Biographical Material
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Rush, Olive, 1873-1966
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- Olive Rush papers
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
- Extent
- 7 Folders (Box 1)
- Date
- 1886-1966
- undated
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.rusholiv, Series 1
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Olive Rush papers, 1879-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- 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.
- Scope and Contents note
- This series contains biographical narratives, bank records, bills and receipts, identification and membership cards, programs, certificates, and other personal printed materials. Many of the biographical narratives were written by Rush herself. Other narratives are by Sylvia Loomis, W. Thetford LeViness, and Gustave Baumann. Personal Documents include identification and membership cards, Rush's 1947 honorary Doctorate degree from Earlham College, and printed invitations to Rush's garden parties. A nineteenth century alphabet picture book is filed here as an artifact. Biographical materials for Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach include undated pen and ink illustrations, biographical narratives, exhibition catalogs, and clippings.
- Collection Restrictions
- The bulk of the collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website. Use of material not digitized requires an appointment.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511945594-1503511945612-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0