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Creator:

Nahikian, Marie Satenik, 1946-  Search this

Names:

Barry, Marion, 1936-2014  Search this

Clarke, David "Dave", 1943-1997  Search this

Fauntroy, Walter E.  Search this

Hill, Fannie, 1923-1987  Search this

Pierce, Walter C., 1946-1991  Search this

Pinkett, Flaxie Madison, 1918-1995  Search this

Shackleton, Polly , 1910-1997  Search this

Shia, Nancy, 1947-  Search this

Sizemore, Barbara, 1927-2004  Search this

Washington, Walter E., 1915-2003  Search this

Extent:

5.83 Linear feet (5 boxes )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Contact sheets

Photographs

Audio cassettes

Place:

Adams Morgan (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

1971-1998

Scope and Contents:

The papers of community organizer and affordable housing developer Marie Satenik Nahikian measure 3.46 linear feet and date from 1971 to 1998. The collection contains correspondence; certificates; photographs; newsletters; campaign ephemera; editions of various Washington, DC community newspapers; as well as recordings of Nahikian's speeches. The bulk of the collection contains documents pertaining to Nahikian's work with the Adams Morgan Organization.

The papers of community organizer and affordable housing developer Marie Satenik Nahikian measure 3.46 linear feet and date from 1971 to 1998. The collection includes copies of the Rock Creek Monitor, the newspaper of Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan and Mt. Pleasant communities of Washington, DC. Present in the collection are also proclamations, newspaper clippings, writings by Nahikian and materials related to her role for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for ANC-1C (in Adams Morgan) and unsuccessful campaign for D.C. City Council.

Biographical / Historical:

Marie Satenik Nahikian was a co-founder and the first Executive Director of the Adams Morgan Organization (AMO, founded in 1972). Before Washington, DC had Home Rule, AMO put into practice a local, elected self-governance structure that advocated for issues of concern to residents of the Adams Morgan neighborhood. AMO served as the main model for the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions that were created when Home Rule was implemented in Washington, DC. Marie S. Nahikian, particularly through her work with AMO, was a staunch advocate and partial architect of three landmark pieces of tenant rights and anti-displacement legislation in DC: the 1975 Rental Accommodations Act, the 1978 Residential Real Property Transfer Excise Tax, and the 1980 Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act.

Nahikian was elected Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for ANC-1C (in Adams Morgan) and twice ran for D.C.City Council (unsuccessfully). She was appointed by Mayor Walter Washington (1915-2003) to serve two terms as a Tenant Commissioner on the D.C. Rental Accommodations Commission. She later served under Mayor Marion Barry (1936-2014) as head of the Tenant Purchase Program that enabled largely low- and moderate-income tenants to purchase and become cooperative owners of their buildings.

After leaving Washington, DC, she went on to work for Mayors in Philadelphia and New York City. Nahikian also worked in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under President Barack Obama.

In 2023, Marie Satenik Nahikian hosts the Usable Past podcast, where activists share their stories of past and present organizing to create better lives for as many people as possible.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

The Marie Satenik Nahikian papers are the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

Urban Life  Search this

Community activists  Search this

Community Organizations  Search this

Newspapers -- Washington (D.C.).  Search this

Genre/Form:

Contact sheets

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- 20th century

Audio cassettes -- 20th century

Citation:

Marie Satenik Nahikian papers, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Marie Satenik Nahikian.

Sponsor:

This project received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

ACMA.06-123

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Marie Satenik Nahikian papers

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa76d1f22f0-800a-4d07-829f-f92dfb4a81cd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-06-123

Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Names:

New York Flower Show  Search this

Extent:

37000 Slides (photographs) (35mm slides)

33 Linear feet ((garden files))

3,000 Lantern slides

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Lantern slides

Plans (drawings)

Brochures

Articles

Correspondence

Clippings

Date:

circa 1920-present

Summary:

This collection contains over 37,000 35mm slides, 3,000 glass lantern slides and garden files that may include descriptive information, photocopied articles (from journals, newspapers, or books), planting lists, correspondence, brochures, landscape plans and drawings. Garden files were compiled by Garden Club of America (GCA) members for most of the gardens included in the collection. Some gardens have been photographed over the course of several decades; others only have images from a single point in time. In addition to images of American gardens, there are glass lantern slides of the New York Flower Show (1941-1951) and trips that GCA members took to other countries, including Mexico (1937), Italy, Spain, Japan (1935), France (1936), England (1929), and Scotland.

