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Collection Creator:

Jordan, Phil  Search this

Container:

Box 7, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

2010-2011 (Date issued: 2014)

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Access to original archival materials is by appointment only. Researchers must submit request for appointment in writing. Please direct reference inquiries to the National Postal Museum Archives: NPM_Archives@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

The National Postal Museum Archives makes its archival collections available 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. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and the NPM Rights and Reproductions for additional information. Please direct reference inquiries to the National Postal Museum Archives: NPM_Archives@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Phil Jordan Collection, NPMA.2023.2, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution

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Phil Jordan Collection

Phil Jordan Collection / Series 1: Issued Stamps

Archival Repository:

National Postal Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/zn8b4c0e212-c464-4c67-b00d-6e5d26576666

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-npma-2023-2-ref39

Creator:

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

Names:

Beach, Ella  Search this

Beach, Moses Sperry, 1822-1892  Search this

Beach, Violet  Search this

Bloede, Gertrude  Search this

Dewing, M. O. (Maria Oakey), 1855-1927  Search this

Endicott, William Crowninshield, 1826-1900  Search this

King, Dr. Samuel T.  Search this

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

Thayer, Emma B., 1850-1924  Search this

Collection Creator:

Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921-  Search this

Extent:

10 Items (Letters, written in ink)

Type:

Archival materials

Correspondence

Date:

1891-1915

Scope and Contents:

This folder is an amalgamation of letters written by Abbott H. Thayer to various people, mostly relatives. The recipients include Moses Beach, Ella Beach, Violet Beach, Maria Oakey Dewing, Gertrude Bloede, and Dr. Samuel T. King.

Arrangement:

Organized alphabetically by recipient.

Biographical / Historical:

Abbott Handerson Thayer was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 12, 1849 to a distinguished family. He moved from Boston to Brooklyn during his childhood, where he attended the National Academy of Design. Thayer often used his wife, Kate Bloede Thayer, her sister Gertrude, and his three children Mary, Gerald and Gladys as models. He also used Clara A. May as a model. His subjects included ethereal angels, landscapes, women, children, and flowers. When Kate died, Thayer's entire outlook on art and life changed. It had been Kate's family that introduced Thayer to the sense of idealism that comes from a German family who had immigrated to the United States. He had learned about the romanticism surrounding art and literature from the Bloedes, all of which encouraged the artist to paint perfectly beautiful figures. Later in life, Thayer established a permanent household in Dublin, New Hampshire, with his new wife, Emma Beach. He loved to paint the surrounding mountains and birds. Interestingly, Charles Lang Freer was one of Thayer's patrons.

Kate Bloede (1846-1890) was Abbott Thayer's first wife, who tragically died following a long battle with depression. Abbott used Kate as a model during his painting career. The couple lived in Paris, where their first two children were born. Upon their return to New York, the Thayers had three more children. In May 1888, Kate developed "melancholia," or depression, following the death of her father, Gustav Bloede. She was admitted to Bloomingdale Hospital, where she was treated for six months. Although her family visited her often, she did not respond well. Abbott transferred Kate to McLean Asylum in the winter of 1888, and then to a sanitorium in 1890. Pulmonary complications developed and Kate died on May 3, 1891. Animosities between Abbott and the Bloede family developed soon after Kate's death.

Emma Beach was Abbott Thayer's second wife, whom he married four months to the day after Kate Bloede's death. She met the couple during the summer of 1881, when they were vacationing in Nantucket. Beach was the daughter of Moses Beach, the former owner of the New York Sun. She was an art student, and over the next few years she visited the Thayers often, developing a close relationship with the children. Emma actually helped Thayer transfer Kate to the McLean Asylum. On July 27, 1891, Abbott wrote to Emma, imploring her to move in permanently with the family for the sake of the children. Her family was quite against this proposal, but the two were married in Nantucket on September 3, 1891. This caused problems between Abbott and the Bloedes, particularly offending Gertrude Bloede and Indie Bloede King, Kate's sisters.

Violet and Ella Beach were Emma Beach's sisters.

Dr. Samuel T. King was Abbott's brother-in-law, the husband of Indie Bloede. Thayer was quite close with King, and therefore it was King to whom he wrote in an attempt to patch things over with the Bloede family, especially Gertrude Bloede. This relationship later deteriorated, with King supporting his wife as opposed to Thayer.

Gertrude Bloede was Kate's sister and was married to Dr. King. It was Gertrude who was most offended when Thayer quickly remarried after Kate's death, and it was Gertrude whom Abbott attempted to reach out to after she refused to speak to him. Gertrude lived a double life as a poet. She published several pieces under the name "Stuart Sterne" in the 19th century.

William Endicott was an American politician from Massachusetts who served as Secretary of War and was influential on the Board on Fortification. Following his retirement, he returned to Boston, was overseer of Harvard College (his Alma mater) and president of the Peabody Academy of Science and Peabody Education Fund. It appears that Thayer's letter responds to a request from Endicott that Abbott participate in a mural in Massachusetts.

