The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
37 letters, including 14 from Edward Hicks, and 18 letters between Isaac Hicks and John Comley, mainly regarding religious matters; a 285 pp. autobiography covering Hick's early life and apprenticeships, and 3 pages of an undated memoir and miscellaneous biographical material.
Citation:
Edward Hicks selected papers in the Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, 1818-1851. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 4151 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan, at Swarthmore College, and the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Some letters are photocopies and typescripts, owners of originals are identified.
Primitive artist Edward Hicks was deeply religious, he later became an active Quaker preacher.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The papers have been assembled from several collections at Swarthmore. Call numbers are listed on the microfilm. Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Philadelphia project.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
