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Mollie Garfield papers

Archives of American Art

Illustrated Memorial Album
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Object Details

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GUID
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Creator
Garfield, Mollie, 1867-1947
Names
Beard, James Carter, 1837-1913
Fenn, Harry, 1838-1911
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
Occupation
Artists -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Provenance
The collection was donated in 1970 by Mrs. Herbert (Ruth) Feis, daughter of Mollie Garfield.
Creator
Garfield, Mollie, 1867-1947
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Sponsor
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Summary
The Mollie Garfield papers measures 0.2 linear feet and date from 1874 to 1883 and consist primarily of an album of 26 signed pencil sketches, ink drawings, and watercolors of various subjects by American painters and illustrators, including James Carter Beard, Harry Fenn, William Henry Holmes, Joseph Pennell, and others. Also found are a few items of correspondence and notes regarding the album and the artists, and a few scattered miscellaneous documents from the 1870s.
Biographical Note
Mary "Mollie" Garfield (1867-1947) was born in Washington, D.C. to James A. Garfield and Lucretia Rudolph Garfield. She was 14 when her father became President of the United States in January, 1881. On July 2, James Garfield was shot at Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Mollie and her mother were present when he died of his wounds on September 19. Mollie Garfield's education included Miss Mittleberger's School in Cleveland, Ohio and one semester at Miss Porter's Finishing School in Farmington, Connecticut. She lived with her mother at the Garfield family home, Lawnfield, in Mentor, Ohio until her marriage in 1888 to Joseph Stanley-Brown, who had been her father's private secretary. She died in Pasadena, California at the age of 80.
Extent
0.2 Linear feet
Date
1874-1883
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
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Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketches
Citation
Mollie Garfield papers, 1874-1883. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection, there is only one series consisting of five folders of 19 items. Items are arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
The Mollie Garfield papers were microfilmed on reel 865, and the album was conserved in 1989. The collection was fully processed by Erin Corley and digitized in 2007 with funding provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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.
Alternative Forms Available
The papers of Mollie Garfield (later Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown) in the Archives of American Art were digitized in 2006, and total 66 images.
Genre/Form
Sketches
Scope and Content Note
The Mollie Garfield papers measures 0.2 linear feet and date from 1874 to 1883 and consist primarily of an album of 26 signed pencil sketches, ink drawings, and watercolors of various subjects by American painters and illustrators, including James Carter Beard, Harry Fenn, William Henry Holmes, Joseph Pennell, and others. Also found are a few items of correspondence and notes regarding the album and the artists, and a few scattered miscellaneous documents from the 1870s.
Restrictions
The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.
Related Material
The Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown papers, 1881-1967, are located at the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Record ID
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  • Miscellaneous Letters and Poems

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  • Photographs of Album Pages (done by AAA)

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