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UNMICROFILMED: Steele's diary, 1875, including illustrations; 18 notebooks; correspondence with Herman Lieber, Carl Lieber, Brandt Steele (Steele's son); drafts of manuscripts by Steele; manuscript by Selma Steele (Steele's second wife); six small sketchbooks and several loose sketches; photograph of Steele, his studio, house, memorial exhibition, paintings, and artist Frank Tomkins and his work; exhibition catalogs; and two scrapbooks of clippings.
REEL 956: Correspondence with family and friends, mostly written while Steele was in Munich, including a poem and letter from James Whitcomb Riley and 3 letters from Louisa (Mrs. Booth) Tarkington; 9 sketchbooks from his time in Munich; biographical information; legal papers; photographs of him and his family; manuscripts of essays; notes on art; and ephemera.
Citation:
Theodore C. Steele papers, 1870-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 956 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Reel 956: Originals returned to lender, Theodore L. Steele, after microfilming.
Biography Note:
Painter; Indianapolis, Indiana.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Microfilmed material lent for filming and unmicrofilmed material donated 1975 by Theodore L. Steele, Steele's grandson.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- Indiana -- Indianapolis Search this
