The microfilmed American Philosophical Society selected records contain art related letters; committee reports; registrar's and curators' records; pamphlets; and exhibition catalogs from the archives of the American Philosophical Society. Many of the letters are to the Society's secretary and librarian John Vaughan; a few are to the Society's presidents Thomas Jefferson and Peter S. Du Ponceau, and officials John K. Kane and J. Peter Lesley. Among the correspondents are Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin West, Charles Willson Peale, Jacob Perkins, Philip Tidyman, Charles B. Lawrence, John Trumbull, Thomas Sully, Joseph Delaplaine, Robert Patterson, John Quincy Adams, Titian Ramsay Peale, Rembrandt Peale, Joel Roberts Poinsett, Victor G. Audubon, and Robert Fulton.
Also included are copies of the registrar's cards for portraits and busts owned by the Society, arranged alphabetically by sitter; "Preliminary Notes, Biographical Sketches, and Memoranda chronologically arranged, for insertion in the Curator's Catalog of Portraits, Busts, and Bas-Reliefs in the Collection of the American Philosophical Society. Illustrated by photographs taken from the originals by Mrs. Julius A. Sachese, member APS"; circa 25 exhibition catalogs and pamphlets (1811-1840) for exhibitions of the Society of Artists of the United States, Columbian Society of Artists, Artists' Fund Society, Artists' and Amateurs' Association, and for works by Thomas Sully, Gilbert Stuart, Benjamin Robert Haydon, Joseph Delaplaine, and others; and newspaper clippings (1917) about the controversy surrounding portraits by Albert Rosenthal hung in Independence Hall (reel P36, frames 372-401).
Biographical / Historical:
The American Philosophical Society (founded 1743) is a scholarly organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Benjamin Franklin, the American Philosophical Society "promotes useful knowledge" through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.
Related Materials:
The American Philosophical Society holds the American Philosophical Society archives, 1743-1984.
Provenance:
Microfilmed for the Archives of American Art, 1955. The letters are mainly American Philosophical Society records, but many were pulled from ASP's Misc. Mss. and various other collections, and microfilmed in no apparent order. Descriptive cards microfilmed with each letter indicate location of originals.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Topic:
Portraits -- Private collections -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Search this
A scrapbook (56 p.) containing newspaper clippings; a ticket to the exhibition of Roberts' "Hypatia" at Earle's Gallery with notations on daily attendence; and six photographs of Daniel Ridgway Knight, Lewis Ware, Roberts and of a plaster cast of Robert Fulton.
Biographical / Historical:
Howard Roberts (1843-1900) was a sculptor from Philadelphia, Pa.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming, 1985, by Mrs. H.R. Roberts, wife of a descendant of Roberts.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Sculptors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Search this
Letters: to Mr. Peale from Thomas Jefferson, Dec. 28, 1808; to Noah Porter from Emanuel Leutze, Nov. 16, 1864; to Col. Deming from Thomas Buchanan Read, Aug. 3.; to Charles Willson Peale from Joseph Banks, Feb. 2, 1804, and Robert Fulton, Sept. 22, 1806; to William H. Sweetser from Samuel F. B. Morse, July 28, 1852.
Provenance:
Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Robert Fulton. Robert Fulton, Montgomery, Ala. letter to David Morris, Pa., 1807 June 20. Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
An album containing 100 black-and-white prints depicting the parade through Manhattan. The photographs show an unobstructed view of the floats and marching groups in the parade. The photographs are captioned but the photographer is unkown.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Biographical/Historical note:
The Hudson Fulton Celebration commemorated both the 300th anniversary of the third of English explorer Henry Hudson's four voyages, as well as the 100th anniversary, in 1907, of the first practical steam navigation by American inventor Robert Fulton. The two celebrations were merged into one event, and took place in September and October, 1909 in New York and on the Hudson River with parades, exhibits and re-enactments.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Craig A. Orr, 2009.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research and access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Hudson-Fulton celebration, September 25 to October 9, 1909; a brochure for the use of the schools of the State, compiled and edited by Harlan Hoyt Horner
Official program, Hudson-Fulton Celebration : discovery of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson, 1609 : inauguration of steam navigation by Robert Fulton, 1807 : September 25 to October 9, 1909
Robert Fulton artist and engineer : a letter to Robert Livingston describing the first voyage of their steamboat from Albany to New York and plans for regular passenger service New York, August 29, 1807
De la machine infernale maritime, ou, De la tactique offensive et defensive de la torpille : description de cette machine, et expériences faites en Angleterre et aux Etats-Unis, sur la maniére d'en faire usage / par Robert Fulton ... ; traduit de l'anglais par M.E. Nunez de Taboada ..
Recherches sur les moyens de perfectionner les canaux de navigation : et sur les nombreux avantages de petits canaux ... / ouvrage composé par Robert Fulton ... ; et traduit de l'anglais
Tratado do melhoramento da navegaçao por canaes : onde se mostraõ as numerosas vantagens, que se podem tirar dos pequenos canaes ... : com huma descripçaõ das maquinas precisas para facilitar aconducçaõ por agua por entre os mais montanhosos paizes, sem dependencia de comportas ... / escr ito na lingua ingleza por Roberto Fulton ... ; e traduzido para a portugueza ... por Antonio Carlos Ribe...
A treatise on the improvement of canal navigation : exhibiting the numerous advantages to be derived from small canals ; and boats of two to five feet wide, containing from two to five tons burthen ; with a description of the machinery for facilitating conveyance by water through the most mountainous countries, independent of locks and aqueducts ; including observations on the great importance of ...
