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Summary:
Research material gathered by Ruth Post (ca. 1970-1980) regarding painter Virgil Macey Williams (1830-1886) including correspondence with art historians, heirs, reference librarians, archivists, and others; printed material, notes and writings.
Citation:
Ruth Post research material on Virgil Macey Williams, 1970-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Post, a writer from Silver Spring, Md., researched painter Virgil Macey Williams (1830-1886) for more than a decade.
Language Note:
Undetermined .
Provenance:
Donated 1998 by William E. Carnahan, attorney for Ruth Post.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001