A number of the slides are copies of historic images from outside repositories including horticultural and historical societies or from horticultural books and publications. The GCA made a concerted effort in the mid-1980s to acquire these images in order to increase its documentation of American garden history. Because of copyright considerations, use of these particular images may be restricted.

Biographical/Historical note:

The Garden Club of America was established in 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the Garden Club of Philadelphia and eleven other garden clubs met to create a national garden club. Its purpose is to foster the knowledge and love of gardening and to restore and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and gardening and conservation efforts. The GCA was incorporated in Delaware in 1923, with its headquarters established in New York City. Today, local clubs are organized under twelve regional zones. The GCA continues its tradition of hosting flower shows and publishing material related to gardening in the United States.

The GCA's glass lantern slides were used by The GCA for presentations and lectures about notable gardens throughout the United States dating back to colonial times. An effort was made in the late 1980s, in preparation of the 75th anniversary of the Garden Club of America's founding, to collect the disbursed slides. These slides were to eventually form the Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens. The informational value of this collection is extensive since a number of images of the more than 4,500 gardens represented show garden designs that have changed over time or no longer exist. While the majority of images document a range of designed upper and upper-middle class gardens throughout the U.S., the scope of the collection is expanding as volunteers photograph and document contemporary gardens including community and vernacular gardens.

The gardens illustrate the design work of dozens of landscape architects including Marian Coffin, Beatrix Farrand, Lawrence Halprin, Hare & Hare, Umberto Innocenti, Gertrude Jekyll, Jens Jensen, Warren Manning, the Olmsted Brothers, Charles Platt, Ellen Biddle Shipman, and Fletcher Steele. Because of their proximity to the gardens, works of notable architects and sculptors may also be featured in the images.

Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- France  Search this

Gardens -- Italy  Search this

Gardens -- Japan  Search this

Gardens -- Mexico  Search this

Flower shows  Search this

Gardening -- United States -- societies, etc  Search this

Gardens -- England  Search this

Landscape architecture  Search this

Gardens -- United States  Search this

Gardens -- Spain  Search this

Gardens -- Scotland  Search this

Genre/Form:

Plans (drawings)

Brochures

Articles

Correspondence

Clippings

Lantern slides

Slides (photographs)

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA

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The Garden Club of America collection

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb617385372-1028-4cb7-b07d-04fea2e51c47

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aag-gca

Provenance:

North Shore Garden Club of Massachusetts  Search this

Former owner:

Phillips, John Charles  Search this

Phillips, Anna Tucker  Search this

The Trustees of Reservations  Search this

Owner:

Project Adventure  Search this

Landscape architect:

Olmsted Brothers  Search this

Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959  Search this

Kirkwood, Grace  Search this

Wirth, Thomas  Search this

Gibson, Laura  Search this

Photographer:

Gibson, Lolly  Search this

Mason:

Watson, John H.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Essex -- Beverly

Scope and Contents:

This file contains 2 folders, 2 35mm slides (1987), 11 digital images and 3 photographic prints (2020).

General:

The Tea House Garden is a small sunken flower garden that occupies 1/4 acre on the 175 acre Moraine Farm. The tea house itself is an octagonal shape with fluted columns and a shingled dome on top of a fieldstone grotto. It features a vast lawn that extends south from the house and terrace, as well as a circular pool. The east and west walls of the lawn are constructed of trees, shrubs, and dragon tooth. The property overlooks a panoramic view of Wenham Lake from a terrace that spans the length of the house.

Frederick Law Olmsted was involved in the development of the property between 1879 and 1880 when John C. Phillips acquired several small farms to renovate, including this one. Olmsted worked with the architectural firm Peabody and Stearns to determine the position of the house, as well as its visual and physical connection with the naturalistic landscape adjacent to the house and along the road. Though the first owner desired a vibrant flower garden, Olmsted discouraged his client from clashing the brilliance of a colorful garden with the native shrubs and trees. He ultimately decided to place the flower garden within the rock-bound framework of the residential landscape, and out of sight of the house.

John W. Watson of Lawrence Watson and Son built a stone wall and terrace on the property in 1880.

The original owner continued to take interest in the Tea House Garden after her husband's death in 1885. In 1907, she commissioned Beatrix Jones [Farrand] to design a water garden. While Jones' original plans depicted a horseshoe shaped pond amongst perennials, photographs taken that year prove that the water garden created did not reflect Jones' plan. The idea for a shrubbery bed was replaced by a circular lily pond and fountain. After the original owner's death in 1925, her children sold the property to George and Katherine Batchelder Jr. In 1928, the new owners removed the grape arbor, kept the circular pond, and designed a new trap rock path system that reflected the horseshoe shape of the dragon tooth wall. In 2017, the Moraine Farm Landscape Committee asked member Lolly Gibson to simplify the garden to reduce maintenance requirements and make upkeep more sustainable. Her alterations are reflected in the current documentation of the garden, such as the added mulched maintenance paths in the large beds.

