John Mix Stanley papers
Object Details
- Creator
- Stanley, John Mix, 1814-1872
- Names
- Acheson, Alice
- Catlin, George, 1796-1872
- Stanley, Alice English
- Occupation
- Painters
- Topic
- Painting, American
- Provenance
- Lent for microfilming 1974 by Alice Stanley Acheson, granddaughter of Stanley.
- Creator
- Stanley, John Mix, 1814-1872
- Biographical / Historical
- Painter; Detroit, Mich. Specialized in scenes of Indian life in the West.
- Extent
- 0.2 Linear feet ((on 1 microfilm reel))
- Date
- 1830-1973
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.stanjohn
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Existence and Location of Copies
- 35mm microfilm reel 687 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
- Existence and Location of Originals
- Originals returned to Alice Stanley Acheson after microfilming.
- Scope and Contents
- A brief biography of Stanley by George B. Catlin; 320 letters, 1830-1973, including personal correspondence, 1830-1872, between Stanley and his wife Alice English Stanley, and letters to Alice Stanley Acheson and the Bayles family, 1939-1973, about their grandfather, John Mix Stanley, and his paintings; a diary, undated, kept by Stanley for his fiancee on a trip home from San Francisco; a diary, 1853, kept by Alice Stanley containing her poems and writings; a sketchbook; newspaper clippings and articles; catalogs; 100 photographs of Stanley's paintings and 4 family photographs; and miscellany.
- Restrictions
- The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
- Record ID
- ebl-1596322900906-1596322900908-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
