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Summary:
Doyle's letters to his wife, Fannibelle, 1879-1881, brief correspondences with members of the Beauregard Monument Committee, New Orleans, and with Judge Henry Wade Rogers regarding a Lincoln statue by Doyle, and occasional business letters. Also included are family letters, some concerning the locations of Doyle statuary. Clippings, obituary notices, photographs of Doyle, his family, and his work complete the collection.
Citation:
Alexander Doyle papers, 1852-1937. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 103 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Sculptor (Dedham, Mass./Squirrel Island, Maine); made marble and bronze statues, many relating to Civil War heroes.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1968 by Mrs. Gloria Watkins Closs, granddaughter of Alexander Doyle.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