Inside the dragon tooth wall are azaleas, andromeda, laurel, white rose of Sharon, Summersweet and Lilacs that form a backdrop for summer blooming Astilbe, Fairy Candles, Hosta, Lysimachus, Sedum, Thalictrum, Thermopsis, and Turk's Cap Lily. European Ginger, Lady Ferns, Maidenhair Ferns, and Trillium lie beneath the shrubs. Roses, lilacs, sweetspire, and anemones frame the grotto of the teahouse. The circular pond is surrounded by roses, catmint, and peonies, and behind it are germander edged perennial beds. One can see azaleas through the tea house windows. Moss continues to cover the stone used as the tea house foundation as it did in Olmsted's day.

Persons associated with the garden include: John Charles and Anna Tucker Phillips (former owners, 1878 – 1885, 1885 – 1925); John Charles Phillips Sr., and William Phillips (former owners, 1925 – 1928); George Lewis Batchelder Jr., and Katherine Tiffany Abbot Batchelder (former owners, 1928 – 1977); George Lewis Batchelder III and Wilhelmina VanLier Batchelder (former owners, 1977 – 1999); Batchelder Trust (former owner, 1991 - present); Project Adventure (74 acres including garden area); (owner, 1999 to present); The Trustees of Reservations (37 acres) (owners, 2010 – present); Frederick Law Olmsted/ Olmsted Bros. (landscape architects, 1879 – 1884/ 1948 – 1968); Beatrix Jones {Farrand} (landscape architect, 1907); Grace Kirkwood (landscape architect, 1960); Thomas Wirth (landscape architect, 1986); Laura Gibson (landscape architect, 2017).

Related Materials:

Related materials include Tea House Garden Ledgers, correspondence, plans: The Trustees of Reservations, Archives and Research Center, Sharon, Massachusetts; Plans: Fairsted, Brookline, Massachusetts, National Park Service; Correspondence: Library of Congress; Frederick Law Olmsted, Designing the American Landscape, Charles E. Beveridge and Paul Rocheleu, Rizzoli; The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted, Vol. III, page 203.

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Beverly  Search this

Tea House Garden, Moraine Farm (Beverly, Massachusetts)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File MA169

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Massachusetts

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb612039030-a3fc-458e-aa41-f6cf49a0b8cf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33239

Creator:

Chicago Society of Etchers  Search this

Names:

Chicago Society of Etchers  Search this

Botke, Cornelius, 1887-1954  Search this

Dalstrom, Gustaf O. (Gustaf Oscar), 1893-1971  Search this

Fabri, Ralph, 1894-1975  Search this

Jensen, John Paul, 1904-  Search this

Kappel, Philip  Search this

Kloss, Gene, 1903-  Search this

Pescheret, Leon Rene, 1892-1961  Search this

Sykes, Maltby  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1933-1972

bulk 1940-1959

Scope and Contents:

Primarily correspondence and a scrapbook kept by several of the Society's secretaries including F. L. Thompson and James Swann. Correspondence mostly with members concerning activities, sales, and exhibitions. Several letters inquire about the status of the Society and whether it will continue. The scrapbook, 1937-1972 (bulk 1937-1948), contains exhibition catalogs and announcements, letters, annual bulletins, membership lists, handwritten minutes of Board of Directors' meetings which detail expenses, suggestions for exhibition venues, membership and activities. Added to the scrapbook is the 1972 certificate of dissolution of the Society. A few miscellaneous financial records, printed materials, and price lists complete the collection.

Among the correspondents are: Cornelius Botke, Gustav Dalstrom, Gene Kloss, Philip Kappel, Roi Partridge, Leon R. Pescheret, and Maltby Sykes, as well as local Chicago artists.

Arrangement:

Arranged into series by record type: I. Correspondence II. Scrapbook III. Financial material; chronological thereunder.

Biographical / Historical:

Art society; Chicago, Ill., organized 1910; dissolved 1972.