Maria Oakey Dewing was the wife of Thomas Wilmer Dewing, an American painter at the turn of the century. Maria herself was an artist who painted mostly flowers, although she began by painting figures. She studied art at the Cooper Union in New York City.

Local Numbers:

FSA A2009.06 1

Other Archival Materials:

Thomas B. Brumbaugh research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer and other artists, 1876-1994 (bulk 1960s-1994); Also located at Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 19th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Collection Citation:

The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters. FSA.A2009.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2009.06, Series FSA A2009.06 1

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The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc38f3c7164-7bff-44a3-a374-6ac0c276aced

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a2009-06-ref5

Creator:

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

Thayer, Gerald Handerson, 1883-1939  Search this

Names:

May, Clara Adelaide, 1872-1946  Search this

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

Thayer, Gerald Handerson, 1883-1939  Search this

Thayer, Gladys, 1886 or 7-1945  Search this

Collection Creator:

Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921-  Search this

Extent:

6 Items (Letters, written in ink, graphite)

4 Items (Envelopes)

Type:

Archival materials

Correspondence

Date:

1890-1899

Scope and Contents:

This folder is an amalgamation of letters written by Abbott H. Thayer to his model and friend, Clara A. May. Also included is a thank-you letter from Thayer's son, Gerald, to May.

Arrangement:

Organized chronologically.

Biographical / Historical:

Abbott Handerson Thayer was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 12, 1849 to a distinguished family. He moved from Boston to Brooklyn during his childhood, where he attended the National Academy of Design. Thayer often used his wife, Kate Bloede Thayer, her sister Gertrude, and his three children Mary, Gerald and Gladys as models. He also used Clara A. May as a model. His subjects included ethereal angels, landscapes, women, children, and flowers. When Kate died, Thayer's entire outlook on art and life changed. It had been Kate's family that introduced Thayer to the sense of idealism that comes from a German family who had immigrated to the United States. He had learned about the romanticism surrounding art and literature from the Bloedes, all of which encouraged the artist to paint perfectly beautiful figures. Later in life, Thayer established a permanent household in Dublin, New Hampshire, with his new wife, Emma Beach. He loved to paint the surrounding mountains and birds. Interestingly, Charles Lang Freer was one of Thayer's patrons.

Clara May was one of Thayer's models. May met Thayer at the summer colony of Dublin in New Hampshire, where the two families were neighbors. Their friendship lasted around ten years, but this friendship withered following May's marriage to Reverend Paine. Following her marriage, May no longer worked as a model for Thayer.

Gerald Thayer was one of Abbott Thayer's sons, who wrote an unfinished thank you letter to May which was sent along with Abbott's letter.

Local Numbers:

FSA A2009.06 2

Other Archival Materials:

Thomas B. Brumbaugh research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer and other artists, 1876-1994 (bulk 1960s-1994); Also located at Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 19th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Collection Citation:

The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters. FSA.A2009.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2009.06, Series FSA A2009.06 2

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The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc35afeca45-c53f-417f-a250-38fe76484ba3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a2009-06-ref6

Medium:

Limestone

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 11.6 × 9.9 × 9.9 cm (4 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 3 7/8 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Wadi Bayhan, Yemen

Date:

early 1st century

Topic:

stone  Search this

funerary  Search this

Yemen  Search this

Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this

Wendell and Merilyn Phillips collection  Search this

incense burner  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of The American Foundation for the Study of Man (Wendell and Merilyn Phillips Collection)

Accession Number:

S2013.2.240

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Sackler Gallery 22b: Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art, and Trade

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Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e0164cfe-2db6-4d01-8f8e-266741b77be0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2013.2.240

Artist:

Greenwood, Marion 1909-1970  Search this

Writer of essay:

Salpeter, Harry  Search this

Issuing body:

Mint Museum (Charlotte, N.C.)  Search this

Author:

Smithsonian Libraries Art and Artist Files Collection  Search this

Subject:

Greenwood, Marion 1909-1970  Search this

Physical description:

4 unnumbered pages illustrations 22 cm

Type:

Manuscripts

Exhibitions

Artist files

Date:

1960

Call number:

N6537.G77 A4 1960

AAF--Greenwood, Marion

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_746574

Sculptor:

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus 1848-1907  Search this

Subject:

Gibbs, Florence  Search this

Medium:

Marble

Type:

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles California 90036 Accession Number: 24.5

Date:

1872

Topic:

Portrait female--Bust  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Jewelry  Search this

Control number:

IAS 75000610

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_1070

Creator:

Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Podcast

MIME Type:

audio/mpeg

Uploaded:

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST

Topic:

Inventions  Search this

Innovations  Search this

See more episodes:

Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day September 25th 2010

Data Source:

Smithsonian Magazine

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:podcasts_60a49e02b493eb0fd60dbe066fbae08a

Creator:

Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Podcast

MIME Type:

audio/mpeg

Uploaded:

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST

Topic:

Inventions  Search this

Innovations  Search this

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Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day September 25th 2010

Data Source:

