The collection is arranged into 13 series primarily according to type of material; materials within series are arranged chronologically. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1897-1984 (Boxes 1, 12; 14 folders) Series 2: File on William Oliver Henderson, 1876-1906 (Box 1; 12 folders) Series 3: Correspondence, 1883-1987 (Boxes 1-2; 1.9 linear feet) Series 4: Diaries, 1902-1940 (Box 3; 4 folders) Series 5: Personal Business Records, 1887-1984 (Box 3; 40 folders) Series 6: Subject Files, 1921-1975 (Box 3; 2 folders) Series 7: Architecture and Furniture Files, 1926-1983 (Boxes 3-4, 12, OV 14; 1.0 linear feet) Series 8: Project Files, 1916-1942 (Boxes 4-5, 12, OV 14; 40 folders) Series 9: Exhibition Files, 1927-1964 (Box 5; 25 folders) Series 10: Notes and Writings, 1901-1985 (Boxes 5-6; 1.0 linear feet) Series 11: Artwork, 1886-1929 (Boxes 6-8, OV 14; 1.9 linear feet) Series 12: Printed Material, 1891-1988 (Boxes 8-9; 1.7 linear feet) Series 13: Photographs, 1887-1985 (Boxes 9-11, 13; 1.6 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Summary:
The papers of Chicago and Santa Fe painter, muralist, architect, and furniture designer William Penhallow Henderson measure 10.5 linear feet and date from 1876 to 1987 (bulk dates 1876 to 1943). Found within the papers are scattered biographical material; correspondence with friends and colleagues; three diaries; personal business records; two files concerning the Santa Fe Painters and Sculptors and the Art in Embassies Program; architecture, furniture, and other design project files; exhibition files; notes and writings; artwork, including 64 sketchbooks by Henderson and others; miscellaneous printed material; and photographs of Henderson, his family and colleagues.
Citation:
William Penhallow Henderson papers, 1876-1987, bulk 1876-1943. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Biography Note:
Painter, architect, and furniture designer, William Penhallow Henderson was born in 1877 in Medford, Massachusetts. His father, William Oliver Henderson was a friend of painter William Edward Norton and an amateur painter himself. During Henderson's childhood, the family moved several times, settling in Turkey Creek, Texas, in 1879, and Clifton, Kansas, in 1886.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The William Penhallow Henderson papers were donated by Carlton Colquitt, on behalf of the estate of his late wife, Alice Henderson Rossin, the daughter of William Penhallow Henderson, in 1988.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