Provenance:

Donated 1996 by Peter Jensen, son of printmaker John Paul Jensen, the last secretary of the Chicago Society of Etchers, who retained the records of the Society after its dissolution.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Etchers -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Printmakers  Search this

Topic:

Etching -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Etching -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Etching, American  Search this

Function:

Arts organizations -- Illinois

Identifier:

AAA.chicetch

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98f02fa45-f510-40d8-9440-53e7f2ef6591

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-chicetch

Creator:

Chicago Society of Etchers  Search this

Extent:

2 Items (photographic prints, b&w)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1912

Biographical / Historical:

Organized 1910.

Provenance:

Donated 1985 by Jeannot Barr, relationship to the Chicago Society of Etchers is unknown.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Etchers -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Function:

Arts organizations -- Illinois

Identifier:

AAA.chicetcp

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ae8f05ac-b3c4-4e7f-9e66-1015a0bca899

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-chicetcp

Creator:

Chicago Society of Artists  Search this

Extent:

175 Items

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1940-1967

Scope and Contents:

Applications for membership in the Chicago Society of Artists containing biographical data on the candidates; correspondence relating to membership acceptance or rejection and dues; letters of resignation from members; and forms listing members' works on display or for sale at the Chicago Society of Artists, Inc. Gallery. The membership applications and correspondence is arranged alphabetically by applicant.

Provenance:

The donor served as President of the Chicago Society of Artists from 1972 to 1984.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Function:

Arts organizations -- Illinois

Identifier:

AAA.chicarti

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9971633b6-c036-4d1d-98d7-7240a2d75fea

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-chicarti

Creator:

Hannell, Hazel Johnson, 1895-2002  Search this

Names:

Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this

Chicago Society of Artists  Search this

Hannell, V. M. S., 1896-1964  Search this

Extent:

1.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1934-1985

Summary:

The papers of Hazel Hannell measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1985. The papers focus on Hazel Hannell's and Vinol M. S. Hannell's careers in Chicago, Illinois and their participation with Chicago-area art groups. Found are forty-seven calendars published by the Chicago Society of Artists, some of which are annotated by the Hannells. Also found are scattered biographical materials, photographs, and clippings.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Hazel Hannell measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1985. The papers focus on Hazel Hannell's and Vinol M. S. Hannell's careers in Chicago, Illinois and their participation with Chicago-area art groups. Found are forty-seven calendars published by the Chicago Society of Artists, some of which are annotated by the Hannells. Also found are scattered biographical materials, photographs, and clippings.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Hazel Hannell (1895-2002) was a painter, ceramicist, and activist in Indiana and Chicago, Illinois. Born Mary Hazel Johnson, she married printmaker V.M.S. (Vinol) Hannell. Together, the Hannells were active in the No-Jury exhibitions and the Chicago Society of Artists. The Hannells often worked together making furniture from their own and others' designs. They co-designed the interior of the Victor Vienna Cafe at the Century of Progress Exposition.

Provenance:

Donated 1986 by Hazel Hannell.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

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.

Occupation:

Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Ceramicists -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women ceramicists  Search this

Citation:

Hazel Hannell papers, 1934-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.hannhaze

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Hazel Hannell papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96cc866f8-b8bc-4fcc-8738-22c121891616

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hannhaze

Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Names:

Bromeliad Society  Search this

Chicago Society of Etchers  Search this

Louisiana Society of Etchers  Search this

New Orleans Art League  Search this

Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953  Search this

Jacques, Bertha  Search this

Smith, Lyman B.  Search this

Extent:

4.7 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Architectural drawings

Prints

Scrapbooks

Diaries

Photographs

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Date:

circa 1901-2014

Summary:

The papers of etcher Morris Henry Hobbs measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1901-2014. His career as an artist in Chicago and New Orleans is documented through biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional files, printed material, photographs, artwork, and four sketchbooks.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of etcher Morris Henry Hobbs measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1901-2014. His career as an artist in Chicago and New Orleans is documented through biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional files, printed material, photographs, artwork, and four sketchbooks.

Biographical material includes chronologies, biographical statements, and documentation on his home and studio. Correspondence includes letters to friends and family regarding art, travel, and botany. Of note are letters from the etchers John Taylor Arms and Bertha Jaques and botanist Lyman Smith. Writings consist of Hobbs' diary kept during World War I while serving in the U.S. Army, journal pages documenting his move to New Orleans, and garden notebooks. Professional files include documents relating to Hobbs' memberships and activities in the Bromeliad Society, Chicago Society of Etchers, Louisiana Society of Etchers, New Orleans Art League, and other organizations. Also included are exhibition records, price lists, and sales records.

