Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The letters of philanthropist and arts patron Hattie Newcomer Gilpin measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1901 to 1904. The letters reflect her patronage of artists Daniel Chester Dale, John La Farge, and Edwin Davis French.
Citation:
Hattie Newcomer Gilpin letters, 1901-1904. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 1734 at 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.
Funding:
Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
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.
Related Materials:
Additional papers regarding the Gilpin Family are found in the Gilpin Family Papers #4535, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Biography Note:
Philanthropist and arts patron Hattie Newcomer Gilpin (1961-1942) lived Baltimore, Maryland. She was married to Henry (Harry) B. Gilpin and they had three children.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The donors, Lewis, Howard, and Douglas Allen are brothers and the grandsons of Hattie Newcomer Gilpin.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