Smithsonian Magazine

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:podcasts_65a1c6f12a982d59edc68d472e5e1824

Creator:

Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Podcast

MIME Type:

audio/mpeg

Uploaded:

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST

Topic:

Inventions  Search this

Innovations  Search this

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Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day September 25th 2010

Data Source:

Smithsonian Magazine

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:podcasts_9de310a8baf63dce46531d9f012f484a

Creator:

Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

Type:

Video recordings

Podcast

MIME Type:

video/mp4

Uploaded:

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST

Topic:

Inventions  Search this

Innovations  Search this

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Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day September 25th 2010

Data Source:

Smithsonian Magazine

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:podcasts_ca74c20f793947602a0c769b94b70a7a

Creator:

Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Podcast

MIME Type:

audio/mpeg

Uploaded:

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST

Topic:

Inventions  Search this

Innovations  Search this

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Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day September 25th 2010

Data Source:

Smithsonian Magazine

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:podcasts_e96d4c177d8fdb7ed961188518b06d1a

Creator:

Askin, Walter, 1929-2021  Search this

Type:

Video recordings

Citation:

Walter Askin papers, circa 1930-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)10860

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214613

AAA_collcode_askiwalt

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214613

Creator:

Coe, Ralph T., 1929-2010  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Citation:

Ralph T. Coe papers, 1928-2010, bulk 1950s-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Museum directors  Search this

Native American artists  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16172

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)366561

AAA_collcode_coeralp

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_366561

Photograph by:

ACME Newspictures, American, 1923 - 1952  Search this

Subject of:

Jackie Robinson, American, 1919 - 1972  Search this

Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 7 1/8 × 9 in. (18.1 × 22.9 cm)

H x W (Image): 6 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (16.8 × 21.6 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1951

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Baseball  Search this

U.S. History, 1945-1953  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2023.104.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d935c533-2905-4c45-897d-8c8ca76f8181

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.104.2

Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Roy Campanella, American, 1921 - 1993  Search this

Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (14 × 10.8 cm)

H x W (Image): 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1950s

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Baseball  Search this

U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2023.104.3

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown – Restrictions Possible

Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56834eac5-fbdd-4e0f-9fd5-04cd3f50e853

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.104.3

Photograph by:

Dave Peterson, American  Search this

Subject of:

Althea Gwyn, American, 1956 - 2022  Search this

Women's Professional Basketball League, American, 1978 - 1981  Search this

Iowa Cornets, American, 1978 - 1980  Search this

New York Stars, American, 1978 - 1980  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

H x W: 13056 pixels × 8288 pixels

File size: 206.5 MB

Type:

digital images

digital media - born analog

Place depicted:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1979-1980; scanned 2023

Topic:

African American  Search this

Basketball  Search this

Photography  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob Modersohn and Molly Kazmer

Object number:

2024.9.1

Restrictions & Rights:

© David Peterson

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54f191324-e507-4c7b-9d3c-d551d9110547

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2024.9.1

Referenced:

Grant, Ulysses S.  Search this

Maker:

unknown  Search this

Physical Description:

velvet (outside material)

cotton (linning material)

vegtable ivory (buttons material)

Measurements:

overall, jacket laid flat (unmounted): 11 3/4 in x 30 1/16 in x 7/8 in; 29.845 cm x 76.35875 cm x 2.2225 cm

Object Name:

jacket

Associated place:

United States: Massachusetts, Scituate

Date made:

1865-1875

Associated date:

1869-1877

Associated subject:

Childhood  Search this

Presidency  Search this

Boys  Search this

Gender  Search this

Daily Life  Search this

Dolls  Search this

Collectors  Search this

Adolescence  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Heidi Fieldston

ID Number:

1990.0388.204a

Accession number:

1990.0388

Catalog number:

1990.0388.204a

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Home and Community Life: Costume

Clothing & Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-efc7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_875370

Maker:

Bendix  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 8 1/2 in x 11 in; 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm

Object Name:

documentation

Place made:

United States: California, Los Angeles

Date made:

ca 1956

Credit Line:

Harry D. and Velma R. Huskey

ID Number:

1988.3106.01

Catalog number:

1988.3106.01

Nonaccession number:

1988.3106

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Medicine and Science: Computers

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ca77-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1373814

Maker:

Bendix  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 8 1/2 in x 11 in; 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm

Object Name:

documentation

Place made:

United States: California, Los Angeles

Credit Line:

Harry D. and Velma R. Huskey

ID Number:

1988.3106.02

Catalog number:

1988.3106.02

Nonaccession number:

1988.3106

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Medicine and Science: Computers

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ca78-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1373824

Maker:

Bendix  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 8 1/2 in x 11 in; 21.59 cm x 27.94 cm

Object Name:

documentation

Place made:

United States: California, Los Angeles

Credit Line:

Harry D. and Velma R. Huskey

ID Number:

1988.3106.03

Catalog number:

1988.3106.03

Nonaccession number:

1988.3106

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Medicine and Science: Computers

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ca79-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1373826