 2; 0.2 linear feet) Series 8: Artwork, 1892-circa 1940 (Box 2-4; 0.8 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The papers of painter and frame maker Hermann Dudley Murphy measure 2.8 linear feet and date from circa 1878-1982. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings, personal business records, printed materials, a scrapbook, photographs, and original artworks, including sketchbooks.
Citation:
Hermann Dudley Murphy papers, circa 1878-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels 4038-4039 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Location of Originals:
Several letters from Caroline Bowles Murphy to Hermann Dudley Murphy are photocopies. The original materials stayed with the donor, Alexander Samoiloff.
Funding:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art
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.
Biography Note:
Hermann Dudley Murphy (1867-1945) was a painter and frame maker active in Boston, Massachusetts.
Language Note:
The collection is in English
Provenance:
The collection was donated in 1985 by Alexander B. and Dudley D. B. Samoiloff, grandsons of Hermann Dudley Murphy.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Picture frames and framing -- Massachusetts Search this