Printed material includes clippings and exhibition announcements documenting his career as well as published versions of his etchings. Photographs and slides are of Hobbs, family and friends, trips abroad, and his properties in New Orleans and Mandeville, Louisiana. Artwork includes architectural renderings, sketches of Chicago, France, and New Orleans, and an annotated scrapbook containing original etchings. Four sketchbooks include figure drawings and landscapes in pencil and ink.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 8 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1918-2014 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1921-1993 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 1 and 5)

Series 3: Writings, 1918-2014 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 4: Professional Files, 1922-2014 (1.0 linear foot; Boxes 2-3)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1929-2014 (0.6 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1901-1991 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 3-4)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1919-1950s (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 4-5)

Series 8: Sketchbooks, 1930s-1950s (0.2 linear feet; Box 4)

Biographical / Historical:

Morris Henry Hobbs (1892-1967) was an etcher in Chicago and New Orleans. Hobbs was born in Rockford, Illinois, and raised in Chicago. As a teenager he took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the age of 17 was hired as a draftsman at an architectural firm. From 1918-1919, he served in France with the Allied Expeditionary Force. While there he contracted influenza which resulted in the loss of his hearing. After the war he lived in Toledo, Ohio, with his wife and two daughters and worked at an architectural firm. He also learned printmaking techniques from etcher J. Ernest Dean and began exhibiting his work. In 1927, he returned to Chicago with his family and in 1930 became director of the Chicago Society of Etchers. During his career he was active in many arts and printmaking organizations.

In 1938, Hobbs traveled to New Orleans for an extended visit, opened a studio space, and began a ten-year project of etching French Quarter scenes. A year later he moved to New Orleans permanently and became the first president of the Louisiana Society of Etchers. In 1942, he married Alice "Judy" Seddon. In 1948, he was hired as a designer for the architectural firm Favrot, Reed, Mathes and Bergman, and was employed there until his death. Also at this time, he and his wife establish a country home in Mandeville, Louisiana, where he built a greenhouse and cultivated tropical bromeliads. They kept an apartment in the French Quarter as a weekday residence.

In 1960, Hobbs began a series of watercolors depicting bromeliads and in the subsequent years traveled to Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Trinidad to collect specimens for a potential book project. He died in 1967 at the age of 75 and that year the Reinike Gallery held a retrospective of his work. His wife Alice Seddon Hobbs died in 1993 at the age of 95.

Provenance:

Donated in 2014 by Reed Isbell-Hobbs, widow of Morris Henry Hobbs' son William Hobbs.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

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.

Occupation:

Etchers -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Etchers -- Louisiana -- New Orleans  Search this

Topic:

Gardening  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Genre/Form:

Architectural drawings

Prints

Scrapbooks

Diaries

Photographs

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.hobbmorr

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9de90464b-25e1-4b52-880a-48b63a3caf5a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hobbmorr

Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet (Box 1)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1918-2014

Scope and Contents:

Biographical Material includes chronologies, biographical statements, vital records, and military records. Also included are subject files regarding living in New Orleans, Hobbs' home and studio, and hurricane experiences. Additionally, there are two guest books for studio visitors.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

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.

Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.hobbmorr, Series 1

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d3117f72-f5c8-46c2-8cc6-e035654df264

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-hobbmorr-ref1

Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1938-1974

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

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Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 1: Biographical Material

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Archives of American Art

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Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 18

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1950s

Collection Restrictions:

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 8: Sketchbooks

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Archives of American Art

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Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 15

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1930s

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 8: Sketchbooks

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Archives of American Art

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EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 17

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1939

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 8: Sketchbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c101c450-b068-495c-8067-4cfa5c9a12d0

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 16

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1938

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 8: Sketchbooks

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Archives of American Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d9198e18-39e1-4d0b-80eb-ec1f00c0b611

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1926-1929

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 7: Artwork

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Archives of American Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95246de45-e3b7-4aa3-858f-63b38351cdd4

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Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1935-1944

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 7: Artwork

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Archives of American Art

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95e622fe0-29fd-481b-8386-a8535fa49ad3

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1935

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Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 7: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a2e824ba-8504-41e6-8ba0-c082e21eeb90

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 10

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1967

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 1: Biographical Material

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Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91241c8ab-02cc-4a87-82f1-aa2d1413c9d2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-hobbmorr-ref11

Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 5

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

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.

Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 7: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ba2e8b98-4ba5-419a-bf74-a159a8d5ad13

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator:

Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967  Search this

Container:

Box 5

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

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.

Collection Citation:

Morris Henry Hobbs papers, circa 1901-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers

Morris Henry Hobbs papers / Series 7: Artwork

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw916e91d28-39d6-4895-b28b-f4525b69e528

EDAN-URL:

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